Thank you to all the heroes at the @stchlibrary.bsky.social for hosting me for two absolutely wonderful events! Always nice to meet so many great writers and readers and to share my love of creativity! And they sold out of my books! #booksky #RayBradbury #libraries #writerscommunity

If you have ever lived in Chicago, you know these 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔… Here is the 1st page of my story, “Creepy Crawly” from the newly released, fantastic domestic horror anthology, COSTS OF LIVING. I was thrilled when KIRKUS REVIEWS singled my story out in its glowing review. Happy October! 🎃 #horror

Washington Post dismantled the platform Jamal wrote on. Discarded the fellowship they created in his memory. They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth. But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi. RIP, Jamal. open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

We are living in a new Gilded Age: exorbitant wealth, staggering inequality, concentrated power, rampant corruption, and industrial capitalism taking precedence over working families. But the Progressive era was a response to the Gilded Age and history will repeat itself. #Hope #Democracy

40 freaking 6 years ago tonight, I saw my first KISS concert at the International Amphitheater in Chicago. Judas Priest opened. Incredible memory. Thank you @KISS. Photos are from that night.

The platform of choice for Gen Z is now effectively state run media. #TikTok

They are definitely going to try to takedown Bluesky.

Two absolute masters of their craft. Ray Bradbury once told me he went to dinner at Hitchcock’s Hollywood Hills home and all the food on the table was dyed purple. “Why did he do that?” I asked. “He didn’t say,” Bradbury responded. #Hollywood #RayBradbury #horror #writerscommunity

I have written a number of deep dive essays into the life and work of #RayBradbury that go well beyond my books. I am most proud of this one. #writers #sciencefiction #fantasy #biography lareviewofbooks.org/article/ray-...

Unpublished images of Ray Bradbury’s time working in Ireland, writing the screenplay for MOBY DICK for director John Huston. The last photo has not been seen for over 70 years and it’s a doozy! www.samweller.net/bradbury-1/2...

I worked hard to earn these. I never take these two gothic beauties for granted. #horror #horrorwriters @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social

This is a good one.

“You don’t have to burn a book to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” — Ray Bradbury

My story in COSTS OF LIVING is a rare venture into Chicago writing for me. It is about those grotesque Midwest millipedes that invade our homes every summer. I hope you will share this post and support this book! #horrorsky #booksky #booklaunch #horror #anthology #shortstories #fiction

Stoked to have a story in this monsterously cool anthology! The book is NOW available in fine bookstores everywhere! Glorious high-fives to Steve Capone @whisperhousepress.bsky.social and all the amazing contributors! Please support indie publishers and get a copy today! #horror #writing

Practical, how-to guide takes you step-by-step through the self-publishing process #amwriting #writingcommunity #WritingQ #writer #inventingreality www.amazon.com/Minutes-Self-P...

Long skateboard ride. Then coffee and jazz and writing. Staying sober, too. Put today in the win column. #AmWriting

Thank you for celebrating Ray Bradbury’s birthday with me today. He will truly Live Forever! #RayBradbury #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #WritersCommunity

Did you know that #RayBradbury never drove a car and didn’t fly on an airplane until he was 62?? Truth! #writer #writerscommunity #sciencefiction

The man loved his cats. At one point, in 1958, the Bradbury family owned 22 of them! #RayBradbury #Cats

I love this photo. Here is a teenage Ray Bradbury in the mid-1930s alongside actress Ida Lupino who would go on to a career as one of the first women film directors. #Hollywood #RayBradbury

Ray Bradbury taking a stroll in the French countryside. Happy Birthday, Ray! #sciencefiction #writerscommunuty

That day I went to the White House with #RayBradbury and President George W. Bush asks me, “So, when you’re writing a biography, how do you decide where to start? At birth? Near the end of life looking back? At a turning point moment in life?” I was floored.

I think @morgfair.bsky.social will enjoy this!

