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Mythological Moorings of the Apothecary Series

The Apothecary's Curse and Alchemy of Glass are genre-bending historical/urban fantasies with their hearts in Victorian literature, brain in present-day Chicago, ...

Byronic Heroes in Pop Culture

My own Byronic hero--Gaelan Erceldoune  Mike Glyer's File 770 SFF Fanzine posted my new piece on Byronic Heroes in SFF. ...

From Mild-Mannered Mom to Writer of Dark Fantasy

Since The Apothecary's Curse came out in 2016, most people in my personal circle of friends, acquaintances, and colleagues are ...

Locations in and Around The Universe of The Apothecary’s Curse

In anticipation of the April release of Alchemy of Glass, the sequel to the Bram Stoker Award-nominated Apothecary's Curse, I ...

Stoker Con 2017

You might think that a four-day Horror Writers Association  Convention (AKA StokerCon 2017), especially aboard the legendary Queen Mary (long-said ...

Grounding the Fantasy of The Apothecary’s Curse in Historical Authenticity

There's an old Paper Lace song from the '70s called "The Night Chicago Died." It refers to the "east side" ...

My Blog Posts, Podcasts, Interviews, and More

(Re)-Introducing the ‘Let’s Talk TV’ Podcast

Do you need an escape from the crazy? Then you need the Let's Talk TV: Pop Culture with a Political ...
Alchemy of Glass

Virtual Vacationing ala Alchemy of Glass #1: The Ravines

We're all stuck at home. Virtual vacations are the best we can do these days. So I thought...why not take ...

Alchemy of Glass Launch Update

An update on the launch party for Alchemy of Glass: As some of you know, my official book launch party ...

Alchemy of Glass Arrives Tuesday, April 21

Even (perhaps especially) in these challenging times, new books are a welcome escape. I want to let you know about my ...

Debut Novelist: Origins

Originally published at Blogcritics Magazine Six months from now, my debut novel The Apothecary's Curse will hit the shelves: the ...

From House, M.D. to the World of Gaelan Erceldoune

I was recently asked whether there was any connection between my critically lauded book about the TV series House, M.D. (Chasing Zebras, ...

(Re)-Introducing the ‘Let’s Talk TV’ Podcast

Do you need an escape from the crazy? Then you need the Let's Talk TV: Pop Culture with a Political ...
Alchemy of Glass

Virtual Vacationing ala Alchemy of Glass #1: The Ravines

We're all stuck at home. Virtual vacations are the best we can do these days. So I thought...why not take ...

Alchemy of Glass Launch Update

An update on the launch party for Alchemy of Glass: As some of you know, my official book launch party ...

Alchemy of Glass Arrives Tuesday, April 21

Even (perhaps especially) in these challenging times, new books are a welcome escape. I want to let you know about my ...

Debut Novelist: Origins

Originally published at Blogcritics Magazine Six months from now, my debut novel The Apothecary's Curse will hit the shelves: the ...

From House, M.D. to the World of Gaelan Erceldoune

I was recently asked whether there was any connection between my critically lauded book about the TV series House, M.D. (Chasing Zebras, ...

One on One With ‘Stargate Universe’ Producer Joe Mallozzi – Part One

Reposting from Blogtalk Radio–I’ll be posting some of the live interviews I did for my podcast Let’s Talk TV. The ...

One on One Stargate Producer/Writer Joe Mallozzi–Part Two

Reposting from Blogtalk Radio–I’ll be posting some of the live interviews I did for my podcast Let’s Talk TV. The ...

Thomas the Rhymer and Gaelan Erceldoune

Those of you who've read The Apothecary's Curse know that the character Gaelan Erceldoune is based on the legend of ...

Talking Paranormal on America’s Most Haunted

On a freewheeling and literary edition of After Hours AM/America’s Most Haunted Radio — with hosts Joel Sturgis and Eric ...

My Dad and the Universe of Apothecary’s Curse

Like a lot of dads from his era, mine was barely knowable. He was a WWII veteran (Army Air Corps), ...

Novel Writing: The Revision Process Part 1

Most of you know that bit of excellent writing advice, the rule about letting a draft sit and marinate for ...

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