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Strange Tales of Castell Dinas Brân in Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales
Strange tales of ancient Welsh ruins.
Continue reading →Hail, Dark Fairy Tales, & Hidden Influences
Severe storms seem to be everywhere lately.
Continue reading →Ghosts of Windermere House in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
Muskoka's most haunted hotel.
Continue reading →Romanian Pronunciation, Fuzzy Texas Caterpillars, & Tiny Liquor Bottles
When researching topics from other languages, I always look up the pronunciation.
Continue reading →Exploring Folk Tales: The Smith and the Devil
A blacksmith who tricked the trickster.
Continue reading →Texas Fog & Endless Advertisements
It's been foggy here in Texas. I mean...really foggy.
Continue reading →Restless Spirits in the Fortress of Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
A haunted 18th-century French fortress on a rugged island.
Continue reading →Catching Up, Caterpillars, & Condensing
The tooth pain is entirely gone now, a massive improvement from a few weeks ago.
Continue reading →Haunting of the Fairmont Empress in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Lingering ghosts of a historic hotel in British Columbia.
Continue reading →True Crime, Spooky Cemetery, & Some Chapters Are Way Easier Than Others
"Are those three things in the title related?!" I vociferated, interrobangedly.
Continue reading →Shirime of Japanese Yōkai Folklore
A Japanese spirit that you never want to look in the eye.
Continue reading →Phonographic Visions Launched & Some Chapters Are Way Harder Than Others
I've been working on a new short fiction project and just launched it on YouTube: Phonographic Visions.
Continue reading →The Tale of a Cult Classic: Are You Afraid of the Dark?
A '90s cult classic that redefined childhood nightmares.
Continue reading →Even Dolls Have Conventions & Short Fiction
I recently learned that there are doll conventions.
Continue reading →Origin of Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal
Kings, patricide, and ancient atonement.
Continue reading →Foggy Nights & Oversized Spoons
We've been having some pretty foggy nights here in North Texas lately.
Continue reading →Revision Test Results & The Real Unreal
I've been eyeing some revisions for my first novel for a few months, and I decided to test my ideas in the first chapter.
Continue reading →Novel Querying & Experimentation
Querying a novel makes you look hard at everything, especially your opening pages.
Continue reading →Zmeu of Romanian Folklore
An ogre? Devil? Vampire? A dragon that can magically make weapons to murder you with? Yes, all in one creature.
Continue reading →Cooking Blood for the Holidays & Next Novel Planning
Cooking blood is one of the worst smells.
Continue reading →Cheeroonear of Aboriginal Australian Folklore
A dog-faced man prowling the Nullarbor Plain in Australia.
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