Just remember how many times they condemn others for fighting holy wars.

Is there a term for "government by just the least introspective people on the face of the goddamned planet"?

Administrations generally being so good at timelines for the longevity of the wars they start.

I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

Twenty years ago today, I started my first paid job as a writer with this post on MacUser.com. I can’t believe I’ve been doing this for two decades—I still remember where I was when I wrote my try-out pieces and sent them to @snell.zone! I shall now crumble into dust. web.archive.org/web/20060324...

Look, I try not to be swayed by petty contests like sales charts, but it's always nice to pop in there in during pre-order week and find myself squeezed between Brandon Sanderson and Sarah J. Maas, no matter how fleeting. (Thanks, preorderers, you're swell.)

Milestone on the *next* project today. I'd been hoping to hit this point last week, but snow days and an illness rampaging through our household have conspired to slow me down.

Oooo! Pre-order Dan's book!

Somehow managed to one-shot today's minute cryptic. (Thanks to @kellysue.bsky.social for introducing me to this site!) Minute Cryptic - 26 February, 2026 🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣🟣 🏆 0 hints – 3 under the community par (116,855 solvers so far). www.minutecryptic.com?utm_source=s...

In case you missed this morning's announcement: new book! From me! Preorders open now.

Oh this sounds FUN. I liked Moren's cold war in space spy thrillers; shifting from that to heist? Yes please.

A little voice over the monitor yelling “Particle Man, Particle Man, they have a fight, Triangle wins.” Not my three year old's first @tmbg.bsky.social song, but currently his favorite.

It’s a totally different adventure in a totally different universe! If you’ve never read any of my books, this is a perfect place to jump in fresh with everyone else.

Dan Moren - he fought the Galactic Cold War for you, now he's going to rob a tomb before it falls into a black hole so you don't have to.

Do you like escape rooms? Do you like heist novels? Do you like genetically-engineered, assassin bird-people? If you answered "yes" to any of the above, you *really* do not want to miss out on Dan's ETERNITY'S TOMB. Out in November. Pre-order today: angryrobotbooks.my.canva.site/eternity-s-t...

What happens when a motley group of thieves sets out to rob an ancient spacefaring tomb before it falls into a black hole? Find out this November in ETERNITY'S TOMB. dmoren.com/writing/eternitys-...

Or understand the value of human life? 🤔

Ah yes, the classic "very visible hand of the market."

Later this week! There’s still time to sign up for the newsletter before the news goes out. And becomes olds. Pretty sure that’s how that works.

Recording the latest episode of my nerdy trivia show Inconceivable! at the top of the hour. And you can tune in to listen live! www.theincomparable.com/live/

Tired: Is a hot dog a sandwich? Wired: Is an ice cream sundae a salad?

This is just a fantastic interview with Tony Gilroy. If you liked Andor—which you should, because it's amazing—give it a read.

Free headline: "President determined to ruin American businesses any way he can."

New Podcast Episode: iOS Today: Party Games Liven up Your Social Gatherings With These Apps with @mikahsargent.com, @dmoren.com

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In case you missed the biggest news in publishing yesterday....

Get 25% off @waterstones.bsky.social preorders for the second Can You Solve the Murder? instalment, "The Forest of Death", until midnight tomorrow! Just use code FEB26 at checkout: www.waterstones.com/book/9780857... #WPreorder @transworldbooks.bsky.social @sarahsuch.bsky.social

Future headline: “FDA rejects Moderna flu vaccine because it is ‘full of cooties.’”

Did you read something amazing this year? Was there a groundbreaking novel, a meaningful short story, or unforgettable fan work? Nominate your favorites for the Hugo Awards and help celebrate the best in science fiction and fantasy. Nominations are open!

Tell the biathlon teams to empty out their pockets.

Oh and the ebook of my supernatural detective novel ALL SOULS LOST is currently just $4.99 at a variety of stores. It was a book of the year on The Verge! Amazon: www.amazon.com/All-Souls-Lost... Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/all-... Apple Books: books.apple.com/us/book/all-s...

If you're at Boskone this weekend, you can come catch me on a variety of panels, talking about everything from magic to heists, and, of course, Star Wars. Here's my full schedule. Come say hi or bring a book to sign!

New Podcast Episode: iOS Today: Our Favorite Safari Extensions Maximize Your Browser Power! with @mikahsargent.com, @dmoren.com

Hey, my book's on sale. Go grab a copy for cheap.

New Podcast Episode: MacBreak Weekly: Oy and Whoop! iPhones to the Moon! with @leolaporte.me, @ihnatko.bsky.social, @snell.zone, @dmoren.com

PONIES is really good. Great '70s production value, fun Cold War espionage plot, excellent performances by Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson. Fun, and funny, but with legit thriller tension moments. Peacock better give it a second season.

I’m definitely never hydrated enough.

Regularly worried about some of these people's cardiovascular health.

I really don't get the "using AI to write" thing because I can already generate mediocre prose all by myself.

There’s a lot to hate in this clip but one part getting overlooked is the end where this rep says the detention center is “nicer than some elementary schools in San Antonio.” Dude, that is not the talking point you think it is.

I know it's small potatoes in the grand scheme of things, but the removal of the CIA World Factbook is really galling. My mom was a reference librarian for many, many years, and the Facebook was an essential resource for them among so many others. Christ, I hate these guys.

My pal Heather got laid off from WaPo today, and she is ridiculously awesome. You would be lucky to get her to write for you. LUCKY.

If Bezos had cared about the Washington Post’s mission, he could have just funded it at a loss. There’s no reason he had to make a profit off it. He could lose money all year every year and still have more than enough to last him for his entire life and more. Instead he gutted it.

Maybe we should just make a Nobel Prize for Fucking Assholes because he could win that one. Oh man, you know how conflicted he’d be. Because he doesn’t want to admit he’s a fucking asshole but he does love winning prizes SO MUCH. It might make him explode. So, you know, win-win.

One of my favorite posts to write for Patreon readers every year is the one where I break down my income over the previous year by type of client (hat tip to @dmoren.com for giving me some ideas about how to structure this annual feature).

A few things worth mentioning for those who haven't worked in publishing: * authors don't get benefits or health insurance * we are contracted, not employees, and are paid according to a contractual schedule, not regularly * most of us pay our agent 15% off the top * then we pay about 30% to taxes

"Deescalation" is a weasel word when you use the passive voice and one side is exercising their first amendment rights to peaceful protests while the other side is murdering them.

Hey, lovelies.You can pre-order my debut below.The amazing @aijiang.bsky.social called it “A charming portal-esque fantasy with gritty wit, taking its readers on a twisty adventure that is … mythic & mystic, at times violent, with dashes of whimsy, [embracing] the power of found families” #booksky

By my count the administration has violated the first, second, fourth, filth, sixth, eighth, and tenth amendments. Quarter some troops in people’s homes and they win a set of steak knives!

Why are you so worried about people knowing who law enforcement officers are? I mean, if they’re innocent they should have nothing to fear, right?