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Dec 26, 2023 - I will be an author vendor at the Wytheville UFO Fest in Wytheville, Virginia June 8, 2024. This is the 3rd annual Wytheville UFO Fest, marking 37 years since the Wytheville ​ UFO wave that rocked southwest Virginia. For the address, time of the day event, and more, check Appearances at a Glance to the right of this page.

Dec 19, 2023 - My short story, Holiday Sacrifice is part of the Ghostwatch Paranormal Magazine Holiday Issue. Click on the link for more information.

Nov 25, 2023 - I am happy to say that the hardcover version of Christmas Magic can now be ordered from Books a Million at their website or in the bookstores, and at the Bookshop.org website (this supports local independent bookstores in your area and elsewhere). Find these new links and all others for both the hardcover and the paperback edition here.

Nov 20, 2023 - You can order a hardcover version of Christmas Magic now. It is on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Links for both are with the paperbacks are here. I am betting the hardcover will be on Bookshop.org and Books a Million website eventually. If you are going to the Jingle Bell Bazaar at Ecoff Elementary School December 2nd, I will have some copies of it along with the paperback ones.

Nov 15, 2023 - I am excited to announce I am in the Veterans in Horror Spotlight. Please check it out here.

Nov 4, 2023 - I will be reading and signing copies of Christmas Magic at Book People Richmond's Small Business Saturday on November 25, 2023 from 11am - 4pm. Come join me, if you can, to learn more about my new children's book!

Nov 3, 2023 - I am pleased to announce my first book signing for my new book, Christmas Magic, at Turn the Page Bookshop in Williamsburg, Virginia on Sunday, December 17th. You can get the address and times, plus the bookstore's website at Appearances at a Glance.

Nov 3, 2023 - My Christmas children's picture book with fairies, Christmas Magic, was released October 31st! So far, it is available in paperback on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. There will be a hardcover version, too, but Dreampunk Press needs to fix an issue as that book has need for bigger dimensions. Once the hardcover is released, it will be $19.99, and I will post about it here. My first signing for the new book will be at Hanover Book Expo on November 11th--you can check out information and address for that at Appearances at a Glance, or in the flyer attached here.

Oct 25, 2023 - The Siren's Call Halloween issue is now live. You can find my horror short story, At the Movies, on page 98. and my poem, Something is Coming, on page 154. You can download the zine and read it here.

Sharing the cover for the fantasy children's picture book, Christmas Magic, that will be releasing soon. For now, here is the book cover.

Oct 17, 2023 - I will be an author guest at Ravencon 17, which will be held April 26-28, 2024. For more information, their website link and address is at Appearances at a Glance.

Oct 8, 2023 - The Kickstarter campaign for The Haunted Zone anthology in which I have a story and a poem included was a success by Friday, October 6th. Although it has one last day (ends at midnight EST October 8, 2023), people can still do it. Read the letter about it being reached, supported by 100 backers at The Haunted Zone: here.

These are the women military veterans who have stories and poetry included in the anthology.

Sept 26, 2023 - I got the information from Nightmare Weekend Richmond on where my table will be for October 13-15th. It is D1. Check the photo I snapped of the floor plan of the Exhibit Hall. I circled in blue my spot. I am near the Food Court. The three entrances are not showed in my picture, but they are down between Tattoo and Cosplay Lounge. Click on the image below to see a larger version.

Sept 23, 2023 - My panel/talk: SHAPESHIFTING CRYPTIDS STALKING THE UNITED STATES for Nightmare Weekend Richmond happens Sunday, October 15th, 10/15/23 from 4:30pm to 5:20pm in room E24 A-B. It will be a discussion about shape-shifting cryptids, from werewolves to the Kushtaka (ottermen) of Alaska, wendigos, and more!

Sept 12, 2023 - I will be a guest at Marscon 2024 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, being held January 12, 13, and 14, 2024. Check Appearances at a Glance for the hotel's address and Marscon's website link for more information, like on the hotel and its con rate for the rooms.

