Steven E. Wedel

I spent yesterday at the Oklahoma Centennial Book Festival. How’d it go? Well, I spent most of the day sitting at the table I shared with Craig Wolf and Brad Sinor, watching people walk by, smiling at first, then the smiles would fall away when they saw the two skulls and Little Red Riding Hood…

Let’s start with something good. This morning I went in and poked at Sara until she stirred to life, then helped her down from the top bed of the bunk beds she shares with Amanda. I have to check Amanda every morning. If she’s awake I have to ask her if she wants to get…

I just learned that a friend from my days at Conoco has died. She’s been fighting cancer for about 18 months now. Her daughter, also a good friend, said the death came suddenly. Carol was an organization freak, but a fun lady who loved her family.

Once upon a time I thought I could write poetry. I had a very kind creative writing teacher who encouraged it, and at that time I did attempt to write some “serious” poetry, usually about death. Big surprise, huh? But my speciality was always silly soft-core porn that I wrote to amuse my machine shop…

No, this isn’t another bigot rant. I got an e-mail from a friend who does PR for another company today, asking if I’d be willing to talk to a reporter friend working on a story for The Oklahoman’s business section about people who have faced discrimination at work because of their hairstyles. Of course I…

I got an e-mail from Nathan today telling me Call to the Hunt is now available at Powell’s. They also have a copy of Darkscapes at the ridiculous price of $22.95, which is $3 more than the inflated cover price. CttH is the regular cover price, though. If you want a copy of Darkscapes, come see me…

Today’s subject line has no meaning, other than I like the title. Writing it will help me remember it. Barnes and Noble online is carrying Call to the Hunt now, though they say they don’t currently have it in stock. They also list Shara as a title they no longer have in stock, which is…

For those who don’t know, I’m the editor of Horror World’s e-newsletter What’s on Board. The next installment will be out soon and include my interviews with Tamara Thorne and James Beach. To sign up, go to Horror World and send Ron and Nanci an e-mail via the link on the front page. Tamara Thorne…