Alan Orloff
@alanorloff.bsky.social
Cheesephobic. Regular guy. Also award-winning crime fiction writer.
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Alan Orloff
@alanorloff.bsky.social
· May 13
Driving the Bugmobile
Amazon.com: Driving the Bugmobile eBook : Orloff, Alan: Kindle Store
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PUB DAY for DRIVING THE BUGMOBILE! It’s a YA coming-of-age novel about a sixteen-year-old boy whose mother won’t let him get his driver’s license until he learns how to swim. Thanks to the great team at Level Best Books and the awesome @shawnrsimmons.bsky.social for the bugalicious cover!
Watching twelve hours of NFL football in a day? Excessive or glorious?
November 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Watching twelve hours of NFL football in a day? Excessive or glorious?
This issue of Black Cat Weekly features stories from their recent short story contest, including my story, “Captain Fluffy Sails Again!” (an honorable mention). This issue also showcases the winning story, “Kat’s Ninth Life,” by Pam Barnsley! From @wildsidepress!
Black Cat Weekly #220
Black Cat Weekly #220 - Kindle edition by Barnsley, Pam, Orloff, Alan, De Cecco, Viviana, Sirois, A.L., Godfrey, Darren O., Simmons, R.D., Whisler, Elysia, Rogers, Stephen D, Charles, Hal, Regis, Julius. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Black Cat Weekly #220.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This issue of Black Cat Weekly features stories from their recent short story contest, including my story, “Captain Fluffy Sails Again!” (an honorable mention). This issue also showcases the winning story, “Kat’s Ninth Life,” by Pam Barnsley! From @wildsidepress!
Wednesday green bug picture.
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Wednesday green bug picture.
"What Ned Said" by Gary Phillips getting some love from Robert Lopresti!
What Ned Said, by Gary Phillips
"What Ned Said," by Gary Phillips, in Hollywood Kills, edited by Adam Meyer and Alan Orloff, Level Short, 2025. Thanks to Kevin Tipple f...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
"What Ned Said" by Gary Phillips getting some love from Robert Lopresti!
Birthday gift, assembled! A Flamin(le)go! Thanks, Aunt Susan!
November 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Birthday gift, assembled! A Flamin(le)go! Thanks, Aunt Susan!
I can’t tell black socks from blue socks but I know when the temperature of the swimming pool is off by one degree.
November 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I can’t tell black socks from blue socks but I know when the temperature of the swimming pool is off by one degree.
I’m thoroughly enjoying my re-watch of Breaking Bad. I’m giving it the one seed on my Best Drama Series list.
November 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I’m thoroughly enjoying my re-watch of Breaking Bad. I’m giving it the one seed on my Best Drama Series list.
Today is Pub Day for COOKING UP DEATH! “When Death dons the chef's hat, your first bite might be your last!” Happy my story, “Togas and Toques,” is included (a reprint from NOIR AT THE SALAD BAR). Edited by the wonderful @lynworthen.bsky.social (Camden Park Press). Get your delicious copy today!
Available now at your favorite digital store!
Cooking Up Death by Lyn Worthen, John M. Floyd, Annie Reed, Lauryn Christopher, Alan Orloff, Bethany Maines, Abigail Leigh Reed, Debra Henry, S.B. Watson, Wayland Smith
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November 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Today is Pub Day for COOKING UP DEATH! “When Death dons the chef's hat, your first bite might be your last!” Happy my story, “Togas and Toques,” is included (a reprint from NOIR AT THE SALAD BAR). Edited by the wonderful @lynworthen.bsky.social (Camden Park Press). Get your delicious copy today!
Not sure whether I need to grow up or glow up.
November 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Not sure whether I need to grow up or glow up.
Just registered for StokerCon in June in Pittsburgh. Anyone else going?
November 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Just registered for StokerCon in June in Pittsburgh. Anyone else going?
Thing I like: warm weather
Thing I dislike: cold weather
Thing I dislike: cold weather
October 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Thing I like: warm weather
Thing I dislike: cold weather
Thing I dislike: cold weather
What? I thought this entire place was No Shamokin!