I have a short story and a poem in a new horror anthology coming out in March of next year. A new Kickstarter for the anthology, all written by women veterans is now live! It will be live until October 8th. Please, help support it as it's not only an all-women, military-veteran-writers-supported horror anthology, but once we get pro rates along with for the artists of the cover art and artworks inside, any money made from the anthology will go to future book proceeds go to the NVF and the Women Veterans Support and Resource Programs by National Veterans Foundation.

There are 70,000 words in 25 unnerving short stories and poems for the readers' horror-filled delight. Eerie, colorful artwork and unsettling stories unite to keep you engaged and turning the page! It will be published by Tundra Swan Press, owned by a female veteran, too. Go check it out at The Haunted Zone: Horror Anthology

Release date of the anthology normally will be in March 2024. But at the Kickstarter you can get a special hardcover version, plus other goodies you wouldn't otherwise have access to.

Sept 5, 2023 - I will be a vendor at Hanover Tavern ParaCon January 20, 2024, at the Hanover Tavern in Hanover, Virginia. Besides vendors, there will be speakers, and more. They will also have an event Friday evening, a daytime event on Saturday, and a paranormal investigation you can do too. Find the time, address, and website at Appearances at a Glance. And to keep up with what's going on with the paranormal event, like their Facebook page here as right now only vendors can purchase tickets.

Aug 28, 2023 - I am pleased to announce I will be doing a book signing of Werewolves, Dogmen, and Other Shapeshifters Stalking North America at the Barnes and Noble at Libbie Place in Richmond, Virginia on Saturday, September 23rd. Check Appearances at a Glance for the time and address.

Aug 2, 2023 - I have two pieces of news. First: I have a Halloween horror short story, At the Movies, and a Halloween poem, Something is Coming, accepted for the Halloween issue of Sirens Call Ezine that will release October 2023.

The second news concerns my poem, Dementia, which will be included in the Lovecraftian horror poetry anthology, The Terror at Miskatonic Falls, that has a set theme. It is available for preorder and releases January 2024 from Cemetery Dance Publications. Right now, it is only in paperback format, and for $25.00, you can preorder it here.

From the editor, Kevin Lucia:
Now available for preorder - a project nearly 12 years in the making! THE TERROR AT MISKATONIC FALLS. A linked horror poetry collection, threaded together by prose. Featuring over 30 poems, and wood-cut illustrations by the inimitable Danny Evarts. Slouching into gibbering life, Winter, 2024. Cover by Stephen Gilberts.

"One of the most unique, rewarding, and scary experiences I've had in a Lovecraft-styled universe, The Terror at Miskatonic Falls is a remarkable and immersive fusion of poetry, prose, and art. The variety of poetic voices on display perfectly capture the concept of a doomed town collectively inspired by a terrifying cosmic muse." - Norman Prentiss

Featuring the following poets: Adam J. Whitlatch, Scott Christian Carr, Brian Hardin II, Rachael Saltzman, Kurt Newton, Michael Arnzen, Mercedes Murdock Yardley, Sheldon Higdon, Brian Rosenberger, Patrick Rutigliano, Mark A. Mihalko, Rich Ristow, Anton Cancre, Robert Brouhard, Gail Petersen, Steve Vernon, Brian J. Hatcher, Barry Napier, Ryan B. Clark, Craig D.B. Patton, Gene Stewart, Pamela K. Kinney, and so many more!

Read more about The Terror at Miskatonic Falls here.

Jul 26, 2023 - Schiffer Publishing (who published five of my nonfiction ghost books) is celebrating the middle of Summer with a sale! Enjoy 25% off sitewide (including all of our imprints).

This would be a good time to order a copy of any of my ghost books or all of them:
- Haunted Richmond
- Haunted Richmond II
- Paranormal Petersburg, Virginia, and the Tri-Cities Area
- Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle 2nd Edition: Williamsburg, Yorktown, and Jamestown, and Other Haunted Locations
- Haunted Virginia: Legends, Myths, and True Tales
Use this link to do a general search, or search using the links above.

Use code: SUMMER23 for the discount through August 15th!

