On the blog: my @shoreleavecon.bsky.social schedule! decandido.wordpress.com/2026/07/06/m...

On @reactorsff.bsky.social it's the beginning of the end, as Garibaldi, G'Kar, and Alexander all take the next steps in their lives. The BABYLON 5 Rewatch rides on "The Wheel of Fire." reactormag.com/babylon-5-re...

Big thanks to Keith for this nice shoutout, and you should definitely check out this Kickstarter!!!

Are you a fan of @christaqua.bsky.social? Are you looking forward to her upcoming HOW TO FAKE A HAUNTING? Then you should consider supporting WICKED WESTERNS, which has a new story by Christa as well as weird Western tales by a score of other authors, including me! Check it out: kck.st/3R9EVqw

Had a lovely breakfast with our goddaughters yesterday, followed by a great Boogie Knights rehearsal in preparation for Shore Leave. Now off to visit our Raleigh family for the holiday weekend.

Happy book birthday to RAGNAROK AND A HARD PLACE: MORE TALES OF CASSIE ZUKAV, WEIRDNESS MAGNET: new urban fantasy stories set in Key West featuring scuba diving, rock and roll, lots of Norse gods, folklore, and beer drinking. Ordering links for the trade paperback in the thread.

Please consider supporting WICKED WESTERNS, featuring my new Calamity Jane story, and with lots of great authors besides! Edited by Trisha J. Wooldridge & @denverauthor.bsky.social for @newenglandhorror.bsky.social and currently funding on the Starter that Kicks. Check it out! kck.st/3R9EVqw

Co-edited with best bud, Trisha Wooldridge. Great authors like @kradec.bsky.social. For a small writer assoc, not so please support, follow, and/or share! Wicked Westerns by New England Horror Writers on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/neh... #weirdwesterns @kickstarter.com #booksky

I have finally done what all the cool kids are doing, and I have a newsletter. For $10/month or $100/year, you get TV & movie reviews, excerpts from my WIPs, monthly vignettes featuring my original characters, and a monthly update on my career doings. krad.substack.com

On @reactorsff.bsky.social it's the conclusion of the Centauri Republic arc that has proven to be one of the high points of the series, and also the best episode of a generally dreary final season. The BABYLON 5 Rewatch observes "The Fall of the Centauri Republic." reactormag.com/babylon-5-re...

New on @patreon.com for all patrons (and for $3 for non-patrons): my review of JACK RYAN: GHOST WAR. www.patreon.com/.../posts/mo...

I done went and voteded!

Had a delightful time at @originsgamefair.bsky.social in Columbus this past weekend! Tried out quite a few games in the exhibition hall, played a bunch of different maps of Ticket to Ride, and went to some author seminars featuring @farawaypress.com @mandatheginger.bsky.social @kradec.bsky.social.

Happy book birthday to CREEPSHOW: 13 NEW TALE OF TERROR! ed. by @jamesaquilone.bsky.social with my story "Instant Karma" and also with stories by @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social @davallone.bsky.social @timwaggoner.bsky.social @tomsnig.bsky.social & more! www.monstrousverse.com/creepshow

Pre-launch page for WICKED WESTERNS -- which has my new Calamity Jane story -- is now up! The crowdfund starts in one week! Check it out! Click the thing! www.kickstarter.com/projects/neh...

On @reactorsff.bsky.social the fecal matter hits the cooling appliance as the war between the Centauri Republic and the rest of the Interstellar Alliance heats up like whoa. The BABYLON 5 Rewatch makes some "Movements of Fire and Shadow." reactormag.com/babylon-5-re...

I love this series more with each book I read. Mermaid Precinct is a truly amazing fantasy novel, it has everything, magic, murder, political intrigue, a Pirate Queen, and of course my favorite crime fighting duo Torin and Danthres. I am already itching to read the next one. @kradec.bsky.social

Fireflies are REAL and they *really* light up! I thought y'all were pulling my leg this whole time.

Highlight of @originsgamefair.bsky.social: @mandatheginger.bsky.social seeing her first fireflies.

Day 3 of @originsgamefair.bsky.social! I'm in the Authors Alcove where you can buy all my books! Also doing panels! Come see me in Columbus!

Day 2 of @originsgamefair.bsky.social! See me in the Author Alcove! Buy my books!

Sleep deprived as hell, but set up at @originsgamefair.bsky.social. Find me in Authors Alcove!

WE GOT A COMIC! We hit the @noir1933.bsky.social stretch goal of a four-page comic by @astralcolt.bsky.social & @adrianomoraes.bsky.social! Woot! There's only 5 hours left in the crowdfund for this RPG that digs into the pulp/noir/Depression era of the 1930s! Please, check it out! kck.st/3RcwB9g

On the blog: My @originsgamefair.bsky.social schedule in Columbus this weekend. I'll be in the Authors Alcove w/ @johnjacksonmiller.bsky.social @gryphonrose.bsky.social @mandatheginger.bsky.social @stormhumbert.bsky.social @cristinbishara.bsky.social & more! decandido.wordpress.com/2026/06/17/m...

