Night and Day, a horror anthology by Ellen Datlow, from Simon and Schuster is now 1.99 in e-format and 99 cents for the audio. I have a story in this one along with a wonderful toc of writers. It is number 1 on amazon for anthologies and collections right now.

Scooty, Mac and Nagga

@michaelcisco.bsky.social Happy New Year, Big Cis!

@chrismclaren.com Happy New Year!

@lairdbarron.bsky.social Happy New Year to you guys!

Time, a maniac scattering dust... Happy New Year to one and all.

Matt Cheney pointed me to a recent article in the LA Review of Books about my Well-Built City Trilogy lareviewofbooks.org/article/we-a...

Walking in Shadow

When Derek leaves Santa a treat.

Moon perch

Happy Holidays to my family, friends, colleagues and readers. Hope you have a blast. Thanks for all the laughs, posts, discussions, bullshit, ideas, artwork, etc. through the year. My Christmas gift to you all is a story, "Monkey In The Woods." Follow the link. www.well-builtcity.com/specimens.html

Foolproof

Our annual free anthology is now out: “Cuentos para Algernon. Año XIII”, with terrific stories by @gregegansf.bsky.social, @gemmafiles.bsky.social, @jeffreyford8.bsky.social, @thomasha.bsky.social, @rachaelkjones.bsky.social, K. J. Parker, @rebelsam94.bsky.social‬, @kenschneyer.bsky.social… (1/2)

Bels Lugosi is Santa

All of these anthologies, edited by Ellen Datlow, are on sale in e-format. Inferno and The Dark are 2.99 and Dark Carnival and Coyote Road are 1.99. I've got stories in these.

Former rebel guerillas find their lost beloved friend and go to ground on a utopian planet. There's banter, bakeries, gaming, therapy, a lot of snow, and a solstice celebration. #hopepunk #sapphic #solarpunk #cozy #sf 💙📚 🌈📚🪐 books2read.com/rl/aplaceofr...

My story, "The Spew," just posted to Amazon. It's coming out from Reactor on January 21st, 2026. Edited by Ellen Datlow. You can pre-order it now for 1.99 on Kindle or read it for free when it comes out on Reactor's site.

The Shadow Year is on Fantasy Book Review's list of the 100 Best Fantasy Books of all Time. www.fantasybookreview.co.uk/top-100-fant...

My friend Teresa made me an Edgar Allan Poe lamp for my writing room. It’s awesome.

Nightfall

Porch Window Looking Southwest

Mac waiting by the door in case Santa needs help with his sleigh. Photo by Lynn.

“A story that speaks to our fractured time, and leaves us with both catharsis and hope. I too would risk everything to see the first rainfall on Mars. A lovely piece of work.” — Nathan Ballingrud, author of The Strange on The Rainseekers by Matthew Kressel 🌧️

Onward.

From about 1959, me with my old Nan, my brother and dog Lance.

Heavenly Shades of Night Are Falling

“This story reminds me why I read science fiction. The Rainseekers is unflinching and profound, shedding light (and rain) on the search for purpose and wonder.” — @sarahpinsker.bsky.social Nebula and Hugo Award-winning author. @tordotcom.bsky.social

Magoo, soused again out on the porch. If you notice, he didn’t drop his glass. Nice touch. Oh, Magoo, you’ve done it again.

Last night I was visited in my thoughts by The Ghosts of Christmas Past.

Tomorrow, tomorrow:

Apparently, they marched on a high school, among other places. Nauseating.

On the way home from the doctor. This snowy field in the sunlight looks like the ocean.

Cold Night

The Way Home

Sometimes this place is just too beautiful.

Old photo of me and Lynn from way back when I bought all my shirts at Goodwill.

First real snow last night. It’s a winter wonderland! Photo by Lynn from the bedroom window.

Arcs for The Pandemonium Waltz, my collection due out in February, should be available fairly soon. If you are a reviewer for a publication, drop me a line. Cover art by Derek Ford. And there is an interview with me by Kelly Link. TOC in 2 Comments below.

Arcs for The Pandemonium Waltz, my collection due out in February, should be available fairly soon. If you are a reviewer for a publication, drop me a line. Cover art by Derek Ford. And there is an interview with me by Kelly Link. TOC in 2 Comments below.

Looking West through the bathroom window.

Lucky students this coming year out at Clarion. Some wonderful instructors and some of my favorite writers. Sarah Pinsker Grady Hendrix Erin Roberts Abbey Mei Otis Andy Duncan Elizabeth Hand

Lynn and I watched Train Dreams last night. I'd read the book when it first came out, and then again and really loved it. The movie had great acting and beautiful cinematography. Still, there are just some things fiction can do that can't be reproduced in a film. And what happened to the Wolf Girl?

Enlarge this to see it best. All the Kings Men and All the King's Horses by Derek On the FB Dredge today from long ago. I love that the horses are rebuilding Dumpty to look like a horse and the men to look like a man.

To those who celebrate, Happy Thanksgiving. To those who don’t, Happy Thursday.