Gerald So
@sogerald.bsky.social
I run THE FIVE-TWO #Crime #Poetry weekly: https://poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/ and FANS OF #RobertBParker: https://matrix.to/#/#rbp-fans:matrix.org I often post about TV, film, fiction. Also https://masto.ai/@sogerald posting to writing hashtags.
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Gerald So
@sogerald.bsky.social
· Feb 6
Very Much So
Personal blog of Gerald So, poet, writer, editor, moderator, reviewer, stories, books, TV, film.
geraldso.blogspot.com
Previously on My Life Called So, in March '23, I quit Twitter and have been on Mastodon alone until today. Here, I'll chat w/ friends and promote projects. (I don't want to use Masto mods' limited resources for my BSP.) I also still blog, mainly at geraldso.blogspot.com.
I want Sam Darnold to win a Super Bowl not to show the Jets they were wrong about him. The Jets perennially have so many needs, they can't make the best of good players. They seem to be assembling a good staff around Aaron Glenn at the moment, though.
February 8, 2026 at 8:54 AM
I want Sam Darnold to win a Super Bowl not to show the Jets they were wrong about him. The Jets perennially have so many needs, they can't make the best of good players. They seem to be assembling a good staff around Aaron Glenn at the moment, though.
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CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND AFRICAN AMERICAN MYSTERY WRITERS: Gary Phillips, prolific writer of fiction, comic books and an activist, took a writing class from Robert Crais and created p.i. Ivan Monk, who features in his first novel, VIOLENT SPRING (1994), considered a noir classic.
February 7, 2026 at 7:10 PM
CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND AFRICAN AMERICAN MYSTERY WRITERS: Gary Phillips, prolific writer of fiction, comic books and an activist, took a writing class from Robert Crais and created p.i. Ivan Monk, who features in his first novel, VIOLENT SPRING (1994), considered a noir classic.
Not much snow today, but extreme cold. I always say, "At least it's not snowing," but in this case I'd prefer snow if it came w/ temps around 30 F.
February 7, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Not much snow today, but extreme cold. I always say, "At least it's not snowing," but in this case I'd prefer snow if it came w/ temps around 30 F.
There was a time I rooted for the Patriots, when Bill Parcells was head coach. I've never rooted for the Cowboys, even when Parcells was head coach.
February 7, 2026 at 5:02 PM
There was a time I rooted for the Patriots, when Bill Parcells was head coach. I've never rooted for the Cowboys, even when Parcells was head coach.
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It’s always really nice when you get a good review. But it’s even better when the reviewer really sees what you’re doing. Very grateful to Criminal Element for reading BIG SHOT.
www.criminalelement.com/book-review-...
www.criminalelement.com/book-review-...
Book Review: Robert B. Parker's Big Shot by Christopher Farnsworth - Criminal Element
Police Chief Jesse Stone finds himself in the crosshairs of a rich hedge fund manager dead set on making Paradise Jesse’s personal hell.
www.criminalelement.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:10 PM
It’s always really nice when you get a good review. But it’s even better when the reviewer really sees what you’re doing. Very grateful to Criminal Element for reading BIG SHOT.
www.criminalelement.com/book-review-...
www.criminalelement.com/book-review-...
Re Biffle plane crash, unqualified pilots are sporadically arrested right before flights. This being a private jet flight may have played a role in the unqualified Dennis and Jack Dutton being allowed to fly despite being illegal.
February 7, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Re Biffle plane crash, unqualified pilots are sporadically arrested right before flights. This being a private jet flight may have played a role in the unqualified Dennis and Jack Dutton being allowed to fly despite being illegal.
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Feb. 2-8 at THE FIVE-TWO #Crime #Poetry weekly, apropos of GROUNDHOG DAY, "Break the Cycle" by F.I. Goldhaber
Text: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2026/02/fi-g...
YouTube reading: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nEr...
Submit your work: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
Text: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2026/02/fi-g...
YouTube reading: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nEr...
Submit your work: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
F.I. Goldhaber
BREAK THE CYCLE He failed. Again. Make this the last time. Replace him immediately with someone who: isn't a quisling, has a spine, ...
poemsoncrime.blogspot.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Feb. 2-8 at THE FIVE-TWO #Crime #Poetry weekly, apropos of GROUNDHOG DAY, "Break the Cycle" by F.I. Goldhaber
Text: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2026/02/fi-g...
YouTube reading: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nEr...
