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The Gilded Age Kickstarter Eaters of the Light Darkness Between the Stars Hollow Empire - Night of Knives

The Gilded Age Kickstarter

Made up of magicians and actors, freaks and gunslingers, The Gilded Age reveals everyone's desires and secrets.

Eaters of the Light

Callista Lightbringer brings the fight to the darkness. Now available!

Darkness Between the Stars

A young man ventures into the stars...and learns the secret to humanity's annihilation...

Hollow Empire - Night of Knives

John McGuire & J Edward Neill build a dark, post-apocalyptic world...
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Dragon Con 2023 Recap – Part 2

  By John McGuire conventions, hobbies, Reviews

You can find Part 1 here. Saturday We’d left off half-way through our gaming day…   Mothership This is the… Read more

Tagged   convention, Dragon Con, Firefly, John McGuire, Licifer, Mothership, Shadowrun
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Huge Wall Tapestries from J Edward Neill!

  By J Edward Neill art

All new from J Edward Neill Microfiber wall tapestries, featuring shadowy (and often feline) artwork. Ranging from merely big to… Read more

Tagged   big wall art, dark tapestries, dark tapestry, dark wall art, huge cat art, huge wall art, moon phase art
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Five Questions to Ask Your Tarot Cards

  By J Edward Neill art, oracle decks, tarot decks

Five Questions to Ask Your Tarot Deck * Caffeine for the Soul   Perhaps there’s something you love to do.… Read more

Tagged   best tarot questions, tarot deck ideas, tarot prompt questions, tarot queries, tarot suggestions
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Dragon Con 2023 Recap – Part 1

  By John McGuire conventions, hobbies, Reviews

After my early August trip up to Gen Con and the record setting attendance that convention set, I was very… Read more

Tagged   convention, Dragon Con, Firefly, John McGuire, Lucifer, Mothership, Shadowrun
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Gen Con 2023 Recap – Part Two

  By John McGuire events, hobbies, Role Playing

  You can find part one here. We left off on Saturday afternoon. A quick bite and it was off… Read more

Tagged   convention, Deadlands, Gen Con, John McGuire, Mothership, Pirate Borg, Stealing Stories for the Devil, Things From the Flood, Zombie World
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Gen Con 2023 Recap – Part One

  By John McGuire events, hobbies, Role Playing

Didn’t actually realize it until I began writing these blogs, but this was my 5th year attending Gen Con. I… Read more

Tagged   convention, Deadlands, Gen Con, John McGuire, Mothership, Pirate Borg, Stealing Stories for the Devil, Things From the Flood, Zombie World
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Black Mirror: Season 6 Review

  By John McGuire Reviews, television

My previous reviews can be found here: Seasons 1&2 and 3, 4, and 5. As I wrote last time, “For… Read more

Tagged   Black Mirror, John McGuire, Netflix, twilight zone
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101 Questions to Ask Your Tarot Deck

  By J Edward Neill books, Coffee Table Book, tarot decks

A new release from the creators of Haunted Cat Tarot and Spirits & Shadows Oracle… 101 Questions to Ask Your… Read more

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Tarot & Oracle Bundles by ShadowArtFinds

  By J Edward Neill art, oracle decks

Haunted cats… Surreal, ethereal creatures… Deep, dark shadow work… Get your tarot & oracle decks in newly discounted bundles tonight!… Read more

Tagged   dark tarot, dreams and incarnations oracle, haunted cat tarot deck, heather neill tarot decks, j edward neill tarot, shadow journey tarot deck, spirits and shadows oracle
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Book Report – Demon Copperhead

  By John McGuire books, Reviews

During this last year of reading the same books as my mom, I have gone into them knowing very little… Read more

Tagged   Barbara Kingsolver, Book Report, Demon Copperhead, John McGuire
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The Best Show You’re Not Watching – The Lazarus Project

  By John McGuire Reviews, television

A few years ago I came up with an idea for a book. I’d always been a fan of time… Read more

Tagged   Groundhog Day, John McGuire, LOST, Parallel Worlds, Science Fiction, The Echo Effect, The Lazarus Project, What if
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30 Years Ago

  By John McGuire life

It all began on July 24, 1993. I went on my first date with Courtney Becker (at the time). We… Read more

Tagged   30 Years Ago, Courtney Mc, First Date, John McGuire
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Tales from the Cubicle – Part 7

  By John McGuire life

Everything I know or think is wrong. One of the younger guys at the day job is writing a manifesto.… Read more

Tagged   Dilbert, John McGuire, Tales from the Cubicle, Work Stories
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Free Short Story – The Secrets of Storytelling Part 2

  By John McGuire Uncategorized

A few years back I had the opportunity to write a short story for an anthology collection Beyond the Gate… Read more

Tagged   beyond the gate, Free, John McGuire, Self-Publishing Podcast, Short Story, The Dream Engine
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Free Short Story – The Secrets of Storytelling Part 1

  By John McGuire writing

  A few years back I had the opportunity to write a short story for an anthology collection Beyond the… Read more

Tagged   beyond the gate, Free, John McGuire
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Repost – 10 Ways Not To Sell Books

  By John McGuire writing

Don’t… 1 – Think that by putting out one book, your work is all over. It’s a hard lesson to… Read more

Tagged   John McGuire, what not to do, writing
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Shadow Art Finds Tarot & Oracle Decks – Now Available on Amazon!

