Thanks again, everyone! Despite how terrible things have been this year, I'm very grateful for the small things going right May you all enjoy my birthday as much as I will!

I'll also point out that if you liked "Blanquitos" I have a small collection over on Itch dot io of other TropiWeird stories It's currently available for free/pay what you want and in epub and PDF formats kyr-1066.itch.io/a-series-of-...

Lastly, if you liked "Blanquitos" I want to alter the rules above slightly: Alternate second point: since I'm not fishing for compliments here, simply share the story with friends you think would like it as well That's it!

. . . And as expected, here's something of mine I'd love more eyes on. I'm very proud of my most recent story, "Blanquitos." (FYI it might take 5-10 minutes to read, at most) www.typebarmagazine.com/2025/12/05/b...

Amazing how much is in this flash piece - the liminality of urban decay, what creeps in along those edges, sibling rivalry, and regret The beautiful language helps the horror go down - much like you might swallow something along with tepid pool water as you gulp for air

I also want you to check out @spicycloaca.bsky.social's "Poolhorse" (CW: gross, abandoned pool water, among other things lol), which will be included in Samir's forthcoming collection, Gore Poetics (2026). deathknellpress.com/poolhorse/

There's something extremely compelling about an ambiguous ending in this era of digital impermanence, in this moment where "happily-ever-after" can be a way to appease and sidestep more complex feelings and thoughts

There are a LOT of recent favorites here for me: Window Boy, of course, The Sort, House Traveler, Balloon Season. . . I could go on, but one that's stayed with me is The Brotherhood of Montague St Video clarkesworldmagazine.com/ha_05_24/

I know that one of my favorite collections this year was @thomasha.bsky.social's amazing collection, titled "Uncertain Sons" (also the name of the fascinating and original novelette that rounds out the collection) undertowpublications.com/shop/uncerta...

It's my birthday today. I've reacted an age that a much younger Karlo could not have conceived of being, and yet here we all are If you want to celebrate, don't worry if you've not brought a gift - just do me a favor and: 1) read something new 2) let the author know how much you liked reading it

Happy birthday, Karlo! For any followers looking for a good new read to celebrate... Two Karlo stories I loved this year: - A Line of Ink, Stretching Back Like A Shadow (cold-signal.com/a-line-of-in...) in Cold Signal! - Blanquitos (www.typebarmagazine.com/2025/12/05/b...) in Typebar Magazine!

Just remember, when there's only one set of footprints, Mr. Frodo, it's when I couldn't carry *it* but I could carry *you*

Join us as we talk about three adaptations of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" www.patreon.com/posts/surplu...

We get together to talk about Sneakers (1992). An oddly upbeat - if cynical - cyberthriller with an incredible cast www.patreon.com/posts/sneake...

Join us all the way back when dial-up went dang-da-dang-dang before connecting to the Internet with Hackers (1995). Hack the planet, man! www.patreon.com/posts/hacker...

if you like the melancholy, unsettling feel of this one, Karlo also has a digital collection of tropiweird that came out recently. i really enjoyed it. has some of his most well-known work from the past few years. worth picking up. kyr-1066.itch.io/a-series-of-...

I also wrote a little bit about the context of actually writing the story in my latest newsletter buttondown.com/crosshatches...

NEW STORY DAY Glad that @wolfbridge.bsky.social loved this on so much that we both agreed to publish it sooner rather than wait for the upcoming @typebarmagazine.bsky.social revamp www.typebarmagazine.com/2025/12/05/b...

Podside here, for all of you whose love language is Acts of Gratitude. . . What are you waiting for? Join us in celebrating this Thankful Season! www.patreon.com/posts/have-y...

I'm incredibly saddened to learn of L's passing. When I took over @podside-picnic.bsky.social Leslie was generous with his support and helped Podside become what it is today Please consider donating to his GFM to help cover funeral expenses

Find out what happens when a town's haunted by the ghost of a Highlander in our episode on Sleepy Hollow! www.patreon.com/posts/sleepy...

