I’ve been writing this blog on and off for many years now and have accumulated a good numbers of posts. For new people coming to the blog, it might be a tad difficult to find some of my older one. Thus, I’ve decided to this curated index in alphabetical order so people can easily browse through the posts and read the ones that are of interest. Eventually, I hope have all my posts listed here.
Note that I took a rather lengthy break where I only posted on my book blog at rogersreads.com. So if you’re interested in book reviews, then you’ll want to head on over there.
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Advertising/Marketing
Constant advertising is exhausting …or is it just me?
Apps and Tools
My Adventures in French with Language Reactor
The Man Purse: My New Best Friend
Why I Ditched Scrivener (Gasp!) and Switched to Ulysses for All My Writing
B
Blogging
Blogging Every Day: What’s Easy, What’s Not, What I’ve Learned
Blog Series
Books and Reading
16 Queer Indie Romance Writers You Should Be Reading
52 Book Club Reading Challenge
Book Recs for Every LGBTQ Mood: From Cozy to Catastrophic
Downsizing My Book Collection: A Painful but Necessary Goodbye
Kolchak: The Night Stalker – A Blast from the Past (with Fangs!)
Magic, Monsters, and Coming Out- How Supernatural Stories Reflect LGBTQ Identity
Magical Ride-or-Dies and Why I’d Be Dead Without Mine
More Vampires, Less Vanilla — Why Representation in Genre Fiction Actually Matters
My Top 5 Quarter 1 Books (2021)
The PopSugar 2022 Reading Challenge
Still Here, Still Queer, Still Reading YA
Sunscreen & Sand: Queer Books to Devour at the Beach (Or Your Couch with a Margarita)
The Strangest Urban Legends from Around the World That Still Haunt Me at 2 AM
Time Loops, Grief, and Second Chances: My Thoughts on The Year I Lived Twice
Whiskey, Wards, and Wisecracks—How Noir Paved the Way for Urban Fantasy Detectives
Why I’m Low-Key Obsessed with the Aardvark Book Club
Why We Love Anti-Heroes in Urban Fantasy (Especially When They’re Queer)
Book Reviews
A Chat about Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
Book Chat: “The Art of Invisibility by Kevin Mitnik: How to stay safe and private online”
Book Review: Frankenstein Builds a Boyfriend by Dylan James
A book chat about The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
Book Review: The Ghostwriter by A.R. Torre – A Wildly Gripping Page-Turner I Couldn’t Put Down
The Long Run by James Acker (YA LGBTQ)
Murder, Architecture, and the White City: My Thoughts on The Devil in the White City
When Robots Fall in Love – “Freethinker”
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Challenges
Community
Please Support Your Local Establishments
Support Your Local Library: Why They Matter More Than Ever
E
Education
Masterclass.com – so far, I’m loving it
The Lost Art of Cursive… AKA My Chicken-Scratch Future!
Entrepreneurship
Hanging Out with Entrepreneurs
F
Finances
The Freedom Account: An Indispensable Financial Tool
G
Goals
19 Things I Hope To Accomplish in 2019
How to Accomplish Goals a Little At A Time
H
Hobbies
Filling the Void: Why Hobbies Matter More Than We Realize
Holidays
Turkey, Family Drama, and Finding Your People: A Queer Person’s Guide to Thanksgiving
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Inspiration
Anxiety and the Imagination Olympics (Where I Always Win the Gold in Catastrophe)
The Awkward, Beautiful Beginning of Every Creative Weirdo (Yes, Even You)
Brains, Brawn, and Bizarre Flags: Asimov Might’ve Been Psychic
The Day I Got Tired of My Own Excuses
Don’t Let Your Dreams Melt (Seriously, Grab a Spoon Already)
Dreaming vs. Regretting: It’s Not Just About Age
Dreams Don’t Happen in Draft Mode
The Early Bird, The Second Mouse, and Me
How I Stay Motivated When I Don’t Feel Like Doing Anything
Kindness Isn’t Complicated (We Just Keep Pretending It Is)
Let’s Stop Dragging Yesterday Into Today
Living Outside the Box of Expectations
Looking Foolish, Looking Great
The Little Things That Make Life Big
Luck, Coffee, and the Myth of the Magical Shortcut
Neil Gaiman’s Commencement Address – Advice for Creatives
