Chad Lucas
@chadgalucas.bsky.social
Dad, writer, tall person | award-winning middle grade author | chadlucaswrites.com
Convincing you to read my novel with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
This is the opening of THE VANISHED ONES.
This is the opening of THE VANISHED ONES.
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Convincing you to read my novel with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
This is the opening of THE VANISHED ONES.
This is the opening of THE VANISHED ONES.
My favourite mug that I use every day just split all the way down the side and across the bottom while I was filling it with tea. I am not OK.
November 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
My favourite mug that I use every day just split all the way down the side and across the bottom while I was filling it with tea. I am not OK.
Come find me at @afterwordsliterary.bsky.social Kids Day at Halifax Central Library for some fun monster activities. (I’m stretching my skill set here so please take a moment to appreciate my scary little guy)
November 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Come find me at @afterwordsliterary.bsky.social Kids Day at Halifax Central Library for some fun monster activities. (I’m stretching my skill set here so please take a moment to appreciate my scary little guy)
I am not great at self-promo but it dawned on me today that LET THE MONSTER OUT is literally the perfect #middlegrade book for this season. Baseball, scary stuff, the value of teamwork, and a fearless upstart pitcher as the main character. What more could you want?
October 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I am not great at self-promo but it dawned on me today that LET THE MONSTER OUT is literally the perfect #middlegrade book for this season. Baseball, scary stuff, the value of teamwork, and a fearless upstart pitcher as the main character. What more could you want?
Ernie Clement:
-Gold Glove-worthy infielder
-Hitting .400 in the playoffs
-Waxes poetic in the postgame presser
13/10 baseball player, rename a Toronto street in his honour
-Gold Glove-worthy infielder
-Hitting .400 in the playoffs
-Waxes poetic in the postgame presser
13/10 baseball player, rename a Toronto street in his honour
October 29, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Ernie Clement:
-Gold Glove-worthy infielder
-Hitting .400 in the playoffs
-Waxes poetic in the postgame presser
13/10 baseball player, rename a Toronto street in his honour
-Gold Glove-worthy infielder
-Hitting .400 in the playoffs
-Waxes poetic in the postgame presser
13/10 baseball player, rename a Toronto street in his honour
Library holds are great because I routinely forget what I’ve ordered, and it’s like a little surprise party every time they come in. Kudos to past me for getting in line for the new Rebecca Stead! Also, shout out to the librarian who was rocking a George Springer jersey today #gojaysgo⚾️💙🇨🇦
October 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Library holds are great because I routinely forget what I’ve ordered, and it’s like a little surprise party every time they come in. Kudos to past me for getting in line for the new Rebecca Stead! Also, shout out to the librarian who was rocking a George Springer jersey today #gojaysgo⚾️💙🇨🇦
Prepping myself emotionally for tonight by rereading Hanif Abdurraqib’s incredible ode to Game 7s.
October 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Prepping myself emotionally for tonight by rereading Hanif Abdurraqib’s incredible ode to Game 7s.
I still regularly get messages from readers who loved Thanks A Lot, Universe and say, “I can’t wait to read more Brian and Ezra!” That’s when I get to say, “You’re in luck, because I wrote a sequel.” And the even better news is that You Owe Me One, Universe is out in paperback on October 7!
September 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
I still regularly get messages from readers who loved Thanks A Lot, Universe and say, “I can’t wait to read more Brian and Ezra!” That’s when I get to say, “You’re in luck, because I wrote a sequel.” And the even better news is that You Owe Me One, Universe is out in paperback on October 7!
This morning in Google Maps I accidentally discovered that the seniors’ complex in Millwood has been renamed the Ohio School of Rizz, complete with old-timey photo and 48 reviews referencing things like Quantum Rizz Mechanics. Kids are amazing.
September 15, 2025 at 9:54 AM
This morning in Google Maps I accidentally discovered that the seniors’ complex in Millwood has been renamed the Ohio School of Rizz, complete with old-timey photo and 48 reviews referencing things like Quantum Rizz Mechanics. Kids are amazing.
My Short Story Summer continues. I grabbed this book from the library shelf based purely on the title, and the killer contributor lineup. My favourite story is “God’s Doorbell” by @naomialderman.bsky.social. I love a good use of first-person-plural narration.
