Month: July 2020

McDonald’s Arctic Orange Shakes

My coming-of-age supernatural thriller, Revolutionary Ghosts, is set in 1976.  The tale’s hero, an Ohio teenager named Steve Wagner, has a summer job at McDonald’s. 

One of the recurring jokes in the book surrounds the Arctic Orange Shake, which McDonald’s did indeed introduce in the summer of 1976. Continue reading “McDonald’s Arctic Orange Shakes”

Walking and your brain

I’ve been systematically walking and running for going on 40 years now. 

I mostly do this for the fitness benefits. I’ve long noticed, however, that I seem to get some of my best ideas while I’m out and about, on my feet.

I’ve also noticed that when I’m perplexed or upset about a problem, a long walk often makes me feel better about it. Continue reading “Walking and your brain”

Sharks in New England

A 63-year-old New York woman was fatally attacked by a great white shark while swimming off the Maine coast. For whatever they’re worth, I offer my condolences. That would be a terrifying way to go. 

No one really expects to be attacked by a shark while swimming in the waters off Maine. Shark attacks are something we associate with the tropics, generally. Continue reading “Sharks in New England”

‘Eleven Miles of Night’: $0.99 through 7/20/2020 on Kindle

This is one of my early horror novels, but it’s still a pretty scary one.

What happens when college filmmaker takes a walk down the most haunted stretch of road in Ohio, for a cash prize of $2,000?

Plenty of scares, that’s what!

You can get Eleven Miles of Night on Amazon Kindle for just $0.99 through next Monday (7/20/2020).

So, if you haven’t read it yet, this is a chance to get it for a buck, basically. Continue reading “‘Eleven Miles of Night’: $0.99 through 7/20/2020 on Kindle”