In 2022, a Canadian church hosted a ‘physician-assisted suicide’ in its sanctuary, ending the life of an 86-year-old congregation member. They called it a “crossing over ceremony.” 🧵

94 backers... 2 hours to go? Any chance of getting 6 more and making it to 100? You can back it for a $1.00 and get 3 books... possibly 4! kickstarter.com/projects/art…

Writer Peeps: So...what's your favorite writing pet peeve...in particular, writing "rules" that are not rules at all? Writer's Block is going to tackle these next year. Let us know which ones you would love to see stricken from writing advice and why!

Only when it is used aggresously. "%&÷</>#&÷&." He said. "%&÷</>#&÷&." She said. "%&÷</>#&÷&." He said. "%&÷</>#&÷&." She said. "%&÷</>#&÷&." He said. "%&÷</>#&÷&." She said. "%&÷</>#&÷&." He said.

In 1980, I wrote the roleplaying game "Call of Cthulhu". At that time, every single person I knew who'd heard of Lovecraft did so because I had told them personally. Lovecraft was an unknown. A vanishingly obscure pulp author. When Chaosium asked me to write the roleplaying game, we expected Call of Cthulhu to be a real niche produce. To sell a three or four thousand copies tops to the few hard-core Lovecraft fans in the world, and then go out of print. I put my heart and soul into it anyway because I loved Lovecraft so much, and I wanted to make sure my few fellow Lovecraftians would have the best game possible. Well, instead of the game being based and fed by Lovecraft fans, instead the game PROMOTED Lovecraft and spread knowledge of his works everywhere. It quickly became Chaosium's best-selling product. Every gamer knew about it, even if they didn't play it. My proudest achievement is that I have had literally thousands of people walk up to me at conventions and tell me that they read Lovecraft after playing Call of Cthulhu. Others (three times tearfully) told me that they were so excited to see that someone else knew about Lovecraft. This last event is now rare, because now everyone knows about Lovecraft. I am so glad I have been a tiny part of bringing cosmic horror to so many.

Dear Marriott: it's not the modern stem faucet I mind as much as the fact it's got a short spigot. All that wide, big basin, but dinky spigot? No guest should be rapping his knuckles on the back of the basin while washing his hands. Besides, it causes unnecessary splash on the mirror. I do not understand who makes these decisions. I do not understand any designer who thinks huge basins and puny spigots is the way to go. At the very least the spigot should angle the flow *away* from the back of the basin at 25, 36, or even 45 degrees. I installed such spigots in my house. Same or less cost. Equally modern. Far more functional.

Obtained a new 2025 Forester for the Wifey thru CarMax this afternoon. This is our second vehicle purchase through CarMax. I think it took barely two hours from the time we walked in the door, to the time we walked off the lot. I don't think I will ever darken the doorway of a traditional dealership again. Carmax makes the process so effortless by comparison. Zero haggling. Zero hassle. Quality choices across multiple makes and models. Easy financing. Zero "sell" staff. Quick, expedited paperwork.

Ahh! I never posted my latest release!! Buff Orpington versus the League of Conspicuous Evil follows an elite team on a critical mission when things go horribly strange and they’re dumped through quantum handwavium nonsense into a dystopian future of robot dinosaurs and savages!

I've been a husband for three decades. This is spot on.

Book signing at Page 1 Books in Albuquerque! 16 August, 11am to 3pm See you there!

If someone wanted to start reading your books today, where would you recommend they begin? Amazon, another platform, or your website?

Umm... I'm feeling attacked here.

Why is having all 20 considered a flex? Which one didn't you get?

Any person who looks at a market that’s overrun with Romantasy porn, AI slop, 10k page fanfiction and LitRPGs, and decides to write, sinking thousands of hours of his life with no monetary incentive is either a madman or possessed by God.

"Everybunny was kung-fu fighting..."