Hi, everyone! As summer winds down (seriously, how is it already almost September?), I hope you can look back at the past few months and smile. Jeff and I took June and July off from conventions, spent a lot of time writing at the lake, relaxed, and enjoyed our new lives in Duluth, Minnesota.

My first novella, RED INSIDE, debuted on July 23rd. I’m so proud of this book…I poured my heart into making sure everything was just right.

If you’ve read it…thank you!

If you’ve reviewed it…thank you!

If you enjoyed my afterword about tarantulas…THANK YOU! 🙂

If you’d like to take a gander, it’s available in all formats on Amazon (eBook, paperback, hardcover, and audiobook, narrated by the insanely talented John Wayne Comunale…and you can even read it for free in Kindle Unlimited!) Or, if you like your copies signed, you can grab one at my on-line store, along with stickers, magnets, bookmarks, and other goodies!

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The first weekend in August saw Jeff and I traveling to Chicago, Illinois, for two events: On Friday evening, we did a book signing at Bucket O’ Blood Books with Aron Beauregard and Megan Stockton, and Saturday was the infamous Books & Brews event, which totally lived up to the hype. We didn’t leave our table during the entirety of the event…because we couldn’t! It was a great problem to have. To those of you who stopped by and visited, it was so good seeing you! It made me incredibly happy to meet authors I admire, as well as kind, supportive readers.

We drove back to Duluth for a day to wash clothes before heading to Minneapolis to see one of my bucket-list bands, Blink-182.

From there, we started the long journey to Austin, Texas, for the best convention of them all…KILLERCON! While there, we visited the house where the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie was filmed. It’s now a restaurant about an hour outside Austin, but it looks exactly the same as it did in that iconic film.

We hung out with lots of friends (i.e. family) and even got to meet Jonathan and Michelle Butcher! I loved every minute.

When we arrived home, Jeff tested positive for Covid, so we hunkered down and quarantined. By some miracle, I’ve remained negative, and after one short week, Jeff is now testing negative too!

My daughter, Autumn, was supposed to fly in from West Virginia and visit this week, but it fell through. To cheer me up, Jeff brought me to the lake. As I craft this blog post, I’m sitting on a screened-in porch overlooking the beautiful Gull Lake. We’ve been working here the past week, enjoying the peace and solitude. Which is good, since tomorrow we’ll be at Minnesota State Fair. With tens of thousands of people. In 90-degree heat.

I need a hug.

September and October are going to be crazy busy as our convention season kicks into gear. You can check out my ‘Appearances’ page to see where you can catch me if you’d like a book signed or a photo together or you just want to chat. I’m game for all three.

See you on the flip side! (I need a name for my fans. If you have any inspired ideas, please leave them in the comments. Jeff suggested The WTF’ers?) 🙂

My heartfelt thanks to each and every author who took time out of their very busy schedules to read and blurb my book. I’m grateful for the kind words.

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Hey, guys! I apologize for the, you know, half-year absence from my blog. Life has been more than a little nuts. I’ll try to do better this year (ergo, you’ll probably see another post in, oh, about six months).

But I do have some exciting news! There is a brand spankin’ new on-line bookstore with my name all over it! You can get my books signed, personalized, and shipped directly to your doorstep.

Please check it out! Order a book or two…or maybe even a bundle. And know that I’ll be mailing them to you with tons of love!

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So much has happened since my new collections Sweet, Sour, & Spicy and What the Fuck Was That? were released into the wild. Sales of both books have far exceeded my expectations and WTFWT? remained a #1 New Release on Amazon for four straight days!

In convention news, I attended StokerCon in Pittsburgh, PA, Necon in Lowell, MA, and KillerCon in Austin, TX. In the midst of all that, I also took my daughter on a graduation trip to Chattanooga, Atlanta, and Nashville. She visited four new states and three new cities, went indoor skydiving with Jeff Strand, tried all kinds of new foods for the first time (she loves boba tea!), helped us beat a Bigfoot escape room at Netherworld, and toured the Georgia Aquarium with her goofy mom. (For those not in the know, that’s me.)

A few StokerCon photos:

A few Necon photos:

A few “Autumn Trip” Photos:

And finally….KillerCon.

