<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[pete-mesling]]></title><description><![CDATA[pete-mesling]]></description><link>https://www.petemesling.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:26:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.petemesling.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[High Notes: The Best of My Songs, Compositions, and Covers]]></title><description><![CDATA[I look at my best musical output with something like wonder. It's not simply the passage of time that makes it so alien to me. Sure, some of my favorite pieces were written years ago, but some were written very recently. Even the more recent works seem like something I couldn't possibly have had the aptitude to create. Where did the music come from? How did I do it? Will I be able to do it again? Maybe that sounds arrogant, but probably not to musicians. We all know that we can't take...]]></description><link>https://www.petemesling.com/post/high-notes-the-best-of-my-songs-compositions-and-covers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63a68aed67d2a5c1f872b8e4</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2022 07:52:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c3cd4f_6198597a69234b7c83351876e4cc6f36~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Pete Mesling</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["In the Becoming" - A Reading for the End of the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[In less than a week, a momentous anthology of short fiction will be loosed upon an unsuspecting world. It's called When the World Stopped, and I couldn't be more pleased to have been invited to contribute. You might want to follow the Facebook page for the book if you aren't already. It's been a really fun promotional way station leading up to the book's release, and the page is likely to have some steam for a while yet. There's an energy around this project that makes me think it's going to...]]></description><link>https://www.petemesling.com/post/in-the-becoming-a-reading-for-the-end-of-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ac86ca986e1da51f6fadaac</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 05:05:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/Xxzk1dwCivs" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Pete Mesling</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Black Hole News - Transmission 1: Now Available for Pre-Order!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm excited to share that my poem "Variable Destinies" will appear in this beautiful magazine in mid-October. In fact, pre-orders are currently open for both the digital and print editions (a print order includes a digital copy). You can even save some money by taking advantage of the pre-order window. Transmission 0 of Black Hole News was a thing of beauty, so my expectations for Transmission 1, themed A Night in the Woods, are through the roof. This is a magazine done right, both visually...]]></description><link>https://www.petemesling.com/post/black-hole-news-transmission-1-now-available-for-pre-order</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab74d2c0f81583afe90913b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 04:54:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c3cd4f_c888e0395eca4c97bbb328bc3a41c6af~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Pete Mesling</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the World Stopped: Pre-Order Now Live!]]></title><description><![CDATA[First, if you aren't already following the Facebook fan page for the upcoming When the World Stopped anthology of horror fiction, how come? There you'll find daily author spotlights leading up to the pub date (October 13, 2026), giveaways, and more. But more to the point, the book is now available for pre-order, which is a terrific opportunity to show early support for the authors involved. My contribution is titled "In the Becoming," and I really want you to read it, along with all the other...]]></description><link>https://www.petemesling.com/post/when-the-world-stopped-pre-order-now-live</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6aacbb54fe8f8f80bf71db7c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 04:36:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c3cd4f_1b09b5e6a24d4537b624604a9cf64526~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Pete Mesling</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Will You Have Been ... When the World Stopped?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is no joke, folks. In fact, I'm happy to let the above graphic do most of the talking. I mean, would you look at that list of contributors to this horror anthology! Enough said ... for now. But count on this: the clock is ticking, and there's more to come. In the meantime, follow the fan page on Facebook and stay up to speed on author spotlights, giveaways, and more.]]></description><link>https://www.petemesling.com/post/where-will-you-have-been-when-the-world-stopped</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9a5f5440b25387a6f1d595</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:15:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c3cd4f_d62061dad4ff43ab9cdac59357b8c278~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Pete Mesling</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Geeks and Weirdos: Welcome to the Sideshow!]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you like your fiction fast and dirty, M Presents Publishing's Sideshow is the anthology for you. Journey back to the 1980s in my carnival fun-house story, "Exit Strategy," and meet Mel, a demon whose innocuous nickname belies his ruthless appetites. Available now in ebook and paperback editions! BONUS: An unfortunate, priapic typo was introduced into my story during the editorial process. Let me know if you spot it!]]></description><link>https://www.petemesling.com/post/geeks-and-weirdos-welcome-to-the-sideshow</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a9a4e1440b25387a6f1ae09</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 05:01:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c3cd4f_c21dcbd3159247af91bc027ba3cdcced~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_973,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Pete Mesling</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Murder Has a Way of Catching Up with You!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten years ago, I contributed a piece of flash fiction to an e-book called Fatherly Instincts: An Anthology of Murder and Malice, co-edited by Thomas Kleaton and M. J. Sydney. It was to be part of a themed trilogy, the other components being A Mother's Love: An Anthology of Murder and Mayhem and Family Memories: An Anthology of Murder and Mischief. All three e-books were meant to be combined into a print volume at the time—a fact that had fallen into the mental waste bin that holds most of my...]]></description><link>https://www.petemesling.com/post/murder-has-a-way-of-catching-up-with-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a52bf335c421b82021dc0ac</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 22:10:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c3cd4f_478077980acb466ba182196b7ba76e2b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Pete Mesling</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sleeper Must Awaken: Publishing Teasers!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo by Yannick Pulver on Unsplash The creative impulse is restless, and those of us who hear the call tend to appease its appetites on a more or less daily basis, even if we're forced to do so in a part-time capacity due to the unfair realities of life on Planet Earth. I'm no exception, but a new job slowed me down temporarily on the publishing font, and to be perfectly honest, the collapse of my country and the world has left me apathetic and depressed some of the time. This doesn't mean I...]]></description><link>https://www.petemesling.com/post/the-sleeper-must-awaken-publishing-teasers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69fcd6914f7ebdc9f6a70ddf</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 18:41:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c3cd4f_f747089a5b50411c85b3820b54be118e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Pete Mesling</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Troubling the Past": A Work of Fan Fiction Set in the World of Robert McCammon's Matthew Corbett Books]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don't miss this opportunity to read my work of Robert McCammon fan fiction, or watch the video of me reading it on my YouTube Channel!...]]