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Scott Edelman
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Scott Edelman is a Stoker Award-nominated writer and Hugo Award-nominated editor of SF, fantasy & horror. And host of the Eating the Fantastic podcast! (He/Him)
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This is the owner of Dreamhaven books - and indie bookstore and institution. The website has currently crashed from all the traffic, but please set a reminder to go back in a few days and order all the books you need!
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January 25, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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Kudos to Greg Ketter of DreamHaven Books!
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Protester in Minneapolis just before disappearing in gas: "Fuck you! Stop. Damn! I'm 70 years old and I'm fuckin' angry!"
January 25, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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Snowbound and looking for something to forestall a bad case of cabin fever? Why not download a couple of the 273 totally free episodes of Eating the Fantastic and take a seat at the table with some amazing creators of science fiction, horror, comic books, and other fantastika? pod.link/1083737796
The Eating the Fantastic podcast icon, which depicts a flying saucer lifting a burger, chicken leg and donut in its tractor beam.
January 25, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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A yardstick shoved into the snow shows only six inches have fallen here in our part of the Eastern Panhandle so far, yet the change in view from my bedroom window between yesterday afternoon and this morning is still dramatic. Many more inches — plus sleet and freezing rain — are still to come.
Two photos, one atop the other. Above, a photo taken of our backyard out the bedroom window showing a grassy, mossy, wooded backyard. A birdbath can be seen in the left foreground and a Hebe statue in the right middle distance. Below, the same landscape covered in snow.
January 25, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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Today's Clues by Sam was rated "Evil," so I was expecting my solve time to be in the double digits, yet I solved it in under five. And now I find myself wondering about the nature of evil. cluesbysam.com
A graphic for the game Clues by Sam which says: Solved Jan 25th 2026 Solved in 04:25 There are four graphics in a two by two grid. Image #1 shows a sleuth with a magnifying glass and the words Clues by Sam. Image #2 shows one of the suspects with a the outline of a person and a pretend text block beneath. Image #3 shows another suspect's outline, and the words, "One criminal would play Samsweeper." Image #4 shows a four by five grid of the puzzle itself, with check marks in many of the squares.
January 25, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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ICE invaded my dreams last night. After having a Cuban sandwich at Margon on West 46th Street in Manhattan — just as I'd done IRL earlier this month. — I found myself being chased by ICE through Coney Island, where the streets were far more labyrinthine than in reality. I got away ... this time.
January 25, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Remembering legendary comics artist John Romita, Sr., born on this date in 1930, who drew me many a sketch when I was but a fanboy, and not that many years later, wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles, designed characters for my first published comic when the Scarecrow debuted in Dead of Night #11.
A sketch of a flaming, flying Human Torch by John Romita, Sr. done in black felt tip pen and signed. He probably did it for me in 1971, when I was 16. John Romita's sketches for three supporting characters from my Scarecrow series, one full figure bearded man holding paint brushes and three profile headshots, one of that man, a second of a woman, another of a clean-shaven man with glasses. It's in black pen on a yellow background.
January 25, 2026 at 3:49 AM
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Tonight's treadmill accompaniment was — because I needed something I could guarantee would be an antidote to the mood brought on by this horrible day — a rewatch of The Life of Chuck, first seen only a few days ago. And not only did it do the job, it was even better the second time around.
January 25, 2026 at 3:02 AM
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About to hit the treadmill, and wondering what I could watch while stepping which would do for me tonight what The Life of Chuck and Train Dreams did for me last week. I could use more of that feeling right now. If I can't think of anything new, perhaps I should simply watch The Life of Chuck again.
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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A major downside about the 23"-28" of snow and freezing rain predicted to start in my neck of the woods just a few hours from now is I won't be able to hit the streets tomorrow along with you to stand up against ICE. But unlike No Kings Day, there'd have been nothing humorous to my sign, believe me.
I'm standing on a street corner in Berkeley Springs, WV holding a 4' by 3' sign over my head with 6" stenciled black letters reading: I LIKE MY COUNTRY THE WAI I LIKE MY WHISKEY NO ICE I'm wearing a blue plaid shirt and bright blue pants.
January 25, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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It's what's for dinner.
A look down into my freezer showing bags of steamed pork buns, scallion pancakes, pork and mushroom shu mai, and vegetable pork potstickers.
January 25, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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The universe must have known I needed to momentarily take my mind off Donald Trump's current atrocities for the sake of my mental health, so I was alerted Marvel just used one of my Captain Marvel pages in a Meet the Super Hero Celebrities of the Marvel Universe post. www.marvel.com/articles/com...
A page from Captain Marvel #50 (May 1977) showing Rick Jones on stage at his rock concert jamming away. The lyrics he sings are: "Champagne people drink their wine Never knowing what's diving They believe in Let It Be Never chasing ecstasy"
January 24, 2026 at 10:22 PM
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THIS.
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The Trump-Vance administration just used your taxes to pay for ICE agents to kill a 37-year-old nurse, who was only there because another ICE agent killed a 37-year-old mother of three, who was only there because ICE agents are kidnapping your neighbors
January 24, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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ICE is made up of murderers, Gregory Bovino is a liar, and Donald Trump is a domestic terrorist. PROSECUTE THEM ALL.
