White people will tell you that hip-hop is “just noise” and then feel an emotional stirring when they hear a bagpipe.

KHAAAAAAN!!! We’re reading the second novella in CRIMSON SKIES and it stars KHAAAAAAAN!!!!!!! youtu.be/q29s6eM_QBo?...

My kid brought home his first scholastic catalogue and I’m dizzy with excitement.

Just got done with ALL THE STARS DIE by John F.D. Taff and I highly recommend it. Cosmic horror novellas by a truly skilled author. A page turner, to boot. Damn. @badhandbooks.bsky.social

Y’know, there was a split second there that I was saying “Folks, she’s a new widow—we all mourn differently. There’s no wrong way to mourn.” And I was wrong.

Honestly, every time evangelicals describe the rapture and how folks like me are going to be left behind, I can’t help but think: “That sounds really nice.”

I’m reading the first Ravenloft module for AD&D and I think the funniest aspect of it is there’s always a chance Strahd will just show up, start a fight, and then run away. He’s basically Jason in the Friday the 13th NES game.

Time for a new book and some rollicking adventure! Today we’re starting CRIMSON SKIES. youtu.be/ibpjrnPqKFg?...

I want to go to there. youtu.be/WODiRnsHQYk?...

My first Saturday in weeks where I don’t feel like asshole casserole. Happy November. 🍂

It’s Halloween! Time to wrap up an episode about all the spookiest stuff: stubborn coughs, babies, and western expansionism! youtu.be/FhLR4FCpKd4?...

Went to the grocery store and some good ‘ole boy looks at me with a big grin. “Got something for ya,” he said before handing me this. “Chinese currency,” he said, then explained he got a boxful on TEMU for half the price of Amazon—he was very proud of that detail. There’s a lot to unpack here.

I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.

When you drop by the clinic to have your sore throat looked over and they start hooking you up to an IV. Delightful.

You guys want to watch Kevin talk through the Death Stranding novel with a guy who’s clearly got the consumption? Of course you do. youtu.be/A2G5rpHyFx0?...

My mother, a lifelong republican, casually mentioned that she’d like to demonstrate in the No Kings Rally.

Listen, when the job limits your sick days, it means they have to deal with it when you’re at your desk turning into Brundlefly.

Having a very grimdark birfday, thankyouverymuch. 🎁

Doubling down on horseshit is exactly what brought us here. The “it doesn’t matter when my side does it” stance hurts everyone. There’s plenty of real shit to be angry about without undercutting the message in the short run and hobbling our cultural literacy in the long run.

Grab your tactical utility babies: we’re starting a new book! Tune in for the first episode of DEATH STRANDING, VOLUME 1: youtu.be/PY7XGNLJx0Y?...

Found two dead shrews on the front porch this morning. Jonesy the jungle cat strikes again.

Enjoying this collection from @frombeyondpress.bsky.social, but “Honeydew and Cloves” by @bitterkarella.bsky.social alone was worth the price of admission.

Using speed paints a lot, so I’m getting creative with how I know what they look like dry.

Jonesy’s only been an indoor/outdoor cat for a month. He caught and ate a lizard and now he’s walking around like he’s a mountain lion. Getting too big for his britches.

I’ve been following @jessecox.bsky.social since the Co-Optional Podcast days, so I don’t mind telling you how excellent it was to have him on the show.

Today we’re talking about Worlds of Power: Bases Loaded 2 with special guest @jessecox.bsky.social! And before you ask, no: there is not a novelization for the first Bases Loaded! So you know it’s gonna be good. youtu.be/ALvwa-u35kM?...

Thanks to Gmail’s AI, which gives me the option of replying to book rejections like a ninja turtle.

Soul farts: where do they come from? What do they want? How could they possibly be an important part of the conclusion of The Infernal City? Find out the answer to all your burning questions in the latest episode of PIXEL LIT!

I know antifa isn't a real organization because I don't get 40 texts a week from them asking for donations.

My Instagram stories are just leftist rants and 40K memes.

This morning, I’m eating breakfast on the covered porch and watching the treeline for signs of deer or mink or foxes. It’s cool and quiet and my family is still asleep. Crickets, cicadas, frogs — a rooster crowing. There’s even a wagon in the backyard. It’s goddamn wholesome, is what it is.

Standby for my first sporadic sports post of the season: STILLERS!!!! 🖤💛

We’re back! Well, Phil’s audio is back. It doesn’t matter: celebrate! Pixel Lit’s latest episode is live anywhere you get podcast goodness!

I was an extra on the set of the Redford-directed film “The Conspirator.” If you’ve never done film work, it’s a ton of hurry up and wait. So, dressed in Civil War era garb, me and a friend, with ten feet between us, began making faces at each other. 1/3

A day may come when I’m surprised that the call came from inside the house, but today is not that day.

That’s a wrap on my new book. I’m going to give it a few weeks and go over it with a razor and boiling oil. Then we’ll work on getting it sold.

Welp, this gin ain’t gonna drink itself.

I’m 42, but this week I’m feeling more like 47.

My wife begrudgingly watching the Philly vs Dallas game, when Carter’s ejected for spitting. Suddenly, she’s fully invested. “These are messy bitches.”

Moving my family to the country this weekend, and I think the suburbs I live in are taking it personally. “Oh you want nature?? I’ll give you nature! Have a Copperhead you traitor!!!”

Did you know there are Elder Scrolls books? Did you know the first one almost gave Phil and Kevin an aneurysm? Check out the latest episode for a whole new meltdown!

Trying to make friends with scammers. It’s not working.

A horror writer’s adventures with Word’s grammar suggestions: Computer: You’ve written “she rolled her remaining eye.” Do you mean “she rolled her eyes?” Me: I do not.

It’s true. We agreed years ago that it was silly not to tell friends that you love them on a regular basis, and it honestly means a lot to me.

We have to keep ourselves entertained.

Ahh Silent Hill: a perfectly lovely place where we most definitely DO NOT experience manifestations of our loss and inner evil. Anyway, the last episode of Silent Hill 2 is live!

My fantasy football league’s AI: “your team is projected to finish the season second from last” Me:

My first try at Caldo Verde and got DAMN. The Portuguese know what they’re doing. 🍲

Okay, there’s red flags, and then there’s factories that exclusively manufacture red flags. Come take a factory tour in part two of our Silent Hill 2 coverage!

The second episode of Silent Hill 2 releases tomorrow, but in the meantime WHADDAYA PLAYIN??