BIG PUBLISHING ANNOUNCEMENT* I'm starting a publishing house called Only Fan Press. Because I will be the only one doing everything. I'll write all the books. And edit. And format. And covers. And marketing and distribution and, why not, printing and binding too. *not really everything here is a lie

Add the #SystemaParadoxa series to your reading list! Lots of fantastic cryptofiction to be had! buff.ly/Fn1kH7U @kradec.bsky.social @astralcolt.bsky.social @carolgyzander.bsky.social @mothman13.bsky.social @mrgreenberger.bsky.social @gryphonrose.bsky.social @dmcphail.bsky.social #cryptids #monsters

Not all is as it seems when high-school student Jenny Chen captures a glimpse of an unbelievable creature when filming in the woods near Princeton. The danger, though? That’s real enough. buff.ly/dITyIZ0 @astralcolt.bsky.social #MantisMan #FoundFootage @dmcphail.bsky.social

Our latest #BraveNewGirls antho is out now! Smart is the new superpower in this collection of short stories about tech-savvy girls in sci-fi worlds. Proceeds from sales are donated to the Society of Women Engineers! books2read.com/bravenewgirls9

The camera doesn’t lie… but it does hold secrets. The same goes for ruthless scientists looking for truth from unsanctioned sources. Beware the innocent students that get in their way. Get Found Footage by Mary Fan buff.ly/sQWwj3r @astralcolt.bsky.social #MantisMan #cryptids @dmcphail.bsky.social

Debuting at @shoreleavecon.bsky.social this weekend: PRISM: THE MISSION FILES ed. by Hildy Silverman w/stories by me @astralcolt.bsky.social @paulkupperberg.bsky.social @cdanabbott.bsky.social @daytonward.bsky.social & more! If you're not at the con, you can order the book online! a.co/d/gj1z9y0

Been meaning to dive into the other stories in this anthology for a minute… excited to revisit the Phenomenons!

Unplugging from the world tonight 📖

Just proofed my stories for PRISM! Can’t wait to share this 1980s retro spy thriller with y’all!

Been a minute since I made this shape on static trapeze 🎪

So excited for this anthology!!!

Me doing aerials Eska getting brushed 🤝 “What other side???”

ZOOMIES!!!!!!!

Dang revisiting a fantasy world you first started building over a decade ago is hard… There’s all this mythology that I’m sure I could’ve rattled off back then but now I feel like I’m studying a history of places I made up 😅

Cozy cabin getaway for the long weekend 🧙

On the blog: my schedule for @treklongisland.bsky.social next weekend in Hauppauge, New York! All kinds of crazy stuff with @bobgreenberger.bsky.social @dattico.bsky.social @astralcolt.bsky.social @gryphonrose.bsky.social and a whole mess of others. decandido.wordpress.com/2025/05/25/m...

They say being a writer means giving yourself homework for the rest of your life… So here I am, thinking about completing an assignment I first set for myself in 2014… or was it 2013? Anyway, I finally published Windborn in 2020 and I’ve been meaning to get back to that world ever since.

Normally I’d be writing a triumphant “OMG it’s finished” post upon completing a short story but this one is so late it’s more like “ugh, finally!” Still, writing 2 9k-10k word short stories in 1 month ain’t bad… and now I’m deadline free!

Out of sorts because I was gonna work on one short story but turns out I don’t have what I need for that, so I should just work on a different project… but my creative brain was still in the first one and I can’t seem to make it switch 😫

Played TKTS roulette and ended up seeing a play I otherwise wouldn’t have known about (because I’m woefully ignorant about these kinds of things), and I loved it! Retrograde is a sharp and witty play about a meeting between Sidney Poitier, a “good liberal” writer, and a cutthroat studio exec

I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

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Did someone say STRETCH? 😉 We’ve hit our initial Kickstarter goal for PRISM, a collection of spy thriller tales, but we’ve got some amazing stretch goal authors waiting in the wings! Let’s invite them to the party, shall we? 😁 www.kickstarter.com/projects/pri...

Spent the weekend at #AWP25, where I spoke on a panel with Andrew K Hoe and Frankie Huang on positionality in publishing — a complex topic with no easy answers. Also listened in on some panels and talks, including Roxane Gay’s keynote

Been in Middle Earth the past few weeks 🧝🏻‍♀️

Alternate cover for THE GREEN HORNET AND KATO: DETROIT NOIR CITY unlocked! With 30ish hours to go, can we unlock our final stretch goal: an extra story from the creator of Thrawn himself, Timothy Zahn? Check out our campaign! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre...

