Showing posts with label Biographical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Biographical. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Unboxing Savagery

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It had been more than 30 years since I last bought an issue of the original Savage Sword of Conan*, and almost as long since I read one cove...
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Saturday, February 7, 2026

On seeing bands, of which you have no familiarity, live: A night with Opeth and Katatonia

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Somewhere around 1998 I stopped keeping up with new heavy metal. I could not tell you precisely why, only that I gave up the ghost somewhere...
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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Here’s to being weird

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I like being weird.  Most never see this side of me; they see a balding, middle-aged man with 20 pounds to lose (I’m working on it). A respe...
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Friday, January 2, 2026

Happy 2026! Time to get after it.

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Happy New Year! I can get caught up in unproductive routines, doom loop cycles, and this time of year, overeating and overdrinking. I apprec...
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Sunday, December 21, 2025

The Silver Key: 2025 in review

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T-800s like it here... but people too. Traffic to the blog EXPLODED in 2025. Unfortunately some of it appears to be robots, likely using my ...
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Sunday, November 23, 2025

The world is shit; what do we do?

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If we are to take everything we read at face value, with the deadly seriousness the news makers tell us we should, we should never get out o...
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Thursday, November 13, 2025

I am too busy to blog right now but here's three things to know...

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I’m a busy dude. I imagine most men and women with adult commitments are too, so no excuses. But this past 10 days has seen me fly to Texas ...
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Sunday, November 2, 2025

Opening up to the Weird

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Despite my lifelong interest in all things fantastic I’ve always been extraordinarily skeptical of the supernatural. I scoff at ghost storie...
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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

The Call of Halloween

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Carved Sunday, ready to light up the night... Halloween always has been and still remains my favorite holiday. Christmas gives it a hell of ...
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Friday, August 22, 2025

Revisiting H.P. Lovecraft's "The Silver Key"

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I don’t expend a lot of digital ink on H.P. Lovecraft, but everything I do is related in one way or other to the old gent from Providence (b...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2025

What is this newsletter thing? =====>

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Update: The form is working! I've got confirmed subscribers. No, you’re not seeing things. That widget is there. I’m starting an email n...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2025

A sorely needed, swordly-and-sorcerous week off

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It's 5 o'clock somewhere ... My grandfather had fabulous foresight. After WW2 he and his buddy bought a piece of property in the lak...
Tuesday, July 15, 2025

I am Werewolf Boy

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Written storytelling has a unique and curious aspect. If a story has a great enough impact on you as a child or young adult, re-reading it c...
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Tuesday, June 17, 2025

I've finally got it: Monster Tales: Vampires, Werewolves & Things

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Pumped for this delivery. When I was a kid I used to regularly check out Monster Tales: Vampires, Werewolves & Things  (1973, Rand McNal...
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Friday, June 6, 2025

A D-Day reflection

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June 6 will forever be D-Day. I revere Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day. But June 6 stands out, perhaps because it’s tied to a specific event ...
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Saturday, May 17, 2025

We are called to live: A night with Wildside in Dracut MA

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Take a ride on the Wildside.  Many/most 50+ year-old men were probably at home watching the Celtics playoff game last night. I was called ba...
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