Submit your work: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
Text: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/2026/02/fi-g...
YouTube reading: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nEr...
Submit your work: poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/p/guidelines...
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Alex Segura on ‘Enemy of My Enemy: A Daredevil Marvel Crime Novel’ – @thenerdsofcolor.bsky.social
thenerdsofcolor.org/2026/02/05/a...
thenerdsofcolor.org/2026/02/05/a...
Alex Segura on ‘Enemy of My Enemy: A Daredevil Marvel Crime Novel’
Alex Segura has created a fascinating story focused on Matt Murdock and a major murder case fresh out of Hell’s Kitchen, where he must also juggle his alter ego Daredevil while facing down fa…
thenerdsofcolor.org
February 6, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Alex Segura on ‘Enemy of My Enemy: A Daredevil Marvel Crime Novel’ – @thenerdsofcolor.bsky.social
thenerdsofcolor.org/2026/02/05/a...
thenerdsofcolor.org/2026/02/05/a...
Rest in peace, Fred Keller, whom I remember best from THE PRETENDER:
www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/l...
www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/l...
Frederick Keller Obituary - Los Angeles, CA
Celebrate the life of Frederick Keller, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary.
www.dignitymemorial.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Rest in peace, Fred Keller, whom I remember best from THE PRETENDER:
www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/l...
www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/l...
"The White House" is credited so a defender isn't singled out. "A staffer" is blamed so the person is neither named nor fired.
This is using the Dark Side of language.
This is using the Dark Side of language.
Has "the White House" ever not tried to defend the POTUS's remarks and actions? I mean any POTUS ever.
I suppose when "the White House" releases no statement, that counts as not defending the POTUS.
I suppose when "the White House" releases no statement, that counts as not defending the POTUS.
February 6, 2026 at 6:19 PM
"The White House" is credited so a defender isn't singled out. "A staffer" is blamed so the person is neither named nor fired.
This is using the Dark Side of language.
This is using the Dark Side of language.
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I am now a one issue voter and that issue is throwing everyone who works at Ticketmaster in the prison that Bane comes from in the Batman movies.
February 6, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I am now a one issue voter and that issue is throwing everyone who works at Ticketmaster in the prison that Bane comes from in the Batman movies.
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Hey, all,
I know I've been pushing this hard this week, but I'd like as many people as possible to read this one. The positive response has been overwhelming!
Thanks to the RHP and Stone's Throw crew for making this story their choice for the month (and helping me make it kick ass).
I know I've been pushing this hard this week, but I'd like as many people as possible to read this one. The positive response has been overwhelming!
Thanks to the RHP and Stone's Throw crew for making this story their choice for the month (and helping me make it kick ass).
THIS MONTH ON STONE'S THROW: Photographers say the camera helps distance them from their subjects. But sometimes it brings them even closer. Read @fugitivecourier.bsky.social's great story today: bit.ly/45EN7mS
February 6, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Hey, all,
I know I've been pushing this hard this week, but I'd like as many people as possible to read this one. The positive response has been overwhelming!
Thanks to the RHP and Stone's Throw crew for making this story their choice for the month (and helping me make it kick ass).
I know I've been pushing this hard this week, but I'd like as many people as possible to read this one. The positive response has been overwhelming!
Thanks to the RHP and Stone's Throw crew for making this story their choice for the month (and helping me make it kick ass).
You know this: Trump's racism gets more and more overt b/c the media and Congress and whomever else didn't shut him down earlier.
February 6, 2026 at 3:35 PM
You know this: Trump's racism gets more and more overt b/c the media and Congress and whomever else didn't shut him down earlier.
You had me w/ the title.
COVER REVEAL: check out the haunting cover by Julia Lloyd to my upcoming horror novel THIS MOVIE DOESN'T END THE WAY WE WANT 🤩
1994: 3 girls go to the movies, only 1 comes out
2024: Something has come looking for the one who got away
September 15, let's all go to the movies and never come back 📽️
1994: 3 girls go to the movies, only 1 comes out
2024: Something has come looking for the one who got away
September 15, let's all go to the movies and never come back 📽️
A huge thank you to Horror Tree for helping us to reveal the cover for THIS MOVIE DOESN’T END THE WAY WE WANT by @haileypiperfights.bsky.social! 🎞️🩸
A woman, haunted by the disappearance of her sister and best friend, uncovers the terrifying legend behind the last film they watched together...
