Swords, Specters, & Stuff
Welcome to My World
I started this blog in January 2012 for one simple reason: I love to write. I named it “Swords, Specters, & Stuff” because I especially love to write about writing, about books and movies in my favorite genres, about authors that mean a great deal to me. But there’s more to it than that, which is why I included “Stuff” in the title. It is “Stuff” that gives me carte blanche to write about anything, which is why you’ll see stories about special trips to Cooperstown, Sedona, and other places; about getting older; about baseball; about the otherworldly way in which I met my soul mate; about the loss of good friends, and so much more. Enjoy! And feel free to leave a comment.
Throwback Thursday: Going To The Dogs
I often amuse myself by writing crazy scenes like the one you’re about to enjoy. This post first ran in 2022.
My Women Of Horror, Part Two
To reiterate what I wrote last week, I absolutely love and respect strong women! Heck, I had a fabulous one as my life partner for over three decades. I try to impart that same strength and resolve to the female characters in all of my two dozen+ books, and that is especially true in my four horror novels. Let me introduce you to my next two women of horror.
Throwback Thursday: Guilty Pleasures—CONGO
It must be Strong Woman Week, because Laura Linney really kicks butt in CONGO. This post first ran in 2022.
My Women Of Horror, Part One
I absolutely love and respect strong women! Heck, I had a fabulous one as my life partner for over three decades. I try to impart that same strength and resolve to the female characters in all of my two dozen+ books, and that is especially true in my four horror novels. Let me introduce you to my four women of horror.
Throwback Thursday: “What Are You, Like, 80?” Lines From The Indiana Jones Films, Part Three
This may not have been everyone’s favorite Indiana Jones film, but I thought it was fun. This post first ran in 2022.
Swords, Sorcery, And Cross Plains, Texas
Readers of sword & sorcery, sword & planet, science fiction, fantasy, and horror undoubtedly know the name of Robert E. Howard. For the majority of people, not so much. But just about everyone is familiar with the name of Howard’s most famous creation: Conan the Barbarian.
Throwback Thursday: “This Should Be In A Museum”—Lines From The Indiana Jones Films, Part Two
The third film in the Indiana Jones series introduced film icon Sean Connery as Indy’s father and involved a quest for a Holy Relic. It also brought the Nazis back into the series. Here are some of the fun and compelling lines from this film.
Jack Miller Will Definitely Ride Again!
Last year, after I lost my beloved bride to demon cancer, I hastily—and painstakingly—finished the book I had been working on, PERILS OF THE BIKE PATH (A Jack Miller Senior Moment: Book Five), for quite a while. At that point, deep in depression, I swore that I would never write another novel. But that changed a few months ago, when—mostly for therapy—I started a new book.
Throwback Thursday: “Try The Local Sewer!”—Lines From The Indiana Jones Films, Part One
The Indiana Jones films provide a plethora of great lines. This post first appeared in 2022.
Another Ghostly Encounter?
Well, it happened again, and I said that I’d keep you posted. Barely a month after my other two ghostly encounters—which I wrote about earlier this month—I experienced yet another one. And in a church parking lot, no less!
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