Finished @sgj.bsky.social’s The Buffalo Hunter Hunter training to a frigid Wisconsin, feeling even more immersed in the final chapters. And dang, few authors know their characters as well as SGJ. My favorite book this year. More on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #amreading #horror

If you feel like you need to do more rumination before year’s end, might I recommend Train Dreams, friend? boxd.it/ca3kPl #letterboxd #moviereview

It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans. 🧵 1 of 9

For a limited time, you still have time to order that post-apocalyptic holiday gift that keeps on giving (for a year anyway).

Ten hours left to vote.

Surprised to hear @sgj.bsky.social also unknowingly joined a game of Stand in the Field While Someone Shoots an Arrow Straight Up as a kid. If their arrow vanished in TX like ours in WI, maybe there’s a pincushion cloud floating around trying to save us from ourselves. youtu.be/qkdJCN_kSyI?...

Hooray! @authorsabb.bsky.social is *OFFICIALLY* a nonprofit, and is now open for donations! For the last two years we've been doing all this w free tools, or paying out of pocket, & we were STILL able to get SO MUCH DONE. Imagine what we could do with $$$ www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/donate/

Time to get doodlin’. #art #create #makemistakes #doodle youtu.be/HYkMo0hi-Yw?...

Bought a new ornament for spooky season that I already loved. My dark heart got even darker (or maybe brighter?) when I discovered it lights up! #halloween #pumpkin #scary #joy

Never give up on your dream that one day, you will finally have a bookshelf with a rolling ladder.

You were never meant to leave. #ITWelcomeToDerry premieres October 26 on HBO Max.

Had a great time chatting with @thecorlew.bsky.social on the pod about the book, and writing, and life :) Thanks for having me on, Chris!

Loves these episodes. Great for #spookyseason.

A recent little doodle. September’s for the leaf monster. He’s got a chilly air about him, but his heart is as warm as the fall colors he wears. A quick, fun one to sketch, while I sat outside with a cold drink and a warm (non-leaf) jacket on a cool evening. #doodle #makemistakes #monster #spooky

Going to have copies of The Barre Incidents at Printers Row Lit Fest this weekend btw!!

Reliving spooky childhood memories around the start of spooky season. Goosebumps will always have a place in this dark heart. www.goodreads.com/review/show/... #bookreview #amreading #horror #rlstine #goodreads #books

Lol’d. Thanks, Nick Cave. (From Faith, Hope and Carnage. Also inspires a thought that there can be no minor characters, if they all share pieces of you.) #amreading #nickcaveandthebadseeds #staggerlee #song #murderballads #music #writingcommunity #writingadvice

Looking forward to The End Times. Can’t wait to see this horror in the actual mailbox. #scary #newspaper

The Babaduck

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Amie McNee on why making things is an act of self-care, rebellion, and inspiration. If you want a world of creation and playfulness—if you want others to join—you have to create; you have to play. The talk reminded me of many @sarahgailey.bsky.social messages. youtu.be/2XZ9z6OewR0?... #art #tedx

Got writing/publishing questions? I'm going to host office hours exclusively for newsletter subscribers on August 7! Drop by and ask me anything.

Was in Toronto and had one of those “I need this not at all but I need this” moments. #cats #cooking #ineedzdis #travel

Let me direct the next Silent Hill movie, I got great ideas. 🎨 @jetpackbraggin.bsky.social

Even the monsters are feeling the heat rn. #doodle #art #sketch #makemistakes #sohotrightnow #summer #monster #scary #hot #horror

Made a small edit to my journal entry about writing with the Central Dramatic Argument (CDA) in mind. Give it a look-see if you’re curious how it can shape your story structure. www.mattathanasiou.com/journal/cent... #writingcommunity #amwriting #writingadvice #theme #storytelling

For those asking me about the wrapper I used in #FoundObjectArt I posted recently, an #ArtProcessVideo showing how I used a #Lindor chocolate wrapper, Pentel Pocket Brush, & a white gel pen to create this winter skater. A bookkeeper once told me I could claim chocolate as a biz expense. 😉 #Uplift

Would be great if we could sell enough copies to print with Bookmobile! I’ve got my pen ready and the bookmarks… also ready

Art by Jin Yung Kim #kpopdemonhunters

Cartoon: More Krypto fan art :) Enjoy.

