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01/01/2026 Personal Favorites of 2025
Just a short list below for my personal favorite reads, appearances, and events of 2025. First Read of 2025: This House Will Never Be Warm by Paul Avery Tindol Last Read/s of the year: Dead Children’s Playground by James Kaine Terrifier 3: The novelization by Tim Waggoner (edited by James Carlson). *Reviews coming soon. Most Beautiful Read/s of the year: Dark Cloud On Naked Creek by Cindy O’Quinn My Eyes Are Just Holograms by John Boden Most personal read/s of the year: Song
Candace Nola
Jan 12 min read


07/09/2025 An Open Letter to Indie Cover Artists
An Open Letter to Indie Cover Artists Now that I’ve taken a day or two to let my frustrations die down, I still feel like the overall...
Candace Nola
Jul 9, 20253 min read


01/07/2025 Random Thoughts from an Author
While I did not have a specific topic for today, I have had a few random thoughts on my mind. Call it etiquette issues, or helpful tips,...
Candace Nola
Jan 7, 20254 min read


09/12/2024 Ghost Hunter: A Day in the Life
Many of my readers know that I grew up in a family of paranormal investigators. I'm often asked what this was like, what our experiences...
Candace Nola
Sep 13, 20246 min read


08/12/2024 Splatterpunk Awards
As you all know, KillerCon was this weekend and the Splatterpunk awards were on Saturday night. I was nominated for two awards this year:...
Candace Nola
Aug 12, 20245 min read


05/30/2024 May Wrap-up and the Uncomfortably Dark Team
Before I close out this month by sharing our review numbers, I have a few things I’d like to share. I started my website in Jan. 2020,...
Candace Nola
May 30, 20245 min read


05/03/2024 Bodies: an essay
Death. It ’s an uncomfortable word, isn’t it? How did you feel just now? Seeing that word? Staring at you in black and white, cold...
Candace Nola
May 3, 20246 min read


AuthorCon 3- Williamsburg, VA-April 2024
Day one. Arrived on Thursday Night. Got settled at our hotel then went to the Doubletree. Immediately saw my extended family, Eric Butler...
Candace Nola
Apr 27, 20245 min read


This Will Be Uncomfortable to Read
Reposted from original blog on Uncomfortably Dark. From Feb. 2020. Resharing on this day, because....we grieve, still. Death. Loss....
Candace Nola
Jan 31, 20245 min read


Existing in the Gray...
“It’s not what you achieve, it’s what you overcome. That’s what defines your career.”—Carlton Fisk Thoughts on my writing lately have had...
Candace Nola
Jan 26, 20243 min read


An Introduction to Candace Nola & Uncomfortably Dark
It’s been a while since I have done any writing about myself or my writing journey, mostly because I stay busy, and partly because I do...
Candace Nola
Oct 12, 20235 min read
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