Given that he and his boss are choosing to let human beings starve, this quote really demonstrates that JD thinks poor people are below animals

Join us as we call out the false advertising on the 2001 sci-fi actioner, The One. . . there's obviously TWO Jet Lis in this one www.patreon.com/posts/one-is...

Forgive the cobbled-together feel of this, but eat up! Nine stories in this TropiWeird combo - including two stories never before seen! As they say in PR: buen provecho! kyr-1066.itch.io/a-series-of-...

What evil lurks under Alec Baldwin's prosthetic nose? Beats me, but that doesn't stop us from taking about The Shadow on our final (. . . for now) Pulpside episode soundcloud.com/user-7333270...

I do this podcast with friends although I missed this episode due to life stuff. Fun to get to listen as a fan!

Despite some interference by long-dead Hyperborean sorcerers meddling with our audio files, our next Pulptember episode is out Behold: Hellboy! www.patreon.com/posts/pulpte...

Shutdown seems likely, and with no sure sign of how long, so I'm dropping some links (if you're unable to contribute, no worries - sharing this post is good, too!) First: I'm one of the hosts on @podside-picnic.bsky.social for $5 you get hundreds of hours of commentary and riffs on genre stuff!

You May Have Been Promised Jetpacks in Your Future Here's Why That's Not a Good Thing By Guest Contributor, Howard Hughes soundcloud.com/user-7333270...

Apropos of nothing, I wanted to share a @podside-picnic.bsky.social favorite, where we talk about King of Kong and how full of a certain type of guy that documentary had on.soundcloud.com/sQeSPoXx8gPr...

Listen up, ya mooks! We did a whole episode on this Dick Tracy fella soundcloud.com/user-7333270...

We kick off PULPTEMBER by talking about Raiders of the Lost Ark. . . entirely in Jovitos soundcloud.com/user-7333270...

We get together to try and answer the question posed by this dreamlike movie: how DO you live? www.patreon.com/posts/boy-an...

Btw folks, if you've been on the fence about supporting @podside-picnic.bsky.social we're covering Kim Stanley Robinson's "Aurora" this week Also, it might be one of my favorite episodes we've done

This was a very fun listen

Great podcast about a great book

This time, we talk about Kim Stanley Robinson's AURORA, apparently a book written to make sci-fi nerds very mad www.patreon.com/posts/aurora...

Join us to find out just what Zarathustra sprached www.patreon.com/posts/2001-s...

We go swimming in the deep end for this one! www.patreon.com/posts/jaws-1...

Kaaaaaaaaaaneeeeeeeedaaaaaaaaaa!!! www.patreon.com/posts/akira-...

We're back! Maine, je t'aime! www.patreon.com/posts/maine-...

This time, we read H.G. Wells' "The Croquet Player" where our protagonist finds that there's a specter haunting Cainmarsh. . . www.patreon.com/posts/croque...

We realized we hadn't done an episode on Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure. We had to fix that totally heinous oversight most expeditiously www.patreon.com/posts/himbos...

This time, we partake of some Paleolithicore Fantasy: the Frazetta/Bakshi movie, Fire and Ice www.patreon.com/posts/fire-a...

This episode, we're transported to a rock-and-roll fable in Streets of Fire www.patreon.com/posts/street...

the acceleration of AI has given people the power to instill aesthetics to whatever whims they need, including perception. @kjy1066.bsky.social of @podside-picnic.bsky.social fame made a thread about something similar regarding Studio Ghibli 4 years ago.

We talk about Kij Johnson's Spar, with all its alien suckin and fuckin This ain't your parents' sci-fi! www.patreon.com/posts/sparri...

What if you could hear someone narrating YOUR life? Join us as we find out how Harold Crick deals with it www.patreon.com/posts/strang...

This time we return to the so-called trash can of ideology with John Carpenter's They Live. So, you'd better put on those sunglasses. . . www.patreon.com/posts/they-l...

Listen, this show is good now. I'm sorry, it just is. There's nothing any of us can do about it.