Friday, July 30, 2021

Summer Hours

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The camera lens rarely conveys the scale of the interesting things that often appear in the sky. The other day, on the way home fr...
Sunday, July 25, 2021

Merged, Wiped, and Weary

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With the majority of the renovations at Casa de Rodan more or less completed, Ms. B. and I officially merged households this weekend. F...
Friday, July 16, 2021

Martinsville Oktoberfest, October 2, 2021

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I have reserved a space at the Martinsville Oktoberfest ,   coming up on  October 2 . I'll be bringing plenty of copies of my Amer...
Friday, July 9, 2021

Overnight Takes a Long, Long Time

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With the major house renovation slowly wrapping up, I’m starting to unpack all the shit that’s been stowed in boxes for several weeks. I ...
Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Ride on the Fright Train

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Here is the cover to Haverhill House’s upcoming anthology, Fright Train , which features my new short story, “Country of the...
Thursday, July 1, 2021

Conflagration

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Back in high school, inspired by my love of miniature sets in the monster movies of the day, I constructed a model city of cardboa...
Monday, June 28, 2021

Overhauling 2

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Mercy, what a week. Apart from the day job, the better part of it has been the ongoing labor shaping Casa de Rodan into a new, improve...
Friday, June 25, 2021

Overhauling 1

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Wednesday, June 23, 2021... a date that will live in infamy. The pic offers clue enough, no need for more. On the Do-It-Yourself-R...
Monday, June 21, 2021

Fear the Grassman!

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GRASSMAN: THE OHIO BIGFOOT Crossroad Press has now released my Ameri-Scares novel  —  Ohio: Fear the Grassman!  —  in paperback...
Sunday, June 20, 2021

Worse Than Moving?

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Current view of one corner of the living room. The whole house looks like t...
Thursday, June 10, 2021

Talking Dark Shadows on the Lovecraft eZine Patreon Podcast

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Lovecraft eZine proprietor Mike Davis  asked me the other day if I’d like to join him and author/ Dark Shadows expert Rick Lai...
Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Walt Disney Comics Digest

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When I was a young ’un, circa 1968–1969, I owned a bunch of issues of Walt Disney Comics Digest , some examples of which you se...
Sunday, June 6, 2021

Uh-Oh!

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I’ve not drunk a Manhattan since sometime in the Cretaceous period, but while I was in Martinsville on Friday evening, on a whim,...
Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Bill Vickers — Unforgettable

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The relentless parade of death marches on, this week taking my favorite and most memorable teacher from my school days. William (Bill) ...
Monday, May 31, 2021

Memorable Memorial Day Weekend

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Never do I forget what Memorial Day is actually about. Every year, I welcome the reminder to reflect on how those who gave their lives...
Saturday, May 29, 2021

Secret Asia’s Blackest Heart

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FROM THE PUBLISHER... To many westerners, Asia might be considered an entirely different planet right here on earth. The ancient wisdo...
Friday, May 28, 2021

Damned Rodan’s Fiery Thai Beef with Basil

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It’s recipe time. I frequently make a Thai dish or two that generally turns out acceptable in the extreme. Granted, my Thai cooking is...
Thursday, May 27, 2021

Rainey’s Orange Cat Wine Bar

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In the Better-Late-Than-Never Department : Brugger’s birthday present to me finally arrived. Best present ever, really. I reckon this will b...
Sunday, May 23, 2021

Decompression

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Skyhawk63 (a.k.a. Tom ) preps the boat for a day on Belews Lake ...