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My schedule for Connooga

Posted by lagomorphflix on February 18, 2019
Posted in: Uncategorized. Tagged: con, Connoga, Connooga2019, convention, horror, itsyourcon, panels, phantasm, scary, story, writer, writing. Leave a comment

This weekend, I will be attending Connooga in Chattanooga.

This is a great convention with lots of fun panels and vendors.  I will be selling my books in their vendor room, alongside my wife and cover artist.

However, I also will be participating in a few of their panels.  First, at 4:00PM on Friday, I will be on the Scary Story Time panel where several writers will tell true or fictional tales that will keep you up.  Saturday at noon, I will be hosting a Phantasm 40 Year Retrospective.  These are both going to be fun events that I hope you can stop by at.  If not, please swing by my booth and say hello and pick up your copies of either the Winston & Baum steampunk adventure series or Friedkin’s Curse: A Werewolf Tale of Terror.

Hope to see you at Connooga this year.

Please keep checking back to see where else I will be appearing this year.

Apple Pie Picking – a nice roadtrip

Posted by lagomorphflix on November 30, 2018
Posted in: Uncategorized. Tagged: apple, apple house, apple pie, apple pie picking, crust, delicious, Ellijay, food, fried, fried pie, Gilmer County, pie, pie crust, pie filling, roadtrip, tasty. Leave a comment

This year for my birthday, I decided to go apple pie picking.  I know some people are probably saying “what’s that?” I’ve had a few people guess that it was picking apples to then make pies with.  That is not correct. You see, most of the apple houses and orchards in North Georgia make fried apple pies. So, my wife and I loaded up in my truck and hit up five such places to pick their apple pies.  

Let me say that it had been a good year and the apple pie orchards were ripe for the picking this year.  Below is a quick synopsis for each of the five places that we went to with a rating scale associated. I gave ratings out of 5 apples.  Some of the judging criteria was on crust, filling, and taste.

Our first stop was Penland Orchards (41 Talona Rd, Ellijay, GA 30536).

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That is a fine looking pie isn’t it?

Penland Orchards has a buttery crust that is not too flowery and gives the impression of standard apple pie crust.  The filling was tasty, with hints of cinnamon and not goopy as most store bought apple pie filling tends to be. All in all this pie harvested 3 out of 5 apples.

Our second stop was directly across the street at Panorama Orchards (63 Talona Mountain Rd, Ellijay, GA 30536).

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How’s this pie strike your fancy?

Panorama Orchards had a very pretty crust from the get go, a nice golden brown (as you can see from the picture).  It is puffy, flaky, and buttery. It does not taste like standard pie crust, almost tasting like it is made from a batter as opposed to a dough.  The filling did not have any of the normal pectin blended goop that accompanies pie filling. It has a good flavor that included cinnamon, nutmeg, and other spices.  The apples inside were nice and soft. This pie and Panorama Orchards harvested a 4.5 out of 5 apples.

Our next stop was the Red Apple Barn (3379 Tails Creek Rd, Ellijay, GA 30540).

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Penland and Panorama both made their pies onsite.  Because Red Apple Barn is strictly a store and does not have the equipment onsite, they make them at another location and then sell them at the apple house.

This was a very basic style crust, not overly buttery or soft.  The filling inside was your basic goopy apple pie filling. Because this pie was average, it only harvested a 2 out of 5 apples.

Stop number 4 was R&A Orchards (5505 GA-52, Ellijay, GA 30536), which has a variety of pies to choose from, but we were on an apple pie picking odyssey and stuck to the apple pie.

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Didn’t get a picture of this pie.

The pie I had at R&A had a hard, crispy crust that had a floury taste to it.  The filling was overly goopy but did not really deviate from a standard pie filling.  Because the crust was not great, but the filling was not too goopy, R&A harvested a 2.5 out of 5 apples.

As you can imagine, I was starting to get a little full from all these apple pies.  For our next stop, we made our way down the road (literally the last two places were down the road) to Aaron’s Apple House (8350 Highway 52 E, Ellijay, GA 30536).

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Don’t let the label fool you, there is fruit in this, so that makes it healthy.

Aaron’s Apple House had a soft crust that was tender and added an interesting texture, not tasting like it came from a traditional pie crust dough.  The filling was good, not overly sweet, having several savory qualities about it. Much like Red Apple Barn, these pies are made offsite and distributed through the apple house.  This pie harvested a 3 out of 5 apples.

Our final stop of the day was Mack Aaron’s Apple House (8955 Highway 52 East, Ellijay, GA 30536).

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Pretty looking pie, right?

Mack Aaron’s Apple House pie has a flaky traditional crust with a dusting of sugar either before baking or right after coming out of the oven, so that it provides some texture to it and also adds hints of sweetness.  The pie crust was very good and had strong hints of cinnamon and possibly cardamon (they were subtle) but I think they were there. Because of these small touches, Aaron Mack’s Apple House harvested 4 out of 5 apples.

