You're invited to the Bluesky Halloween party. Show off your costume 🎃🖤

The arc of the moral universe is about to snap back and leave a mark.

I know everyone has to get out and vote. I have no blinders on, but with some of the signs, I find myself mixing a little hope scrolling in with my doomscrolling.

A former student asked about getting inspired to write again. I made a suggestion. That led to a new piece of flash fiction about a guy who tosses a beloved stuffed toy. It’s coming free Monday in my Sid Happens newsletter. Subscribe my website to receive it when it drops.⬇️

I was on a con panel, and guy next to me made a twisted face and jerked his head to the side when I suggested the original delivered real chills. Would Mike Flanagan have bothered if The Exorcist wasn't a classic?

Good to know. He describes getting form letters from Wittman well. I think I’ve received the same one.

“It could well be that our mere progress through October was in itself sufficient to produce anxiety. Things, of course, would continue to worsen before they got better—if they were ever to get better again.” -Good Dog Snuff in A NIGHT IN THE LONESOME OCTOBER

Voted early in James City County, VA today, Virginia 1st. For Shannon Taylor and Yes on all three amendments!

Got some new bookshelves. So far I’ve resisted just packing them with books, though that could easily happen.

Few things are constant, but there’s ALWAYS someone annoying at the grocery store.

“Have you SEEN ME IN THAT HAT? Come on!”

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Hey, y'all! If you're in Orlando on the sixth, come see me read at Loose Lips.

Very sorry to hear this. A few years back Jerry was interested in turning my YA novel New Year’s Evil into a TV movie. Didn’t happen, but we had some fun phone conversations as he talked about his vision. RIP😥