I should probably talk about Blackcloak and Gildenhammer more, given I am W. James Chan, Author. But I don't want to dripfeed or tease novels I crafted to be consistently great. Look, I'm obviously biased; go check some reviews. And yes, they're free. Don't mistake lack of cost for lack of value.💙📚

It has been proven that people with tattoos are less likely to get skin cancer. Therefore we should all get tattoos if we want to avoid skin cancer. And if that logic struck you as sound, the education system failed you and I am so sorry.

I have an announcement... #fucktrump

The only thing more incomprehensibly pathetic than an American maga is a non-American one. I say that as an Australian xennial raised on the solid belief that America Was Already And Would Always Be Great Or At Least Better Than The Bad Guys. And no I won't trot poor David Mitchell out yet again.

When Kilmeade said on Fox that they should kill all the homeless, I was able to easily rail against it. But now that another Fox shitstirrer has called for open terrorist attacks on the UN, I realise my instinctual revulsion was pointless. It meant nothing. This. Is. How. They. Beat. Us.

PS fuck Charlie Kirk. In case anyone forgot what a monster he was and would still be. What a racist, bigoted, science-denying sexist sack of shit he was more than happy to show himself to be *pretty much every time he opened his mouth*. Death does not exonerate a vile life. Change My fucking Mind.

I was an illegal in the US in 2001. Overstayed visa, planned to marry someone there. Eventually the stress got too much, so I turned myself into the INS. Their advice? "Don't get arrested and get married asap." I had no idea INS was now ICE until this year. That's how quickly things can change.

"today, just eight months into my administration, we are the hottest country anywhere in the world and there is no other country even close." Herr Drumpf, reminding us that, yes, America is setting itself on fucking fire after removing the alarms because the sound might tell people they're on fire.

If your book doesn't hurt at least as much as a phone when someone falls asleep in bed reading it, you're one of three things: a literary genius; a poet; or just not trying hard enough.

"Gave me"?

I can't wait for the day. his replacement is bad I can't wait for THE DAY. his replacement is worse I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE DAY! fine. one day. thats all im giving you. one fine day. but then its back to reality. he isnt the disease. hes just a lesion You must be fun at parties! FUCK THE PARTY Agreed.

Funny. I get far less engagement here than FB but at least here I can just say the truth as I perceive it. Which I realise makes me sound just like the very people who have allowed the world to enter a state where I feel I cannot just say the truth. Fuck. Are we crazy? Is that all there is to it?

Fun fact: Nintendo in Japanese does not mean "we will sue the shit out of you for even thinking about it" but it damn well should. If they don't go after the DHS for this, we are officially in the Mirror Universe. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

I've never been diagnosed. I rarely make eye contact, I'm terrified of loud bangs, and have been a very gifted 5-year-old for decades. I found my "true self" in chatrooms and RP. I don't *need* to be diagnosed to know. I also don't need to be cured. My existence is not a mistake to be prevented.

I am weirdly excited to be designated a terrorist by the US Government for not declaring I'm not anti-fascist. Forget the Mickey Mouse club song; I'm all about that 🎵 A N T, I F A / F U I C E 🎵 I wonder if we'll get cool tattoos or at least a badge to wear.

Every time we learn something new, an inner Sandi Toksvig should comfort us with a soft "It's true, darling" while an inner Alan Davies goes on an angry rant about it, and an inner Phil Jupitus just clutches his head, rocks back and forth, and mutters, "It's not real, it's not real..." #QIAnon

Fuck ICE so hard. www.nbcboston.com/news/local/i...

Holy shit. They're literally inventing an enemy by projection and demonising a term that should be a given as GOOD in the modern civilised world. Antifascism. Is. Good. I have seen family members use the word "antifa" as though it's analogous with actual terrorist organisations and I just can't.

I hate how limiting writing for the page can be. I know I've locked myself out of a huge market. But writing to be read at an individual's unique pace and not simply fed into someone's skull at an unrelenting tempo is what I do best. We write not just what we read, but how.

Between the inevitable reinstatement of Kimmel and that clearly rushed Lone Wolf and Cub In Space trailer, Disney is playing the "oops, you got us" card. The worst thing anyone can do at this point is say "we won!" and pretend things are back to normal. They are not. Stay the course, friends.

Have books, will sell. Will also just give said books to your literary diet, if buying isn't an option. And these days, I imagine justifying a random indie purchase is no easy task. So try before you (maybe don't) buy. Readers are priceless to me, so why not show that in the most literal sense?

“I think it’s worth the cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the second amendment to protect our other God given rights. That is a prudent deal. It is rational.” -- St. Charles Kirk of the Punctured Neck Alt text trigger warning: small example of said cost.

"Throat stops bullet"/"Bullet stops throat" Ketchup/Tomato sauce Fun fact: ketchup's etymology remains in debate but for one fact -- it is Asian in origin. Most say Chinese, although it's possibly Indian or Malay. Either way, "American" only via derivation. If that isn't tautology.

