TODAY: Some say the world will end in fire. Some say flood. 15 short stories from some of the best crime fiction writers today. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social Listen to Jordan Harper and order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK

Who would like a distraction from *waves hand around*? Step back into 1995, then, and read this short mystery piece about an all-girl grunge band and their POS manager. Crime ensues. Listen to Radiohead while you do it. www.unchartedmag.com/stories/1995/

To the Dem establishment

It feels so odd promoting a book right now but if you want to read about a Jersey girl taking down Corporate America (and all its ills), then this is the read for you. I don't mess around when it comes to comeuppance. #books

The enemy of my enemy is still my enemy but I still like seeing them fight

🌷Spring into Action with Our May Mysteries🔍, Out Today! Happy #pubday to @vickidelany.bsky.social's 📚SHOT THROUGH THE BOOK📚 and @jadamswrites.bsky.social's 💀A POISONOUS SILENCE💀! #bookrecs #mysteryreads #historicalfiction #bookbirthday #cozymystery #cozymysterybooks #amateursleuth #readingrecs

I hit 70K words on a new manuscript. I have so much hope for this book.

"If America hasn't broken your heart, you haven't loved her enough." Corey Booker, just now.

I could probably anxiously ruminate out loud for 20+ hours, but that's it.

We're into the last 6 hours of the Crime Writers for Trans Rights Auction. One of my wonderful collaborators on the auction @sgwong.com created this graphic for me showing what I'd be bidding on if I could bid—I can't bid, but you can. Go for it—And thanks for making the auction a HUGE success.

3/23/2025 at a Town Hall in Pennsylvania, where effigies replaced elected officials

(Part 1/2) Some of these red carpet looks from the #Oscars2025 look a little familiar... Which pairing is your favourite? 😍 Check out our sister imprints @angryrobotbooks and @watkinswisdom for their book looks! @libbycudmore.bsky.social @bylizzybarber.bsky.social @kggiarratano.bsky.social

For Gen X and Millennials who are dealing with the stress of aging parents, I see you. My dad died of cancer in December and now my mom is going into assisted living (she has dementia at the ripe old age of 68). Everything feels like a lot.

Authors, if you have access to Peacock, watch the SNL documentary they did about the show writers. As a novelist, it gave me so much validation. We are all just hoping our shit will get picked.

For the love of all that is holy, if you can, watch The Homecoming Concert for SNL50. I'm not sure what I'm loving more. Eddie Vedder, the Lonely Island tribute, Backstreet Boys...I'm only half-way through.

This week, @richienarvaez.bsky.social is joining @jahennrikus.bsky.social on the #SinCPodcast. Richie Narvaez (nar-VYE-ehz) is the Agatha and Anthony Award-winning author of two novels and two short story collections. Listen now at sistersincrime.org/podcast or your favorite podcast app.

Josh Shapiro is winning whatever bet he made.

Kendrick’s American flag motif at THIS MOMENT is subversive. Yes, yes, yes.

Apparently, I no longer recognize Chris Pratt.

Everything is terrible, but I also hit 50K on my WIP.

Yeah, Jersey.

WRITING YA MYSTERY I'll be on a panel with Mariah Fredericks, Mia P. Manansala, Nancy Springer, and Suja Sukumar! Part of a series of panels for SISTER IN CRIME: Into Great Writing: Spring 2025 ONLINE Saturday, February 22, 2025 www.sistersincrime.org/events/event...

I've been struggling to listen to political podcasts -- I've given up on cable news -- but Jon Stewart's Weekly Show Podcast is excellent, and his interview with AOC gives me some hope that Dems will get their shit together.

Who is 50% through drafting their WIP? Anyone else? It's such a weird spot to be in. On one end, I'm over the hump. But also, I have so much left to do.

Also how do I get engagement on this thing?

Please do as I say for your own sake: write every day. Don't get off the hamster wheel. When I take long breaks, it takes me forever to get back to my story. I forgot the plot. The characterization. Just write. Even if it's 200 words. Just write daily. Learn from my mistakes.

Lots of examples to pick from, but this stands out: I got a bill for $250 from my doctor for an office visit because BCBS decided to rescind a payment it had made 2 years earlier, and the office had to bill me the balance. Make that make sense. #healthinsurance

Don't miss this week's #PODCAST with Mary Keliikoa. Eighteen years in the legal field and an over-active imagination led her to plot murder—including the domestic thriller novel Don’t Ask, Don’t Follow. Tune in for some bookish intrigue at sistersincrime.org/p...#PODCASTor your go-to podcast app!

I turned in my copy edits for a book I am both excited and anxious about. There is something inherently insane about author careers where current sales matter to future contracts.

Writers: I'm a big fan of Publishing Rodeo podcast! It's a real look at publishing, shining a light on everything, and I really appreciate that.

Help me, cloud people. I went to a wedding for a family member at a restaurant. I gave a gift. Then there was a second wedding party at a hotel months later. I didn't give a gift cuz I gave one the first time. Now, I received a text saying they can't find my card. How do I respond?

Thanks to @bryonq.bsky.social for the code to join this community! Total aside, my 71yo father just discovered reading (whole 'nother topic). He read Death of a Dancing Queen and said he didn't care for the Jewishness. My Jewish father, peeeeple. Can't wait to use this platform as therapy. Kidding.