Positive reviews for our Weird Rhody horror stories continue build on Good Reads and Amazon, the first from Laura Matthews giving Wight Christmas high marks for sex-positivity and holiday cheer! Laura is the owner and creative talent behind ThinkStory.biz, whose services include expert story analysis and editing, specifically for self-publishing authors. Having worked with Laura in the past, including during the heady days of my membership within the former Nobscot Niblets writer’s group at the now-defunct Annie’s Book Stop, once tucked away in a cozy shopping plaza in Framingham, MA. That link goes to Niblets co-founder Robyn Bradley, whose book...

My friend and fellow horror writer G.A. Miller happened to post about this recent Business Insider piece about printed steak as an off the cuff Facebook post. I read it and Terry Bisson‘s short story, They’re Made Out of Meat came instantly to mind. The two things don’t have much in common besides a challenge to our way of thinking about meat – actually, our way of thinking about things in general, I would say. They’re Made Out of Meat won the Nebula Nomination for Best Short Story 1991. Deservedly so! So the Business Insider piece got me thinking about...

Attention, Fantastic Foray fans! Weird Rhody’s release date has been pushed back into the first week of September, but you can still PRE-ORDER Weird Rhody TODAY! If you haven’t signed up for our newsletter already, you can still do that when the sign-up pop-up pops up, and you’ll still get a free flash-fiction preview of Wight Christmas! Tell your friends: free stuff awaits, and all I ask is your email so I can tell you the whole thing is for sale before anyone else knows.

The Perseid Meteor Shower, nature’s regular summer spectacle, is past its peak (Aug. 11 – 12), but an eye on clear skies and a waning moon mean there’s still a good shot at shooting stars Tuesday and Wednesday, depending on locale as Earth hurtles through dusty trail of comet Switft-Tuttle. “Midnight to dawn any morning the week before or after (the Perseid peak) should produce a few meteors,”: NASA reports. The Perseids generally appear to radiate from a point high in the north, called the “radiant,” the NASA folks say, but you only have to point yourself North and look up. Not only is...