Guys, I won not one, but TWO Bernies! A Bouquet of Viscera won for ‘Best Collection’ and “Jinx” won for ‘Best Short Story.’ Aron Beauregard’s Playground earned the ‘Best Novel’ award, while Daniel Volpe’s Plastic Monsters took the prize for ‘Best Novella.’ Finally, D.W. Hitz and Candace Nola snagged the ‘Best Anthology’ award for Camp Slasher Lake: Volume 1.

Jeff Strand came in first place in the Gross-Out Contest with this history-making “Gross-Out: The Musical.” He played the tambourine, and now my life will never be the same. 🙂 Garrett Cook came in second place with an incredible performance, and I came in third with my very disgusting “fetish nurse” story. R.J. Benetti and John Baltisberger both received well-deserved honorable mentions.

It was an amazing weekend from start to finish and KillerCon firmly established itself as my favorite con. I feel so at home with all the weirdos there, and it really is my family reunion. Without further ado, here are a few photos!

I apologize for the gap in my blogging…I’ve been so insanely busy, I simply haven’t had time. Even now, I should be writing a story that’s due very soon, but I’m doing this instead. Heh.

Hope you’re all having an amazing summer! Take care of yourselves and each other.

I’m nervous. And excited. And, you know, goofy AF.

But it’s release day for my new extreme horror collections, Sweet, Sour, & Spicy and What the Fuck Was That?!

I hope you’ll consider grabbing your copies. Ed Lee thinks you should.

Sweet, Sour, & Spicy
What the Fuck Was That?

My TWO new collections will be here tomorrow!

I’m really excited…they were a true labor of love. Between conventions and travel and my day job as an audiobook proofer and, well, life, I thought I’d never get them finished.

Sweet, Sour, & Spicy was the brainchild of Jeff Strand. I had three stories for a chapbook project that fell through. One was a sweet story I wasn’t sure what to do with (“Bark Off”). Another was so foul, it soured my stomach (“Giggly”), and when I mentioned all this to Jeff, his response was, “Now write a spicy story and call the collection Sweet, Sour, & Spicy.” He’s a really smart fellow. So I went full-blown spicy and out came “Rewards.”

It’s a toss-up between “Giggly” and “Rewards.” I’m not sure which would win for the most extreme story I’ve ever written. But hey, Ed Lee loved them both!

I still had that third chapbook, however…a stalker story titled “Belong.” What to do with it? The rights to two anthology stories had recently reverted back to me (“Getaway” and “Scars”), so I polished them up, added “Belong” to the lineup and What the Fuck Was That? was born. The title was inspired by my love of the Evil Dead musical and my favorite song on the soundtrack.

I really wanted the covers to be fun, quirky, playful…very tongue in cheek. That’s exactly what Lynne Hansen delivered! And just wait until you see the interiors!

Both collections will be available in eBook and paperback editions on June 6th! I hope you’ll enjoy my depravity!

Sweet, Sour, & Spicy

What the Fuck Was That?

Coming next month from Splatterpunk Award-nominated author, Bridgett Nelson…TWO new collections that will fuck you up and leave you for dead! Lovin’ these covers by Lynne Hansen.

Autumn and I had a mother/daughter day on Monday. We started with a trip to the nail salon, had a delicious Italian lunch (She had chicken parmesan, I had seafood alfredo, and we split Italian donuts with chocolate and raspberry dipping sauce for dessert), we fiercely battled the elements (heavy winds and icy rain), and then ventured to the movie theater and watched Nic Cage get down and dirty in Renfield. It was a perfect day. I may not have everything in my life figured out, but I think I’ve done pretty okay as a parent.

For any of you who’ve checked out this fancy new website, you’ve probably noticed I have two collections coming out very soon! I finished the first one yesterday and sent it off to the editor and beta readers. I have one more story to finish for the second collection, but I’m stuck. It’s giving me fits! Frickin’ story. I’ve also done some preliminary work on my Deadgirl novelization.

Signed a very cool contract last week, but I’m not allowed to blab about that yet.

This weekend I’ll be heading to Indianapolis for Mo*Con, where I get to hang with one of my favorites, Maurice Broaddus. I first met Maurice at Multiverse in Atlanta in 2021 and, well, I found I kind of adore him. And man, does he give good hugs! Unfortunately, traveling means packing, and I haven’t done that yet. Blah.

I hope you’re all having a great week! Feel free to comment and subscribe!