@katiefallow.bsky.social of @knightcolumbia.org on @washingtonpost.com: Pentagon demands journalists pledge to not obtain unauthorized material. Gift link: wapo.st/4nCO854

The Republican reaction to Kirk’s murder has been a campaign of state repression that ends with Trumpist toadies deciding what Americans are allowed to think, do and say. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Starting the day appreciating coffee, a lavendar sunrise hung with a crescent moon, and watching Rai Benjamin win the world title in the 400m hurdles. That'll do nicely.

Headline of the day. Wild boar crashes through sliding door, loiters inside of Florida house

"If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein." Justice Robert Jackson, 1943

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Damn. RIP.

Just a reminder: It's YOUR social media feed. You can block anyone you want for any reason you want and you don't owe anyone an explanation. Your time and attention are priceless. That's why so many people want to claim it for themselves. Don't give it to anyone you don't want to.

Someone’s feeling ambivalent about Phoenix

See you soon, Phoenix! Join me if you can at @poisonedpen.bsky.social as I interview Lou Berney this evening!

Thank you!

Just finished (and loved) @meggardiner.bsky.social ‘s Bright Light City in The End of the World as We Know It. I’d almost forgotten how terrifying and profound The Stand universe is since I first read it ~35 years ago. 📚💙

Just finished it. Couldn't agree more. It was everything I didn't know I wanted or needed. Brilliant stuff @meggardiner.bsky.social

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The mental image of a bunch of people just sitting around thinking of fun regional names for new immigrant gulags and giggling at their cleverness is a real "will God forgive us?" thing for me.

so @meggardiner.bsky.social 's brilliant "Bright Light City" answered the eternal question for THE STAND readers--what happened to good people in Vegas after the superflu who wanted nothing to do with the dark man? Suspenseful and so well done, with a great lead character.

read and loved @gabino.bsky.social 's "The Hope Boat" in this stellar short story collection set in Stephen King's The Stand universe -- heart-wrenching and thoughtful. A great illustration of both our need for hope but how hope can be a cruelty.

There is no sentence as bad that it cannot be fixed in editing. Stop worrying about getting the right word down the first time. ​Just. Keep. Writing.

Authors: if you get an email invite from the Greater Hopewell Book Club, it's a scam: it charges an appearance fee (which it misleadingly describes as an honorarium) of $150. (If this reminds you of other AI-generated solicitations you've rec'd recently, that's not a coincidence)

Savoring THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT anthology. I really dug the stories by @meggardiner.bsky.social + @bryansmith.bsky.social 🙌

Crime headline of the day. Florida man wearing Batman pajamas thwarts burglary, detains suspect before police arrive

NARRATOR: The president does not, in fact, have any "right" to deploy armed forces on the streets of American cities in times of peace

Not surprised. Austin has a lot of tragic drownings, not a serial killer. "Sensationalism across both traditional and social media is the true culprit... such narratives thrive on drama and fear rather than facts." No evidence of ‘Rainey Street Ripper,’ Texas State study finds

What a thrill! @meggardiner.bsky.social that was an absolute adrenaline pumping story! @briankeene.bsky.social & @cgolden.bsky.social made the right decision adding your voice to the mix. I daresay that this story could be fleshed out to novella length with the amount of questions I have. Good stuff

Excited that you’re excited. Enjoy!

‪Dialogue that set me laughing today: “Blackmailing him with what?” “Pictures and videos of his secret life as a standard poodle.” Thank you, @carlhiaasen.com‬, for FEVER BEACH.

We'll never be able to thank @stephenking.bsky.social enough for allowing us to do this thing. He's probably sick of it by now, but we'll keep saying it. What an honor it's been!

In case you missed it last night, here's my chat with @meggardiner.bsky.social

Absolutely thrilling!! THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT is #3 on the New York Times best seller list!!! Thank you, readers!

Join me and @meggardiner.bsky.social in just a few hours!

Number 14 on the USA Today Bestseller list. Number 5 on the Globe and Mail’s Hardcover Fiction list. Baby, can you dig your man…? amzn.to/402VZAf

Poetry. For real.

Crime headline of the day. Florida man arrested after crashing drug drone into home

I love this so much.

"Bright Light City" by @meggardiner.bsky.social. Husband and I had different reactions to this one. I smiled at the end, and he yelled from the other room. 😂 We both loved it, just think it's funny how we expressed it so differently.

Meg is a tremendous writer and I'm sure this will be a great interview

This Wednesday, at 6 pm EST, I'll be chatting with # 1 New York Times bestselling author @meggardiner.bsky.social about the newest book in her UNSUB series, her story in THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT, her writing, and more. Join us! www.facebook.com/events/12950...

I am dead, y’all. (Grab THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING’S THE STAND, which includes my story “Bright Light City.”)

Currently #40 of ALL BOOKS on Amazon. Holy shit!!!

THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT is now at #40 on amazon. That's in ALL books. I'm so thrilled to be part of this book, and I'm delighted for @cgolden.bsky.social and @briankeene.bsky.social that it's doing so damn well (and @stephenking.bsky.social , of course, who let us play in his world).

Good times!

Punishing universities for "fighting back"--that is, for petitioning the courts for redress of grievances--would be a serious violation of the First Amendment even if Trump's broader campaign against the universities was lawful, which it isn't. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/u...

What a terrific time last night at Book People, launching THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING'S THE STAND with @crobertcargill.bsky.social Cargill and @gabino.bsky.social. Thanks to everyone who came out!

We came, we saw, we ended the world. Good times tonight at BookPeople with @meggardiner.bsky.social and C. Robert Cargill. Thanks to everyone who came out!

So glad you came. Thank you for showing up, and for reading!

Out today! THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING'S THE STAND. Grab it, y'all!

Coming August 19th. THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT: NEW TALES OF STEPHEN KING’S THE STAND. With my story "Bright Light City"!!

1. Don't snitch-tag. 2. Don't explain to people what they just said. 3. Don't "correct" people's jokes. 4. Don't respond seriously to silly little posts. 5. Don't respond trivially to obviously serious posts. 6. Don't "jocularly insult" people you don't know. The rest is commentary.

I'm over the M-O-O-N to have a story in this spectacular anthology. Out next week!

Don’t let this die. Keep elevating this.