Paul Witcover

Empire of the Petal Throne or possibly Traveller

MAGA vs. The Declaration of Independence YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie

thoughts on stephen miller’s rant about “human rights” youtu.be/3RJ_TWtFcMk?...

The Message by Shaun O. Ceallaigh Albert Clark shuffled along the empty church’s central aisle, countering the weight of the oxygen tank on his back with his walking stick. He stopped beside a pew and placed anot...

Happy Friday! Here's "The Message," by Shaun O. Ceallaigh. Enjoy! #litmag #shortstory
penmenreview.com/the-message/

One a bricklayer, worked on some NYC skyscrapers; the other owned an Atlantic gas station in Union City, NJ.

Wow, congrats--you totally belong there! :)

How to Tell You’re Somewhere Else by Sarah Carleton A single hummingbird measures the crash and pull of waves beneath a wide sky. No green shimmerand near-invisible flight—the sprite holds still,black as a quarter note. Palms twice th...

Happy Wednesday! Here's "How to Tell You're Somewhere Else," by Sarah Carleton. Enjoy! #litmag #poetry
penmenreview.com/how-to-tell-...

Worth every penny imo

Pitch it to Marvel! Could be the start of new line: Classics Illustrated but with Marvel characters . . .

Peter Parker is bitten by radioactive spider, which grants great power but also great insanity, decides to murder Uncle Ben while masked as Spidey, is hunted relentlessly by J. Jonah Jameson, and in the last act is redeemed by the love of Mary Jane Watson.

Harrison Ruffin Tyler - Wikipedia

Let me introduce you to the late (1928-2025) Harrison Ruffin Tyler:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriso...

"You can even get stucco. Oh, how you can get stucco!" Gives new meaning to those lines.

Human Authored is a project of the Authors Guild that allows an author to certify that their book is created by a human. “Human Authored” means that the text of the book was written by a human and not generated by AI, with the exception of minimal uses, such as AI applications that check spelling and grammar or for brainstorming or research.

So cool that @authorsguild.org has a place where members can go to certify that they did not use AI in writing their books... go.authorsguild.org/account/huma...

A fun chat featuring me and a smart, talented, and funny young writer whom I had the privilege of working with at SNHU! Enjoy!

Add a letter, change a writer:

Karl Love Knausgaard

Winter Vision by Yuan Changming With their most tender touches, snowflakes Have painted the whole night white, Including the darkest corner in sight               Even within a forgotten dream   Except the plum tre...

Happy Monday! Here's "Winter Vision," by Yuan Changming. Enjoy! #litmag #poetry
penmenreview.com/winter-vision/

NYT headline: Killing of Khamenei Prompts Questions of Succession

Can think of a few other questions it prompts, tbh

Wow, I remember this cover. Stunning.

Resharing this starter pack (remember those?) of creative writing teachers on Bluesky.

go.bsky.app/8c9ephm

Congrats to Online MFA alum Tony Moreira on this creepy little tale appearing in SNHU's online literary journal!

Proud of @snhu.edu Online MFA alum @teresatennyson.bsky.social! And yes, that title is a Bowie shout-out!

Recognition by Rose Mary Boehm 1 The first time I met death I didn’t crumble under its weight. I was very young but recognized that something important had changed. I hadn’t known her that well, but she had been ...

Happy Thursday! Here's "Recognition," by Rose Mary Boehm. Enjoy! #litmag #poetry
penmenreview.com/recognition/

Harper’s Crater by Jeffrey Ronay Forty-year-old Tom Riley climbed into his spacesuit and dialed the helmet ring to the external setting.  Angie, the Suit's reassuring voice, confirmed,

Happy Wednesday! Here's "Harper's Crater," by Jeffrey Ronay. Enjoy! #litmag #shortstory penmenreview.com/harpers-crat...

Ha ha ha urk

chi-fi

Also wonder how it would change as one gets older. Like, I've probably read almost every novel Edgar Rice Burroughs ever published . . . yet I doubt I have read anything by him since I was fifteen or so.

Snow covered path leading to beach and ocean

No power, no heat

Chart showing snowfall predictions for Bethany Beach, DE: 2-4: 16% 4-6: 16% 6-8: 15% 8-12: 16% 12-18: 14% 18+: 18%

Lot of uncertainty in this forecast for Bethany Beach, DE, except it's all bad.

5 authors I’ve read at least 5 books by:

Jack Vance
Dorothy Dunnett
Elizabeth Hand
Philip K. Dick
Steven Erikson

Came to DE after the last blizzard to escape winter for a couple of weeks. And now I'm about to be slammed with another blizzard! This winter can suck it.

One of my dad's first scoops, way back in 1962! Thank you for sharing, Bill! @amsandyaws.bsky.social