PBS Should Be Ashamed For Trying To "Improve" Classic Literature
I never thought I'd be in the position of criticizing PBS. I love PBS. I love Masterpiece Theater, and the way PBS keeps modern interest in the classics alive. The production values of PBS shows is...
View ArticleDumbass, Volume 1
So yeah... dumbass me decided to take a week off social media. Funny how we always underestimate our addictions, isn't it? Here's why. Bear with me, this explanation goes in a million different...
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EXCERPT: Harlequinade 5: Theater of Desire
Nota bene: If you haven't read and completed Harlequinade 4: Theater of War you REALLY DO NOT WANT to read this excerpt. This excerpt will spoil the crap out of the previous book. If you either HAVE...
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Theater of Desire Release Day, Beta Readers, and Series Secrets
Book Release Day! Harlequinade 5: Theater of Desire is now available on Amazon. You can grab the ebook at https://www.amazon.com/…/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_ZzbjBbQKJYBPFand the paperback at...
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Classics, Epics, and the Theater of Vengeance
A twelve book series...in twelve months. Normal people don't do that to themselves, but I think we've already established that I am anything but normal. Nearly 1.5 million words and 4800 pages. When...
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Talking Frankly About Sexual Violence and College Athletes--Extended Cut
Let’s Talk Frankly About Sexual Assault and College AthleticsAnyone who follows my personal blog knows that I’ve done a series of articles over the past few years regarding college athletics and the...
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2018 Sports--Year of the Asshats
Sorry for the long layoff on this blog. 2018 was an extraordinarily busy year for me, with the release of 11 new fiction titles (oh my Harlequin--how hard it's going to be to say goodbye to you next...
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When The Demonic Knows Your Name
(Author's note--this is a 2019 reworking of a 2016 post that is very pertinent to what's going on right now. Enjoy it--except for Chip Coffey, who now hates me. Read on for why...it's hilarious. But...
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Everything You Wanted To Know About Zozo...Plus A Lot Of Things You Wish You...
The Zozo demon is commonly referred to as "the Ouija Board demon". Because of some paranormal groups' preference for using a Ouija board on investigations, Zozo has been a frequent...and...
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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Zozo...And A Few Things You Didn't...
Author's note: This is the second part of our look at Zozo, the so-called Ouija Board demon. For part one, head to this page. And as always during paranormal season, DO NOT TRY ANYTHING WE DISCUSS ON...
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Demonic Hauntings And Why You Don't Want An Exorcist Who Advertises, Part One
For some reason, demonic hauntings have been on the rise globally. The Catholic Church is playing catch-up and installing an exorcist in every diocese in the US but still can't meet the demand...This...
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Demonic Hauntings And Why You Don't Want An Exorcist Who Advertises, Part Two
This is the second part of my two-part article on demonic hauntings and why you don't want an exorcist who advertises. You can read the first half of the article here. But if you're ready, let's get...
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Sorry, Football Scoop and Scott Roussel, But Butch Jones Should Never Coach...
You know, I've enjoyed a Butch Jones-free life. It's been pleasant. No stupid gimmicks. No lies. No BS. But now that we're looking at the meat of the football season and the football coaching carousel...
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Theater of Power--A Harlequinade Prequel: Check Out The Excerpt Right Here
Before you learn the ending of an epic story, you need to hear its beginning. In Theater of Power, the prequel to the bestselling Harlequinade series you finally get the real story...the real history...
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Paranormal Parasites--The Fringe Element of the Paranormal World
In the 1920s, the most famous man in the world was arguably Harry Houdini, stage magician and escape artist. While normally this sort of entertainer would have concentrated on making his audiences...
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Paranormal Research Part 1: The Haunted Monroe House
The fact of the matter is that there’s a long string of peculiar accidents, hate crimes, tragedies, infidelity and violent domestic abuse associated with the house as far back as the early 1900s. Those...
View ArticleFree Mykelle McDaniel from NCAA Censure and the Abuse of Coach Butch Jones.
The following excerpt is from the book I co-authored with Tom Mattingly Empowered: The Fan ReVOLution That Changed College Football regarding the treatment then-head coach Butch Jones doled out to a...
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It Feels Evil Paranormal Fact Checks--The Real History of Yorktown Memorial...
Author's note--I conducted the research for LiveSciFi's investigation of Yorktown Memorial Hospital for the new Travel Channel show It Feels Evil. The local folklore has been related as "history" by...
View ArticleParanormal Research Part 2: The Haunted Monroe House
This article concludes the two-part paranormal research series of blog posts, continuing the history of the haunted Monroe House.When researching a haunted location, the purpose isn’t to prove the...
View ArticleThe Aftermath: How Alzheimer's Reinforced My Agnosticism
Dear God--if there is such a thing--ease my father's confusion tonight. Allow his fears to dwindle. Give him ease; grant him rest. Let him sleep sweetly, buried in the memories that are lost to him in...
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Victoria's Black Swan Inn—Historical Dossier LSF/It Feels Evil
Author's note: This document continues our investigation into paranormal research, and was submitted to the producers of It Feels Evil as a comparison piece for/against the website currently maintained...
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Preview--House of Wills: It Feels Evil
Author's note: This preview was written sitting inside the main chapel of the House of Wills the first day that the Travel Channel's show, It Feels Evil, was shot. But there was literally no way to...
View ArticleThe Real Pandemic Hidden Behind The Coronavirus Is Not What You Think
I think we've all wondered at times if the world could survive a crisis. For those of us who were kids in the 1970s and 80s, the catalyst of disaster was nuclear weapons. I'll never forget the day that...
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Pandemic Day Ten--The Danse Macabre
Our world is no longer ours, but it has a soundtrack and illustrations most folks don't know about. So play the soundtrack as you read this piece, and I'll share some truly extraordinary art. The arts...
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Paranormal Parasites Episode One--Exorcists and Exorcisms, Part One
In 2016, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles was rocked by the news that a priest, Erwin Mena, had been arrested on multiple charges--twenty-two felonies and eight misdemeanors--for crimes ranging from...
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