Depression is really kicking my ass today.

They told me not to write about Cthulhu. They told me bad things would happen if I did. But what do they know, anyhow?

Old timey word that needs to come back into common usage: Huzzah.

Opened THE TRIGGERING TOWN by Richard Hugo to a random page and my own underlining reminded me to stop worrying and get back to writing.

I find that I like going back to read the earliest examples of a genre just to see how it was done before the tropes got cemented in place. Anyone else do this? #booksky

This is a great show that should've lasted longer.

THEM: Hi ME: *lowers lever to red*

A painting by Leon Huber 1858-1928. He was born in Montmartre, a bohemian neighborhood in Paris, France. He often helped the poor by offering food and other services.🙂

Just because it’s impawrtant. 🐈‍⬛🤍

My cat sleeps all day and then keeps me awake all night so this gave me a good laugh. Credit - @dagnylill on Instagram

It can be super hard sometimes to be as positive and upbeat as I want to be here, because of everything going on in the world. Some things are too big for one person alone to tackle, but the thing I really want to get across is that no one, NO ONE is alone. You are loved ❤️

My wife is awesome 😎

Hey. Even if you didn't write a single word today, you're still a writer. Even if you dont write tomorrow. The whole week. Doesn't matter. Word counts don't make you a writer, my friends 💜

Born 23 Feb 1944, Johnny Winter was a US singer, guitarist, songwriter and record producer. Winter was known for his high-energy blues rock albums, live performances and slide guitar playing. He also produced 3 Grammy Award–winning albums for blues singer and guitarist Muddy Waters. #JohnnyWinter

*watches YouTube videos on "bad" writing* Jeez, do you people like *anything*? #writing #amwriting #shortstories

I regularly see people wondering how it's possible that there are so many musicians and writers and film makers and artists from a tiny nation like Iceland. And the answer is really simple: State funding for art education and artists. I literally get a salary from the government to write books.

In 1947 the US War Department released “Don’t Be a Sucker,” now archived by the National Archives. It shows how fascism grows through fear lies and scapegoating. This should not be history. It is a reminder our government once wanted remembered.

I'm rediscovering short stories that I'd read as a teen and coming to the humbling conclusion that my reading comprehension back then was shit. #books #shortstories

This makes me think of the forthcoming TRACE ELEMENTS, a collection of non fiction essays by @adapalmer.bsky.social and @bluejo.bsky.social where they talk about genre expectations in one of the essays...

If you were a kid in the 1970s, one of the hottest collectible toy lines was the Shogun Warriors, despite the fact they did t have a tie-in TV series like GI Joe! But they DID have a Marvel Comic that’s NEVER been reprinted! Let’s have a look… #PopSky atocom.blogspot.com/2026/02/mond...

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Goodnight!

They're kidding, right?

Good news everybody, 7-year-old neighbors still split up a set of walkie talkies and then ask each other what they’re having for dinner 🥰🥰

The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture. n.pr/43T2xmD

Hey Folks, our pawrents are still pretty sick so today we decided to share a photo of some of our cat figurines! 😸 #cats #catsofbluesky #gaming #playstation

This really hasn’t gotten enough attention this week. @wired.com #ICE www.wired.com/story/fbi-wa...

With SNAP benefits going to shit because of rich assholes and corruption running rampant through politics I'd like to point your attention to a Clinton. No, not one of those Clintons. This Clinton. Clifford Clinton.

Reminder: NaNoWriMo is dead and gone, and good riddance. BUT! You can still use the month of November to try writing that novel you've always talked about writing. Simply post your progress (and questions and requests for a morale boost when things bog down) here, and use hashtags liberally.

This commercial has lived rent-free in my head for years...so of course I'm going to inflict it on all of you. youtu.be/tMe3WDmxBEI?...

Carl Kolchak: An Appreciation New post from me on a great collision of actor and character, and the films, shows and post-cancellation afterlife of one of the greats arowofopengraves.co.uk/2025/10/29/c...

There's a new Marvel Masterworks collecting the Ghost Rider run I did with artist/co-plotter (and all around great guy) Bob Budiansky. I wrote an introduction to the collection and you can read it over at my website. www.jmdematteis.com/2025/10/blaz...

Tropes are not bad. There's a difference between a cliché and a trope. The Lord of the Rings has tropes in it that Tolkien did not invent, Éowyn's backstory coming to mind. Let people write what they find fun. You are not the authority on joy. #WritingCommunity

Here it comes! We're launching the How To Draw 2026 Kickstarter next Wednesday October 29 at 10:00 AM CST. Link in bio. One fat book with 3 covers to choose from and lots of new content with added chapters on Inking and Art Nouveau! Click the link to sign up and you'll be notified when it launches.

Nothin else for it

THE TOMORROW PEOPLE (1973) may have been produced on an ultra-low budget, but it threw up some of the weirdest, trippiest visuals ever.

Powerful letter from a non-verbal autistic person. Give it two minutes of your night and feel your heart expand.

Did anyone else have these books growing up? I don’t know why but I never read the Goosebumps books in school, but I did have these and they freaked me out 💀 I can’t recall any of the stories now though 🎃

Obligatory photo of my comically large voting card for the Dutch elections. 25+ parties and nearly 1200 candidates competing for a parliament with 150 seats. We are rapidly converging on the point where there’s a party for every voter