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Love and Flowers
The desire for love runs pretty strong in people. Through the ages, people have often turned to magic to find and keep a lover. Some spells for love can be quite elaborate, involving candles of a...
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Legends of Lake Tahoe
Lake Tahoe is the largest alpine lake in North America. It is approximately 72 miles around and around 1,645 feet deep at its deepest point. It is a major tourist attraction in California and Nevada....
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Shrunken Heads and the Hand of Glory
Ornaments and artifacts made from pieces of the human body are definitely gruesome, but I can’t help but find them more than a little fascinating. People have been making things out of one another’s...
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The Enigmatic Plague Doctor
Plague doctors had been an interest of mine for years before I wrote the book The Curious Case of the Tuscan Plague Doctor. After its completion, I wound up becoming somewhat of an expert on the...
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Breaking the Rules in Werewolf Fiction
When I first got the idea to write Mr. Goddard’s Menagerie, I knew right away I’d have quite a challenge ahead of me. I wanted the character of Zuri LaCrosse, reluctant werewolf, to be strong and...
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Interview with the Plague Doctor!
Character interviews are usually done during the developmental stage of a book, when the characters are being fleshed out and brought to life, but I don’t always follow the “rules.” I thought it would...
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How I Beat Writer's Block
It happens to every writer sooner or later: those days when you Just. Can’t. Write. It’s frustrating, it’s infuriating, and, if it’s severe enough, it can bring a career to a screeching halt. Some...
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That's Not Real Magic, Deegie Tibbs!
Deegie the witch wields some weird, wonderful magic in my series, The Complicated Life of Deegie Tibbs. With a cry of “Gynecomastia!” she casts her Big Ol’ Boobs spell with comical results. The Don’t...
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Irish Ghosts
I've always been fascinated by Irish ghost stories. The fact that I'm of Irish descent might have something to do with it. So, without further ado, I bring you three shivery tales of wee Irish...
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Melancholy Musings
Five Short PiecesDawn PoniesIn the cup of the valley, in a mist shrouded glenJust before sunrise, faint hoof beats begin.Through the grass wet with damp with dew, through the meadow and bogCome three...
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