Tonight I'm taking the light rail to a Kraken hockey game against the Flyers so 'tis a fine Sunday indeed

Time to RAGE. New fiction chapbook from @joshdale.co and @thirtywestph.com!

Boxing Day basement window

HUGE congrats to @jonathanin2k.bsky.social for having his fantastic debut story collection longlisted for the PEN/Robert Bingham Prize!!! I had the honor of blurbing it and it's SO damn cool to see it's getting the attention it deserves!

"If every mouth begins as an organ of speechlight, then maybe every graveyard ends as a library. I placed the book under my pillow that night before I went to sleep." Two great micros by Anuel Rodriguez in @hexliterary.bsky.social hexliterary.com?p=2820

3 cheers for presses & mags that actually ship the shit people pay money to order. & ship it all quickly, too. @thirtywestph.com is a gem who's reliable for both authors & readers. show them some support. I've been looking up to Josh since I started Stanchion. He's a good egg who makes great books.

I had the pleasure of reading an advance copy of @lizkellebrew.com's forthcoming flash fiction collection today, and let me tell you, it's fantastic.

RAGE is a form of zen. Hand bound chapbooks, numbered, 1-20 & packing orders tomorrow. Holographic covers are my special trio; not for sale. Plenty more to come in budget edition, but only when these 20 are gone. Thank you for reading. thirtywestph.com/shop/rage

Gratitude upon gratitude to @maudlinhouse.bsky.social and editor @mallorysmart.bsky.social for publishing this fable-esque story of mine today! It’s the third time they’ve featured my work over the years and I hope it won’t be the last. maudlinhouse.net/becoming-tha...

tomorrow is the 1st -- all subs will be open tomorrow at 5am arizona time

Gratitude upon gratitude to @maudlinhouse.bsky.social and editor @mallorysmart.bsky.social for publishing this fable-esque story of mine today! It’s the third time they’ve featured my work over the years and I hope it won’t be the last. maudlinhouse.net/becoming-tha...

New author photo!

That evening as a parent when you know you'll be putting away the plastic kid spoons for good after the next wash.

Found out today that one of my new stories is coming out Turkey Day at @maudlinhouse.bsky.social! Who knows, it just might be an antidote to your tryptophan coma. I’ll give a heads up when it’s live.

Consequences for himself ("I'm in danger") and for other characters. This Ralph Wiggum moment reminds me Jane Austen's EMMA, when Emma humiliates Miss Bates. The reactions of everyone around Emma (and Lisa) make these moments hurt more (which become hinge moments for the protagonist's growth later.)

Simpsons take that *might* apply to writing fiction: if the ignorant bliss of Ralph Wiggum didn't have consequences, he'd turn into an unlikeable character.

Hey all you fiction writers!

Funny how I do some of my best writing when I'm supposed to be doing something else. Like the muse delights in being a guilty pleasure.

I can't decide whether to have chick peas or garbanzo beans.

Would the late poet Joanne Kyger be disappointed to know I’m posting this great poem of hers on our present-day mind tombs? Would she be thrilled? Dunno. Love it, though.

Just found the links to 80(!) reviews I did of short stories in lit mags for @pshares.bsky.social about a decade ago, for a column. It's cool to see there are some names in there that have become household. pshares.org/blog/author/...

Lower Queen Anne

Hey all! This Wednesday, I'll be part of a reading with a few fellow fiction writers and poets on our pal Zoom. It'll be in honor of @thirtywestph.com's 10th Anniversary. We'll be chiming in from east to west. You can sign up below. It'll be a blast.

Happy Halloween! While the reading is next week, many literary treats from soon-to-be 2x TW author @rossmcmeekin.bsky.social will be at our 10 year anniversary Zoom reading. Come out on 11/5 from 8-10PM EST! us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

From @joshdale.co Ghosts, goblins, & goobers: this is the biggest Halloween treat. You: order a cool Thirty West book. Me: give at least 1 free chapbook from my library. Let me tell you, there’s like 100 others but these I’m willing to cast away. Be Spooky 👻 👹 💀 thirtywestph.com/shop

perfect fall pairing

A new era of monochrome chapbooks are coming soon from Thirty West & we're ready to read. Submit your best poetry, fiction, and nonfiction chapbooks from Halloween (10/31) until New Year's Eve (12/31). Together, we shall stop at nothing to escape the mundane in 2026. thirtywestph.com/submit

Today's visit to Shilshole Bay was chilly and marvelous.

New bookmail, direct from @thirtywestph.com headquarters. A novella, The Apoptotic Era, by A.G. Valentine. LOVE the cover.

Spotted a copy of Below the Falls this morning at Phinney Books in NW Seattle. Stop by!

Whoa, what a game last night! If my memory serves me correctly, the last time my beloved Seattle Mariners went this far in the playoffs, I was still using a pager.

Mark your calendars!!

IYKYK

A.G. Valentine @agvalentine.bsky.social has his debut novella now…do you? THE APOPTOTIC ERA is coming out very soon. thirtywestph.com/shop/theapoptoticera

TWPH is quite a favorable intro to the short story. TURMERIC & SUGAR, LITTLE FEASTS, and BELOW THE FALLS are just some from our blossomed catalog of short story books. Not to mention scores of chapbooks with micro & flash fiction. Escape the Mundane with one: thirtywestph.com

Thinking that first drafts are best (and the most fun) when indulgent.

If you think far enough outside the box you create a new box.

New poetry collection by Hailey Spencer from @thirtywestph.com!

Evening on the Oregon Coast

Tide Pools

Thanks to @robmclennan.bsky.social for the interview!

Books to make you feel lost

When all else fails, try a different font.

New arrivals from @andrewbertaina.bsky.social and @rgransden.bsky.social !

Calculating royalties=buy a book! thirtywestph.com/shop

river pic for your wednesday

Hey friends, if you've read my story collection BELOW THE FALLS and haven't reviewed/rated it on Goodreads, consider doing this guy a favor and tell the world what you think www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...