I saw it again in a TV show last night, and it drives me crazy! CPR heart massage will NOT force water out of a person's lungs or restore their breathing! It won't (except in rare cases) restart a heart, either. CPR is a stopgap measure used while waiting for a defibrillator.

Last night’s October supermoon rising and shining through the tree outside my bedroom window. It’s possible that I might be a little obsessed by the moon.

My latest drabble (100-word story) is up on my Under the Fedora blogsite. It's a bit of noir called "One Night in a Motel." Check it out if you've got a spare 30 seconds: douglaslumsden.substack.com/p/drabble-43...

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Check out this sale of a special anthology--It Takes a Village. This is a story collection for our times, and my short story, "Addie" is a part of it. I'm not only proud of the story, but proud to be included in such elite company! amazon.com/Takes-Village www.amazon.com/Takes-Villag...

Thanks, Gabino! Honored to remind you that my story BAD MAN DOWN pubbed by The Yard: Crime Blog has made it into BAMS 2025 edited by @stephcha.bsky.social & @donwinslow.bsky.social from @marinerbooks.bsky.social Pre-order your copy today: bit.ly/4drzg5P #bams2025

Thanks Gabino! Tales From Cemetery’s preorder is live now! Out 10/7 and will be KU! A horror short story collection just in time for the spooky season! books2read.com/u/br8AgE My debut crime thriller, Welcome to Cemetery, is on KU too! A little dark. A little spooky books2read.com/u/b5Kn0l

Servants of the Moon and Sun is an epic fantasy reimagining of Sleeping Beauty. 🌙 Join Talia and her fellow Fairies as they navigate their complex relationships with Humans and half-Fairies in a world full of passion, magic, and intrigue. 🔆 www.amazon.com/dp/B08HLVPF7D

It’s #FridayReads time and still Latine Heritage Month! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Here’s a (45% off!) Stoker/Locus/Goodreads finalist that’s perfect for spooky season: dark magic, old gods, revenge, blood, and ghosts. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

I LOVE this blurb--thanks, Mark!

I was interviewed! Bigtime thanks to Mark--I had a great time doing this!

1325 words today. Pantsing the details, as usual, but I have a clear destination, and that's VERY unusual for me this early in a book. I actually know how this book will end and all the important steps to get there. This hasn't happened since Southerland, Book 2!

After three days of no writing (but lots of thinking) on Shade the Collector #3, I put down 1488 words yesterday and went past the 10K mark overall. It was a matter of having too many ideas rather than too few, and I had to acquire some focus.

My full review of @meproctor.bsky.social's terrific Catch Me on a Blue Day is up at Goodreads. This is a wonderful character-driven neo-noir crime drama, and Declan Shaw needs a binge-watchable TV series tout suite! goodreads.com/review/show/...

My latest drabble (100-word story) is up on my Under the Fedora blogsite. It's called "After the Bloodless Coup." Check it out if you've got a spare 30 seconds: douglaslumsden.substack.com/p/drabble-42...

I finished reading @meproctor.bsky.social's terrific Catch Me on a Blue Day last night (actually, my wife, Rita, read it out loud to me 'cause she likes to do that, and I like it, too). Wonderful story, and Declan Shaw is a great character. Highly recommended! www.amazon.com/Catch-Blue-D...

Thanks, Gabino! Check out my latest tale of corporate horror that's not so far from the truth. Big thanks to A Thin Slice of Anxiety for pubbing! Welcome to The Swivel: bit.ly/4prHwIH

It’s #FridayReads time and Hispanic/Latine Heritage month! Let’s boost all signals. This month is great, but I write with an accent every month. Here’s a (45% off!) novel full of sazón and magic, waves and monsters, storms and revenge, crime and friendship. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

Do the books you read as a child shape you into the person you become, or do those books appeal to you because of who you already are? I don't know, but I wrote about 5 books I read as a child in my latest Under the Fedora blog. Check it out if you wanna: douglaslumsden.substack.com/p/my-childho...

I nearly forgot to publish my weekly drabble (100-word story) today! It's up now. Check out "Knock knock" if you've got a spare 30 seconds:

Happy autumn! Fall is the best season.

Just thought I'd remind you that there's a special autographed edition of CREDIBLE THREATS, Sam Adams book one, available from @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social #books #urbanfantasy #booksky #writingcommunity #reading www.thebrokenbinding.co.uk/product-page...

1200 words today, and Shade, Book 3, is taking shape. I ran into a new character I didn’t know I was going to need, and I love her! I’m certain she’s going to play a big role—I just don’t know what it’s going to be.

I love this story, which features one of the most original main characters in all of literature.

1230 words today on Shade the Collector Book 3 (still untitled). It's quite rough, and I'm only about 4000 words in, but I think I've got a good feel for how it's going to develop. It's exciting to be writing again after my short(ish) break following the release of Book 2!

ATTENTION! Today is the LAST DAY to pick up the audiobook version of The Blood Moon Feeds on My Dreams at audible.com's big Autumn Harvest Sale! Huge discount!!! Features hardboiled P.I. Alexander Southerland on the verge of losing his heart and liver to the deadly spirit of the Blood Moon.