No trigger warning required for this one -- fucktrumpet doesn't talk, thankfully.

You should have quit Tiktok years ago, but failing that, you should do it now. It has always been too powerful a propaganda tool for any state to leave uncontrolled. China did it softly; America is about to make it a pretty hate machine.

I am not boycotting Disney or Prime. Boycotting is a cessation of support based on a possibility of restoring that support if the company amends its ways. No. I removed them from my budget permanently. I won't go back even IF they stop hitting free speech and humane working conditions in the face.

It's a lovely sentiment but the problem is when "they" do, they tend to destroy the city, and there's no way people got out before that... still, this is me on one of my happier days. (This is a metaphor. For the sake of clarity, I will be using the tag /m to indicate this from now on. /s)

It doesn't take a coordinated agreement to be dissentful right now; it just takes common sense and decency. BUT to do something about it, people DO need to unite -- and the moment they do that, they get branded a "terrorist movement". This is how the few control the many. This is fascism.

If you're wondering why Drumpf keeps using the W word for every little W crime he's committing, have a look at what Ukraine hasn't had in quite some time because they've been busy trying not to obliterated. The bastard wants a W so badly he's ready to declare it on *checks notes* his own country.

Uh, it sure is if the person 105% deserves it. See, we can do Bullshit Statistics too. As for that assymetry, gee, I wonder. Also, my dude, these simpering jellyspined twits are being *so* much kinder to you than they ever were to your predecessors. Give me a break.

Just this. Every day now. Just. This.

Bring on Kirk Memorial Day. My DVD box set is ready.

Dutch late night TV has its take

The trick to apostasy is realising pretty much anyone who force-feeds their idea of paradise or heaven onto others absolutely isn't going there.

The best thing for antifa to do right now is hammer home what the "fa" bit means. Not to let it become a bigot buzzword as "woke" did. Then and only then can we actually say that to be anti-antifa is to be pro-fascist. Despite it all, I do believe there are still many "good people doing nothing".

I'm antifa. I'm also somewhat anti do, re, and mi. In fact, I kinda don't love that whole song. Which is odd because I ❤️ Love Solfege.

It is literally uncountable how many people this fucking moron just insulted with this one sentence. And the people just keep letting him do it.

#BoycottDisney That's it. That's the skeet. As you kids like to call these things. Once the state starts going after the comedians, it's all over and you all know it.

The list of people I will not mourn is basically "everyone I don't know personally and/or people I do know and wish I didn't". So... functionally almost the entire world. The list of people whose deaths I will celebrate regardless of circumstances is much shorter...and still painfully long.

Alien: Earth is a fucking atrocity and Hawley, who worked pure magic with Legion and Fargo, knows it. Also, fuckitty bye, kneebenders.

I've yet to write a formal review for this book but it's an easy ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐. I made the "mistake" of buying the paperback -- I'm less inclined to make notes when I read those. But I recall few moments where I wanted to stop reading to make any such notes. Pretty impressive. Intimate and intense. Get it.

Australia stands behind journalist John Lyons and won’t let a lying criminal have the better of him.

So Dude drags a girl to her death with his car -- okay Cops kill a bunch of citizens during botched arrests -- okay White nutjob massacres a churchful of worshippers -- okay Whole class of little kids gunned down -- okay One fucking maga vented -- PUBLIC EXECUTION!!! America, you are sick.

A thread for #WritersLiftWednesday, featuring The Inkslingers. Who are The Inkslingers? Basically a group of writers who wanted to read a really good book of a really cool person and then chat about it. It became its own thing.

The sheer number of far right bullshit pages being forced onto my Facebook feed tells me they're spending a lot on the push. That or me being a 47 year old nerdy English speaking male is somehow the "perfect demographic" for Fascist propaganda? It's quite sickening really.

Antifa just means "against Fascism". Fascists are bad. Indiana Jones is antifa. Rambo is antifa. John Matrix is antifa. The Wolverines are antifa. Neo is antifa. Superman is antifa. The Avengers are antifa. Jack Ryan is antifa. It is GOOD to be Antifa. AMERICA TOLD US THIS FOR OVER A CENTURY!

I finished "The Robots of Dawn" by Asimov. Such a testament to his intellect that I can be so invested in it despite what would have been a big old deal-breaker in other works. Is that what separates genius from everyone else? We excuse their faults in light of their brilliance? Not ideal. :(

Screw it. Apparently some Americans didn't even hear about this. Okay. From the horse's mouth, as they say. Note: ABC Australia is publicly owned and independent. They like to play centrist but now it's bitten them in the arse. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

There was one indie author who liked to respond when we expressed fear at 2025 that life hadn't changed under Trump 1.0, and 2.0 would be no different. Bitch, we are literally at the stage where he can and will threaten other countries because our reporters aren't his to control. It happened.

Okay, Australia. Now it's personal. Right? Right? No, of course it fucking isn't. The president of the United States just threatened us all through one perfectly decent question from one of our top reporters, and we aren't going to do shit about it. Just old man maga being blustery again. Fuck me.