The Quiet Surrender of Power (And Why We Need to Stop Doing It)
Small But Mighty — When Size Doesn’t Matter (But Intention Does)
Still Breathing, Still Busy – Thoughts on a Lauren Bacall Quote
Stop Talking, Start Doing: Why Henry Ford’s Quote Still Hits Different in 2025
The Tattoos We Give Our Brains
Throw Off the Bowlines (Even If You Still Get Lost in Your Own Neighborhood)
The Time Will Pass Anyway (So You Might as Well Do the Thing)
When Good People Sit Out, Bad People Step In
When “The Right Time” Is a Myth We Keep Falling For
Why Bob Marley’s Words Hit Different When the World’s on Fire
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Journaling
Paper Journaling vs. Digital Journaling
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LGBT Characters
Creating Compelling Gay Characters (Without Making Them Walking Stereotypes)
LGBTQ+ Characters in Folklore Around the World — Hidden Histories and Magical Tales
The Rise of Openly Queer Protagonists
Spellbound & Fabulous: Queer Icons Who Deserve Supernatural Roles
Supernatural Coming Out Stories: Parallels Between Coming Out as Magical and Coming Out as Queer
Why We Can’t Stop Crushing on Queer Villains (Even When They’re Trying to Burn Down the World)
Life Hacks
Best Travel Hacks I’ve Learned from Frequent Flyers
What the eyes see, the heart desires
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Movies
A Love Letter to Queer Coming-of-Age Films
The Best Queer Horror Films That Actually Scared Me (and Didn’t Suck)
Dracula Untold – The Origins of Count Dracula
Gay & Queer Christmas Films Worth Watching
Kanopy: Your Ticket to Free Movie Nights Courtesy of Your Library Card!
Movies, Queerness, and the Occasional Ramble — A New Blog Thing?
My Favorite Queer Movies That Don’t End in Tragedy
My Totally Unexplainable Love Affair with Cheesy Holiday Romance Movies
Queer Magic & Monster Madness: My Favorite LGBTQ+ Paranormal Shows & Movies
Rewatching an Old Favorite: Why “Latter Days” Still Hits Different After All These Years
So I Watched James Gunn’s Superman and Honestly? I’m Kind of in Love
Why I’m Obsessed with Benito Skinner’s “Overcompensating”
Music
My Favorite Writing Music for Urban Fantasy Fight Scenes
Why I Flip-flop between Three Streaming Music Services
Musings/Opinion
Can We… Just NOT Anymore? A Rant About That Pesky Time Change.
Free Speech Doesn’t Mean I Have to Listen to Your Nonsense
I Wish I Still Believed Everyone Could Change
My Novels/Writing
Big News, Ghost Fans! The Nick Michelson Box Sets Have Landed!
Dehumanization is the First Step—Don’t Take It
First Novel in the Ghost Oracle Series released: Nick’s Awakening
Ghost Oracle Series Book 2 is now available!
Book Update on New Novel – Ghost at the Prom
Cover Reveal for Upcoming Book
Guess What Just Dropped? “Murder at the Savoy” Is Officially Out in the Wild!
🎶 It’s Here! Spectral Symphony Has Officially Hit the World 🎶
Keeping Corey is Available for Preorder!
My New Novella: Christmas Cookies That Sparkle
New Book in Ghost Oracle Series
Returning to Writing: A Year in the Rearview
Up To Speed Guides – Did you know?
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Nature/Outdoors
Camping at Nelson Dewey State Park
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Paranormal/Urban Fantasy
10 More LGBTQ+ Characters & Books in Urban Fantasy + Paranormal Fantasy
Are Ghosts Just a Glitch in the Matrix? My Late-Night Obsession with Time Slips & Residual Hauntings
Bloodsuckers Through the Ages: How Vampires Went from Creepy to Sparkly (and Back Again)
The Coolest Magic Systems in Urban Fantasy Novels (That I Kinda Want to Try IRL)
Found Family in Urban Fantasy: Why We Crave It
Gay Wizards, Vampire Boyfriends, and Why We Need More Than Just Tragic Backstories
Ghosts, Goblins, and Emotional Baggage: Dealing with Trauma in Paranormal Fiction
Ghosts, Grit, and Guys Who Kiss: Why I Write Gay Male Superheroes in Supernatural Worlds
Just for Fun: If I Lived in an Urban Fantasy World…
Just For Fun: If Mythological Gods Had Instagram
Paranormal Pet Peeves: What Gets Under My Skin?
Paranormal Romance vs. Urban Fantasy: Where’s the Line, Anyway?
