08
Jan
ObscuraJournal 1/7/26
Started working on January's newsletter today, which is another attempt at a topic I've visited a
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Bob Pastorella
07
Jan
ObscuraJournal 1/6/26
My hardcover edition of The Golden Dawn: The Original Account of the Teachings, Rites, and Ceremonies of the Hermetic Order
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06
Jan
ObscuraJournal 1/5/26
As promised a progress report of my reading of the Lord of the Rings.
It might be from having seen
04
Jan
ObscuraJournal 1/3/26
I'm trying to read Lord of the Rings. I read The Hobbit ages ago, and I'm
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03
Jan
ObscuraJournal 1/2/26
I think working in terms of novelettes for my WIP is probably the best way forward, and I'm
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02
Jan
ObscuraJournal 1/1/26
Happy New Year!
If there's one thing I can do better with for 2026 is getting in the
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31
Dec
ObscuraJournal 12/30/25
This may well be the last update from me this year. I'll be working New Years Eve and
24
Dec
ObscuraJournal 12/24/25
Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas Eve, and good morning! Or afternoon. Or evening. Whatever. I'm writing to you from
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19
Dec
ObscuraJournal 12/19/25
Retail Hell in full effect.
With the exception of the payola, I loathe this time of year. Pushy, rude, irritated
17
Dec
Into the Obscuradrome
Welcome back to the Obscuradrome. I'm Bob Pastorella, co-host of the This Is Horror podcast, author of The
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