Tuesday, April 1, 2025

DISTANT EARLY WARNING ALERT!
Booksigning at Magnolia & Main Books, Ridgeway, VA, May 17, 2025

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Our little corner of southwest Virginia has a small but well-stocked and beautifully appointed bookshop called Magnolia & Main Books , ...
Sunday, March 30, 2025

Scares That Care—AuthorCon V Wrap-Up

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Friday, March 28, 2025 This morning, Brugger and I rose with the sun (well, almost); clambered into the Rodan Mobile, which I had ...
Thursday, March 27, 2025

Website Redux

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At long last, I've had my website overhauled from the ground up, thanks to the extraordinary talents of designer Deena Warner . I cr...
Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Just One of the Bookhouse Boys...

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I don't typically post much political stuff here on my blog; I tend to reserve that for my other social media accounts, where ...
Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Geocaching Panther Branch

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Friend Diefenbaker (a.k.a. Scott ) and I met up this morning at the Panther Branch Natural Area , in Orange County, NC, near th...
Monday, March 24, 2025

Coming This Weekend — Scares That Care AuthorCon V in Williamsburg, VA

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This coming weekend— March 28–30, 2025 — Scares That Care Presents AuthorCon V is happening at the Doubletree by Hilton H...
Sunday, March 23, 2025

Foodz, Booze, Brewz, and Such

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Martinsville isn't a very large town, and we don't have but so many local dining and drinking options, though Brugger and I do our b...
Thursday, March 20, 2025

A Fine Review of THE HOUSE AT BLACK TOOTH POND at Zombo's Closet

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Another fine review of The House at Black Tooth Pond , this one by JM Cozzoli at Zombo's Closet ! “The House at Black...
Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Old Dude Visits Magnolia & Main Bookshop

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Our little corner of southwest Virginia has a small but well-stocked and beautifully appointed bookshop called Magnolia & Main Books , ...
Sunday, March 9, 2025

Distant Early Warning Alert—Scares That Care AuthorCon V!

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It's looming on the horizon— Scares That Care Presents AuthorCon V —happening at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Williamsburg ,...
Saturday, March 8, 2025

THE HOUSE AT BLACK TOOTH POND—A Starred Review in Publishers Weekly!

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WOOT! Publishers Weekly gives my newest novel, The House at Black Tooth Pond , a starred review. “Rainey brings Lovecraftia...
Friday, March 7, 2025

Now Available: THE HOUSE AT BLACK TOOTH POND Audiobook!

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It’s here: The House at Black Tooth Pond audiobook, narrated by the incomparable Joshua Saxon , now on Audible —brand new fro...
Monday, March 3, 2025

Return to the Black Lodge

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About five years ago, I placed a series of Twin Peaks –themed geocaches ( "Project Blue Rose" ) in various locations in Gr...
Monday, February 24, 2025

The Multi-Cache of DOOM and Other Things

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Getting ready to head up yonder Early Saturday morning, friend Diefenbaker (a.k.a. Scott ) and I got together in Greensboro to hunt a ...
Wednesday, February 19, 2025

A Fine New Review of THE HOUSE AT BLACK TOOTH POND at CEMETERY DANCE!

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Thanks to reviewer David Simms for the wonderful review! Check it out... “Stephen Mark Rainey is one of the greate...
Saturday, February 15, 2025

From St. Augustine to the Bahamas, Part 2

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Red Carpet Inn kitty Monday, February 10, 2025 'Tis the da...