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THE DOORS ARE OPEN (Imaginarily): Book Club Begins With a Sapphic Regency Romance That Has Dinosaurs In It

June 3, 2026

Okay. The sign is flipped. The (imaginary) doors are open. The reading window for book one is officially, as of today, go. If you missed the whole pitch: a couple weeks ago I started a book club for a …

THE CRYPTID CATALOGER IS LIVE (And This Time I Wrote Twelve Chapters Before Telling Anyone)

June 2, 2026

adhd

MY EXECUTIVE FUNCTION IS A BROKEN ELEVATOR AND THE LLM IS THE RAMP

May 30, 2026

writing

THIS MUST BE WHY ALL INDIE AUTHORS ARE RICH: A Publishing Plan, Such As It Is

May 29, 2026

writing

"I KILLED MY LAST SERIAL TWELVE YEARS AGO. NOW I'M MEDICATED, AND THERE ARE CRYPTIDS. (Introducing The Cryptid Cataloger)"

May 29, 2026

tech

I KEPT LOSING TO STREAMING OPTIONS, SO I BUILT A TINY DICTATOR TO PICK MY TV FOR ME

May 28, 2026

writing

"I KILLED MY LAST SERIAL TWELVE YEARS AGO. NOW I'M MEDICATED, AND THERE ARE CRYPTIDS. (Introducing The Cryptid Cataloger)"

May 27, 2026

writing

MY BRAIN IS A MEMORY HOARDER, NOT A MEMORY PALACE (And That's How I Ended Up With 30 Unfinished Novels)

May 26, 2026

reading

MY GRANDPA TORE THE COVERS OFF AND HANDED ME RIVERDALE

May 22, 2026

writing

BETA READING ISN'T DRUGS: There Is No Free First Hit, Please Stop DMing Me

May 21, 2026

reading

THE BOOKSHOP IS IMAGINARY. THE BOOK CLUB IS REAL. COME READ WITH ME.

May 20, 2026

personal

DEMOCRACY IS DYING IN SLOW MOTION AND I AM HOLDING MY WIFE'S HAND ON THE COUCH

May 17, 2026

writing

Closer on Paper Beta Readers Wanted!

May 16, 2026

adhd

STARTING A BOOKSTORE TRUCK: A LOVE LETTER TO MY ADHD, WHICH HAS ALREADY DESIGNED THE SHELVES

May 12, 2026

writing

Your Vibes Are Not Evidence

May 7, 2026

writing

Writing Advice from the Unpublished, LOL

May 1, 2026

health

Seven Months on the Couch and Now a Physical Therapist Is Asking Me to Do Squats, Cool, This Is Fine

April 30, 2026

writing

I Wrote 66,000 Words About Dragons Who Need a License to Hoard and an 80-Page Appendix of Government Forms, Send Help

April 29, 2026

personal

The Denver Summit Exists and I am so EXCITED

April 28, 2026

writing

I Wrote Ten Thousand Words I Don't Remember and They Were All Love Stories

April 27, 2026

tabletop

GAMES WORKSHOP YOU ABSOLUTE RAT BASTARDS: A Measured Response to the New Skaven Wave Arriving Exactly When I Was Being Good

April 13, 2026

writing

I BUILT AN AUTHOR WEBSITE AND NOW I HAVE TO BE AN AUTHOR, WHICH IS HONESTLY THE SCARIEST PART

April 10, 2026

MUPPET OF THE WEEK: Gonzo the Great — The Radical Freedom Of Not Knowing What You Are

April 6, 2026

health

Getting Back on the Bike (My Dang Ol' Derelict Ankle Part ???)

March 31, 2026

personal

MUPPET OF THE WEEK: Pepe the King Prawn — Confidence Is Just Lying To Yourself Until It Works

March 30, 2026