Starting next week, I’ll be teaching leading gathering an informal online class on the past and present of the Gothic aesthetic and outlook. Participation is free! All the details are here: http://www.gothicfunkpress.com/blog/get-gothic-in-2014/.… Read the rest
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Kristiena Sartorelli wrote an interesting list for Movoto of “29 Things You Need to Know About Flint Before You Move There.” It is a positive piece of boosterism, pretty well researched, and, in that sense, a welcome change from the sort of coverage we usually get.… Read the rest
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I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE THINKING: You’re thinking “I want to read a novel by chronically underrated gothic novelist Ann Radcliffe, but I don’t know which one I should read read? If only my general familiarity with the work of Led Zeppelin could somehow help me answer this question!”… Read the rest
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On the occasion of your funeral, I find myself reminiscing about our fling together.
We never saw each other seriously. It was more of a one-night stand. I, myself, was more of an Atlas and Grapevine kind of guy, but I still cherish our time together.… Read the rest
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When I read Thanksgiving for Werewolves, M.L. Kennedy‘s forthcoming short-story collection, I think of Dashiell Hammett. I mean, when I read about Kennedy’s pro-wrestling heroes, I think of Hammett’s chain-smoking private eyes. I mean… well, they both drink a lot of coffee.… Read the rest
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About a year ago I undertook a sort of informal pilgrimage.
One night, starting at the Saginaw Street bridge downtown, I followed the Flint River upstream north and east, looking for the headwaters. The drive took me deep into Lapeer County, through tiny towns I’ve heard of most my life, but most of which I had never visited: Columbiaville, North Branch, Dryden, Metamora. … Read the rest
I just finished writing an email to my sister about that most essential of subjects: films inspired by the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.
(To clarify, I’ve been more-or-less homebound this month, and haven’t seen Desolation of Smaug yet; please consider these comments directed toward An Unexpected Journey).… Read the rest
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It’s two days after Christmas and Maxine Street has never looked more beautiful. Many days of snowfall have created an ice-cream landscape that calls to mind the snow village on display at Bronner’s, a Christmas emporium forty miles to the north.… Read the rest
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SCANDAL… SECRETS
No, but actually Shattering Glass will be officially published on October 12th. Before the “real” launch events (Flint and Chicago) later this month, we invite you to share in an informal celebration along the eldritch tubes of the Stygian Web.… Read the rest
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