Jul 26, 2023 I am happy to announce that I will be an author vendor at the ECBRO Virginia Bigfoot Conference in Weyers Cave, Virginia June 14 and 15, 2024. For event times, location, and the website you can bookmark to check for event updates, see Appearances at a Glance.

Jul 20, 2023 - Got two upcoming book signings--one in September, the 30th, and another October 21st, both in Virginia. The September 30th event will be at a new indie bookstore, Turn the Page Bookshop, in the Williamsburg Premium Outlets in Williamsburg. Check Appearances at a Glance for the time and address.

The other event is on October 21st, and will be at Barnes and Noble in Chesterfield Towne Center, for Werewolves, Dogmen, and Other Shapeshifters Stalking North America. They may have my ghost books too--just check the shelves for those and bring to me and I will sign them too. For the address and time, check Appearances at a Glance for that too.

I will also be doing the Hanover Book Expo on Saturday, November 11, 2023. The expo is free and open to the public. Check Appearances at a Glance for the times and address of this. There will be other authors and publishers there, so a good time to go Christmas shopping for signed books for others besides yourself! :)

Jul 17, 2023 - I will be at FantaSci this Saturday, July 22nd, putting in a couple hours at the HWA Virginia table (I will have a few books of mine if you want to buy one and have it signed), and moderating a panel, Writing Scary is the New Hot Item at 3:15pm, in the small meeting room--there will be another member or two on the panel. The event is inside the Chesapeake Central Library.

Below is schedule for both the 22nd and 23rd. (And no, I will not be there Sunday.) The address for the Chesapeake Central Library at Appearances at a Glance to the right.

Below is schedule for both the 22nd and 23rd from their event page on Facebook.

Here there be dragons... and spaceships, unicorns, robots, and more! Get ready for FantaSci 2023! Our annual fantasy and science fiction mini-con is back with panels, cosplay, vendors, games, and fun. You never know what you'll face around every corner so mark your calendars and be prepared.

Event Schedule:
Saturday, July 22
Large Meeting Room
10:30-11:15 Lego Community Build
11:45-12:30 Dogs of Gotham presented by The Cosmic Portal/757 Geek Fandoms
1:00-3:00 Keynote Speaker: Lauren Blackwood
3:30-5:00 Costume Contest

Small Meeting Room
10:15-11:00 Dungeons & Dragons 101
11:00-12:00 Graphic Design for Non-Designers presented by Professor Kenneth FitzGerald
12:15-1:00 Catching Up with Cryptids
2:00-2:45 Dungeons & Dragons 3D Dungeon Map
3:15-4:00 Writing Scary is the New Hot Item presented by Pamela K. Kinney
4:15-5:00 Beskar & Bookmarks

YFS Activity Room
9:30-10:00 Storytime
10:30-12:00 Space Science and Slime
12:30-2:00 Get Inked: Temporal Tattoos
2:15-3:00 Child's (Cos)play
3:30-5:00 Mermaids, Pirates, and Sea Monsters, Oh My

Outside
11:00 Ring Joust
12:00 ORCS LARPing Demonstration
2:00 Ring Joust

Sunday, July 23
Large Meeting Room
12:30-1:30 Clan MacCool: Pirate Band
2:00-4:00 Cosmic Cosplay Cantina

Small Meeting Room
12:15-1:00 Faerun's Finest Hero Forge: A D&D Character Workshop
1:15-2:00 Make Your Own Wax Seal
2:15-3:00 Dungeons & Dragons, from Tabletop to the Big Screen presented by Dr. Baldari
3:15-4:00 Dungeons & Dragons Draw Your OC

YFS Activity Room
12:00-12:30 Storytime
12:30-1:30 Mermaids, Pirates, and Sea Monsters, Oh My
2:00-4:00 Video Game

Outside
3:00 Ring Joust

Jun 30, 2023 - My horror cryptid short story, Hunting the Goat Man, is now live as the summer issue, #62 of the Siren's Call Zine by Siren's Call Publications released today. Find my story at page 104. You can download the PDF of the zine free here.

I am sharing the cover for The Haunted Zone anthology that will have the story, Haunted App, and my poem, Ghosts of Written Words, included. All the authors, and editor are in the military worldwide or veterans. This will be a super anthology. Waiting to see if she will accept the reprint of my horror story that was runner up for the WSFA Small Press Award, Bottled Spirits.

