Adam J. Whitlatch

When exactly did the magic vanish from Halloween? I remember a time when the only thing that children looked forward to more was Christmas. Now Halloween seems to have become some kind of chore for this generation. Last night we took our boys trick or treating in Bonaparte, and from the moment we got in [...]

Our kitten (who so far has no name because we keep arguing over what to name him. I call him Wicket.) has taken a liking to my fuzzy white tiger slippers. As I’m typing this he’s curled up into a little ball inside one of them and is taking a nap. Normally I refuse to [...]

Rewrites. They’re a necessary part of being a writer. Every writer is under that false impression when they start out in the business that their first draft is a masterpiece and anyone that says otherwise simply doesn’t get their vision. We all do it, don’t deny it. Luckily most of us grow out of it [...]

Happy birthday, son. Your present is… a baby brother! Just kidding. We can’t let Scott steal the spotlight, can we? After all, this is really his soon-to-be big brother’s day! Five years ago today Logan Ray was born. It was the greatest day of my life, but also the most frightening. What a lot of [...]

Well, today my wife and I went to the hospital and had the ultrasound done to determine the sex of the baby. As you know, we were hoping for a girl, but it’s just not meant to be. The baby is unquestionably a boy. And he’s VERY active. He wiggled and kicked so much that [...]

If you read my last post, then you already know about my quest to finish all 13 Final Fantasy games by the end of the year. I also said in my last post that I’ve had so much fun doing this that I’m considering doing it again with another video game franchise. I’m having trouble [...]

If you have me on your Facebook friends list, chances are you’ve seen status messages like “Eight down, five to go.” and “Nine down, four to go.” or even “BOO YA!!” This is because I’m making a valiant effort to make good on a New Year’s resolution for once in my life. Most people make [...]

I love podcasts. Hell, I can’t fall asleep unless I’m listening to my iPod. Usually I listen to audio books or old time radio show podcasts until I drift off. I love those old shows like Burns & Allen, The Shadow, and Abbot & Costello. But what I really love are the speculative fiction shows [...]