The whole point of red beans & rice is to keep it simple. Some add sausage, and so do I. Oh, and I add tomato sauce. And diced celery to give it crunch. And crushed hot pepper to give zing. But shrimp, too??? SOMEBODY STOP ME!!!

How's that for a title, hey? brombonesbooks.com/2024/07/02/the…

I've given considerable thought--entire seconds' worth--to the notion of baby teeth. I'm against them. They're unnatural.

Gretchen GreenEyes thinks she looks funny in this picture.

Spectres Across the Atlantic, c.1820-1940: Communicating with the Dead Over Space and Time tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

In this week's blog post, I wonder if short stories gave Catherine Crowe more freedom to explore than did her novels and non-fiction books. That's because "The Bear Steak" is unlike anything else I know about her work, and I mostly know that longer stuff. brombonesbooks.com/2024/07/16/the…

When one reprints a novel with chapter titles such as "The Colonel Dreams, and I Awaken," "Of the Advantages of Being Wounded," and "In Which the Pirate Appears in a Frolicsome Humour," one retains those chapter titles, right? Absolutely, one does. Forget I asked.

This week, I discuss a late-1800s sign of ghost hunting to come: equipment-based energy-seeking. brombonesbooks.com/2024/07/29/w-e…

A look at another short story by Catherine Crowe: "The Monk's Story," a tale of trauma and its relentless aftereffects. It's one of the best I've read so far. brombonesbooks.com/2024/08/13/the…

Me: Fine. I'll endure the crazy heat to get that front garden project done. Oklahoma weather: Fine. Let me make it all muddy first.

Just when I think I've found all the #Railroad Hauntings You Can Still Visit, BOO! another one jumps out at me. This week, I discuss a late-1800s #ghost that stopped #trains in #Texas! The stretch of #tracks he #haunted came to be called Ghost Hill. brombonesbooks.com/2024/08/28/rai…

If your knowledge of Baba Yaga is limited to the John Wick movies, ooooooh boy, do I have a fun surprise for you! This week on my blog, I discuss Baba Yaga, the figure from Slavic folklore, and her very unpredictable disposition. #BabaYaga #NotJohnWick brombonesbooks.com/2024/09/04/two…

A gentle reminder: nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/n…

I'm pleased to say I've added two more short stories to The Short Fiction of Catherine Crowe. Both published in Dickens' Household Words, they are "Loaded Dice" (1850) and "Esther Hammond's Wedding Day" (1852). brombonesbooks.com/research/the-s…

I mean, I don't wanna brag, but getting my address changed on my state ID only took *two* applications. Yeah, the first was rejected. But the *second* application to get my address changed on my state ID? NAILED IT!

On the one hand, it's Friday the 13th. On the other, it's International Chocolate Day. nationaltoday.com/international-…

This Illinois boy can confirm: corn fields have secrets!

This might interest #mystery fans especially interested in late-Victorian and Edwardian stuff. brombonesbooks.com/2024/09/18/a-b…