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Newest novel AND OF COURSE, THERE WAS THE GIRL out now! Bestselling author. Three-time Mustang Award finalist. Two-time Derringer nominee.
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A Mochi update: Mochi had a bit of a rough night, but he came home with a prescription painkiller and while his tummy is sore, he's resting comfortably now. He's a little bit woozy and just wants to sleep and/or cuddle, but he's doing fine (Read on: www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-...)

#BookWormSat 🕯️✨ The Fairy Coffins, discovered in 1836 in Edinburgh, are a mystery with no clear origin. Though dubbed “Fairy Coffins,” they aren’t linked to fairy rites. Early theories link them to witchcraft, particularly near Arthur’s Seat, known for witch gatherings. #FairyCoffins #StrangeThings

A review of Colossus with a Poison Tongue by @coyhall.bsky.social Like so much great science fiction, Hall delivers a novel that centers on the genre's most important elements, the triumphs and terrors of human ambition. www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

New fiction up at @shotgunhoney.com. Crime and comics, gotta love it.

Mochi is home! All of Mochi's post-operation tests and observances went well and we were able to bring him home. (Read on...) www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-...

#Review Kevin's Corner: Aubrey Nye Hamilton Reviews: The Graveyard Bell Andrew James Greig kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com/2025/02/aubr...

🧵From the most important gubernatorial speech I’ve ever heard, given by Gov. Pritzker on Wednesday: “If you think I’m overreacting… consider this: It took the Nazis one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours and 40 minutes to dismantle a constitutional republic…” 1/4

Thank you so much for sharing and for all the donations raised today! I just called the hospital and am waiting on a callback on Mochi's current updates. I'm really hoping we can bring him home tonight.

A piece of my flash fiction that came out a year ago. #FlashfictionFriday flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2024/02...

New Fiction: "Sleeping with the Fishes in the Belly of a Gull" by @timaeusbloom.bsky.social. shotgunhoney.com/fiction/slee...

An update on Mochi's GoFundMe: Thank you again to everyone who has donated. I spoke with the vet first thing this morning and she tells me that Mochi is in some pain, but he's being very sweet and making friends with everyone... (Read on) www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-...

Thank you to everyone who has shared and especially to those who've donated! I just spoke with the vet, and Mochi is recovering well. He's still catheterized and in some pain, but "milking it for head pats and belly rubs."

I had to take my baby boy, Mochi to emergency vet services today and he ended up needing an operation immediately. We could really use some help. Please take a look and help if you're able. gofund.me/438ad472

Coming next week... Contains a reprint of one of my rarest crime stories, "A Coup de Theatre."

1989's MURDER WEAPON--an uneven Linnea Quigley vehicle, but I did enjoy it. youtu.be/rQ1iBEDpKgk?...

Watching Oh, boy. I love Linnea Quigley, but from this opening scene, we're in for a ride.

It may not be the prettiest, buy I appear to have made a pizza--my first in a while.

Wtf universe is this where Mike Pence is the dissenting voice of sanity?

If you’re up for helping out a Canadian, this here Fuck You of a book could use some sales. Not a lot, no, perhaps 20. You do that, you become part of the resistance. And oh just you wait and see how we make them burn. 📚💙 downandoutbooks.com/bookstore/jo...

Another crime story by me! Coming soon!

For your consideration... Featuring @brandonbarrows.bsky.social @meproctor.bsky.social Luke Foster, Robb T. White, William Jensen, and yours cruelly. Coming soon.

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I don't know if it's directly related to the current shitstorm, but I just picked up 3x prescriptions that together normally cost me about $15. They cost $54. That's insane.

Coming April 14th, LONG BEFORE THEY DIE pre-orders are open for both ebook AND paperback copies! In the psychedelic sixties, California noir meets cosmic horror in the Lovecraftian tradition! It's all about music, drugs, hippies, sex, incomprehensible angles, and MURDER! books2read.com/u/4700n8

#writersky #authorsky #booksky #readersky

Thank you to everyone who shared! Just getting the word out helps a lot and I hope you'll give it a read!

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I've liked almost every Williams novel, but this is hands down his most -impactful-.

Paperback preorders open shortly!

Reading This is BLEAK. Like, to a surprising degree, and I'm not new to Williams. In fact, this is one of only four of his books I haven't read before.

The US public lands system has its own complicated history, to be sure. But one day, once the administration has privatized our national parks and stripped away all acknowledgment of indigenous peoples’ claims to the land, this one might get reclassified as historical fiction.

Thank you to everyone who shared the cover reveal! It means a lot to me. Just the simple act of spreading the word helps tremendously.

Our new season introduces a new segment, “A Writer’s Life.” Join @mshotter.bsky.social and @ronaldmcgillvray.bsky.social as we discuss the trials and tribulations of writing. This episode we discuss social media. Our featured post is from @natehendley.bsky.social. youtu.be/Y6nsv25PbtM?...

LONG BEFORE THEY DIE is coming April 14th. California noir meets cosmic horror in the Lovecraftian tradition in the psychedelic sixties! Pre-order yours here! books2read.com/u/3yNd8p

As true now as it was in 1951. True in any era, I suppose.