PantheaCon and World Horror Con

Rain will be at PantheaCon February 18th-19th in San Jose, CA. To make a tarot appointment, visit her Tarot website, Mms. Ghost. Appointments are first come, first serve.

In April, she will be attending the World Horror Convention 2011 in Austin, TX. Readings and Panel schedule to be posted when the programming has been completed. Tarot appointments may also be made for this event, but they will be held on one day only, and are subject to the schedule she has for the convention.

A rumor from Cemetery Dance is that BARFODDER: Poetry Written in Dark Bars & Questionable Cafes is almost sold out. Get your copy now, before it's out of print!

Agony Column Podcast of Reading from SFinSF.org event

Rick Kleffel does the Agony Column for KUSP 89.9 FM, and yesterday there was a broadcast of my recorded reading from last Halloween's The Real Horror Show at SFinSF, with John Shirley, Ray Garton, and Nick Mamatas. You can now stream the audio podcast of my reading (and the others). It contains new work from FOUR ELEMENTS (written with Charlee Jacob, Linda Addison, and Marge Simon), plus selections from BARFODDER and THE GOSSAMER EYE.

SorcererCon, San Jose - Thanksgiving Weekend

I'll be a guest of SorcererCon in San Jose the Friday after Thanksgiving, through Sunday, and will update soon with final panel schedule. I'll also be doing private Tarot consultations with some clients at the con - if you'd like to book some time with me and have had a reading before (or not), drop me a line via email to schedule.

The Real Horror Show: SF in SF Reading & More 10/23!

Saturday, October 23rd - San Francisco's SF in SF Presents (at the Variety Reading Room)

The following information is from Rina Weisman at SF in SF:

THE REAL HORROR SHOW: GET YOUR BLOOD CHILLED FOR HALLOWEEN!
Horror writers John Shirley, Ray Garton, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and Rain Graves will scare you good and proper...and in case you still have some lighthearted idea that Hallowe'en is all about candy and costumes, we'll finish up with a screening of CHANGELING to knock that idea out of your head...

RAFFLE:
We'll be raffling off some spooky schwag before the film - Raffle tix $5! Win:
--a signed limited edition of John Stanley's THE CREATURE FEATURES MOVIE GUIDE STRIKES AGAIN
--a set of Rotting Zombie Clings (You TOO can be a Zombie!)
--Special BLOOD Orange Candy Corn
--Grand Prize - a Graveyard Book promotional TOMBSTONE signed by NEIL GAIMAN (truly a one-of-a-kind item, courtesy of Kepler's Books)
--Buy four tickets and get a free drink at the bar!!!

Lounge and cash bar open at 6PM
Party snacks courtesy of Charles and SF in SF
Readings begin at 6:30PM, followed by booksigning in the lounge
Film begins about 8:00PM (when author event is over) Seating is limited, and first come, first seated. We will try to get everyone inside before we shut the doors and abandon you to your scary fate!

Books will be for sale courtesy of Borderlands Books.

October Reading at SF in SF & the Monster Bash for Literacy

Remember that reading I promised you for October 23rd? Yes, well...your illustrious host is Mr. John Shirley, and I'll be reading with Ray Garton, and some others to be announced for your pre-Halloween horror fix, thanks to the nice folks at SF in SF, at the Variety Preview Room in the Hobart Building, 1st Floor. The entrance is between Quizno's & Citibank at 582 Market St., (at 2nd @ Montgomery) in San Francisco. Start time is 7pm; Movie to follow.

Not in San Francisco on 10/23? Michigan, you say? Well - you can help the also-nice-folks of The Great Lakes Association of Horror Writers at their 3rd Annual Monster Bash for Literacy, and bid on some autographed books, including one by Dean Koontz...(and me, and all the other authors who are not Dean Koontz. Yes, we know you'll go for the Koontz...but stay and show your love for literacy when the bidding gets too high on the Koontz, and win us instead. ;-)

Proceeds benefit the Dominican Literacy Center and the Sienna Literacy Center, and they are proudly the MBFL's permanent charities, ensuring that people of all ages discover the magic and power of reading, as well as improve their lives with a strong educational foundation. View the immediate details on their Facebook page. Authors, if you've something to donate, you can do so via the information from MontiLee on THIS page.

Moving on towards Halloween is my birthday on 10/28. w00t!

Haunted Mansion Writer's Retreat, VettedWord Poetry, & Halloween

Lots going on here...and tis the season, or so they say, for what I do best: being spooky. I'll keep this short and sweet, so you can get back to your Halloween decorations.

September, 2010

I'll be hosting the Haunted Mansion Writer's Retreat next week in Mill Valley, CA with 9 other horror writers and 5 paranormal investigators. They'll all have blog access to post on the afore mentioned link, so if you are interested in seeing what everyone's experiencing all in one place, keep that link handy.

My newest poem, For My Mother - At Her Funeral (Someday) can be read for free at VettedWord.

Stay tuned for Halloween Reading information - a fun event John Shirley is putting together. That's all for now, folks! See you soon!

Haunted Mansion Writer's Retreat, 9/16-19

I'll be playing hostess for the Haunted Mansion Writer's Retreat 2010 this September. Expanded slots are still available for those who wish to attend - it's sure to be an amazing experience, packed full of ghost hunts, lots of writing time in an inspiration-rich environment, and good experiences with great friends.

Beyond that, I'm booked for Dallas/Fort Worth later this year, and Austin, TX next year for World Horror Convention 2011 in the spring.