We Learn by Writing

Three books this month. Pick-Up by Charles Willeford (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard, 1990. Originally published in 1955)  Pick-Up is a story ...

Into the Maelstrom (2000) edited by Marc Gascoigne and Andy Jones includes twelve stories set in the Warhammer 40,000 gaming universe, whic...

  Two books and one comic this month. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle (Book of the Month Club, 1994. Originally pub...

One book and some manga this month.  Swords and Deviltry by Fritz Lieber (Ace Books, 1970) Swords and Deviltry collects four stories about L...

Swords and Deviltry (1970) collects four stories about Leiber’s sword & sorcery characters Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, prequels written...

Just three books this month as I spent most of my time jumping between ghost story anthologies.  Spirits of the Season : Christmas Hauntings...

I first learned about the tradition of telling ghost stories during Christmas a few years ago and I’ve been fascinated ever since. This year...