WordyBeast (J.G. McGrath)
@wordybeast.bsky.social
Writer and author of all kinds of tales.
I have only been to New York three times, but I can name at least three mayors. I lived in Indianapolis for 25 years and can't name one
Whatever #Mamdani does, keep in mind this is one post in one city, we need more like him to change things
#NewYork #NewYorkcity #NYC #WordyBeast
Whatever #Mamdani does, keep in mind this is one post in one city, we need more like him to change things
#NewYork #NewYorkcity #NYC #WordyBeast
November 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I have only been to New York three times, but I can name at least three mayors. I lived in Indianapolis for 25 years and can't name one
Whatever #Mamdani does, keep in mind this is one post in one city, we need more like him to change things
#NewYork #NewYorkcity #NYC #WordyBeast
Whatever #Mamdani does, keep in mind this is one post in one city, we need more like him to change things
#NewYork #NewYorkcity #NYC #WordyBeast
November 5, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Been writing for two days straight with these. How have they not run out? #author #writing #writer #notebook #Journaling #pens #WordyBeast
November 3, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Been writing for two days straight with these. How have they not run out? #author #writing #writer #notebook #Journaling #pens #WordyBeast
I think my problem is I have virtually no confidence and that is still too much
October 31, 2025 at 9:21 AM
I think my problem is I have virtually no confidence and that is still too much
If everyone would, I would like to go through a little story of a small nitpick pointing to unequal expectations for companies and individuals. It all starts with a little effort to increase my online reach.
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#capitalism #LinkedIn #spelling #WordyBeast
wordybeast.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/t...
#capitalism #LinkedIn #spelling #WordyBeast
The Website All About Professionalism Can’t Spell My Name Right
If everyone would, I would like to go through a little story of a small nitpick pointing to unequal expectations for companies and individuals. It all starts with a little effort to increase my onl…
wordybeast.wordpress.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If everyone would, I would like to go through a little story of a small nitpick pointing to unequal expectations for companies and individuals. It all starts with a little effort to increase my online reach.
wordybeast.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/t...
#capitalism #LinkedIn #spelling #WordyBeast
wordybeast.wordpress.com/2025/10/27/t...
#capitalism #LinkedIn #spelling #WordyBeast
Ever fucked up so bad you not only mark yourself as too stupid to be left unattended but also ruin what should be a treasured family moment?
I did
Why am I like this?
#fuckup
I did
Why am I like this?
#fuckup
October 14, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Ever fucked up so bad you not only mark yourself as too stupid to be left unattended but also ruin what should be a treasured family moment?
I did
Why am I like this?
#fuckup
I did
Why am I like this?
#fuckup
Keep an eye out and you might find something fantastic.
#author #fantasy #writing #scenery #WordyBeast
#author #fantasy #writing #scenery #WordyBeast
October 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Keep an eye out and you might find something fantastic.
#author #fantasy #writing #scenery #WordyBeast
#author #fantasy #writing #scenery #WordyBeast
Well... just posted something with an obvious typo... as an English teacher and author...
I'm going to go beat my head against the wall until all the stupid comes out.
#stupid #idiot #WordyBeast
I'm going to go beat my head against the wall until all the stupid comes out.
#stupid #idiot #WordyBeast
September 27, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Well... just posted something with an obvious typo... as an English teacher and author...
I'm going to go beat my head against the wall until all the stupid comes out.
#stupid #idiot #WordyBeast
I'm going to go beat my head against the wall until all the stupid comes out.
#stupid #idiot #WordyBeast
A little snippet from my current #WIP an #urbanfantasy #YA novel about who to trust in a world where all the humans are now gone. Sam's learning to read from the thing known as the Clockwork Killer, and it is... going.
#fantasy #writing #writing #author #vampires #werewolves #sorcerers #WordyBeast
#fantasy #writing #writing #author #vampires #werewolves #sorcerers #WordyBeast
September 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM
A little snippet from my current #WIP an #urbanfantasy #YA novel about who to trust in a world where all the humans are now gone. Sam's learning to read from the thing known as the Clockwork Killer, and it is... going.
#fantasy #writing #writing #author #vampires #werewolves #sorcerers #WordyBeast
#fantasy #writing #writing #author #vampires #werewolves #sorcerers #WordyBeast
I think it is time for some positive affirmation. I like this little chapter closer. Nice shock to the system for my poor MC.
#author #books #writing #writer #twist #fantasy #urbanfantasy #vampires #werewolves #sorcerers #WordyBeast
#author #books #writing #writer #twist #fantasy #urbanfantasy #vampires #werewolves #sorcerers #WordyBeast
September 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I think it is time for some positive affirmation. I like this little chapter closer. Nice shock to the system for my poor MC.
#author #books #writing #writer #twist #fantasy #urbanfantasy #vampires #werewolves #sorcerers #WordyBeast
#author #books #writing #writer #twist #fantasy #urbanfantasy #vampires #werewolves #sorcerers #WordyBeast
I answer a question I get all too often as as an ESL teacher, 'What is formal writing, and how do I do it?'
Spoiler: probably not the way you were taught.
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#ESL #author #writing #writer #ESLlearning #WordyBeast
Spoiler: probably not the way you were taught.
wordybeast.wordpress.com/2025/09/21/w...
#ESL #author #writing #writer #ESLlearning #WordyBeast
What Is Formal Writing?
I have been an English instructor for over eight years at time of writing and have been writing fiction for an almost equal amount of time. When people hear about either of those jobs, they have ma…
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September 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I answer a question I get all too often as as an ESL teacher, 'What is formal writing, and how do I do it?'
Spoiler: probably not the way you were taught.
wordybeast.wordpress.com/2025/09/21/w...
