The side gig you've been looking for...

Coming to BizarroCon or thinking of coming? Make sure to reserve your room at Edgefield. Today is the last day to reserve rooms on our room block. Tomorrow any remaining rooms set aside for our group will be released to the general public.

Seeing a bunch of comments from teachers lately that their students can't read or are not reading at grade level. And even if they can read the words, they are unable to comprehend or identify the message or meaning of the work. Only surface level. And that this is not new. This troubles me greatly.

Some snaps from last night's Chuck Palahniuk reading at the kickoff to his book tour in Portland, OR. Phenomenal night! Make sure to go see him if he's stopping in your town!

Eraserhead Press has a bunch of new and forthcoming books. Check outthis link to see what we've been up to!

Trying to problem solve with Ingram. No one is answering my calls or emails. I hope my sales rep hasn't quit. I've been through 3 reps in the last 3 years. And I'm pretty sure the problem is I haven't gotten pissed off enough yet. Wish me luck!

Deadite/Eraserhead Press table at KillerCon 2023 #ThisisKillerCon

Working out of Nirvana Coffee Co. And in the background a 5 yo kid is learning guitar ❤️

If you are paying an artist for cover art and you want to make sure that they are not using AI, ask to see the file with the layers. If they can't provide that, it's AI.

New! GLASS CHILDREN by Carlton Mellick III. A bizarro dystopian future in which the next generation is so sensitive, they are literally made of glass.

Spidercar! The back of the car, you can't see in the photos, was augmented with a giant translucent abdomen and an egg sac filled with colored lights. And the legs moved!

Just saw Barbie. Loved it!

Coming 2024!

Random thing that's made my life easier over the past couple years: Reserving parking in advance when I travel to events in big cities such as Seattle. This app has reliably found me great spots a good prices. https://spothero.com/faq

On sale now in paperback and for Kindle, Nook, Apple, and Kobo! OTHER WORDS collects Brian Keene's writings about other authors and creatives. An engrossing, thoughtful, and intimate look at the people and the history of modern horror fiction by one of its most celebrated practitioners.

Currently reading:

Some of my best career decisions have been deciding to work with the person I liked rather than the person that was "high-powered." I mentioned this to someone in Hollywood and they said "nice people can't get things done." False. And perpetuating that myth enables the assholes.

Interior of an abandoned building I walked past today. Photo taken through the front window beyond a locked door. It's beautiful the way nature reclaims the land.

Put this on hold at the library and picking it up today. Looking forward to checking this one out!

Wonderful to see these writers get some attention from Esquire. I'm not sold on the "Generation H" label, but I'm totally in support of whatever increases visibility. https://l8.nu/t3M2

Welcome to bluesky @michaelallenrose.bsky.social !

PNW coastal country living terms I learned today: Rhubarb Hat: a hat made out of a rhubarb leaf. Thin Pie: what you get when you don't have much fruit but still want to make a pie out of it. Tidal Bore: a strong tide that pushes up the river against the current and forms a wave.

Best of friends!

Love this!

Magnetic poetry courtesy of a set from Gorelets & Raw Dog Screaming Press. I must have had these magnets at least 10 years now. Works great on my office whiteboard!

🤣 reposted from a friend who is camping in California.

Please please please read this piece. It's so important.

Congratulations to Undertow Publications on receiving The Specialty Press Award from the Horror Writers Association. Welcome to the club!

Next LitReactor class starts in August! Tell your friends! https://litreactor.com/classes/architecture-of-fiction-with-nick-mamatas

A gathering for writers, artists, filmmakers, and other creators of the weird. Ask me for more info! www.bizarrocon.com/registration

Ocean Shores, WA 6/19/23

Morning walk on the beach

For $3,000 my company can be recognized as one of the Top 10 Publishing Service Providers of 2023 by some bullshit magazine. What a deal!

Just released: A through-the-looking-glass tale of illusion and reckoning. ECHO by John Urbancik Meet Nicholas, a struggling magician who finds himself transported to an alternate universe, forever entwined with his reflection—a mischievous thief.

Just a reminder that the human rectum can stretch up to 8 inches, but a full-grown raccoon can squeeze through a hole of only 4 inches.

Earlier today via the local police scanner. Ha!

THE BEST donuts in Portland. Pip's Original Doughnuts & Chai. Freshly made to order.

Took a walk through a cemetery with a writer friend. He walks here so often his daughter calls it "Daddy's Park." He pointed out all the best things, including a secret glass window hidden in high in a tree (not pictured). #pdx #cemetery #flaneur

Starting today off with Bluesky, a little gardening, some sweet sticky rice and a phone call with Ingram.

Not your average crab https://boingboing.net/2023/06/04/hermit-crab-turns-a-dolls-head-into-a-walking-nightmare.html