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Werewolves Out in the World, Part XXI

Y’know? That last one of these, number twenty, I kind of ended it in a “so long farewell been fun see ya later”-way. But I was all mopey-goodbye way too early, turns out. I may keep doing these until the paperback hits in January, I mean. October’s for werewolves after all. Anyway/first, here’s the wolves that came before, which I rhymetastically call: the Wolves of Yore one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty   File under: two books that don’t go great together. Werewolves need meat. Always wanted to be part of a double-feature—specifically, I always wanted to be a in DoubeMint television ad. But this’ll do:   And, these are the type-discussion I’m particularly in favor of:   And, guess what? I typed “Mongrels” into the search on Twitter, and found new reviews, new pics, all kinds of fun:   And, can’t forget facebook:     And Litsy folk are always digging the yellow book:       That’s the second or third French fry pic, yes? I do love me some fries. Maybe more than’s exactly healthy . . . And, I assured Jill that Mongrels isn’t scary, don’t worry: And, ah: a meme-thing that only tracks with inside-the-NBA kind of knowledge. Too cool. Thanks, Lindsay:   Werewolf Wednesday: my favorite day of the week.   And, here‘s one I missed—it’s an eight-minute video on the history of Tattered Cover. Filmed, I guess, in May or June? Mongrels stuff is  . . . → → →

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Scream Queens and Mongrels

Wonder when, or if, I’ll ever stop seeing werewolf stuff everywhere? This is from the second episode of the second season of Scream Queens. Remember how Halloween night is the one night all the werewolves can run free, because no cop’s answering a call about “werewolves?” Mongrels isn’t the only story that knows that.

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My First Reading, ca. 1993/1994

Digging through some old boxes, stumbled onto this little pamphlet. Way I remember my first reading, it was for this story “West Texas Dirt” I’d won an award for, in 1994, the last year of my undergrad work at Texas Tech. I guess I must have done this one too, though—with a friend I’d go onto MA-land with, Ashley. Bill Wenthe was the real draw, of course. As he should have been, and still is. Dude writes some solid poetry. Also, I was so sure that that “Breakfast for Two” story was my first-ever publication, that I looked up my first-ever pub, and, sure enough, I’m wrong again: Back then I was still getting by without a middle name, too. How I ever did it, I don’t know. If I had it do all over, I’d pick a more stage-name kind of thing. Nothing too ostentatious, just . . . like “George RR Martin,” say; that’s a middle space between the first and the last names that really makes you remember the whole thing. Also? He says that he feels that’s when his career really took off—when his name got memorable like that. I dig how Billy Idol came up with his name, too: his elementary school teacher writing onto his work that “Billy is idle.” And, David Bowie, man. IS there a cooler name than that? Okay, Axl Rose, maybe. But “Axl Rose” feels pretty made up. “David Bowie” feels like maybe just good luck, like being born to the right family (never mind  . . . → → →

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It’s October

Meaning: I’m seeing Billie Jean on the shelf at Goodwill. Hoping there’s still one of these there on November 1st, as I really-really want one:

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AMC’s Preacher

Very much digging it. Not at all an easy adaptation. Dug the comic, of course. And really digging his supercab Ford in the television version: I’ve watched so many shows just to get to look at the ride. This may be another, in a very long line.

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Back-to-Back-to-Back Werewolf Events

Which is pretty much what May was, when Mongrels came out. But this is September-land, man. The road, though, it’s a big long slip ‘n slide, isn’t it? You take that first step, then you just keep going and going. This is from the plenary address/discussion/interview at the Western Literature Association’s 2016 conference in Big Sky, Montana (I think all these pics are from/by Billy Stratton): That’s Susan Bernardin on stage with me. Also? There were moose galumphing around the property. And, got to ride up with Earl and Maxine Kingston—very cool people. Her keynote killed. But then, all too soon, I split out of there with Theo Van Alst and Billy Stratton: And, whilst driving west to Missoula/the next event, what’d we see but this sly character slipping over from another reality: Roundabout Butte, there may have been a triple-meat Whopper situation. Okay, there probably almost definitely was. It came to involve chicken fries as well, even. Because: chicken fries. As for why we were headed to Missoula? The Montana Book Festival: And, since I was having to slip out right after my reading, I went ahead and signed everything early (this pic’s from/by Sherwin Bitsui): That werewolf medallion’s by Cinnamon Spear. So cool. And that book I’m actually holding there, it’s thanks to Theo Van Alst. And the one on the far end of the table’s thanks to Richard Thomas. Then, mere moments later, I read them about bestiality, then pet-grenades, then cannibalism—as Reader’s Digest would say, “All in a Day’s Work”: Was  . . . → → →

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The Many Travails of Being a Werewolf

Thanks to my student from wayback Jo Anna Gaona Albiar for showing me this. Not only are pantyhose murder. So are many fashion accessories:

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Werewolves Out in the World, Part XX

Twenty, man, wow. Thought this was a werewolf novel, but I think the book itself is a zombie: it keeps on going. Well, guess zombies don’t have the complete market on that: But that really belongs on the It Came from Del Rio page. This page? It’s all werewolves all the time: one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen And let’s start with a droog from the wayback—Dan’s from The Velvet days, if any of y’all remember them: Whereas Betsy, she’s from this year’s Clarion West (and Indra’s from ’12): Also, I think #SundayMorning should really be a Kris and Johnny thing (“#KrisCash”?). And also a werewolf thing:     How you know Jesse’s both a good writer AND a true fan of BOC? It’s the umlaut. That takes some wizardry I can’t even guess at. Also? You should all be reading Jesse.      Had to page back, as I remember this image, couldn’t figure why it was showing up again, but: same image, different words. Thank you, Betty. And aloha back:     Also thank you Mauveandrosysky. And, man, really? How can anyone follow Laird Barron and hope to come off even halfway decent?   I do dig the Warhol’d up image, though. If y’all don’t know this song/video, you definitely should. Some quality stuff. And, if I recall correctly, possibly NSFW? Then again, I don’t know where you work:     Such a cool list for the yellow book to  . . . → → →

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Texas

This is so right, so real. It’s how you feel, growing up in Texas, then one day leaving. [ from Terms of Endearment ] Then, once you’re somewhere else, this is always playing in all your backgrounds:

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October is for Werewolf Movies

Also, all the other months. But it’s in October that I’m getting to intro Wolfen, The Company of Wolves, and The Howling. Talking about Wolfen at The Alamo Drafthouse down in Denver: [ link ] TalkingThe Company of Wolves and The Howling here at CU Boulder’s International Film Series: [ link / link ] Need I say it’ll be a howling good time?

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