#ESL #author #writing #writer #ESLlearning #WordyBeast
Spoiler: probably not the way you were taught.
wordybeast.wordpress.com/2025/09/21/w...
#ESL #author #writing #writer #ESLlearning #WordyBeast
I'm an #author, not a marketer, so let's try this the easiest way possible.
Who likes worlds of #vampires, #werewolves, #sorcerers, #ghosts, the #resurrected, and #zombies? Want to read a #book about them?
🧛♂️🐺🧙♂️👻🧟♂️
#marketing #writing #writer #urbanfantasy #WordyBeast
Who likes worlds of #vampires, #werewolves, #sorcerers, #ghosts, the #resurrected, and #zombies? Want to read a #book about them?
🧛♂️🐺🧙♂️👻🧟♂️
#marketing #writing #writer #urbanfantasy #WordyBeast
September 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I'm an #author, not a marketer, so let's try this the easiest way possible.
Who likes worlds of #vampires, #werewolves, #sorcerers, #ghosts, the #resurrected, and #zombies? Want to read a #book about them?
🧛♂️🐺🧙♂️👻🧟♂️
#marketing #writing #writer #urbanfantasy #WordyBeast
Who likes worlds of #vampires, #werewolves, #sorcerers, #ghosts, the #resurrected, and #zombies? Want to read a #book about them?
🧛♂️🐺🧙♂️👻🧟♂️
#marketing #writing #writer #urbanfantasy #WordyBeast
And my workspace is complete! #desk #desksetup #workspace #writer #author #fantasy #scifi #WordyBeast
August 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
And my workspace is complete! #desk #desksetup #workspace #writer #author #fantasy #scifi #WordyBeast
Draft 2 of my novel is officially done! #author #writing #writer #drafting #fantasy #urbanfantasy #vampires #werewolves #sorcerers #ghosts #WordyBeast
August 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Draft 2 of my novel is officially done! #author #writing #writer #drafting #fantasy #urbanfantasy #vampires #werewolves #sorcerers #ghosts #WordyBeast
Well... no more PBS I guess...
That will teach us not to insult the grand cheedo
That will teach us not to insult the grand cheedo
August 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Well... no more PBS I guess...
That will teach us not to insult the grand cheedo
That will teach us not to insult the grand cheedo
July 31, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I just had to put on sunscreen to make sure I don't die from a bike ride...
How did anyone get the idea white people are the master race?
How did anyone get the idea white people are the master race?
July 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I just had to put on sunscreen to make sure I don't die from a bike ride...
How did anyone get the idea white people are the master race?
How did anyone get the idea white people are the master race?
I got published, I got tattooed about it!
Check out why!
Go read Shadow in the Flesh!
www.aprilshowerspublishing.com/store/p/shad...
#author #shortfiction #writing #smallpress #mentalhealth #anxiety #litfic #literaryfiction #WordyBeast
Check out why!
Go read Shadow in the Flesh!
www.aprilshowerspublishing.com/store/p/shad...
#author #shortfiction #writing #smallpress #mentalhealth #anxiety #litfic #literaryfiction #WordyBeast
July 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I got published, I got tattooed about it!
Check out why!
Go read Shadow in the Flesh!
www.aprilshowerspublishing.com/store/p/shad...
#author #shortfiction #writing #smallpress #mentalhealth #anxiety #litfic #literaryfiction #WordyBeast
Check out why!
Go read Shadow in the Flesh!
www.aprilshowerspublishing.com/store/p/shad...
#author #shortfiction #writing #smallpress #mentalhealth #anxiety #litfic #literaryfiction #WordyBeast
July 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Almost back on track! I may not be fast, but I am consistent! Come on draft 2!
#writing #writer #author #draft2 #urbanfantasy #WordyBeast
#writing #writer #author #draft2 #urbanfantasy #WordyBeast
July 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Almost back on track! I may not be fast, but I am consistent! Come on draft 2!
#writing #writer #author #draft2 #urbanfantasy #WordyBeast
#writing #writer #author #draft2 #urbanfantasy #WordyBeast
Go read Shadow in the Flesh!
Here it is! The link to the Shadow in the Flesh zine from April Showers Publishing featuring my story You Will Get Through This is out for preorder. I’m excited for the whole world to read this, so please check it out!
www.aprilshowerspublishing.com/store/p/shad...
Here it is! The link to the Shadow in the Flesh zine from April Showers Publishing featuring my story You Will Get Through This is out for preorder. I’m excited for the whole world to read this, so please check it out!
www.aprilshowerspublishing.com/store/p/shad...
Pre-Order Shadow in the Flesh - Summer 2025 Zine (Issue 2) — April Showers Publishing
The second in our quarterly not-for-profit zines! Featuring 25 amazing creatives, this zine includes submissions based on the prompt “Chronic and Invisible Illness”. “But who can remember pain, once...
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July 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Go read Shadow in the Flesh!
Here it is! The link to the Shadow in the Flesh zine from April Showers Publishing featuring my story You Will Get Through This is out for preorder. I’m excited for the whole world to read this, so please check it out!
www.aprilshowerspublishing.com/store/p/shad...
Here it is! The link to the Shadow in the Flesh zine from April Showers Publishing featuring my story You Will Get Through This is out for preorder. I’m excited for the whole world to read this, so please check it out!
www.aprilshowerspublishing.com/store/p/shad...
June 24, 2025 at 10:13 AM
One good week of writing, and I'm almost back on pase for my draft overall. Who'd of thunk it? #writing #draft2 #writer #author #WordyBeast
June 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
One good week of writing, and I'm almost back on pase for my draft overall. Who'd of thunk it? #writing #draft2 #writer #author #WordyBeast