Friday, April 24, 2026

The Mummy vs. Cotton

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Yesterday afternoon, Brugger needed to hop over Danville to deliver some medical information to one of her doctors, so we decided,...
Thursday, April 23, 2026

I Wonder What That Is...

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Well, it sure looks like something  is out there at Black Tooth Pond. My work on the sequel to The House at Black Tooth Pond is coming ...
Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Another Election Day

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Virginia held a special election yesterday to approve or disapprove new congressional districts, created primarily in response to the R...
Monday, April 20, 2026

"Oh, C'mon...Let's Go Trample Osaka. It'll Be Fun!"

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It's another adventure in Kaiju-rama. Not so much a diorama as a straight Photoshop job. It's the SH Monster Arts figures of Ang...
Sunday, April 19, 2026

The Devil Flies in Strix

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For reasons I really can't detail here, I'm just going to say that this has been one of the worst weeks of my life, and I'm...
Saturday, April 18, 2026

"Threnody" Depiction by J.B. Lee

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In April 2024, I posted an interview with artist J.B. Lee  (see "A Graveside Chat with J.B. Lee" ), showcasing a varie...
Friday, April 10, 2026

Destination: Rock Hill

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Six weeks ago, Brugger's mom, Fern, fell and broke her leg in several places. Kimberly immediately booked a flight to Michiga...
Thursday, April 9, 2026

MYTHS REBORN Is in the House!

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Yay! My contributor copy of  Myths Reborn: Modern Tales of Cryptids & Dark Folkore has arrived from  October Nights Press . ...
Saturday, April 4, 2026

Eden's Ember Bookshop Grand Opening — A Sizzling Success

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Photo by Eugene Smith In my years...
Friday, April 3, 2026

I'm Getting Too Old for This Shit

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I can always tell when spring officially rolls in because I start having migraines. I've had a couple in the past few days, fo...
Monday, March 30, 2026

Haw River Hiking

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Back in 2011, when we lived in Greenboro, I placed a cache ( "A Bridge Too Far," GC2VDEF ) along the Haw River Trail ...
Sunday, March 29, 2026

Eden's Ember Bookshop Grand Opening — Saturday, April 4

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Next weekend — Saturday, April 4 — is the grand opening of Eden’s Ember Bookshop in Eden, NC, starting at noon, with sever...
Saturday, March 28, 2026

No Kings...Ever

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If you follow me here, you probably know I don't talk politics on my blog very often; I usually have my say on...
Friday, March 27, 2026

It's in the Trees, and Don't Wanna Die Young

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Kind of like the 1962 Godzi I finally acquired recently ( "Oh Lawd, He Comin'," Thursday, March 26, 2026 ), I was finally...
Thursday, March 26, 2026

"Oh, Lawd, He Comin'!"

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I've collected a fair number of daikaiju figures over the years, my favorites mostly being the different Godzilla variations. The 19...
Saturday, March 21, 2026

Author Updates Interview

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On April 4, a new bookshop, called  Eden's Ember , is set to open in nearby Eden, North Carolina. Along with several other authors, I...
Tuesday, March 17, 2026

Frankie's Bridge

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Now that I am a gentleman land baron, ha-ha, I have, as promised, placed a new geocache somewhere in the wooded valley across the ...
Saturday, March 14, 2026

Sign, Sign, Everywhere a Sign

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I alluded to this in a blog entry a few days ago, but now that I am the rightful owner of one and a quarter wooded acres across...
Friday, March 13, 2026

The Creeps Are Back, Eden's Ember Bookshop, and More

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When a traveler takes one of the winding back roads between Martinsville, VA, and Eden, NC, he may come upon a lonely and curious ...
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Moo Moo Land

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I had to go to Danville this morning to handle some business, and once it was done, I figured I should go geocaching because there...