I am delighted to have a new poem entitled “wolf howl” in the fine collection, Wolf Warriors: The National Wolf Watcher Anthology. All proceeds go to the Wolfwatcher Coalition. The book blurb says it all: Wolves have terrified and mystified us, their howls echoing through the words of our fairy tales, the texts of our…
Tag: fiction
Mayhem Monday: Do you Investigate?
It’s #MayhemMonday! I supply the mayhem, you try to survive.
What scares you?
Fear is a powerful motivator …and inhibitor. But one person’s nightmare is another’s thrill ride. I’m not a fan of rats. But, I have friends who have pet rats. How do our fears—and their more extreme counterparts, phobias—define us and the characters we write about? How do we make some fears universal—or at least show how…
Mayhem Monday: A noise in the night
It’s #MayhemMonday! I supply the mayhem, you try to survive.
Writing Prompt: The Dark Room
A man awakes in a pitch black room with no memory of how he got there. How big is the room? What is the room made of? How does he determine it? How did he get there?
What is Horror?
People tend to argue about horror a bit. I suppose many definitions are floating around. For instance, I’ve had some readers say that my horror novel The Wolf at His Door is more of a mystery in their opinion. That’s fine by me; I love a good mystery. For me, however, horror is a fairly…
Werewolf Wednesday: Dream Interpretation with Werewolves
Have you ever dreamed about werewolves? Alas, I never have, but, as a child, I did once dream a movie (I kid you not) about wolves with opening and closing credits and everything. For #WerewolfWednesday, let’s take a look at dream interpretation when a werewolf appears: According to The Interpretation of Dreams, the appearance of…
Mayhem Monday: Hear no, or See no Evil
It’s #MayhemMonday! I supply the mayhem, you try to survive. This week, you get decide your own mayhem…