SUBS OPEN THRU TOMORROW! For January, give us noir about dreams. Maybe it’s petty dreams about gangland glory. Let’s kick off 2026 by taking a look at “what dreams may come,” and what happens next when all your dreams come true . . . or don’t. Subs open from Dec 1-4: bit.ly/4fQLeGx

Imagine knowing your platform was a playground for predators, fueling teen depression, eating disorders, and suicide and deciding the best course of action was… absolutely nothing. Meta didn’t just “miss” anything.

Stoked to be in this issue with so many talented writers and friends. Coming at you March 2026.

The 5 star reviews for On Fire and Under Water keep rolling in. This one from Alan Warren, who recently interviewed @ce-mckenna.bsky.social, @kendallbrunson.bsky.social, and myself for House of Mystery Radio. Check out the full review in the comments.

Her ability to hate only got sharper as she aged, which makes her at 87, the most brutal scalpel there ever was. She's an inspiration. If only we could all live so long and hate so well

the only thing giving me peace tonight is knowing that these fuckers had literally NOTHING to do with our victory last week. they can't take that away from us. if anything, we did it to spite them. they were useless all year. they didn't like a socialist mayor in NYC? BUCKLE UP, BUTTERCUPS.

lol she got his ass and he knows it

SUBS OPEN UNTIL NOV. 22! We want stories that detail life at the bottom or at the margins of human society. Make it sad. Make it dark. Make it the tiniest bit hopeful. More info here: bit.ly/4onmEBw

Climate change is real. 15 short stories from some of the best crime fiction writers today. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social Listen to what @jordanharper.bsky.social says and order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK

Read this thread. This is what @katmabu.bsky.social was protesting, and why she repeatedly says getting beaten up by ICE outside is nothing compared to the torture and crimes being committed inside Broadview. These thugs must be held to account.

Resharing this @crimereads.bsky.social roundtable discussion featuring nine contributors of On Fire and Under Water because, *wildly gestures around.*

. @kendallbrunson.bsky.social took two very real threats to the ecosystem of the Everglades—invasive pythons and climate change—to produce one hell of a great story. Grab your copy and read “Bad Egg” and 14 other stories that explore climate change’s punishment on everyday people.

Listen to this short podcast for House of Mystery Radio with authors @kendallbrunson.bsky.social and @ce-mckenna.bsky.social discussing their great stories in On Fire and Under Water. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

Need to catch up? Do so! Great essays by @kendallbrunson.bsky.social and @kmwriter01.bsky.social about how they approached their stories for On Fire and Under Water. arttaylorwriter.com/the-first-tw...

The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?

send us your walking blood bags, about to burst

Good year for crime novel adaptations

Writing is amazing, but publishing is a different story. If you’re going to put yourself through publishing, make sure you write the stuff you love. Always.

Just last month the FBI forced out its top agent in Salt Lake City, a Pakistani American woman whom a former FBI agent describes as a “legendary case agent who was involved in some of the most significant national security cases of the last two decades.” www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rc...

AVAILABLE NOW: When the dog makes the heist. When life gives you a chance to make a connection after all these years. One swing of the machete solves all your problems . . . Best eaten cold? Small-town revenge stays hot for years. Order your copy of RHP #15 today: amzn.to/4peTqW6

Voting open for #BoucherCon Anthony Awards is open!! Good luck everyone.

Having the best first day at #BoucherCon

I kindled too hard last night and finished this entire book. I can’t believe I haven’t read Adele Parks before! #amreading

I’ve been haunting this coffee shop, and they sent over free honey feta toast. I think I live here now?

Movie you’ve watched more than six times using a gif (hard mode: no SW, ST, LOTR)

This! Send them stuff. More horror, please. Dark sci-fi. Weird stuff. Anything you’d call speculative, which could be anything. Send us books! I wanna read your work.

I can’t speak for every city, but here in LA, ICE bounty hunters aren’t going after gang members. They’re hunting the vulnerable: gardeners, street vendors, day laborers. Easy money, no risk. Folks need to stop pretending this is about crime. @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social—thank you for your words.

I received the nicest “no” on my manuscript that’s inspired me to keep moving forward. Thank you to the agent who took the time to write the response and encouraged me to keep sending it out ✨ #amquerying #writesky

Fighting back can come at a great price. Are you willing to pay it? Check out this month's searing story "Double Feature," from Jenn Hooker:

Guess what?!? My Bram Stoker Award nominated collection, THE DEAD SPOT: STORIES OF LOST GIRLS, is now available as an audiobook, narrated by the incredible Bridie Jurasevich😃 Check it out on Audible or click the link below! It’ll break your heart🖤 www.audible.com/pd/B0FCYYPHP...

Good morning to those USA military personnel who are looking to file as a conscientious objector. You don't have to obey unlawful orders, and in fact you must not. There's a website for you. I hear the phone line is pretty tied up right now, because you are not alone.

It's gross. 🤣

Having some serious FOMO not being at #StokerCon2025. Last year was my first Stoker and I can’t wait to go back. Keep sharing pics please! 🦇

Ladders are terrifying. Am so glad we are almost done painting this stairwell because 😳😳😳

Remember when NFTs were inevitable? The plagiarism bot has more and louder rubes, but it’s just as much a grift, and we don’t have to agree to it.

This is an excellent anthology!

Check out Curtis Ippolito's @curtisippolito.bsky.social story "Green and California Bound," over on the MYSTERY HOUR podcast! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

When the IT guy takes over my computer remotely

Life advice: - be kind - tip well - read banned books - let your fangs grow long - sharpen your antlers with a fey dagger - spread your gloomy splendor across the wildlands forever

Can’t wait for you to read this one! Kendall’s story is set in the Everglades, shining a light on the devastation climate change is causing there. It’s a great story that also explores family, and greed.

I just received my FIRST ANTHOLOGY acceptance! 🙌 My story “Bad Egg” will be in the upcoming @rhppress.bsky.social “On Fire and Under Water” edited by @curtisippolito.bsky.social. Excited to be included among so many killer crime writers!

Hey, did you know there's an alternative to ChatGPT that makes sense economically and doesn't destroy the environment? It's called English majors and they will happily fix all of your documents for the low price of health insurance and a living wage.

I will say this - EVERYONE with power seems to be desperately hoping that unpopularity does the work that consequences need to do

"Take him anyway" confirms to me what many of us have suspected: that there's a quota now, and ICE just needs bodies to meet that quota, like cops prowling to give tickets before their numbers are due.

what they said ⬇️

On a recent flight my seatmates learned I was a writer and asked my opinion on AI. They didn't understand genAI is based on work stolen from authors, and they DEFINITELY didn't know about the energy costs. Both shocked them. People just don't know.

Rereading Sara Gran’s Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead. This was the first Gran I read, and I’m remembering why I instantly fell in love.

New Writer Beware blog post: there's a new scam technique in town: the "pre-paid" literary agent commission. A look at the fake agencies and equally fake associated business names that have practiced this fraud via fabricated publishing contracts writerbeware.blog/2025/03/28/a...

Stayed up way too late to finish AMERICAN RAPTURE by @ceejthemoment.bsky.social Recommend to all my fellow formally repressed ex-Catholic friends!