The Babysitter Lives by @sgj.bsky.social It’s very Coraline meets Twilight Zone meets House (movie-1985). Charlotte babysits for a family, but their house has a twisted past, and it soon becomes clear the past isn’t always in the past. (It’s a short read. The audio book is 7.5 hrs) #booksky

From the original spider man, thoughts on writing from E.B. White. I feel the note about the blank page, which’s why I tucked one away on my website for anyone who finds themselves scrolling too much for inspiration. lithub.com/writing-advi... #writingcommunity #amwriting #authors #creators

Here's a bone-chiller of a winter story served up on a hot summer day. "The Hearth" -- a horror short penned by me and published in @nightmare-magazine.com . www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/the-...

Jus’ doodlin’ to chill. Mostly felt like using diagonal lines to see where that netted out. Since it’s a cat, I have few complaints. #doodle #art #sketch #cat #meow

You never know what will come out of a #BrokenCrayon.

They finally made the milk from that hotel

Bramble: The Mountain King is gorgeously dark. The Scandinavian fairy tale is a horror story, and the various settings reflect each unsettling antagonist within. At times, I wished it used shadow like Limbo to dull the gruesomest parts, but not at the expense of the rest of the beauty. #videogame

"I mean... What kind of soul could sit there and ignore someone in need?" Said Mor. #leftart #art #doodle #sketchcard #monster #montreal #montrealmetro #walkinhills

Super happy i got to work on a cover for Uncanny X-men #20! Big fan of the team @gailsimone.bsky.social and @lucianovecchio.bsky.social 💖 Hope you guys like it too! 12" x 18" in gouache and watercolors Original art available! Pls contact rianbowart.com or [email protected] if interested ☺️💖

Something different: made kitty themed yaki onigiri without a mold, by baking rice into half bowls, then filling it with tuna and rice. It’s far from perfected, but it came out better than I thought it would.

Just a perfectly normal cat

Batmouse Doodle.

Another easy carve and block that worked out pretty well on the first run. Pretty fun one too. Lino and wood printing can be pretty unforgiving, so experimenting with easier designs helps a lot to smooth out the workflow. #art #printmaking

I had never heard of #KidLitZombieWeek until tonight's #KidLitChat! June 23-27, 2025. Follow @kidlitzombieweek.bsky.social for more info. To organizers: maybe add the website link to your profile? Or pin the info? #WriterSky #KidLit

So much is about learning how to really LISTEN. #FoundObjectArt

I doodle monsters to unwind. They’re quick drawings. I try not to worry about making “mistakes” and just enjoy the process of seeing what ends up in front of me—you’ll have to ask him what the dialogue means. I’ll try to share more here, but you can find most on Instagram. #monster #art #draw

What does it mean when a book is sold "at auction?" Check out this excerpt from my new book out next week over on @bookriot.bsky.social! bookriot.com/the-two-kind...

The book that changed my life, A HEAD FULL OF GHOSTS, is ten years old today. Ten??? I was once so innocent and naive, and tall. At least I’m still tall. I had the folks (mostly family and friends) sign MY book on release night. I kinda wish I kept that going.

Reminder that I still have a couple of works in this exhibition until June 17 poetictiger.com/collections/...

Marine biologists and peeps like that - ignore this one. The rest of you - look at this anatomically correct anatomical drawing of a totally real fish that exists! #doodle #sketch #drawing #art #unfinished? #fish #monster #fantasy #anatomicallyincorrect #atleastirememberedhashtagsthistime