Colin Alexander
@colincalexander.bsky.social
Dad, writer, sometimes attorney. Used to write for fun, now for revenge. Stories in Molotov Cocktail, Radon Journal, Havok, and Shotgun Honey.
2024 Pushcart Prize Nominated.
2024 Pushcart Prize Nominated.
On a @thomasha.bsky.social kick lately, and read "In My Country" this morning. Despite reading the title in Yakov Smirnoff's voice, it was excellent, still rattling around in my brain. May have to add "Uncertain Sons" to my giant pile of books begging to be read in the corner of my room.
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
On a @thomasha.bsky.social kick lately, and read "In My Country" this morning. Despite reading the title in Yakov Smirnoff's voice, it was excellent, still rattling around in my brain. May have to add "Uncertain Sons" to my giant pile of books begging to be read in the corner of my room.
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the sandwich guy walking away from the court house and suddenly, his limp disappears
November 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
the sandwich guy walking away from the court house and suddenly, his limp disappears
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Every once in a while I have to remind myself this is entirely normal.
November 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Every once in a while I have to remind myself this is entirely normal.
They say you can indict a ham sandwich, but good luck getting a conviction
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced a single misdemeanor after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:18 PM
They say you can indict a ham sandwich, but good luck getting a conviction
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Imagine “struck by a sandwich in 2025” being the first line of your obituary
November 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Imagine “struck by a sandwich in 2025” being the first line of your obituary
Live, Laugh, Laws
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Live, Laugh, Laws
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My latest Patreon post is live. It's got some life updates, and for paid supporters, it has a snippet from my upcoming book, Ex Partum (coming soon from @atthisarts.com).
www.patreon.com/posts/140919...
#scifi #specfic #booksky
www.patreon.com/posts/140919...
#scifi #specfic #booksky
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November 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
My latest Patreon post is live. It's got some life updates, and for paid supporters, it has a snippet from my upcoming book, Ex Partum (coming soon from @atthisarts.com).
www.patreon.com/posts/140919...
#scifi #specfic #booksky
www.patreon.com/posts/140919...
#scifi #specfic #booksky
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As a Dodgers fan, I literally feel like Sarah Connor at the end of the first Terminator. That’s how good the Blue Jays were.
Like we won but I’m so traumatized I’m going to lose custody of my son because I trained him to shoot weapons in Nicaragua and I’ll end up in a max cell at Pescadero
Like we won but I’m so traumatized I’m going to lose custody of my son because I trained him to shoot weapons in Nicaragua and I’ll end up in a max cell at Pescadero
November 2, 2025 at 4:57 AM
As a Dodgers fan, I literally feel like Sarah Connor at the end of the first Terminator. That’s how good the Blue Jays were.
Like we won but I’m so traumatized I’m going to lose custody of my son because I trained him to shoot weapons in Nicaragua and I’ll end up in a max cell at Pescadero
Like we won but I’m so traumatized I’m going to lose custody of my son because I trained him to shoot weapons in Nicaragua and I’ll end up in a max cell at Pescadero
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idea for an alternate history show: British imperialism never changed or fell. the East India Company remains mighty today. they created the first powerful processed opiates and use them to maintain control over their far flung colonies
title: The Sun Never Percocets on the British Empire
title: The Sun Never Percocets on the British Empire
November 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
idea for an alternate history show: British imperialism never changed or fell. the East India Company remains mighty today. they created the first powerful processed opiates and use them to maintain control over their far flung colonies
title: The Sun Never Percocets on the British Empire
title: The Sun Never Percocets on the British Empire
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Last night my 9-year-old showed me his first essay. I gave him notes.
Today he got home and said, "I’ll finish it myself. I didn’t like your edits.” When I burst out laughing, he asked, “Is that the first time a writer’s been honest with you?”
Today he got home and said, "I’ll finish it myself. I didn’t like your edits.” When I burst out laughing, he asked, “Is that the first time a writer’s been honest with you?”
October 31, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Last night my 9-year-old showed me his first essay. I gave him notes.
Today he got home and said, "I’ll finish it myself. I didn’t like your edits.” When I burst out laughing, he asked, “Is that the first time a writer’s been honest with you?”
Today he got home and said, "I’ll finish it myself. I didn’t like your edits.” When I burst out laughing, he asked, “Is that the first time a writer’s been honest with you?”
