Author Archives: Gwaetgar

Morven Westfield interviewed me as a vampire author for her podcast series, “Vampires, Witches and Geeks.” If you want to hear me talk about my fictional vampires and their characteristics, and quite a bit about vampire folklore and why I … Continue reading →

I entered Mortal Touch into several contests. The only one I still haven’t heard results for is the Massachusetts Book Awards, given annually by the Massachusetts Center for the Book. Along with the awards, this organization lists an annual “census” … Continue reading →

http://biz.yahoo.com/cnnm/080709/070908_stolen_cars.html?.&.pf=insurance Once again, the 1995 Honda Civic was the most stolen car in America, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, but auto theft appears to have declined dramatically for the fourth year in a row. That’s the car that … Continue reading →

I did something today that I virtually never do, ever. I overslept. For two hours! I forgot to turn on the alarm when I went to bed–that happens every now and then. But usually I have so much trouble sleeping, … Continue reading →

I actually had a rather productive day today, so I am catching up on three days of the Boston Globe. For some reason, there are several headlines that just seem rather…odd. “US unprepared for an asteroid strike, scientists say” Um, … Continue reading →

Whew…what a day. We had three separate thunderstorms pop up and beeline straight for Pepperell. Two grazed us–or at least, the part of town that I live in, because these were tightly contained storms. But one spent forty minutes going … Continue reading →

To all my friends up North: Happy Canada Day!

I should have known how the day would go when the first thing I saw in the kitchen this morning was a dead chipmunk on the floor. I’ve lost count of how many this is now–maybe the fifth or sixth. … Continue reading →

Brief observation for today…. Anything tastes good with a sufficient amount of melted cheddar cheese. 🙂

I’ve been wondering why I hadn’t seen any bats this year. I’ve been reading about the white-nose syndrome that has been killing thousands of bats to the west of here, and I found the absence of bats worrisome. So, last … Continue reading →