Rough Edges

I'm having a hard time processing the fact that Wayne Dundee has passed away. I knew his health was bad and so I'm not really surpri...

I just saw on Facebook that Brian Ritt has passed away. This comes as a real surprise. I knew Brian had been battling health problems for ye...

I've seen several mentions on Facebook that William G. Contento has passed away. If you don't recognize the name, Bill Contento was ...

Those of us who are friends with Ed Gorman knew this day was coming, but that doesn't make the news of his passing any easier to take. ...

Most of you probably know what a huge fan I am of writer/artist Stan Lynde and his long-running comic strip RICK O'SHAY. I'm very so...

One of my all-time favorite songs, and many of his others are almost as good. I don't know if I was the only first-grader in our litt...

I heard the sad news today that writer and editor Charles E. Fritch passed away back in October. His obituary is here . Chuck was the assist...

One of my all-time favorites is gone.  When I wrote about his series THE MACAHANS and HOW THE WEST WAS WON a few weeks ago, it didn't ev...

Word is getting around that Frank Frazetta passed away earlier today from a stroke. A lot of people will be posting about him, I'm sure,...

Plenty of people will be commenting on Parker's passing, and I'm no different. I'm one of those who sort-of, kind-of quit readi...

I'm sure many of you have already heard about this, but we've lost a legend today. Elmer Kelton crossed the divide this morning. H...

I found out today that my friend John Baker from Charleston passed away last night. John and I never met in person, but we corresponded for ...

I was never a big fan of Farrah Fawcett or Michael Jackson, but I'm sorry to hear about their passing. The third death today hits a lot...

Let me join a host of other people in expressing my sadness at the death of David Carradine. I was in college when KUNG FU first aired, and...

The passing of Donald E. Westlake has already been widely noted (and blogged about), and nearly everyone has commented on his versatility as...

On the heels of the news about Bill Knott’s death comes belated word that award-winning Western author Fred Grove passed away in September. ...

I heard the sad news today that author Bill Knott has passed away. His books were usually bylined Will C. Knott or published under a house-...