Patrick Glancy
@pglancy.bsky.social
Trying to sell my crime novel, Boris, and working on a medieval history project.
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Patrick Glancy
@pglancy.bsky.social
· Feb 12
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As per usual, I'm late to the party, but I've finally made the jump to Bluesky. If you don't know me, I have a degree in Medieval history, I write novels, & I love baseball. I have lots of projects in the works, but check out my newsletter, Powder Blue Nostalgia.
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I've been watching Notre Dame football for 37 years now, and this is the first time I've ever seen them score 70. Crazy game.
November 22, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I've been watching Notre Dame football for 37 years now, and this is the first time I've ever seen them score 70. Crazy game.
Still thinking about that epic World Series and Game 7? You aren't the only one.
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Baseball Really is the Best
How can you come to any other conclusion after that game?
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November 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Still thinking about that epic World Series and Game 7? You aren't the only one.
powderbluenostalgia.substack.com/p/baseball-r...
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New Powder Blue Nostalgia because I couldn't not write about that game.
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powderbluenostalgia.substack.com/p/baseball-r...
Baseball Really is the Best
How can you come to any other conclusion after that game?
powderbluenostalgia.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
New Powder Blue Nostalgia because I couldn't not write about that game.
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November 2, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Watching Black Sabbath today & once again reminded that Boris Karloff, owner of one of the great voices in film history, is still most famous for playing a largely mute monster. The world is a funny place sometimes.
October 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Watching Black Sabbath today & once again reminded that Boris Karloff, owner of one of the great voices in film history, is still most famous for playing a largely mute monster. The world is a funny place sometimes.
Why would Netflix shell out the cash for an epic new version of Frankenstein by Guillermo del Toro & not make it available to stream until a week after Halloween? I know they wanted a theatrical run, but they had all month for that! Makes no sense at all.
October 31, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Why would Netflix shell out the cash for an epic new version of Frankenstein by Guillermo del Toro & not make it available to stream until a week after Halloween? I know they wanted a theatrical run, but they had all month for that! Makes no sense at all.
If you're a #Royals fan looking for a rooting interest in the postseason, check out this excellent article by my former KoK peer @jmilhamkc.bsky.social about the Red Sox's Nate Eaton. He's playing right now! Eaton, not Jacob.
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KC Royals: Nate Eaton, a ball park, and a picture
The offseason takes away baseball for the most part. But, no matter the time of year, I see KC Royals outfielder Nate Eaton.
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October 1, 2025 at 11:16 PM
If you're a #Royals fan looking for a rooting interest in the postseason, check out this excellent article by my former KoK peer @jmilhamkc.bsky.social about the Red Sox's Nate Eaton. He's playing right now! Eaton, not Jacob.
kingsofkauffman.com/posts/kc-roy...
kingsofkauffman.com/posts/kc-roy...
That might have been the dumbest Notre Dame loss I've seen in 37 years of watching them.
September 14, 2025 at 3:41 AM
That might have been the dumbest Notre Dame loss I've seen in 37 years of watching them.
Gun violence is never a good thing. Some of us have been trying to get that point across for a long time. I just wish there was this much outrage on the right over this afternoon's school shooting, or Uvalde, or Sandy Hook, etc., as there is over the man who said this.
September 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Gun violence is never a good thing. Some of us have been trying to get that point across for a long time. I just wish there was this much outrage on the right over this afternoon's school shooting, or Uvalde, or Sandy Hook, etc., as there is over the man who said this.
Wrote a new short story for the first time in quite a while. Only a first draft, but feel good about it. Might even be the start of a bigger project. We'll see.
September 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Wrote a new short story for the first time in quite a while. Only a first draft, but feel good about it. Might even be the start of a bigger project. We'll see.
You know when you read a dystopian sci-fi novel & America has been divided into countries with goofy names like the West Coast Federation or the Great Lakes League? What Trump is doing right now with vaccines/healthcare, the National Guard, etc., is how you end up with that. So much for MAGA.
September 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
You know when you read a dystopian sci-fi novel & America has been divided into countries with goofy names like the West Coast Federation or the Great Lakes League? What Trump is doing right now with vaccines/healthcare, the National Guard, etc., is how you end up with that. So much for MAGA.
Rare video game review from me (Thank Goodness You're Here!):
September 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Rare video game review from me (Thank Goodness You're Here!):
"Sure, piggy, you can pout & spend all your time building a brick house to keep the big bad wolf out, or you could work with him, stick an apple in your mouth, turn your house into kindling, & strike a match!" Ugh.
when Reese Witherspoon says "you can be sad and lament it all you want but the change is here" she's saying people shouldn't be sad their jobs & livelihoods will be taken away from them in order to benefit some of the richest scumbags in Hollywood, & that they shouldn't resist it
September 5, 2025 at 5:15 AM
"Sure, piggy, you can pout & spend all your time building a brick house to keep the big bad wolf out, or you could work with him, stick an apple in your mouth, turn your house into kindling, & strike a match!" Ugh.
