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 complaining about that here, but let me assure you: shit’s fucked. Recommendation: Blindsight In Peter Watts’ novel Blindsight, a… (keep reading)

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 purpose of sexual gratification.” This rule strikes me as, among other things, difficult to enforce in any consistent way. If… (keep reading)

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 full-time day job, and ostensibly pulled this off by writing 400 words a day. I figure being half as productive as Pratchett… (keep reading)

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 serial in the same way The Casefile of Jay Moriarty is. It doesn’t have a strict linear progression; I have a general idea of… (keep reading)

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, “Have you ever been involved in war crimes or genocide?” I can’t help but wonder what happens if you say “yes.” Anyway, I’m also trying… (keep reading)

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 impossible under any other form of music distribution. Basically, to compile a writing playlist, I find a bunch of albums… (keep reading)

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 lot to say about Western imperialism and its effects on the Global South. The movie … doesn’t, and I can’t help… (keep reading)

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 the next installment of The Casefile of Jay Moriarty. Research topics so far include the Costa del Sol, Silk Road, and… (keep reading)