Category Archives: Indian Country

Canoeing at Tofino

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Tom Hopp

Went paddling in a hand-carved cedar dugout canoe with the granddaughter of a hereditary chief of the Clayoquot (Tla-oo-qui-aht) Tribe. I’ll write more when I catch my breath.

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Blood Tide

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Tom Hopp

“Blood Tide” is one of my Peyton McKean mysteries and one I’m very proud of. It gives plenty of play to the ingenious brain workings of Dr. Peyton McKean, the Seattle biotechnology researcher and super sleuth whom I like to bill as “The greatest mind since Sherlock Holmes.” Continue reading →

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My Dog Wants To Eat You

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Tom Hopp

It’s the haunting season. Prepare to be scared. There’s something not quite right about this dog, wouldn’t you agree? “A Dangerous Breed” is available now as an ebook. Continue reading →

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The Ghost Trees — Published!

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Tom Hopp

I’m delighted to have my story appear in the same book as some very well respected, award winning, and best-selling mystery authors. Continue reading →

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My Influences: Turok

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Tom Hopp

These comic book tales of two Indian youths lost in a great valley full of dinosaurs were a major source of my view of what’s important in a story. Continue reading →

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Coming soon: The Ghost Trees

Posted on August 13, 2011 by Tom Hopp

I just signed a publishing contract with BSTSLLR.com, a new ebook publisher. The Ghost Trees, my murder mystery short story about death among cedar tree poachers, will appear soon in their anthology, West Coast Crime Wave. Continue reading →

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In Search of Lost Souls

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Tom Hopp

I only wish I could time warp back to Chief Seattle’s village to see and hear the phenomenon that has since been called the Shamanic Odyssey or the Soul Recovery Ceremony. Continue reading →

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Enter the Shaman

Posted on April 16, 2011 by Tom Hopp

I’ll be discussing some interesting shamanistic tidbits from Northwest Native American culture at the Paranormal Fair next Sunday, April 24, at the Norwescon science fiction convention in SeaTac, Washington. Continue reading →

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Peyton McKean’s Seattle: Life Under A Cloud

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Tom Hopp

Where does a writer draw inspiration from? A good starting point is to look around right where you’re at and view things in a new light. Continue reading →

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Ghost Trees

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Tom Hopp

In my ramblings around the Pacific Northwest, I often come across peculiar-looking stumps I call Ghost Trees. Continue reading →

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