This one goes out to Mitch McConnell, wherever and in whatever state of animation he may be. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAzw...

In ONE WEEK, it's my birthday. The only thing I'd like from you beautiful people is for you to read my newest novel, THE DARKER THE NIGHT--And some nice reviews would be rad too. Pretty please? I've been good all year. books2read.com/u/3Jq1Bv

Twenty minutes into our conversation and Mitch McConnell admits he's hoping to land a role in a Holy Grail reboot.

Copyright Is Not Enough: Why writers need new strategies to stand up to AI. www.thedial.world/articles/new... #AI #Copyright #Writing #Creativity by Zoey Forbes via @thedialmag.bsky.social

I've been waiting 20 minutes for Mitch McConnell to deliver my pizza.

The older I get, the more I tune out sports.

I spoke with Mitch McConnell for 20 minutes today. We had a lively, wide-ranging discussion about swimming pool maintenance, the merits of milk vs. dark chocolate, and where Ginger Baker ranks among the all-time great rock drummers.

Her cheek burned where she’d scraped it on the ground. Blood, black in the moonlight, dripped onto her hands. #SciFi #Mystery #Books 📚 books2read.com/b/day...#SciFi

Today the Atlantic reviewed my new novel and also announced the death of literacy in what is widely agreed to be a coincidence.

Share one of your all-time favorite actors.

Contrary to popular belief, Mitch McConnell is alive and well and doing sets of burpees in my backyard.

History Revised: "Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 -- a date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Islamic Republic of Japan."

Aloha Everything may be one of the most breathtaking books we have ever carried in our park stores. A captivating read & a fantastic educational resource for learning about Hawaiian history, ecology, & culture. With stunning hand-painted illustrations & beautiful rhyming poetry. #AlohaEverything

Dear Graham Platner, It is well past time you ended your campaign. Please, put the good of the nation ahead of yourself and do the only sensible thing - endorse @countbinface.bsky.social for Senator from the great state of Maine. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

A writer was accused of winning an award with an AI-generated story. His defense is proving more interesting than anything he’s written. slate.com/culture/2026... by @lauramille.bsky.social via @slate.com

Oy. Another one of THOSE chapters. #Writing #WriteSky #WritingLife

@chriswarcraft.bsky.social swears that, even now, he doesn’t want to be a politician. He just wishes that everyday things in his longtime hometown of Huntington Beach made sense. It’s an increasingly tough ask. www.sfgate.com/politics/art... @farleyelliott.bsky.social via @sfgate.com

The Baltimore Orioles have claimed Mitch McConnell off waivers and plan to start him tonight against the Chicago Cubs.

G.M. MALLIET "Death in Cornwall" I've been working to diversity the settings of the books I read. Cornwall has always intrigued me, and this mystery gave me a taste for that part of the UK. I'm not a "cozy mystery" fan, but it was engaging enough to keep me entertained. #BOOKsky 1/2

The best thing about telecommute days? I can floss my teeth at my desk and ain't nobody gonna complain.

If it were only so easy. If only it were so easy? If it only were so easy? If it were only so easy? www.salon.com/2026/07/06/l... @ksweari.bsky.social via @salon.com

Better Half asked me to do the laundry. I did such a crappy job of it that she asked me to do it again.

My staff tells me I'm still conscious, so take that, Mitch.

I've filed a formal appeal with FIFA to overturn Mondays, because Mondays suck.

We finally watched Project Hail Mary today. My goodness.

I was preparing to put the bugers on the grill, when all of a sudden... YASSSSS! At long last, Dark Winds season 4 is on Netflix! Burgers, you'll have to wait a while.

Happy “Blasting Music That Means the Opposite of What You Think It Does” Day to those who celebrate.

I’m excited to announce the birth of my sixth medical-thriller-with-a-twist, “Fasciola: A Microbial Mystery”! It’s not yet available on all booksellers, but there’s enough of them to celebrate this uplifting and inspirational public health detective story. books2read.com/fasciola and Amazon.

Here’s to Benjamin Franklin, foe of oligarchy and champion of popular sovereignty. prospect.org/2026/07/03/b... By Harold Meyerson via @prospect.org

She's yelling at me, which must mean it's time to clean the litter box. #CatSky #CatsOfBluesky

Man, nothing puts the digital age in perspective more than a 15-second ad preceding a 20-second highlight video.

Who keeps this account going.

Green algae...now yellow ooze. It's like he's turned all of DC into one big pustule. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a... via @the-independent.com

Finished yet another chapter then started another and realized this scene I'm writing isn't working to my satisfaction at this stage of the story so maybe I should oughta cut-and-save it and go forth from a different angle TBD. #Writing #WriteSky

Wow, he's even managed to ruin his own first name. www.huffpost.com/entry/donald... via @huffpost.com

Call me a buzzkill or a killjoy or some other form of homicidal maniac, but IMHO wishing "happy birthday" to dead people is more than kind of weird.

I woke up this morning and had an epiphany of sorts related to whodunit it my WIP and it may not be who I intended it to be which is OK because now the solution is much more plausible. And that was on less than six hours of sleep. #Writing #WriteSky #Mystery

If the solid stuff my cat leaves for me to clean out of her litter box was a person it would be JD Vance

"Oh no, I can’t be the poster boy for AI, forget it." As if you needed another reason to love the immortal @alyankovic.bsky.social. www.avclub.com/weird-al-yan... by @schimkowitz.bsky.social via @avclub.com

"Today, Americans argue over the possible contents of the Epstein files. In the summer of 1971, it was the Pentagon Papers that dominated the headlines and airwaves." crimereads.com/watergate-ni... #History #Books by John A. Jenkins via @crimereads.bsky.social

We have some answers: Remember the right-wing families who moved to Russia? Here’s where they are now. www.dailykos.com/stories/2026... via @dailykos.com

On the bright side, I'm still a citizen. So I have that going for me.

Sorry, I can’t move. If you want snacks, you'll have to get them yourself. #CatSky #CatsOfBluesky

Love #mystery novels without too much gore, with a little bit of cursing, and a lot of snark? Love #historical details in food, clothes, and architecture? Want a lady #sleuth who doesn't let anyone boss her around? #BookSky 💙📚 ➡️ www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2274...

Who was the small native girl posing with six white officials in 1868? That question sent historian Martha Sandweiss digging for answers. wyofile.com/158-year-old... #Books & #History by @katie-klingsporn.bsky.social via @wyofile.com

It's a telecommute day, and my EA is being her usual...helpful self. #DogSky #BassetHound

With daily life getting more expensive for working-class people, why are sports owners still being handed subsidies for publicly-funded stadiums? www.currentaffairs.org/news/taxpaye... #CorporateWelfare #Sports by Quinn Everts via @currentaffairs.bsky.social

“So much for Chekhov’s gun”... clever like a 4th wall break. Just finished The Brass Operative yesterday and enjoyed it. I’m not usually a detective book reader, but it had me hooked... read it in three nights! —Shane Herbert THE BRASS OPERATIVE #mystery #noir #femmefatale a.co/d/3hPHPAH

Because sometimes you just need one. #BeerSky

📚💙 Two of my stand-alone murder mysteries. Winter’s Journey, a wintry ride driving an 18-wheeler with a possible killer on her tail. The Ice Bridge, a murder on a snowy Mackinac Island and ghost stories. books2read.com/u/mljkWb tinyurl.com/nc6l9tl books2read.com/u/mYa2wm tinyurl.com/ocmcju2