Drove The Madwoman to Seattle and got a book and French pastries. A good deal.

Anyway, pre-order my book about America and violence (but I repeat myself)

Everything is Especially Terrible but, thanks to tireless work from everybody on his team, our friend who is currently in ICE detention finally has a court date today! Even if it goes really well it's unlikely that he will be released immediately but we are trying to stay optimistic.

"Bad Man Meets Bad Gal" is my gender.

I'm really paying for it today, but I defied my Bad Ear and went out yesterday. Had a weird traffic adventure with @cupcakegoth.bsky.social, introduced @zillabean.bsky.social to the world of vintage #raincoatfetish, and a woman seated near us at dinner asked if #12InchMads was The Fonz. Worth it!

Having a Stephen King kinda morning. #TheMist

No I will fucking not share my take on trending topics. I will, on the other hand, continue to share my takes on topics that nobody cares about but me. Like why are lemon bars bisexual (delicious but everybody knows that black and white cookies are the most bisexual of all deserts.) Also AI sucks.

Help, I can't drink my coffee because Lupe's got my arm pinned down with her big, heavy head.

I got nothing. Have some #pulp

Can't wait to read this book about flicks shot in Vancouver BC by Sam Wiebe! samwiebe.substack.com/p/shot-in-va...

What's wrong, babe? A) menopause B) ADHD C) fascism D) all of the above www.salon.com/2025/09/22/g...

I think I'm too queer for 28 Years Later. I mean, sure, it's gory, weird and fun, and Nacho Cheese Flavored Ralph Fiennes is a hoot, but wow is it aggressively heterosexual.

DC friends—TOMORROW (9/23)! 7–8 pm @onemorepagebooks.bsky.social Join me, Cheryl A. Head, & Diana Digangi to celebrate CRIME INK: ICONIC, a queer crime fiction anthology I co-edited. 20+ stories inspired by icons like Baldwin, Wilde & Dolly. Talk + signing—come celebrate queer voices!

For those of you in the NYC area, stop by the Bureau of General Services/Queer Division at 7pm on Wednesday, and join @johncopenhaver.bsky.social @annaptaker.bsky.social Christopher Bollen and me as we discuss CRIME INK an anthology of stories written by LGBTQ+ crime/mystery writers.

So are the "infected" in the 28 flicks actually zombies? Zombie-adjacent? Or just really pissed off sick people? Discuss.

Abbreviated version of Anthony Award Best First Novel speech for YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID. Visit your local library, sign up for a library card, join Friends of the Library. Read, write, speak while you still can. #booksky #authorsky

Everything remains Terrible, have some #pulp bondage.

So pleased to see this wonderful review by Autumn Trapani of Crime Ink: Iconic in Kings River Life Magazine! ❤️ Enter to win a free print copy by Sept. 27th!!! kingsriverlife.com/09/20/crime-...

What exactly is the "sinister visitor" doing to the other guy?

I’m so tired of seeing people reply to stories about these tos censorships with “guess I’ll start pirating again.” Good luck pirating content that doesn’t exist because the artists and creators had to quit and find other work.

So I'm watching Street of Shadows aka The Shadow Man and I'm intrigued by English character actor (and alternate universe James Bond) Edward Underdown. Which is apparently his real name, even thought it sounds like the kind of name a 12 year old would ask for when prank calling a bar.

nympholibrarian.substack.com/p/the-devil-... I have been horrifically busy at work and also got way more obsessed with Richard Geis than I planned. The penultimate entry on The Devil is Gay is here, and the final part should follow soon if I can make myself stop reading one more thing!

I'm sick and useless today, so please enjoy this list of Film Noir with the word "Street" or "Streets" in the title. Any other suggestions? boxd.it/OVcEi

(2000) JILL THE RIPPER - Anthony Hickox Last year researching JCVD and 80s/90s action icons I was struck by how tightly regulated most were with their onscreen sexuality. Dolph was a refreshing exception. Won't say it lives up to the potential of a Lundgren bondage movie...but he does get tied up

I contain multitudes.

