Tales for October – Boogieman in Lavender
This will be a Halloween season like no other. Fears are real. Trick-Or-Treat may be cancelled. Costume shops are devoid of costumes. Wearing masks has taken on a new meaning. … Read more
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Pride Month Interview With Anthony Cardno – Boogieman In Lavender
My friend Anthony Cardno celebrated Pride Month with a series of Interviews with artists, writers, performers and others in the LGBT community, a series of interviews which stretched into July. … Read more
Boogieman in Lavender: The Fire This Time…
“The world has gone mad today and good’s bad today…” —Cole Porter, “Anything Goes.” As I write this, America is on fire. Not everywhere, but L.A., New York and Minneapolis … Read more
writing For Podcasts: Jeff Baker, Boogieman in Lavender
Invasion of the Podcast People By Jeff Baker Some brief advice (with grateful thanks to Angel Martinez for invaluable information.) on writing a story for a … Read more
Boogieman In Lavender: Random Notes for March
A few random notes this month. Every writer has inspirations. If they’re lucky, they get to meet them, and the meeting isn’t a letdown. Mary Higgins Clark died a few … Read more
Boogieman in Lavender: The Tiptree Solution, or The Woman Men Didn’t See.
James Tiptree, Jr. was the pen name of science fiction writer Alice B. Sheldon. The previous sentence is probably the least complicated information about Alice Sheldon. The first fiction under … Read more
Jeff Baker, Boogieman In lavender: Halloween Reading; Clive Barker
By Jeff Baker The year was 1993 (or pretty close.) I was running a delivery route in-town and on my lunch hour I ran into a used bookstore and grabbed … Read more
When Carmilla Ruled the Night – Boogieman in Lavender
Jeff Baker, Boogieman in Lavender But dreams come through stone walls, light up dark rooms, or darken light ones, and their persons make their exits and their entrances as … Read more
Jeff Baker—Boogieman In Lavender: “Remembering Dennis Etchison.”
Remembering Dennis Etchison By Jeff Baker A fine writer I know, well-versed in the field of horror, had never heard of Dennis Etchison. This seems … Read more
Following Oscar Wilde – Boogieman In Lavender
Following Oscar By Jeff Baker “In the old days, men had the rack. Now they have the Press.” —Oscar Wilde. It is possible, in the United States, to … Read more