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The Annual Supervillains July 4th Picnic: In Review

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I recently had the opportunity to be a featured reader at one of Orlando’s finest regular gatherings of literary types, drunks, and those that check off both boxes — Loose Lips.

Hosted by John King, who also hosts the long-running lit podcast/website, The Drunken Odyssey with John King, recorded the entire show which is now available on iTunes and for download.

Here’s the link: https://thedrunkenodyssey.com/2019/07/06/episode-374-june-2019-installment-of-loose-lips/

Listen, and the title of...

Let’s Talk Marvel Comics

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Last week I had the opportunity to speak on a panel that celebrated Marvel’s 80th anniversary.

Unlike the Batman panel, I was given more time to speak, which one could argue is a plus/minus.

Here’s the archive for those who which to indulge:

New Interview and Audiobook News!

Hello Earthlings!

Recently, the anthology featuring my werewolf story “Missing” — The Classics Never Die! — issued an audiobook version, and it’s pretty great. Audiobooks are something I’ve been considering for a while, along with getting my works translated and available in foreign language markets.

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However, time is a limited resource and with such things I have to decide between writing new books and stories or working hard to promote those already out in the world. I have my extremely rew...

A Brief Reflection Before I Hit Send

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Last year was a bit strange for me as I didn’t submit anything for publication. Not a word.  It was the first year since 2011 that I didn’t get something published somewhere. Instead, I spent the first half working on a new novel. It’s something that I’m pretty excited about. Sort of a Constantine meets Ready Player One thing. When I’m done with it, I’m going to have a fun book to take to market.

I put it down the middle of summer and began res...

Let’s Talk BATMAN!

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Something I am really excited about — this Wednesday, I’ll be sitting on a Bat-panel as we discuss Batman’s 80th birthday, his history, and his role in pop culture.

The event is hosted by Full Sail University and you can watch live on YouTube or as an archive here.

ReadTomLucas Closed for Business. I’VE MOVED TO ROOM1331.COM!

Hello to my readers, friends, family, and those folks who only came to this site after Googling “Why Goodreads Sucks.” When I first set up my blog in the spring of 2012, it was mainly for escape. I was languishing away in a depressing job — but it did motivate me to revisit my writings … Continue reading ReadTomLucas Closed for Business. I’VE MOVED TO ROOM1331.COM! →

Welcome to readers old and new

Hey!

Thanks for stopping by. In time, you’ll see posts about my spoken word gigs, new written works, and news from the Tom-iverse.

If you are coming over from my old site of seven years, Readtomlucas.com, thank you for sticking with me.

If you are new to the neighborhood, welcome!

Rock and roll,

Tom

 

I Wrote a Story About a Werewolf.

A werewolf story — something I would normally choose to write, but…in doing research for another project, I came across the legend of the loup garou, the French take on the wolf-man. And what was even more fun to me was that my hometown of Detroit had all kinds of loup garou stories from back … Continue reading I Wrote a Story About a Werewolf. →

I got a little creepy for ya.

Hey, So the fine folks of Ghost Parachute have once again given me a little room to strut my stuff. Here, I was going for a little Twilight Zone with a dash of The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. I seem to have found a home for my short horror fiction. It’s been a fun year … Continue reading I got a little creepy for ya. →

I got weird in public, yet again.

In case you missed it: My blast of weirdness from the Ghost Parachute reading the other week. Lighting was a challenge, but I can’t control everything, golblammit.   Filed under: Fiction, Media and Downloads, News