Monthly Archives: September 2009

All month I’ll be blogging about things spooky, things anthropological, things mythical and things deathly. We kick off with Samhain, the celebration of the end of summer for the Celts, and the basis for the double combo of pagan and … Continue reading →

The walls are becoming so, so thin. The walls that keep the spirit world from intersecting with ours will eventually allow the spirits to enter our own. Ghouls, ghosts, demons, faeries and the dead, all the many dead, will dance … Continue reading →

It’s Thursday. I am feeling a touch under the weather, but I will write regardless. If I improve in the afternoon I might even go for a run after the writing. I’ll be working on my short story “Hiss” and … Continue reading →

There’s not much time for this entry today. Why? Because time’s limited. Let’s see,  grad school’s back in session, and it’s going great. I have a tough prof, and a class that will teach me lots about reading and writing … Continue reading →

Author Jay Lake is not a fraud. He’s the real deal. He’s written ten novels, including “Mainspring.” He has hundreds of short stories in the can. I am not sure if cousin Lacy would define Jay Lake’s publishing career as one … Continue reading →

Short story draft completed! I’m calling this story “Minotaur.” It may go to GreenPunk.Net or elsewhere. It’s the story idea I mentioned in my blog post as GreenPunk, but I don’t know how it fits. Just not sure yet. It … Continue reading →

Only in the United States can we, erm, manufacture something like this. We have created the perfect marriage of robot and unknown organisms (yes, I am referring to the hot dogs and the things they call “taquitos”) However, there’s a … Continue reading →