Okay, short stories in 2nd draft. They are no longer complete shit.

My brain trying to move forward from books in my past and having a hard time. Do I let them languor, or self-publish? Or keep querying small publishers, agents, etc?

A good piece of post punk thats worth a listen.

Such a striking cover.

You know, I wish I could take my writing playlist out of the analytics that Apple Music gives me, because there are current songs I would listen to more in their aggregated playlists if that were so. As it is, my flow state music ain't really what I want to hear when I'm listening for fun.

If you haven't read Drome, it was a lot of sword and sorcery fun. The layouts and page design are standout features.

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I might have had a dream the other night where something cosmic and evil took over the universe and I was just like, "Yeah, go ahead, that seems normal to me. Can't be any worse than the fucks that are running the joint right now." Oh, yeah, I wrote a book about that. Still for sale, too.

If I'm being real today, my take is that Die Hard should have ended with the first film.

Alien Invasions. Appalachian Weird. Haunted Houses. Post-Apoc-Eco-Horror. Cyberpunk Noir. Harrowing Psychodrama. Cosmic Body Horror. Supernatural barflies. S(pl)atire🩸💀 What are YOU reading in 2026, and why isn't it all of this? Join the Book Club. Print or eBook options! store.tenebrouspress.com

This is the vibe I want all my writing to have. Now, how do I go about making that so?

I wrote a short story that wasn’t about building dread for once. It was just about propulsion and the churning drive towards the edge. Hopefully it’s successful because I trend towards a slow burn.

I'm telling you, corporations (Microsoft, Google, etc.) hide the turn-off options for all their theft-grabbing AI garbage in difficult places to find. But you can find them and turn them off. In fact, I urge you to do so.

Second drafts are so much better than first ones.

This sale includes up to 50% off DSTLRY books!

We have two stories left that could use reviewers.

"I started bringing books with me onto the train, inside the bodega, to the park, just pretty much anywhere people could see me and wonder, 'How can someone so conventionally attractive also have intellectual pursuits?'"

The more you know.

On the heels of Michael Dirda's glowing notice in the @nybooks.com, there's been a run on our COLLECTED SPECULATIVE WORKS of Fitz-James O'Brien. It's a 3-vol. limited edition hardback set. Only 300 copies available in total. Order a set here: swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/co...

I get emails weekly from readers asking me how they can buy THE SCOTTISH BOY since Unbound went bankrupt. I really hope a new publisher picks it up soon :/ We already have an offer for digital rights and if nobody goes for print rights I’ll just do a Sanderson and Kickstart a nice limited edition

This post is going around again! So, let me take this chance to say… we are having the best time! It’s looking like we will be able to accept <1% of total subs, so please don’t be discouraged by a quick response (we hope that’s better than a long wait!) and please do send more in the future! 🌈 🪐 🗡️

I don’t know if you’ve read Private Eye by Marcos Martin and Brian Vaughn, but I’m feeling awfully like I need a fulltime mask lately.

It seems it is once again time for everyone to familiarize themselves with this anti-imperialist classic.

I don’t know if you’ve read Private Eye by Marcos Martin and Brian Vaughn, but I’m feeling awfully like I need a fulltime mask lately.

"Does the leadership at my company promote a xenophobic agenda and use the wealth I help them acquire to donate directly to bigoted causes and politicians I find despicable? Yeah, sure. Did I celebrate my last birthday at Drag Brunch? Also, yes." #McSweeneysTop25of2025.

I’ll take a Hobbit redo with Gaten Matorazzo as Bilbo.

Marvels Legion of Monsters mag has some incredible vibes.

Well, DAMN. Jorge R. Gutierrez (El Tigre, The Book of Life, Maya and the Three) has just posted a 40-MINUTE pilot to his YouTube, and it's fucking WILD. Big "This is the thing suits won't let me make" vibes. Content warning for a ton of violence/blood! www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-zZ...

Lovely.

Working on disentangling myself from the Google suite of apps. Time to take myself somewhere less predatory. I have truly begun to think as these things that used to make my life 'easier' as pieces of technology that are being used to leverage my 'data,' and I don't want a part of that ecosystem.

Two rough drafts for two short stories done. That's good for the night, but tomorrow we work on the polish.

This is why they want us talking about day care centers and $500 boots.

Credit to CBC News #BritishColumbia Surplus fruit used to make new products with proceeds going to food banks.

Can’t wait for this live play with @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social at USC on 1/14! We’re doing a powwow heist featuring me, @lucasbrowneyes.bsky.social , @kellylynnedang.bsky.social and Maddox Pennington. Tickets are free and this will not be streamed. You have to be there to watch so come through!

Quite honestly, picking up some work by Steve will be one of the more joyful experiences in your life. His art is on another level of sophistication.

It really is just masterfully drawn. And with a wonderful protagonist that is well written. Just a great overall fantasy book.

For the second time in as many years, officials in Calgary are issuing water restrictions after a major infrastructure failure. It's a temporary nuisance. But in drought-stricken times, water conservation should always be top of mind. So, how can we do it well? thenarwhal.ca/calgary-wate...

Cannot wait for this one.

Previously published. And more thangs. Read the rules, folks.

Harryhausen. Man, that’s peak special effects. Did we really need to go further than that?

I keep getting the kindest rejections, but I have so much room to improve, so I’m okay with it. Every word written is another closer to competence and mastery.

HORROR COMIC CREATORS: I need your comics to promote for an upcoming blog post! I'm looking for at least one comic in each of the genres below: -Psychological Horror -Supernatural Horror (demons, devils, witches, vampires) -Body Horror -Folk, Fantasy, and Backwoods Horror

Beginning of the year plea: I am always on the lookout for collections of weird fiction by nonwhite authors, especially those that will be published in 2026. If you wrote one or are publishing one or just know of one, please get in touch. doomsdayer.wordpress.com/contact

We're open for fiction submissions! We publish unsettling bad time stories that straddle the horror, fantasy, and science fiction spectrum. But genre is made up so if you have a dark weird horrible story that could be a fit, send it in and let us worry about it. No closing date, open indefinitely.

Submissions are open now for our final issue! The theme for this issue is 'endings' inner-worlds.ghost.io/submission-g...

You know what’s great about sobriety? New Years morning.

Happy New Year. Already written a couple hundred words this year. I've got two short stories I want finished before I get into the bulk of second semester.

It’s the Little Ghosts’ annual NO RETURNS SALE! The Little Ghosts are hibernating from Jan. 1-4th & online is our biggest sale of the year! Visit our website and look for the January Sale Category - sale items are 45%-65% off, 10% off everything. www.littleghostsbooks.com/shop/january...

In the process of starting not to suck.

I rewatched Stranger Things and am seeing the finale in theatres tonight. My take: Season 1 is great. Season 2 is better than people give it credit for. Season 3 is silly. Season 4 is not as good as I remember but it’s still pretty rad in parts. Season 5 is better than people think.