New flash piece at Guilty. Oh, read all ye faithful. www.guiltycrimemag.com/flash/obitua...

Just FYI: Next week the people applauding will celebrate the virginal birth of a Jewish guy (who was his own dad) to die (to prove his love for us) and tell us that bread and wine are his skin and blood. But sure, a lady can't become a dude or whatever. #fuckoff #eatmyass

When I'm asked to say grace...

As 2025 winds down, how about we look back on the highlights of some of my shit? 19 pieces published (12 new stories, 2 reprints, 1 soon to be published, and 4 poems), 2 award nominations, and 1 Derringer Award win. Hot damn and joy to the world. Holla!

Tuckered out after a long day of doing Jack shit #dogs

You should watch this for a spot-on critique of our current culture (or lack there of). A complete sociology lesson in 2 minutes and change.

So for those keeping score this wekk (probably none of you) I've been nominated for a Beat of the Net award and, now, the Pushcart Prize. Thanks to @literarygarage.bsky.social

Well, shit fire. A poem of mine is up for Best of the Net courtesy of Revolution John.

Also featuring @kmwriter01.bsky.social @wilsonkoewing.bsky.social @carlottadale.bsky.social @kelkel.bsky.social and curated by @nathanpettigrew.bsky.social

I know a lot of you aren't on that *ahem* other site, but here's a nice, gritty flash fiction/poetry compilation including yours untruly and a couple of mutual. Enjoy. Or don't. I don't care. x.com/MythicPicnic...

A new story up at @literarygarage.bsky.social This one probably has the best ending I've written, in my not so humble opinion. literarygarage.com/i-stand-at-t...

This one has a happy ending. Enjoy! 😊 😺😀😽 pistoljimpress.substack.com/p/meatloaf-b...

Holds up perfectly, and it's probably more relevant today than it was a decade ago.

@caseystegman.com has been a long time booster for many folks in the crime writing community, myself included, and it's nice to see one of the good guys, and one of the great writers, score a win. I'm proud of him. Congratulations, Casey. If anyone deserves it, it's you.

Need some noir in your life? @cwblackwell.bsky.social has you covered. Hard Mountain Clay from @shotgunhoney.com is a brutal novella, River Street Rhapsody is an amazing collection of poems, and WKTP from @rhppress.bsky.social puts society under a microscope. Pick up CWs stuff. You won't regret it.

New bullshit coming soon to a PC, laptop, tablet, phone, whateverthehell near you. @mrbullbull.bsky.social @literarygarage.bsky.social @witchingmetal66.bsky.social

Psst. Wanna check out my first published short story? *crickets* Thought so. Anyhoo, the horror mag Blood Moon Rising gave me chance 21 years ago this month. Here's a link to a PDF (and, yes, it looks like a jumbled mess of bullshit). Not great, but not bad either. Keep on reading on. Peace.

Author photo #caturday

Sums up my taste in, and stern judgement of music and movies almost to a tee

Congratulations to @mikemchone.bsky.social on his Derringer Award for Kargin the Necromancer!!

@cwblackwell.bsky.social is a helluva writer and kind enough to accept this in my place. Can't thank him enough 🙂

Thanks for reading @muchadoaboutnil.bsky.social and thanks to @rhppress.bsky.social for running the piece.

You are about to read a story based on real events... Pistol Jim Press gave a home to published story 44. Whoa. Pistol? 44? Ironic. Anyway, here's some folks getting killed. Enjoy. pistoljimpress.substack.com/p/operative-...

So excited for this!

The new issue of Rock and a Hard Place is out featuring yours truly and a batch of greats. My story "By the Heaven that Bends Above Us" (yes, that's a Poe reference) features two brothers, a sack of cash, and a botched getaway. Get some. www.amazon.com/Rock-Hard-Pl...

Check out my new story. Also, give the other stories on this great site a read.

New story. Check it out. Thanks to @literarygarage.bsky.social for publishing it. literarygarage.com/an-american-...

Check it out @cwblackwell.bsky.social @jeffcircle.bsky.social

A blockbuster event waiting to happen.

Ain't this some shit. www.bottlerocketlitmag.com/the-work/art...

Head over to Reckon to read "Call Me Mr. Black" by Mike McHone. @mikemchone.bsky.social

One of my favorite writers with a helluva story. Goddamn.

You heard 'em. Get on over there.

NEW FICTION. This might get weird. Thanks to @reckonreview.bsky.social for publishing this twisted little tale "Call Me Mr. Black." I hope you like it. The ending is, in my opinion, probably my best. reckonreview.com/call-me-mr-b...

Crazy, man

Mark your calendar

How's your Thursday? Thanks to the SMFS judges and everyone who voted. Also, congrats to fellow Flash nominees @cwblackwell.bsky.social and @marythor.bsky.social , Derringer Anthology winners @crimefictionwriter.bsky.social and Barb Goffman, and all the other nominees and winners. 😀

Today is my birthday! Don't worry, there's still time to get me a gift. You can order a copy of THE BIG REWIND, NEGATIVE GIRL or 120 MURDERS (with my story "Tornado Mother") from a local bookstore, library or Not-Amazon bookshop.org/p/books/nega...

The new Guilty is out, featuring my story "A Troll Up North." Fun fact. Residents of Michigan's upper peninsula call residents from the lower peninsula trolls. Because we live below the Mackinac Bridge. Get it? Below the bridge? Some think it's funny... Anyway, read it. www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4JVDBJD

Dark Yonder #9 is out featuring @fleurbradley.bsky.social @cwblackwell.bsky.social and many others (and me). Pick up a copy today! www.amazon.com/Dark-Yonder-...

A new issue of Guilty featuring me, @brandonbarrows.bsky.social and others coming soon! Like, repost, quote post, post post, Markie Post, do whatever you can to get the word out. Danke Schoen, baby.

For anyone interested (all 2 or 3 of you), here's a list of some of my stories hanging out in the pipeline. Thanks to @rhppress.bsky.social @reckonreview.bsky.social @brandonbarrows.bsky.social from Guilty, and Dark Yonder's @erykpruitt.bsky.social for taking in these orphans. 1/4

Well, slap my ass and call me silly. (Actually, don't. That'd be weird.) Anyway, I found out I'm a Derringer Award finalist. Thanks to @mysterytribune.bsky.social for publishing "Kargin the Necromancer" and thanks to the SMFS judges for giving it a nod. shortmystery.blogspot.com/2025/04/smfs...

Poems. Read. Now. revolutionjohnjournal.wordpress.com/2025/03/27/m...

Lordy, Lordy, guess who just got an acceptance for story number 40. 😀 Yes, my 40th piece of fiction got a greenlight from one of my favorite publishers. Also have some poems coming out from another fav publisher later this month. And I didn't even have to use my AK. I gotta say it was a good day.