Since I'm probably going to be stuck in Couch City all weekend, how about some movie recs? What have you been watching and loving lately? New or old. Serious or silly. Scary or sexy. Noir or not. Anything goes! Currently rewatching The Naked Street.

Bad Ear continues its reign of terror and so does Everything Else. We can all use some Lupe right about now.

Its a lynching

NEW COCKTAILS AND CRIME. On revisiting a movie from my youth that's now all too relevant, and on what changes and what stays the same. Also, music documentaries. vincekeenan.substack.com/p/c-and-c-82...

I’m literally asking for just one thing.

Reviewing copyedits for THREE HITMEN AND A BABY and... I cannot wait for people to read this. This is a fun one.

So I was using the search field on this site and the first topic that was offered to me before I typed a single letter was "S. A. Cosby fake Obama list." 1. WTF? 2. Is this even a thing @blacktopkid.bsky.social ?!? 3. If it is, who thought it would be a topic I'd be interested in?

Bad ear is especially bad, and the world out there is worse, but Femmmeow makes it better. #BiAsInFuckTheBinary

This was a such a meaningful discussion … Give it listen!

Bi fistbump, beloved brothers. I see you. www.attitude.co.uk/life/bisexua...

Beach Baby: Tuesday morning blog, in which I wrote yesterday and enjoyed it; feeling pretty good; not watching the news; and lynchings are back in Mississippi, apparently. gregwritesblog.com/2025/09/16/b...

Had a lovely time chatting with Lexie Cutter of Fox23 in Tulsa for their author spotlight series. You can read the interview here: www.fox23.com/community/fo...

I don’t think I actually recommended my own book but I wouldn’t put it past me

Everything is Still Terrible, but several people recommended this flick, including @vpkeenan.bsky.social @aheartofgould.bsky.social and I want you to know that they were absolutely fucking right.

Look, there's a lot going on right now but our friend has been detained by ICE for 29 days now. It's a drop in the toxic bucket of fuck that we are all currently swimming in, but please don't forget about him and others like him who committed no crime other than being brown. His kids miss their dad.

Been avoiding the interwebs in general and The Discourse in particular, but I just saw a "black list" of authors to boycott because they weren't sufficiently sad about Charlie Kirk and I'm not on it. (Clears throat. Taps mic.) I AM NOT SAD! Fuck that racist, misogynist, homophobic little cocksnot.

"When I was a senior in high school, my biology teacher murdered his entire family and got away with it. I’m going to lie to you about it now, but first I need you to understand this much: he did it. He killed them all, and in the end they let him go." southwestreview.com/volume-108-n...

Virtual Crime Ink: Iconic event! Sponsored by MWA Midwest—join JM Redmann, Robyn Gigl, Anne Laughlin, Kristen Lepionka, Meredith Doench, Salem West & me, moderated by Joshua Moehling. 20+ queer crime stories inspired by icons. Sept 18, 8pm ET | Zoom. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

DC friends! Tuesday, Sept 23, 2025 · 7–8pm Join us for an evening celebrating CRIME INK: ICONIC at @onemorepagebooks.bsky.social, the groundbreaking queer crime fiction anthology! www.onemorepagebooks.com/event/celebr...

New York friends, mark your calendars and drop by the Bureau of General Services-Queer Division and celebrate the launch of Crime Ink: Iconic with us! @bgsqd.bsky.social @bywaterbooks.bsky.social #queercrimefiction #thrillerbooks #lgbtqreads🌈

Everything is Terrible but if you need a break from doomscrolling, this little seed propeller looks real pretty.

In preparation for my new novel A VIOLENT MASTERPIECE dropping this April, I'm starting this thread to catalog my work:

Need Mads to recreate this cover, for Science.

I don't have a favorite tumblr post but now need to write a hot queer noir about the lady who invented Crime Skeleton!

Got my copy of Crime Ink: Iconic today! So excited to read this crime fiction anthology inspired by queer icons with stories by some of the most amazing writers I know. If you haven’t yet, grab a copy and make sure you review it because we need more work like this in the world!