Hello my fine fanged friends! Two days after my return from the great city of New Orleans I am finally beginning to catch up on the hundreds of emails and other assorted sordid business affairs I found awaiting my attention after six days with limited cyber access. Between spotty cell reception in the haunted French [...]

I think I’ve found the first vampire-centric S.A.T. question. LOL! I stumbled upon this confusing little gem this morning and thought I’d pass it along to you to wrack your brains over. It is entitled “Vampire Holiday” by Barbara Jean Khul. The eve of St. George (April 23) is a night of terror in Romania. [...]

So, out of pure curiosity I googled “holiday vampire” this morning. The first thing that popped up was this gem: a torrid mass paperback romance novel by the name of Holiday With A Vampire: Christmas Cravings\Fate Calls. Now, I personally have not read this book so I am not offering any recommendations, favorable or otherwise, [...]

Happy “Mass Turkey Slaughter Day” to all! It’s time to sleep late, gorge ourselves on fattening food, play a little football and then konk out in front of the tube watching some football game that half of us don’t even care who’s playing in. Ah, what a strange time of year! This year, I’m staying [...]

Today marks the Feast of the Bride or Imbolc (or Oimelc), one of the four principal festivals of the Wheel of the Year, celebrated among Neopagans, Wiccans, and other similar cultures either at the beginning of February or at the first local signs of Spring. Most commonly it is celebrated on February 2, since this [...]

I would like to wish everyone a warm and safe holiday! Whatever your choice in celebrating today, may it be filled with lots of rum and food and, hopefully, everything you asked Santa for this year! Bookmark to: Hide Sites

Yesterday was the second day I attended the Keep Austin Bizarre Christmas bazaar as a vendor. I was one of three authors hanging out throughout the day signing and selling copies of our book. Again, there were very few customers at the bazaar. It was beyond bewildering. Here is this huge, amazingly decorated event space [...]

Yes, I used to look cute and innocent. LOL! Here are a few pics from Thanksgiving holidays past. For your amusement… Jamming with Dad… Every Thanksgiving we would go visit Furry Lewis, the blues legend and a family friend, when we lived in Memphis… There are just so many things wrong with this photo. But [...]