Best Reads from Lately
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/in-retrospect-the-theme-for-chads-4th-birthday-party-should-not-have-been-stanford-prison-experiment (https://twitter.com/mcsweeneys/status/1632929056978001920?s=46&t=mhZCLAE0iAiaHztioYOVjA) Jenna Ortega Changed Wednesday Scripts: ‘The Character Made No Sense’ – Variety Researchers Examine 3,500-Year-Old Brown Bear Preserved in Siberian Permafrost | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/03/20/false-star ‘Marsupial sabertooth’ had massive canines that grew over its skull | CNN Stone tools accidentally made by Thai monkeys are surprisingly similar to those made by
AWP 2023
Such a good time. Hadn’t been in . . . maybe eleven years? Nice being back. And, Seattle’s always cool—caught Between Two Knees AND Scream 6 there, and slouched past the Space Needle Two Moons climbed once upon a story. And? Had one of those Chipotle-for-lunch and Chipotle-for-dinner days, which are pretty much the best
Don’t Fear the Reaper roundup
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/g37676766/scary-horror-books/ https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/g42800682/best-sci-fi-fantasy-books-2023/ https://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/dont-fear-the-reaper https://www.daytondailynews.com/lifestyles/second-book-in-indiana-lake-trilogy-continues-homage-to-slasher-films/XIZLMOFD7JHADDL2DHM632ADCQ/ https://www.shelf-awareness.com/sar-issue.html?issue=1162 https://katelynwrites.medium.com/book-review-stephen-graham-jones-don-t-fear-the-reaper-743bce36112e http://megsbookrack.com/review-dont-fear-the-reaper-the-lake-witch-trilogy-2-by-stephen-graham-jones/ https://thereadingraccoon.com/f/book-review-don’t-fear-the-reaper-by-stephen-graham-jones http://bluebookballoon.blogspot.com/2023/02/review-dont-fear-reaper-by-stephen.html https://thesouthernbooksellerreview.org/book-buzz-dont-fear-the-reaper/ https://tulsaworld.com/entertainment/books/oklahoma-bestsellers-for-feb-19-2023/article_be66d71e-ae29-11ed-affa-53d17a35cf79.html
Best Reads from Lately
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/king-of-the-hill-revival-hulu-2-1235507813/ Who made the first stone tools? Discovery sheds light on mystery | CNN https://writinginthedarktw.blogspot.com/2023/01/an-open-letter-to-my-fellow-old-white.html Neanderthal genes may have helped early humans adapt to differences in Eurasian daylight hours https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/how-did-neanderthals-hunt https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/16/world/maya-civilization-causeways-lidar-discovery-scn/index.html Cruise ship stumbles on a rare sight: a gathering of 1,000 whales https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/if-you-give-a-bear-cocaine https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/local-news/severe-weather-coverage-for-sunday-february-26/
Elk, Werewolves, Chainsaws, Muskrats, & More
https://rue-morgue.com/guest-post-author-ronald-kellys-ten-creature-feature-books-for-frightful-halloween-reading/ https://the-line-up.com/modern-horror-for-scaredy-cats https://dj-screenwriter.blogspot.com/2022/12/mongrels-by-stephen-graham-jones-last.html https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/stephen-graham-jones/my-heart-is-a-chainsaw/ https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/stephen-graham-jones-quotes
2023 American Indian Festival of Words Writers Award!
Just back. Another whirlwind thirty-six hour turnaround, but, man, got to talk with so many cool and excellent people, got to be part of the coolest awards ceremony—singing, drumming, storytellers, veterans. It was this: And at the end of it all, I got the mic—had to set my Whataburger sweet down for it: And got
Not really Reaper tour anymore: Missoula!
Such an honor to get to do this event in downtown Missoula, at the museum. Standing room only—there was even a spillover area (I see now): And, wow, to be introduced by Lois Welch and Chris La Tray: And then it was off to the reading races. Hit a couple small pieces, then it was
Best of my February 2023
(was on tour for a couple weeks this short-short month, so was imbibing media at a much slower rate . . . )