Maybe that headline is a bit misleading. I'll be on a podcast, and it's hosted by two guys in my hometown of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. But I'll be recording my part via Zoom from home in Columbus, Indiana. Forgive me? Whether or not you do, I'll be speaking with Whether or not you do, I'll be... Continue Reading →
Undoing Evil: True crime podcast’s initial episode features me, ‘Murder in Wauwatosa’
Well, we finally did it. A few months after being asked to be interviewed for a podcast centering on true crime, Undoing Evil's first episode went live last night (Aug. 13) featuring me and my first book, Murder in Wauwatosa: The Mysterious Death of Buddy Schumacher. That book tells the story of an 8-year-old boy... Continue Reading →
August 2020 Newsletter: Don’t Get Me Anything for My Birthday
August 2020 Monday (Aug. 3) is my birthday. You don’t have to get me anything. It’s OK. I understand. You’re busy. The whole mask thing has you upside down and inside out. I’m not that important. All of that is totally understandable. But, since it’s my special day. I’m going to treat myself. After my... Continue Reading →
July 2020 newsletter: With Apologies to Jon Bon Jovi, We’re Halfway There
July 2020 Is the year half over already? Yes, it is. There’s your answer right there. Now, you don’t have to search the inner recesses of your brain to recall how to do math … nor do you have to locate a calendar and count the months. You’re welcome. I’m sure many of you are... Continue Reading →
Feb. 2020 newsletter: Subscribe, survive, thrive, and (podcast) drive
Feb. 9, 2020 Howdy, folks. It has come to my attention that there is no subscribe button on my home page. I wondered how this could be as the number of followers this site has is into triple digits. How did 100-plus people subscribe to this site if there is no subscribe button? Well, as... Continue Reading →
On the radio in Ireland
So, I was on the radio in Ireland recently. Which is cool. I was on a show called Lunchtime Live with host, Dr. Ciara Kelly, on Newstalk 106-108FM talking about how kids have shunned Facebook as we "old" people took it over. Listen to the podcast here. I don't think I said anything earth-shattering. But... Continue Reading →
Notoriously speaking…
Who killed little Buddy Schumacher? Considering advances in technology, is it possible the case could be solved at this point, nearly 95 years later? These questions, as well as many others revolving around the 1925 disappearance and murder of an 8-year-old Wisconsin boy, are addressed in a newly released podcast. I was interviewed on my... Continue Reading →
O, Brother Brother, Where Art Thou Podcast?
Want to find out what it's like to have two published authors in the house? Want to know how our minds work? How we craft our stories? Where our ideas come from? What's up next? Or are you just bored and have nothing to do for the next however many minutes? Then, you'll so definitely... Continue Reading →
Podcasts aplenty
The headline says "aplenty." Maybe two isn't really "aplenty," but considering the podcast interviews I did came less than two weeks apart, and I'd only done one prior to that, I think "aplenty" works just fine. My wife, Kimberly S. Hoffman, and I were interviewed by Johnny Lyles and David Banks for Brother Brother Beer... Continue Reading →
Tons of writing topics to be covered at Imaginarium
Tons (figuratively) of topics will be covered at Imaginarium Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, Oct. 7-9, an event that I'm proud to be a part of for the first time this fall. The event is an annual event centered entirely around creative writing, including the worlds of books, movies, gaming, music, and comics/graphic novels. Authors, illustrators, poets,... Continue Reading →