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I’m tired of being in the “author” box. I may write more fiction, I may not, but I will always get up in the early morning to do something, it’s what keeps me going. My Facebook page is now Mark McNease Creative, and you can see I’ve redone my logo here as well. Podcasting, publishing, editing, writing, whatever sparks are flying any given day. It’s always now or never, don’t you think?

We haven’t seen the last of Marshall James, as he returns to tell another harrowing story of another series of murders back in the day. It’s been over a year since Murder at the Paisley Parrot saw Marshall barely surviving a brush with the mob, a close encounter with a serial killer, and a tumble into love with LAPD Detective Mac McElroy. All is well and the bad days seem behind him … until suddenly they’re not.

You can pre-order Beautiful Corpse for the reduced, pre-order price of $1.99 at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and Apple Books. Get ready for a killer read when the book arrives March 30.

What fun! My guest turn on Brad Shreve’s Gay Mystery Podcast is now available for listening. Fasten your headphones as we talk about writing, books, gay mysteries, and, of course, me! CLICK TO LISTEN.

What fun it was talking with host Brad Shreve on his Gay Mystery Podcast. In this teaser, I’m explaining the inspiration for my first Kyle Callahan mystery. The full interview drops this coming Thursday, March 9, at the Gay Mystery Podcast and wherever your favorite podcasts are enjoyed.

I hope there are plenty of gay boys out there right now saying, “Wow, look at that. I think I’ll stay alive another day and maybe, just maybe, I can get through this.”

I like Pete Buttigieg. I first heard about him when I learned that South Bend, Indiana, had a gay mayor. I grew up two towns over, in Elkhart, and I’d gone to school in South Bend for a few years. My parents had a music store there, and, of course, Notre Dame is located nearby. As someone who’d been an out gay teen in high school, I never thought I’d live to see a gay mayor in a place I might call my hometown, if I ever thought I had one. That’s how alien I felt as a kid: I had no hometown, and I fled the state three days after my high school graduation.

Now let’s talk about ‘Mayor Pete’ and why his candidacy was a Big F-king Deal.

I know the trend for the last several years has been to denigrate things like a gender binary, privilege, whiteness, maleness, and the very idea of gayness, which, to many of a younger generation, now leaves a sour taste in their mouths. What can be more passé than being a cisgender, white, gay man, right? Well, let me tell you …

Another month, another great promo with Book Funnel. Lots of free eBooks for fans of LGBTQ fiction – mysteries, literary fiction, shorts and more. And, of course, my thriller, ‘Murder at the Paisley Parrot.’ Cruise over and start downloading.

My guest this week is Ginny Brennan, Producing Director and a founder of Lambertville, New Jersey’s, Music Mountain Theatre. Join me as we talk about Ginny’s involvement, the creation of Music Mountain Theatre, and the invaluable contribution it makes to the community and beyond.

Coming Up on the One Thing or Another Podcast:

• Rick Rose for our February look back on politics, culture and more
• Maribeth Fabrizio on Tiny Miracles Animal Rescue

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Join me for a chat with Kevin O’Connor, of the O’Connor Literary Agency, as we get caught up on our old acquaintance and learn about the life of a literary agent.

Interesting people doing interesting things on the One Thing or Another Podcast.

About Kevin M. O’Connor

Kevin M. O’Connor has experience in every aspect of kids’ media. He started his career at Sesame Workshop: first in television and then in the toy group working on Sing & Snore Ernie, Rock & Roll Elmo and more award-winning toys.  He’s worked in business development on such brands as Kidz Bop, Nook Kids, Carmen Sandiego, Oregon Trail, and Go Math! Academy.

What a nice thing to wake up to. I was looking forward to hitting the 1,000 audiobooks sold milestone soon, only to see this morning that we’d blown past it. And I do mean ‘we.’ Good audiobooks require good narrators. Thanks to Daniela Acitelli for doing such a great job on ‘A House in the Woods.’