Like a kid in a candy store… Thank you, brookline booksmith!

Character wisdom from AC Gaughen: Your protagonist and antagonist will ideally be very similar - same goal, but different values leading to different ways of pursuing it; same character traits, but given different weight. #muse22

"I love my rejection slips. They show me I tried." Sylvia Plath, quoted by Leah DeCesare #muse22

Hooray for @kathleencstone and her session on being a successful debut author as a ... let's say, *mature* person! #muse22

If you’ve studied the heroes journey and/or read The Hero with a Thousand Faces, you really need to get a copy of The Heroine with 1001 Faces by Maria Tatar! #WritingCommunity

Incredibly information-dense talk by @mdbell79 on the process of creating first, second and final drafts! But ... now I have work to do. #muse22

According to the Boston Globe, Netflix will be adapting Hannah Tinti’s The 12 Lives of Samuel Hawley. Is this true? If it is, I can’t wait! #12Lives

Congratulations to the IRS on winning the $846.3 million Mega Millions Jackpot!

Late to the game again, I finally stumbled upon Slough House, my first encounter with Mick Herron's Slow Horses series of spy novels. Pure pleasure! One part John LeCarre, one part Martin Amis - shaken, not stirred.

Excited to announce that my story, "The Homeowner" was named an Award Winner in the Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition! I'm still unpublished, but this is a giant step forward! #wdwinner #WritingCommmunity

RT if you think we should abolish the trend of changing book covers to their adaptation posters

Yes, Demon Copperhead is a must-read. Yes, it deserves every bit of praise it's garnered. And besides, it led me to finally read David Copperfield - though I have to say, I found Demon Copperhead the more compelling read and got a lot more out of it! #demoncopperhead

A big thank you to Kiley Reid for Such a Fun Age. I think Briar Chamberlain is my new all-time favorite literary character.

This is what happens when you have DEI for incompetent white men. #signalgate #dumptrump

Cybertrucks are falling apart because the glue that holds them together is failing. Glue! Because, you know, Rosie the Riveter was a DEI hire. #Muskrat #teslafails

Remarkable that the 4-year-old is the most mature person in the picture. #dumptrump #muskrat

In his eagerness to undo everything Joe Biden accomplished, idiot Trump seems determined to reverse the 55% stock market (S&P 500) gains achieved during the Biden administration. #dumptrump #idiottrump #trumprecession #trumptariffs

On this date 250 years ago, in Lexington and Concord Massachusetts, Americans began a rebellion against a madman who claimed he was their king. It’s time for history to repeat. #dumptrump #ResistanceUnited

Those of us in the know have long appreciated Cracker Barrel’s strong commitment to DEI, and are glad to see that they have returned that old Black Muslim trans man (look closely!) to his rightful place on their logo. #crackerbarrel #boycottcrackerbarrel

Why is idiot Trump opposed to wind power? Missing a great opportunity. He’s such a windbag, all he’d have to do is put a wind turbine in front of his big mouth and he’d make a lot more $$ than he did from all his businesses that went bankrupt. #windpower #idiottrump #windbagtrump