• Cheyenne Saturday - Richard Jessup
  • The Bloody Medallion - Richard Jessup writing as Richard Telfair
  • Chuka - Richard Jessup
  • The Cincinnati Kid - Richard Jessup
  • The Branch Will Not Break - James Wright
  • Roadmap Through Bullying: Effective Bully Prevention for Educators - Julie Nicolai
  • The Definitive Brother Juniper - Father Justin 'Fred' McCarthy
  • Portrait of an Artist with 26 Horses: Empty-Grave Vanilla Edition - William Eastlake
  • The Tales of Yot - Adam Nicolai
  • The Shaggy Man of Oz - Jack Snow
  • The Magical Mimics in Oz - Jack Snow
  • The Silver Princess in Oz - Ruth Plumly Thompson
  • Armchair Locomotion - Jen May
  • Grin and Bear It - George Lichty
  • The Strange World of Mr. Mum - Irving Phillips
  • Brother Juniper - Fr Justin McCarthy
  • Brother Juniper at Work and Play - Fr Justin McCarthy
  • Brother Juniper Strikes Again - Fr Justin McCarthy
  • Battle Cry - Jen May
  • Inside Brother Juniper - Fr Justin McCarthy
  • More Brother Juniper - Fr Justin McCarthy
  • Well Done, Brother Juniper - Fr Justin McCarthy
  • The Whimsical World of Brother Juniper - Fr Justin McCarthy
  • The Ecumenical Brother Juniper - Fr Justin McCarthy

So I Saw: Radiohead 6/10/2012 @ First Midwest Bank Ampitheater, Tinley Park, IL

June 17, 2012

Though I have been a Radiohead fan for thirteen years, since 1999, I have never been to a Radiohead show before, something I had always sought to remedy, I wouldn’t miss this for anything, even the long drive, and the fact that my next day begins at 5:00am. Radiohead: June 10, 2012 setlist. (You can […]

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Movie Review: Prometheus – Ridley Scott. Even Shrinky Dinks and hard nipples couldn’t save this one.

June 17, 2012

**If it’s possible to spoil something already rotten then I suppose I should warn you that this review contains spoilers.** Why? That one word is the theme of Ridley Scott’s summer lackluster, Prometheus. It’s a great question too—one I have been asking myself all afternoon. Why didn’t I follow suit when the kid from Powder—who […]

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June 13th Update: Two New Books and a New Contributor

June 13, 2012

The biggest June news is that there is a new face at Empty-Grave. I would like to extend a warm welcome to Fratto–a new contributor to both the website and some future Empty-Grave publications. Two new books have already come out this month and I expect to have at least two more ready for the […]

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A Review and Application of: THE ART OF FICTION: Notes on Craft for Young Writers, by John Gardner

June 13, 2012

Everyone who writes likes to know how he or she is doing.  As you start out, no matter how well you think you are writing; chances are good you still harbor the dreaded trappings of what John Gardner calls—The Amateur. Before reading The Art of Fiction, I did not consider the “READER” as a factor […]

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Review and Problem Solutions: Toys R Us 18″ Avigo BMX Bicycle Model 81806 (016751818061)

April 23, 2012

NOTE: Scroll down if you are just looking for solutions to problems with this bike. NOTE: This bike does not come with a kickstand. Google “adjustable kickstand” and pick one up. They are $7 at Target. Empty-Grave Review My sons (4 & 6) are eager to be on two wheels so we went shopping for […]

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Review: Yesterday’s Gone (Season 1) – Sean Platt & David Wright – Weak Finisher but Worth the Read

April 13, 2012

Author’s Blurb: “On October 15 at 2:15 a.m. everyone on Earth vanished. Well, almost everyone. A scattered few woke alone in a world where there are no rules other than survival… at any cost. A journalist wanders the wretched reality of an empty New York, in search for his wife and son. A serial killer […]

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Seat-Belts for Mice

April 12, 2012

‘Black rice’ in the cup-holders. Sunflower seeds in the trunk. Dog-food in the air-filters. That week  my car just stunk. The  Jiffie Lube guy confirmed it in his greased, big-fingered hand— A little strip of beef jerky ‘bout as long as a rubber-band. He called it a ‘rolling nursery’ For that mummified baby mouse. Must’ve […]

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Decrease Kindle File Size With Calibre to Lower KDP Delivery Fees

April 12, 2012

Amazon’s delivery fee (cost) is applied to all eBooks published in the KDP 70% royalty program. The fee is a flat $.15/MB of the size of converted content files and it is taken out of each royalty payment whenever an eBook is sold. Your calculated file size and delivery fee are shown on the “Rights […]

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Review: Dead World – Sean Jeffrey – Great Execution of an Awful Plot

April 10, 2012

Author’s Blurb: “Long after a pandemic swept the world, society has crumbled. A remnant of human civilization ekes out an existence in a closed community called Sanctuary. To control their population, the ruling brethren use a lottery, the winners of which join the new Gods that reside beyond the walls. But when her daughter is […]

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Zebra Jimnie Gel Rollerball (Medium Black) versus Pilot G-2 (10 Black)

April 6, 2012

In my hunt for the perfect pen I recently tested the Zebra Jimnie Gel Rollerball (Medium Black). It soundly trounced my previous favorite–the Pilot G-2 (10 Black). My primary complaints about the G-2 were the drying time and pooling at the starting and stopping points. The Zebra Jimnie had excellent drying times and when smearing […]

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