"Unthaw" is a word, right? I've heard that. I've said it. You take meat out of the freezer and unthaw it. Next question. Why is this a word? We already have "thaw." This is giving me boned-deboned vibes.

Mean people.

Grammy-winning writer and producer Alexander Grant (by.alexander) put together on Spotify the ultimate playlist for a classic New York City night. I'm only through 2 of the 524 songs, but pretty good so far. open.spotify.com/playlist/4kS...

Yes.

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Foster care handed Charlie over to a sociopath. Now he's neck-deep in a criminal operation he never chose. Worse: Slender Man is tracking him and there's nowhere left to hide. S2E6: "The Geography of Luck" — Early access on Patreon tonight www.patreon.com/posts/welcom...

For novelists, the best humor delivers more than a punchline. It reveals the truth. Use humor to expose fear, ego, and the quiet absurdities we’d rather ignore. #writing #WritingAdvice #WritingCommunity #AskEditor #StoryCraft

Making homemade Ding Dongs with tariff-free ingredients. Everything’s about to change, y’all.

Y'all need anything? #amwriting

We don’t live in postcards, and neither do the stories that we tell. Show the roughness, the contradictions, the places polite society skips over. Because when you reveal the grit, the beauty that survives feels even more extraordinary. #WritingTip #WritingCommunity #AskEditor #StoryCraft

Every great aside feels like contraband . . . something you weren’t supposed to know. Used right, it makes the reader lean closer and trust the voice. #writing #WritingTip #WritingAdvice #WritingCommunity #AskEditor #StoryCraft

When three killers rolled up to Charlie's house in a black Cadillac, his world ended. When the cops botched the case, his war began. Subscribe to Escape from Suck City www.patreon.com/posts/129598... #EscapeFromSuckCity #DesertNoir #SerializedFiction #AltFiction

Did you see the Jets game?

Chaos hooks attention, but reflection delivers meaning. Show what it costs, and your story will stick long after the noise fades. #writing #WritingTip #WritingAdvice #WritingCommunity #AskEditor #StoryCraft

Every writer bends the rules, but the real trick is teaching readers how to follow your version of them. Consistency builds trust, and once trained, readers will follow you anywhere. #writing #WritingTip #WritingAdvice #WritingCommunity #AskEditor #StoryCraft

So I thought the chili might cover up the fact that I was eating a hot dog. That's probably what the autopsy will say.

To relax and find that place of zen, I watch reruns of The Blacklist. My therapist says, with air quotes, "This is the sign of a healthy, well-functioning mind." Ha! Joke's on him. I don't have a therapist.

I pitched this in 2011: A do-gooding acupuncturist who battles an evil voodoo doll in THE VOODOOIST. Hey, when you get your shot, take it.

They need to put some space between these two emoticons. Too often, I've accidentally haha'd at the eulogy of a friend’s daughter’s pet gecko, an uncle coming out of Tourette's rehab, a cat’s body rejecting its paw transplant. I mean, sometimes I meant to haha, but not every time.

The screenwriter's advice is to enter the scene as late as possible. Stories hit harder when they begin mid-action. Movement sparks questions that explanation can’t, pulling the reader forward before they can look away. #writing #WritingTip #WritingAdvice #WritingCommunity #AskEditor #StoryCraft

Stories grip harder when they begin mid-action. Movement sparks questions that explanation can’t, pulling the reader forward before they can look away. #writing #WritingTip #WritingAdvice #WritingCommunity #AskEditor #StoryCraft

Every word should earn its place. Cut until only the details that move the story or deepen the moment are left on the page. #writing #WritingTip #WritingAdvice #WritingCommunity #AskEditor

For Charlie Edmund, survival’s not a plan. It’s the only game left. Dive into Escape from Suck City. #EscapeFromSuckCity #DesertNoir #SerializedFiction #AltFiction #ReadThis #CrimeFiction #WritingCommunity

Mix high and low references just like The Bard and The Tarantino. #writing #WritingTip #WritingAdvice #WritingCommunity #AskEditor

I'm drinking a non-alcoholic beer from Germany. Germany. Man, those guys took that loss hard.

