Barbarian Grunge

Interview: Englewood After Dark

An interview with the co-creators of Englewood After Dark, a brand new horror audio drama that just came out this October.

Oct 12, 2024

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March 2024

Interview: Creating Audiobooks with the Howls From the Scene of the Crime Team

Learning about audio production

Mar 22, 2024

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I’m Getting Published!

--plus other announcements

Mar 20, 2024

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August 2023

What Have I Been Reading This Year?

I started this SubStack approximately a year ago to study writing. Along the way, I read and studied a lot of things. What were they?

Aug 17, 2023

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Mundane is Interesting

If everything is magical, nothing is

Aug 4, 2023

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July 2023

A Raymond Chandler Inspired Thriller: Imperial Bedrooms, by Bret Easton Ellis

"(...) an extremely painful period in my life, a midlife crisis you might call it, and yet I went to this book every night after dealing with this…

Jul 27, 2023

Still Writing; Despite Ten Tragedies

Why exactly I have been posting inconsistently, and that I will be posting regularly again starting last week. And, over the last few weeks, I’ve…

Jul 19, 2023

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The Story Structure of Revenge: BAIT, by Bret Easton Ellis

BAIT is a script by Bret Easton Ellis from 2011 about horrible people getting what they deserve with the help of some sharks.

Jul 11, 2023

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An Interview with Garrett Francis: Author, Journal Founder, & Former Publisher

Garret Francis is the author of The Em(erald) Dash, a literary newsletter that features essays, short stories, and serialized novels. He has also…

Jul 4, 2023

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June 2023

Character Driven Stories: a Look at Lee Sarpel’s Razor Strike

Razor Strike, by Lee Sarpel, is a cyberpunk novel about the relationship between two well-meaning characters with violent careers. One of them, Trez, is…

Jun 27, 2023

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The Miserable Emptiness and The Dog

Once upon a time, there was a knight who was feeling down on his luck.

Jun 9, 2023

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May 2023

The Howl Society

This is a community of horror authors that is unlike anything else out there. They welcome newcomers. There are over a dozen published authors who…

May 5, 2023

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