Gen-Con 2013, Day 3: Never-Ending Battle Against Evil

(Continued from day 2). My apologies, True Believers! I did my best to try to post a daily update on my Gen-Con exploits, but busyness and sleep deprivation joined forces to prevent me. 🙁 Regardless, I shall regale with with more stories. I operated on the least amount of sleep–5 1/2 hours, at most–this day. … Continue reading Gen-Con 2013, Day 3: Never-Ending Battle Against Evil

True Romance: Amy Pond and Rory Williams

(Don’t forget to read yesterday’s post). I’m a little late in posting this, but it’s still Valentine’s Day in half the country right now. If you haven’t watched any of the new Doctor Who series on BBC America—what’s wrong with you?! It’s one of the best shows on TV! And Amy (Pond) and Rory Williams, … Continue reading True Romance: Amy Pond and Rory Williams

True Romance: An Introduction

The dreaded day approaches. Yes, I’m speaking of Valentine’s Day. I’ve never liked this holiday, and for the obvious reason: I’ve never had a girlfriend during it (although, I’ve had several of them). I could go into a long treatise about what the holiday really means, but that isn’t my purpose today. I’ve decided to … Continue reading True Romance: An Introduction

The Discarded Gift

AUTHOR’S NOTES: Here’s the Christmas short story I promised. As I said earlier this week, it’s set in the small Midwestern town of Vienna, a place created by my friend and fellow writer, Nick Hayden. (Nick has ideas for his half of the story exchange percolating as I write, but I don’t know when he’ll … Continue reading The Discarded Gift

Gen-Con, Day 2

(NOTE: I wanted to have this posted yesterday, but the home computer froze and no libraries were open due to Labor Day. I will do my best to finish writing about Gen-Con this week). It’s been over a week since my first post about Gen-Con. Now three weeks have passed since the convention. My apologies, … Continue reading Gen-Con, Day 2

Big ‘Pandora’s Box’ announcement on Derailed Trains of Thought!

In celebration of their podcast’s first anniversary, my friends and co-authors Nick Hayden and Timothy Deal invited me to return to “Derailed Trains of Thought.” They review each of the previous 19 episodes in reverse order, having each of their previous guests–including myself, Natasha Hayden, Laura Fischer, and Brian Scherschel–pipe in to give updates on … Continue reading Big ‘Pandora’s Box’ announcement on Derailed Trains of Thought!

I read ‘Destroyer’ chapter on Derailed Trains of Thought podcast

My friends Nick Hayden and Timothy Deal featured me on their amazing podcast, “Derailed Trains of Thought,” again. Last November they interviewed me when Pandora’s Box was published. In their latest episode, I read chapter six of Destroyer in a segment called “A Bit of Story.” If you want to get a taste of the … Continue reading I read ‘Destroyer’ chapter on Derailed Trains of Thought podcast