September 9, 2014. My friend Mandy Slater and I take our seats inside the Eventim Apollo theatre in London at 7:20 p.m. The show is supposed to begin at 7:45. This will not be a typical rock concert, so I expect it to begin on time. The next twenty-five minutes are going to be excruciating. [ Read More ]
“He’s got a rattle now. It’s a death rattle. You should probably come soon.” That was my Mom on Wednesday morning. She was talking about my 93-year-old stepfather, Ed. A year ago Ed was still driving and doing accounting work for family and friends. He was amazing – we’d go out in public with him [ Read More ]
Last month at the World Horror Convention in Portland, Oregon, I had the pleasure of introducing HWA’s Lifetime Achievement Award and special guest Stephen Jones not once, but twice. First, I introduced him during the opening ceremonies on Thursday; then I introduced him during the awards presentation on Saturday night. Believe me, it wasn’t my [ Read More ]