></description><link>https://www.petemesling.com/post/troubling-the-past-a-work-of-fan-fiction-set-in-the-world-of-robert-mccammon-s-matthew-corbett-bo</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67abd62a816290c295d1ef8d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:02:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c3cd4f_6c1a62dee8df4d9fa374456e3134eb3d~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Pete Mesling</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[October, November, December 2024 Journal Entries]]></title><description><![CDATA[October 14.  The thing that used to hang me up was all the books I’ll never read before I die, whether for the first time or not. Lately...]]></description><link>https://www.petemesling.com/post/october-november-december-2024-journal-entries</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6768b7a43c3539dcda3132e6</guid><pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 03:48:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c3cd4f_c874f4638d0b44c8946888e73636cbee~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_901,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Pete Mesling</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[August and September 2024 Journal Entries]]></title><description><![CDATA[August 1.  I do actually try not to judge a book by its cover. I understand the potential pitfall there. But a title? Totally fair game....]]></description><link>https://www.petemesling.com/post/august-and-september-2024-journal-entries</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66f08cbcd49a47fc3035bb8a</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2024 19:44:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c3cd4f_c874f4638d0b44c8946888e73636cbee~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_901,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Pete Mesling</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[May, June, July 2024 Journal Entries]]></title><description><![CDATA[May 2.  I have very little interest in the creative ideas  of other people. I guess that’s what puts me on the artistic, rather than the...]]></description><link>https://www.petemesling.com/post/may-june-july-2024-journal-entries</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66a6b3c58dddc730f1807537</guid><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2024 21:49:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c3cd4f_c874f4638d0b44c8946888e73636cbee~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_901,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Pete Mesling</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Off the Shelf: Sherlock Holmes and the Adventure of a Dozen Favourites]]></title><description><![CDATA[Croatian publisher Amaranthine Books has been on my radar ever since they launched with an appealing edition of The Strange Case of Dr....]]></description><link>https://www.petemesling.com/post/off-the-shelf-sherlock-holmes-and-the-adventure-of-a-dozen-favourites</link><guid isPermaLink="false">663ece3beb892ff4ab6e9228</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2024 22:19:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c3cd4f_5f9940b959cf4144bc195e25b29fe69c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Pete Mesling</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[April 2024 Journal Entries]]></title><description><![CDATA[April 10. There’s something particularly true about a profile. In the mirror, we see mostly lies. In conversation, we too often hide...]]></description><link>https://www.petemesling.com/post/april-2024-journal-entries</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66369d2984fb24f2b37c81cf</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2024 22:28:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c3cd4f_c874f4638d0b44c8946888e73636cbee~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_901,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Pete Mesling</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[March 2024 Journal Entries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, I didn’t get anything posted since last month’s journal entries, but that’s okay. If I don’t do much more than these monthly...]]></description><link>https://www.petemesling.com/post/march-journal-entries</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66182dc1aa53b1102a188691</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 07:20:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c3cd4f_c874f4638d0b44c8946888e73636cbee~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_901,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Pete Mesling</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[February 2024 Journal Entries]]></title><description><![CDATA[To my surprise and delight, I've been enjoying the new iPhone Journal app. They make it easy to ignore their annoying idea prompts, so...]]></description><link>https://www.petemesling.com/post/february-journal-entries</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65ee167d5b7c9c8795fe570d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2024 00:14:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c3cd4f_c874f4638d0b44c8946888e73636cbee~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_901,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Pete Mesling</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imajica: My Favorite Opening Paragraph]]></title><description><![CDATA[Opening paragraphs are not created equal, and I have a lot of favorites. Robert McCammon's The Providence Rider, George Eliot's Adam...]]></description><link>https://www.petemesling.com/post/imajica-my-favorite-opening-paragraph</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64d80deb117c02387cd8b275</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 01:44:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c3cd4f_0e15d920129a41bb8f54b5fe036e2084~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Pete Mesling</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Off the Shelf: The King of Shadows]]></title><description><![CDATA[So Robert McCammon doesn’t write horror anymore, eh? Perhaps a reading of his latest Matthew Corbett novel, The King of Shadows, will...]]></description><link>https://www.petemesling.com/post/off-the-shelf-the-king-of-shadows</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64d0061401d866cdd3f588ec</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2023 22:56:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c3cd4f_8bfea4d97cdf4722a78c3913e62224fc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Pete Mesling</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Favorite Stephen King Adaptations Ranked!]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the most part, I’m going to kick my cinephile self to the curb for this list. You’ll just have to trust that I’ve forgotten more...]]></description><link>https://www.petemesling.com/post/my-favorite-stephen-king-adaptations-ranked</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6445a7222a81d20a6a7c6f7c</guid><pubDate>Sun, 30 Apr 2023 19:18:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c3cd4f_9b16ae541f464dac8630aade98245eea~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_580,h_885,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Pete Mesling</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Off the Shelf: Allen Koszowski's Dreams from the Dark Side]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was the publication of Centipede Press's new book of Allen Koszowski's artwork that got me thinking about doing another installment of...]]></description><link>https://www.petemesling.com/post/off-the-shelf-allen-koszowski-s-dreams-from-the-dark-side</link><guid isPermaLink="false">642c8bb3fb6fc9bbdce2676b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 08 Apr 2023 19:02:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c3cd4f_522b413126534f3685e48d14e40fd3f8~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Pete Mesling</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>