I may be on a roll for once with this damn blog. Not that life is terribly interesting, with Fimbulwinter conditions here in Southern Alberta, but Spring is around the corner.

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Writing

I can finally talk about the second story I’ve sold this year. It’s called ‘Eden’ and it’s a more literary kind of Prairie Gothic sort of story and will be appearing in Prairie Devil, edited by the dazzling Stacey Kondla and published by Gentleman Jim Jackson and Prairie Soul Press.

In yet another draft of my King in Yellow/Lovecraftian novel called A Queen in Amber after receiving some excellent feedback from my favourite, brutally honest, beta reader. The pain is real. But, whatever makes the story better. It’s getting there!

Not working on much else until that’s complete.

Running

Training, so much training. Slogged out a solid 40km training last week and still feeling it. Planning on some serious vert/climbing training starting next week.

This next race will be the Hidden Oasis Ultra in Cyprus Hills in June.

Life

Getting quotes for putting in hardwood and carpet in the new house to replace the absolutely nasty brown shag and tile. House will look completely different when that’s in.

Work is… work. So much work.

I’m still the VP on the board of Alexandra Writers’ Center Society (AWCS) and helping out there, especially with planning this summer’s When Word’s Collide (WWC).

What I’m Watching – TV

True Detective – Season 4 was fantastic

Letterkenny (rewatch) – so fun

What I’m Watching – Movies

Brightwood – “A couple’s marriage is troubled. So when they find themselves trapped in a time warp around their local pond, they’re forced to face the monsters both within and without.” – Not a perfect film (the acting was… hmm) but thought provoking.

Insumasu o ouu Kage (Japanese adaption of Lovecraft’s Shadow over Insmouth from 1992). Damn strange but I kinda loved it.

What I’m Reading

The Trees Melt like Candles by Peter Gutiérrez

The Black Maybe: Liminal Tales by Attila Veres

The Miskatonic University Spiritualism Club by Pete Rawlik

Of Saints and Sinners by Christopher Golden (Complete – enjoyable vampires and world building. I guess I’ll have to read the other… six books in this series now)

CVLT of CTHXS by Bam Barrows (Complete – see my review here)

Among the Living by Tim Lebbon (Complete – enjoyable and disturbing)

What I’m Listening To

Darkest of the Hillside Thickets – The Dukes of Alhazred

Bad Lip Reading