Stephen Mark Rainey

I'll be attending this year's Necronomicon Providence, August 13–15. The tentative panel schedule has been released, which I am posting below (the whole big monster; as you can see, the programming is extensive). The schedule may yet be subject to change, but I will be on two panels (In Mountains Older Than Bones: Appalachian Gothic, […]

Since my good friend and longtime geocaching partner, Scott (a.k.a. Diefenbaker) and his wife departed Asheboro, NC, for a new domicile on the NC coast a few months ago, day-long geocaching outings, particularly those involving trail hikes, have been few and far between. Still, from time to time, nice opportunities arise, and today, friend Tom […]

Last week, our good friends Bob & Yvonne invited Brugger and me to accompany them to Villa Appalaccia Winery on Saturday for a day of wining and dining; it goes without saying we were not wont to refuse. Villa Appalaccia, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway in Floyd County, has long been one of our […]

When Ms. Brugger was in Michigan on her most recent parent-maintenance visit, they lost internet at their house for several days, so she began going to Live Oak Coffeehouse (which we both frequent when we're there) to do her work. Then, kind of on a lark, she decided it might be "fun" to take her […]