A woman, haunted by the disappearance of her sister and best friend, uncovers the terrifying legend behind the last film they watched together...
February 6, 2026 at 3:24 PM
You had me w/ the title.
At times it doesn't seem the book business is about building readership generation after generation but about making money. Tall paperbacks and trade paperbacks cost more, lining someone's pockets, I'm sure.
February 6, 2026 at 3:15 PM
At times it doesn't seem the book business is about building readership generation after generation but about making money. Tall paperbacks and trade paperbacks cost more, lining someone's pockets, I'm sure.
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I’ve said it before, but I wouldn’t be a writer without the cheap paperback rack at my local store. It was my library and my school, where I first read Stephen King, Gregory Mcdonald, and so many more. Gift link:
A eulogy for the mass market paperback, "one of the most brilliant technologies in the history of the world."
So Long to Cheap Books You Could Fit in Your Pocket
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:08 PM
I’ve said it before, but I wouldn’t be a writer without the cheap paperback rack at my local store. It was my library and my school, where I first read Stephen King, Gregory Mcdonald, and so many more. Gift link:
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A eulogy for the mass market paperback, "one of the most brilliant technologies in the history of the world."
So Long to Cheap Books You Could Fit in Your Pocket
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:26 PM
A eulogy for the mass market paperback, "one of the most brilliant technologies in the history of the world."
Are you truly against monarchy? I challenge you not to patronize any establishment with "King" or "Queen" in its name: Burger King, Smoothie King, Mattress King, King Kullen, Dairy Queen..."
Jack-in-the-Box is fine.
Jack-in-the-Box is fine.
February 6, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Are you truly against monarchy? I challenge you not to patronize any establishment with "King" or "Queen" in its name: Burger King, Smoothie King, Mattress King, King Kullen, Dairy Queen..."
Jack-in-the-Box is fine.
Jack-in-the-Box is fine.
Has "the White House" ever not tried to defend the POTUS's remarks and actions? I mean any POTUS ever.
I suppose when "the White House" releases no statement, that counts as not defending the POTUS.
I suppose when "the White House" releases no statement, that counts as not defending the POTUS.
February 6, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Has "the White House" ever not tried to defend the POTUS's remarks and actions? I mean any POTUS ever.
I suppose when "the White House" releases no statement, that counts as not defending the POTUS.
I suppose when "the White House" releases no statement, that counts as not defending the POTUS.
I've always dismissed FOX News, but especially after it was legally declared "news entertainment" to accommodate opinion shows. News entertainment is literally not news.
February 6, 2026 at 1:09 PM
I've always dismissed FOX News, but especially after it was legally declared "news entertainment" to accommodate opinion shows. News entertainment is literally not news.
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NEW: The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica built the Rx Inspector tool to show you.
Now a proposed bill would also require manufacturing location information on packaging for both generic and brand-name drugs.
Now a proposed bill would also require manufacturing location information on packaging for both generic and brand-name drugs.
The Clear Labels Act Would Change What You Know About Your Prescription Medication
The bill, introduced by Sens. Rick Scott and Kirsten Gillibrand, follows a bipartisan investigation that cited ProPublica’s reporting on dangerous foreign drugmakers and the medicine they continued…
www.propublica.org
February 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
NEW: The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica built the Rx Inspector tool to show you.
Now a proposed bill would also require manufacturing location information on packaging for both generic and brand-name drugs.
Now a proposed bill would also require manufacturing location information on packaging for both generic and brand-name drugs.
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David Lynch exhibition at the Dox Gallery, Prague. I miss his being in the world.
February 6, 2026 at 11:02 AM
David Lynch exhibition at the Dox Gallery, Prague. I miss his being in the world.
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"The moon plays tricks with us, touching the commonest scene with enchantment - or horror - according to what tinged our thoughts." -- PILGRIM'S REST, Patricia Wentworth (1946)
Artist: Phil Greenwood
Artist: Phil Greenwood
February 6, 2026 at 11:05 AM
"The moon plays tricks with us, touching the commonest scene with enchantment - or horror - according to what tinged our thoughts." -- PILGRIM'S REST, Patricia Wentworth (1946)
Artist: Phil Greenwood
Artist: Phil Greenwood
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Monday: if there's one thing I'm going to do this week it's THIS
Friday: next week then?
Friday: next week then?
February 6, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Monday: if there's one thing I'm going to do this week it's THIS
Friday: next week then?
Friday: next week then?