News:

“Zombie Lesbian Bed Death” is a zany short story featured in the Savage Realms Press anthology Necro-Sapiens, the third in their Anthologies of Horror series, this one focusing on the undead. I didn’t think it would ever find a home, so I was thrilled when it was selected, because it was perfect for this anthology. And it’s got a great cover, if you want to check that out at the link.

“A Swirling Light” was posted yesterday for this month’s Shallow Waters Flash Fiction contest at Crystal Lake’s Patreon, for their Halloween encore theme. The characters may or may not have been inspired by my niblings. ($5/month tier to read and vote)

Works in Progress:

Still going on Never & Forever (Meridian Book 8), not out of this long scene yet. I’ll hit 112K by tonight. End count has been amended up to 130K words. Sigh. Keep in mind that I cut about 20-25% of a book in the initial edits.

Books I’m Reading:

Raising Loki: A Memoir by Elliot Manarin
Rose Madder by Stephen King

Things I’m Listening To:

Halloween playlist
Silent Hill playlist

Things I’m Watching:

Jurassic World: Rebirth
The Pale Blue Eye
Red Dragon
Matlock series
CSI: NY series
CSI series
SWAT series

Poem of the Week:

the ritual of the clock
of the tick tock commanding me
when to move when to rest
when to eat when to run
when to work when to swallow
check the numbers check yourself
measuring the days by the
ding dong ringing on the hours