Happy belated Halloween from the BatPig and I.

Distant View of Niagara Falls https://www.wikiart.org/en/thomas-cole/distant-view-of-niagara-falls-1830

This is How a Villain is Made by Amanda Headlee

Happening today! Come out and support these awesome writers! #amreading #horror #halloween #spooky

Fright Reads Book Festival is going on today from 12-6 at the Howard County Fairgrounds. Swing by to meet some awesome writers and pick up some cool books. #bookstagram #halloweeen #horror #spookystories #scarystories

Photos from my dad’s memorial service.

For the first time in 2 months I wrote something that wasn’t a eulogy. Feels good to get back to fiction.

Cassandra Celia will be interviewing and playing games with writer Amanda Headlee tonight at 7pm over on insta-live! #amreading #amwriting #horror

This Saturday (July 19) in conjunction with our friends at State Theater Vintage Emporium, we’re celebrating Summerween with a day long sale! All HORROR BOOKS, COMICS, etc are 10% off. if you’re in costume, they are 20% off! We will also be accepting cash donations for the Columbia Animal Shelter.

Had a great trip @vortexbooksncomics.bsky.social and Bube’s Brewery last weekend. 🙂

Has there ever been a literary launch like this?

The Voyage of Life: Childhood https://www.wikiart.org/en/thomas-cole/the-voyage-of-life-childhood-1842

The last 2.5 months have been tough, so if you see me at StokerCon and I’m a bit out of it, don’t take it personally.

Made it to Stamford.

Good morning. Give in to the universe. You will not always understand its motivations or agree with it. But in the end, this was the way it was supposed to be. Trust in that and accept each moment as a gift. And if anyone tries to squash or break that gift, cut your knuckles on their teeth.

Friends & Readers: We've got nearly 100 ratings and 50 reviews on Goodreads, but only 10 on Amazon. Please please please cross-post your reviews & ratings for The Sundowner's Dance to other platforms. Thanks in advance. By the moon's eye!

Write something that makes you happy. Your satisfaction is all that matters. #5amwritersclub

Good morning. Today is National Indie Bookstore Day. Instead of shopping at Amazon, B&N, etc give stores like Vortex Books & Comics, Park Books, Midtown Scholar, Butcher Cabin, Bucket of Blood, Poisoned Pen, Cupboard Maker, Mysterious Galaxy, etc your business. Most have online stores, as well!

Happy Independent Bookstore Day to all who celebrate, which should be all of you because indie bookstores fucking rule. (I’m at the LATFOB today and will be signing at the booth of a great store, @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social)

Love this!

Started work on a new short story last night. Feeling good about it. 🙂

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Book haul from Authorcon day 1! Come on down to #williamsburg and support the Scares That Care #charity!

All great choices, but I believe number one should always be Cujo. All dogs are good boys and girls, even if they have rabies.

It's March 14! Have you backed up your files lately? (Also, if you're astrologically-inclined, today would be a great day to do so since tomorrow is Mercury Rx)

Heading to AuthorCon 5 in a couple weeks? I'm leading a seminar on what makes a great author website. $15, with all proceeds going to @scaresthatcare.bsky.social. Get your tickets here: scaresthatcare.ticketspice.com/scares-that-...

Happy human and book birthday to Matt Wildasin! Looking forwarding to getting my mitts on this beauty!

Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.

Happy birthday, Sonora!

Signs of life. After 2 weeks of sickness, I’m finally easing into the world of the living and fighting the good fight.

Borrowing this.

Don’t lie to me, fortune cookie.

Current mood.

Kaaterskill Falls https://www.wikiart.org/en/thomas-cole/kaaterskill-falls-1826

What can you do about the assault on USAID? Share this far and wide. Do your part! Please do retweet 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Musk reportedly spent $40M on #Superbowl ads calling #USAID wasteful. Here’s how we would’ve spent that $$: 🏈Purchased HIV treatment from U.S. pharma companies to keep 1M pp alive for 1 year. Tell Congress to youtu.be/PqUESHfuO_8 #saveforeignaid and #standwithUSAID

If no one is organizing, then you can be the organizer. 👊❤️ Just start by emailing friends who also care. Go from there.

A View of the Two Lakes and Mountain House, Catskill Mountains, Morning https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/1069

Is this the friend you're looking for @somercanon.bsky.social ?

Thank you @publiccitizen.bsky.social @democracyforward.bsky.social - lawsuit on behalf of AFSA and AFGE for #USAID affected employees! www.citizen.org/news/governm...

I know there’s a lot going on right now, but please take some time to understand what USAID does and the impact of the current administration’s policies.

Who is spearheading litigation against this? How can I help?

I need to hear some good news today and I’m setting the bar low. Raise your hand if you put trash in a trash bin today instead of on the floor!

Psst. You. Yes, you. Maybe stop scrolling and tinker on that story, hmmm?

Sent out another thing for a thing!

Happy birthday to my lovely wife @marysangiovanni.bsky.social. What better way to celebrate than by checking out her brand new novel -- a collaboration with Edward Lee -- STRANGE STONES. amzn.to/4azr9mo

Just submitted my first thing of the year. :)

Over the weekend, I went to a talk and signing at my local library and picked up this beauty.

Heard a mom with 2 little kids at the grocery store say “Don’t lick that!” And it made my day.

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