Typing this from a hotel room in Springfield, Missouri. I’m in town for Tremendicon, and head back home tomorrow. Mary didn’t come because she’s sick (not Covid, just the good old-fashioned flu). Mary’s daughter is in Colorado, having adventures the way young people should. My youngest son is in Florida with his mother, visiting extended family and Cape Canaveral. And my oldest son has started a new job. Even the outdoor kittens have scattered and spread out, exploring the boundaries of my front yard, back yard, and the neighbor’s yard, and having a ball chasing mayflies and lightning bugs. I wish we were all home together. But there will always be books to sign. There will always be people to meet. There will always be readers to whom I want to show my gratitude. There will always be selfies to pose for and panel discussions to participate in and Q&As and local press interviews to do.
Appreciate the update on the kittens, and that link to “Swumpwater.” I need more time to read prose (which my ADD makes me very slow at doing), so I can check out these series of yours! Prolific thou art, oh, walker of the fourth path! :)
To keep myself sane while watching pre-school programming, I share my theories with my wife about some of the shows. For Paw Patrol, I think Ryder is a mad scientist and he created Adventure Bay and the Paw Patrol.
Masha from Masha and the Bear is the lone survivor of the Chernobyl disaster.
I'm a writer #2 striving to be a #3. Your observations about the future of horror fiction are probably pretty accurate. I certainly hope my publishers ride out the coming storm. Either way, I will always write.
Hi Brian. I've been fortunate enough to have met you a couple of times. And I don't say "fortunate" as in "Wow! I am fanboying out right now". I mean fortunate because you took the time to talk to and listen to me each time. I mean fortunate because you are a genuine person. Someone who cares about our messed up world and all of us who are struggling to make sense of it and make it through the day. I will be forever grateful to Bill and Ned and York Comix Connection for turning me on to your work. Thanks for your weekly thoughts and updates and thanks for scaring the crap out of me on a regular basis!
Appreciate the update on the kittens, and that link to “Swumpwater.” I need more time to read prose (which my ADD makes me very slow at doing), so I can check out these series of yours! Prolific thou art, oh, walker of the fourth path! :)
Great piece about the horror industry and where it's heading. Writers write and that's something we all have to remember in tough times.
To keep myself sane while watching pre-school programming, I share my theories with my wife about some of the shows. For Paw Patrol, I think Ryder is a mad scientist and he created Adventure Bay and the Paw Patrol.
Masha from Masha and the Bear is the lone survivor of the Chernobyl disaster.
I'm a writer #2 striving to be a #3. Your observations about the future of horror fiction are probably pretty accurate. I certainly hope my publishers ride out the coming storm. Either way, I will always write.
Hi Brian. I've been fortunate enough to have met you a couple of times. And I don't say "fortunate" as in "Wow! I am fanboying out right now". I mean fortunate because you took the time to talk to and listen to me each time. I mean fortunate because you are a genuine person. Someone who cares about our messed up world and all of us who are struggling to make sense of it and make it through the day. I will be forever grateful to Bill and Ned and York Comix Connection for turning me on to your work. Thanks for your weekly thoughts and updates and thanks for scaring the crap out of me on a regular basis!
Sincerely,
Don
I really enjoy reading your weekly updates. I just wanted to take the time to say thank you for taking the time to put them out there for us.