Stephen Graham Jones's Blog, page 48

July 17, 2023

Bluesky, nothing but blue skies . . .

Forgot to say: I’ve been mostly here lately, for social media. Verymuch digging the no-gifs, no videos, and, at least less of the Nazi types? I mean, so far, Bluesky isn’t doing that Rupert Murdoch thing of “fear gets eyes,” which, man, makes for a much more pleasant experience. Don’t get me wrong, Bluesky’s still having some issues (not necessarily with architecture/functionality—more with keeping those with bad intent from smea…

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Published on July 17, 2023 09:45

July 14, 2023

Earthdivers 8

is already two days old:

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July 12, 2023

Kingcast from the Reaper tour!


This week, on a very special episode of THE KINGCAST, horror author @SGJ72 joins us in Austin, TX for a live chat about Stephen King, MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE! It is, as you'd expect, a hoot.

Avail everywhere now via the @FANGORIA Podcast Network!

Listen: https://t.co/Q1Uoz8dvcY pic.twitter.com/cNuAXigniy

— THE KINGCAST (@Kingcast19) July 12, 2023
here, or wherever you get your podcasts…
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Published on July 12, 2023 09:27

July 3, 2023

Best of my June 2023

maybe the first of these I’m posting three days late? oops.

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Published on July 03, 2023 19:15

June 29, 2023

Birdlandia


Ugh. I keep telling them… I AM human!!! pic.twitter.com/ZWq0gpnKqN

— Al Yankovic (@alyankovic) June 17, 2023

Meet Stephen Schoch…🤣😭🤣 https://t.co/PLqBa3cMkV

— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) June 11, 2023

Stanislav Petrov, the man who saved the world from nuclear disaster, on this day in 1983, 39 years ago today, saw the word "LAUNCH" flash across the Soviet Union's attack early warning system. His screen stated with high reliability that a t

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Published on June 29, 2023 08:33

Best Reads from Lately

The State Of Being A Published Writer In 2023 Is Really Weird, And A Little Worrisome

https://www.afar.com/magazine/the-u-s-could-be-getting-a-new-national-park-in-2023?_amp=true

Welcome once again, o nobles of Hyboria. Tonight I am going to talk briefly about a topic I have touched upon a few times recently, namely the literary development of the character of Conan and the battle of ideas that raged for decades regarding the character and his creator. pic.twitt

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Published on June 29, 2023 08:32

ALA 2023 in Chicago

Great time, great people (librarians), great con:

ALA


First person for signing @sm_wordsmith. She’s a fellow @ALA_Booklist and @sljournal pic.twitter.com/FgRpOY45xG

— Becky Spratford (she/her) (@RAforAll) June 24, 2023

Found Jade hanging in the @simonschuster booth with a whale. Glad I wore her shirt. @SGJ72 @DanielDKraus #alaac23 #horrorforkibraries pic.twitter.com/bHxT7Kh4w7

— Lila🦇 (@vantine) June 25, 2023

Being a librarian/professional n

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Published on June 29, 2023 08:30

June 19, 2023

An Always-in-Process Collection

If I can keep them coming, I mean:


Thanks to a kind reader who sent me STATES OF GRACE, my Stephen Graham Jones collection is complete! Here are all his books + @BillyJStratton's Critical Companion + a few of the many anthos with an @SGJ72 story. And don't forget his comics & his SlasherNation column in @Fangoria! pic.twitter.com/l4tRAjHL2c

— Greg Greene (@iGregGreene) June 14, 2023
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Published on June 19, 2023 10:23