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The heat is on…but the A/C isn’t

Every few (or several) months, I update the online version of my Cemetery Dance column News from the Dead Zone. The latest post went live on Friday, with a summary of everything coming in September, in the final months of … Continue reading

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States of mind

Lots of miles covered during the month of July. I was in Texas (of course), Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Washington D.C. (airport), Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Jersey (airport). This time last week, I was at Necon. I believe … Continue reading

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Road trip!

My wife and I drove across the country bottom to top and back down again last week. We went from Texas to upper Michigan over the weekend before July 4th and returned on the weekend following, a grand total of … Continue reading

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The last thing that went through his head

The other night when were getting ready to turn in, the outdoor A/C unit (like the one pictured here) came on. It’s been hot lately, so that didn’t come as a surprise, even in the late evening. What was surprising … Continue reading

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By the Book

I rarely write short stories the way I wrote my most recent. Usually I dither over them for ages before I’m ready to start. In fact, I was in mid-dither over a different story when this one popped into my … Continue reading

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Back to the howlin’ old owl in the woods

Yesterday was my birthday. My wife like to tell people I’m 85 and dyslexic. We had a very nice day. Went to see Rocketman at a very early show, upgraded my cell phone, had dinner, watched a couple of episodes … Continue reading

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May Wrap-up

One week from tomorrow, June 8, I’ll be signing Flight or Fright at Murder by the Book in Houston at 4:30 pm. The store’s event page is here and the Facebook event is here. Our anthology of turbulent tales comes … Continue reading

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Northern FanCon

I had a fascinating weekend attending Northern FanCon in Prince George, B.C. That’s about a 90 minute flight north of Vancouver, in the interior. A smallish mill town, where Dreamcatcher was filmed. I had to fly to Calgary and then … Continue reading

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An Epic Weekend

My wife’s away for a while, so I had a lot of free time on my hands this weekend. I got quite a bit of work done, especially yesterday, when I did another draft or two of a couple of … Continue reading

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Fun in the sun and under the full moon

That looks like the sun rising in the image above, but it’s actually the full moon climbing out from beneath the Gulf of Mexico. My wife and I spent a four-day weekend at a vacation rental in Surfside Beach, a … Continue reading

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