Have you ever looked at the price of bringing your husband into the Centurion Lounge, decided it was too much, and then he sent you in to take a shot of whisky, bring it out in your mouth, and baby bird it to him? No? Me neither. At least, not until 5 minutes ago. #thiseconomy

You know it’s an #AI #hype #bubble when a woolen shoe company known for producing shoes with zero arch support that shuttered all its US retail stores within 5 years of its IPO (when it climbed to over $530 a share) declares it will pivot to AI in order to get its share price from $2.30 to $18+.

I know it’s little, but HOLY SHIT OUR BOOK IS ON THE BESTSELLER SHELF OF THE BOULDER BOOKSTORE! We’re number 8! We’re number 8! 😂🎉 @pujaguha.bsky.social @rjbrash.bsky.social @curtisippolito.bsky.social @jimvermin.bsky.social @boulderbookstore.bsky.social

Awful, hideous, no-good, very bad, stinkingly crappy, immoral, unethical, pedophilic woman who somehow passed the bar exam FIRED!!!!! (And replaced with someone who will be even worse).

Got some good submission news this morning, then read this. What a disappointment that those of us who have committed their careers to the joy of #writing are farming it out. It’s not only disrespectful to the #authors on sub, but also to their own intellect. www.thebookseller.com/news/some-ed...

What a great opinion piece by Leigh Stein about Lindy West’s new memoir, ADULT BRACES. Weirdly, something similar happened to me - a boyfriend moved me to Oklahoma, emotionally abused me, and asked for an open relationship. Unlike Lindy, I grew. open.substack.com/pub/leighste...

Had a wonderful event tonight at @boulderbookstore.bsky.social for ON FIRE AND UNDER WATER, a climate change crime fiction anthology. @pujaguha.bsky.social and @rjbrash.bsky.social knocked it out of the park AND we got to have Mac and cheese bites at the Pub after. Baller.

I’ll be doing my very first author event at my hometown bookstore, #BoulderBookstore, tomorrow night at 6:30 MST. I’m excited to share the stage with Puja Guha and Raymond J. Brash, who also wrote stories for ON FIRE AND UNDER WATER. Come join us! #books boulderbookstore.net/event/2026-0...

"On Fire and Under Water" is a crime fic anthology exploring the intersection of climate change & crime, through the lens of 15 stories. Join us next week when Puja Guha, @ce-mckenna.bsky.social, & @rjbrash.bsky.social will join us to celebrate the book! Tix: OnFireandUnderWaterBBS.eventbrite.com

I can’t stop thinking about the fact that #AI #LLMs are pushing people into violent behavior and suicide. The things #Gemini told this man to do are truly frightening and included setting him up for a terrorist attack and targeting the CEO of Google. techcrunch.com/2026/03/04/f...

Happy Monday from someone who needs you to know (because too many people seem to think this is normal): AI is not your friend. AI is not your therapist. AI is not your doctor. AI is not your lover. AI is collecting your data. AI is pattern-matching your work. AI is just a program.

In Barcelona in October, I bought a drawing titled, “Alone,” that makes me deeply uncomfortable in a delightful way. The artist, Cirro Marra, is having a show at the same gallery beginning March 5, and if I could, I’d go back there and buy everything. artquemy.com/producto/il-...

There’s some great reading across all the finalists. Thrilled that we are one of them.

Turns out I’m still angry about the five old men in Indian Wells who told me that doing an MFA was stupid because I could just “ask ChatGPT to write my book for me.” Wherever they are, I hope they’re having shitty days.

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

I’m FT employed again, which means it’s time to up my monthly donation to @aclu.org because I still believe in the parts of America I always have believed in.

Thrilled that On Fire and Under Water is a Finalist for the Best Anthology Derringer Award!Congrats to the other five well-deserving finalists also! This is an honor and I’m so happy for everyone at @rhppress.bsky.social and our 15 contributors for making this anthology such a great success.

My heart is in Minneapolis

That’s stacked bedside table, primed for historical mysteries and ennui, methinks. #takemeapart #myyearofrestandrelaxation #cipher

I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com

Ian Austin, an Army veteran, was arrested for protesting ICE in Minneapolis. But he’s continued protesting. Senior reporter @julialurie.bsky.social spoke to him. “When they say, ‘Why would you be out here?’ How the fuck could I not be out here?” he says. “My nation is under attack."

#Authors, it’s time to have a conversation about the #publishing world’s reliance on #microsoftword. We can’t be fighting stolen data in LLMs on one side and then feeding all our drafts into a different company’s database. It’s absurd. And the UI sucks. And is messes up spacing. Let’s leave it.

It was so cool to have my very first live speaking event for the anthology ON FIRE AND UNDER WATER this past weekend. My friends @pujaguha.bsky.social and Raymond J. Brash joined me to chat with Douglas County readers about climate change, crime, and revisiting our favorite places through words!

