Becoming is unbecoming

Stefan Fatsis on the current state of American lexicography www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

I hope my nana has an amazing rapture tomorrow. She's been preparing for about eighty years.

oh this? this is my comfort juvenilia

Where will I be going next week? Cleveland? Yup, Tuesday (and most other days) Chicago? Yes! Wednesday at Exile in Bookville! Detroit? Sure, on Thursday at Next Chapter Books! Kansas City? Absolutely, with my Kansas City baby at Rainy Day Books on Friday! Will you come to see me?

today is the last day to apply to be a 2026 Periplus Fellow! application closes at 11:59pm EST

Just saw the dress rehearsal for The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Klay opera. It is truly stunning. A magnum opus. And if you can see it you should.

In other news, I have sold a story, "In An Antique Land," to Reactor, formerly known as Tor dot com. It's creepy and about a dude and some ruins.

I miss him.

opening up my personal pocket void to scream into so I don’t disturb the neighbors

american political factions right now

postcard from 1910

David Lynch being in the #Emmys in memoriam broke something in me. He embodies so much of the medium’s potential that it’s almost impossible to think about him in the past tense.

Just learned about Tove Jansson's illustrations for the Swedish edition of The Hobbit. Extremely cute. lithub.com/take-a-look-...

Ok who’s going to the Brooklyn Book Fest next week? I somehow magically get to be a panel with Stephen Graham Jones @sgj.bsky.social and Christine Li, moderated by @tobiascarroll.bsky.social - I truly do think it’s a gonna be a banger if you’re around! brooklynbookfestival.org/event/if-the...

wish I was going to be in Boston for the Kathryn Davis Symposium led by @kellylink.bsky.social at @portersqbooks.bsky.social this Thursday!

this by @davidklion.bsky.social is excellent www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...

Stood in line for an hour to get into the new horror bookstore / cafe in Brooklyn—The Twisted Spine. Worth checking out!

I love this essay: The Carrier Bag Theory of Fiction — Ursula K Le Guin theanarchistlibrary.org/mirror/u/uk/...

happy new semester to all the educators who celebrate

Currently listening to this, at the recommendation of @mollymcghee.com... sorcerers.bandcamp.com/album/other-...

envious of every author who has successfully disappeared from public

not enough time in the day for all the books I’m supposed to read

this is a lovely @charliejane.bsky.social essay on AS Byatt's all-time banger Possession lithub.com/charlie-jane...

It’s very instructive that this is considered acceptable. It means that many of the people we assume are our friends really are not.

hear me out . . . what if there's never been a "likable" character

can't stop writing unlikable characters

This really feels like a defining post of our time

had the idea of collecting the most ominous or threatening images of MrBeast but fear nothing can top this

Hello! This fall I am working with the excellent folks at American Short Fiction as part of their MFA for all online program (alongside the wonderful Tommy Orange and Kevin Wilson). You can study with one or all of us or even 2/3rds. americanshortfiction.org/mfa-for-all/

@jessesword.com happy birthday!

Got a few hours to kill on this, the day of my beautiful daughter BLACK FLAME's birth, need a break from work, so let's do some questions! Ask me anything!

So many things are bad but here's a small good thing - @bloomsburybooksus.bsky.social made these incredible, adorable, perfect pins to go with BEINGS, and you can get a pack for free with proof of pre-order: fpls.in/beingsanovel

The PM announcement is live! I am absolutely thrilled! My vampire novel THE RED SACRAMENT is coming July 2026 from @titanbooks.bsky.social !

where to find me (late summer/early fall edition): - Aug 29 at B&N in Hingham, MA for @scumbelievable.bsky.social’s BLACK FLAME - Sept 11 at @anunlikelystory.bsky.social in Plainville, MA for @rachelharrison.bsky.social’s PLAY NICE - Sept 13 at Spooktastic Book Fair in Framingham, MA and more TBA!

Today, IGN laid off eight extremely valuable members of our union and workforce via directive from our parent company, Ziff Davis. This, after two incredibly successful live events IGN Live and SDCC, and yet another corporate acquisition. Please take a moment to read and share our full statement:

The more I think about Murderbot the more I find to love, and I express my love through essays. reactormag.com/the-joys-of-...

Okay. Scheduled for Thursday morning, 8:00 PT/11:00 ET/16:00 UK. For now, Patreon only—all levels of support (very) welcome. #MedievalSky www.patreon.com/NicolaGriffith

The world is awful right now but sharing some good personal news. ANOTHER made the NYT Bestselling Middle Grade list. Holy crow! (Can’t swear in a middle-grade post). Thank you readers and booksellers and librarians. You all are the best. I ate a burrito from the local taqueria to celebrate!

7. BARTON FINK is one of the greatest horror movies of the 90s. I will not be elaborating.

New york state of mind: high cost of living is worth it if it means not having to drive

came across an email i sent a friend 2 years ago: "anytime i break form, i find there’s almost zero tolerance for anything different/innovative. i trust the audience enough that they’ll see what i’m trying to do, but the editors do not." cheers to breaking form and making shit happen your own way.

My vibe

Been thinking a lot about the Nuremberg trials. No reason.

I hope everyone has a nice sleep cycle tonight. Good luck in the ether.

today my brain feels so fresh so clean…ready to absorb and transmute new messes…