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I am the author of The Road to the Dark Tower, the Bram Stoker Award nominated companion to Stephen King's Dark Tower series, and The Stephen King Illustrated Companion, which was nominated for a 2010 Edgar® Award and a 2009 Bram Stoker Award.
My short fiction has appeared in places like Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, From the Borderlands and The Blue Religion. In 2010, four of my stories were collected in When the Night Comes Down and my story "The Bank Job" won the Al Blanchard Award.
I am a contributing editor with Cemetery Dance magazine and a member of the Storytellers Unplugged blogging community. I also write book reviews for Onyx Reviews.
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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Hell, yeah, it’s the humidity
At 7:45 this morning it was 80°, which is manageable. However, with the humidity it felt like it was about 108°. Stifling is the word that comes to mind. Sultry is another. Happy Town returns tonight for its series burn-off. … Continue reading
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No More Half Measures
I’m contemplating signing up for another Citizen’s Police Academy program this summer. There’s one starting up at the end of the month nearby — it would be a smaller police department, which might be interesting. Haven’t decided yet, but I … Continue reading
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It Must Be Noon Somewhere
About once a month I go to the local comic and gaming shop to pick up the latest installment of the Dark Tower graphic novel series and, recently, the American Vampire books. I usually go at lunch time–the place only … Continue reading
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A perfect square
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a bit of a math geek. I like numbers. I probably have a touch of OCD that encourages me to count things or keep track of statistics — my car’s gas mileage, for … Continue reading
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The heat is on…the A/C isn’t
Summer is here in full force in Texas, with highs in the 90s and overnight “lows” in the 70s. We had a nice thunderstorm on Friday or Saturday evening, but it’s definitely A/C season. I received an e-mail from one … Continue reading
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