The crew at Toki Underground is hosting a free lunch on Thanksgiving. 11am-1pm at 2731 Greenmount Ave in Baltimore.

This Trans Day of Remembrance, my heart hurts thinking of all the people we couldn't carry through to the other side of this moment in history. Amidst all the fighting we've done for our community, amidst the unshakeable belief that we will win in the end, grief still takes hold.

This Transgender Awareness Week, we come together to celebrate the resilience and bravery of the transgender community in the face of relentless attacks. My message to you is simple: I am with you. I love you. I will never stop fighting for you.

All the pearl-clutching about Zohran Mamdani--by right-wingers who elected a half-senile old TV star president--is very amusing. For once the shoe is on the other foot.

Surely the people of Halloween can rally together to support a bookstore called THE TWISTED SPINE that sells HORROR books? gofund.me/96586c695

Today's haul from Vortex Books & Comics

Annihilation is back on the LA Times bestseller list. Thanks readers and booksellers!

"'Moira'...is a heartbreakingly beautiful story... In deft prose, Flanagan balances layered scenes with flash-like fragments...the horror of not being fully present in life." 🌻 Many thanks to Logan Lynch for this review of charitable anthology "Shadows in the Stacks" share.google/Ah0lQIGSKsDv...

Gotta be honest - it was absolutely impossible not to laugh. My face hurt by the end of this.

Listen. Learn. Adapt. Revised submission guidelines for VIEWS FROM THE OVERLOOK can be found here. Looking forward to reading what folks dream up. jamieflanagan.com/guidelines-2/

Attention, horror fans. BIG Garth Marenghi-based event arriving later this week. Trailer here…

Live your life in such a way that 7 million people don’t show up just to tell you that you are an asshole. #NoKings

In 2025, Scares That Care helped 4 families impacted by childhood illness, burns, & breast cancer. This was only possible because of you. If you attended AuthorCon, Killer Pride, one of our auctions at various conventions, donated online, or shared our message, sincerely thank you.

This is our day. Right now, today it’s our turn to represent America! 🇺🇸 🚫👑✊🏼

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY: Make your voices heard. Join us in a peaceful protest across our country against the most corrupt, deceitful & criminal Administration in U.S. History. We say NO KINGS, NO CROOKS, NO SPRAY-TAN CONMAN! 👎 Check for a location near you at: www.nokings.org #BeThere 👍

I believe that we are many, And I believe that they are few.

Remaining dates on the tour for FIEND! Please note a line-up change for Oct 1, Frederick MD: the wonderful @jamieflanagan.com will be joining me!

I wrote a book about fascism, the trap of poverty, and how little we care about the military. One editor called it depressing. Another said it needed a hero. Recorded published it as an audio original and a few people have asked for it as an ebook. Here you go, all ten of you: a.co/d/21lgHYP

New Deal Announcement: THE GARGOYLE AND THE MASON by @jamieflanagan.com, in which a lonely gargoyle learns the transformative power of friendship and acceptance. This is Jamie's, and Shortwave's, first children's picture book. THE GARGOYLE AND THE MASON will be fully illustrated by Marina Claire.

I think about Jamie Flanagan's short story "Moira" at least once a day. One of the best and most moving I've ever read. The story is featured in Shadows in the Stacks charity anthology from @shortwavebooks.bsky.social. Check it out. shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/shad...

These are the times that try men’s souls.

if you've been watching the community defenses against ICE and thinking, "i support my comrades but i don't feel comfortable being on the ~front lines~" please know there are many other ways to support! you can drop off a case of water and snacks, buy medical supplies, donate to jail support, etc

Still a wonder. More so in my 40s

Many thanks to Lane Heymont at Tobias Literary Agency for championing this deal 🙏

Your world will get bigger and brighter. THE LIFE OF CHUCK. From the hearts and souls of Mike Flanagan and Stephen King. In Select Cities 6.6, Everywhere 6.13 #ThanksChuck #HowDoYouDescribeTheIndescribable?

Includes a gorgeous adaptation of my short story, "Moira"

Puppy yoga

Some of my favorites

Happy transgender day of visibility, I saw my reflection, and that means 6 more weeks of gender.

It’s beautiful in DC right now. Peak bloom from the cherry blossoms and petals drift by wherever you walk, blown in from some distant or nearby tree. When I first transitioned, they were blooming, years ago. On this Transgender Day of Visibility, I am yearning for our own spring to return.

Raising funds at Authorcon V in Williamsburg. Join us for #scaresthatcare

The PRELIMINARY Programming Schedule for AuthorCon V (a @scaresthatcare.bsky.social charity event) is now live. If you are an attending author who requested to be included in programming, please read it over carefully and follow the instructions. www.briankeene.com/news/authorc...

Had a lovely chat with these fine folks. Thanks for having me, @horrormakesushappy.bsky.social

Erasing our history won't erase us. Transgender people have always been here — and we always will be.

With a heavy heart, it's time to say goodbye to Happy Hollow. It was a gift of a project, a joy of a process, and a strange bird of a show that I remain proud (and grateful) to have worked on. Onwards. 🤘🔥

Hey, Baltimore. There's a couple on 25th just south of Greenmount with a sign that says they need food and cat supplies. I was on my way to an early doc appointment and couldn't help. If you're in the area and have extra cat food or treats, swing over on your way to work.

Citizen Sleeper 2. Written (beautifully) by @jumpovertheage.com

If a Democrat fired 100 FAA employees and put a freeze on hiring air traffic controllers 8 days before an airport plane crash, there would be a right-wing and media frenzy for weeks.

The biggest problem with our Senate Democrats is they are ancient. The older we get, the more we learn to accept things. We relate new insults to past slights and setbacks, and convince ourselves the problem is temporary because it worked itself out in the past. None of this is acceptable.

Trump now moves to talk about EOs: - Troops to the southern border - Alien Enemies Act of 1798 for cities - Oil Drilling EOs - End of EV mandate - Tariffs - End of "government censorship" (No word on book bans) - End "social engineering" of race/gender - End legal recognition of transgender people

Melania's gone full Carmen Sandiego. Can't blame her