 

All told it was a bountiful harvest, but Panorama Orchards was able to take home the high score with 4.5 out of 5 apples.  

Feel free to follow along and taste these pies yourselves and make your own decisions or visit some of the other apple houses in Gilmer County.  I plan to visit the ones that we were not able to get to some time soon. Hope to see you out there!

 

Things that Go Bump in the Night – Using Classic Monsters for New Stories

Posted by lagomorphflix on November 13, 2018
Posted in: Uncategorized. Tagged: advice, author, bump, classic, con, convention, hallowcon, hallowcon2018, horror, lecture, monsters, panel, writer, writing. Leave a comment

As previously promised, below is the audio from the panel that I did at this year’s Hallowcon.

It was titled: Things that Go Bump in the Night – Using Classic Monsters for New Stories.  If you’ve ever been in one of my panels, you know that I like to have audience participation.  So, a big thank you to those that sat in and contributed and hope to see you at other cons in the future.

For those of you interested, the audio is below.  Hope you enjoy!

Please keep checking back for what I’m up to.

https://radioactiverabbitink.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/hallowcon-panel-edited.mp3

Hallowcon Wrap-up

Posted by lagomorphflix on October 31, 2018
Posted in: Uncategorized. Tagged: Alexander S Brown, Alice Infinity, author, charity, con, convention, cosplay, D. Alan Lewis, fantasy, fighting for autism, GD Burk, hallowcon, Hallowcon 2018, horror, Kenyon T. Henry, KT Hunter, Mandy Burk, noir, pops for patients, science fiction, Scott lane, steampunk, TD Raufson, The Walking Dead, TKO, urban fantasy, writer, writing. Leave a comment

Happy Halloween!

This past weekend was Hallowcon.  It was a great show and a lot of fun.  I was honored to be among a cadre of wonderful authors.  Please click on their names to visit their sites.

D. Alan Lewis

Alexander S. Brown 

Kenyon T. Henry

T. D. Raufson

K.T. Hunter

Mandy & G.D. Burk

Each of these writers have books that I think will work for most of you no matter your tastes.  We have horror, splatter, noir, urban fantasy, fantasy, science fiction, and steampunk, so please check out and support these great authors.

I also had the opportunity to meet Josh “TKO” Turner and his tag-team wrestling partner Scott Lane.  These guys have appeared in multiple films and tv shows as well as being professional wrestlers.  What is also amazing is that they are part of two different charities: Pops for Patients and Fighting for Autism.  Both of these are really good charities.  Please check them out to see if you can help either of these causes and check out the two guys championing them as well.

Lastly and far from least, I had the opportunity to meet cosplayer, Alice Infinity.  She was amazingly nice and continued to impress me with the versatility of her cosplay.  Every time I saw her, she seemed to be in a different costume.  Please check out her site.

Hallowcon was a great show and a lot of fun.  I can honestly say that it was one of the most friendly and welcoming cons I’ve been to.  Thanks for having me and hope to see you again next year.

I will be posting the audio from my panel from Hallowcon here in a few days.

Everyone have a safe and happy Halloween, and keep checking back for more updates.

Hallowcon is this Friday

Posted by lagomorphflix on October 22, 2018
Posted in: Uncategorized. Tagged: appearance, author, books, con, convention, Hallow, Halloween, horror, horror con, scary, steampunk, writer, writing. Leave a comment

Hallowcon is this coming weekend (October 26-28).  It will be in Dalton, GA.  I have been fortunate enough to be asked to be a guest along with some other phenomenal authors.  Please come by, pick up an autographed book, and say hi.

Hope you are having a spooky October and hope to see you in Dalton.

October has finally arrived.

Posted by lagomorphflix on October 2, 2018
Posted in: Uncategorized. Tagged: con, convention, fall, guest, hallowcon, Halloween, horror, monster, season, writer, writing. Leave a comment

As many of you know, I love October.  I’m a big fan of fall and of course that special day that occurs on the 31st.

So, enjoy this month and read some good scary stories and tell some amazing ghost tales.  If you are looking for something to do on October 26th through October 28th, you can come out to Hallowcon.  I will be a guest this year and will be hosting one of their panels.  So, if you are in Dalton, please come on by and see us and pick up some good books.

Hope to see you there but keep checking back for other Halloween fun.

Until next year Dragoncon

Posted by lagomorphflix on September 6, 2018
Posted in: Uncategorized. Tagged: artshow, Atlanta, book, books, con, dragoncon, dragoncon2018, horror, steam punk, steampunk, wrapup, writer, writing. Leave a comment

Another Dragoncon has come and gone.  As always, it was a blast!

I want to welcome everyone that came by and picked up a business card or grabbed a book.  This was by far my best show ever.  I sold out of two books and almost sold out of the other three Winston & Baum adventures.

