I was fortunate enough to spend a couple of years in Spain, and like most people who spend any amount of time there, I found the country very agreeable. This stemmed in part from the fact that that country likes to eat a lot. In fact, Spaniards are passionate their food, and it was oftenContinue reading “A €20,000 Monument to the Spanish Tortilla”
Monthly Archives: February 2018
Meet the Super-Serious Sasquatch Chasers of America’s Premier Bigfoot Conference
As luck would have it, one of the largest Bigfoot conferences in the United States is held thirty minutes from the town where I grew up. Each May, Marc DeWerth hosts the Ohio Bigfoot Conference, located in Salt Fork State Park in southeastern Ohio. The area is known for its high level of Bigfoot sightings,Continue reading “Meet the Super-Serious Sasquatch Chasers of America’s Premier Bigfoot Conference”
The Grisly Murder That Launched a Podcast Star
I have been listening to a true crime podcast called “True Murder” for years. Each week, host Dan Zupansky interviews true crime authors about the cases they’ve written about. The complex/troubling appeal of true crime is a discussion for another time, but Zupansky is one of the first true crime podcasters and is considered anContinue reading “The Grisly Murder That Launched a Podcast Star”
He’s a Murderer With an Intergalactic Alibi. And She’s in Love With Him.
This article is about Jo Ann and Mark Richards, a couple with a backstory that is at first hard to comprehend. Their relationship stretches across the galaxy from a California prison, and is one that got its start with a senseless murder committed in 1984. I first came across this story when researching micronations forContinue reading “He’s a Murderer With an Intergalactic Alibi. And She’s in Love With Him.”
I am a professional book indexer
I, like most people, was taken aback when I heard that Grant writes the indexes for books for a living. I often wondered how an index came together, and I was worried that I might have to write the indexes for my own books. But it is freelancers like Grant who do the dirty workContinue reading “I am a professional book indexer”