August 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
My Short Story Summer continues. I grabbed this book from the library shelf based purely on the title, and the killer contributor lineup. My favourite story is “God’s Doorbell” by @naomialderman.bsky.social. I love a good use of first-person-plural narration.
I came across this once not far from my office and had to take a photo because it’s one of the worst cases I’ve ever seen. I had to squeeze past, but a person using a walker or a wheelchair couldn’t use this sidewalk.
August 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I came across this once not far from my office and had to take a photo because it’s one of the worst cases I’ve ever seen. I had to squeeze past, but a person using a walker or a wheelchair couldn’t use this sidewalk.
A writing festival holding an AI workshop is terrible enough on principle, but I want to know if the robot wrote the blurb because I can’t decide if this is an absurd word salad or an invitation to join a cult.
August 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
A writing festival holding an AI workshop is terrible enough on principle, but I want to know if the robot wrote the blurb because I can’t decide if this is an absurd word salad or an invitation to join a cult.
I’m having myself a Short Story Summer and forgive me if I’m late to the party but @elizmccrack.bsky.social is a treasure. “The Irish Wedding”
had me howling.
had me howling.
August 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I’m having myself a Short Story Summer and forgive me if I’m late to the party but @elizmccrack.bsky.social is a treasure. “The Irish Wedding”
had me howling.
had me howling.
Listen, Nova Scotia has incredible beaches, and we have our own wineries and distilleries. Come visit and you might not want to go back
August 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Listen, Nova Scotia has incredible beaches, and we have our own wineries and distilleries. Come visit and you might not want to go back
They’re looking less juicy this year because it’s been so dry, but the backyard blackberries are surviving.
August 15, 2025 at 11:28 AM
They’re looking less juicy this year because it’s been so dry, but the backyard blackberries are surviving.
On my vacation we’ve gone swimming in the Northumberland Strait, the Bay of Fundy, and the South Shore; camped in three beautiful provincial parks; played a whole game of Hearts on a rainy morning in the Broad Cove Cafe and had a good time in seven different counties. I genuinely love this province.
August 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
On my vacation we’ve gone swimming in the Northumberland Strait, the Bay of Fundy, and the South Shore; camped in three beautiful provincial parks; played a whole game of Hearts on a rainy morning in the Broad Cove Cafe and had a good time in seven different counties. I genuinely love this province.
I’ll be at the Pride Book Fair today at the Pink Piano in Lower Sackville from 12-3. Come check it out! #halisky #halifaxpride
July 26, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I’ll be at the Pride Book Fair today at the Pink Piano in Lower Sackville from 12-3. Come check it out! #halisky #halifaxpride
Strawberries from River John, and cherries from the front yard. I love this time of year.
July 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Strawberries from River John, and cherries from the front yard. I love this time of year.
I love any excuse to break out this photo
June 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I love any excuse to break out this photo
A couple years ago I reported this to 311 and no one ever did anything about it. The sign made it hard to access the button in a busy crosswalk right by Citadel Hill, and it would have been nearly impossible for anyone in a wheelchair to press the button.
June 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
A couple years ago I reported this to 311 and no one ever did anything about it. The sign made it hard to access the button in a busy crosswalk right by Citadel Hill, and it would have been nearly impossible for anyone in a wheelchair to press the button.
The grocery store had mangoes on sale and we made mango ice cream and it rules.
June 19, 2025 at 10:13 PM
The grocery store had mangoes on sale and we made mango ice cream and it rules.
Found another installation from our artist in residence.
June 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Found another installation from our artist in residence.
If you like spooky Middle Grade, or know kids that like spooky MG, @maryaverling.bsky.social is a heck of a storyteller. I loved The Curse of Eelgrass Bog, and I could hardly put The Ghosts of Bitterfly Bay down this weekend. I can't wait to read what she writes next.
June 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
If you like spooky Middle Grade, or know kids that like spooky MG, @maryaverling.bsky.social is a heck of a storyteller. I loved The Curse of Eelgrass Bog, and I could hardly put The Ghosts of Bitterfly Bay down this weekend. I can't wait to read what she writes next.