January 24, 2026 at 9:19 PM
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"Better oblivion than an alien fingerprint!" hedgehogreview.com/issues/place...
The Tighter Weave
The red pen ends up using the man.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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Yes, this.
January 24, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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Happy birthday to David Gerrold! Celebrate his latest spin around the sun by joining us for breakfast on an episode of Eating the Fantastic, where you'll find out his feelings about the curse of fame and why J. D. Salinger may have had the right idea — and more. www.scottedelman.com/2022/07/08/d...
David holding up a coffee mug across the table from me. He's wearing a black collared shirt over a black T-shirt.
January 24, 2026 at 6:30 PM
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My parents, both gone more than 10 years now, were married 72 years ago today. Twenty-two years ago today, they did it all over again. And now my wife and I are less than eight months away from our own 50th anniversary. How did *that* happen?
Close-up of my parents at the altar, having renewed their vows. She's in a white gown, with white roses in her red hair, and wearing a double string of pearls. He's in a tuxedo with a boutonniere of white roses, and wearing a top hat.
January 24, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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No, I'm not going to share the video, but it's important the world knows there was another ICE execution in Minneapolis. And though the trigger was pulled by a terrorist thug who should immediately be arrested, the blood is on Donald Trump's hands, for he's the one who has declared war on America.
January 24, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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Three different scenarios for the coming snowstorm — Weather Underground predicts an extremely specific 13.6", the Washington Post claims 7-13", and the weather app on my iPhone continues to sound the alarm for 21-26". I know which of the three I'd rather believe.
A screen grab of the Saturday and Sunday boxes for my area from Weather Underground. Saturday shows as Partly Cloudy with a high of 19 and low of 13 and 4.7 inches of snow. Sunday shows as Snow to Wintry Mix with a high of 18 and low of 17 and 8.9 inches of snow. A graphic from the Washington Post titled "Snow and sleet forecast Saturday night to Sunday night. There are four horizontal bands which slant upwards to the right: purple, dark blue, light blue, and tan. I'm in the purple. The purple band predicts 7-13", with 25% chance of a bust of 3-6" and 25% chance of a boom of 13-18". A light glaze of freezing rain is also predicted. The dark blue band predicts 5-9", with 25% chance of a bust of 2-5" and 25% chance of a boom of 9-15". 0.1-0.3" of freezing rain is also predicted, with an isolated power outage risk. The light blue band predicts 4-7", with 25% chance of a bust of 2-4" and 25% chance of a boom of 7-12". 0.2-0.4" of freezing rain is also predicted, with a power outage risk. The tan band predicts 2-4", with 25% chance of a bust of less than 2" and 25% chance of a boom of 4-8". 0.3-0.6" of freezing rain is also predicted, with a high power outage risk. A screen grab from my phone's weather app showing predicted snowfall Sunday of 21-26" and a chance of precipitation of 100%. The vertical bars showing the hourly snowfall rate starting as Light for the first hour and then changing to Moderate for the rest of the day.
January 24, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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Started the day with perhaps the shortest time for a Clues by Sam rated "Hard" yet. cluesbysam.com
A graphic for the game Clues by Sam which says: Solved Jan 24th 2026 Solved in 03:22 There are four graphics in a two by two grid. Image #1 shows a sleuth with a magnifying glass and the words Clues by Sam. Image #2 shows one of the suspects with a the outline of a person and a pretend text block beneath. Image #3 shows another suspect's outline, and the words, "One criminal believes in moral absolutism." Image #4 shows a four by five grid of the puzzle itself, with check marks in many of the squares.
January 24, 2026 at 2:06 PM
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Last night's earworm which bounced through my brain each time I woke was a hit from my teen years — "Band of Gold" by Freda Payne. youtu.be/1UKH42KvYkw
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January 24, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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Farewell to Uncle Floyd, who when I'd watch him back during my Brooklyn days, would stir memories of Soupy Sales. deadline.com/2026/01/uncl...
Floyd Vivino Dies: “Uncle Floyd” Kids TV Host, ‘Good Morning, Vietnam’ Actor & Cult Favorite Of Lennon, Bowie & The Ramones Was 74
Floyd Vivino, known to several generations of East Coast kids (and more than a few rock stars) as local TV host Uncle Floyd, died Thursday, January 22.
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January 24, 2026 at 1:09 AM
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All that's needed are a couple of Klan hoods to make it complete.
January 24, 2026 at 12:31 AM
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Donut lover that I am, I adored this explanation of the weather to come.
Four donuts under a banner reading Winter Precipitation. The first donut, representing Rain, is plain. The second donut, representing Freezing Rain, is glazed, with the explanation, "Liquid rain freezes on contact with surfaces below 32 degrees Fahrenheit." The third donut, representing Sleet, is a chocolate sprinkled, with the explanation, "Bounces: Frozen raindrops (ice pellets) bounce on impact." The fourth donut, representing Snow, is powdered.
January 23, 2026 at 10:45 PM