Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.

Today, I've been married twelve years to my sweetheart and soulmate, Lori! I'm so grateful for her love and support, her kindness and generosity, her brilliance and wisdom. This has been the best twelve years of my life and I look forward to many, many more years to come! ❤️

Zen task for today: peeling an apple in one strip while listening to Glorious Game by Black Thought and El Michaels Affair. 🎶 🍏 🍎

The eulogies and memorials for Rob and Michelle Reiner keep coming, illuminating their inherent goodness, deep well of empathy, and their creative brilliance. Remarkable! Such a tragic loss. 💔

Merry Christmas from Odie the Cat. He's 21-years old! I'm catsitting him while his owner is away for the holiday. Odie wants you to know that your future is bright and a Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night! 😻🎄🎁 #cats

I understand why there is a segment of people using AI to generate novels, songs, and artwork because it is hard to create these things with quality and integrity. For me, writing novels is hard, but it's the work of it—the long, lonely months of being in my head–that make the result worthwhile. 1/2

So happy for my friend Kerri Schlottman that her excellent new novel DAYTIME MOON will be out in May 2026 from Unnamed Press! I was honored to blurb this exceptional novel & will be lovingly placing it in the hands of fiction lovers the day it comes out & beyond! Put it on your TBR list, my friends!

Chilling. Reading. Waiting. Thinking about writing.

Lovely tribute from Stephen King about Rob Reiner and the film Stand By Me ❤️

2025 can't be over soon enough. What a shit show 🤬

A lovely tribute to Rob Reiner. Here's a gift link.

Rob Reiner's films were the best. They inspired me as a young writer to be curious about friendships and difficult relationships. I've shared his films with my children who also loved them. RIP Rob Reiner. Your genius will live on. 🙏 🎥 ❤️

Comic book mail: The Amazing Spider-Man #102. Nov 1971. Writer: Roy Thomas. Penciler: Gil Kane. "Vampire at Large!" A six-armed Spider-Man is caught between the Lizard and Morbius, whose backstory is revealed. This copy has a faded cover, but otherwise it's in beautiful shape!

“Many teachers are secret revolutionaries and still assign whole books" To the revolutionary teachers secretly assigning entire books to read, I salute you! Gift article for y'all 🫡 📚

For this week only, grab my award-winning YA novel that is Lord of the Flies meets The Body by Stephen King. THE BENEVOLENT LORDS OF SOMETIMES ISLAND! Get the eBook for FREE now on BookBub!

I've been reading about the resurgence of CDs, so I decided to dig out my CDs from the 80s, 90s, and early 00s, the ones I bought in record stores. I'm listening to them on my Bose CD player! There's something special about listening to music without compression. 💿🎵🎶

I'm getting ready to be interviewed on one of my fave podcasts shortly! I'm so excited!! #writerscommunity

Not only am I receiving a shit ton of AI marketing emails tailored towards my books, but the AI reviews are now appearing on Goodreads. They say shit like, "My review for your book just landed on Goodreads! Can I interest you in putting your book in front of avid ..." WTAF?! #writerscommunity

YES! She's awesome!

I like Tarantino films like the rest of us, but bashing actor Paul Dano in There Will Be Blood is like Eric Clapton bashing Phil Collins drumming at Live Aid. I mean, does anybody remember Tarantino's acting in Pulp Fiction or Reservoir Dogs? As far as acting in those films, he's the weakest link!

The best Christmas star is a Ringo Starr ⭐ ✨ 🎄 #ringostarr #christmas

Here's mine for today! Marvel Team-Up Annual #1 featuring the all new X-Men! Oct 1976 with a sweet Dave Cockrum cover! #topshelffriday #comicbooks #comics

An interesting bit of trivia about my writer life revealed itself in my music recap. The months where I was working on 2 manuscripts revealed themselves in my recap. I finished one in January and wrote the second one from July to October. Fun fact: I don't write everyday of the year. I need breaks.

Our artificial Christmas tree is truly a Charlie Brown Christmas tree. A gazillion needles fall off it every year as we're putting it up. But once the lights and ornaments go on, it looks magnificent every time! Photos to come. 🎄 ✨ 🌟

DIY Texas writer Scott Semegran proves the doubters wrong – again – with Starman After Midnight audiobook.

