not a cell phone in sight. just a group of kids looking at a dead body, living in the moment.

See #wildflowerhour, and it’s pretty and all, but I got really excited for a split second because I thought we were talking about one of the best albums ever, Tom Petty’s 1994 solo album WILDFLOWERS

Without hesitation, John Cena comes off stage to hug a fan battling cancer and offer him some words of encouragement.

"Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest." - Denis Diderot

I’M RUNNING THIS MONKEY FARM NOW, FRANKENSTEIN, AND I WANNA KNOW WHAT THE FUCK YOU’RE DOING IN THERE!

If only Sinners had put in a little bit about how every culture has magical-musical people or something like that, then maybe people wouldn’t think it a movie about white people stealing black culture. Welp, time to stream the film aga--oh hey!

Any time, my friend.

Dead Format, day… fuck, I dunno. I’ve lost count. But last day at this location and very, very close to a wrap. www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/... #DeadFormatFilm

I’ll say this for Max Landis: he may be a creep but he’s also a bad writer

If you're doing anything with GI Joe and the first words out of your mouth aren't "Larry Hama" you should be banned from even so much as looking at the action figures.

Hold on to your physical media, expand your collection, visit your local library, look on the internet archive. Don’t rely on streaming.

god forbid an elite be subject to unsparing criticism

Twitter is a Nazi bar. Bluesky is several different bars, and the beauty of it is that you can pretty much pick the one you hang around in or create your own and kick people out if they're assholes. People who say Bluesky is too woke are just salty about not being particularly welcome someplace.

incredible write up of our latest young folk hero

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stalled out, kicking the tires trying to make it inch forward a little more

Watching other countries actually make their leaders and powerful men face consequences with jealousy.

Remember, team, if a soulless iPhone can see you as a work of art, then you definitely deserve a person viewing you that way.

Posted this over on Instagram before remembering, hey, Bluesky can show videos, too (I mean, I routinely watch @atrupar.com’s clips, so I was just being dense). Anyway, I’ll be at the charity event Authorcon VI with copies of BONES ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN and all my other works, so come see me!

Thread of some services/software I'm using instead of various billionaire-owned surveillance/fascist/"A.i." trash products: For my newsletters, @buttondown.com. Does the job! Great customer service - usually get personalized responses within 24 hours. (Never gonna join Substack.)

Holy shit.

Excellent to watch on a loop.

Slow week.

Where am I going to be at Authorcon VI? FRIDAY - “Teaching Writing” (7-8) SATURDAY - “Grief Horror 2026” (2:15-3:15) and Reading w/ Garrett Boatman (5:15-6) In addition to table-riding with some books. Full schedule here & I hope you can come out to play: scaresthatcare.org/author-con-6

Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"

RIP Bud Cort. How else would you even pay tribute to him.

Dead Kennedys - Let’s Lynch The Landlord

Relevant pretty much daily.

Looking for something to watch this month? Whether you’re snowed in or just snuggled up and looking for something fresh and freaky to watch on the tube, we’ve got the latest and greatest in horror additions to your favorite streaming platforms. Happy February!

Happy 86th birthday, George Romero.

Goddammit, fuck Darren Aronofsky.

This is Moneypenny, & she’s the companion of someone who tries to make the world better for others. She’s got a backstory & anniversary that’s not mine to share (click the link), but if you can donate/share, I’d appreciate it. World’s on fire, & we should help each other. gofund.me/a11c777f9

I’m in a statewide curriculum meeting right now, and I’m about to make it everyone’s problem.

Wrightson

Underneath all the macho bluster online, this is who they really are: greasy dudes holding syringes of their own pee

Next No Kings march date announced. We need feet in the street.

That goddamned fascist always picks treasury secretaries with faces just begging to be stuffed in a locker.

This is how you do it. This is the way I’ve done it for years. It’s not hard—or, it’s not any harder than anything else.

Ecstatic at the surge. Even more so at how the owner is using this windfall.

Read the whole thing.

Twenty bucks says some writer could take all these solutions and make a stupidly-excellent story out of it.

REP. OMAR after being attacked with liquid: “We will continue! These fucking assholes are not gonna get away with this! Here is the reality people like this ugly man don’t understand — we are Minnesota Strong. We’ll stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”

RELATED: Any editors want another experienced, reliable freelance writer to cover film/TV/books in the horror space and beyond? Moving is expensive! DM me!

For the evening crowd, if you can help out by donating or sharing, it’d be greatly appreciated.

Friends, if you have good news about your writing or art, we need to see that. The onslaught of political posting & rallying against fascism is important, but your happiness about your creative wins is part of what people are standing for. Don't let the bastards take that away from you.

What in the absolute fuck is this timeline apnews.com/article/trum...

Hey, gang—do you want to help a great dog and companion to a genuine societal helper? That’s not hyperbole. This is MoneyPenny, and she has her own story (including her name!) at the link, but if you can donate or just share, it’d be a good deed and you’d be in my cool books: gofund.me/a09d62278

hello friends & enemies of bsky. could use some extra freelance work if anybody has any good leads. any website or magazine writing, or perhaps developmental and copy editing. I'm experienced in both areas! hit me up. [email protected]