When you think of a writer’s voice, you think of them in terms of the written word. Not their speaking voice. Today, we can listen to books… Read more “An Author’s Voice: Beyond the Pen”
Tag: Edgar Allan Poe
ConQuesT 49
Memorial Weekend marks the 49th annual ConQuesT, a science fiction and fantasy convention put on by the KC Science Fiction and Fantasy Society and you’ll find me… Read more “ConQuesT 49”
Poe’s Birthday Party
Perhaps the best part of January (because let’s face it, January is pretty abysmal in the Midwest), is the birth of one deceased author, Edgar Allan Poe… Read more “Poe’s Birthday Party”
A Spirit of Melancholy: Poe, Lovecraft and their Poetry
Well, yesterday was the first day of fall which means, we are OFFICIALLY in the Gothic season! Even if I didn’t know the dates, it would be… Read more “A Spirit of Melancholy: Poe, Lovecraft and their Poetry”
Post-Apocalyptic Reading Lists
The Apocalypse, if you worry about such things, is serious business. The end of everything we have ever known and the beginning of the unknowable. I personally… Read more “Post-Apocalyptic Reading Lists”
Literary Pilgrimages
The literary pilgrimage used to be simple. You would travel to a place to see the home, grave, or drinking joint of your favorite writer. Literary pilgrimages,… Read more “Literary Pilgrimages”
Happy Birthday to Mr. Poe
January brings the birthday of one of my favorite writers, Edgar Allan Poe. Thus, the first month of the year leaves me in a celebratory spirit of all things… Read more “Happy Birthday to Mr. Poe”
The Year of “Why Not?”
This year was not necessarily significant in the grand scheme of life. But It was the last year of my twenties and in ceremonious (perhaps even a… Read more “The Year of “Why Not?””
You Are What You Read
The old adage, you are what you eat, is very applicable to writing. To write you must read. To create, you must gain fuel—inspiration—from somewhere; be it… Read more “You Are What You Read”
A Writer’s Top 10 Christmas List
Dear Santa, As a writer and a former English major, my focus may be a bit different from most. But I too have a little Christmas list… Read more “A Writer’s Top 10 Christmas List”
Writer vs the World 