Happy new Converge/Mariachi el Bronx album day to all who celebrate.

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My awesome publisher being awesome

About 12 years ago I got stoned and went to a psychic. She told me my aura was black and the universe is mad at me. I’m still confused.

My new novel is up for preorder! It follows a man with a diary that writes its own entries. Through this, he learns of an ex that had a son she never told him about. This sets off a series of events that include ghosts, the police, and of course, my dog. www.unsolicitedpress.com/shop/p/estua...

A great, simple joy in life is when you remember an artist you love but haven't thought about for a while. Then you can be like "Oh yeah, Jose Gonzalez!" and blast through the entire discography.

Some thoughts on “First Kicking, Then Not” by @writesloud.bsky.social . cc: @stanchion.bsky.social

I hate to be one of those "wake up" people, but this is nuts. They're creating an evil straw man to justify an otherwise unjustifiable crackdown. The response to this shooting from the administration has been unfathomably disgusting, but this is something different. This is dangerous.

I don't talk about it much on here (I don't talk about much on here, in general), but I had a book come out this year of short stories and a novella that I think is fun. If you're into fun things, maybe you could get into this fun thing: bookshop.org/p/books/chan...

Oh, is this what we're doing?

I've read more books in 2025 than I ever have in a single year. The lesson I've learned? Fiction is a much better way to spend your time than checking the news every five minutes and reading comments on comments on social media.

I've ordered 5 small press books in the last two weeks. I will continue to buy many more very soon. 2026 is the year of gobbling up as many small press books as possible. What should I read? Which presses are currently killing it?

They say imitation crab is the sincerest form of crab

A coworker referred to the em dash as "the GPT double-hyphen" and it's just such a bummer how a useful punctuation mark has been corrupted by robots.

I got that signed-a-fresh-publishing-contract skip in my step. Cool week for book stuff.

It's release day! Chance to Fade & Other Stories is officially out in the world. 14 short stories and a novella covering a range of topics from collecting teeth, drawings that come to life, and finding love. bookshop.org/p/books/chan...

Once more for the night crowd.

Feels like we're stumbling into something dark. www.joshrank.com/blog/2025/9/...

Pretty tough to write my little book when the internet constantly firehoses a stream of horrors directly into my face.

Enter! Gamble! Win!

Tonight, deciding to write, setting up the computer, staring at a blank page for five minutes, and turning off the computer counts as writing.

Kirkus Reviews had some nice things to say about my next book (coming out in October). Read the full review if you’re so inclined (then preorder yourself a copy!): www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

Popped an early copy of the new book into the free library outside my high school. Felt kinda neat. Hoping some piece of shit kid throws it on the roof.

Great time to let everyone know my collection/novella is available for preorder 🫠 joshrank.squarespace.com/chance-to-fade

Can we stop with the documentary mini series, please? I’d like to learn about a topic for two hours, not ten. I can’t make that level of commitment to anything besides my dogs.

I remember the worst day for crime in Washington D.C.'s history and whose fault it was.

Book reviews! Funny articles! Random bullshit! Pictures of dogs! Sign up for my newsletter and become my very best friend. dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/127547... #booksky

I want everyone to be aware that Brad Mehldau is releasing an Elliott Smith cover album and the singles that have come out so far have been beautiful. This is a public service announcement and a recommendation to go listen right now because I love it. www.stereogum.com/2309862/brad...

evening plans

Buy any of our books from Bookshop.org this month, send us a screenshot of your receipt (DM, email, carrier pigeon—we're flexible), and we’ll send you a code for a free audiobook download. Start browsing: bookshop.org/lists/full-c... #books #deals #ebooks #publishing

Bumping this for completely selfish reasons (so I can easily find it later when I have time to read it from top to bottom)

The reviews of this book are all over the place and I can totally see why, but I loved it. Weird, beautiful, and confusing. What more could you want? #booksky

You are cordially invited to our Anti-Prime Sale, where every purchase will financially support bookstores, NOT billionaires 🥳

Unfortunately this meme gets more and more appropriate as the year goes on. But...yeah...I have a collection available for preorder. Half stories/half novella. Ghosts. Sky bursting into flames. Stuff like that. Order it anywhere but @bookshop.org is best: bookshop.org/p/books/chan...

Ahh yes that post-writing glow where you have your words in for the day and can push back the ever-nearing dread and worthlessness for a few hours until you start to feel like a lazy piece of shit again. Writing’s fun!

Boxcutters by @johnchrostek.com fuckin slaps. @malarkeybooks.bsky.social

Did that fun thing where you force yourself to write saying “just do 50 words just do something come on” then you realize you wrote 2,000. Does this mean things will happen if you try? Not sure how I feel about that.

Can’t pass this deal up

Heyooo copies of the new book showed up today. Gonna have to kickoff the preorder bullshit soon but for now…man I like that cover.

Jee-zus Christ @stephenking.bsky.social

Coworkers

Fuck Amazon

Here's a little Friday fiction for ya. Tiny little story published today with @ghostcitypress.bsky.social: ghostcitypress.com/prose-83/202...

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As far as short stories go, one of the most fun things is when you get an acceptance for a story you don't even remember submitting. New story coming your way next month!

Want to feel schizophrenic? I'm hopping between reading a book, listening to an audiobook, writing a book, and editing a different book. I don't know who I am anymore!

Making it all the way through dry January this year is going to really feel like an accomplishment holy fucking shit

In an effort to heal my heart’s disposition toward my fellow man, I’ve been trying to verbally say one friendly thing to any stranger who somehow irritates me in public (usually without their knowing, of course), and honestly, this will either save my soul or finally derange me the rest of the way.

I lost my mind and started a monthly newsletter. Books, writing, stuff like that. Oh also I promise to include at least one picture of my dogs. Follow along if you want some bullshit sent directly to your inbox every so often: dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/127547... #writingcommunity #booksky