Author: Nelson
Rough Bits
This revamped website stuff is a big pain in the neck. I look very forward to getting it all sorted out as I watch the world spin out of control around me. This font? I’m not sure where it came from; it was probably an accident. (And I do enjoy an accident as long as…
All These Steps Lead Down Live
In the middle of the COVID 19 pandemic, there was a super fun live reading at Chatham University on October 14th, 2021 featuring authors Sara Tantlinger, Douglas Gwilym, Michael Arnzen and the mighty Jocelyn Codner. And me? I was the opening slab of storyteller. It was a fun evening for all involved especially for us…
The Good Bye
Something a little new here on the site….a “live” reading. This story was written nearly 20 years ago and rewritten for a Halloween reading in 2022 with my pals from the Pittsburgh Chapter of the HWA. It was a fun and good time! Let me know what you think!
What Sleeps Beneath
What does What Nelson Writes Dot Com have in common with What Sleeps Beneath? There’s some writing of mine there too! I got to review a really groovy film called “Dagr” and you can read it at the hyperlink above! I have some more stuff coming so stay tuned! It’s a fun new thing for…
StokerCon 23 Part 3
Better late than never? Maybe… Keep in mind I am writing this approximately four months from next StokerCon..Late? Understatement. I’ve been trying to write this third part for months and each time I start, something awful happens. It’s a post that in retrospect doesn’t really require a ton of exposition except from the point of…
Fifty Three
This year, against every effort by the universe, I turned 53. It happened a couple of days ago in fact and I’ve been a little melancholy about the entire experience ever since. Granted, I’ve been living in melancholia for quite some time, but this one seemed pretty melancholic in particular. (By the way, today’s word…