@astralcolt.bsky.social #moonstonebooks #greenhornet #kato #booksky www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre...

Timeline cleanse

I was sweeping the snow off the hot tub cover…

What passes for lyrics in this score… can you tell what we’re signing? 🧝🏻‍♀️

Worn out from a weekend in Vermont… gonna chill by continuing my rewatch of the entire Miyagi-verse. So far I’ve rewatched the original Karate Kid and the first 2 seasons of Cobra Kai… now it’s time to watch Karate Kid 2… why this order? No reason, just felt like it…

Back on the slopes! Been a minute…

Vermont trip means lots of chews for Miss Eska 🐺

The Beat is this year’s MoCCA fest media partner and I’ll be leading the team’s media coverage along with my boss @comixace.bsky.social It’s an honor to work with such a prestigious institution in the indie comics space. Follow for interviews, reveals & more! www.comicsbeat.com/the-society-...

Dammit now I'm out of Cobra Kai episodes forever 😭 Guess I have no choice but to rewatch the whole Miyagi-verse 😁

Less than $1000 to go before we hit our first stretch goal: interior illustrations!! Check out the Kickstarter for THE GREEN HORNET AND CATO: DETROIT NOIR CITY: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre...

Eska bouncing through snow deeper than she is tall 🐺

Ain’t she a beauty? 😍

COMBAT MONSTERS is out now!! This anthology re-imagined World War II battles with supernatural creatures. My story, “The Night the Moon Burned,” takes place in China in 1938 and features a qilin — a Chinese unicorn. Check it out! www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0D7...

Our Green Hornet antho funded! But there are some amazing stretch goals that I would love to hit, including ILLUSTRATIONS! How cool would it be to see these stories come to life in images? Check out our campaign: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre...

Actually understood the sportsing tonight thanks to @vgcatano.bsky.social and @xnangeles.bsky.social! Wheeeeeeee that was fun 😃

My friend Mary is in this incredible Green Hornet anthology with Timothy Zahn and a host of amazing creators. Support the KS if ya can!

We earned the coveted "Projects We Love" from Kickstarter! Getting close to "funded." Help us unlock awesome stretch goals! @astralcolt.bsky.social @kradec.bsky.social @sumikoska.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social #greenhornet #kato #moonstonebooks #anthology #booksky #pulp

1/2 way to funded! 1st Stretch Goal: Interior Illustrations by Dennis Calero (Marvel: Noir) www.tiktok.com/@denverautho... @astralcolt.bsky.social @kradec.bsky.social @meganmackie.bsky.social @sumikoska.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social

OooOOOooo we're less than $1500 away from funding this project! And the first stretch goal is illustrations... how cool would it be to see the Green Hornet, Kato, and their cohorts come to life in illustration?? Check out our campaign: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre...

IT'S A BOOK! Got my hot-offa-da-presses copy of SHERLOCK HOLMES: ELIMINATE THE IMPOSSIBLE, w/4 alternate takes on Holmes by me @cdanabbott.bsky.social @dattico.bsky.social & @astralcolt.bsky.social. The book will debut next weekend at Farpoint. Yay book!

My dear friend Mary Fan has a story in here! So contribute to the kickstarter to read hers and many more cool stories set in the world of the Gredn Hornet!

LET'S ROLL, KATO! Check out the @kickstarter.com for THE GREEN HORNET: DETROIT NOIR CITY w/stories by Timothy Zahn, Kevin J. Anderson, Bill Willingham, and tons more, including ME!!!! @astralcolt.bsky.social @meganmackie.bsky.social @sumikoska.bsky.social @denverauthor.bsky.social kck.st/40SvNZr

Let’s roll, Kato! The Kickstarter for THE GREEN HORNET AND KATO: DETROIT NOIR CITY is now LIVE! I’m so honored to have a story in this anthology with some sci-fi heavyweights, including Timothy Zahn (!!!!!) and Kevin J. Anderson (!!!!!). Check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre...

Scanner? Check. Hornet Gun? Check. Hornet Sting? Check. Let's Roll, Kato! #greenhornet #kato #moonstonebooks #pulp @kradec.bsky.social @sumikoska.bsky.social @astralcolt.bsky.social @mattwagnercomics.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/Wy0N2XN...