Stephen Blackmoore
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Stephen Blackmoore
@stephenblackmoore.com
Narrative Designer at @inxile.net Author of the Eric Carter urban fantasy books. Los Angeles.

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Been getting a lot of emails/DMs lately asking when the next Eric Carter book is coming out so I'm pinning this.

I'm glad so many have enjoyed the books. Thank you.

But sadly there won't be one. The publisher dropped the series due to lack of sales. Totally understandable business decision.
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Just a quick reminder that the revised edition of MISERERE is on KOBO's BOGO sale (ends December 31):
December 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE
tech bros trying to convince everyone epstein is cool is so telling and interesting
December 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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This is perfect. The DOJ's embarrassing snafu with disappearing redactions was the fault of Elon Musk. Musk cancelled government subscriptions to Adobe programs that would have made the redactions permanent. What a pack of fools.
December 26, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Man's in dire straits atm, I have a bill that needs to be paid *tomorrow* with the consquences looking mad, and it just looks like i ain't getting paid in time.

So if you're looking to get some art drawn, pls consider my services today. currently 15% til the end of the year!

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December 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Seasons greetings.
December 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Plato argued in the Republic that the 'tyrant,' or someone with unlimited wealth and power, would live the worst possible life because his soul would be devoured by lawless, unlimited desires that could never be sated. I think we've gotten confirmation of this from more cases than Trump lately
I always thought Plato was pretty pollyannaish on this point, but this is decent evidence for the view that a man of bad character will therefore be unhappy even with every external trapping of success and good fortune.
President Donald Trump gifted the world with nearly 200 Truth Social posts (and counting) on Christmas Day, where he amplified conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and called for a member of Congress to be deported.
December 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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December 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Remember, hands up, chin tucked, keep moving and have a safe and enjoyable Boxing Day.
December 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Time to send in
December 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Sir Terry Pratchett is best understood as one of the most interesting, deeply ethical practical (I would say Pragmatist but I cede to actual experts) philosophers of the late 20th Century who just happened to work in deconstructed fantasy literature as his medium.
Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather
December 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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And to Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, but was relaunched in Ultimate Tiny Tim #1, which takes place after Amazing Tiny Tim #332 and All-New Tiny Tim #200, and don’t forget to read the Scrooge / David Copperfield / Great Expectations crossover event minis otherwise the Miss Havisham bit won’t make sense
And to Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, and will return in Avengers: Doomsday
December 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Merry Christmas from Aces and all the other holiday black cats!
December 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I was hoping for sudden Cohaagen-like decompression head popping, but I'll take what I can get.
well I was hoping Elon Musk's Christmas present this year would be [flagrant violation of this website's terms of service] but I suppose this stinging rebuke will have to do
Tesla's robotaxi service in Austin significantly trails Waymo, deploying an estimated 30 cars with safety drivers, vs. Waymo's 200 cars without human monitors (Jack Ewing/New York Times)

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December 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Where lies the strangling fritter that came from the hand of the baker I shall bring forth the seeds of the dead to share with the worms that gather on the overpass…
Abandoned apple fritter or bear claw clinging to existence on the NE 21st Ave I-84 overpass for any who wish to partake. Took a bite. Delicious.
December 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
And weirdly not an SNL skit.
Trump: I am fine. You sound beautiful and cute. How old are you?

Caller: I am eight
December 25, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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“Something like the plate tracker helps to encourage and promote legal transparency and legal accountability, especially when they're going around, switching plates, trying to hide, trying to be undetectable,” said Sherman Austin.

Full story: lataco.com/ice-license-...

By Aisha Wallace-Palomares
December 25, 2025 at 1:42 AM
That Rudolph did a LOT of cocaine.
What was your takeaway from Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, when you watched it at a kid?
a stuffed reindeer with a red nose and a white tail
Alt: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
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December 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Nutlick may be the stupidest of the Trump toadies.
Lutnick: "Donald Trump's economy grew 4.3%. That means that Americans overall, all of us, are going to earn 4.3% more money. We're making a raise, it's a simple way to do it."
December 25, 2025 at 1:20 AM
It's been a hell of a day.
Tornado Warning inside a Severe Thunderstorm Warning inside a Flash Flood Warning in LA County at the moment, if you're wondering how things are going... #CAwx #LArain
December 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
They'll just dump buckets of black paint all over them and call it a day.
Found. More than a million. They couldn’t even do a decent job cleaning up the ones they had…
December 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Anyone in this administration saying “Nuh uh!” About anything is absolute fucking proof it’s true.
I truly hate being in this position, but the FBI saying a letter is fake means less than nothing at the moment. Almost counts as evidence that it's real
December 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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3 days of watching red pill men trying to turn both Andrew Tate and Jake Paul’s blubbering losses into wins by saying “losing is winning actually” in increasing panic.
December 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, was present at the end of the universe, having witnessed every black hole evaporate and every proton decay. Even so, Death would not come.
December 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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AAA games executives tonight you will be visited by three spirits
December 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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“You cannot simply toughen up to the point where trauma won’t hurt you. I’ve worked with too many veterans to suffer that illusion. It was more interesting to me to put a man on the path of revenge who refuses to hurt anybody […] It’s a herculean labor.”
"By having creatures with disabled-like features bond with actual disabled humans, I’m letting the metaphor for the thing meet the thing."

Don't miss @allisonwyss.bsky.social's conversation with @wiswell.bsky.social on his novel WEARING THE LION. buff.ly/7DwUstz
December 24, 2025 at 4:49 AM