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Forty Years in Alaska: What the Last Frontier Taught Me About Darkness

Posted on 06/24/2026 by mapoll

People ask me why I write about darkness. They expect a complicated answer. The truth is simpler than they want it to be. I spent more than forty years in Alaska, and Alaska teaches you that the dark and the … Continue reading →

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What Animals Know About the Supernatural

Posted on 06/17/2026 by mapoll

Have you ever watched a dog stop cold in a doorway — perfectly still, staring at something you cannot see — and felt the hair rise on the back of your own neck? You weren't imagining it. And neither was … Continue reading →

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What Makes Evil Feel Real

Posted on 06/10/2026 by mapoll

I didn’t set out to write a villain people would lose sleep over. I set out to write the truth. And the truth is this: evil is not a costume, and it is not a special effect. Real evil — … Continue reading →

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Why I Set a Thriller in the Texas Bayou

Posted on 06/03/2026 by mapoll

The first time I drifted through Caddo Lake on a boat, I understood why people go missing there. Not the kind of missing you read about in police reports — though that happens too. I mean the other kind. The … Continue reading →

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Why Readers of Faith Love Supernatural Fiction

Posted on 05/13/2026 by mapoll

Darkness is real. If you’ve watched the news lately, you don’t need me to convince you of that. But here’s what I know with everything in me: darkness is never the final word. That truth is at the heart of … Continue reading →

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