My first Aleteia post is up, and it's about Halloween! However, I also must confess a dislike for the usual proposed alternative of “All Saints Night,” in which children are encouraged to dress as their favorite saints and all the spooky trappings of the holiday are avoided. To paraphrase Jane Austen, that may be more … Continue reading Aleteia Post on Halloween
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Book Release: Spring and Fall in the Old Dark House
Just in time for Halloween is this nice little ghost story about two friends - super-smart, super-sweet, irrepressibly lively Jenny Spring and taciturn, dour, extra-stoic David Fall - who end up having to explore a (possibly) haunted house, where they learn a thing or two about how much they still have to learn. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K1LFTTQ “Do … Continue reading Book Release: Spring and Fall in the Old Dark House
Halloween at the Federalist
New post up at the Federalist discussing the original Halloween: To understand this film, it is necessary to understand its monster. The thing in “Halloween” is usually referred to as Michael Myers, the name of the young boy in the opening. However, that’s not how Nick Castle is credited. He’s listed as playing “The Shape.” What … Continue reading Halloween at the Federalist
Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Andre Fireson and Nick Windworth in Friends in Need
They sat across from each other, as they had done once before, just prior to a hail of gunshots that had killed Gallano’s bodyguard and ended up setting his restaurant on fire. Andre thought the mobster had grown even more vulture-like in the intervening week or so. “You place me in a most … Continue reading Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Andre Fireson and Nick Windworth in Friends in Need
Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Sarah Rockford and Karen Stillwater in “Mate in Two”
Detective Crane hung up the phone and turned to his young partner. “Well, they’re on their way,” he said in a low voice. Karen Stillwater nodded, feeling a thrill of excitement that she carefully kept from showing on her face. They were making progress at last. Between Fireson and Rockford’s statements and the information they’d … Continue reading Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Sarah Rockford and Karen Stillwater in “Mate in Two”
Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Andre Fireson in Necessary Evils
Andre Fireson was no stranger to elegant afternoon affairs like this one. Being the President of a major arms manufacturer, he’d often had to wine and dine his way to a lucrative business deal. They could even be enjoyable at times; there were worse ways to spend an afternoon than among well-educated, successful men and … Continue reading Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Andre Fireson in Necessary Evils
The Ten Commandments of Murder: Available Now
I'm a big fan of 'cozy' mysteries: Agatha Christie, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Dorothy Sayers, G.K. Chesterton, I can't get enough of them. Naturally (because that's how my mind works), I've always wanted to make one of my own. So, I did, and it's now available on Amazon. “A house of many sins is a … Continue reading The Ten Commandments of Murder: Available Now
Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Sarah Rockford in Crime Uninvited
Sarah Rockford reflected that it was a very strange thing to be sitting across the table from a man who had come very close to murdering her only a few days before. “Thank you for consenting to see me, Mr. Lepton,” she said. “This won’t take long.” Lepton said nothing. He was looking at her … Continue reading Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Sarah Rockford in Crime Uninvited
Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Sarah Rockford in Construction of Crime
Tonight, the ebony sky above Los Angeles was bronzed with the light of destroying fire. The Loan and Financing building, only completed in June, was reduced to ashes… Sarah Rockford looked up from her notepad to where the Loan and Financing building was still being transformed into ash. The fire department was pouring water … Continue reading Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: Sarah Rockford in Construction of Crime
Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: The Clown
Frank Catelli sat in his car, watching the children play. He had a newspaper on his lap, but wasn’t reading it. It was only for show, in case someone came up and asked what he was doing. Always best to provide yourself with an innocent excuse for anything you’re doing. In the same way, his … Continue reading Thrilling Adventure Stories Presents: The Clown
Serpent's Den 