Naga and Mac Photo by Jack

The FB Dredge had this photo Lynn took of Finn. Still miss him.

Those who voted for Trump should have to pay for this catastrophe he’s unleashing on the world. How stupid would you have to be to have his entire shit history to look at and still vote for him? Jesus, who’s next? American exceptionalism at its most exceptional.

On the trail with Mac today.

Dreaming wide awake in Slohio

The Monster Tree says, “Pandemonium Waltz has the best monsters.” www.lethepressbooks.com

Review of Pandemonium Waltz from Locus Magazine's Gary K. Wolfe. locusmag.com/review/pande...

Pam Bondi obviously sorely missed at DOJ.

Temp almost hit 60 today, so me and Mac drove over to this park about 15 minutes from the house. They have a heard of Bison there. We checked them out and went for a walk. Every time I go there the herd is bigger.

Golden Hour, Spring 2026

Lynn: What ya doin? Me: Trying to get a good shot of that giant turkey vulture. Lynn: Want me to go lay in the field and make believe I'm a dead animal? Me: OK.

Sitting here doing the Spelling Bee from The NYT while outside the wind is crazy as can be. We’re under a tornado watch until 11 pm.

Purple sky this morning.

Michael Cisco has a new story up at Reactor -- "Tatterdemalion." Check it out. reactormag.com/fictions/ori...

I have E-Arcs for reviewers interested in reviewing this upcoming book from Heresy Press.

Coming this November, No Laughing Matter, edited by Peter Coleborn & Mike Chinn, including my story "The Cartoonist." www.simonandschuster.com/books/No-Lau...

On the way to the airport this morning to get Lynn.

Last year my friend, Matt Sorrento edited the anthology Becoming Nosferatu. The idea was to write stories based on German Expressionist film. I did a story about Dr. Mabuse for it. Matt has been nominated for The Rondo Hatton Horror Award.

From Lynn in Milwaukee.

Well, I finished Paul McAuley's LOSS PROTOCOL and loved it. Just putting this out there in case you're needing a book!

Cold AF today. This winter is unrelenting. I feel like Paul Newman in Quintet.

Don't know if you've read about it but there's been more than a half dozen Big Foot sightings in Northeast Ohio, around Mantua and Garrettsville, in the last few days. hoping he comes down to West Jefferson for a visit.

This evening.

Problems at Amazon have been resolved. You can order Pandemonium Waltz and it will be delivered in days. It will not have the inside cover art but otherwise will be complete. If you want a copy with the inside image by Derek, get it at the Lethe Press site, Barnes and Noble, a local bookstore.

Scooty having a drink on the porch after a rough week.

Here's the cover for Jonathan Strahan's upcoming anthology, The Book of the Dead, due out Sept, 6th, 2026 from Harper Voyager. I have a story in here. List of contributors in comments.

Here's the cover for Ellen Datlow's upcoming anthology, All Hallow's Eve, due out September 8th from Titan Books. I have a story in here, "The Thinning of the Veil." I'd post the entire TOC, as usual, but I can't find it anywhere online where I can cut and paste it.

TBT -- Me and Lynn on the way to Loch Ness.

Spending my Saturday making ads for my new book. You do it because you love it. #booksky #horror #noir #lgbt #trans

Happy Birthday, Jack!

When I took this photo, I heard geese passing over head.

Photo by Lynn

"You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us." -- Robert Louis Stevenson photo by Lynn

My Writer's Hotel student, MB Valente has a new novelette in the current issue of Analog -- "False Light." check it out.

At dinner tonight snapped a photo of Derek’s wallet.

My story, "The Book Life," appears in this upcoming anthology, Axe: Stories That Cut Deep, from Heresy Press, edited by Bernard Schweitzer, which will be out April 1st. The TOC is on the cover. If you're a reviewer from a legit review source, I have an e-arcs for review.

For Mac, sunshine is his pillow

This idiot, Hegseth, has nothing better to do than to threaten the Boy Scouts into persecuting trans kids. What a fucking low life.

Here's a link to that interview I did with Mike Davis at Lovecraft EZine Podcast today about the new collection, Pandemonium Waltz. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkqr...

Going to be online today being interviewed about the new collection by Mike Davis and the Lovecraft EZine Podcast crew. Here's the link. It starts at 3pm. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkqr...

Awesome new story by Lara Elena Donnelly at Reactor — “Deathcap.” reactormag.com/deathcap-lar...

Sorry to say that if you ordered our book from Amazon there will be a delay in the delivery. We’ve sold out the first batch and more are coming. My apologies for that. Thanks for your patience.

Blue Mac photo by Jack

Too many giant puddles on the trails from melting snow, so me and Mac walked along the road.

At the mailbox today, the good stuff. Anna Tambour's new novelette, How Much is That Mermaid? I've been reading and digging Anna's work since The Spotted Lily. If you're unfamiliar with her fiction, you're missing out on one of the most unique voices in contemporary fiction.