This holiday season, give Jeff Bezos and Amazon the gift of zero dollars. 🥰

I really hate that railing against AI is making me sound like Britta railing against Meow Meow Beenz on COMMUNITY. I'm gonna keep doing it, though. Maybe I should get some mustard for my face.

I tried to adjust my computer chair and now it won't stay up past a level I describe as "kindergarten." I think it's borken. Shit. I have a lot to do today and that was my best seat. Anyone know a magic hack for these kinds of chairs? It's got levers on the side and seems to work with air pressure.

They can NEVER replace us. The shitmachines can't even exist without our work. Artists are the only real essential ingredient to Art, never forget that.

Went to see a production of CARRIE: THE MUSICAL yesterday and these boxes in the lobby were just *chef's kiss*.

Fuckin' Hugh Laurie gonna be on a fuckin' Wizard Boy audiobook and meanwhile I got a gorgeous vampire romance in poems that no audio house seems to want to touch.

Every few weeks we gotta make posts like this”call your dem reps to tell them to not vote to allow Lord Killdude to shove people into a volcano” and then the dem reps go “we’ve made an amazing deal where Lord Killdude can have his volcano so long as he promises not to shove people into it”

look I know being an engaged citizen IS the work of democracy but it is also the work of elected officials not to create situations where everyone has to be mobilized all the time to prevent them from allowing some kind of Dickensian horror on a Sunday night while you're in between loads of laundry

I will not support a deal that does nothing to make health care more affordable. We are in a health care emergency. A simple one-year extension of these tax credits would cost less than Donald Trump’s $40 billion bailout for Argentina. A vote for this bill is a mistake.

No health care, no deal.

Find your senators at reps.fyi or call 202-224-3121

Caving on a deal that doesn’t fix health care is, and always has been, a giant betrayal of the American people. Hold the line. Save health care. I’m a NO on anything that doesn’t extend ACA subsidies.

Just wrote to my senators.

Happy Bram Stoker Day! The author of Dracula was born today in 1847. I have a goal to someday own and have read everything he wrote. I have most of his novels. Between various collections and printouts I have almost all of the short stories and short non-fiction attributed to him.

Massachusetts! Take a few minutes this weekend to make sure your right to read legislation is as strong as possible.

Look, if you don't want me singing "Sword of Damocles" during your movie, maybe don't dress your creature in Rocky's underpants.

Nobody tell them that the Hungarian language doesn't have gendered pronouns. Man? Woman? Neither? All of them ő. Or tell them. Maybe they'll have an entertaining fit.

Just got back from the local artists' holiday craft market and had a good time. A couple vendors used AI. Turned my nose up and walked away. Then I spent my money on alpaca dryer balls. And neat stationery. And some chocolate-covered oreos. I didn't buy that guy's glasswork, but I kinda want to.

Feeling hopeful? Wanna read something hopeful to keep that feeling going? www.castofwonders.org/2025/10/cast...

November is Native American Heritage Month! Shout out to #TTRPG players and creators with Indigenous heritage. You're invited to reply to this thread to let us all know what you're working on! nativeamericanheritagemonth.gov

Would love more people to read this and let me know what they think- good and/or bad, thanks

Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market. This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.

Happy #FridayReads and Happy #Novellavember! Got this picture of my youngest playing in a tree. But seriously, if the horror you're reading doesn't have a mysterious, maybe alive, stained glass window in it, what are you even reading? linktr.ee/authorlevai

I haven't seen this so I'm gonna post it. Crick, Watson, and mostly Franklin. www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id...

I just learned Caissie Levy has left the broadway-bound production of The Lost Boys musical. In a related story, I just learned there is a Lost Boys musical. This guy better be in it.

I was just thinking of this scene for no reasons except, you know, the obvious one.

Sometimes I want to take this picture and print it onto a postcard and mail it to the White House. Again and again. Along with that recent Onion headline about Mike Johnson.

Great book. Definitely worth your time.

If you can get to an event with this author, I recommend that you do. I had a good time at the one I attended.

Have you ever read a sci-fi detective comedy narrated by a coffee machine robot? What about one that has 154 footnotes, a star from Publishers Weekly, and a "GET IT" verdict from Kirkus Reviews? www.amazon.com/Great-Americ... bookshop.org/p/books/the-... www.audible.com/pd/The-Great...

Why I have problems marketing my book series: 🧚 There are Fairies, but not your typical Fairies. 🏹It's an epic fantasy but focuses on dialogue and character moments, not big battles and fight scenes. 🌙Large cast of mostly women. 🔆Ceremonial magic! 💚💜🤍 www.amazon.com/dp/B08HLVPF7D

I have a preorder up for the sequel story to Welcome to Cemetery! Off with their Sleds is a fun, dark Christmas mystery just in time for the holidays. Signup and read for free (& early) mailchi.mp/c4252cf5668d... Or preorder now! $0.99 books2read.com/u/3yn96p

Thanks for another #FridayReads, Gabino! There's a chill in the air, and it runs deeper than just the turn of the season Check out the book Craig DiLouie(!) called "a powerful Victorian adventure, rich in detail and set in a fully realized world ... A stunning debut!" LINK: books2read.com/u/490zOw

Happy #FridayReads, hermano! On Nov. 11, the new Flame Tree Press anthology, Latin American Shared Stories, will be published. Edited by V. Castro, it includes my horror-bromance story "Nacho" that you may listen to in this special podcast. youtu.be/JjQPdKt9UBw?... #horror

Thanks, Gabino! My coming-of-age folk horror, The Haunting of Wounded Birds, releases in 5 days! If you love dark forests, black birds, old rituals, and haunted boys, this one's for you. mybook.to/woundedbirds (I only need one more preorder to get me to my goal)

I have a collection of horror that is weird, literary, and eerie. 38 stories, all illustrated, for only $1.99! You can pick it up on Amazon or Bookshop: Amazon bit.ly/4lZImtq Bookshop bit.ly/41USpIQ

Today #FridayReads I am sharing All the Way to the Top, the tale of a mediocre man who finds he has to fend for himself when the zombies arrive. He’d like to know when someone is gonna bring him his lunch. Find all 13 stories in Revolve. Thanks Gabino! Linktr.ee/kdbwrites

Need more Frankenstein in your life? The Unkillable Frank Lightning has black magic and gunfights and secret occult orders and, yeah, a few people cheating death. Just $7.99 for the digital copy. www.amazon.com/Unkillable-F...

Thanks, Gabino! “This book (Noise Ordinance) is so good… I’m sitting on my porch reading it again. I’m dying laughing. I’m surprised you can’t hear me laughing from here.” Kind words from a reader! Available on digital platforms and @bookpeople.com a.co/d/hutoMgi books.apple.com/us/book/nois...

It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I’m sharing this one because it’s very timely, helped me land an agent, was a Stoker nominee, was published in France and Italy, and it’s 30% off! www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

Oh hello there 🙃 #art #bats #autumn

If you have even the slightest respect for your own work, don't touch this with a ten foot pole.

My 15yo says teachers are increasingly using AI in classrooms. Looks like I gotta finally get off my ass and find out when school board meetings happen.

A post just reminded me that #Novellavember is coming up.

Gonna start printing all the Butlerian Jihad Now sweatshirts next week. Get em while they warm. Etsy.com/shop/bumlung

Tee-hee. @hoopladigital.bsky.social has a movie category called "Mockbusters" which is stuff like METH GATOR and ROAD WARS: MAX FURY.

Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.

All right. My annual $50 buy of indie books at Amazon is concluded. I wrote, like, six reviews this morning, and more to come.