Craig Clevenger
@craigclevenger.bsky.social
Writer. Library staffer. I do all my own stunts. "The Contortionist's Handbook" and "Mother Howl" from Datura Books.
Pinned
"... you only become a good nurse... like Alex P because you understand that the world doesn’t rotate around you... you understand the message and the meaning of the good samaritan story in the book of Luke."
will7christopher.substack.com/p/who-are-th...?
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who the fuck are we
junkies beggars thieves heroes killers angels or jackals
will7christopher.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:43 PM
"... you only become a good nurse... like Alex P because you understand that the world doesn’t rotate around you... you understand the message and the meaning of the good samaritan story in the book of Luke."
will7christopher.substack.com/p/who-are-th...?
will7christopher.substack.com/p/who-are-th...?
If you freely chose not to vote, then you voted for this.
January 24, 2026 at 7:58 PM
If you freely chose not to vote, then you voted for this.
1/3 Read an interesting post earlier* about how SFF that portrays a dystopia often falls short of showing how it came to be, i.e., what fascism looks like after it’s too late, not how it came to be...
January 22, 2026 at 5:02 AM
1/3 Read an interesting post earlier* about how SFF that portrays a dystopia often falls short of showing how it came to be, i.e., what fascism looks like after it’s too late, not how it came to be...
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I'll be in San Francisco for this year's Left Coast Crime, doing a panel on "Getting Inside a Criminal Mind."
Now, why would they choose me for that topic, I wonder...?
Friday, February 27, 4pm
leftcoastcrime.org/2026
Now, why would they choose me for that topic, I wonder...?
Friday, February 27, 4pm
leftcoastcrime.org/2026
January 20, 2026 at 6:13 AM
I'll be in San Francisco for this year's Left Coast Crime, doing a panel on "Getting Inside a Criminal Mind."
Now, why would they choose me for that topic, I wonder...?
Friday, February 27, 4pm
leftcoastcrime.org/2026
Now, why would they choose me for that topic, I wonder...?
Friday, February 27, 4pm
leftcoastcrime.org/2026
I'll be in San Francisco for this year's Left Coast Crime, doing a panel on "Getting Inside a Criminal Mind."
Now, why would they choose me for that topic, I wonder...?
Friday, February 27, 4pm
leftcoastcrime.org/2026
Now, why would they choose me for that topic, I wonder...?
Friday, February 27, 4pm
leftcoastcrime.org/2026
January 20, 2026 at 6:13 AM
I'll be in San Francisco for this year's Left Coast Crime, doing a panel on "Getting Inside a Criminal Mind."
Now, why would they choose me for that topic, I wonder...?
Friday, February 27, 4pm
leftcoastcrime.org/2026
Now, why would they choose me for that topic, I wonder...?
Friday, February 27, 4pm
leftcoastcrime.org/2026
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a writeup from someone else in the twin cities. it is shocking TBH. horrible
January 12, 2026 at 3:15 AM
a writeup from someone else in the twin cities. it is shocking TBH. horrible
First round filled up, so we've added a second.
Kicking off another workshop, starting in February. Seating's tight and a few slots have filled, so we'll open another if this one overflows.
Details in the link (first comment), though it may still say it's not public (it very much is) or not specify dates. But it's on.
Details in the link (first comment), though it may still say it's not public (it very much is) or not specify dates. But it's on.
January 8, 2026 at 10:06 PM
First round filled up, so we've added a second.
Kicking off another workshop, starting in February. Seating's tight and a few slots have filled, so we'll open another if this one overflows.
Details in the link (first comment), though it may still say it's not public (it very much is) or not specify dates. But it's on.
Details in the link (first comment), though it may still say it's not public (it very much is) or not specify dates. But it's on.
January 7, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Kicking off another workshop, starting in February. Seating's tight and a few slots have filled, so we'll open another if this one overflows.
Details in the link (first comment), though it may still say it's not public (it very much is) or not specify dates. But it's on.
Details in the link (first comment), though it may still say it's not public (it very much is) or not specify dates. But it's on.
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Lugging the Hollywood Trilogy in the park is too much. Carpenter will be my room read, today I brought outside, THE CONTORTIONIST'S HANDBOOK
Been in my tbr pile for a spell. I read his other book, MOTHER HOWL, in '23, solid book, made me want to snag up this one.
@craigclevenger.bsky.social
Been in my tbr pile for a spell. I read his other book, MOTHER HOWL, in '23, solid book, made me want to snag up this one.
@craigclevenger.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Lugging the Hollywood Trilogy in the park is too much. Carpenter will be my room read, today I brought outside, THE CONTORTIONIST'S HANDBOOK
Been in my tbr pile for a spell. I read his other book, MOTHER HOWL, in '23, solid book, made me want to snag up this one.
@craigclevenger.bsky.social
Been in my tbr pile for a spell. I read his other book, MOTHER HOWL, in '23, solid book, made me want to snag up this one.
@craigclevenger.bsky.social
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Maybe we should put a wooden stake through 2025 just to be sure.
January 1, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Maybe we should put a wooden stake through 2025 just to be sure.
