Except for a couple of stories I sold to Warren’s fabled Eerie magazine in the very early ‘70s (just before Uncle Sam came along to whisk me away from my writing pursuits and drop me onto a helicopter carrier ferrying Marines to Viet Nam), The… Read More »THE TWILIGHT AVENGER
Just in time for the holidays, it’s now easier than ever to pick up a copy of HARD-BOILED CHRISTMAS STORIES for your own library, or as a swell gift. You probably know the details: nine great tales of Yuletide homicide from some of the top… Read More »HARD-BOILED CHRISTMAS STORIES
Halloween has long been one of my favorite holidays, so I’m really happy to have a couple of things going this particular October 31 that may be of interest. I’m also proud to say that both of them come to you via the public airwaves.… Read More »HALLOWEEN GOODIES
I first interviewed Heather Langenkamp about three decades ago, just as the film NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET was in the process of making her a horror-movie star. Now, Heather’s returning to her hometown of Tulsa to celebrate the 30th anniversary of that iconic spooker, and… Read More »HEATHER LANGENKAMP INTERVIEW
One of the hoariest of the cliches surrounding my profession is that writers should write about what they know. Thanks to my old Chelsea High School pal David Anderson, I’ve just been able to do that, and the resulting book, ED GALLOWAY’S TOTEM POLE PARK,… Read More »ED GALLOWAY’S TOTEM POLE PARK
I’m proud to call Bill Bernhardt a friend, and not just because he’s a New York Times bestselling author who’s entertained hundreds of thousands of people with his Ben Kincaid novels and other work. It’s also because he’s been so consistently kind to me and… Read More »ROSE STATE SHORT COURSE ON WRITING
Once again, Jack and Carole Bender, my good friends who write and draw the daily Alley Oop comic strip, are using a plot synopsis of mine. Of course, I couldn’t be happier nor more grateful. This time around, I’m especially delighted because I got to… Read More »ALLEY OOP
It’s taken half a year, but there’s a new Hidden Sixties special coming your way from Public Radio Tulsa this July 4th. Featuring songs that you may not have heard since the 1960s, if you’ve heard them at all, the Hidden Sixties Summer Special follows — albeit very slowly — on… Read More »HIDDEN SIXTIES SUMMER SPECIAL
I hope to see a few like-minded fans of good old escapist literature in Chicago at the Windy City Pulp and Paperback Convention, which runs from April 25th through the 27th. It’s a terrific convention full of, well, people who read, and tons of great… Read More »WINDY CITY PULP AND PAPERBACK CONVENTION
Sunday, March 30, I’ll be joining my dj son Steven for the Vinyl Brunch, an event put on by the Tulsa Vinyl Society at the Chimera Cafe, 212 N. Main Street in Tulsa. As the guest dj that day, he’ll be spinning “electronic to… Read More »Vinyl Brunch
