I Upgraded to a Titanium Hammer, and It Was Worth the Splurge

I once again survived Thanksgiving. Thanks for checking. #randomthoughts

Inside, he ran out of ideas and just stood there while the kid walked around, staring. “You built this?” he said, in the strange, mushy accent, “Yourself? No Ibids or eCoolies or anything?” -- “You Know It’s Three Weeks, I’m Going Insane” wwrnotebook.substack... #Writing #WritingWithoutRules

Join the (remaining) class of Bishop Carlbus Prep '95 for Five... Feasts! And help build a donation to the Greater Boston Food Bank. Pre-order @jeffsomers.bsky.social's Five Funerals by 12/23 & 50% of the profit from your purchase will be donated. 💀 links.ruadanbooks.com/FF Happy Thanksgiving!

There’s no time to explain, but I need everyone to pre-order FIVE FUNERALS right now. ruadanbooks.com/prod... #Writing #WritingWithoutRules

I have a clear memory of being at the Boy Scout national jamboree at some point watching the Beach Boys and being baffled by the experience. That's it, that's the post. #randomthoughts

$80,000 annually in New York City means you live in New Jersey. Again: I don’t make the laws. wwrdeepdives.substac... #Writing #WritingWithoutRules

TWO WEEKS to Sinister Societies! Join us for a launch party with these six spectacular horror writers hosted by @yerpalskipp.bsky.social: 📅 Tuesday, December 9, 2025 ⏰ 9 PM ET / 6 PM PT 📍 On Zoom 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/S6LAUNCH See you at the launch party! #BookSky #HorrorSky #thrillers #TBR

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Seven Basic Home Improvement Tools That Deserve an Upgrade

I sometimes wonder if maybe I've always had thew ability to fly but I never had the guts to jump off a roof in order to find out. #randomthoughts

The next day started off similarly, one more blurry increment, and then—and threatened to just fade into the mess. And then he saw the boy. -- “You Know It’s Three Weeks, I’m Going Insane” wwrnotebook.substack... #Writing #WritingWithoutRules

12 Books with Harlan Coben’s Stamp of Approval www.bookbub.com/blog... #AmReading

Half Life 3 is going to be announced like an hour before I finally pass away, I can feel it. #randomthoughts

It’s actually pretty dour, and may have established a whole new sub-genre of film: The Mirthless RomCom. wwrdeepdives.substac... #Writing #WritingWithoutRules

Spring in the City, 16 new dark urban fantasy tales, is out 12/2! 🌸 links.ruadanbooks.com/spring Grab a copy & be part of the donation we're building for @gr8bosfoodbank.bsky.social. (We're donating 50% of all profits on our books sold through 12/23!) #BookSky #shortstories #urbanfantasy #TBR

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<Cat eats random weed outside, comes into the house, barfs it up all over the floor> CAT: Imma gonna do that again. <Cat does it again> My cat is essentially me in my 20s going out drinking every night. #randomthoughts

He lay in bed for a few extra minutes, contemplating the rough wooden beams of the ceiling. This felt luxurious and rotten, just laying there, frittering away minutes. -- “You Know It’s Three Weeks, I’m Going Insane” wwrnotebook.substack... #Writing #WritingWithoutRules

Why You Should Get a Heat Pump Water Heater (and When It Doesn't Make Sense)

I assume someone has already asked ChatGPT to invent Skynet? #randomthoughts

“As a collector of expressions, Titus knew that when walking around in public he was probably being recorded at all times—doorbells, strangers with phones, municipal surveillance—and thus he had cultivated a facial expression he called Beige.” PREORDER “Five Funerals” ruadanbooks.com/prod...

