Paul Michael Anderson
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#FridayReads : a delightful day for all involved! I’m sharing a short novella about trauma and grief and the terrible things we do when we give into the anger that springs from them: www.cemeterydance.com/YouCan'tSave...
Holy shit.
In cartoon news, Tubi just revealed practically the entirety of the classic Warner Bros/Hanna-Barbera/Cartoon Network library is coming to the platform this March.
For those who don't wanna visit the bird site, here's the full list of what's coming.
For those who don't wanna visit the bird site, here's the full list of what's coming.
February 15, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Holy shit.
Excellent to watch on a loop.
February 13, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Excellent to watch on a loop.
Where am I going to be at Authorcon VI?
FRIDAY - “Teaching Writing” (7-8)
SATURDAY - “Grief Horror 2026” (2:15-3:15) and Reading w/ Garrett Boatman (5:15-6)
In addition to table-riding with some books.
Full schedule here & I hope you can come out to play: scaresthatcare.org/author-con-6
FRIDAY - “Teaching Writing” (7-8)
SATURDAY - “Grief Horror 2026” (2:15-3:15) and Reading w/ Garrett Boatman (5:15-6)
In addition to table-riding with some books.
Full schedule here & I hope you can come out to play: scaresthatcare.org/author-con-6
Scares That Care
scaresthatcare.org
February 13, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Where am I going to be at Authorcon VI?
FRIDAY - “Teaching Writing” (7-8)
SATURDAY - “Grief Horror 2026” (2:15-3:15) and Reading w/ Garrett Boatman (5:15-6)
In addition to table-riding with some books.
Full schedule here & I hope you can come out to play: scaresthatcare.org/author-con-6
FRIDAY - “Teaching Writing” (7-8)
SATURDAY - “Grief Horror 2026” (2:15-3:15) and Reading w/ Garrett Boatman (5:15-6)
In addition to table-riding with some books.
Full schedule here & I hope you can come out to play: scaresthatcare.org/author-con-6
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Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
February 12, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Chadwick Boseman and James van der Beek both died in their 40s of an illness that's treatable if a colonoscopy catches it but almost no insurer covers them for people under 45, this is what Engels meant by "social murder"
Reposted by Paul Michael Anderson
Reposted by Paul Michael Anderson
RIP Bud Cort. How else would you even pay tribute to him.
February 11, 2026 at 8:51 PM
RIP Bud Cort. How else would you even pay tribute to him.
Dead Kennedys - Let’s Lynch The Landlord
I'll start
Black Flag - Rise Above
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #oldschoolpunk #history #punkrockhistory
Black Flag - Rise Above
#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #oldschoolpunk #history #punkrockhistory
February 9, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Dead Kennedys - Let’s Lynch The Landlord
Relevant pretty much daily.
February 9, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Relevant pretty much daily.
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Looking for something to watch this month? Whether you’re snowed in or just snuggled up and looking for something fresh and freaky to watch on the tube, we’ve got the latest and greatest in horror additions to your favorite streaming platforms. Happy February!
February 2, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Looking for something to watch this month? Whether you’re snowed in or just snuggled up and looking for something fresh and freaky to watch on the tube, we’ve got the latest and greatest in horror additions to your favorite streaming platforms. Happy February!
Happy 86th birthday, George Romero.
February 4, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Happy 86th birthday, George Romero.
Goddammit, fuck Darren Aronofsky.
January 29, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Goddammit, fuck Darren Aronofsky.
This is Moneypenny, & she’s the companion of someone who tries to make the world better for others. She’s got a backstory & anniversary that’s not mine to share (click the link), but if you can donate/share, I’d appreciate it.
World’s on fire, & we should help each other.
gofund.me/a11c777f9
World’s on fire, & we should help each other.
gofund.me/a11c777f9
January 28, 2026 at 9:39 PM
This is Moneypenny, & she’s the companion of someone who tries to make the world better for others. She’s got a backstory & anniversary that’s not mine to share (click the link), but if you can donate/share, I’d appreciate it.
World’s on fire, & we should help each other.
gofund.me/a11c777f9
World’s on fire, & we should help each other.
gofund.me/a11c777f9
I’m in a statewide curriculum meeting right now, and I’m about to make it everyone’s problem.
January 28, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I’m in a statewide curriculum meeting right now, and I’m about to make it everyone’s problem.
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Reposted by Paul Michael Anderson
Underneath all the macho bluster online, this is who they really are: greasy dudes holding syringes of their own pee
January 28, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Underneath all the macho bluster online, this is who they really are: greasy dudes holding syringes of their own pee
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Next No Kings march date announced.