Tomorrow, I’ll be chatting with my friends Puja Guha and Raymond J. Brash at the #HighlandsRanch branch of the Douglas County Libraries! If you’re looking to dive into interesting #shortstories, come see us at 2pm! #fiction #crimefiction #authorevent #colorado #publishing go.dcl.org/event/14969853

It’s disgusting. It’s inhumane. It’s illegal. But here’s something a friend in #Minneapolis told me this morning that made me hopeful: “They picked the wrong city bc they’ll never break our commitment to each other. They’re weakening themselves across the country the more they entrench here.”

Very interested in following this case. It recently took me over a year to find a fulltime job and many rejections came in the middle of the night on weekends - sent automatically. I even wrote an essay about it: www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/11/thri... www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/b...

Learn more at go.dcl.org/event/14969853

Don't forget to check your local libraries for opportunities to meet new readers. Our Sister @ce-mckenna.bsky.social is part of an author panel on Sunday, Jan. 25, at the Douglas County public library in Highlands Ranch. Check it out! #sistersincrime

I’ve always thought that insecurity was one of the most dangerous and fueling states a human can be in. What we are seeing on the world stage now is exactly what I’ve always feared. Insecure men are tearing the world apart because they don’t see we would be stronger together. What a fucking wreck.

Just in case the rest of my memory and all my writing is wiped and the only thing left of me is this Bluesky account, I want to make sure this is saved in perpetuity: My nephew got a kids watch/phone thing and has called me 16 times today to say “I love you” and it’s the best day of my life.

I refuse to be out of hope. I fucking refuse.

Sometimes, all we can do is write down what happened. Just as we see it. Write down your dismay, your grief, the words you used when you heard the news. The way it felt in your chest. How your breath changed. They’re rewriting history. Don’t let let them. Memory can be an act of rebellion.

Recently, I published a short story called “Long Night of the Polar Bear” in ON FIRE AND UNDER WATER: A CLIMATE CHANGE CRIME ANTHOLOGY with @rhppress.bsky.social This video is exactly the vibe I was thinking of while writing it. #polarbear #svalbard #shortstory www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNPG...

My favorite (semi) goodboi hanging out on top of Flagstaff on NYE.

Things I’m thankful for when the power goes out for multiple days due to hurricane-force winds: Flameless candles, leftover from our wedding A gas stove Dry shampoo A butter bell A dog/heater who loves to snuggle A husband who loves to snuggle Friends who check in

🔥 WIND/FIRE UPDATE for FRIDAY 4:30 PM ⚠️ WORST IS BEHIND US, STILL WINDY THIS EVENING WITH HIGH FIRE DANGER UNTIL MIDNIGHT #COWx #Colorado #Boulder #Denver

On I25 heading into #Albuquerque and I’d like to report that the city is definitely not abandoned and no one seems to be working in conjunction with one another for the greater good. #pluribus

I’m writing a screenplay about techie friends re-wilding a ranch in Colorado when the internet collapses, but I’m currently traveling and it turns out @finaldraftinc.bsky.social has to connect to the internet in order to open a desktop app. So no car edits. @scrivenerapp.bsky.social would never.

It’s Monday. You’re sitting on the toilet, avoiding your computer (best of luck with all those slack notifications pushing to your phone, btw). Maybe take a few minutes and read an essay about #ai, #jobs, and how #tech compares to a bad #onenightstand. www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/11/thri...

Are you searching for a #Christmas #Horror #Comedy #movie? If so, Rare Exports is for you. Santa is a demon and only a small Sami boy and his teddy bear can stop him from destroying the world. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare_Ex...

Everyone is getting upset about the data centers. They pollute a lot and use a lot of energy and will eventually be very ugly/huge vacant buildings. And I understand being mad about that. Until you consider the state of the lazer tag industry at this moment, and how much help that sector needs.

Snowy sendoff for my roadtrip out to the @ucrlowresmfa.bsky.social December residency! +200 cool points to anyone who can identify the pass.

we have to go back. to warn them.

"Let's dissociate for a sec." – from the essay "Thrilled to Announce" by C.E. McKenna. https://www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2025/11/thrilled-to-announce-by-c-e-mckenna/ #essay

Another snap from a moody midday in the naked aspens east of Breckenridge, #Colorado.

Hoosier from Boreas. It’s starting to snow a little, just glimpses of confetti against the pines.

AVAILABLE NOW: Will the world end in fire or flood? 15 of the best crime fiction writers today have an idea, including @ce-mckenna.bsky.social. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK

@karenpalmer.bsky.social just finished The Reader is the Protagonist in my darkened office, a couple blocks north-east of the spot where Longs Drugs “hunkered” back in 1989. Earlier today, I crossed at the same light that ends this essay. What a haunting, sensory story. Gave me shivers. Thank you.

Senate unanimously votes to release Epstein Files

Hey Copilot, how do I DDOS Cloudflare to the point that GitHub goes down?