More of this, please.

Things may be getting a little bit out of control on the office front. This is...Um...Where I write.

Sometimes, when I'm not writing or doom scrolling, I revert to a previous life and make art. This is "Elon Musk Moon Shot" assembled from found objects from the shores of Lake Michigan. (Photo by Trace Chiodo)

Humans Who Used a Bear Suit to Defraud Car Insurers Are Sentenced to Jail

This has to be a short story: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

Friday! Check out this blurb from the awesome @brennanlafaro.bsky.social! Wildcat Thicket is out from @infestedpublishing.bsky.social Friday, links to preorder and add to your goodreads below!

Yikes! For a second there I thought the guy in the hat was Ghoul from Fallout.

Palantir posts mini-manifesto denouncing inclusivity and ‘regressive’ cultures | TechCrunch Palantir's ideological bent has come under more scrutiny as it's worked with ICE and positioned itself as a defender of "the West."

Any candidate that takes money from Palantir should not receive your vote.

Co-founder Joe Lonsdale is pouring millions into a PAC to buy off Democrats, especially in California.

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It's been so interesting to watch this unfold. Barnes & Noble and other big book chains shut indies down in the the 1990s (and on) and then Amazon came along and ate up all the book market share. Now people tired of big corporations are creating demand for more indies

Had a great time at the Slay the Lake Book Festival at the Final Girl Bar in Kenosha. Sold a bunch of books. Met a lot of very cool people.

If you’re a Hachette author you should be talking to your editors and teams about this. If they’re using AI to counter AI, it’s still AI. And it may also be giving your work to the machine, serving it up on a contractual platter.

Authors Guild Statement on Use of AI in Publishing and New Model Contract Clause - The Authors Guild The Authors Guild is concerned about reports that some publishing professionals are uploading manuscripts and authors’ personal information into consumer-facing AI systems for uses such as generating ...

A new model contract clause from the @authorsguild.org addresses the use of generative AI in publishing workflows (such as uploading mss into AI systems to generate summaries, marketing copy, etc.) authorsguild.org/news/use-of-...

@gabino.bsky.social #FridayReads. Thanks Gabino!
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Morning, Gabino! Thanks!

This bad boy has climbed to #40 in the Grief, Death, and Bereavement category over on the Amazon. Could it crack the top ten?
A man can dream.

Come, see how we make them burn.
#FridayReads

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She's cuter than you though.

I'm a last minute fill-in for an author who had to cancel at the Slay the Lake Horror Book Festival at the Final Girl Bar in Kenosha. Come by and check it out.

Donate to Urgent and Critical Need for life-saving transfusions , organized by Candace Nola Hello Everyone. I am currently facing a severe medical crisis… Candace Nola needs your support for Urgent and Critical Need for life-saving transfusions

Times are tight but we help each other when we can. Consider helping Candace. She’s an advocate for so many within the horror community and she needs us to be an advocate for her: bit.ly/4dQUw7q

Ditto to everything Elizabeth said. Candace is a truly amazing human being. Click on that link.

Yep.

Bodies Of Work By Clay McLeod Chapman Review: Supernatural Revenge Horror Delivers Ghosts, Art, And Unease - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website Bodies of Work by Clay McLeod Chapman Review, a serial killer’s art, forgotten women’s ghosts, and slow-burn unease. 5 stars.

Clay McLeod Chapman’s ‘Bodies of Work’ is a supernatural revenge novella that turns the serial‑killer trope inside out. The ghosts don’t just haunt—they rewrite the story.”

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@claymcleod.bsky.social @titanbooks.bsky.social

I'm blown away by Sally Young's most recent piece.
Oh, and BTW, she did the wonderful painting for the cover for my novel White Flight.

Details of a Bouguereau painting in the Milwaukee show. Astonishing how he captures the weight of a hand clasping a shoulder, the finger poised over the surface of water, entwined fingers.