One of the best things about conventions is coming together with friends and colleagues you haven't seen in a while. Being on stage with #authors @cdanabbott.bsky.social @gryphonrose.bsky.social MichealJanFriedman @kradec.bsky.social @robbpearlman.bsky.social & @jakeboyslim.bsky.social was great!

"This episode absolutely made me crazy." Good crazy or bad crazy? For @kradec.bsky.social, it's more of a mixed bag. Let's discuss s5e16 of Babylon 5: "And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder"!

On @reactorsff.bsky.social the Centauri withdraw from the Interstellar Alliance and Garibaldi is still drunk on the job. The BABYLON 5 Rewatch takes a look at the very pretentiously titled "And All My Dreams, Torn Asunder." reactormag.com/babylon-5-re...

Heading into Manhattan to run some errands.......

On the blog: my report on a most fabulous @treklongisland.bsky.social! Panels! Book sales! Readings! Nifty people! Basketball! And more! decandido.wordpress.com/2026/06/15/a...

Last day of @treklongisland.bsky.social! I've got a panel with fellow writers at 10am in Panel D, and otherwise will be at my table selling and signing books. Come by and buy!

Day 2 of @treklongisland.bsky.social! Come to my table outside the vendor hall and buy books! Come to my panels! Come to Hauppauge and enjoy! treklongislandcom @dattico.bsky.social @gryphonrose.bsky.social @cdanabbott.bsky.social @melissan13.bsky.social @hauman.bsky.social @jakeboyslim.bsky.social

SO CLOSE! We're just $110 CAD away from the @noir1933.bsky.social stretch goal that will give us a great 4-page comic from @astralcolt.bsky.social & @adrianomoraes.bsky.social! Please consider supporting and let us get this great stretch goal! kck.st/3RcwB9g

IT'S A BOOK! On sale 6.23, CREEPSHOW: 13 NEW TALES OF TERROR, ed. by @jamesaquilone.bsky.social and featuring my story "Instant Karma." Other tales by @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social @davallone.bsky.social @steveniles.bsky.social & more! Art by EV Cantada. Order here: monstrousverse.com/creepshow

Tonight at 9.30pm EDT, @soulofthestory.bsky.social from @syfysistas.bsky.social has a live roundtable on @noir1933.bsky.social the nifty new RPG currently crowdfunding. Host @dattico.bsky.social talks to the team, among them @astralcolt.bsky.social and me! www.youtube.com/live/QKNVa_K...

On @reactorsff.bsky.social Lennier risks his life to get evidence of Centauri treachery, and Alexander has a modest proposal for G'Kar. The BABYLON 5 Rewatch sees "Darkness Ascending." reactormag.com/babylon-5-re...

On the blog: my @treklongisland.bsky.social schedule for this weekend's convention in Hauppauge! I'll be selling and signing books and doing a mess of panels. Come see me! decandido.wordpress.com/2026/06/08/m...

When you least expect it…

HAPPY BERFDAY! to the finest Mom in the history of Mom-dom, @girasoleazzurra.bsky.social, who turns 79 today!

The curtain obscures part of it, but it says "ROSETOPIA." Me and @wrennnyc.bsky.social are seeing The Rose at MSG!

One needn’t own a dojo to teach in it. Keith needs to watch his back. 😉

Kindergartener has at least 13 years before he can own a dojo. Not sure how well Keith's joints will hold up in 13 years. Karate is...stressful...on the joints and ligaments.

On the blog: Friday fanfare is a tribute to the late, lamented Anthony Head: his performance of "Behind Blue Eyes" on an episode of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, and Cream's "Tales of Brave Ulysses," a song of great import to his character on BUFFY. decandido.wordpress.com/2026/06/05/f...

If a sensei is surpassed by his student, that is something he can be proud of. (Although Keith would have to own his own dojo before someone could storm it.)

You say that now, but when he challenges you for your job in a trial by combat, you might feel differently… 😉

One of my kindergarten kids that I teach karate to as part of my weekly afterschool sessions has apparently told his parents that he wants to be a karate teacher when he grows up. That just totally made my day. #karate #blackbeltlife

Anthony Head (Giles on BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, among many other fabulous roles, from ROCKY HORROR to MERLIN to NEW TRICKS to TED LASSO) has died at the too-damn-young age of 72. Here's a fabulous piece that my mother @girasoleazzurra.bsky.social wrote in 1999: girasoleazzurra.com/2014/01/17/g...

New on @patreon.com a vignette featuring Yolanda Rodriguez, from the Bram Gold Adventures milieu, and also star of my stories in BAD ASS MOMS and DEVILISH AND DIVINE. Available for $10/month and up patrons and for $5 for non-patrons. www.patreon.com/posts/vignet...

On the blog: I never could get the hang of Thursdays, on current projects, medical procedures for my parents, and the weekend ahead. decandido.wordpress.com/2026/06/04/i...

WE DONE DID IT! Not only is @noir1933.bsky.social funded, but Dennis Calero is joining the fabulous art team that also includes me @dattico.bsky.social @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social @liveartbyadriano.bsky.social @astralcolt.bsky.social and more! Check it out! kck.st/3RcwB9g