I’m going to a Toadies show tonight after not really having thought about them since 2008’s No Deliverance. I honestly wondered if the front man Vaden Lewis had turned into some grumpy right-wing Texan and if I was making a mistake. Then I found this interview from April and I feel better.

Seriously considering making a bumper sticker that says HOW’S MY COPPER? CALL 1-800-EA-NASIR

Today’s wildlife count was three bears and four rabbits. I think the rabbits will have the advantage just based on sheer numbers.

Seriously considering making a bumper sticker that says HOW’S MY COPPER? CALL 1-800-EA-NASIR

The genAI/LLM accessibility tool argument pisses me off so much. Like half the authors in my feed aren't disabled or chronically ill in some way (including myself) and writing their books without ever touching this shit. This is just using accessibility as an excuse for their entitlement.

I spent over an hour yesterday trying to write and lay out a whopping fifty words for a custom bookmark for myself. For fun. Because it’s good to challenge your brain. If I had let AI dream this up for me I would have had no ownership and no pride in the end product. These people do indeed suck.

MAMMAL BULLYING A REPTILE: Nice body temperature dude. Did the sun pick it out for you

may you be the force that you want to see in the world or whatever

In 1979, Mattel sold toy Battlestar Galactica fighter ships that fired a tiny spring-loaded "torpedo." One 4-year old choked on it, and the entire line of torpedo toys was recalled and never sold again.

Martial arts film star from the Middle East? Iraqi Chan who is eating constantly? Snacky Chan and who chews with his mouth open? Smacky Chan

doesn't brush his teeth after? Plaquey Chan picks up those snacks with tongs? Clacky Chan but investigates unsolved mysteries? Robert Stacky Chan

Martial arts film star from the Middle East? Iraqi Chan who is eating constantly? Snacky Chan and who chews with his mouth open? Smacky Chan

Today’s cursed mashup is Roundball Rock Lobster. Be grateful that I do not have the skills to bring this to life.

🎶 La la la la la lobster claw! Give me the claw 'cause I'm gonna shuck it! 🎵

Today’s cursed mashup is Roundball Rock Lobster. Be grateful that I do not have the skills to bring this to life.

brainstorming and outlining are the job. if you cannot do the job, you should not do the job

Finding out my LiveJournal is old enough to rent a car has caused me serious psychic damage.

POW- POW- POWER TOAD POW- POW- POWER TOAD POWER TOAD POWER MAKES IT GO

Just finished The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by @tom-lin.bsky.social. Absolutely incredible that this is his first novel. Tightly wound, driving, hot, full of blood and mystery and death. I can not wait to see what he writes next.

we all know I have no life, so:

Places that make me think of classic villains: San Antonio - Sandman Tony O Piedmont - Pie Demon T Mandeville - The Original Man-Devil (first appearance Amazing Spider-Man #77)

Just finished Coffin Moon by @keithrosson.bsky.social and it now sits in my top five favorite vampire books of all time, alongside 'Salem's Lot, Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist, The Lesser Dead by @buehlmeister.bsky.social, and The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by @stephengrahamjones.com

I have a friend who lives on Demontluzin St - aka The Demon T'Luzin

Places that make me think of classic villains: San Antonio - Sandman Tony O Piedmont - Pie Demon T Mandeville - The Original Man-Devil (first appearance Amazing Spider-Man #77)

moby-dick, his eyes enormous: from hell's heart you STAB at moby? for hate's sake you spit your last BREATH at moby? oh! oh! the great shroud of the sea for ahab! the great shroud of the sea rolling on as it rolled five thousand years ago!!!!

We gotta bring back rock band carnival mirrors.

Colson Whitehead hilariously killing it in the NYT today. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/o...

Again, if you have a Substack, the best time to switch away was months ago -- but today's the second best time.

Thinking of writing a book about a group of tax-protesting conspiracy theorist furries called Sovereign Crittizen.

As someone who's learned quite a lot about birds over the last few years, I can say with confidence that this is part of one of them.

This shit is so fucked that I actually got on the phone to call my representatives - all Republicans, maybe I’m wasting my breath, only left voicemails cause no one is answering. Doesn’t matter. They need to know. Use @5calls.org if you don’t know what to say.

Shrinkflation sucks. Sure the run time is the same but when you look closely you see it’s only 8.25 Things I Hate About You.

Also I want to clarify: “cockroaches and bayou rats” was what I myself would see on the regular. If you’re someone like @manningkrull.bsky.social who gets up half an hour before he goes to sleep then you get to see two dozen birds, three gators, a turtle, and a couple rabbits daily.

In the past few days here in Asheville I’ve seen turkeys, rabbits, owls, hawks, bears, and had to evict both a black rat snake and a tiny field mouse from my house. The most wildlife I’d see on the regular in New Orleans was cockroaches and bayou rats. I’ll take this trade.

Manosphere-coded guy hysterically punching the Huel machine at Heathrow Airport because it was empty. Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world, I feel like I can't take it.

Stop worrying about what YA books to let your kids read and let them sort it out with V C Andrews and cocaine era Stephen King as God intended

Harry Potter tattoo regret rate is an order of magnitude higher than regret for Gender Reassignment Surgery and yet no one has been brave enough to suggest we legislate Harry Potter tattoos.

@manningkrull.bsky.social how did I never realize until today that our friend @pauloswell.bsky.social is really Paulo Swell?

man I wish I knew anything about either Bridgerton or Brigadoon, just enough so I could write a really snappy Bridgerdoon joke

If you want to turn off the neverending insanity machine for 20 seconds here’s a picture of my boys being sweet.

Happy vernal equinox 🌞🌛

Our friend the Precious Stream Toad has the scientific name Ansonia smeagol, named after the character Gollum from the Lord of the Rings! They are a small, slender toad who lives near streams in the Titiwangsa Mountain Range of Malaysia! (photo by Alexius L.Z.L)

almost almost quit ... almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades, John. Sorry that sack of money was so large (and your principles so absent) that you couldn't actually quit.

index (plural indices) hyrax (plural hyraces) Gary Gygax (plural Garies Gygaces)

@buehlmeister.bsky.social @almakatsu.bsky.social @sgj.bsky.social @gabino.bsky.social @pollyschattel.bsky.social @chuckwendig.bsky.social @keithrosson.bsky.social @waub.bsky.social @mcmanlypants.bsky.social You all know your horror so I wanted to ask: what’s the scariest novel you’ve ever read?

Yesterday was my sobriety anniversary, won’t say for how long because when I was first in the program people who had two whole weeks gave me hope, but I figured people with a year or more couldn’t be as alcoholic as I was. If you’re new, though, trust me: have hope.

@pdjeliclark.bsky.social you made it into the Saturday crossword!