Where and When I’m Haunting this October!
Where and When I’m Haunting this October! October is here! And that’s the boom time in the old ghost story business. And we’ve got some big booms this months. Right out the gate on this Saturday, October 3, you can find me at the Fayetteville Public Library for another program with Brandon Weston! Previously we […]
Up from the Depths
Up From The Depths Hello friends! Been awol from the blog. Life happening in the background as it were. You probably know some variation of the score. But comics have also been happening. Backwood Folk #3 is getting real close! Think it’s gunna be a good one. It features a Bigfoot Expedition descending on Po’Dunk […]
WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN
WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN Dustin Staggs over at the Arkansas Democrat Gazette just put out a nice little story on the next issue of The Arkansas International literary magazine. Issue 18 will include a lot of Arkansas authors and poets, including a little seen 1957 short by the late great Charles Portis, author of True […]
Website Updates and Modern America at Home
Website Updates and Modern America at Home Hello friends! Just opening this post with some admin business for this February Friday the 13th. Progress has been good on Backwood Folk Issue 3! It’s still a ways out, as it has a lot of moving pieces, but it’s gunna be a doozy. It’s an issue all […]
And Now? Webcomics!
And Now? Webcomics! Way back when some fifteen or so years back, Backwood Folk had its inception as a webcomic. Only felt right that the new iteration at least have some kind of webcomic component. So now I’m very happy to announce THESE GHOST TOWNS ARE FULL! Short stories across a haunted Ozarks. We’ve started […]
Social Media Extinction Events
Social Media Extinction Events A few weeks back I was scrolling on facebook in lieu of being human. My reward for this was an even less human piece of coding trying to entice me to the exciting world of Meta AI. In its story tabs it started showing me preview images it could compose of […]
Looking Back(wood) at 2025
Looking Back(wood) at 2025 It was one of those years where the good days didn’t come naturally. You couldn’t expect a nice afternoon to sneak up on you as a pleasant surprise. No, you really had to get your hands dirty and make any good times yourself. Those good results were not guaranteed or even […]
Ozark Jubilee Live And Local Author Open House
The Ozark Jubilee Live Hey friends! The History Museum on the Square of Springfield, Missouri is organizing a tribute show and fundraised based around the Ozark Jubilee television program. This was a nationally broadcast variety show hosted by Red Foreman and based out of Springfield. It was a country music program that hosted a lot […]
Passing Time as Measured By a Regional Con
Passing Time as Measured By a Regional Con Peelander-Z Performing at Spa-Con 2025. Photography by Jeremy Rodgers April 2017, I would receive an e-mail inviting me to be a guest at a comic convention. This was the first time that had ever happened to me. I wasn’t new per say, the original Backwood Folk and […]
Events and General About Town-ness
Events and General About Town-ness October is almost done! I’ve had a pretty packed one given the track and trade of being a ghost story guy. So this is just one of those compilation posts of where to find me! WE ALWAYS LIE TO STRANGERS: WE ALWAYS LIE ABOUT BIGFOOT First off- we wrapped […]
WALTS: We Always Lie About Bigfoot. A Podcast Miniseries.
WALTS: WE ALWAYS LIE ABOUT BIGFOOT. A Podcast Miniseries As you may know, I’m a cohost on a podcast about the Ozarks called WE ALWAYS LIE TO STRANGERS (after the Vance Randolph book) It’s about Ozarks history, folklore, culture and the like. And for October I am taking the reigns and writing and hosting a […]
See You At Spa-Con
See You At Spa-Con! Next weekend, I’ll be back at Hot Springs for another Spa-Con! I’ll be there with a big new stack of Backwood Folk issue twos along with a load of other books and wares. On the Sunday of the event you can even catch me doing another panel/live drawing demonstration on Arkansas […]
BACKWOOD FOLK #2 OUT NOW!
BACKWOOD FOLK #2 OUT NOW After long last and a wild year, issue two is here! Thank you all for your patience, I hope it’s rewarded with this installment. I know it was rewarding to make. This issue we explore Po’Dunk from the vantage of Lilian Vaughan. It’s maybe my favorite comic so far. Available, […]
Wake the Encylopedia Salesman from his Long Slumber
Wake the Encylopedia Salesman from his Long Slumber Some point late last month I was made aware that my career trajectory was more expansive than I thought. First google decided I was important enough to get a little profile card when you google me. And I see why, as I was the head of media […]
Where We’re At And Where We’re Going
Where We’re At and Where We’re Going Backwood Folk ISSUE TWO: Dry County Spirits coming soon! The here and hereafter intersect at the Po’Dunk Farmer’s Market when Lilian learns her dairy products are less desired than her ability to commune with the dead. Benedict has car trouble, and Cub learns where goats go when they die. […]