Why I have insomnia: I Was up late the other night, trying to remember what a wildebeest looked like. Eventually decided I was picturing a water buffalo. Looked it up. Looks more like a moose than that. Also, I can't spell them.

This is the first time in a long time that I've had to look up a word from the internet, and didn't get a piece of information that required brain bleach. I must learn more about moomin. Or is that moomins...

Why is technology not helping me live a better life? I was raised on The Jetsons and Star Trek. You never saw anyone in those shows wanting to beat their computers to death with a hammer.

Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Day to all who celebrate. Be sure to let all your screams out and then disappear.

Under the Kissing Bough, up for pre-order now. books2read.com/u/b5nAOp

Our church has become sort of dog friendly, on Wednesday nights. But that might not last. Apparently, last night, during evening prayer, one of the paw-rishioners got the zoomies.

Hmmm... Should I tackle some of the easy but numerous things on my to-do list? Or should I watch some random guy on Youtube pressure washing a brick patio? But.. The patio has moss...

I got a pre-order on my new book! It doesn't take much to make me happy.

Watching Lazarus on Amazon, or 'What happens when the ghost of your dad is kind of a dick..'

I've been watching reruns of 20/20 to relax... (I know, weird, right?) There are a lot less master criminals committing crimes than mystery novels have led me to believe. People, I have notes.

Did I really need two chocolate donuts and a large peppermint mocha? Yes, I did. Don't judge me.

Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.

Up for pre-order now! Amazon www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1D3KYX9 Everywhere else books2read.com/u/b5nAOp

Proofing my Christmas anthology and pleased that it is putting me in a holly and jolly mood. (Since my holiday is Halloween, these are some high test, potent Christmas stories). Pre-order on Amazon www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1D3KYX9 or everywhere else books2read.com/u/b5nAOp

Playing a complicated game where I move files from format to format so I can break the DRM on books I've actually written so that I can save the files and edit as needed. Because the system is so tight that it protects me from myself.

Re-editing an old story that I've gotten the rights back to. Very few mistakes as it was professionally edited before. Removed a couple of prepositions, changed one word... And discovered I misspelled Almack's!!!!!!!! Oh, dear. That's like being a demon with a 'Hail Satin' tattoo.

Sitting here wondering if what I need for breakfast is a bowl of soup and a nap.

On a quest for a book cover design and using my standard, fatally bad instincts. Why is no one else doing what I want to do? And should I take this as a hint?

It took me two days to do a simple, three step process. But a computer was involved. And AI was trying to help me.

Have just survived the first round of edits on my 2026 release, The Duke's Engagement Game. Damn dukes are at it again.

Powering through my to-do list today. Why do these lists never have fun things on them?

Canva, you have no idea how much I hate you, right now.

@jamesdean15.bsky.social Good rule, or the best rule?

That Gatsby party. Damn. Living in a world of 24/7 irony is still not as fun as I thought it was going to be. Also, too many people didn't pay attention in high school english.

Watching a truly horrible movie just to see the castle they shot it in.

I am pretty sure I don't want to waste my time watching "Werewolves of the Third Reich". But I will carry that title in my head for a while and be glad that someone made it. The idea makes me smile.

Beep Beep, everybody.

The fate of all non sports fans. Checking the feed. Then checking the news and figuring it's probably about the game. In other news, I revised over 60 pages today.

My favorite scene from all the Universal movies is the opening of THE MUMMY where Karloff wakes up. So understated, but still creepy. #31DaysofHalloween

Back from the new FRANKENSTEIN. A beautiful movie full of beautiful people. A moving story and a great score. See it on the big screen, if you can. #31daysofHalloween

Watching the precode version of DR JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE on TMC. Not only is he a rapist. He doesn't tip the waiter. So, kind of a bastard, all around. #31DaysofHalloween

Relaxing to the TCM horror marathon. CURSE OF THE DEMON, on now, is immortalized in the opening song of Rocky Horror, Dana Andrews said prunes, gave him the runes... Good movie. Sad demon costume, but we can't have everything. #31DaysofHalloween

Watching CRIMSON PEAK while I kill people off the page with consumption in my own book. Edith really is as dumb as a bag of hammers. I'd have had my bags packed and cabled Charlie Hunham for a train ticket about three ghosts ago.

THE CURSED, a stylish gothic werewolf movie with the most interesting world building I've seen in a long while. (Silver bullets finally explained). Pairs well with CRIMSON PEAK. #31DaysofHalloween

YOU'RE NOT ALONE (2020). WTF was that all about? It started out good, and then wandered away, leaving me poking my fingers in the plot holes. #31DaysofHalloween

Watching THE RAVEN with Lugosi and Karloff, and wondering, as always, about the guys that had to be hired to install pendulum torture devices. Do you find those guys in the phone book? Do they ever wonder what you need that big hanging blade for? Is this 'don't ask, don't tell'? #31DaysofHalloween

Well, dammit. Stung by a wasp while making my lunch and minding my own business. Of course, I caught and disposed of 6 of his friends this week. So, we have a wasp problem in the house. But I am still ahead of them on body count.

NIGHT OF THE REAPER!!! A nice little surprise and the sort of movie I wanted to watch again, immediately. #31DaysofHalloween

Wow! I just got my first invitation to an AI generated scam book club. I was beginning to worry that I wasn't worth stealing from. But pretend Kathy Schiller of fake book club, you restored my faith in my career by stroking my ego and imagining that I have anything worth taking.

Enjoying THEY LIVE IN THE GREY. A nice little ghost story. A little bit Six Sense, but that's not a bad thing. And the varying portraits of motherhood are touching. #31DaysofHalloween

Stopping into Bluesky to scream briefly into the void and remind myself that I should not be arguing with idiots on Facebook. But it's just... so... tempting...

Fresh from church and waiting for curtain at THE BOOK OF MORMON. Is this the most sacrilegious way to spend a Sunday? Or is is secretly a little spiritual? You be the judge.

I watched horror movies before bed. And last night, I dreamed... Of moving the bodice darts in a woman's tailored jumper in pinstriped wool. Then, walking home in the rain. My mind is a crazy place.

Winter must be coming. Bugs are coming into the house. I've caught 3 wasps, but late at night when I am too tired to walk them to the door. I now have a set of over-turned glasses in the kitchen, each with a wasp under them.

There is never a wrong time to watch the original version of THE HAUNTING. I choose before bed. #31DaysofHalloween

Dammit. June Lockheart died. She was definitely my TV Mom.

Oh, dear .

Backed myself into a corner, thinking I could print off some stuff that required templates, tables, and mail merge. Fought the hard fight all yesterday and failed multiple times. Couldn't sleep. Working while exhausted in the middle of the night? SUCCESS!

Watching the remake of THE OMEN. Not terrible but largely unnecessary, 31Days of Halloween.