
February, the month of romance and a lying marmot
Ah, February, the month of romance, twenty-eight days of love and hugs and kisses and promises of eternal bliss. Groundhog Day!
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The new year has come upon us like a throng of rabid cats. So much is scary as 2022 arrives that we can either stand on a street corner and scream…
ContinueQuicksilver coming January 25
I am very excited. In spite of the supply-chain problem, I just received my chocolate Easter bunnies for Christmas, which means the Christmas tree…
ContinueThe Servants of Twilight – Now available with enhanced audio
On the 7th, Daylight Savings Time ended at last. I no longer have to take our dog, Elsa, out to potty in the dark, after dinner…
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September! Everywhere I turn, I’m being told, often forcefully, “It’s back-to-school month!” No way. I refuse. I’m not going back.
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Happy July, the month named for Julius Caesar, the Roman general and statesman who failed miserably in his pathetic attempts to…
ContinueThe killer finale: Nameless returns in six new short thrillers
According to an Old English saying dating back a thousand years, “A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay; a swarm of bees in June is worth…
ContinueNameless: Read Them in Order, They’re Scarier That Way
In The Canterbury Tales, over 800 years ago, Geoffrey Chaucer wrote “For May wol hae no slogardie anyght.” We can see from these few words…
ContinueIs April really the cruelest month?
According to the great poet, T.S. Eliot, April is the cruelest month, but that is not my experience. Every April begins the same way for me…
ContinueA New Moon on the 13th? How often does that happen?
March is here, and it’s a very exciting month for me. First of all, my calendar tells me there’s a new moon on the 13th. How often does that happen?
ContinueWith Love and Mystery from Dean Koontz
February is a special month. It’s the only one to begin with an F, and it’s the shortest of the twelve, so right there is a lot to celebrate with a few cases…
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Happy New Year! I have resolved to take life more seriously in 2021 than I took it in 2020, though I took it so seriously in 2020 that…
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Tis the season to be jolly. That’s better than a season to be angry and mean. However, I find something unsettling about too much jolliness, especially when…
ContinueThe Other Emily Coming Soon
Ah, November. The trees shed their leaves in a litter of colorful confetti. The air is crisp and bracing. Daylight savings time ends, and it’s heartening…
ContinueElsewhere Out October 6
My latest novel, Elsewhere, is available today in hardcover, eBook, and audio. We’re also developing a service that will send a troupe of mimes…
ContinueSeptember 2020
I heard it’s back-to-school time, so I hurried out to the store and bought 100 pens, a shirt-pocket protector, 50 spiralbound notebooks…
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The day here in Koontzland began as it always does: Elsa, our golden retriever, gave me a morning cuddle, took me for a walk, and …
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