Author: Greg Hatcher

Prior to his untimely passing in October of 2021, Greg Hatcher was a longtime columnist and author and the primary founder of Atomic Junk Shop; all of the other founding contributors were invited by him. His Author's bio at the time of his death follows. Greg has been writing for one outlet or another since 1992. He was a contributing editor at WITH magazine for over a decade and during that time was a three-time winner of the Higher Goals Award for children's writing; once for fiction and twice for non-fiction. Following that, he did a weekly column for Comic Book Resources as one of the rotating features on the Comics Should Be Good! blog for eleven years, before moving on to this current gig at Atomic Junk Shop. He also teaches writing in the Young Authors classes offered as part of the YMCA's Afterschool Arts Program in west Seattle, for students in the 6th through the 12th grade. A fan of pulp fiction ever since he discovered the Doc Savage paperback reprints from Bantam Books in the 1970s, he has contributed a number of action-adventure stories to various 'new pulp' anthologies in recent years. Likewise a lifelong mystery fan, he has also written Nero Wolfe pastiches for the Wolfe Pack Gazette and several Sherlock Holmes adventures for the Airship 27 CONSULTING DETECTIVE series. He lives in Burien, Washington, with his wife Julie, their cat Magdalene, and ten thousand books and comics.

Greg Hatcher, Music

The Thirty-Day Music Challenge: Week Two

By Greg Hatcher March 17, 2018 March 18, 2018 itemprop="discussionURL"7

The Thirty-Day Song Challenge continues with Week Two… seven more musical numbers chosen from random prompts, along with the memories those songs provoke.

Greg Hatcher, Music

The Thirty-Day Music Challenge: Week One

By Greg Hatcher March 10, 2018 March 10, 2018 itemprop="discussionURL"14

This is just one of those things floating around social media that caught my eye. I thought it would be fun… and then I realized it might make for an interesting series of columns. You all should feel free to play along at home, as well.

Greg Hatcher, Mystery and Mayhem

From the Batcave to Baker Street

By Greg Hatcher February 24, 2018 February 24, 2018 itemprop="discussionURL"4

Sherlock Holmes versus the Riddler. Well, sort of.

Books, Greg Hatcher

Backroads Bookscouting: A Few Days in the Willamette Valley, Part Two

By Greg Hatcher February 18, 2018 February 18, 2018 itemprop="discussionURL"5

Wrapping up the Oregon trip, in which we discover new favorite bookstores and stumble upon rarities in the oddest places. Also, cats.

Books, Greg Hatcher

Backroads Bookscouting: A Couple of Days In the Willamette Valley, Part One

By Greg Hatcher February 10, 2018 February 10, 2018 itemprop="discussionURL"4

In which we investigate various thrift stores and bookshops in the Willamette Valley along the old Highway 99E in Oregon, and come up with some cool stuff.