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I’m Haunted

October 6th, 2011

In which I talk about my short story included in an anthology of ghostly horror.

If you follow the ongoing adventures of 12 to Midnight, you might have heard that the anthology we published last summer–Buried Tales of Pinebox, Texas–was nominated for another award. I say “another” because it was nominated and won the Predators & Editors readers poll for anthologies, and it briefly made the “long list” of nominations [...]

I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I opened Queen of Crows. I knew that the ebook consisted of a short story and some bonus content, and that the story had something to do with Native Americans… but that’s about it. I was given a copy to review, so for those of you keeping [...]

Pinkalicious

April 29th, 2010

As you may remember, I have to children – Tadpole1 and Tadpole2. Tadpole1 is still struggling with his reading and hasn’t developed a love of books. The more I push the more he resists, so I’ve stopped pushing for the time being. Tadpole2, on the other hand, loves books. Maybe that’s partially because she just [...]

It’s a Major Award

February 25th, 2010

A few weeks ago, the horror review site Flames Rising held a contest called “Tell Peter Straub Your Worst Nightmare“. Previously, FR had interviewed Straub about his latest book and allowed readers to submit their own questions. There’s something deeply personal about our dreams and nightmares, don’t you think? Sharing them with others means laying open the deepest [...]

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Flametoad is the personal website for Preston DuBose, a full-time e-commerce and credit card security professional for the higher-education market, a part-time RPG publisher, and a full-time husband and father.

I ignore conventional blogging wisdom and refuse to focus on a single topic. This website covers gaming, family life, marketing, security, literature, music, and just about anything else shiny that catches my eye.

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