  By J Edward Neill art

Now Available on Amazon!  (For U.S. collectors only. Worldwide shipping is always available on Etsy – ShadowArtFinds) Haunted Cat Tarot… Read more

Tagged   amazon tarot decks, heather neill oracle decks, heather neill tarot, j edward neill decks, shadow art finds
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Best Marvel Movie Moments – Phase 1

  By John McGuire comics, film

After watching Guardians 3 a couple of weeks ago (I’m only a little behind the times), it got me to… Read more

Tagged   Avengers, black widow, Captain America, Iron Man, John McGuire, Loki, Marvel
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The Fearless Familiars Oracle Deck by J Edward Neill

  By J Edward Neill tarot decks

Fearless Familiars Oracle is now available! So… What’s it all about? This 52-card oracle deck includes all original art by… Read more

Tagged   black cat art, black cat paintings, cat oracle deck, cat tarot deck, fearless familiar, moon oracle, moon tarot, scary cat art
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Repost – What if… Last Action Hero was a Good movie?

  By John McGuire film

I wanted to look at a movie that could have been something more, but was tied to an aging actor… Read more

Tagged   Arnold Schwarzenegger, John McGuire, Last Action Hero, movies, What if
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Shadow Journey Tarot is Here!

  By J Edward Neill art

Now Available!! Shadow Journey Tarot An All New Tarot Deck by J Edward & Heather Neill The Shadow Journey tarot… Read more

Tagged   dark tarot cards, heather neill, heather reiter, J Edward Neill, shadow journey tarot, shadow work, tarot decks
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Five Tarot & Oracle Decks by Artist J Edward Neill

  By J Edward Neill art, tarot decks

A full 78-card tarot deck with a surreal, shadowy feline art theme. All the darkest cats packed into one lustrous… Read more

Tagged   cat oracle cards, cat tarot cards, dark oracle, dark tarot cards, dark tarot readings, heather neill, j edward neill art, skelly and the girl
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Book Report – The Plot

  By John McGuire books, Reviews

As a writer you are constantly searching for the next plot, the next story, the next character… the next work… Read more

Tagged   Book Report, Jean Hanff Korelitz, John McGuire, The Plot
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Free Short Story by John McGuire – And I Feel Fine

  By John McGuire Short Story, writing

  * * * And I Feel Fine  John McGuire Begin log. Sarah Knotts. May 11, 2019.   Huh… I… Read more

Tagged   And I Feel Fine, Free Short Stories, John McGuire, Post Apoc
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Repost – The Tribe Has Spoken

  By John McGuire television

Another season has come and almost gone with the final night being tomorrow. I remembered that I had written my… Read more

Tagged   games, reality tv, strategy, survivor
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Other Things Sweet

  By John McGuire Uncategorized

This past weekend my step-father-in-law passed away at the age of 79. I’d known Bob Bruss for just over twenty… Read more

Tagged   Bob Bruss, death, Poetry, Published author, writing
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Video Blogs That I Spend Too Much Time Watching

  By John McGuire Podcasts, television

Every night after my wife goes to bed, I should be at the computer writing. If I had the level… Read more

Tagged   Ashley Sleeth, blogs, John McGuire, Julie Nolke, Pitch Meeting, Poker, Ryan George, Viva La Dirt League
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Free Comic Book Day is this Saturday!

  By John McGuire comics, events

Normally I would be preparing my own comics and novels for Saturday at one of our local comic stores, but… Read more

Tagged   Free Comic Book Day, John McGuire
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Repost – I Should Have Paid More Attention to C. Thomas Howell

  By John McGuire Horror, life

I feel like somewhere in the midst of what you’ll read below is a horror movie waiting to find its… Read more

Tagged   hitchhiker, Horror, John McGuire
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Haunted Black Cat Portraits by Shadow Art Finds

  By J Edward Neill art

Haunted Cat Commissioned Paintings! Have you ever wanted your cat to appear in a haunted, gothic painting? Look no more…… Read more

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The Reason Why – Anonymous

  By John McGuire writing

Last year I wrote a series of blogs talking about my various projects both in novel and comic formats. The… Read more

Tagged   Anonymous, John McGuire, Tales From Vigilante City, The Reason Why
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Skulls & Bones, Cloaks & Cats – All New Art Prints by J Edward Neill

  By J Edward Neill art

I’ve been busy in my art studio. Very busy… Over the last two months, I’ve added several all new art… Read more

Tagged   cat art prints, Dark Art Paintings, goth art, gothic art prints, witch prints, witchy art
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