Office dog is probably the best rock band going right now and this song kills. Can’t wait for the new record coming on Friday. #np #flyingnun #officedog

This closes tomorrow. I hope you’re putting the final touches on that chapbook. Poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.

The latest @loriostlund.bsky.social book is so good. Every story lands. You could teach a class — using only this book — on how backstory and present action can tangle each other up into so many different knots, rather than one just setting up the other. What a collection to get lost in. Loved it.

About 40 pages into the new Leni Zumas novel. Full of beautiful lines and just ran into a Dag Nasty reference. So yeah, this book is for me.

These stories are excellent. So well plotted, with satisfying endings that still resonate out and stick with you, and delivered with typically sharp writing from @cwblackwell.bsky.social. Give it a vote if you’ve got one. #bouceron2026

Listening (again) to the latest album from @themountaingoats.bsky.social and it reminds me of first hearing Lambchop’s excellent C’MON records. It has got a fresh, lush palate all its own but churns with the band’s ever-present edge and energy. Case in point: youtu.be/pv53gRqjvxY?...

I would so appreciate if you would nominate On Fire for the Anthony Award for Best Anthology. Ballots are due by the end of April. And if you’re a Short Mystery Fiction Society member, please vote for it for the Derringers!

Lost in the latest Necks’ album this morning. There are no bad records from this band — in fact they’re all great — but this is right up there with their best work.

Love’s Work by @zacharycale.bsky.social is one of the best instrumental records of last year. Beautiful tones and textures on guitar, space for all the elements to stretch out, a hint of atmosphere at the edges. Beautiful stuff. #np

cover! synopsis! preorder! out in feb!! "Blending autofiction with fantasy, meta with magic, and earnestness with absurdity, 𝘛𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘢 presents a recognizable but also magical world where we ask, if nothing is real, then why not have as much fun as possible?" autofocusbooks.com/store/p/tacoma

my book’s out today or whatever

Writers of the Cambridge area! There is still time apply for the 2026 Writers in Residence program! A writer for adults & a writer for kids will get a place to work, the staff discount, & some other fun stuff. Deadline is 8/31! portersquarebooks.com/porter-squar...

Great mail day courtesy of @andrewbertaina.bsky.social and @barrelhouse.bsky.social. Can’t wait to read this one.

I feel like the past few years have seen an impressive run of deep, rangy, unpredictable, and just downright excellent story collections, and SAD GROWNUPS by @amystuber.com is one of the finest.

Hey all! The ebook version of Ringing in Your Ears is out now. You can pick it up for a low price or -- for a while, anyway -- check it out on #KindleUnlimited. Link in comments.

Very happy to have a new story, 'Smudge Pot,' up in the inaugural issue of Magazine1. Check it out! #writingcommunity #fiction

In grad school, I read Largehearted Boy constantly and hoped I could write one of these cool author playlists one day. Welp, it's finally here 15 years later. The RINGING IN YOUR EARS playlist at LHB. I could not be happier. Hope you dig it. largeheartedboy.com/2023/10/29/m...