We need feet in the street.
We need feet in the street.
‘No Kings 3’ nationwide protest planned for March
‘No Kings 3’ nationwide protest planned for March
“This lawless police force is committing crimes all across the country,” said Ezra Levin, co-founder of Indivisible.
dlvr.it
January 28, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Next No Kings march date announced.
We need feet in the street.
We need feet in the street.
That goddamned fascist always picks treasury secretaries with faces just begging to be stuffed in a locker.
Scott Bessent on Trump Accounts: "Rather than giving a toy for a birthday or holiday, they can contribute to these accounts"
January 28, 2026 at 2:23 PM
That goddamned fascist always picks treasury secretaries with faces just begging to be stuffed in a locker.
This is how you do it. This is the way I’ve done it for years. It’s not hard—or, it’s not any harder than anything else.
Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes. n.pr/4c3cdzs
To keep AI out of her classroom, this high school English teacher went analog
Forth Worth teacher Chanea Bond says sticking with pen and paper keeps generative artificial intelligence out of her American literature classes.
n.pr
January 28, 2026 at 2:13 PM
This is how you do it. This is the way I’ve done it for years. It’s not hard—or, it’s not any harder than anything else.
Ecstatic at the surge.
Even more so at how the owner is using this windfall.
Even more so at how the owner is using this windfall.
"Sales surge at Minneapolis bookstore after resonating photo of owner at protest" via CBS News (1/26/26)
Gregg Ketter, owner of the comic shop DreamHaven Books is redirecting the flood of GoFundMe donations to local food shelves. Awesome: www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Gregg Ketter, owner of the comic shop DreamHaven Books is redirecting the flood of GoFundMe donations to local food shelves. Awesome: www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...
Sales surge at Minneapolis bookstore after resonating photo of owner at protest
Greg Ketter has spent nearly five decades selling comic books and science fiction novels at DreamHaven Books and Comics in Minneapolis. This week, his phone hasn't stopped ringing.
www.cbsnews.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Ecstatic at the surge.
Even more so at how the owner is using this windfall.
Even more so at how the owner is using this windfall.
Read the whole thing.
Your father is choking your brother. What do you do?
Well, if your father is choking your brother, it is necessary to stop your father. You'd probably stop trusting somebody who said it wasn't necessary; anyway, I'd hope so.
There are a lot of ways to stop your father.
Well, if your father is choking your brother, it is necessary to stop your father. You'd probably stop trusting somebody who said it wasn't necessary; anyway, I'd hope so.
There are a lot of ways to stop your father.
January 28, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Read the whole thing.
Twenty bucks says some writer could take all these solutions and make a stupidly-excellent story out of it.
Problem: You are not a very good writer.
Solution: Your narrator is not a very good writer.
Solution: Your narrator is not a very good writer.
Twenty Solutions to Common Story Problems
1. Problem: The story you are writing has plot holes. Solution: Unreliable narrator. - - -2. Problem: The story you are writing has severe, glaring...
buff.ly
January 28, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Twenty bucks says some writer could take all these solutions and make a stupidly-excellent story out of it.
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REP. OMAR after being attacked with liquid: “We will continue! These fucking assholes are not gonna get away with this! Here is the reality people like this ugly man don’t understand — we are Minnesota Strong. We’ll stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”
January 28, 2026 at 1:47 AM
REP. OMAR after being attacked with liquid: “We will continue! These fucking assholes are not gonna get away with this! Here is the reality people like this ugly man don’t understand — we are Minnesota Strong. We’ll stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”
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RELATED: Any editors want another experienced, reliable freelance writer to cover film/TV/books in the horror space and beyond? Moving is expensive! DM me!
The Great Jackson Real Estate Saga is on the verge of drawing to a close. That's the good news. Bad news is due to moving we're gonna slow down (but not stop!) the podcast for a bit.
Some News:
We're moving! In the coming weeks, Scares That Shaped Us HQ will move to a new home, which means lots of stressful moving stuff! With that in mind, we are temporarily taking the show back to its original, every other week format. We'll resume weekly operations when the move is done.
We're moving! In the coming weeks, Scares That Shaped Us HQ will move to a new home, which means lots of stressful moving stuff! With that in mind, we are temporarily taking the show back to its original, every other week format. We'll resume weekly operations when the move is done.
January 26, 2026 at 6:21 PM
RELATED: Any editors want another experienced, reliable freelance writer to cover film/TV/books in the horror space and beyond? Moving is expensive! DM me!