The Perfect Bookshelf: What Your Urban Fantasy Collection Says About You
Queer Identity in a World Full of Monsters
Queer Paranormal Books to Binge When You’re Craving Something Dark & Magical
The Rise of ‘OwnVoices’ in Urban Fantasy
Supernatural Coming Out Stories: Parallels Between Coming Out as Magical and Coming Out as Queer
Top 10 LGBTQ+ Characters in Urban Fantasy
Top 5 Paranormal Creatures I’d Love to Meet (and 5 I’d Absolutely Bolt From)
Things That Go Bump (and Why We’re Weirdly Obsessed With Them)
When Reality Gets Weird Enough to Be Fantasy — Urban Legends I’d Love to See in Magical Worlds
Who Would You Call First in a Supernatural Crisis?
Witches, Wolves, and Wasted Potential: Urban Fantasy on Screen
YA Fantasy vs. Adult Urban Fantasy: How to Tell Who’s Paying the Rent
Personal
39 Things You May Not Know About Me
Back at It (Kind of), After My Accident – Because Stories Won’t Write Themselves!
Hello, 2026 (I’ve Been Expecting You)
How Coffee Turned Me Into a Morning Person
My struggles to become a morning person
Shaving with the Dollar Shave Club
Trying to Learn How to Draw…Because Why Not?
Why I’m Finally Breaking Up with The New York Times (Yes, It’s You, Not Me)
Pets
I know the names of everyone’s dog
Productivity
The Cult of Overachieving Productivity Gurus
Resolutions are Toast; Goals are the Jam!
Privacy and Security
Hide and Seek in the Digital Age (Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love My VPN)
Why Cryptomator Has Become My Little Digital Vault (And Why You Might Want One Too)
R
Reading
15 Queer Indie Authors You Should Be Reading Right Now
Books That Made Me Cry in Public (And I Regret Nothing)
Queer Paranormal Books to Binge When You’re Craving Something Dark & Magical
The Perfect Bookshelf: What Your Urban Fantasy Collection Says About You
Time Travel Stories That Actually Don’t Suck (And Some That Totally Do)
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Scootering
New Drive-In Excursion to The Kiltie
Sometimes, It’s fun to play hooky
Self-Care
Dwelling on Embarrassing Things
Don’t Borrow Shoes You Can’t Dance In
Fear of Screwing Up Is the Real Screw-Up
From Stick Figures to Stardom — Why We All Start Somewhere
Growing a ‘Stache for November: The Whys and Hows
Should I Stay or Should I Ghost the Apocalypse?
Take a Walk – It’s Good For You
Trying Again Tomorrow (and Maybe Eating a Cookie First)
When Life Doesn’t Give You Doors, Grab a Hammer
When People Project Their Fears Onto You- A Thought I Just Had
Why I’d Rather Be Ridiculous Than Boring
Why It’s Important to grow and evolve
Self-Publishing
Self-Publishing as a Queer Author: What They Don’t Tell You (But Probably Should)
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Technology
100 Things We’ve Lost to the Internet
Back to the Future: My Childhood Sound System
Can I Actually Ditch My Mac for an iPad? Maybe… Probably… I Don’t Know, Let’s Talk It Out
Getting Caught Up in the Upgrade Trap
Me, My Eyes, and My Beloved Boox Note Air 4C
My Favorite Tools, Apps and Services of 2001
Technology is Great – But We Need Plan B
Don’t Get Left in the Digital Dust: Why Keeping Up with Tech Matters!
Why I Ditched Audible and Fell in Love with Libro.fm (And Why You Might Too)
Why I’m Basically Married to My iPad
Why Reddit Is My Favorite Corner of the Internet (And No, It’s Not That Kind of Social Media)
Telephone
Television
65 Things To Do Instead of Watching Television
Altered Carbon Netflix series – off to a great start
Queer Magic & Monster Madness: My Favorite LGBTQ+ Paranormal Shows & Movies
So Many Shows, So Little…Interest?
Why I’m Moving Away from TV Shows
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V
Vacation/Travel
What I Did On My Summer Vacation
W
Writing
The Art of the Slow Burn – How to Make Your Detective Yearn (Without Making Readers Yawn)
City as Character: How Urban Settings Shape Supernatural Narratives
Found Family Dynamics: Building Meaningful Support Networks for Your Lone Wolf Detective
Just for Fun: 16 Things Writers Love
Magic in the Margins: How Supernatural Elements Can Highlight Social Issues in Fiction
What I’ve Learned from Writing Queer Characters Across Different Decades
Why I Ditched Scrivener (Gasp!) and Switched to Ulysses for All My Writing
Writing Believable Teen Voices (Especially for Queer Teens Who Are Going Through…You Know… Stuff)