My Bradbury Birthday celebration continues! A teenage #RayBradbury Circa 1936 outside Paramount Studios with a Marlene Dietrich. He asked her to cross the street so the sunlight would be falling on them! She rolled her eyes and acquiesced. #Hollywood

To commemorate Ray Bradbury’s birthday today, the trade paperback of my book, THE BRADBURY CHRONICLES: THE LIFE OF RAY BRADBURY is a bargain on Amazon today at $12! #RayBradbury #WritingCommunity www.amazon.com/Bradbury-Chr...

A young Ray Bradbury, roused from a nap by his Aunt Neva to take this photograph. #RayBradbury #Birthday #Writer

Happy Birthday to the Maestro, the Great Ray Bradbury! Thank you for giving me the honor to serve as your biographer! #RayBradbury #Writingcommunity

Happy Birthday, #RayBradbury! Born on this day, 1920. I love you! #sciencefiction #fantasy #horror #writerscommunity

Super enjoyed this interview I did with Sam Torode on the LIVING FROM THE SOUL podcast discussing the creative lessons I learned working with #RayBradbury for 12 years. Give it a listen! #creativity #writing creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

Kolchak the Nightstalker’s office window at The Independent News Service. Image from the television show and how it looks today. #horror #television #70s

A #RayBradbury original.

Interesting that John W. Campbell repeatedly rejected the stories of Ray Bradbury. Not enough hard science fiction for his aesthetic. It’s good that Bradbury stuck to his proverbial ray guns and wrote what was honest to him. #RayBradbury #ScienceFiction

It’s Monday morning! Have an awesome week everyone! Live in #gratitude. It makes life so wonderfully fulfilling. #MotivationalMonday

A moment of silence today, if you will.

Middle grade and high school English Teachers! Check out an absolutely free writing exercise that Ray Bradbury personally taught me. Try it out with your students! It’s a blast and there are no strings attached. #teachers #writing #raybrabury #Free www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Ray-...

#RayBradbury emoji. #sciencefiction #fantasy #horror #authors

The #Ghost show tonight in Chicago was seriously one of the best concerts I’ve ever attended. Just incredible and the crowd was so freaking into it. youtu.be/5w-XjMGfR_I?...

This book languished in a file for decades. After the author’s death, Smithsonian Books released it. Author Robert “Mack” McCormick was an idiosyncratic ethnomusicologist who, ultimately, brought us the finest primary sourced writing on the mythic life of blues legend, Robert Johnson. AMAZING!

I’m way behind on this because I don’t read high fantasy, but this book is an absolute gem. Outstanding characters, great adventure, cool social commentary and wonderfully imaginative world building. Boom. What a book. #fantasy #booksky

Now, Activists from 10 countries incl. 7 Americans are sailing to Gaza in Freedom Flotilla ship, the Handala, carrying humanitarian aid, to break Israel's blockade on Gaza Past Flotilla’s have faced VIOLENT RAIDS, UNLAWFUL DETENTIONS & obstruction of humanitarian missions Protect the Handala.

50 years ago: 1975 was a freaking great year for popular culture. @popmatters.com #popculture #booksky #movies #music #scratching

This man is on a major roll and it makes me so happy. Congrats, Steve! BlueSky scribes—Support fellow writers! If you are on a roll, let me know! #writingcommunity

The last half decade has made me the resident Marvel grump—so trust me when I say “First Steps” is a delight. Imaginative. Passionate. Funny! Shouldn’t have taken 30 years to get the Fantastic Four right, but I couldn’t have asked for more. Left me beaming mashable.com/article/fant...

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So proud to be involved in this awesome project! #horror #writerscommunity #BookSky

Want a bit of inspiration today? This story that #RayBradbury told me for my @parisreview.bsky.social interview with him will knock your socks off. Take two minutes and read it! ❤️⚡️ #writingcommunity #writers #MondayMotivation

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

Trump’s campaign promise to bring grocery prices down was all bluster. Great consumer reporting by the always remarkable @szreports.bsky.social chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog... #inflation #Trump