I’ve been working my meandering way through books I feel I should’ve read years back. ‘Salem’s Lot is one of those, especially considering how much I’ve long enjoyed Stephen King (see https://mweald.com/2024/05/31/on-fairy-tale/ for more on that). So, what to say on this well-known tale of blood-sucking vamps? First off, surprise surprise, it was a fun …
If I’d been asked to pick my favorite author during high school, it probably would have been Stephen King. I read my fair share of his horror classics during this time: The Stand, The Shining, It, The Long Walk, Cell, Under the Dome, etc. I grew up amongst the corn fields of southern Indiana and …
I’m almost embarrassed to admit that I hadn’t read the seminal sci-fi novel Dune until recently. I’ve been told Dune is to sci-fi what Lord of the Rings is to fantasy. Given Dune‘s impact, it’s not an unfair comparison. Having written a sci-fi novel myself due to be published here in just a few weeks, …
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