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20 of the best books I read in 2025, including titles by @meganabbott.bsky.social, @wmboyle4.bsky.social, @danchaon.bsky.social, @craigclevenger.bsky.social, @blacktopkid.bsky.social, @derfbackderf.bsky.social, @chrisdeville.bsky.social, @elongreen.bsky.social, and @johnlingan.bsky.social
December 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
20 of the best books I read in 2025, including titles by @meganabbott.bsky.social, @wmboyle4.bsky.social, @danchaon.bsky.social, @craigclevenger.bsky.social, @blacktopkid.bsky.social, @derfbackderf.bsky.social, @chrisdeville.bsky.social, @elongreen.bsky.social, and @johnlingan.bsky.social
Lemmy, (24 December 1945 – 28 December 2015. Photo credit: Travis Shinn (link below).
December 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Lemmy, (24 December 1945 – 28 December 2015. Photo credit: Travis Shinn (link below).
Shout-out to anyone punching a clock today.
December 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Shout-out to anyone punching a clock today.
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'Tis the season... again and again. Credit follows.
December 21, 2025 at 7:59 AM
'Tis the season... again and again. Credit follows.
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RE todays rotten vaccine news...
A Pox on Fools arrives in May. It's a historical polemic that traces the serial falsehoods that drive today's anti-vax movement.
It's my most important work. And it needs help.
Pre-orders & 1st week sales make or break books. If you are interested...here's a link:
A Pox on Fools arrives in May. It's a historical polemic that traces the serial falsehoods that drive today's anti-vax movement.
It's my most important work. And it needs help.
Pre-orders & 1st week sales make or break books. If you are interested...here's a link:
A Pox on Fools by Thomas Levenson: 9798217155002 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
An urgent and profound history of vaccine skepticism, seeking to understand how our three most common fears about vaccines hardened into a lethal ideology—from a leading science writer Since the...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
RE todays rotten vaccine news...
A Pox on Fools arrives in May. It's a historical polemic that traces the serial falsehoods that drive today's anti-vax movement.
It's my most important work. And it needs help.
Pre-orders & 1st week sales make or break books. If you are interested...here's a link:
A Pox on Fools arrives in May. It's a historical polemic that traces the serial falsehoods that drive today's anti-vax movement.
It's my most important work. And it needs help.
Pre-orders & 1st week sales make or break books. If you are interested...here's a link:
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Literature moves the needle. I can see it transforming and mobilizing readers in realtime. The world needs fiction.
December 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Literature moves the needle. I can see it transforming and mobilizing readers in realtime. The world needs fiction.
You are missed, Daniel Woodrell. Sleep. #DanielWoodrell
November 30, 2025 at 4:10 AM
You are missed, Daniel Woodrell. Sleep. #DanielWoodrell
Scrolling through the ancient posts on my other socials... found a few gems that I absolutely stand behind.
November 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Scrolling through the ancient posts on my other socials... found a few gems that I absolutely stand behind.
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Well I can see Bluesky is handling a PR crisis in their normal competent manner
November 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Well I can see Bluesky is handling a PR crisis in their normal competent manner
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Why? Sarah Kendzior is one of the main reasons I moved here. If you're going to just be Twitter-lite than there's no point in staying. You can't suspend an account of her magnitude and expect it to go unnoticed and unchallenged @jay.bsky.team @aaron.bsky.team @support.bsky.team
Hello @support.bsky.team
I heard from Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social that her account was suspended.
Can you please look into this and reinstate her account? She’s a published author and scholar on authoritarianism. Her presence here is valuable.
cc:
@jay.bsky.team
@aaron.bsky.team
I heard from Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social that her account was suspended.
Can you please look into this and reinstate her account? She’s a published author and scholar on authoritarianism. Her presence here is valuable.
cc:
@jay.bsky.team
@aaron.bsky.team
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Why? Sarah Kendzior is one of the main reasons I moved here. If you're going to just be Twitter-lite than there's no point in staying. You can't suspend an account of her magnitude and expect it to go unnoticed and unchallenged @jay.bsky.team @aaron.bsky.team @support.bsky.team
A long round-trip to Los Angeles, but worth it. Got to shake hands with @danchaon.bsky.social at Book Soup.
November 11, 2025 at 7:25 AM
A long round-trip to Los Angeles, but worth it. Got to shake hands with @danchaon.bsky.social at Book Soup.
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@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social is documenting the resistance, and it’s an encouraging read.
But the message remains: We keep fighting!!
#MomSky
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
But the message remains: We keep fighting!!
#MomSky
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social is documenting the resistance, and it’s an encouraging read.
But the message remains: We keep fighting!!
#MomSky
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
But the message remains: We keep fighting!!
#MomSky
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Couldn't make it to the launch in Los Angeles earlier, but the latest from Mark Z. Danielewski's in my hands, so I'm turning off my phone for a few days. #Tom'sCrossing
October 29, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Couldn't make it to the launch in Los Angeles earlier, but the latest from Mark Z. Danielewski's in my hands, so I'm turning off my phone for a few days. #Tom'sCrossing