Need a @lairdbarron.bsky.social primer? Even if you don't, you can read about his work. @gemmafiles.bsky.social @sgj.bsky.social @victorlavalle.bsky.social and me sing his praises in the piece as well. the-line-up.com/laird-baron-...

I find myself missing Google Reader these days. Google could contribute a little bit of positivity to the world by bringing it back. Leave out the AI (or at least make it opt-in) and give us the ability to create feeds from social media. Yeah, that's what I want for Christmas. #pipedream

@chuckwendig.bsky.social I'll be honest, when I read the word 'Thaumacrunch', my brain automatically associated it with Warhammer 40k. A hearty, delicious apple that can also vaporize a city block...

Shared my thoughts on the current state of Magic and Universes Beyond, and the problems the current direction presents - even if you're not a hater youtu.be/CW7pXZfiw0o

I don't know about the Rapture, but I woke up wrong and lo, I am ruptured...

SAY NICE THINGS ABOUT EoE (if you liked the set TELL THEM WE LIKE inventive ambitious in universe cards because EoE got swamped and swept aside by two UB preview deluges before it even released)

The final arc of season five begins. Two trailer parks, unalike in dignity, is where we lay our scene. Live for subscribers to the Holler tonight, 7.9.25. www.oldgodsofappalachia.com/theholler Available for the rest of the family on 7.10.25.

Vince and Chip have that chat. Episode 84 is live for the whole family now.

@chuckwendig.bsky.social Just got your newsletter, wanted to mention the sale prices are also on Google Play. I'd buy...except I already did, and loved them. Thank you. :)

I got tickets for NYCC this October! 52 years old, never been to a convention before so really looking forward to this.

A stranger looking to make a deal comes calling. Live for subscribers to the Holler tonight, 5.21.25. www.oldgodsofappalachia.com/theholler Available for the rest of the family on 5.22.25.

Signed copy giveaway! RECALL is out now through @sobelobooks.bsky.social If you'd like a chance to win a signed copy, anywhere in the world, please just follow me and Sobelo Books and share this post - a winner will be picked at random at the end of the week. #MemoryCantBeTrusted

Time to read Red Sonja: Consumed by @gailsimone.bsky.social!

Holy shit. Our offer on a house was accepted. Obviously, we still have get to closing, etc. But... Holy shit.

With Babylon 5 returning to Prime Video tomorrow I thought I'd alert those fans, and fans of Sense8, there are discussion threads on my Patreon page for both shows, and coming soon, exclusive behind the scenes material, photos and scripts. patreon.com/thejoepage

A number of artists and creators have made their home on Bluesky, and we hear their concerns with other platforms training on their data. We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so.

It's important that you look through the gallery for this listing until you get to the top floor bathroom. Important. www.cbmaritimerealty.com/listing/2024...

Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism. We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive

Starter packs are genius, but I was surprised there wasn't a list of them for people to find. So I built it: blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack... The website monitors the packs being shared and adds the ones it finds to the database. Missed your stater pack? Message me and I'll get it added.

I hadn't actually used Xitter in months, but I left the account open for...who knows why. No more, it's gone.

“And in that very moment, away behind in some courtyard of the City, a cock crowed. Shrill and clear he crowed, recking nothing of wizardry or war, welcoming only the morning that in the sky far above the shadows of death was coming with the dawn.”

Save this image (and/or its Alt text) to your mobile device. If you experience or see intimidation, harassment, or suppression of voters at a polling site, call the number for your state, or the national number. If you are turned away at the polls, ask to vote by provisional ballot per federal law.

HERE WE GO reactormag.com/the-most-ico...

You may resurrect one dead artist who would be an amazing shitposter. Who is it? Lenny. Fucking. Bruce. His final shows were someone who clearly, 100% would have been tweeting catty-ass, vicious takedowns while living a terminally online lifestyle.

