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• ALL SMOKE RISES .99 Cent Kindle Countdown Deal Starts Now!

  

  "When there's nothing left to burn, set yourself on fire"ALL SMOKE RISES .99 Cent Kindle Countdown Deal Starts Now!"Perfectly encapsulates horror as a reflectio... Read more

  Posted on 31 March 2016 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS

• Who Dies Next on The Walking Dead? (and Those Who, If They Do, well....Who...

  

  Last night, The Walking Dead showed more flesh last night than ever, and not the eating kind. The more bad-ass Carol gets, the more she cries, and I love her fo... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2016 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS

• Who Dies Next on The Walking Dead? (And Who, If They Do Die, I Won't Really Miss)

  

  Last night, The Walking Dead showed more flesh last night than ever, and not the eating kind. The more bad-ass Carol gets, the more she cries, and I love her fo... Read more

  Posted on 28 March 2016 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS

• Good Friday Thoughts

  

  I was raised Catholic and taught to kneel in front of an ancient torture device (the cross) and reinact cannibalism (communion. Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2016 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS

• 2016 Horror Writers Convention - AKA Stokercon

  

  I'm incredibly excited to be attending my first Horror Writer's Convention this May in Las Vegas.I've been to one other writing convention, and found it... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2016 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS

• 50 FREE Kindle Copies of MILK-BLOOD from Amazon #AmazonGiveaway

  

  50 Free Kindle Copies of MILK-BLOOD. "Incredibly powerful! Guaranteed to have you on the edge of your seat." MILK-BLOOD has been optioned for filmMILK-BLOOD... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2016 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS

• 50 FREE Kindle Copies of MILK-BLOOD from Amazon #AmazonGiveaway

  

  50 Free Kindle Copies of MILK-BLOOD. "Incredibly powerful! Guaranteed to have you on the edge of your seat." MILK-BLOOD has been optioned for filmMILK-BLOOD... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2016 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS

• Shout It, Shout It, Shout It out Loud. (all Smoke Rises is Here)

  

  In case I haven't screamed it in your ear already, so loud that it made your eyes wince and your brain bleed, ALL SMOKE RISES released this week.I've been... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2016 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS

• All Smoke Rises and a Humblebrag

  

  This post is full-tilt humblebrag.I've been blown away by the type of authors who have agreed to read and blurb my upcoming release ALL SMOKE RISES: MILK-BLOOD... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2016 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS

• FLORENCE+ The Machine

  

  Florence + the machine is perhaps my current favorite artist. Her songs are like Anthems, all of them, full of imagery and creative metaphors. Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2016 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS

• Once a Runner

  This blog, my life, and most everything I did in it used to revolve around running.I would eat food based on my run for the day. I would look at the weather... Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2016 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS

• Arghhhh. Publish My Damn Book Already

  

  I'm in that exciting as Hell (because Hell is exciting) time of an author's life. Book is done, edited, beta read, combed over, hashed out, taken behind the she... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2016 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS

• ALL SMOKE RISES: MILK-BLOOD REDUX - Available for Pre-Order

  

  The cover for ALL SMOKE RISES: MILK-BLOOD REDUX is done! Kealan Patrick Burke from Elderlemon Design smashed this one out of the park. You want a cover done, yo... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2015 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS

• Star Wars the Force Awakens

  

  Star Wars: the Force Awakens was perhaps the greatest time I've ever had in a movie theater. I watched in in full luxury recliner, my 9 year old on one side of... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2015 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS

• MILK-BLOOD SEQUEL, MUTANTS and GOD BLESS US EVERYONE

  ALL SMOKE RISES: MILK-BLOOD REDUX is complete! Well, mostly complete. It's been written, and it's been read. A wonderful list of beta readers agreed to read... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2015 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS

• Mad Max Fury Road Gets a Golden Globe Nomination

  

  So happy that Mad Max: Fury Road got a Golden Globe nomination for best picture. One of the most spectacular movies I've experienced. Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2015 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS

• "no One Mourns the Wicked" -frosty the Snowman Thru the Eyes of the Magician

  

  We all remember that old silk hat the kids found, but who had rights to its ownership? st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } Growing up in the 70’s and 80’s, watching... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2015 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS

• Legend Wearables

  

  This blog used to be largely about running, but since my spinal cord has been shredded, I've changed all of that and haven't run a step in months. This hasn't... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2015 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS

• A Head Full of Ghosts, Money for Nothing, and Why Marjorie Needs Zyprexa

  

  THERE WILL BE SPOILERS. I WILL SPOIL YOULots of things to say about A Head Full of Ghosts, but first a disclaimer: this is not a book review. Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2015 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS

• Halloween Week Treatise on the Subject of Horror

  

  Back when I was a Professional drunk, my obnoxious term for New Years Eve was AMATEUR NIGHT. Well, maybe Halloween is HORROR AMATEUR NIGHT. Better analogy:... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2015 FITNESS, HEALTHY LIVING, SPORTS