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It’s coming soon. I finally have a new book coming out soon. It’s a bit different for me since it’s a blending of genres – Horror, Comedy, Paranormal, Cozy Mystery. The book has been done for three years, but because of some….technical difficulties it has been on the shelf for a while. Not any longer….
Between this week and last week, Mother Nature decided to dump a foot of snow on top of my house. How dare she! I mean I moved down to the south to get away from the cold and snow. (Well not really, I moved south because I needed a place to live twenty- three years…
Hello fellow travelers. Welcome to the Weird side of Wednesday. As always, I am Crymsyn, your host to guide you through this weirdness we call a hump day. Quick note: A couple of the ‘Gators are going to be at Mysticon in Roanoke, VA at the HolidayInn – Tanglewood from Jan 23rd-25th. Alexandra Christian, Crymsyn…
Good Day. I hope everyone is having a good day. It’s hump day so we’re getting closer to the weekend. Just a quick post today of some weird happenings taking place on January 14th. (Or at least something I find interesting and weird 🙂 ) 1690: The Clarinet Invented The musical instrument, the clarinet, was…
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Hello 2026! Let’s hope it’s a different year than 2025. If you go with the numerology of it all, then the 2026 year is a 1 year meaning it’s a new beginning. 2025 is a 9 year meaning it’s the ending of cycle. So here’s hoping there is New Beginnings coming along for all of…
Just a quick bit of weird news for your Christmas Eve Reading Pleasure. Did you know that on December 24th 1826 West Point cadets, in a drunken whiskey laced eggnog fugue, started a fight leading to the court-martialed. 1818 – The Christmas Carol “Silent Night” composed by Franz Xaver Gruber was performed for the first…
How do you find the name of your character? Do you name them after your best friends or other people that you know? Do you use some random name that pops into your head? Or do you run to the baby book of names or website and see what’s trendy these days? Or do you…
Hello world. Wow I can’t believe I’m actually getting to break out of my author’s mind and get a chance to address all of you. It isn’t like my author keeps me chained up and tortures me. Although, there are certain times when my fellow muses and I do have to attend workshops so we…
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I’ve been doing research for the current book I’m writing on different and obscure forms of divination. The type I’m using in the book is Aleuromancy. What that means is it’s a way to tell the future by using flour or flour-based products like cakes and cookies. You can either read the patterns in the…
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I know where your mind is going. Maybe you’ve seen the ‘Hook Man’ episode from Season 1, Episode 7 of Supernatural. Where the boys have to vanquish the ghost of a 19th century pastor because his ghost is now haunting lover’s lane. They try to burn his bones, but…. I don’t want to give it…