I’ve noticed writers often like to dip back into their past to see if they have always been drawn to writing, or perhaps a certain genre, from a young age. I know this for two reasons. First, I often see posts on Facebook about it, usually accompanied by a picture of yellowed notebook paper covered […]
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Greetings, you slimy monsters of the deep, and welcome to this year’s Coffin Hop! We have such sights to show you! (First person to comment with the movie that this quote is from gets a free ebook copy of my short story collection, Welcome to Moon Hill (perfect for Halloween). And we’re off! But wait,
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Am I doing some kind of Halloween countdown this year? Will I post every day of October with new and wonderful Halloween goodness? Will I strip naked and dance beneath the light of a full moon while singing the monster mash? There’s just no telling. But what I can stay is like every other year,
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As October approaches every year, I begin to stack DVDs add movies to my Netflix Queue, and fill in days on the calendar to be sure I get to watch every horror movie possible. It’s a yearly tradition, and even though I realize it makes me possibly even weirder than previously imagined, I do it anyway. What follows is
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Sandy Musick (winner of the Halloween Mystery Bag) was kind enough to send along some photos of her opening the package. I thought it’d be nice to let everyone see what the contents of the mystery bag were, partly because half the fun of a surprise is discovering what it is, and partly because I
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The tension in the room is palpable. Well, not really. For one thing, I’m the only one here. For another, I just woke up an hour ago, and it takes me at least 3 hours before I’m able to function at normal levels of emotion. But still. Palpable. Because I like that word. This was
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The big day has finally arrived, and as usual, I wish I could turn back the clock so it could be October 1st again. I love Halloween of course, but now that it’s here, I know it’ll be over all too soon. I spent last night watching the Halloween specials that have become part of
There you have it. The Halloween Mystery Bag in all its glory. The bag is stuffed full with all manner of glorious Halloween goodness. I’m not too proud to say there were more than a few things I purchased for the bag that I wanted to keep for myself. How do you win this grand
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First, of course, see my previous post to enter the Coffin Hop contest, in which you can win a huge Halloween Mystery Bag filled with much goodness. Today one of my students took a photo of me using an “app” that turns you into a zombie. Needless to say I had to show off my
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Hello, coffin hoppers, friends, neighbors, and demons alike. I had planned on letting my first coffin hop post ride out all the way till Halloween, but then I stumbled upon a contest being held by Erin Cole, and my plan changed. For her contest, you simply have to post a flash piece to your blog