Saw Crime 101 today based on the maestro Don Winslow’s novella. Nice old school slow burn crime movie with a loaded fucking cast. Worth a watch in the cinema.

Congrats to all the Stoker prelim nominees including @haileypiperfights.bsky.social for the double nomination for her collection TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE DEMONS and her novel A GAME IN YELLOW.

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Hell to the yes on Delroy Lindo getting an Oscar nod. I still think he deserved one for Get Shorty, but Sinners and his monologue are transcendent.

Got my 2k words. Now, sitting by the fire working my way through the absolute beast that is Tom’s Crossing by Mark Z. Danielewski. Ripley is exhausted from laying there most of the day.

Attended an MLK Jr. celebration filled with such diversity it reminded me that even while we live in this nightmare administration right now, we fight the darkness with light. We come together to remember and remind what Dr. King fought for. Resist hate, fight back with love and kindness.

NEVER

Happy New Year to all my friends and fellow writers fighting the good fight against AI and fascism. Had a good year of writing: wrote less shorts but finished my first novel, published 3 shorts, got another acceptance and now long listed for a horror contest from the great Uncharted Magazine.

One helluva good year for short fiction from Keith. Very good reads, all. Nice work, my friend.

Not to brag but my family offered to drive me out to the middle of nowhere, leave me for dead. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Hope you got lots of books.

Three things: 1. Glad Jake Paul finally had a real fight and got his jaw broken. 2. Ese cabrón isn’t Puerto Rican and most definitely doesn’t represent my country. 3. If you hate folks like Jake Paul and have any kind of love for PR, this book is for you.

Get on the list.

So glad I read GOOD BOY by @talkscaredpod.bsky.social before the end of the year. What a beautiful, haunted little tale. Great, great read. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Hey! It is launch day for @comptonwrites.bsky.social Grab a copy of MIDNIGHT SOMEWHERE. Excellent stories to ruin your sleep. bookpeople.com/book/9798228...

I'm THRILLED (you'll see what I did there in a moment) to share that my story "Sandy Claus Is Coming to Town," is part of Thriller Magazine's Winter 2025 issue, along with six other tales for the season. Grab a copy here or Amazon: thrillermagazine.org/product/wint...

I saw Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery yesterday, and it’s damn good. Great plotting and pacing and incredible job by the entire cast. It’s worth a trip to the theater. Don’t wait for Netflix.

Two words: Hook ‘em!

I was thankful for many things today but one was finishing @rachelharrison.bsky.social amazing PLAY NICE. Holy hell what a great one. Read it ASAP and tis the season to scare your friends & family. (They probably deserve it). And vote it Best Horror too if you like. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Just hit the half way point and had that wonderful epiphany we love, when the rest of the story revealed itself to me in one fell swoop. That “ah ha,” moment is worth all the imposter syndrome.

Joe Hill’s KING SORROW just blew me away; fried my soul; choose your cliche. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Thanks to @witchingmetal66.bsky.social for taking a chance on my story for the latest theme at Pistol Jim Press. This one’s a bit of a departure in that it’s a piece of creative nonfiction, which doesn’t bode well for me when the theme is “Nails in the Coffin.” 😳👇 open.substack.com/pub/pistolji...

Well holy shit! Casey’s one of the best doing it and a stand-up dude to boot with excellent taste in movies. Huge congrats and can’t wait to read them!!

Took the day off to spend it with this lady. She’s been nice enough to remain married to me for 20 years today. +6 on top of that before we married. 😎

Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.

BLACK PHONE 2 is great. It feels like a @crobertcargill.bsky.social and Scott Derrickson movie, is is a very good thing. Loved it!!

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

This guy is 7 years sober today: 20th wedding anniversary upcoming; 14 published stories by year’s end; 2nd novel WIP; 1st novel querying and a partridge in a pear tree.

It’s at the top of my TBR pile. It should be on yours too.

I’m going out in a limb that Lt. Kinderman is the best part of The Exorcist.

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Subtly downgrade a band: Fashiönable Crëw

Working on this magazine, I can diminish the greatness of what began as a tweet from a stranger. This is one of the biggest honors I've received & it reminds me that we are thriving & loved. Thank you #IndieLitMagGala 2025, Alan Perry for making my heart swell, and our nominator for bringing me joy.

Who's your favorite Jedi? (Wrong Answers Only)

Not breaking ground saying Chris's (@scribeofhades.bsky.social) new novel SHITSHOW is great, but I'm saying it anyway. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Happy pub day to @allymalinenko.bsky.social and the release of BROKEN DOLLS. Mine shipped today. Looking forward to seeing what’s hidden within this incredible cover. It feels like we’ve been waiting AGES! So excited to get my hands on it.

Is there anything less useful than Ted Cruz speaking out on any tragedy? I'm not kidding, my dog took a shit earlier and I'm pretty sure it raised spirits more and had a more important impact than a single callow and feigned indignant word from Rafael Edward "Ted" Cruz.

Due to a clerical error we've received numerous reports of nude individuals aggressively assaulted by birds of prey across the US. No reports of these incidents from anywhere else across the globe thanks to general critical thinking skills no longer found within borders of the US.

Very freaking cool!

Happy birthday to @stephenking.bsky.social thank you for everything you’ve given. You’re the gift to the rest of the world. And everyone go see THE LONG WALK. Here’s an afar shot when I got to meet him at BookPeople back in 2014.

How to judge your own work…

I hope some newspapers use a crop where you can easily read the sign.

Same same.

He finally got his revenge against the man who asked him if he was up past his jail time. Now it's up to us to ask why he's terrified to release #TheEPSTEIN_PedoFiles. #StandWithTheSurvivors

This isn't a joke. This statue now resides on the mall in DC. Christians, isn't there something in the book you claim to follow about this type of thing? I mean it's right at the front so it's hard to miss. In fact, Texas and other states are trying to force 9 more of those rules in our schools.

So Disney in their infinite wisdom are capitulating to fascist control of the media and suppression of the 1st Amendment? Because that always leads to more freedom?

Happy pub day to the incredible @meproctor.bsky.social . Congrats on CATCH ME ON A BLUE DAY. I'm excited to see the continuing adventures (misadventures of detective Declan Shaw. a.co/d/4V8hsEW

I am happy to share that my short story “Cat’s Fight,” has just been published at The Yard: Crime Blog. Please check it out. It sat for 20 years with me terrified to read my own writing for fear I would hate it. I didn’t, thankfully. I hope you enjoy it. theyardcrimeblog.com/2025/09/13/c...

THE LONG WALK is amazing and tremendous. But I sobbed multiple times throughout. Maybe I’m a bit overly emotional or maybe its content is just so RIGHT for the America we suffer in right now; but it is a brilliant, brutal watch.

Happy pub day to fellow author and genuinely nice dude Chris Panatier. Pick up a copy of SHITSHOW you’ll dig it. sobelobooks.com/shop/p/shits...

I adore this book, which was my first introduction to @tananarivedue.bsky.social. And the new cover is breathtaking.