BJ Novak and Us: A Story of Sharks

So my writing group The Illiterati were invited to a VIP Reception for writer/actor/producer BJ Novak. He’s a headliner at the Vegas Valley Book Festival, and since Mason and I are in the Lost and Found in Las Vegas anthology that just came out, we scored tickets. Yay! It’s awesome. BJ was friendly and funny and everything you’d expect. We … Read More

The Las Vegas Book Valley Festival Is This Weekend!

Please come, if you can. I’ll be on a panel with my partner-in-crime Mason Bundschuh. There will be books to buy, panels to participate in, and each year they have free hotdogs. I am ALL ABOUT the free hotdogs! BJ Novak will be there, along with one of my very favorite writers, Aimee Bender. I have this fantasy where I … Read More

The Vegas Valley Book Festival is Tomorrow!

Did you know Las Vegas has a book festival? It certainly does. And I’m taking part tomorrow. Fellow Las Vegas writer Rena Mason and I will be signing books at a table sponsored by the Horror Writer’s Association. And fellow Interdimensional Wombat and partner in crime Mason Bundschuh will be there as well, reading his second-place piece from the Flash Fiction … Read More

Recording the BEAUTIFUL SORROWS Audiobook, Part 1

In September of 2012, Shock Totem released my short story collection, Beautiful Sorrows. We released it at Killercon here in Las Vegas. Woo! Vegas! The gorgeous cover was created by Yannick Bouchard Just recently we decided to do an Audiobook of Beautiful Sorrows and decided to invite you along. Because this is a new venture for all of us, and … Read More

Stop 6: Interviewed by Jesus

Some of you know him as Jesus.  Or “that cool hippie dude”.  Because, thanks to Mason Bundschuh’s crazy beard, he now looks like this:   When I met El Chupacabra, he looked more like this:   (HA, Mason! That’s for beating me at the Las Vegas Valley Book Festival Flash Fiction contest!) Anyway, M is one of my favorite wombats … Read More

You Know Why You Want To Be My Friend?

Because I’ll let you borrow my shoes for parties.  No joke.  Ask Brad C. Hodson, Mason Bundschuh, and John Palisano.  Come and really experience the magic of Vegas, baby! So we sold out of all 50 pre-release paperbacks of Beautiful Sorrows, and we only have 9 Limited Edition Hardcovers left.  We’re only creating 50 hardcovers and then we’re done. The … Read More

Is This…Happiness?

  Oh, my darlings. My dear ones.  I have been far busier than I have ever been. Last night I laid everything out for my writing group, whose eyes grew wider and wider and I continued without taking a breath. “And I’m almost caught up on anthologies, but of course I still have the main novel and the book launch … Read More

How To Make Peppermint Sparkle

Need a little sparkle in your life?  Something toasty and snuggly?  Fear not, my friend. In just a few minutes, you’ll have Peppermint Sparkle. Step 1) We all have candy canes somewhere.  If not, zip down to the store and scoop them up from the clearance aisle.  Grind them up in your blender, and don’t forget to avoid breathing in … Read More