I'm not gonna cry during John Wall night. I'm not gonna cry during John Wall night. I'm not gonna cry during John Wall night. I'm not gonna cry during John Wall night. I'm not gonna cry during John Wall night. I'm not gonna cry during John Wall night. I'm not gonna... ah fuck.

Bumping this for the NBA fans.

Took some time to write about my beloved Washington Wizards. open.substack.com/pub/calebmsa...

So far, Tom's Crossing isn't much like House of Leaves at all. It's more like a maximalist take on a Cormac McCarthy book (horses, guns, ghosts). No Country for Old Men extrapolated across the expansive horizon of the American West. #booksky

Looking at the TV landscape and I think it's officially time to rewatch Mad Men again.

Something's been bothering me (Stranger Things spoilers ahead): The Duffer brothers said they wanted an A or B-side that starts with a bop and ends with something emotionally triumphant, that's how they landed on the B-side of Purple Rain (“When Doves Cry” → “Purple Rain”). Which THRILLED me.

I wonder what Leona Lewis is doing right now.

I finished the year with just three books read in December, but that was fine by me. On @saderotica.bsky.social, Joshua Cohen, and Nick Hornby. open.substack.com/pub/calebmsa...

Gonna mess around and write another novel in 2026.

Now reading these fat boys #booksky

@legroff.bsky.social Spent my Christmas morning finished up The Nentanyahus. I ate it up. Thanks again for the rec! And Merry Christmas to your family 🎄

the hardest part of the holidays is finding time to read

Here are my 7 favorite reads in 2025 #booksky The Antidote by Karen Russell Bubblegum by Adam Levin The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt Only Sun by Kevin Moffett How to Behave in a Crowd by Camille Bordas Lost in the Forest of Mechanical Birds by Christian Moody

I don't know if it's a guilty pleasure, or just a regular pleasure, but I could watch a thousand hours of Keri Russell in The Diplomat.

I really love doing line edits for someone else's work.

now reading

I am sipping spiked eggnog while my kids read together in the other room. In the wise words of Boyz II Men, “Back in school we used to dream about these days.”

What's the perfect “Best” or “Top” number one should curate for a year? Top TEN Books I Read? Top FIVE Movies I Watched?

oh hell yeah.

Now reading @saderotica.bsky.social

For the #booksky people

On George Saunders, Kevin Moffett, Marilynne Robinson, and Brock Clarke. open.substack.com/pub/calebmsa...

My wrapped this year is on point for the first time since becoming Dad.

Working on a new novel. I call it a tiny novel. Not a novella. A tiny novel. If you call it a novella, you're sorely mistaken and I feel sorry for you. Stay tuned for my tiny novel. Coming 2036.

Finally got around to reading GILEAD by Marilynne Robinson. It was boring, but also written with such conviction I couldn't put it down. At times, it felt closer to a book of philosophy or theology than a novel.

Spent time this morning thinking about what it means to “sell” my book to a publisher. My agent suggested changing the title of one of my novels because “positive/upbeat” is what they're looking for — which feels like the tail wagging the dog, but whatever, it's a small thing.

Just finished ONLY SON by Kevin Moffett ( @mcsweeneys.net ). It's stunning. Wildly moving and perfectly vulnerable. I highly recommend to anyone looking for a new book. #booksky

I ran the NYC for the second time this year and had a grand time.

Corinna Vallianatos, Emma Pattee, Shane Hinton, and Cormac McCarthy #booksky open.substack.com/pub/calebmsa...

Corinna Vallianatos, Emma Pattee, Shane Hinton, and Cormac McCarthy #booksky open.substack.com/pub/calebmsa...

Had a blast listening to @legroff.bsky.social and Kevin Moffett at @thelynxbooks.bsky.social last night.

About to ride this one to New York City and back.

I jotted down some thoughts about the upcoming season of Washington Wizards basketball. open.substack.com/pub/calebmsa...

I just finished my last run before running the NYC Marathon on Sunday. Feeling good. Not gonna let the Queensboro Bridge fuck me up this time.

hell is an Apple store during a live presentation

I jotted down some thoughts about the upcoming season of Washington Wizards basketball. open.substack.com/pub/calebmsa...

now reading. #booksky

all this marathon training makes me such a lightweight

I rewatched and ranked Christopher Nolan's films. Let's fight about it. open.substack.com/pub/calebmsa...

I’ve been working through a list of “best” romantic comedies with my wife (which has vigorously reignited my love for Julia Roberts). Last night was Bridget Jones’s Diary and even within the framework of rom-coms, it’s very bad. I was kind of flabbergasted. Why was it such a phenomenom?

Jeff Kass, Christian Moody, Austin Ross, and William Faulkner. #amreading #booksky open.substack.com/pub/calebmsa...

Jeff Kass, Christian Moody, Austin Ross, and William Faulkner. #amreading #booksky open.substack.com/pub/calebmsa...

For all the talk on the Wiz not having a "star," I actually have a lot of stock in the Cam Whitmore leap. Excited to watch this dude this year. www.nytimes.com/athletic/667...

Big Dumper has been a fantastic baseball story. A switch-hitting catcher crushing 60 homers and he's a Seminole? Huge problem: he goes by Cal but his name is Caleb. A slap in the face to Calebs everywhere. Borderline unforgivable.

ICYMI, I have a story in the new issue of @oysterriverpages.bsky.social, which is officially out today. I listened to Mac Miller's Balloonerism, thought about my own death, and produced this little number. #amwriting #amreading #booksky www.oysterriverpages.com/the-punchline

I spent today sitting with lit. Reading, writing, editing. It was a response to having my car in the shop. Now I wanna get rid of my car.

I've read some fucking killer books in 2025. My to-read list just keeps growing. Got anything to add to it? #Booksky

What's the best thing you read in 2025? #amreading #booksky

Excited to jump into this one @austinross.bsky.social !