Recent Posts on Trae’s Blog
So this website is old as heck. I think some folks who are stopping by might not realize that. I launched it in 1996, and started this blog in 2001. So, y'know, thirty and twenty-five years respectively. Because of that, this site has gone through a lot of different stuff [Read More]
So this last weekend a bunch of us gathered in a cabin in central Wisconsin to record another season of The Meatgrinder. Now, I know you're saying "Trae, you guys haven't released Season 6 yet, but you recorded Season 7 already?" And yeah, that's the situation. Season 6 will be [Read More]
The following is a short story set in the world of my Mia Graves novels I wrote while editing The Perfect Host. It takes place a few weeks after The Perfect Host, and contains some minor spoilers for Bloody Damn Rite. Besides the web version here, you can also download [Read More]
Yesterday I drove down to the Wisconsin Dells to have lunch with an old friend. Chris is arguably my oldest friend, and at the very least my oldest friend who I talk to with any regularity. We've known each other for a very long time, and he was the best [Read More]
This last weekend was the second Booked Eau Claire event, and my first time tabling at it. I volunteered there last year, so I knew what the vibes would be overall. I had a really good time at the event, and it gave me the opportunity to hang out with [Read More]













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Ah yes explosions, that do it
I have so many questions.
Most of which will never be answered. But I gotta know… Was a duck involved?
MANY QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED AS WE’RE ABOUT TO START A FLASHBACK.
But no ducks sadly.
Unless Ethan sneaks one in.
There aren’t any in my script at least.
I mean, these things happen, right? No? Just me? Okay.
I’m torn.
On the one hand, Duck Walmart (according to autocorrect).
On the other hand, Target no longer carries DVDs and Blu-rays, so there’s a chance *I’d* be there…