I've decided to make the digital version of Darkness and the Devil Behind Me available for free. It's only available through my website. It will stay free through the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's holidays. After that, I'm not sure. But for now, it's available for anyone who wants it.

I'm an addict. I admit it. Before the entire world, I admit it. I mean, it's sort of ironic, you know? I managed to live for years without being struck by anything so incredibly and stubbornly incurable, but then I took a fall ... and when I did, I fell hard.



To what am I addicted? 3D graphics.



It started innocuously enough. I decided to do my own book cover. Now, this can be a dangerous decision, but I really wanted to do it. I can say I even felt compelled to do it. And… Continue

Yesterday, the doorbell rang unexpectedly. When I went to answer, I found a man from United Parcel Service. I was a bit skeptical. Okay, more than a bit. After all, I hadn't ordered anything. Being a crime writer, I wondered if this was a con. But still, I opened the door. The stranger dumped a small but heavy box into my arms and then stuck one of those electronic gizmos under my nose. I scribbled something that in no way resembles my signature, wished him a good day and went to examine the… Continue

It's been difficult to write today. It's been difficult to even think

coherently. Construction work is being done on the apartment directly

below us. I don't know what they're doing but the sounds of hammering

and dragging and drilling have gone on for hours. Sometimes, the whole

floor shakes. Sometimes, the sound moves from the floor below to the

ceiling above and it sounds as though a very big, very dead body is

being dragged across it. I suppose that walls are… Continue