A reminder that the audiobook version of The Blood Moon Feeds on My Dreams is still on sale at audible.com as part of their Autumn Harvest Sale. Hurry--sale ends tomorrow! audible.com/ep/autumn-ha...

My weekly drabble (100-word story) is up on my Under the Fedora blogsite. Some people thought my last drabble was dark and confusing, so this one is about a cat: douglaslumsden.substack.com/p/drabble-40...

It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Latinx Heritage Month starts in three days, so here’s the perfect read for you. Come find out what makes the racists so angry… www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316... bookshop.org/p/books/hous...

An absolutely spell-binding urban fantasy mystery NOT set in ancient Rome! Um, yeah. Perfect for fans of @douglaslumsden.bsky.social's "Alexander Southerland P.I." series! Only with less dragons... maybe... @assaph.bsky.social #booksky #bookrecommendations 📕📚📚❔📚❓ 💙📚 🩸📚

My full review of @emkkoulla.bsky.social's enjoyable Wrath of Olympus is up on Goodreads. A very promising start to an intriguing 5-book series, and I'm looking forward to reading them all. goodreads.com/review/show/...

My latest drabble (100-word story) is up now on my Under the Fedora blogsite. It has a message, but I'm not sure what it is. Check it out if you have a spare 30 seconds: douglaslumsden.substack.com/p/drabble-39...

Jack and Ivy are the new, twisted Nick and Nora. I LOVE this book!

I’m retweeting my pic of last night’s Corn Moon because I can feel that old moon telling me that it’s time to start writing another Shade the Collector story. And when the moon speaks to me, I listen.

Tonight’s full moon—the Corn Moon—shining brightly through the clouds over the California Central Coast. Beautiful!

I just finished @emkkoulla.bsky.social's Wrath of Olympus, and it's wonderful! The first of a 5-book series, the book is essentially the introduction to a much larger story, and I'm looking forward to reading it all 😀😀😀 Full review to come. amazon.com/Wrath-Olympu...

The audiobook version of In Deep Coprolite, narrated by the inimitable @duffypweber.bsky.social, will be available in a matter of weeks! I've reviewed the first dozen or so chapters of Duffy's production, and they are fabulous! It's amazing what the Duffmeister can do with that golden voice.

Things I refuse to let anyone stop me from doing: Freely using em-dashes, exclamation points, and even interrobangs. Wearing red or blue. I look good in both colors. Wearing socks with sandals. Don't like it? Bite me. Using a thumbs-up emoji to end a text conversation👍

I make no apologies for my latest drabble (100-word story), called "One Day in the Suburbs." It's out now on my Under the Fedora blogsite. Check it out if you have a spare 30 seconds. douglaslumsden.substack.com/p/drabble-38...

I’m not just obsessed with full moons; I’m obsessed with crescent moons, too.

My review of @thomastrang.bsky.social's smoothly-written crime drama--Dark Neon & Dirt--is up on Goodreads. I recommend devouring this taut thriller in one sitting for a concentrated joy ride, but however you do it--read it! goodreads.com/review/show/...

Not everything I write makes it into the finished book. In my Under the Fedora blogsite, I dug a deleted scene from one of my Southerland books out of my Cutting Room Floor file and exposed it to the light of day. You may read it here if you wish to: douglaslumsden.substack.com/p/cutting-ro...

My latest drabble (100-word story) is up on my Under the Fedora blogsite. It's a piece about stability in a relationship (sort of). Check it out if you have a spare 30 seconds: douglaslumsden.substack.com/p/drabble-37...

I was doing some thinking about what I wanted to do with Shade the Collector #3, and I was suddenly struck with an idea for an entirely new modern fantasy/horror series with much more emphasis on horror. The new idea has really grabbed me, and I'm thinking I have to abandon Shade (for now).

Last night I finished reading @thomastrang.bsky.social's taut crime thriller Dark Neon & Dirt. It grabbed me right off and never let go! Full review to come. Spoiler: I loved it! www.amazon.com/Dark-Neon-Di...

My latest drabble is available at my Under the Fedora blogsite. It's called "Making Science Great Again," and it might be slightly allegorical. Check it out if you've got a spare 30 seconds. douglaslumsden.substack.com/p/drabble-36...

My gushing and probably too-long review of @davidtlist.bsky.social‬'s aptly titled Violence & Vigilance is up on Goodreads. Needless to say, I was thoroughly caught up in this dark fantasy epic! Check out the review here: goodreads.com/review/show/...

come one, come all (in #Austin). you can preorder straight from First Light and I’ll sign it. May even have a ghost or two with me to sign it as well. www.firstlightaustin.com/events/peter... 🙏🖤🙏 thanks @gabino.bsky.social 🫡

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Talia: Heir to the Fairy Realm What if Aurora was Maleficent's daughter? 🌙 Sleeping Beauty retelling ☀️ Epic fantasy adventure with strong dialogue 🌙 Powerful female characters ☀️ Bi/Pan women 🌙 Tele-pathy, - kinesis, & - portation ☀️ Found families www.amazon.com/dp/B08HLVPF7D