Loren Rhoads's Blog, page 84
September 30, 2011
In Memoriam
I saw Stanley Burns's Sleeping Beauties at the counter of Dark Carnival many, many years. The collection of postmortem photographs shocked and startled me. Who would collect pi
September 26, 2011
Writing solo
Going alone to a cafe to write was huge for me. I was self-conscious about sitting by myself. I judged myself harshly: what was wrong with me that I didn't have any friends to eat
September 22, 2011
September 19, 2011
Writing in cafes
I started writing in cafés on Valencia Street in the early 90s. The café was called Radio Valencia, on the corner of Valencia and 23rd. It closed in 1995, after two fire trucks racing w
September 16, 2011
Late night talk about the reality of vampires
My six-year-old wakes me in the middle of the night by touching my face. I am groggy, but manage to whisper, "What's up?"
"I had a bad dream."
September 12, 2011
On that morning 10 years ago
I was up early, as usual, computer on, checking my email and trying to get a handle on the day. The radio played softly in the background, more for company than entertainment.
September 9, 2011
Thoughts from the World Trade Center, April 2002
After Mason and I crossed Broadway, we stumbled upon a memorial to the firefighters lost when the World Trade Center collapsed. Bright chains of origami cranes decorated the fence around an o
September 8, 2011
Dreaming in Venice
The woman at our pension in Florence hoped that we would arrive in Venice during the day. "It's like a dream," she promised.
September 2, 2011
Amazon should do the right thing
In the beginning, I loved the idea that I could make some money through my blog as I guided people to books they might actually use and enjoy. As soon as the Cemetery Travel blog was really u
August 30, 2011
Ghost Stories from America's National Parks
<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34..." style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Haunted Hikes: Spine-Tingling Tales and Trails from North America's Nat
