Into the Obscuradrome
Dispatches from the mind of Bob Pastorella, writer and podcaster. Horror and Speculative Fiction.

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Jan

ObscuraJournal 1/13/26

The Lord of the Rings got a little whimsical on me. I'm still reading it, because it'
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13
Jan

ObscuraJournal 1/12/26

I took a little time away from the journal to get some dailygrind shit out of the way, read a
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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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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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