IF YOU KNEW ME launched today, and the Goodreads giveaway ended. 100 readers receive a digital copy of the novel. Thanks to all who participated and to everyone who's given the novel a boost! Much appreciated. ❤️

It was a pleasure to have a dialogue with Michael LaPointe and @mikethorn.bsky.social on @craftworkpod.bsky.social. We chatted about navigating the pipeline between impulse and expression, breaking the genteel picture of literature, and finding liberation in failure. tinyurl.com/4urvw3mc

CC: NB friends, register now to attend Reading Like a Writer (every Wed., Oct. 1 to Nov. 5, 6:30 - 8 p.m.) We will explore how thoughtful reading informs creative writing practice. It'll be fun, involved, and generative! REGISTER: tinyurl.com/4rdyuhjn

Just one more week to get those micro-fiction Halloween tales submitted to our contest. You don't want to be left in the dark all alone, do you? Guidelines and submission portal here: tinyurl.com/TTTHalloween...

Stephen King's birthday was yesterday. In belated celebration: my 10 favorite King novels, as of this second.

On the latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social, @miriamricher.bsky.social & I had a far-ranging conversation with Michael LaPointe about routine, curiosity, and much more. Check it out: tinyurl.com/4urvw3mc

Listen to our latest episode! In this interview, we chat with Michael LaPointe about navigating the pipeline between impulse and expression, breaking the genteel picture of literature, finding liberation in failure, and so much more. tinyurl.com/4urvw3mc

Rhode Island friends! Family! Coworkers! Readers! The launch details are set, & you can come see me at The United Theatre on 10/7 at 6 pm to discuss all things How to Fake a Haunting! There will be a haunted mirror! And haunted house cookies! And HAUNTED ME! Muhaha! unitedtheatre.org/shows/christ...

10 favorite Stephen King films as of this second. Also: The Long Walk is a very good adaptation of a great novel. Go see it.

Lured (Douglas Sirk, 1947)

Weird fiction reading group 📷 @miriamricher.bsky.social

Every Social Media Site Is Evil

The Eternal Daughter (Joanna Hogg, 2022)

This is a really strong piece of weird fiction.

Magnificent Obsession (Douglas Sirk, 1954)

"Nothing human should be alien to us." - Gemma Files ❤️

I recently shared my top 10 (or 12) films, novels, and records on Bluesky's more evil predecessor. Here are all three lists.

Also be sure to check out our previous episode: Girlhood, Defamiliarization, & Poetic Excavation w/ Emily Banks! @emilyabanks.bsky.social tinyurl.com/572zhet3

Listen to the latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social. @miriamricher.bsky.social & I chatted with the brilliant @gemmafiles.bsky.social about fantasies of power, Straubian recursiveness, dreams, matter & antimatter, and more! tinyurl.com/4s4amr4z

Listen to our latest episode! In this interview, we chat with Gemma Files about horny monsters, Lovecraftian Airbnbs, the female gaze, and so much more. tinyurl.com/CWS1E21 @gemmafiles.bsky.social

I'm excited to teach Reading Like a Writer, a writing workshop focused on strategic reading practices, through the University of New Brunswick's College of Extended Learning this fall. Oct. 1 - Nov. 5, every Wednesday, 6:30 - 8 pm. www.unb.ca/artcentre/le...

From Here to Eternity (Fred Zinnemann, 1953)

The newest by the best. Can't wait to read. @kkoja.bsky.social @meerkatpress.bsky.social

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Yeah! Super happy about this. My first audiobook. My reader Willie Repoley did a fantastic job with the prose and the crazy amounts of accents. I love audiobooks and think they hearken back to a kind of ancient, oral storytelling. Also available on non-Bezos formats. www.audible.com/pd/B0FL84J446

On the latest @craftworkpod.bsky.social episode, @miriamricher.bsky.social & I had a great conversation with @emilyabanks.bsky.social about creative process, craft, and her amazing poetry collection, Mother Water. tinyurl.com/572zhet3

Listen to our latest episode! We chat with Emily Banks about posthumous publications, linguistic allergies, the atomic nuts and bolts of imagery, and so much more. @emilyabanks.bsky.social tinyurl.com/572zhet3

Thought of the day: "Distraction isn't rest."

#DarkMatter is coming in December. Let's not forget what led up to this: #KatheKoja talks #DarkFactory at BoingBoing https://smpl.is/aaad6#DarkMatter#KatheKoja#DarkFactoryKathe Koja @Boing Boing

@MiriamRicher.bsky.social reviews Dead Writers, a new fiction project from Jean Marc Ah-Sen, Michael LaPointe, Cassidy McFadzean, and Naben Ruthnum, which Richer calls "a series of literary case studies in the lies we tell ourselves in order to go on living": ex-puritan.ca/dark-entries...

I don't like this trend of people being afraid to experience (negative) emotions when consuming art. Experiencing things outside of your own point of view makes life a lot more interesting, and is honestly necessary to understand the world and people around you.

Something I wrote in 2020: vaguevisages.com/2020/10/29/t...

Lots of talented people. And Darkest Hours!

Thanks, Steve!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrkH... 🤘🖤💔🤘

For In Review Online's NYAFF coverage, I also reviewed Taweewat Wantha's Attack 13, an entertaining collision of ancient shamanic evil and high school melodrama. inreviewonline.com/2025/07/22/a...

I reviewed Ryota Kondo's strong directorial debut, Missing Child Videotape, for In Review Online's NYAFF coverage. It's an eerie, intelligently designed work of J-horror. Recommended. inreviewonline.com/2025/07/22/m...

Coming early this winter, 2025 ...

I'm in good company here. Thanks for the shout-out, Steve!

@miriamricher.bsky.social & I had a lively, enlightening conversation with Naben Ruthnum. Listen! @craftworkpod.bsky.social @undertow.bsky.social tinyurl.com/54cvzpu4

Listen to our latest episode! We chat with Naben Ruthnum about character generation, TV brain, interpreting first-reader notes, and so much more. tinyurl.com/CWE19NR @undertow.bsky.social

Always *such* an honor and a pleasure to chat with Kathe Koja. Love this episode.

Happy to announce that I wrote a booklet essay for @filmsradiance.bsky.social upcoming release of Harry Kumel's MALPERTUIS. This decadent horror film of post-war Euro decay is a real gem. www.radiancefilms.co.uk/products/mal...

One year ago, Corpses Fools & Monsters was published. Thank you to everyone who supported me and @willowcatelyn.bsky.social in the creation of this book and spreading the word on it whether just from reading it or collaborating with us on screenings and events. bookshop.org/p/books/corp...

The editors welcome submissions of scholarly articles on any aspect of Canadian literature as well as interviews with contemporary Canadian authors in whom there is an established academic interest. For more information visit our website: journals.hil.unb.ca/index.php/SCL

I could not be more proud to present the world 4K UHD debut today of Elaine May's iconic 70s rom-com A NEW LEAF via @cine-matographe.bsky.social which has been a true labor of love for me Featuring gorgeous new art by @michaeldeforge.bsky.social and hours of extras, new and old.

I have some Indigenous Canadian book recommendations for you! Full list in the alt text :) @stevestred.bsky.social is celebrating Canadian Horror on his instagram & it inspired me to share these: