Klem Klassen the Klown has the number-one rated late night TV talk show - his ratings far outstrip all competitors. Using his highly popular TV presence as political platform, Klassen decides to run for the Oval Office against the first woman to break the ultimate glass ceiling - incumbent Democrat, President Mildred Sizemore. But first he must out-debate the Republican candidates he dubs the "Seven Drones." Or as he tells his wife, "I'll oppose the opposition." Not only does Klem host his nightly show dressed as a clown, but he also wears the outfit to each debate. Naturally the media scores him for his lack of political, military and corporate experience, giving him a very slim chance of winning. Can he do it?

Recently retired university professor, Lewis Brick, receives a "violation" notice from the HOA. He is instructed that one car must be parked in his garage, something he's not done for over twenty years because he converted his garage into a painting studio. His question is "why now?" If he complies and alters his studio to accommodate one of his cars, it will wreck the space and no longer function as an art studio. He tells his wife, Annette, "It's either a garage or a studio, it can't be both." HOA Board members threaten Brick with fines and possible legal action if he fails to comply, which sets off a rancorous debate at two appointed meetings. Brick asks a lawyer friend if there's a solution to keep the HOA from coming after him. His reply: "don't live where your home is regulated by an HOA." In the end, Lewis Brick finds a solution that no one expected, least of all himself.

Weapons of mass destruction, Nazi occupation, deprivation, assassination, God, immigration, assimilation, the American Dream, infidelity, success, failure and redemption are just some of the ingredients sprinkled into FLEMISH FRIES - a novel of one family's journey from Antwerp, Belgium to America. Intrigued by the promise of year-around sunshine, the Vos family immigrates to California after surviving the dark days of World War II. Assimilation is the new challenge, and Willem, the youngest son, is told by his father to learn English in three months or else. Hugo, the eldest at sixteen, is ordered to find a job immediately. Heartbreaking, heartwarming, and equally comical, FLEMISH FRIES turns a sharp eye towards Americanization, which brings diametrically different results to each family member. Late in life, Willem returns to Antwerp for a three week visit to the city of his birth. He is sixty and it has been forty years since his last visit, and now he must face a crucial life altering decision.