Monday, January 30, 2017

Blair Witch (2016)

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I love movies and fiction about scary things in the woods, probably because I grew up around woods, and when I was a kid, the sounds t...
Sunday, January 22, 2017

Live, From Lovecraft eZine, It's....

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It was a fun yakking session on the Lovecraft eZine Video Show this evening. Host Mike Davis , along with writers Matthew Carpenter , Rick...
Saturday, January 21, 2017

Coming Up on the Lovecraft eZine Podcast

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This weekend — Sunday, January 22, right about 6:00 PM EST — you will find me live on the Lovecraft eZine Video Show , along with host Mi...
Friday, January 20, 2017

Inauguration

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It is with a heavy heart I say farewell to President Obama and his family. I have admired him, disagreed with him, sometimes sworn a l...
Monday, January 16, 2017

Das Boot

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I was off work today for Martin Luther King's birthday, so Bloody Rob (retired and almost always available for geocaching, the mise...
Saturday, January 14, 2017

Another Paranoid Shizophrenic

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Another Songwriters' Showcase at the Daily Grind in Martinsville, and another fun racket, courtesy of the old man and a slew of ot...
Sunday, January 8, 2017

Songwriter's Showcase — Friday, January 13, 2017

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Coming up next Friday — the dreaded 13th of January — I'll be making a racket at The Daily Grind in Martinsville, VA, at their second...
Saturday, January 7, 2017

Ice Blossoms

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The obligatory snow selfie. I feel impelled to watch The Shining. ...
Sunday, January 1, 2017

Next Chapter, Please

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Old dude getting up close and personal with some fire Unlike some p...
Thursday, December 29, 2016

It's Time Again — Put Some Fear into Your New Year

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JUST FOR NEW YEAR'S... STARTING TODAY — 12/29/16 — and running for the next six days, you can pick up my novella, The Gods of Moab ...
Monday, December 26, 2016

Krakens, Krampuses, and Krankies

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It was a fairly low-key Christmas for the Raineys, mainly due to Mum's ongoing health limitations. But it was generally good family...
Wednesday, December 21, 2016

A Wretched Canticle

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It's a rare and pleasant surprise when I learn that a band or musician has recorded a song based on one of my works of fiction, and l...
Monday, December 19, 2016

Orchestra of the Antisemite

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I just chanced upon a kind review in a blog — from 2014 — of my story "Orchestra," which appeared in CD Publication's Octob...
Sunday, December 18, 2016

Nightmare Music and More

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This one goes out to my author friends, particularly those who specialize in works of the scary persuasion and who enjoy writing with some...
Saturday, December 10, 2016

The Nothing at BuzzyMag.com

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My investigative report of ghastly paranormal activity in your area... er... rather, my short story, "The Nothing," is now live ...
Sunday, December 4, 2016

Poor Ellen Smith, Haunted by the Grue, and Others

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A fine and fun bunch of diverse geocaches I turned up in Winston-Salem yesterday, I can tell you. Everything from an unexpected venture...