Got back last night from Necon. All I can say is "Wow." I'd usually try to be more expressive, but my [...]
Read moreUpdate on CABAL
I can't say too much yet, but I hope to have an announcement about my novel, CABAL, in the winter. UPDATE:To [...]
Read more“The Catalyst”—my very first “published” short story (circa 1982)
I dug this out of my basement last night. Wow, does it bring back memories. I wrote "The Catalyst" for my [...]
Read more“The Blackwater Lights” to appear in WV anthology
It's official—my short story, "The Blackwater Lights," will appear in Legends of the Mountain State: Ghostly Tales from the State [...]
Read moreQuote o’ the Day
"The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things." —Rainer Maria Rilke [...]
Read moreStoop Storytelling Series: My Life on The Block; or, Nice Job On. . . .
In April, I told what is definitely my most famous personal story to a sold-out house at the Stoop Storytelling [...]
Read moreNoctem Aeternus—new horror fiction magazine
A new fiction magazine will debut January 1, 2008. Noctem Aeternus will be a FREE quarterly PDF magazine where the reader [...]
Read moreVonnegut’s rules for short stories
Some writing advice by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. on the subject of short stories, from Bagombo Snuff Box: 1. Use the time [...]
Read moreUpdate
Well, it's been a hectic, but rewarding couple of months. The Horror... I attended my first Horrorfind Convention and spent some time [...]
Read moreIt lives.
This will be the new home for news of my writing, performing, and all the other odd stuff I do. Those [...]
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