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Hour two of waiting for my room at @The9CLE . Missed the opening of the conference. Fantastic work @Marriott .

Mike Shea, Founder of Alternative Press, Starts Ruffian Books, a Music-Focused and Cleveland-Based Publishing Company clevescene.com/news/mike-shea…

If you're in Western Pennsylvania or Eastern Ohio, Kent State will be presenting "The Clear Creek Tract" - my new play full of spookiness and addiction in the Northern Appalachian forest on Jan 18! kent.edu/trumbull/theat…

Meet the Giwoggle, official monster of a Pa. county pennlive.com/life/2023/09/m…

"It is hard, in the era of the AR-15, to fear a vampire." guernicamag.com/when-horror-is…

"What Was Literary Fiction?" thenation.com/article/cultur…

"I accepted a scholarship to go to the United States. I applied to Duquesne University. . . I chose #Pittsburgh because I had the sentimental notion that I wouldn’t be tied up with academic nonsense; I’d be in a city with real, down-to-earth people." newyorker.com/magazine/2023/…

I'm currently scheduling (virtual and in-person) workshops and readings through December. If you or someone you know is interested in having me come by and teach some writing techniques or reading my poetry or prose (or a combo of both!). Message me and we can set somethin up!

new-ins & restocks now available on my horror shelves at @BNSiouxFalls ! @PhilipFracassi @HightowerLaurel @NuzoOnoh @LishMcBride @dittman @ajfranksauthor @muranofiction @DAlexWard @andrewcull

I'll be reading at the Laurel Festival Day of the Arts @WatershedThe Book Fair in Brookville, PA June 10th and auctioning off an editorial consultation as part of the Watershed's fundraiser; stop by & fill up your summer's TBR pile! @ThePAwilds

Where does the time go? @MantaPress

My psychopomp short story, "To Keep His Anger Still In Motion", is in the latest edition of The Literary Hatchet (one my favorite journals to work with). It's free to download for a limited time (hard copies on Amazon). lizzieandrewborden.com/.../literary-h…

#Cleveland #Kurntovanje Festival instagram.com/p/Co26RWsPsGX/…

On #Pittsburgh 's North Side tonight. #neon instagram.com/p/Cov2uh1rB1v/…

Carnegie Library of #Pittsburgh Homewood Branch, February 4, 1911 - Ralph W. Johnston 1911 (via @cmoa) @carnegielibrary

"Carnegie Library of #Pittsburgh: Wylie Home Library, February 1, 1907" - Ralph W. Johnston 1907 via @cmoa @carnegielibrary

#Pittsburgh's Department Store (Gimbels and Northway Mall) monorails start at 14:10 youtu.be/-uW-AeI4q6Q

"Exterior of brick house with Christmas tree on front porch, two cut trees in front yard, and bay window on second floor" - Charles “Teenie” Harris c. 1940-1946 #Pittsburgh via @cmoa

"That's a cute candle," the thrift store cashier said. "Are you going to light it or just use it as decoration?"

Download my holiday #horror short story, "The Intern" (set in the Who Holds the Devil universe) for free by signing up for @MantaPress ' newsletter mantapress.com