With two haunted houses already checked off of our October to-do list, it only seemed fitting that my friend Coco and I should go on a ghost tour. We teamed up with two of Coco’s friends to attend the Roswell Ghost Tour last night. I’ve wanted to attend the tour for several years now. I …
The Annual Trip to Netherworld
Going to Netherworld‘s two haunted houses is an annual tradition for me and my friend Coco. Last night, we mustered our courage and made the short drive to Atlanta’s top-rated haunt. The line was a little longer than we expected for a Tuesday night, but we waited only ten or fifteen minutes before we were …
432 Abercorn Update: Haunted by Vandals
A friend recently pointed out that I haven’t posted anything about 432 Abercorn Street in Savannah lately. There are two reasons for this. One is that I haven’t had any personal accounts to post in recent months. The second reason is that I hate posting bad news. Sometime in the late spring or early summer, …
Saving Criminal Records with Butch Walker
Last night Ed and I were lucky enough to attend a special performance of Butch Walker and the Black Widows at Criminal Records. Criminal has been a cornerstone of Atlanta’s Little 5 Points for 20 years, but these days the independent record store is facing tough times because of the current economy. Local artists and …
Kicking off Halloween Season at Chambers of Horror
Yesterday I was lucky enough to win a pair of tickets to Chambers of Horror, a haunted house behind the Masquerade in downtown Atlanta. I took my friend Coco along as my companion since she’s my perennial haunted house partner. Being a Tuesday night, it wasn’t crowded at all. Still, before venturing into the torture-themed …
Motors and Memories at Petit LeMans
Yesterday was the 14th annual Petit LeMans, the season finale for the American LeMans Series. The race, which lasts 10 hours or 1,000 miles (whichever comes first) is the biggest event Road Atlanta hosts during the year. It’s also the one that is most bittersweet for me. I was a volunteer at the first Petit …
The Halloween Season is Upon Us!
Most people know that Halloween is my favorite holiday. I don’t just celebrate it on October 31st: for me, the entire month of October is “Halloween season.” Since I won’t be home tomorrow to post on October 1st, I’m kicking off the Halloween season a day early with a few of my favorite Atlanta-area Halloween …
On the Edge of a New Adventure
I’ve been a writer for more than a decade, I’ve been published in plenty of magazines and newspapers, and I have two non-fiction books on the market. Now, though, with my first paranormal romance debuting next month, I feel like I’m standing on the edge of a cliff. And I really, really hope my parachute …
DragonCon 2011: Malfoy Family Photo
Poor Tom Felton. I don’t think he ever expected the likes of Mom and me to come get a photo with him during DragonCon 2011. Tom is best known for playing Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter movies, and here were Mom and I looking like we’d arrived for a Malfoy family reunion. In truth, …
Top 10 Moments of DragonCon 2011
DragonCon 2011 has come and gone and, like every year, it was epic. The biggest fan-run sci-fi and fantasy convention in the U.S. is four days of awesome. I was actually there for five days, wore six different outfits (most of which were costumes), and put my arms around everyone from Darth Vader to Tom …