I don't typically post much political stuff here on my blog; I tend to
reserve that for my other social media accounts, where interaction is more
immediate, if oftentimes mortifying. I prefer my blog to be a little more
zen—books, movies, geocaching, personal news, local events, et. al. I am sure
as hell not gonna break with that tradition today because, from the local to
the national level, the endless, devastating waves of semi-literate noise
erupting from the public brain trust has about pummeled me to the ground.
Therefore...
This weekend,
March 28–30, I'll have a vendor table at
Scares That Care AuthorCon V in Williamsburg, VA. I'll have copies of all the titles you see in the montage above, but I'll be showcasing my newest novel,
The House at Black Tooth Pond; I'll also be doing a reading from it on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. EST
(partnered with the inimitable
Richard Dansky). More details
here.
I've got a book signing scheduled for
May 17 at our local bookstore,
Magnolia & Main Books, Ridgeway, VA, so if you're within traveling distance, I'd love to see you! Owner
Traci Morton did a
nice little Q&A session with me at the shop a couple of weeks ago, and you
can check that out
here.
Many of y'all may be aware that I am a regular panelist on
Mike Davis's
Lovecraft Ezine Patreon Podcast
on Sunday evenings, which usually includes a guest author. Mike also provides
tons of other content, including a Friday night hangout, where we shoot a lot
of cosmic horror shit and generally cut up. Recently, we've been having group
"re-reads" of some of H.P. Lovecraft's fictions with discussions about the
stories, the author, the historical contexts, and all such cool things. This
week (tomorrow), we'll be discussing "The Call of Cthulhu." The Lovecraft
Ezine is one of several projects I support by way of Patreon, and I highly
recommend it for anyone who has even a passing interest in HPL or cosmic
horror in general (visit the link above and go to the "Patreon" link to get
more info).
I've read some very cool books lately, the most recent being
Rebecca Cuthbert's fiction collection,
Six o' Clock House & Other Strange Tales. It's a smorgasbord of the scary, the wacky, and the quirky, with several
short tales that read more like vignettes—snapshots of memorable (if
fictitious) people, places, and events, told in the author's unique and
engaging voice.
For several months, I've been on an
F. Paul Wilson binge, and if I
haven't read everything he's ever written, I've surely gotten through a vast
percentage of his body of work. I've been a fan of
The Keep
since I first read it in the 1980s, and a while back (thanks again to Mike
Davis), I decided to continue with the entire
Adversary/Repairman Jack
cycle, including the "early years" and "young adult" entries about Repairman
Jack. His latest that I've read is
The Upwelling, and I have its follow-up volume,
Lexie, in the TBR stack. I've known Paul for many years (he tuckerized my name in
The Tomb, which I kinda love), and it's fair to say I've become more enamored of his
work than almost any other living author.
I reckon that's about it. Maybe tomorrow, I'll feel more cantankerous. Bye bye
for now!
