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Writing Catholic Romance
My new book, Honor At Stake, is officially posted as a vampire romance. I’ve obviously done romance before, but mostly as a subplot in the books I’ve written. With Codename: Winterborn, for example, there were two love plots going on. … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Personal Posts, Plugs and Promotions, Romance, Writing
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Honor At Stake, Sept 1
And now, for a page from the “self promotion file.” My vampire novel, Honor At Stake, is coming out on September first of this year. It’s the vampire novel with Catholic philosophy and metaphysics, jammed together with every traditional myth about vampires, … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, News, Personal Posts, Plugs and Promotions, Romance, Writing
Tagged Amanda Colt, Books, Brooklyn, New York, vampire, vampire novel, Vampires
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Touch One Life
Ever have that one awesome favorite that is nothing like anything else you like of the same type? That’s me and the Cruxshadows. The Cruxshadows are a darkwave band. If you don’t know what that is, just think “goth”; the … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Personal Posts, Resources, Reviews
Tagged Afterall, David Weber, Depression, DragonCon, John Ringo, Music, The Cruxshadows
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Of The Many Reasons I Don’t Blog a Lot
Call them reasons. Call them excuses. But there are several issues that keep me from blogging a lot, from the full-time writing job for Top Ten Reviews (which is awesome fun, especially lately), balancing the social marketing and interaction for … Continue reading
Independence Day Short Stories
Liberty Island (a right-wing entertainment website and publisher) occasionally sponsors short fiction contests. The most recent was their “July 4th Blockbuster Fiction Contest.” Why is this relevant, aside from the fact that today is July 4th? Well, you can read … Continue reading
Sacred Heart of Darkness
Why can’t I kill someone? No, seriously, why not? Oh, look, this guy is bullying my kid / my friend / hurt someone I care about. Why can’t I just go up to him and shove him into traffic? Why … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Commentary, Personal Posts, The Church
Tagged Atheism, Catholic Church, Morality, Thomas Hobbes
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A Look Inside Depression
Depression is one of those topics that people usually either don’t get or don’t want to talk about. If you haven’t experienced it, well, you don’t get it. Not really. And if you have experienced it, you tend not to want … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Personal Posts
Tagged Asperger Syndrome, Audrey Hepburn, Catherine Tate, Comedy, Conan O'Brien, David Letterman, Depression, G. K. Chesterton, Good Works, J. R. R. Tolkien, Pope St. John Paul II, Robin Williams, Rodney Dangerfield, Social Media, Stephen Fry, Suicide, The Cruxshadows, The Lord of the Rings
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Memorial Day: Bedroom Eyes
I wrote this story for Liberty Island’s Memorial Day short story contest in memory of my grandfather, T/Sgt. Lewis Forbes Smith, and the crew of his B29, Bedroom Eyes. I am pleased to say that it received one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Historical, Personal Posts, Plugs and Promotions, Resources
Tagged Armed Forces, Memorial Day, Military, Writing, WWII
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Happy Birthday to One of Our Own
Everyone, join us in conviviality! The Catholic Geeks’ own Lori Janeski, the Organist Most Texan, Queen of the Fisk, and Empress Lorraine the Brobdingnagian of Fishkill St. Wednesday (don’t ask) celebrates her birthday this day!
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That Day in September – a New Yorker remembers 9-11
Remember, remember that day in September, Airplanes and Terror and plot I see no error in thinking that terror Should never be forgot.** You know what today is.