Never forget that day in 1978, over the Pinedale mall in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Author: urdith
Would be author, photographer and dreamer living in the corporate world.
Noirvember Confessions
Late night. A Serbian Orthodox church in Maryland. November winds rattle the trees. In a shadowed corner, near the entrance to the common areas and the kitchen, a lone Orthodox priest speaks with a figure in a coal black suit.
A Pleasure to Burn
Where did October go? It was a quiet month on the blog, but my socials were busy. If you were on my Instagram, you'd have seen quite a frenzy in the middle of the month during NoirCity DC. But I'll talk about that more in the middle of the month as I dig into the… Continue reading A Pleasure to Burn
“You’ve got a car bomb.”
In which I natter on about trust, erotic thrillers, and Mark Leyner's "My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist."
Capclave 2025 – Thank you!
I want to thank the volunteers at Capclave 2025 for all their hard work this past weekend. Between a brutal week at work and a flight to Chicago this weekend, time is tight so I will sum up my thoughts in another post. I wanted to thank all the panelists and moderators I shared time… Continue reading Capclave 2025 – Thank you!
Ba-de-ya, Dancing in September – at Capclave 2025
Hey Earth, Wind, and Fire fans! Guess who is going to be a speaker at Capclave 2025? Yep, this guy! I will be at Capclave on September 19-21, 2025. This is my home-town con. One of my favorite local cons, a place where I know long-time friends will be attending (or running). It's also the… Continue reading Ba-de-ya, Dancing in September – at Capclave 2025
ReaderCon and Cozy Horrors
"But Beavis - everything does suck!" My thoughts on ReaderCon and writing horror after the Horror Project...
Being Present at Readercon
The latest edition of ReaderCon is coming! Like, this week. Like, my wife and I will be flying out on Thursday to Boston. I've hit the 'check in' button for our badges, so they should be in the print queue. Now to just focus on the next few days and not on worries about the… Continue reading Being Present at Readercon
CyberNoir Philosophy: Election Day in Max Headroom
If there was ever an episode of Max Headroom which remained embedded in my brain through my life, it was this one. Originally titled “Election Day” and later “Grossberg’s Return” the big draw was Charles Rocket coming back as evil corporate Yuppie Ned Grossberg. He uses his guile and complete lack of ethics to usurp… Continue reading CyberNoir Philosophy: Election Day in Max Headroom
Goodnight, Balticon 59!
Another Balticon is in the books! This was an amazing con filled with great panels, lively discussions, surprising siren songs, very cool room parties, chances to catch up with people - And DATA PIRACY! Seriously, check out the amazing Data Pirate I ran into. I was on a shocking number of panels for a… Continue reading Goodnight, Balticon 59!
Biomechanoid Blues 