Proceeds from The Haunted Zone anthology book sales will go to National Veterans Foundation for their #womenveterans programs. We couldn't be more excited! This 4-star rated nonprofit knows how to help our veterans no matter how difficult the need.

There will be a Kickstarter too, so follow Tundra Swan Press on Facebook and their website at Tundra Swan Press.

Jun 21, 2023 - Excited to announce that I will be returning to Monster Fest this coming October 7th, at the Chesapeake Central Library. For times, address, and more, check my Appearances at a Glance.

Jun 1, 2023 - I am pleased to announce I will be one of the authors at the Author Expo at Lancaster Community Library in Kilmarnock, Virginia on July 8, 2023. For more information, check my Appearances at a Glance.

May 31, 2023 - I will be signing at 6:15-7:15 p.m. at Stokercon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Friday, June 16th, as part of the second mass signing. The books will be at my table, as I've never heard if a bookstore is handling sales, so I will do them at my table, just look for me. For more information, click here.

May 30, 2023 - I am excited to announce my horror short story, Hunting the Goat Man, has been accepted for the Summer 2023 - issue 62 of Siren's Call Ezine, coming this summer. When the magazine is releases, I will be sure to post that here. They always make it a PDF you can download for free to read.

I have my schedule for StokerCon in Pittsburgh, PA. I do have a reading - no panels - and there will be a signing. They will have two one-hour sessions - just not sure which one I will be doing as they haven't told all the authors yet ):

Thursday, June 15
Opening Ceremony - 8pm - 10pm EDT at the Grand Station Ballroom I-II
Click here for more information.

Friday, June 16
Author Readings - 12pm - 12:50pm EDT at Brighton I
I am one of several authors who will read. For more information, click here.

Bram Stoker Awards Cocktail Reception - 6pm-6:45pm EDT @ Grand Station Ballroom III Foyer
A gathering for those who love horror. For more information, click here.

Bram Stoker Awards Banquet - 7pm-7:45pm EDT @ Grand Station Ballroom I-II
A feast for those who love horror. For more information, click here.

Bram Stoker Awards Presentation - 8:00pm-9:45pm EDT @ Grand Station Ballroom I-II
A presentation for this year's winners. For more information, click here.

May 20, 2023 - I got the news that the panel on horror I will be moderating, Scary is the New Hot Item has been approved for Saturday, July 22, 2023, at 3:15pm at Fantasci. Come enjoy a whole day at the Chesapeake Central Library's mini science fiction/fantasy/horror convention that begins at 10:00am and ends at 5:00pm and come enjoy the panel I will be doing with fellow Horror Writers Association Virginia chapter.

May 17, 2023 - I am happy to announce I will be doing a reading and a book signing of Werewolves, Dogmen, and Other Shapeshifters Stalking North America, at Book People in Richmond, Virginia Saturday night on July 15, 2023-7:00-9:00 p.m. Check Appearances at a Glance for the address.

May 16, 2023 - I will not be a vendor at Ferry Plantation's ParaCon since I've been having issues with my left leg. I will still be doing the book signing at Colonial Williamsburg the 27th and StokerCon--I heard there will be a book signing for us authors-so stay tuned for that when they tell me which one I will be doing.

Apr 28, 2023 - Werewolves, Dogmen, and Other Shapeshifters Stalking North America was reviewed. Read what the reviewer thought at the Sinister Stoop: here.

If you're on Instagram, you can read it at the reviewer's Instagam: here.

I was accepted and will have a table in the Artist Alley at Nightmare Weekend at the convention center in downtown Richmond October 13, 14, an 15, 2023. The address and website to the convention is at Appearances at a Glance to the right of this page.

Apr 24, 2023 - Blame It on the Pumpkin anthology that includes my story, Pumpkin Hollow, was reviewed by HorrorAddicts.net. Check it out here.

Apr 3, 2023 - I will be signing some of my books, like Werewolves Dogmen, and Other Shapeshifters Saturday, October 28, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Barnes and Noble in Fredericksburg.

