Monday, September 30, 2019

Martinsville Memories at Oktoberfest

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This Saturday — October 5 — is Martinsville's 40th Annual Oktoberfest , and if you're anywhere within a reasonable traveling di...
Sunday, September 29, 2019

Haunting Hillsborough

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Another Sunday, another geocaching outing, this time to Hillsborough with The Usual Suspects : Suntigres (a.k.a. Bridget ) and BigG7777 ...
Saturday, September 28, 2019

Treasure Island

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Treasure Island... dead ahead. Treasure Island : the name of a geocache ( GCRRG5 ) on an island out in High Point City Lake . An old cac...
Sunday, September 22, 2019

No Dead Weight in Salisbury

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Another day on the geocaching trail for the usual suspects — friends Diefenbaker (a.k.a. Scott ), Fishdownthestair (a.k.a. Natalie ) and O...
Friday, September 20, 2019

Interview with an Old Fart

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Last week, writer Fiona McVie interviewed me for her Author Interviews Blog . It's a fairly extensive Q & A , which offered me...
Saturday, September 14, 2019

We've Got the Belews

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For a long time now, Ms. B. and I have been looking to get back together with Skyhawk63 (a.k.a. Tom ), Punkins19 (a.k.a. Linda ) for a n...
Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Ameri-Scares Ohio: Fear the Grassman! Excerpt #1

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My next novel in Elizabeth Massie's Ameri-Scares series is for the state of Ohio. This one is tentatively titled Fear the Grassman! b...
Monday, September 9, 2019

Farewell to the Rives

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Photo by Martinsville Police Dept. The last remaining movie theater in my hometown from my youth is no more. Last night, fire ravaged th...
Thursday, September 5, 2019

Options

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I figured I ought to check in here on ye olde blog this evening, as it's been way too long since I've had the opportunity to post...
Friday, August 23, 2019

Pleasant Hill

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My view from Pleasant Hill. Little has changed here in sixty years. I've never thought of the house where I grew up in Martinsville ...
Thursday, August 22, 2019

Deadlines!

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It's been a busy, busy month, writing-wise and life-wise. A couple of tight deadlines for short stories have kept my schnozz to the grin...
Sunday, August 11, 2019

Big Wildlife, Big Fun in Apex

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Team No Dead Weight strikes again: Ye Olde Man , Diefenbaker , Fishdownthestair , and Old Bloody One-Eyed Rob The usual suspects — Die...
Sunday, August 4, 2019

Scares That Care 2019

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It's been too many years since I've been to a horror convention of any size and excellent calibre, but this year's Scares Tha...