Hey, I can't be brilliant two places at once. That's expecting a lot, and frankly, I won't put up with it. So you'll just have to read my Emmy-nominated comments over at Zuck's place. www.facebook.com/adam.renfro/...

I have a plan to genetically modify alfalfa sprouts into the shape of letters and call them alfalfabet sprouts. I live with both a vegan and a scientist, and neither of them is giving me encouragement on this. Thomas Edison would have settled for a better candle if he lived here.

Okay, Mr. Pink or Mr. Floyd or whatever you call yourself, let me say this. A little “dark sarcasm in the classroom” is a good thing.

Ray Nathan hands Charlie a black ski mask. "Tonight, you graduate from victim to witness to accomplice.” S2E2 Meet the Misfits drops now on Patreon and in two days on Substack. www.patreon.com/posts/129598357 #SerialFiction #DesertNoir #Serial

Charlie Edmund’s on the run—from a brutal past, a broken system, and something much darker. Escape from Suck City is grit-lit desert noir. www.patreon.com/posts/129598357 First episode in each season is free. #StreetLit #DesertNoir #DarkFiction

"No time to wallow in the mire" I have found time, Jim. I have found time.

I just learned that "peanut butter and jelly" is an irreversible binomial. I haven’t been this excited since I found out owls can’t roll their eyes.

Perfect snack: 9 Granola Thins.

Ray Nathan gives Charlie a "promotion" to Junior Shitbird in the abode’s lab. Storm Warning, where survival means choosing between monsters you know and monsters you don't, is now live on Substack. 🔗 zurl.co/wOaN9 #SerialFiction #DarkLit #NoirFiction #FictionSeries

Ray Nathan hands Charlie a black ski mask. "Tonight, you graduate from victim to witness to accomplice.” S2E2 Meet the Misfits drops now on Patreon and in two days on Substack. www.patreon.com/posts/129598357 #SerialFiction #DesertNoir #Serial

A storm is coming to Suck City. But the storm outside is nothing compared to what’s brewing inside Ray Nathan’s hell house. Storm Warning is live now on Patreon. Substack in two days. 🔗 zurl.co/F1o3P #SerialFiction #DarkLit #NoirFiction #FictionSeries

Restaurant conversation: If I sent Christopher Columbus to the New World to discover ranch dressing, and he returned with that amount, I’d chop his head off.

Charlie Edmund’s on the run—from a brutal past, a broken system, and something much darker. Escape from Suck City is grit-lit desert noir. www.patreon.com/posts/129598357 First episode in each season is free. #StreetLit #DesertNoir #DarkFiction

Why isn't there a fitness milk called 110% Milk? "We ask our athletes to give 110%. And that's what we put in our milk. 110%" I'm Shark Tanking this. Bye-bye, Middle Class. I'll be hanging with the 1% (people, not dairy).

Ray Nathan hands Charlie a black ski mask. "Tonight, you graduate from victim to witness to accomplice.” S2E2 Meet the Misfits drops now on Patreon and in two days on Substack. www.patreon.com/posts/129598357 #SerialFiction #DesertNoir #Serial

Ray Nathan hands Charlie a black ski mask. "Tonight, you graduate from victim to witness to accomplice.” S2E2 Meet the Misfits drops now on Patreon and in two days on Substack. www.patreon.com/posts/129598357 #SerialFiction #DesertNoir #Serial

Charlie’s back. A kid trying to survive a broken system. Season 2 of Escape from Suck City starts now. First episode is free. Read it here: zurl.co/Mr1Kf #SerialFiction #FreeRead #DarkFiction #StreetLit

Charlie Edmund’s on the run—from a brutal past, a broken system, and something much darker. Escape from Suck City is grit-lit desert noir. www.patreon.com/posts/129598357 First episode in each season is free. #StreetLit #DesertNoir #DarkFiction