The 1970s generation of Sesame Street fans learned from the show’s timid blue muppet, Grover, not to fear  monsters at the end of books. But now, thanks to a bizarre partnership between the show and the Department of Homeland Security, Grover will be fronting for Michael Chertoff’s creepy federal bureaucracy, which exists to let people know there may be monsters at the end of every book, and inside every bottle of hair gel. This is worse than when Kermit was enlisted as a celebrity spokesfrog for Doc Hopper.

Hi, everyone. I’m excited to announce that I’m moving my blogging over to CampaignSilo.com, where I’ll be covering the campaign for FireDogLake. I appreciate all tips and participation as this thing gets off the ground.

Hi. I’ve put up two short excerpts from my book Bad Moon Rising, for the benefit of CSPAN viewers and others, yonder at the Table of Contents. Thanks for reading.