The Four Best Paint Additives I've Used in My Own House (That You Should Try Too)

The secret to making every living thing like you on sight is to always have bacon in your pockets. Trust me, works as well on humans as it does dogs. #randomthoughts

Besides, if you took a poll of currently living adults I’ll make a bet about 99% of us believe on some level that our death will involve a pack of barely-socialized children. wwrdeepdives.substac... #Writing #WritingWithoutRules

How to Talk to a Real Human in Customer Service (and Get What You Want)

That moment when you ask yourself, well, why CAN'T every meal be composed of snacks? #randomthoughts

“Far too late, Ida realized that her skill at not being noticed had evolved into something primal and beyond her control.” PREORDER “Five Funerals” ruadanbooks.com/prod... #Writing #WritingWithoutRules

Four Tools You Can Use to Find Any Leak in Your Home

Starting to think it might be too late for me to develop useful skills. #randomthoughts

The perfect example of this careful use of resources is the ending, because it makes excellent use of stuff just lying around the story. wwrdeepdives.substac... #Writing #WritingWithoutRules

15 Riveting Mysteries and Thrillers Set in London www.bookbub.com/blog... #AmReading

I regard all leftovers as poison after 3 days. I'm not dying because I decided those meatballs "smelled okay." #randomthoughts

“The twins had four degrees between them and no marketable skills and thus had been unemployed more or less their entire adult lives. This deprived them of the office spouses that would otherwise have filled out their social lives.” PREORDER “Five Funerals” ruadanbooks.com/prod...

12 Unexpected Kitchen Tools and Appliances That Will Make Thanksgiving Dinner Prep a Lot Easier

When I was in 3rd grade we had a test where the first instruction was "read all instructions before starting" and the last was "don't do anything" and I was the only kid who read all the instructions and that remains the only thing of value I ever learned in school. #randomthoughts

‘Howard Safely, you’re drunk!’ Martha accused. Howard stood up. ‘Yes, I am,’ he asserted calmly. ‘And why not? The poor man our little science experiment here just put out of a job might have been me!’ wwrnotebook.substack... #Writing #WritingWithoutRules

Four Reasons You Should Upgrade to Smart Power Tools

FIVE FUNERALS is open for pre-order! links.ruadanbooks.co... to make the magic happen. Preorders are 20% off, part of it goes to the Greater Boston Food, and you get a free pocket Bishop Carlbus Prep 1995 yearbook featuring drawings by Ruth Ann Sellars. DO IT.

Somehow I know that if I traveled back in time and tried to impress the peasants with my superior knowledge of the universe I would wind up setting myself on fire and become a footnote in some Middle English poem. #randomthoughts

Is 'An Idiot Run Entirely by His Sense of Abandonment and Insecurity' the title of my memoir? Now you’re just being mean. wwrdeepdives.substac... #Writing #WritingWithoutRules

12 Home Maintenance Items That Will Help Prepare You for Winter

I now have so many spreadsheets tracking my life every decision is decided by a 31-year old formula. #randomthoughts

‘Cocksucker,’ Stan said conversationally. ‘Mine too. She’s 23. She already knows more than I do.’ ‘We made ‘em that way, Stan.’ wwrnotebook.substack... #Writing #WritingWithoutRules

11 Useful Specialty Tools You Didn't Even Know Existed

FIVE FUNERALS is open for pre-order! links.ruadanbooks.co... to make the magic happen. Preorders are 20% off, part of it goes to the Greater Boston Food, and you get a free pocket Bishop Carlbus Prep 1995 yearbook featuring drawings by Ruth Ann Sellars. DO IT.

Who wants to become a Land Pirate with me? Pegleg and missing eye optional, but very cool. #randomthoughts

Then the show said, yeah, fuck that, and killed off Godolkin literally minutes after revealing him. wwrdeepdives.substac... #Writing #WritingWithoutRules

We're delighted to reveal the cover for @jeffsomers.bsky.social's FIVE FUNERALS, out 02.22.26! The cover art is by @barnaclesandmoss.bsky.social, evoking the macabre whimsy of Edward Gorey, & is perfect for this ghastly book of absurdist fiction. Pre-order: 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/FF #BookSky

Pre-order my novel FIVE FUNERALS and get it for 20% off, 50% of the profits will be donated to the Greater Boston Food bank if you order before 12/23, and pre-orders come with a free pocket Bishop Carlbus Prep 1995 yearbook featuring drawings by Ruth Ann Sellars. links.ruadanbooks.com/FF