October 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
What? I thought this entire place was No Shamokin!
Thanks for all the birthday wishes and the familial wedding congratulations! It was QUITE the weekend!
October 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Thanks for all the birthday wishes and the familial wedding congratulations! It was QUITE the weekend!
Had an ABSOLUTELY AMAZING time at my older son’s WONDERFUL WEDDING! SO THRILLED to welcome the FANTABULISSIMO L.M. to the family!
October 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Had an ABSOLUTELY AMAZING time at my older son’s WONDERFUL WEDDING! SO THRILLED to welcome the FANTABULISSIMO L.M. to the family!
I’m in a reading funk. I didn’t finish the last three novels I started. One I ditched on page 105, one on page 168, and the third on page 345(!). The books weren’t bad; I was just done with them.
October 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I’m in a reading funk. I didn’t finish the last three novels I started. One I ditched on page 105, one on page 168, and the third on page 345(!). The books weren’t bad; I was just done with them.
ICYMI!
New Release: HOLLYWOOD KILLS edited by Adam Meyer and Alan Orloff
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October 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
ICYMI!
Contributor copies! From Crippen & Landru Publishers!
October 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Contributor copies! From Crippen & Landru Publishers!
Has anyone seen my motivation? He’s been missing for weeks now, and I’m getting worried! If you spot him, please approach slowly, invite him in for a cookie, then lock him in the closet until I can retrieve him. Whatever you do, DON’T MAKE EYE CONTACT! That’ll just mess you up, trust me.
October 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Has anyone seen my motivation? He’s been missing for weeks now, and I’m getting worried! If you spot him, please approach slowly, invite him in for a cookie, then lock him in the closet until I can retrieve him. Whatever you do, DON’T MAKE EYE CONTACT! That’ll just mess you up, trust me.
I think we just saw Starship Flight 11 streaking across the sky! Cool!
October 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I think we just saw Starship Flight 11 streaking across the sky! Cool!
TODAY! Hey, SoCal friends, have some fun at Book Carnival! Eight contributors to HOLLYWOOD KILLS, all in one place, discussing their stories! I hear their dance number is spectacular!
October 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
TODAY! Hey, SoCal friends, have some fun at Book Carnival! Eight contributors to HOLLYWOOD KILLS, all in one place, discussing their stories! I hear their dance number is spectacular!
I bought some hardware online for $65 (undermount drawer slides, pkg of 6 pairs). They were the wrong size. To return them, the shipping charge is…$65 (plus a potential re-stocking fee). Anybody in the neighborhood need some undermount drawer slides?
October 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I bought some hardware online for $65 (undermount drawer slides, pkg of 6 pairs). They were the wrong size. To return them, the shipping charge is…$65 (plus a potential re-stocking fee). Anybody in the neighborhood need some undermount drawer slides?
Our very first homegrown Meyer lemon!
October 9, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Our very first homegrown Meyer lemon!
Big thanks to Kevin Tipple for his very nice review of HOLLYWOOD KILLS! “Hollywood Kills: An Anthology is a highly entertaining read that is well worth your time. Every story in the read has its own multi act drama that creates an immersive world of criminal make believe.” Click to read more!
Short Story Wednesday Review: Hollywood Kills: A Crime Fiction Anthology edited by Adam Meyer and Alan Orloff
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October 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Big thanks to Kevin Tipple for his very nice review of HOLLYWOOD KILLS! “Hollywood Kills: An Anthology is a highly entertaining read that is well worth your time. Every story in the read has its own multi act drama that creates an immersive world of criminal make believe.” Click to read more!
Because I know everybody wants an update on my fantasy football team: I'm 5-0, and I've had the highest score in the league two out of the five weeks. So...things should come crashing down any time now!
October 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Because I know everybody wants an update on my fantasy football team: I'm 5-0, and I've had the highest score in the league two out of the five weeks. So...things should come crashing down any time now!