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F. Scott Fitzgerald: In my book I invented Gatsby lifestyle as a cautionary tale
The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby
The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby
November 1, 2025 at 4:48 AM
F. Scott Fitzgerald: In my book I invented Gatsby lifestyle as a cautionary tale
The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby
The president: At long last, we have created the Gatsby lifestyle from the classic novel The Great Gatsby
@molotovlitzine.bsky.social's"Flash Monster" issue features my prize winning story about a man feeling motherly towards his parasite (read after eating, not before) @mlenoirbond.bsky.social and Josh always feature fantastic work-- can't wait to consume it all!
themolotovcocktail.com/vol-16/flash...
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The Molotov Cocktail
Toxoplasma Odocoileus by Colin Alexander Herb’s breasts felt tender, and though he’d fought the urge all day, he found himself waddling through stands of Jeffrey pines in the fading light to soak h…
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October 31, 2025 at 4:18 PM
@molotovlitzine.bsky.social's"Flash Monster" issue features my prize winning story about a man feeling motherly towards his parasite (read after eating, not before) @mlenoirbond.bsky.social and Josh always feature fantastic work-- can't wait to consume it all!
themolotovcocktail.com/vol-16/flash...
themolotovcocktail.com/vol-16/flash...
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Man Wouldn't Have Worn Costume To Work If He'd Known He Was Getting Laid Off
October 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Man Wouldn't Have Worn Costume To Work If He'd Known He Was Getting Laid Off
After a sleepless night with a toddler, placing 3rd in @molotovlitzine.bsky.social’s Flash Monster competition was better than any cup of coffee. Can’t wait to read everyone’s pieces when the issue drops tomorrow!
Time to see where things stand. #FlashMonster 2025 results are in!
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@mlenoirbond.bsky.social
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@mlenoirbond.bsky.social
Flash Monster 2025 results
Let’s see how things stand… Body-invading creepy crawlies have wriggled their way to the top this year, with invasive spiders, snakes, parasites, and pathogens making a strong showing. …
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October 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
After a sleepless night with a toddler, placing 3rd in @molotovlitzine.bsky.social’s Flash Monster competition was better than any cup of coffee. Can’t wait to read everyone’s pieces when the issue drops tomorrow!
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Parents, please check your kids’ candy this Halloween. I’ve just found an ancient metal whistle with the inscription “QUIS EST ISTE QUI VENIT" inside a Snickers bar. I blew it and heard a note of infinite distance, and now I’m haunted by a figure in pale, fluttering draperies. Be safe.
October 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Parents, please check your kids’ candy this Halloween. I’ve just found an ancient metal whistle with the inscription “QUIS EST ISTE QUI VENIT" inside a Snickers bar. I blew it and heard a note of infinite distance, and now I’m haunted by a figure in pale, fluttering draperies. Be safe.
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They got the jewels, but we have their ladder.
October 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
They got the jewels, but we have their ladder.
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Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. One for practice and the other one is the "main" grave.
October 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. One for practice and the other one is the "main" grave.
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Every once in a while a group of 10-15 tourists vanish without a trace in the Paris Catacombs and then afterward the Eiffel Tower is a few feet taller
October 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Every once in a while a group of 10-15 tourists vanish without a trace in the Paris Catacombs and then afterward the Eiffel Tower is a few feet taller
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Man in my gym smashing out bench presses in tartan pyjamas and birkenstocks. Living for this fucks/reps ratio
September 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Man in my gym smashing out bench presses in tartan pyjamas and birkenstocks. Living for this fucks/reps ratio
“I made-a this pizza special for you!” in every mafia movie, except it’s my toddler talking about her poop.
September 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
“I made-a this pizza special for you!” in every mafia movie, except it’s my toddler talking about her poop.
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Translunar Traveler's Lounge is open for speculative fiction, 5000 words and under. Please check the guidelines before submitting, but other than that, don't self-reject. translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/
Submissions
Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions]
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September 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Translunar Traveler's Lounge is open for speculative fiction, 5000 words and under. Please check the guidelines before submitting, but other than that, don't self-reject. translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/
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[at my second rodeo] listen up you ignorant sack of shit
September 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
[at my second rodeo] listen up you ignorant sack of shit
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very excited for it to be that time of year when i contract a mysterious illness from my children.
September 27, 2025 at 1:33 AM
very excited for it to be that time of year when i contract a mysterious illness from my children.
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my daughter really captured my essence in this portrait of me “at work”
September 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
my daughter really captured my essence in this portrait of me “at work”