#mamdani #rightwingmedia We were assured by right wing media and pundits that if Mamdani won the mayoralty that the rich would flee NYC in droves. Is it possible they were just making shit up?

Syracuse got about 8 inches of snow overnight, and this morning a crew started reroofing the house across the street. I am now looking through my window about once every ten minutes to confirm that this is real and I'm not hallucinating . . .

#Halloween #WritingContest Here are the winning entries from this year's Halloween Story contest, where kids were invited to provide an ending to "Norbert Spaghetti Pants and the Cauldron of Doom." I love what these kids came up with! www.syracuse.com/entertainmen...

Just got back from del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN. Utterly fabulous! Will only be in theaters for a week or so (it's a Netflix production, made mostly for TV) so if you want to see it big screen move fast. Visuals are stunning, interpretation heartbreaking, and Jacob Elordi sensational as the creation.

Got my sign, ready to march!

1/2 For those of you not keeping track, the House has not been in session for 74 of the last 86 days. In case you are wondering why, it's not really about the budget and the CR. It's because once the House is in session Maga Mike will finally be forced to swear in Adelita Grijalva.

Trying to keep up with email is the modern version of the Myth of Sisyphus...I answer 4 emails and 5 more come in while I'm doing it!

#Portland #Kermit #Colbert A minute and a half of joy as Kermit the Frog weighs in on the situation in Portland . . . www.youtube.com/watch?v=bw5z...

#kittens It's amazing how this little guy can flop down and look almost angelic after hours of being a holy terror!

#ICE #Chicago Here's a brief video of ICE in action in Chicago, taking down another /t/e/r/r/o/r/i/s/t/ middle-aged white woman who works in the media. . . www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TF1...

#Kidlit #picturebook Here is a happy announcement about a Nyxie-inspired picture book that I sold a while ago. The artist has a great sense of humor and I can't wait to see what she does with this! Notice that it was acquired by the amazing Lawrence Schimel

Roving gangs of heavily armed masked thugs randomly abducting Mexicans should be the plot of a Zane Gray novel, not a reality of America in the 21st century.

Just watched KPop Demon Hunters. (Hey, my work requires me to keep up with in pop culture!) Also, grandchild Nyxie has been talking about it. Enjoyed it far more than I anticipated: animation fabulous and often quite funny, characters intriguing, songs terrific, and the story engaging. Great fun!

#Kimmel #Disney #Hilarious The Dutch have a hilariously accurate response to the Disney act of cowardice. Enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vRX...

#Halloween #kidzbooks Every year I pen a Halloween story starter for a writing contest run by the Syracuse newspaper. Here's this year's! Contest entry is limited to central NY, but parents and teachers anywhere should feel free to use this just for fun! www.thisiscny.com/living/2025/...

Today's thing I don't understand: How come Kristi Noem still has a job after her ICE agents killed a $4.5 billion project in Georgia and cost the state 8,500 jobs?

At this point you have to be willfully blind to believe that DJT is not a pedophile - not just in his tastes but in his past actions.

I realized the other day that if you are a cat family, there are actually very few times that you have kittens in the house. When it is time to get new kittens, I think it's important to look for ones that like books . . . #books #cats

For the 3 summers the great AVI has curated a Summer Blog Series, inviting a baker's dozen of kidlit authors to do a guest blog. This year's topic was "What’s your favorite strategy for encouraging young people to read?" Here's my contribution: #Avi #kidlit #humor avi-writer.com/blog/2025/08...

I was in Egypt during the 2011 revolution and unable to leave for some days. During that fraught time, I watched a lot of news primarily from CNN and Al Jazeera. And I could look out my window. I tell you with great certainty, Al Jazeera's reporting was more accurate. It is a serious news force.

Just saw my first Cybertruck on the road. Good lord, what a dorky looking contraption!

#booksky #kidsbooks Here I am, shooting my mouth off again. This time it's for Station KOMO in Seattle. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bveg...

​Well, the first half of THE FANTASTIC FOUR is really good. I don't really know about the second half, because that was when the projector broke and we all got refunds . . .

