Look at who made the Hi-Desert Star, a newspaper in Yucca Valley, California. A million thanks to my publisher Space Cowboy Books for believing in me and my collection MEXICANS ON THE MOON. Much love.

Day 4 of the ABCs of literature. D is for… DOLORES CLAIBORNE by Stephen King One of my favorite King novels, based on prose & story structure alone. An especially interesting book if you read SK chronologically, because it’s quite different from anything that came before.

Everything is oversaturated.

My top 10 zombie films 1. 28 Days Later 2. Romero’s Dawn of the Dead 3. Shaun of the Dead 4. 28 Years Later 5. Dawn of the Dead (2004) 6. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead 7. Peter Jackson’s Dead Alive 8. Romero’s Day of the Dead 9. Planet Terror 10. Resident Evil What’s yours?

Don’t be the dickhead who ignites fireworks at 11pm on July 4th. That is all.

Death Stranding 2 is pure brain rot. I hate it. It’s so freaking tedious.

15 years later and I’m still salty over this

Are ALL social media book marketers scam artists?

How I feel after finishing my most recent draft of The Swallowed Town—

Government: there was no conspiracy in connection with Epstein. Me:

I really liked this one. You should read it.

Best film of the year?

Times like this, I wish there was a real-life Batman that actually got sh** done in the name of justice.

My top 7 pieces of advice for new writers: 1. Show, don’t tell 2. Less is more 3. Know the rules before breaking them 4. Respect your antagonist as you would a great white shark 5. Kill your darlings (i.e., edit ruthlessly) 6. Read everything 7. Be your own biggest critic

Honestly, I couldn’t care less about some CEO cheating on his wife at a Coldplay concert. It’s a douchey thing to do, sure, but how is this news?

Some light reading… #HPLovecraft #HippocampusPress

I agree with this. #TrueDetective

Homage or plagiarism? What say you? #truedetective #thomasligotti

Between Beau is Afraid, Civil War, 28 Years Later, and Eddington, I seem to always love (without deliberately being a contrarian, because I normally go into a movie blind) divisive movies.