Saturday, June 21, 2025

High Above the Cane Creek Mountains

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Today was a geocaching day for me, and a hot one at that (the heat index hit over 100 degrees out there). I headed down earl...
Thursday, June 19, 2025

EARLY KAIJU FANDOM Strikes!

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From the early 1960s, when I became acquainted with Godzilla and so many other giant Japanese monsters, I found myself...
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

The Longest Day

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Not to trivialize D-Day or anything, but for me, Tuesday, June 17th was one helluva long day. Since I retired, I've committed ...
Saturday, June 14, 2025

No Kings

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I need explain no whys or wherefores; my position on the current abomination—er, uh, administration—has been made abundantly clear here...
Friday, June 13, 2025

Old Dude Talks About THE HOUSE AT BLACK TOOTH POND in the Henry County Enterprise

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Last month, Henry County Enterprise reporter Jessica Dillon and I had a nice chat at Magnolia & Main Books in Ridgeway, V...
Thursday, June 12, 2025

Hellnotes Review of THE NIGHTMARE FRONTIER

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"The pacing was flawless, the characters are a realistic cross-section of Appalachian townspeople, and the story kept...
Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Coming in January 2026 - KOLCHAK ERAS from Monstrous Books

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I cannot wait for this release in January 2026 from editor James Aquilone and Monstrous Books: Kolchak Eras , an anthology of s...
Friday, June 6, 2025

DEATHREALM: SPIRITS in Shortwave Publshing’s 101 HORROR STORIES Vol. 1

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Shortwave Publishing is releasing a brand-new series of bundled ebooks, including the five-book set  101 Horror Stories , which featur...
Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Ghostwoods

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So, I might have placed three new geocaches out on the Cedar Ridge Trails. Two are fairly large and full of swag; the other one is far s...
Sunday, June 1, 2025

Cedar Ridge Trails

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Quite a few years ago, by way of geocaching (I know, what a shock, right?), I discovered Cedar Ridge Trails in the Chatmoss neighb...
Saturday, May 31, 2025

Expressions 2025

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Brugger isn't holding up her framed artwork in the photo at left, which is how it struck me after I took the picture. She...
Wednesday, May 28, 2025

THE HOUSE AT BLACK TOOTH POND... More to Come?

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"Stephen Mark Rainey brings Lovecraftian horror to rural Virginia in this chilling tale... the grounded and believable ...
Saturday, May 17, 2025

Books, Burgers, and and Interview at Magnolia & Main in Ridgeway

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Well, the burgers came from Sugarmama , across the street from the bookstore, and they sure were good. As you can see in the photo...
Thursday, May 15, 2025

Life Is Life

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The roses are already starting to wither, only days after they bloomed; life is short. I am no gardener, though I do like flowers ...
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

This Saturday, May 17, 2025—Book Signing at Magnolia & Main Books, 11 a.m.–2 p.m.

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Our little corner of southwest Virginia has a small but well-stocked and beautifully appointed bookshop called Magnolia ...
Saturday, May 10, 2025

Oh, Shenandoah

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Last week was my birthday, this week is Brugger's birthday, and a while back, we figured we needed to celebrate these dastardl...