

Sci-Fi Valley Con, Day 2
All right...the cons are coming back! Day 2 of Sci-Fi Valley Con is in the books! A very strong day, for sales, pretty regular crowds,...


Sci-Fi Valley Con #9, Day 1
Are we ready friends? Yes, it's that time...the return to a full-on convention since 2019 for me, and Sci-Fi Valley Con has been one I've...


Call it Love Released, Back to Real Live Authors and Other Stuff...
Well, we are back! It's been a long haul on so many fronts to get to where we are, and with the pandemic, I feel this thing is not done...


Migraines, Mania, and a New Book...
Well, here are again...some of the above is more immediate than recent, and all the same, while I would like to say my headline has told...


John Primer, Area 51, and the Future of the Blues
I suppose I could write a bunch of flowery prose and give you an enlightening treatise on what occurred Sunday, but there’s no need....


Larry McMurtry, Beverly Cleary, and Why I Am Not Writing a Newsletter...
This evening has led me to consider a lot of things. What a last few months it has been, I have to say; when we begin to think there is...


"Searching for Roy Buchanan," 2 Years On, and So Much More...
"Right or wrong, the truth won't fade away..." Thanks to Procul Harum for reminding me of a really good song from an obscure comeback...


Darkness Before Dawn...and Other Mindfucks
Well, for some of us 2020 has yet to leave the bar, and has indulged in several more shots of the most deadly top-shelf booze it can...


An Original Man
There is no possible way for me, alone to sum up the life of a loved one. You would have to assemble and interview family members, living...

A Deep and Dark December...
Well, well, while a certain part of the Simon and Garfunkel song is indeed appropriate at this time, I'm for once in a mood where I'm not...