First off faithful readers, Happy New Year! Things are already looking up for 2012 (except for my book buying ban for part of the year). I hope everyone has a good year and we don't die on December 21st like the crazies think we are. I will prepare myself and consume mass quantities of rum …
Category: fiction
The Year That Was 2011
Well, this is it. Here we are at the end of 2011 and it was one hell of a year. When the year first started, I had just finished out 2010 with a fun reading at Mo*Con IV and a few rejection slips from editors. That was pretty much my writing career till 2011. Considering …
Daily Frights Now Avalible and a Rant
Welcome! I am pleased to announce that Pill Hill Press's Daily Frights 2012: Leap Year Edition is now for sale. I have two tales haunting its pages, "Monster" and "Dr. Forsythe's Cure". Once again, both are 500 word flash fiction stories. "Monster" was an idea that had been floating around in my head for a …
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Whatever (Buy A Book)!
Like I said in the title, what ever it is you celebrate... have a happy one! To make all your family's dreams come true this holiday season, give the gift of books. What? Do I know of any good ones? Why yes I do! As you can see to the left...Daily Flash 2012 from Pill Hill …
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Time…and some news.
I can feel it breathe its hot breath on the nape of my neck. I know it lurks behind me like my shadow and walks lock-step with me. I feel it start to close its grip around me while I stand in the palm of its hand. Every time I awake the days gone by leave …
Crossroads (and not that crappy movie…)
Those words are like my battle cry. They are words from a man who I respect very much and I credit along with my friend Wesley Southard of starting this whole wild ride. Without those two would I be sitting here now blogging to the masses? Hell no, I wouldn't care or have anything to say. …
Coffin Hop 2011 Winner and Some Things to Ponder
In honor of the winner, I shall use the big ass banner. It is a shame to retire it, I rather liked it. All of you lucky visitors have been placed into the Cubs hat (yes, the Cubs) and the name has been drawn for the Coffin Hop 2011 winner from my site. And the …
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Happy Halloween Coffin Hoppers!!!!!
Well, tonight is the night boils and ghouls! This night is the real most wonderful time of the year, it is Halloween. Now that the kids have gotten their fill of candy and I prepare to take the 'daddy tax' from their bags, it is time to settle in for the evening. First off, I'd …
Coffin Hop Author of the day…John Everson (and he’s here!)
Welcome to the Friday night edition of the 2011 Coffin Hop Author of the Day. Hang on to your trick-or-treat bags and get ready for an early Halloween treat as we talk about John Everson's new novel The Pumpkin Man and then John entered the arena and faced the 10 Questions! So let us begin... …
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Coffin Hop: Author of the Day for Thursday
This week in honor of the Coffin Hop Blog Tour, I have been featuring an author a day. Each one has in one-way-shape-or-form, influenced my work. With the exception of Stephen King on the first day, I have focused on writers who are not as well-known as King, but deserve some attention. Friday's 'Author of …
Our Darkest Fears 