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  • The Turbulent Flight Home

    The Turbulent Flight Home

    A million years ago (in two thousand fifteen,) I had a story in an anthology that took place in the very same universe as Night of the Living Dead. Called, Rise of the Dead, the idea was to have various stories that took place ideally on the same day as the original movie, but…

  • Brighton Heights Summer Series

    Brighton Heights Summer Series

    I will be slinging books once again at the Brighton Heights Summer Series in Legion Park here in Pittsburgh. The one in June turned out to not only be a really fun event, but a rather successful one seeing as I was in close proximity to my fabulous neighbors (and their amazing empanadas!) I…

  • Buster Eats Breakfast

    Buster Eats Breakfast

    A Cautionary Tale (Author’s Note: This story was set to appear in a post about something else entirely as an interlude. It did not match the tone or the feel of the piece, but I still liked it. I also didn’t wish to take away from the article with this, which is lighter and…

  • A Trip for Marv

    A Trip for Marv

    On Monday, I took a train ride to DC for a funeral. The man in question is the late father of my non-blood brother, Scott. We’ve known each other since high school and he remains one of my oldest and most trusted friends. His dad was another Scott, but his first name was actually…

  • Brady Allen 1970-2025

    One of the best things about being an author is hanging out with other authors. It’s a rare thing to get to talk to a group of people, talking about essentially the same subject matter in the same language. If you talk to your significant other, who may not be a writer, the chances…

  • Anger Part Two: Stupid Rage

    Anger Part Two: Stupid Rage

    “O, that my tongue were in the thunder’s mouth! / Then with a passion would I shake the world.” — King John, Act 3 Scene 4, lines 39-40; Constance to King Philip “Oh, shut the fuck up!“ — The most repeated phrase by drivers after the person behind them honks their horn There is…

  • Updates On The Fly: Part One-Angry

    Updates On The Fly: Part One-Angry

    A scattershot essay on me being angry in an “enlightened” world…

  • Rough Bits

    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…

  • An Update Delay…San Diego Part 1.2

    Paying attention! It’s always the right time!