I would have thought she'd request he beat Jamie Taco for stealing his lines.
Paul Walter Hauser Shares Wife Amy's One Request for His Pro Wrestling Career: 'Come Home in One Piece' (Exclusive) share.google/WhHX8Yjp5hWT...
Paul Walter Hauser Shares Wife Amy's One Request for His Pro Wrestling Career: 'Come Home in One Piece' (Exclusive) share.google/WhHX8Yjp5hWT...
Paul Walter Hauser Shares Wife Amy's One Request for His Pro Wrestling Career: 'Come Home in One Piece' (Exclusive)
The Emmy Award-winning actor explains to PEOPLE why in recent years he's been more comfortable in a wrestling ring than on a movie set
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August 30, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I would have thought she'd request he beat Jamie Taco for stealing his lines.
Paul Walter Hauser Shares Wife Amy's One Request for His Pro Wrestling Career: 'Come Home in One Piece' (Exclusive) share.google/WhHX8Yjp5hWT...
Paul Walter Hauser Shares Wife Amy's One Request for His Pro Wrestling Career: 'Come Home in One Piece' (Exclusive) share.google/WhHX8Yjp5hWT...
Here's the thing. I love writing. And I want people to read my stuff. But damn, do I hate the process of getting it to them.
August 30, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Here's the thing. I love writing. And I want people to read my stuff. But damn, do I hate the process of getting it to them.
Is there anything more frustrating than a publisher you feel would be a great fit being closed to submissions "for an indeterminate time?"
Probably, but waiting for them to reopen, wondering if they ever will, is enough to make one self-publish.
Probably, but waiting for them to reopen, wondering if they ever will, is enough to make one self-publish.
August 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Is there anything more frustrating than a publisher you feel would be a great fit being closed to submissions "for an indeterminate time?"
Probably, but waiting for them to reopen, wondering if they ever will, is enough to make one self-publish.
Probably, but waiting for them to reopen, wondering if they ever will, is enough to make one self-publish.
I think I’ve finally reached the point where I’m ready to self-publish my novel. I feel good about the book itself, but the idea of self-publishing is a little overwhelming. Anyone out there who’s done it feel like dropping some guidance? Companies, timelines, cover artists, that sort of thing?
August 27, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I think I’ve finally reached the point where I’m ready to self-publish my novel. I feel good about the book itself, but the idea of self-publishing is a little overwhelming. Anyone out there who’s done it feel like dropping some guidance? Companies, timelines, cover artists, that sort of thing?
Insane game today, but I will take the ##HEYHEYHEYHEY
August 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Insane game today, but I will take the ##HEYHEYHEYHEY
40 years ago today, I attended my first baseball game. It made me a Royals fan for life, for better or worse, & it was also the first subject I wrote about at Powder Blue Nostalgia.
powderbluenostalgia.substack.com/p/first-pitch
powderbluenostalgia.substack.com/p/first-pitch
First Pitch
The day I fell in love with baseball.
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August 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
40 years ago today, I attended my first baseball game. It made me a Royals fan for life, for better or worse, & it was also the first subject I wrote about at Powder Blue Nostalgia.
powderbluenostalgia.substack.com/p/first-pitch
powderbluenostalgia.substack.com/p/first-pitch
I don't expect to become a serious collector again anytime soon, but I bought this at a card store today & completed a personal childhood odyssey.
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August 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I don't expect to become a serious collector again anytime soon, but I bought this at a card store today & completed a personal childhood odyssey.
powderbluenostalgia.substack.com/p/mint-condi...
powderbluenostalgia.substack.com/p/mint-condi...
The Royals are finally playing like the team I expected them to be all year, and perhaps most important, they're fun to watch again. They got a shot, folks! #HEYHEYHEYHEY
August 20, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The Royals are finally playing like the team I expected them to be all year, and perhaps most important, they're fun to watch again. They got a shot, folks! #HEYHEYHEYHEY
The #Royals haven't had the extended winning streak they'll probably need to grab a WC (tho maybe this is the start), but they've been a lot more fun to watch since the ASG. Probably need to go around 25-15 in their last 40 to have a shot, which won't be easy, but 2-0 is a good start.
August 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The #Royals haven't had the extended winning streak they'll probably need to grab a WC (tho maybe this is the start), but they've been a lot more fun to watch since the ASG. Probably need to go around 25-15 in their last 40 to have a shot, which won't be easy, but 2-0 is a good start.
If you could compare yourself to any baseball player, in terms of personality, approach, results, etc., who would you choose? I did this exercise with my family in this week's Powder Blue Nostalgia.
powderbluenostalgia.substack.com/p/player-comps
powderbluenostalgia.substack.com/p/player-comps
Player Comps
Who would you be?
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August 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
If you could compare yourself to any baseball player, in terms of personality, approach, results, etc., who would you choose? I did this exercise with my family in this week's Powder Blue Nostalgia.
powderbluenostalgia.substack.com/p/player-comps
powderbluenostalgia.substack.com/p/player-comps