Thanks to everyone that came out, my next scheduled stop will be Hallowcon at the end of October, but I’m going to see if I can’t add some appearances in before then.  Please keep checking back to find out where I’ll be and what I’ve got going on.

Dragoncon is this weekend

Posted by lagomorphflix on August 28, 2018
Posted in: Uncategorized. Tagged: action, adventure, art, art show, artist, Atlanta, con, convention, dragoncon, Dragoncon 2018, fantasy, horror, scifi, steam punk, steampunk, victorian, Winston & Baum, writer. Leave a comment

Hello good reader, I will be attending Dragoncon this Labor Day weekend, and I hope you will be also.

As in previous years, I will be in the Art Show with my cover artist.  This will be her 10th year!

As in years past, copies of the Winston & Baum Steampunk Adventures will be available at her table for sale.

If you get the chance to stop by and say hello, please do.  If you don’t, enjoy yourself and have a safe con.  Keep checking back for even more great places to catch up with me!

Scares that Care Weekend 2018 Round-up

Posted by lagomorphflix on August 9, 2018
Posted in: Uncategorized. Tagged: Adrienne King, author, Brian Keene, charity, con, convention, cool, cosplay, event, friday the 13th, Halloween, horror, Scaresthatcare, scaresthatcare2018, Virginia, Williamsburg, writer, writing. Leave a comment

I’m back and recovered from the fun that was Scares that Care weekend.  Even though the event is over, you can still learn more about or donate to Scares that Care by clicking here.

A big thank you to everyone that came by and said hey or picked up a book.  I had the pleasure to meet a lot of great authors and was able to meet Adrienne King, killer of Mrs. Voorhees (original Friday the 13th) and Jason’s first victim (Friday the 13th Part 2).

Adrienne King

Doesn’t look bad to have taken a screwdriver to the head.

As with almost every con, awesome cosplay was on display.  From current, classic, and just plain fun, the costumes on display at Scares that Care was great to behold.  See the sampling below.

 

This guy was a lot of fun.
This guy was a lot of fun.
The gremlin was a working puppet.
The gremlin was a working puppet.
I've never seen Jamie Lloyd from the end of Halloween 4 cosplay.
I’ve never seen Jamie Lloyd from the end of Halloween 4 cosplay.
Carl Kolchak, a classic icon.
Carl Kolchak, a classic icon.
We all floated at Scares that Care with Pennywise & Georgie
We all floated at Scares that Care with Pennywise & Georgie

A big thanks to Brian Keene, a phenomenal writer who just happened to be honored this year for his contributions to the charity.  He told me about the show and it was a lot of fun to get to go.

That’s a wrap for this show, but I’ve got more appearances to come.  Next stop, Dragoncon where I will have copies of the Winston & Baum novels at my cover artists booth in the Art Show.

Please keep checking back for where I’ll be and what I’m working on.

Winston & Baum and the Witch of Soulderbrook Manor is now available

Posted by lagomorphflix on July 24, 2018
Posted in: Uncategorized. Tagged: amazon, author, autograph, awesome, book, book release, bookrelease, ebook, fantasy, gaslamp, gaslight, horror, kindle, lovecraft, monsters, release, Scaresthatcare, scaresthatcare2018, scary, steam punk, steampunk, victorian, writer, writing. Leave a comment

That is right ladies and gentlemen, after the long wait the fifth Winston & Baum adventure is here.  You can order it for your Kindle and begin reading today.  All you will need to do is click on the cover below.

For those of you who like to see those spines on your book shelf, we also have a paperback version, which is also available on Amazon.  You can find it by clicking on the image below as well.

You will have your first opportunity to get a signed copy of this from me at Scares that Care weekend (August 3-5) in Williamsburg, VA.  I hope to have several more events over the next 2 months for people who want to come out and pick up an autographed copy.

Now, a little about the book.

Synopsis:  Winston & Baum have faced multiple dangers over the course of their famed careers, but one enemy has returned to plague them again and again. The last living member of a group of sisters, witches in fact, has finally found a method to exact her unholy revenge. Meg has seized control of Soulderbrook Manor, a legendary house from which no one has ever returned. With the limitless power of the Manor, Meg wreaks havoc on London, drawing her enemies to her.
Dan, Lee, and Brackish find themselves trapped within the confines of an ever-changing structure and facing monsters far from the realm of human existence. The trio will have to utilize all of their talents to save mankind and keep from being consumed by the house itself.
Will the exterminators of the strange and weird see the world outside of Soulderbrook Manor ever again?

As with all my novels in this series, the adventure makes reference to previous entries but can be enjoyed on its own as well.

If you pick up this book, please reach out to me and let me know what you think.  All of my social media info can be found here, and you can email me directly at radioactiverabbitink@Gmail.com.

Keep checking back for other news and also where you can meet me to pick up a copy of this book for yourself.

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