A-kon 21 Photos
We spent the weekend of June 3-6 in Dallas at the downtown Sheraton hotel for A-kon 21. This is an anime/comic convention, now in its 21st year (obviously). There were literally scores of costumes — there were probably as many people in costume as there were out of it. I ...
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June 16, 2010
Ala’s Story Part 5 – Sadness
Another week passed before I could return home to visit again. My back was unbelievably sore. I couldn't raise my arm up over shoulder level without the stiffness getting to me. I had to carefully wear my backpack on the other side. Once I accidentally whacked the sore spot with the ...
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May 15, 2010
Ala’s Story Part 4 – Terror
Wuff. This latest post took way longer than I'd hoped to get off the ground. My laptop managed to delete it twice on me before I managed to successfully save it without that happening again. I was very unhappy about that. Each rewrite was harder to do than the last. This ...
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May 3, 2010
The Early Days – Sheta
Alanora has inspired me by telling her story, and I realized I've never told the beginnings of my own story with Meridjet. Pretty much everyone knows how it started, but I've never expounded upon that. I guess I should do so now. :) First, The Backstory For those who haven't heard the ...
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April 22, 2010
Ala’s Story Part 3 – Darkness
The usual pre-story disclaimer: This part contains graphic violence and terrifying scenes. If you're easily frightened, you might want to rethink reading this one. Just a note: This particular part was a difficult one to write. It contains memories that I have never been able to forget. Quite a few haunting ...
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April 22, 2010
The Problem with Ouija Boards
I received a Facebook email this morning from a young lady who has been playing with a Ouija board. In the interest of sharing the issue in general, I'm going to paste that email here with my response. I hope this will help others who are using talking boards with ...
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February 3, 2010
Wow, Nostalgia
My mood has been all over the place lately. The last couple of hours, I've been damn happy. Mostly lately, I've been blah. I'm savoring this happy time. So I'm working on my book and listening to Winamp. And Rush's "The Trees" comes on, and wow... what a rush. No ...
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December 27, 2009
Because Meridjet Demands It
I've been instructed, or prodded rather, to compose this entry by His Majesty, the at times annoying spirit guy that hangs out with me. :)) I don't know what's on his mind, other than to recount the story of last night's party. Last night as in Saturday night, because it's ...
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December 14, 2009
Filtered: Strange and Unusual Things
Well, then again, most everything on this blog is strange and unusual. heh. A woman I used to know wrote to me last night; when I read her email this morning it evoked a forgotten poem that is very important to me. I don't know how I could've forgotten it, ...
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September 2, 2009
Filtered: Riddle Me This, Bat Readers
Pressing questions for those of you in the know, since I'm half asleep on my feet and my mind has wandered to the darker, more cobwebby corners of my mind — 1. Is it normal for a tattoo that's over a year old (and nearly two) to start itching like ...
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May 1, 2009








































