Sunday, March 27, 2022

Bad George and Other Blasts From the Past

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A busy week it was. Hardly unexpectedly, I received a call from my former boss, asking if I would care to put in a few hours per month ...
Monday, March 21, 2022

Little Mountain Falls, Cane Creek Mountain, and More

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I don't think my knees — and possibly the rest of me — have been this worn out for a while. At least not since I went up ...
Friday, March 18, 2022

Recalling The Monster Times

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After posting yesterday about actor Akira Takarada ’s passing, I ended up browsing the internets for all kinds of old Toho monster...
Thursday, March 17, 2022

R.I.P. Akira Takarada 1934–2022

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I was saddened to learn that actor  Akira Takarada has passed away. He starred in numerous classic Toho films, from the original Godzi...
Monday, March 14, 2022

Coming Soon: Death’s Garden Revisited

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Another upcoming book release featuring an article of mine is Death’s Garden Revisited , a collection of essays about particularly int...
Saturday, March 12, 2022

Coming Soon: Running Home to Shadows

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On the heels of Bob Issel's Our Shadowed Past  — a huge volume of essays from fans and the stars of legendary soap  Dark Shad...
Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Sabbatical

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It was something of a whim. The other day, I was working on a chapter of my upcoming Ameri-Scares  series novel — Georgia: The Haunting...
Sunday, February 27, 2022

Hot, Cold, Hot, Cold, Hot....

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The sad conflict in Ukraine, and its potential global ramifications, has overshadowed almost everything this weekend. Here, just as CO...
Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Georgia: The Haunting of Tate’s Mill Cover Art Reveal

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It’s not the finished version, but here’s the cover design for my upcoming Ameri-Scares  novel, Georgia: The Haunting of Tate’s ...
Monday, February 21, 2022

Oh, My Achin’ Feetz

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It was a fine weekend for hiking and geocaching, and I put in more mileage, in rugged terrain, than I have in many moons. On...
Thursday, February 17, 2022

Behind the Kaiju Curtain

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Norman England 's Behind the Kaiju Curtain: A Journey onto Japan's Biggest Film Sets is a literal journal of the author's ...
Sunday, February 13, 2022

Bushwhacking, Raining, Wining, and Braining

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Friday was my last day of full-time work, at least at The Mailbox. Our boss, Sharon, put together a nice Zoom presentation featuring ph...
Sunday, February 6, 2022

Geo Chillin’

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Nice view of the small lake at Fearrington Village, near Chapel Hill, NC ...