Welcome future disciples!

To all you readers who don't yet exist, welcome to the Blood & Tequila blog, where good tequila and horror fiction meet … for some reason. This is where I'll be posting many insightful, and delightful, tequila reviews, promote the occasional book or magazine that includes one my exciting and terrifying short stories, and share random, but important, thoughts about the nature of existence and the intricacies of our culture.

Another feature to which you can look forward will be my Top 5 lists, where I bring order to a chaotic world by rank-ordering junk into groups of five. And what do you know, I think we have one now:

Top 5 Reasons I Started This Blog

5. To justify all the tequila I drink--"No dear, I'm not getting drunk, I'm doing research"

4. To promote all of the books and magazines that are kind enough to include my stories

3. Because I think that every random though that enters my head is worth preserving

2. To rustle up enough votes to totally win the Leisure Books "Fresh Blood" contest

1. To get some free tequila

That's right, the main purpose of this blog is to get free tequila. I'm thinking that with the inevitable popularity of my insightful, and delightful, tequila reviews, there will be tequila manufacturers, sellers, distributers and marketers who will be clamoring for a spot on my blog. To all of you, I guarantee this: if you send me free tequila, I will review it. I can't guarantee I'll like it, but I'll review it.

I also expect that I'll receive free tequila as gifts from a grateful nation, fans who are so delighted by my insightful reviews they'll be compelled to express their appreciation in delicious golden 100% agave tequila. To all of you, I say this: tequila is an acceptable and appropriate gift, and if you send it, I will drink it. I can't guarantee I'll like it, but I will drink it.

So, that's enough for now. Let the blogging, and free tequila sending, begin!