Cats, Night, Vampire Diary, Vampires, Werewolves

Vlad’s Vampire Diary: Whispering

Dear Diary, Jane the coyote with a Werewolf soul has left me. She curled up, fell asleep, and did not … Continue reading Vlad’s Vampire Diary: Whispering

Crocker Art Museum, Dogs, Fiction, Gothic Fiction, Paranormal Fiction, Short Story Sunday, Tangled Tales, Vampires, Werewolves

Short Story Sunday: Night Dogs

Constantine Jones sat on the bottom of the museum steps wondering what just happened. Earlier that evening he’d put on … Continue reading Short Story Sunday: Night Dogs

Burning Questions, Food, Food & Drink, Food History, Fun Food, Political Polls, Polls, Vampires, Werewolves

Burning Question #29: Fortune Cookie

Only Thirty-one Burning Questions to go in the Fifty Burning Questions Festival. When I was a child I used to … Continue reading Burning Question #29: Fortune Cookie

Fall, Fiction, Gardening, Parenting, Short Story, Short Story Sunday, Vampires

Short Story Sunday: Fall Garden

I’m at Sacramento 2018 WordCamp this weekend. In fact I’m speaking today. But fall is in the air so is … Continue reading Short Story Sunday: Fall Garden

Anthologies, Books, Fiction, Marla Todd, MS, New Books, Short Stories, Vampires, Weird Tales

Weirder Tales

Coming later this month from WPaD (Writers, Poets, and Deviants) Weirder Tales – an Omnibus of Odd Ditties. Featuring weird … Continue reading Weirder Tales

America, Burning Questions, cooking, Parenting, Pie, Political Polls, Polls, Vampires

Burning Question #28: Apple Pie

Pie! There are all sorts of pies. Everybody has a favorite. This is the time of year when the new … Continue reading Burning Question #28: Apple Pie

Childhood, Gothic Mystery, Mystery, Parenting, strange meetings, Strangers, Vampires, Werewolves

Strange Strangers on a Full Moon Night

This afternoon I was thinking about Werewolves for some unknown reason. Maybe it was the coyotes behind my house. Maybe … Continue reading Strange Strangers on a Full Moon Night

Elders, family, Seniors, Vampires

Taking Care of Our Elders

We’re drove out to the old farmhouse where Tellias and Eleora live. About twice a month Teddy (my husband) and … Continue reading Taking Care of Our Elders