Mar 7, 2023 - On Saturday, March 25, 2023, the Horror Writers Association Virginia Chapter and I, as moderator, will have a panel, WRITING SCARY IS THE HOT NEW ITEM, at 8:30 - 9:20pm, in the CREATOR CAVE (E22A-B) at GalaxyCon Richmond. The convention will be held at the Richmond Convention Center downtown. You can find our panel and every else on Saturday here. We're still trying to get a fourth panelist. So far, the other authors/publishers I can confirm are D. Alexander Ward and Maria Badillo.

Panel Description: Horror authors and members of the Horror Writers Association talk about writing horror and why scary stories are becoming hot fiction in genre writing.

In addition to being an author vendor at Authorcon 2 (presented by Scares That Care), I will also be doing a reading from my new horror story included in the Vinyl Cuts anthology (to be released March 31st). The reading is scheduled for Friday evening, at Authorcon 2 at 7:45pm – 8:30pm (Second Floor, Room 11). I am sharing the limelight with author Anton Cancre. And on Saturday, April 1st, I will be on a panel of Cryptids at 3:30pm – 4:30pm (Second Floor, Room 16).

About it and who is on the panel: Cryptids– Bigfoot, Mothman, and their kin are experiencing a resurgence in horror fiction. C.W. Briar (moderator), Bitter Karella, Laurel Hightower, Pamela K. Kinney, and Dan Franklin discuss the trend and some of their favorites.

Mar 2, 2023 - Werewolves, Dogmen, and Other Shapeshifters Stalking North America can now be found on Target online. For more information or to purchase, click here.

If you prefer to shop at Walmart online, this link will take you to a list of all my books: Shop Walmart.

Feb 23, 2023 - I am excited to announce I will be doing a book signing of both Virginia's Haunted Historic Triangle 2nd Edition: Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, and Other Haunted Locations and Haunted Virginia: Legends, Myths, and True Tales at Colonial Williamsburg! I was last there was 2019. It will be at the Revolutions Store in their Visitor Center on May 27th. Check Appearances at a Glance on this page for the times and address. Come check out the historic attraction, get a signed book of mine, and take a ghost tour there at night. Perfect start to Memorial Day Weekend.

I will also be a vendor at ParaCon at Ferry Plantation Saturday, May 20th. For times, their address, and more, see Appearances at a Glance.

Feb 22, 2023 - I will be moderating a panel at GalaxyCon in Richmond called WRITING SCARY IS THE HOT NEW ITEM. It will begin at 8:30pm on Saturday, March 25th. Check Appearances at a Glance on this page for more information, so you can buy passes and see who else will be there.

Feb 15, 2023 - Scary Dairy Press has sent an email to the contributors of the new horror anthology, Vinyl Cuts. It should be released toward the end of March 2023 and includes my story, Gotta Get out of This Place. When we get the cover art and anything else about the book, I will share it here.

I will have two book signings in Hampton Roads Saturday, May 13th. Both bookstores are Book Exchanges. The first one is in Norfolk, the second in Virginia Beach. It will be for my nonfiction cryptid book, Werewolves, Dogmen, and Other Shapeshifters Stalking North America, and if I can get some copies of the new horror anthology, Vinyl Cuts, I will have that one too.

I will also be at Horror Writers Association's StokerCon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania June 15-18th. For more information about the book signings and StokerCon, check Appearances at a Glance.

I can tell you, I heard the Sheraton Pittsburgh Hotel where StokerConwill be held has sold out of all their rooms. So, if you're not from the area, check other hotels and hurry, because there is to be a big Taylor Swift concert on Friday and Saturday, so they expect most hotels to be sold out.

I will be doing a book signing last Saturday night in October for Rosewell Plantation in Gloucester, Virginia during their ghost tour. When the docent in charge provides more info, I will post it to Appearances at a Glance.

Feb 2, 2023 - I will be interviewed on Wednesday, March 2nd, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on The Witching Hour on Twitch TV. thewitchinghour. If I get more information, I will share it here, my Facebook and other social media.