Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Another Day on the Geocaching Trail

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Since my good friend and longtime geocaching partner, Scott (a.k.a. Diefenbaker ) and his wife departed Asheboro, NC, for a new do...
Monday, June 15, 2026

From Villa Appalaccia to 2 Witches

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Last week, our good friends Bob & Yvonne invited Brugger and me to accompany them to Villa Appalaccia Winery on Saturday ...
Friday, June 12, 2026

Grounded

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When Ms. Brugger was in Michigan on her most recent parent-maintenance visit, they lost internet at their house for several days, ...
Thursday, June 11, 2026

New Freebie: "Epiphany: A Flying Tiger's Story"

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I've put up a new freebie on my website — " Epiphany: A Flying Tiger's Story ," a tale of cosmic horror set in the...
Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Mark's Mythosphere

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During the forty-some years I've been writing and publishing fiction, I have developed what amounts to a unique mythos...
Saturday, June 6, 2026

An Appalachian Sojourn

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A short while back, I did a little scheming with our frequent travel partners, Terry & Beth, because Ms. B. has been going th...
Tuesday, June 2, 2026

BALAK (Revised Edition) Now Available

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The new, revised edition of Balak  is now available from Crossroad Press/Macabre Ink in ebook and paperback. (The audiobook is the ...
Sunday, May 31, 2026

BACKROOMS, OBSESSION, and WHAM!

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Once in a while, Brugger and I both feel a hankering to go to the drive-in theater in Eden, about a half-hour down the way, and la...
Saturday, May 30, 2026

Coming Soon: The New, Revised Edition of BALAK

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The production work on the new, revised edition of my first novel, Balak , has been completed, so I'm anticipating the book re...
Sunday, May 24, 2026

AuthorCon VII — March 5–7, 2027

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'Tis done—I have reserved a vendor table in the ballroom at Scares That Care: AuthorCon VII , coming up March 5–7 , 2027 , at the D...
Tuesday, May 19, 2026

NecronomiCon Providence 2026 Is Taking Shape

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NecronomiCon Providence 2026 is coming — August 13–16 — and Ms. B. and I will be there to plague the existence of everyone t...
Sunday, May 17, 2026

Sweet Revenge

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No, the title of this blog entry has nothing to do with the dish in the photo, really, other than the fact that the the shrimpies you s...
Saturday, May 16, 2026

New, Revised Edition of BALAK in the Pipe

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Back in 1992, after having spent several years writing exclusively short fiction, I buckled down and wrote my first novel, Bal...
Friday, May 15, 2026

CRYPTIDS... Thar She Blows!

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KJK Publications has just released the latest anthology in their "Classic Monsters" series, Cryptids , and it includ...
Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Alone Again, Naturally

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Well, not really alone; more a bachelor for a couple of weeks while Ms. B. returns to Michigan for another stint of looking after her ...
Sunday, May 10, 2026

Birthdays, Broken Ribs, and Broken Teeth

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Kimberly's birthday and mine are (a few years) and one week apart, so after celebrating mine last week, it was her turn. Sadly...