Trying a three person multi-player variant of Thousand Year Old Vampire as a letter/email writing game and struggling to figure out the right balance of structure versus letting it all go off the rails. Very fun though. Would be curious to hear tips from anyone else who has tried this.

A friend tried to diagnose me with Ehlers-Danlos today and I'm like nuh uh, this is normal. Everybody can make their fingers into M-shapes, right?

Pitched a horror story about endless shrimp to my wife last week. She’s asked if it’s done seven times since then. So I guess I’m committed now.

I’ve reached the “I should pickup piano again” phase of writing/editing procrastination. It’s slightly tempered by limiting myself to a 49 key MIDI keyboard that destroys my pinky tendons.

the lake is trying to tell you something. what do you say back? a playable fragment from Necessary Cuts (forthcoming, Miami University Press). second person, ~3 min, sound on. necessarycuts.com/play #booksky #interactivefiction

New piece up at @mrbullbull.bsky.social. "Dog" Thanks to @thedrevlow.bsky.social and Co. for the opportunity!

chrisdodds.net/blog/2026-05... In which I write about my brain melting.

Earnest lit journal question: What is the thought behind using Issuu (or PDF) for publication of digital-only journals? I mostly understand the use case for those who do physical and digital (I think).

Thinking of swapping out my standard table question of "Are you nice or are you kind?" with "Who are the good guys in Warhammer 40k?"

It hurts my heart a little every time I come across a lit journal with really good work and no infrastructure for organic discoverability — coherent URL slugs, sitemaps, valid SSL certs, media cards. Social media as the only avenue of discovery is really fragile.

"We really enjoyed this piece, however, and would love to see more of your work!" Sweet, sweet, dopamine.

Gen Z nephew: "So what video game are you actually good at?" (if not Mario Kart) Me: "Quake III: Team Arena w/ rails & instagib" Him: "wut?" Me: "How's it feel?"

It pains my 'tism so much to include someone on an email just because their title unlocks getting things moving.

@lwcoates.bsky.social I read Camp Olvido last night. Really well done. 👏 Esteban is a great character.

Reading all the rest of the work in Marrow's Issue 16 and this piece is probably my fave. "The Week I Killed My Father" by Alex Tumolo marrowmagazine.com/the-week-i-k...

Wrote about a road trip I took with a friend who's since died. "The Desert" is up in Marrow Magazine, Issue 16. marrowmagazine.com/the-desert/

did someone say mantisy?

Feeling this so much right now. eversole.dev/blog/we-auto...

How did Discord become a thing people use? The UI feels like it was designed by and for meth-addled chimps.

Small goblin got questionably licensed KPop Demon Hunter dolls in her Easter Basket. There’s a bit of a Black Hole Sun vibe to them. “They’re so creepy. I love them!”

Y’all *gestures expansively* gonna make me finally go read Ellul aren’t you? Can I at least start with Postman?

Last night: 10yo is inconsolable when he drops and shatters a beloved piece of selenite. Tonight: "If you want we can find you a new rock tomorrow." "What rock?"

Star Trek figured this out thirty years ago. It's not hard. Even an old, drunk Klingon got it.

Summer Woods is gonna force me to start practicing with a metronome (I know... I should already be.) Her acoustic arrangements are 👨‍🍳💋. www.youtube.com/watch?v=twXj...

After my last tattoo being a many months’ long project that involved complex stencils and planning, walking into the shop and sketching something minutes before the artist freehanded it was kinda wild.

chrisdodds.net/blog/2026-03... In which I wear my tech, designer, and author hats simultaneously. #booksky

@ashleyhoneysett.bsky.social just finished Fictions last night. Really enjoyed it. 👏👏👏

user.rb is where dreams go to die.

New blog post! Why I don't think AGI is imminent dlants.me/agi-not-immi... #ai #llm #agi

"One saga finished," he says as he leaks blood and ink onto his office chair. chrisdodds.net/blog/2026-02...

So maybe not bel canto, but it was very cathartic. Turns out you can do a lot with a Em drone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ8u...

In which I make the robot write a lot of stupid code. chrisdodds.net/blog/2026-02...

My evening: "Automate your grunt work using our API!" "Sorry, only 10 records per page." "Sorry, 50 request per minute throttle."

Vocal teacher said "Our Feb recital will will be Valentine's themed." So of course I picked Masters of War. Gonna bel canto the shit out of some angry Bob Dylan.

@andreaavery.bsky.social just read Visiting Composer in one sitting. Enjoyed it immensely. 👏👏👏

a knockout of a scream from Adam Gianforcaro that I love more and more every reread "I SAY I’LL BE BETTER BUT I WON’T BE BETTER. HUMANS SAY THAT A LOT. THE FIRST PART AT LEAST. ABOUT BEING BETTER. I’M SORRY ABOUT THAT TOO. WE SAY THINGS WE DON’T MEAN..." https://www.havehashad.com/m7psu

impressed with this 280 word story by Courtney McEunn ! 'Fetish' is about a woman who becomes the object of a violent fetish. such a visceral & vivid story ! & a killer last line. i love quick, dark stories like this xraylitmag.com/fetish-by-co...

Official post is up! Thanks @miamioh-press.bsky.social ! #booksky #writing #publishing

I did a thing! My novella, Necessary Cuts, won the 2026 Miami University Press Novella Prize. chrisdodds.net/blog/2026-02... @miamioh-press.bsky.social #booksky

Took the kids to a museum.

Lit mag: "We publish writing that oozes blood and puss, that challenges the definition of what a sentence can be. Bring us your nightmare children." Also lit mag: "Here's the most boring-ass, generic, workshop prose you've ever seen."

@firstunitarianokc.bsky.social Thanks for having us this morning. Was nice to feel welcome. 🙂

OKC can feel like a desert along certain axes, but discovering @thefloatingbookshop.com and @chmmagazine.bsky.social on the same weekend was a delight.

If only one could capture all this “shake fist at national politics to zero effect but mild catharsis“ energy and pipe it into school board and city council elections.

Poked and prodded at Oklahoma's new medical cost transparency site. Underwhelmed. chrisdodds.net/blog/2025-10...

Hear me out: excess atmospheric CO2 causes autism.