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Too old for the hype machine
April 30, 2024
My general outlook on the state of popular media is: it's too many. I can't keep up. Every movie I see advertised on the side of a bus is something I've...
Free stuff and a book update
April 23, 2024
The first draft of the next Casefile of Jay Moriarty story is done and already sitting at over 17 000 words, which means the final draft will likely be...
Corporate warfare via journalism
April 16, 2024
There are things I write about in this newsletter specifically because my dad reads it, and would find those things interesting. This week, it's Hunterbrook...
Okay, I'm back
April 9, 2024
Took a week off the usual newsletter schedule to deal with, y'know. And also to figure out what the fuck is going on with my taxes. I won't bore you by...
This one's a bummer
March 26, 2024
My cat died this week. There's a banality to grief that art rarely captures. You can lie on the floor sobbing your heart out, but eventually you have to get...
Too hot for Gumroad
March 19, 2024
Gumroad — one of the services I use to sell my books — has instituted a new content policy on their platform, banning "media that is created for the primary...
Motivate deez nuts
March 12, 2024
I write 200 words a day. Sometimes more, but rarely less. I call this my "daily half-Pratchett." Terry Pratchett wrote his first novel while he was working a...
My stuff's on sale again
March 5, 2024
After some very kind reviews for "The Scent of Blood," I've found myself sketching out a few more Saintstown stories. Saintstown isn't intended to be a...
Poor impulse control and government paperwork don't mix
February 27, 2024
I've spent much of this week filling out visa renewal forms, which involves answering questions like, "Have you ever committed an act of terrorism?" and,...
I think I broke Spotify
February 20, 2024
It's no secret that Spotify is bad for music and bad for artists. Nobody should use it, except me, because the way I use Spotify is both utterly deranged and...
Bing, show me Anime Orson Welles
February 13, 2024
Plotting work continues on the next Casefile of Jay Moriarty story. I also finally got around to watching The Killer; I read the comic last year, which had a...
And Now For Something Slightly Different
February 6, 2024
I'm trying a new format for these, so they're more like an actual newsletter (rather than a series of ads). At the moment I'm doing research and plotting for...
New Novelette: "Jay Moriarty Ruins Everybody's Childhood"
January 30, 2024
After famous author Anya Clay incites a hate crime that hits close to home, hacker Jay Moriarty is hell-bent on revenge. To get it he'll need the help of...
Preorder: "Jay Moriarty Ruins Everybody's Childhood"
January 21, 2024
My third story in The Casefile of Jay Moriarty, titled "Jay Moriarty Ruins Everybody's Childhood," comes out on January 30! It's now up for preorder on...
Podcast Appearance: I Will Fight You
January 16, 2024
The latest episode of I Will Fight You is about the Hallmark Christmas Movie industrial complex and features a guest appearance from Jodie Troutman. I also...
End of Year Book Sale
December 19, 2023
Smashwords is having its annual End of Year Sale. When I enrolled my books in the sale, Smashwords provided some swipe copy for me to drop into this...
New Medium Post: "Nothing Is ‘Normal’ About Irene Adler"
December 12, 2023
I've been on Medium for about six months now, quietly uploading most of my backlist. Last week the Medium publication Counter Arts published my newest...
New Novelette: "Sebastian Moran Gets Mauled by a Tiger"
November 14, 2023
Revenge brings black-hat hacker Jay Moriarty and former SAS operator Sebastian Moran together once again, with an egomaniacal real estate developer in their...
New on Ko-fi: "Jay Moriarty Violates the Official Secrets Act," Chapter 5
October 3, 2023
The final chapter of "Jay Moriarty Violates the Official Secrets Act" is now available over on Ko-fi. If you're not already one of my Ko-fi supporters, you...
New on Ko-fi: "Jay Moriarty Violates the Official Secrets Act," Chapter 1
September 5, 2023
I've begun serializing "Jay Moriarty Violates the Official Secrets Act" over on Ko-fi. Chapter 1 is up now, and free for anyone to read. Subsequent chapters...
New Novelette: "Jay Moriarty Violates the Official Secrets Act"
August 29, 2023
So, you know how Sherlock Holmes is now fully in the public domain? My new novelette, "Jay Moriarty Violates the Official Secrets Act," is a modern-day...
Podcast Appearance: I Will Fight You
August 1, 2023
The latest episode of I Will Fight You is about The Mask of Zorro, a type of movie that was already endangered in 1998 and isn't really made anymore. It...
New Short Story: "Lockout"
July 25, 2023
My new short story, "Lockout," is about reclaiming bodily autonomy through hardware modding. When Jackie first met her next-door neighbor, she had no inkling...
"The Devil Who Loves Me" Available Now!
June 23, 2023
The Devil Who Loves Me is out today! It's the second anthology by startup indie publisher GrendelPress and features my story "Move Fast and Break Things."...
Interview with GrendelPress
June 20, 2023
GrendelPress interviewed me to promote their anthology The Devil Who Loves Me, which features my story "Move Fast and Break Things." You can read the...
Podcast Appearance: I Will Fight You
May 16, 2023
The latest episode of I Will Fight You is about two different versions of Ju-On: The Grudge, and one of those versions is full of Americans failing to speak...
Preorder: "The Devil Who Loves Me"
May 9, 2023
The Devil Who Loves Me is the second anthology by startup indie publisher GrendelPress. It features a story of mine: "Move Fast and Break Things." This...
New Short Story: "Runners"
May 2, 2023
My new flash fiction story, "Runners," takes place in a not-too-distant future where staff recruiting has escalated to bloodsport. It’s the end of the fiscal...
New on Ko-fi: Possession, Chapter IV
April 25, 2023
The final chapter and epilogue of my novelette "Possession" are now available over on Ko-fi. If you're not already one of my Ko-fi supporters, you can tip...
Podcast Appearance: Not If I Reboot You First!
April 18, 2023
The podcast Not If I Reboot You First! recently released their 200th episode spectacular, "William Shakespeare's Jurassic Park." I'm in it, playing a...
Podcast Appearance: I Will Fight You
April 11, 2023
The latest episode of I Will Fight You features the delightful Lucas Brown, a Michael Crichton book that makes librarians angry, the movie that made Omar...
New on Ko-fi: Possession, Chapter I
April 4, 2023
I've begun serializing my novelette "Possession" over on Ko-fi. Chapter I is up now, and free for anyone to read. Subsequent chapters will be posted every...
New Novelette: "Possession"
April 1, 2023
My new novelette, "Possession," has been unleashed upon an unsuspecting public. Burgling a quarantined ship should have been easy money. It wasn't. Now Danny...
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