This time of year always has me thinking about the coming fall. I thought I’d try something new today and repost a blog from this time last year. You might say, “Oh Tony, you’re just being lazy,” and you might be right. But as I walked my dog last night and heard the insects in
Hey hey, friends and neighbors. The big ol’ juicy Blog Hop is over, and I have three winners to announce: The first prize of the Mystery Bag goes to Mary Rajotte! The second prize of an ebook copy of Soundtrack to the End of the World goes to Amber Terry. And finally, the third prize
Greetings and salutations, lovely peoples of the interweb. How goes it? I do hope you replied “swimmingly,” as that’s today’s secret word! Wait…not so secret anymore, is it. I’ve gone and spoiled everything again. Now, Tony, don’t get so down on yourself. It could have happened to anybody. Chin up, big guy. Turn that frown
Well, I suppose the title of this post gave it away, but Soundtrack to the End of the World is now available in ebook format. There are still plenty paperback copies left, and for only a few bucks more, the limited, signed hardcover version (of which there are only a small number left. Once these
Gef Fox from Wag the Fox recently posted his review of Welcome to Moon Hill. I’ve been a longtime fan of Gef’s site and trust his reviews, which is why I was so happy he took on my little short story collection. He also agreed to interview me for his site, and the lord knows
No news may be good news, but it’s also no blog posts. There is very little happening here at Rapino headquarters these days. I just started teaching my summer class, and I was recently offered a new class that I will be building from the ground up with a fellow professor, so time is short
For your viewing pleasure , I taped a reading of chapter six from my debut novel, Soundtrack to the End of the World. Please enjoy!
Hey gang, just a quick update for you today. Emma Audsley has posted an enormous blog post that has collected a number of free short stories for your reading pleasure, in honor of international short story day. And yuppers, you guessed it: I have provided a short story as well. Somewhere halfway down the page
For your reading pleasure, I have not one, but two guest posts today. The first is entitled Sleight of Hand, and can be found on Benjamin Kane Ethridge’s blog. Stop by and see if you can spot the illusion in my words. I call the second article “Motivational Headcheese,” and it can be found on
Some of you may have noticed that at the very last minute I posted on Facebook (and other internet outlets) that I would be attending the Pocono Raceway Festival to sell and sign Soundtrack to the End of the World. I go every year to help my dad sell tie dye shirts at his booth,