Two things that I used to believe that I don't anymore: 1) The assassination attempt in Butler was real 2) Donald Trump won the 2024 election. Next: two things I now believe:

Watching this happening next door this afternoon, I came to the conclusion that this is number one on my current "Jobs I Don't Want!" list . . .

One of the saddest things in the world is coming back from the vet's with an empty carrier . . .

#congress #mikejohnson I think it's safe to say that Mike Johnson's reading of the Bible only got as far as Leviticus. He certainly never got to the part that says this:

I really do have the coolest fans. Here is a full sleeve my awesome fan Danielle Taylor got to celebrate her love of the Unicorn Chronicles. The artists: Johnny Andres did the lower half, and Melise Hill did the top half instagram.com/johnn… instagram.com/melis���

#Mandami If you want to know how Zohran Mamdani won the NYC primary for mayor, this lengthy interview that he and Bran Lander did with Stephen Colbert will give you some hint. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClNK...

I'm really sad that we're going to have to wait a full four years for Jake Tapper's book on how mentally compromised Trump was.

Trump tearing up the White House's 100 year old Rose Garden to pave it over for a parking lot is a perfect metaphor for his entire misbegotten administration.

Whenever I hear Mark Carney speak I feel an overwhelming surge of jealousy for Canada.

The only thing DEI discriminates against is mediocrity.

As the situation with Iran continues to spiral into madness, it's important to remember that we actually had a deal with Iran to limit its nuclear program. Also worth remembering that Trump canceled that deal in 2018 . . .

Anyone taking bets on if and when the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Olympics will be pulled from America?

For those of you in Syracuse, hope to see you at the June protest! You can sign up here (but you can also just show up, of course) www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Two democracies elected a television personality to the highest office in their land. One elected a clown, and got a hero. The other elected a businessman, and got a clown. There's a parable in there somewhere . . .

It's release day for the re-jacketed edition of THE DRAGONSLAYERS! Originally wrote this in 1980 as a musical for my 4th graders. Turned it into a novel in 1994 and it's been in print ever since. I love this new look - cover is so funny and fresh I smile every time I look at it! #booksky

A friend had to move to smaller quarters, so I brought this handsome boy to the house I use as my office. He hid in the basement for 2 months, but finally got over that. Now he has colonized my desk - officially a Writer's Cat, with all the privileges and responsibilities entailed therein.

Recently I was chatting with the woman who does our lawn, comparing how time has had its way with us. When I mentioned that I would be turning 75 in a few days she replied, "That is a privilege denied to many." Those perfect words are still ringing in my mind. Every new day is a privilege.

Sometimes people wonder why my politics swing so far to the left. The answer is simple: I paid attention to what I learned in Church, Sunday School, Boy Scouts, and Civics Class.

The expression on Canadian PM Carney's face while listening to Trump spew nonsense is the funniest thing I've seen in politics this year.

Spring has sprung and this is my driveway yesterday - basically nature having sex all over my backyard!

75,019,230 of us have nothing to be ashamed of right now.

I can't resist sharing this fabulous video a 9 year old fan made as part of a book report on SONG OF THE WANDERER. It boggled me when I saw it. (Shared with parental permission, of course . . . ) www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcY4...

I wish there was a way to calculate how much Trump's family and his billionaire buddies made by using their almost limitless resources to buy low during his intentionally manufactured stock market crisis.

A note on nomenclature. The stock market apocalypse that is about to happen today should NOT be referred to as "BLACK Monday" as Black Folk have had nothing to do with what is about to happen. Here are some appropriate alternate appellations: RED Monday ORANGE Monday MAGA Monday TRUMP Monday

To support “Trans Day of Visibility” I offer a free download of "The Secret of Life, According to Aunt Gladys" - to the best of my knowledge, the first Trans-positive story ever published for the YA Market. Get PDF of the story at the link below . . . www.brucecoville.com/free-story-i...

Most important thing about the Pete Hegseth Signal chat scandal not yet being discussed much is this: you can bet the farm that this was not the first time these fools have illegally used Signal to keep a conversation out of government records. You can bet the farm this didn't happen just once!

Watchin Volodymyr Zelenskyover the last three years has made one thing abundantly clear: as a rule, comedians are considerably braver than politicians!