Nirvana David Bowie & Nine Inch Nails Beastie Boys Public Enemy, Anthrax, and Primus TOOL

If you feel the need to spend money on holiday gifts this weekend for your friends and family, then here's a reminder that books always make great gifts. ALWAYS! Buying from your local bookstore adds bonus holiday points. 📚 🎅🎁

Black Friday on my Google "Holidays in the United States" calendar? Ummm, I don't think so. I hid that shit so fast. 🤔

Comic book mail: The Amazing Spider-Man #91. Dec 1970. Writer: Stan Lee. Penciler: Gil Kane. Inker: John Romita, Sr. "To Smash the Spider!" A brand-new villain! A search for Spider-Man, the murderer! And the most startling new twist in the wall-crawler's life! Fun issue in beautiful shape.

This is one of my favorite times of the year where my wife and I cook Thanksgiving food for two days, we drink and laugh together, and I don't read the news. 🦃 🥔 🥦 🥧 🥧

My uncle, Barry Semegran, passed away recently. He was very private, but he was also a very talented woodworker and wood artist. He sold many of his creations in northern California, so I don't think he would've minded me sharing with you just how talented he was. RIP Uncle Barry! ❤️

New audiobook STARMAN AFTER MIDNIGHT! Narrated by Brian P. Craig! Publishers Weekly calls it "Darkly funny." The Austin Chronicle calls it "A well-crafted collage." Available on Audible, Libro.Fm, and Apple Books for purchase. Or check out at the Austin Public Library. Link in my bio for more! 👆🎧 📚

Comic book mail: The Amazing Spider-Man #53. Oct 1967. Writer: Stan Lee. Penciler: John Romita Sr. "Enter: Dr. Octopus" Spider-Man battles Doc Ock. But when Doc Ock disappears after trying to steal the nullifier, he will eventually arrive at Aunt May's doorstep via the classifieds.

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Although it was great attending the Texas Book Fest and being toasted for a book award I won a few months ago, the best feeling to me as a writer is getting back to my fiction work. I've been thinking about my current manuscript and I'm itching to immerse myself back in my story! #writerscommunity

What a great few days celebrating books and literary culture at the Texas Book Festival in Austin, Texas! I enjoyed meeting the other book award winners and finalists at the Writers' League of Texas booth, where we toasted each other with some bubbly while discussing our books. 1/2

I've been writing fiction & publishing books in Austin for 30 years, but it's a real trip seeing my face & reading about my creative work in the Austin Chronicle for the very first time! Thank you @austinchronicle.bsky.social for featuring my audiobook STARMAN AFTER MIDNIGHT in this week's issue!

Starman After Midnight is now available in audiobook! Narrated by the incomparable Brian P. Craig, the story is both mysterious and hilarious. Publishers Weekly calls it "Darkly funny." Available now on Libro.FM, Apple Books. Coming soon to Audible. Listen now! scottsemegran.com/audiobooks/s...

I'm so grateful for this excellent review of the new audiobook edition of my novel-in-stories Starman After Midnight in this week's edition of the Austin Chronicle! Thank you @austinchronicle.bsky.social #writerscommunity

The @writersleaguetexas.bsky.social will be toasting my book's win of the Discovery Prize for Fiction at the @texasbookfest.bsky.social this Saturday at 4pm. Come by the WLT tent and join us if you're at the Texas Book Festival on Saturday. 🏆 📚

I'm discovering more & more that even when I'm not in the mood to write, that I can still do it if I just start my routine of making myself tea or coffee, putting on my favorite writing music, eating a cookie, and reading the last few sentences from my previous writing session. It works every time!

I've been checking out all the new celebrity book clubs with Jimmy Fallon and Dua Lipa and I gotta admit, the more book clubs, the better! If you're a celebrity thinking of starting a book club, then do it! 🤓 📚 #bookclubs

Please get out and vote today, if you haven't already! 🗳️

Saw the movie Good Fortune yesterday. A subplot is about service workers being replaced by robots & it was the 1st day at Alamo Drafthouse where I had to order thru an app instead of with a human server. Instead of enjoying the previews, I futzed in the dark with an app I'd never used before. Lame!

Saw the movie Good Fortune today and loved it! Glad to see Aziz back on the screen. Such a great flick! Catch it in theaters if you can.

Happy Halloween y'all! 🎃

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Going to early vote this morning 🗳️

I hope everyone is safe at the Austin Public Library downtown. 🙏