ICE in the ER on The Pitt? When has art ever been about reflecting the real world around us? Oh, wait a minute. That's what art is, isn't it? NEVER MIND!

“Young people becoming their parents” is funny and all, but it’s really sad when old friends become their crazy uncles.

Looks like my picture’s in the local paper today.

Say, have I ever mentioned there’s an audiobook of my vampire novel Night Brothers. www.amazon.com/Night...

Good post on The Bride, passive resistance and more by a grad school friend.

I really detest those AI videos where the angel version of a deceased celebrity comes and sits beside a younger version, but the temptation to make an AI of myself doing a dance-up-the-aisle like Patrick Swayze: Tempting! (KIDDING! Not gonna add to the energy demand.)

Donated a copy of GNELFS and the Si Reardon novels to our local library today. #vintagehorror #booktok #novels #reading

In recent lectures my wife and I attended, we heard from former foreign service officers about the role Voice of America played in countries where even members of foreign governments listened to it get the truth they could not get from their own media. Happy to hear this. 1/2

What did St. Patrick really drive out of Ireland?

Learn more about the upcoming, official Kolchak action figures in my interview with the toymakers! wickedhorror.com/hor... #TheNightStalker

Sinners gets a win for screenplay. Interesting night for horror so far.

I’m low key astonished by the number of finance experts that didn’t anticipate problems with the Strait of Hormuz. Did they really trust Trump and Hegseth knew what they were doing? Did they take for granted all the usual experts that Trump fired? Didn’t most of us see this coming?

I get a lot of offers from marketers. Don’t jump on them, but I do love reading the takes on my books.: I spent time studying Long Waltz inside its current crime thriller / private investigator fiction positioning on Amazon.

Now that the Starfleet Academy season’s over, I miiiiiiiiiight just have settled on the perfect sound settings for Paramout Plus and my home theater receiver…Timing. It’s all about timing.

Fabulous Starfleet Academy finale! Science fiction is always about the time in which it’s created. Chancellor Nahla Ake: So the question I’d ask the people watching: Is this the person you want to follow into the future? 1/2

I liked The Bride. I can see how it’s not a mass-appeal film, but it’s an interesting take, and the production design and particularly the imaging of the 1930s and NYC movie palaces are beautifully done.

Looks like Charles de Lint has a free story called “ICE Out” available on his website.

I know a seller moved a hardcover of Under the Fang at Scares That Care AuthorCon, and some paperbacks were floating around. It occurred to me many might not be aware a comic one shot adaptation of my co-authored “Does the Bloodline Run on Time?” exists. 1/2

Good to know.

I had these unboxed for Scares That Care, separate novellas but similar in offering tales of building intensity. I expanded a short story into a screenplay a while back and that became Dark Hours. I thought I’d do more in that vein, but other things came up. 1/2

The paperback of my new haunting/slasher/cosmic horror tale A Disturbance of Shadows is now available from more retailers!

Got my ticket for #Stokercon!

I was happy to discover and steal author Phrique’s photo capturing the Vintage Paperbacks discussion on Sunday at Scares That Care! Presents AuthorCon VI! 1/3

Airline responds to customer needs - what a concept!

The night of a blood moon is a great night to read my werewolf novelette “Red Moon Over Manhattan” in this anthology!

I somehow missed the news until today that James Sallis had passed away. I met him one time at a con. We were in line at a snack table, and I asked a friend if he’d seen James Sallis because I’d like to meet him. He kind of smiled and nodded. JS was just ahead of us. 1/2

Had a good weekend at #ScaresThatCarePresentsAuthorconVI It was great to put copies of GNELFS in some new hands, A DISTURBANCE OF SHADOWS in a few hands and to have other books of mine discovered by some folks as well. 1/2

Scares That Care! is a great party for a great cause. My friend Tom Lucas and I are sharing a table, and we saw a lot of friends Friday night! Need to track down more people today! First panel I was on about research—so homework—was well-attended and loads of fun. #fightrealmonsters

Prepared for set-up at #ScaresThatCarePresentsAuthorCon later this morning. I planned on traveling light!

I’m not hiking for the cardio; I’m hiking for the tiny miracles. I’m obsessed with the tiny signs of hope hidden on the trail, like the first flowers of early spring. In a loud world, these small, persistent cycles are where I find my peace. #SlowHiking #NatureMiracles #SpringFlowers

My “most popular” on Amazon is the anthology Quoth the Raven, modern retellings of Poe classics. My contribution is “A Cooler of Craft Brew.” It’s a Poe meets Florida Man tale and the brew in question is the wonderful Purple Haze from a Louisiana brewer. Have you ever had it?

Getting things ready for Scares That Care Presents AuthorCon VI. My new haunted house novella will be on hand!

I’m excited to announce the updated list of panelists for the Streaming and Screaming: 2025 Horror Movies Revisited panel at Scares That Care AuthorCon VI in Williamsburg. 10:45am – 11:45am March 1 – Sidney Williams (Mod), AuthorCon Guest of Honor L. 1/2

RIP

I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is

So, I've been fighting a bit with my AV receiver to try and perfect voices for Starfleet Academy. Did a re-calibration last night that in part brought up rear speaker levels. Then I watched Clown in a Cornfield and there was a crowd scene with a loud HEY! off camera. 👀

Rest easy, Boo Radley. 😥

Watched All You Need is Death newly on Tubi. Weird Irish folk horror. Very interesting!

Sheldon in The Big Bang Theory: Under normal circumstances I'd say I told you so. But, as I have told you so with such vehemence and frequency already, the phrase has lost all meaning. Therefore, I will be replacing it with the phrase, "I have informed you thusly.”

Got my panel assignments for Scares That Care Presents AuthorCon Feb. 27-March 1 in Williamsburg. I’ll be moderating the last film and paperback panels. Should be fun and lively!

Attending a League of Women Voters lecture on China this morning.

Kinda hate hearing this. A lot of the Sid Canon started as mass market paperbacks.

Remember when the microblogs, mostly that original one, used to be fun and more real time? I used to know where friends and acquaintances were at a given moment. Stuck on a train, looking for parking at a con. 🧵

"It seems to me, once in your life, before you die, you ought to see a country where they don't speak any English and they don't even want to." Mrs. Julia Hersey Gibbs in OUR TOWN.

The halftime show is a good reminder the American experience is not narrow but broad, and it’s not limited by the perspective of a few.

@markwarner.bsky.social Please don’t give in on the removal of masks for ICE agents. (Virginia voter here.)

I got serious about writing after a traumatic brain injury taught me that you may have time to write what you want someday, but you may not have the capacity. Don't wait. Just start. You will suck, but it will get easier and you will get better.

Finished reading. Enjoyed. Strong character arcs with neo-noir action adventure in the mix.