Also OMG SURPRISE NEW STORY DAY! I don't know that Grist is on here yet but WHO WALKS WITH YOU is a story about a future with walking houses, weird storms, and a young woman who finds herself stuck between a rock and a salt place... grist.org/climate-fict...

Brother Landon Blood has released a live recording of "Son Hold On (Killian's Song)," a beautiful new track first performed on our 2024 Unhallowed Grounds tour, on our Bandcamp. All proceeds benefit Hurricane Helene relief here in central Appalachia. oldgodsofappalachia.bandcamp.com/track/son-ho...

Hello, Bluesky! Lots of new people coming here, so I thought I'd intro myself again. I'm Alan, a horror writer from Tasmania, Australia. Talking Scared podcast called me "The Lord of Weird Australia". Good to skeet you! Do say hello. Learn all about me here: alanbaxter.com.au

Anyway, THE BUTCHER OF THE FOREST is still on sale -- $1.99 for the ebook on Amazon or Kobo! :D A dangerous magical forest, a single day to get in and out, and a woman with nothing but wits, luck, and Knowing...

When their rental truck breaks down, two friends moving cross-country kill time by telling stories about the strange carving in front of the motel where they’re awaiting a mechanic... "Parthenogenesis" by @sgj.bsky.social is out at Reactor now! reactormag.com/parthenogene...

Fellow horror fans and creators, how about we all go to this event? I know I plan to. actionnetwork.org/events/scare... #horror #scareupthevote #BlueTsunami2024

This is good. Please call your US reps and ask them to co-sponsor/support. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

These past two weeks, I've been part of a pilot program for the University I work for. I'm computer support, and they're thinking of starting a fully remote team. I've been working from home and it's been such a positive experience. 1/?

Twitter

Oh wow... *brain melts*

Social media echo chambers imply the existence of social media sensory deprivation tanks. But I've tried Mastodon already.

A little over a year since I joined and what can I say, with effective blocking and custom lists, Bluesky has been a breath of fresh air after the Other Place.

1980 - about 20 years ago 1990 - about 10 years ago 2000 - about 10 years ago 2010 - a couple years ago 2016 - 87 years ago 2019–2023 - last year

DNC: here’s michelle obama to inspire you RNC: here’s a guy who sued arby’s because his roast beef was woke

People taking about their internet age reminded me of a fun film story I’ve been meaning to tell... Some of you may be of an age that you remember the Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog. Late ‘90s live-action kids show. Did you know Mystic Knights also changed how movies and TV were made? No, seriously.

Felix sat through the band’s entire new album, and a few of the radio hits, impatient for them to play the old school stuff. Then he heard the familiar bass line start, feeling the rumble deep down in his belly. Finally, it was time to get into the mosh pit and fuck some shit up.

We're a couple of weeks from launch where things start to slow down, so if you've thought about giving BLOOD COVENANT a go, now is a great time. And please help me out with a share so people who might have missed it get to see. Blood, violence, family, crime, supernatural threats. Gah! 😱

Yub nub, eee chop yub nub; Ah toe mee toe pee chee keene; G'noop dock fling oh ah. Yah wah, eee chop yah wah; Ah toe mee toe peechee keene; G'noop dock fling oh ah. Coatee cha tu yub nub; Coatee cha tu yah wah; Coatee cha tu glowah; Allay loo ta nuv.

I was interested to see what Twitter looked like during this, and found the algorithm basically delivering any old standard crap. Conversely, Bluesky really does look like how twitter use to look responding to a communal event like this - which was always one of its best things. Anyway.

This is all of us.

Holy hell, the BLOOD COVENANT Kindle edition is currently only 99c to pre-order in the US (or $1.50 in Aus and 79p in the UK). That's a steal. Get in, friends.

In the Spring of 1864 Twain, while working as a beat reporter for the SF Morning Call, Twain witnessed the murder of a Chinese laborer by a mob that included cops. It radicalized him. He wrote it up, one of the first things he ever authored which he thought deserved to be called “literature”… 2/