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Postcard Story: Home Economics
Image courtesy of Shorpy.com. Why, come on in! No problem at all. Kick the dust of your boots first, though, if you please. This is it, the ol’ homestead. Built ‘er from plans out of the Sears...
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Postcard Story: Welcome Wagon
Hey, there! You don’t know me yet, but I’m Haylee. I just moved in with my husband Connor next door, and I’m doing a little goodwill tour around the neighborhood just to say “hi!” so…”Hi!” I’m a...
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P.J. O’Rourke
“She’s wrong about absolutely everything, but she’s wrong within normal parameters.” – P.J. O’Rourke on reluctantly backing Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump During my first semester of college, I...
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Chris and the Kobayashi Maru
Six weeks ago, a friend who hadn’t spoken to me in twenty-five years killed himself. I’m not sure Chris would want me to call him a friend these days, but for a decade of our lives from middle school...
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A Summer Reading List
I’m not sure it’s accurate to say that summer is my favorite season, but it’s certainly the one when my body and mind expect to spend their days writing, walking in the woods, napping, and reading...
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Perhaps Living a Little TOO Deliberately
Earlier this week, I crossed a threshold: after keeping a daily log of my activities consistently since June of 2001 and filling in others from calendars and journals, I logged my 9,075th day. Of...
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It’s Necronomicon Season: September 23 – 25
This year, somewhat oddly, I’m attending two Necronomicon conventions: the Lovecraftian celebration in Providence back in August, and the beloved one in Tampa I’ve been attending for 35 years coming...
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A Big Rock Candy Willcon
This weekend was Willcon 20, the gaming and genre convention I run from my home that is absolutely not just a party like it looks. We have a schedule! We have a con suite! We have mismatched...
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Beyond Weird Storybundle
My collection Acres of Perhaps is part of the BEYOND WEIRD Story Bundle along with a bunch of amazing authors like Kelly Link, Liz Hand, Philip Fracassi, Charles Payseur, Ramsey Campbell, Craig L....
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Might As Well Write
I have recently relaunched my site Might As Well Write as a newsletter for cynical writers looking for practical hope! Its tagline is “Darkly encouraging advice for creators who aren’t quite ready to...
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