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Fresh from the Casa! Thanksgiving wishes and story updates.

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Update — November 2025

Hello everyone and welcome to the Casa! This will be a quick update since today is Thanksgiving here in the U.S. I have been busy working on edits for the short story collection, and it is going ou…

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November 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM

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Fresh from the Casa! A horror tale from the craziest day of the year!

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Movie Review: ‘Black Friday’

Hello everyone and welcome to the Casa! It’s that time of year in the U.S. where holiday traditions like spending time with family or watching football and parades on television are the norm. Anoth…

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November 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM

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Fresh from the Casa! If you thought your school was a prison, this review is for you.

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Graphic Novel Review: ‘Shadowplay: Midnight School’ by Sam Fonseca

Hello everyone and welcome to the Casa! There is a time in every high school student’s life when they view school not as a place of learning, but as some form of torturous prison. What if there was…

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November 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM

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Some shots of the Northern Lights from Willow City, ND

November 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM

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Fresh from the Casa! A review of human spirit in a post-apocalyptic world.

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Book Review: ‘The Before and The After’ by Catherine Sequeira

Hello everyone and welcome to the Casa! I’ve always found post-apocalyptic stories interesting, if for nothing else than to see how people adapt to the world collapsing around them. Regardless if t…

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November 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM

Don “D.J.” Pitsiladis

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We watched Screamboat last night and loved it. It felt like watching a slasher Cat in the Hat. If you like humor with your murder and mayhem, check it out. Much better than I expected it to be.

October 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM

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Fresh from the Casa! Updates, new G. Willie art, and a short story excerpt about a store robbery gone wrong.

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Update — October 2025

Hello everyone and welcome to the Casa! Where has this year gone? It seemed like almost yesterday we were just starting the year out, and now we are on the verge of the holiday season. This begins …

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October 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM

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Fresh from the Casa! A short story review about a killer tree!

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Short Story Review: ‘Jackknife’ by Joe Hill

Hello everyone and welcome to the Casa! Since this month has an extra week to it, I was trying to figure out what to share this week, and wanted to share some recent work. Unfortunately, all of my …

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October 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM

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Season finale and Halloween Special! 256 is live! Feat #birds #spooky #horror
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October 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM

Don “D.J.” Pitsiladis

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Fresh from the Casa! A classic graphic novel about love, loss, and revenge!

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Graphic Novel Review: ‘The Crow Special Edition’ by James O’Barr

Hello everyone and welcome to the Casa! It’s Halloween month, which means revisiting some of my favorite Halloween traditions. I’ve watched ‘Garfield’s Halloween Special’, ‘Mr. Boogedy’, and ‘The N…

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October 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM

Don “D.J.” Pitsiladis

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Fresh from the Casa! A double feature movie review!

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Movie Review: ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ and ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’

Hello everyone and welcome to the Casa! It is fully Halloween season, and with me turning fifty-years-old this year, I wanted to get a little taste of nostalgia while checking out some of the newer…

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October 9, 2025 at 1:11 PM

Don “D.J.” Pitsiladis

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Fresh from the Casa! A new review of ‘The Nothing’, a short story collection.

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Book Review: ‘The Nothing’ by Lauren Davis

Hello everyone and welcome to the Casa! It’s no secret that I’m a fan of short stories, either individually wrapped or as parts of a collection or anthology. They are always there when you don’t ha…

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October 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM

Don “D.J.” Pitsiladis

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Fresh from the Casa! Updates and part 2 of a Jack the Ripper time travel story!

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Update — September 2025

Hello everybody and welcome to the Casa! It’s hard to believe that we are finally coming into the holiday season this year, starting, of course, with my favorite holiday, Halloween. Before we know …

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September 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM

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254 live! Come explore music horror with us.
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September 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM

Don “D.J.” Pitsiladis

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Fresh from the Casa! A graphic novel of a literary classic.

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Graphic Novel Review: ‘Fahrenheit 451’ by Ray Bradbury, adapted by Tim Hamilton

Hello everyone and welcome to the Casa! While most people associate comic books and graphic novels with superheroes, zombies, or zany antics of teenagers and animals, it doesn’t cover the full scop…

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September 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM

Don “D.J.” Pitsiladis

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Fresh from the Casa! Remembrance for those lost 24 years ago today.

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September 11

Hello everyone and welcome to the Casa. We at the Casa and Shawnda’s Artwork want to take this somber time to remember those lost 24 years ago today. Hug your loved ones extra tight and tell …

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September 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM

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Nail biter, but @pittsburghsteeler.bsky.social pulled it off!

September 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM

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First game of the season. Let’s go Steelers!!!

September 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM

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Fresh from the Casa! A woman joins a support group to find her sister's killer, and finds more than she bargained for.

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Book Review: ‘Serial Killer Support Group’ by Saratoga Schaefer

Hello everybody and welcome to the Casa! What would you do if someone close to you was murdered? Would you trust the police to handle things, or would you do everything you could to find the killer…

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September 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM

Don “D.J.” Pitsiladis

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1st draft of Zombie Seeds (working title) is officially done! It is the first novel I’ve completed in a few years.

August 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM

Don “D.J.” Pitsiladis

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Fresh from the Casa! A new painting from Shawnda's artwork, the monthly behind the menu updates from yours truly, and a short story excerpt.

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