A little while ago, I had laser eye surgery to correct my distance vision. I decided to have it done after needing glasses a couple of years ago. I just couldn’t get used to specs. I was forever cleaning the buggers. I […]
This year’s Left Coast Crime convention is in lovely Monterey and starts next Thursday. I’m looking forward to it as it’s a time to see friends and have fun. If you’re attending, this is where you’ll find me: Friday 2:45 – […]
Julie says I’ve made a career out of this. “Bad decisions make great stories.”~Anonymous
I try to be a good person. I swear I do, but from time to time, I get a little impish. These teeny-tiny horns pop up and I can’t help being a little mischievous. Small, devious ideas and concepts come to me—even […]
I have contributed a story to the Piercing the Darkness anthology. It’s an anthology of horror stories and all the proceeds go towards the Child Literacy Initiative. The book has an all-star cast featuring stories by Gary A. Braunbeck, Christopher Golden, Brian […]
Not everything Shakespeare said was gold. “If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting?” ~GEORGE CARLIN
A little while ago, CrimeSpree Magazineasked what five books, movies or songs changed my life. Well, here they are: THE DAY OF TRIFFIDS(1962) turned me into a horror movie fan at the tender age of 6 years old. I hid behind my […]
CASTING CALL!! I’m the worst when it comes to creating characters names. They all end up sounding the same, so I need some name for my bit players in my next book THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY, although for many of the […]
Well, I hate to impose my attitude & my opinions on others… :-/ “A liberal is a man too broad minded to take his own side in a quarrel.” ~ROBERT FROST
I’m in my sixteenth year of living in the US—which is a third of my life. That’s a scary thought. Naturally, that length of time in any place is going to have an effect on a person, especially when it comes […]