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Writer, whiskey drinker and cat dad

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Today #ALLTHESINNERSBLEED is out in paperback
Come on down to Charon County...
Have some shoefly pie at Glibys

Try to avoid getting your neck slit

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Nuking babies? Caging black ppl? Do you actually know any black ppl? I pray no one used nukes in the middle east. Yall just be saying anything

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Scam alert: Ghostwriting scam Prime Publishing House is sending solicitation emails, falsely claiming that real authors have used its services (several have reported this to me). Always beware of solicitations, and for more on ghostwriting scams see my blog post writerbeware.blog/2022/01/24/h...

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"And on the pedestal, these words appear: My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away.”

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The night speaks to me In whispers , in dulcet tones In the song of crickets and the cries of nightbirds The night speaks to me And tells me my secrets , the ones that bring tears to my eyes Are just the ghosts of the past As unsubstantial as moonlight But as heavy as regret

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Was so honored to be asked to contribute to the re-issue of @StephenKing seminal ON WRITING but seeing my comment on the page , in the book that had a PROFOUND effect on me as a writer and a reader was ..incredibly emotional I've been a constant reader Now im a colleague 😌💫

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Congratulations to all the Anthony nominees and thank you to everyone who read and nominated ALL THE SINNERS BLEED!!!

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My friend Jen Johans ( Watch With Jen on Patreon , look her up if you like talking about movies) got me this beautiful pen. Jen is a brilliant film historian and essayist but most important, she is a great friend 🧡

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Yes it smells lovely . Not as strong as the magnolia

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I'm sincerely sorry . I'll delete my comment. Please accept my apologies

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Pictures taken of me by the great photographer Paolo Bevilacqua while I was in France for his project Triptyque ( Triptych) ,writers in 3 forms. He's also photographed Dennis Lehane, David Peace among others.

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Mixing sorcery, sexuality and obsession with beautiful language and a seductive Gothic setting The Brutalist is a fantastic journey into our darkest desires (Pictured here are illustrations of Peregrine and Bliss, the main characters of The Brutalist)

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I'm lucky enuff to read a lot of early drafts and arcs and one I'm really enjoying is The Brutalist by Brianna Fenty, set in an AU version of WW2 it tells the story of a doctor who practices a mystical form of magic called Brutalism who falls in love with his newest patient

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in France we did a photo shoot with Sophie Bassouls, who has photographed James Baldwin, Norman Mailer, Margaret Atwood, J.G. Ballard, Toni Morrison, Jorge Luis Borges, James Ellroy, Raymond Carver,and many many others. What an experience!

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Mi hermano Gabino Iglesias. It was fun exploring France with you!

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Portrait of the Artist as a terrible model during a photo shoot in Paris

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Being who you are supposed to be should be everyone's right

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Driving through Surry ....past the peanut fields into the sun

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{Sonatine dans la presse}
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« Les raisons ne manquent pas d’aimer les romans de S.A. Cosby. » Et ce n’est pas moi qui le dit mais c’est Clémentine Goldszal qui l’écrit dans ELLE cette semaine 😎

🖤❤️🖤❤️🖤
#LeSangdesinnocents
#SACosby
Trad. Pierre Szczeciner 🇺🇸

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In a coffee shop and just heard a guy parrot a republican talking point that undocumented ppl vote Democrat and I said outloud no they can't vote and then he said with his whole chest " that's not what Hannity says !" And now I want to jump in a black hole cuz we doomed 😵‍💫

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Got to speak at Hope College with the great James Fujinami Moore.....what a great night

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Flip doesn't understand why u have to leave again 😒 Daddy has to sell books Flip so we can keep you in the fine treats you've become accustomed to💜

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Nothing is more terrifying than those 3D in utero baby pics. I'm so happy for you ! You're carrying an eldritch great old one!

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Got to talk to Kennedy Ryan about her new book THIS COULD BE US in an event at the Prince George library sponsored by Mahogany Bookstore. Such a great time!

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I had a blast talking with Kennedy Ryan about her new book THIS COULD BE US at the Prince George library sponsored by Mahogany Bookstore. If you like mature intense romance novels you've got to read her books!!!

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AEW fired an announcer for being a Qanon weirdo so if you’re keeping track of “industries that have higher standards for ethical conduct and truth telling than the American Presidency” you now have to add “Professional Wrestling”

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Me and a few members of the DePauw University English Department. I was visiting as a part of their Kelly Speaker Program. Had a great time speaking with students and faculty. Thanks to my friend Dr. Ivelisse Rodriguez for making it all happen.

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I mean for ppl outside the far right bubble like me that interview showed me Chaya is a not too bright person who doesn't even know how to articulate her sickening prejudices. She sounded like the person who rambles at a town hall meeting

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When ppl ask me what ALL THE SINNERS BLEED is about and there are a lot of things it's about but mainly it's this. We all fall short of grace but I think Titus would say " it's the attempt to find grace not achieving it that is the point "

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Think I'll mainly be here for my social media interactions . The former Bird place is just ...bad

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