Christopher Coake
@christophercoake.bsky.social
Author of WE'RE IN TROUBLE (stories); YOU CAME BACK (a novel); and YOU WOULD HAVE TOLD ME NOT TO (stories). Professor in the residential MFA program in creative writing at U of Nevada, Reno
When Dr. Manhattan explained thermodynamic miracles to Laurie, he possibly meant my wife inexplicably owning a wired mouse, which let me rescue the unsaved 2000 words I'd written, in peril because my computer's Bluetooth decided to give all my peripherals the silent treatment
August 5, 2025 at 10:33 PM
When Dr. Manhattan explained thermodynamic miracles to Laurie, he possibly meant my wife inexplicably owning a wired mouse, which let me rescue the unsaved 2000 words I'd written, in peril because my computer's Bluetooth decided to give all my peripherals the silent treatment
Any authors out there getting emails purporting to be from famous-ish writers "just looking to connect"? So far I've heard from "Peter Ackroyd," "Steve Martini," "Chris Hedges," and "Pat Barker." All are clearly AI chatbots. "Pat Barker" used a waving emoji. The darkest timeline keeps sucking on.
August 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Any authors out there getting emails purporting to be from famous-ish writers "just looking to connect"? So far I've heard from "Peter Ackroyd," "Steve Martini," "Chris Hedges," and "Pat Barker." All are clearly AI chatbots. "Pat Barker" used a waving emoji. The darkest timeline keeps sucking on.
Haven’t posted here in a while. The world’s a dumpster and social media posts are either a wail of grief/rage or someone reporting a publication, (or robots) and right now all of those options feel like they’re not great for my mental health. But I do miss you, friends.
July 30, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Haven’t posted here in a while. The world’s a dumpster and social media posts are either a wail of grief/rage or someone reporting a publication, (or robots) and right now all of those options feel like they’re not great for my mental health. But I do miss you, friends.
Reno is a complicated and sometimes troubled place, but I love it here, not least for the weapons-grade rainbows
February 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Reno is a complicated and sometimes troubled place, but I love it here, not least for the weapons-grade rainbows
Everyone, my colleague, the brilliant poet Steve Gehrke, has a book arriving next month--please preorder it! He's an astonishing artist.
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Visitation / Steve Gehrke | Main Street Rag
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January 31, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Everyone, my colleague, the brilliant poet Steve Gehrke, has a book arriving next month--please preorder it! He's an astonishing artist.
mainstreetragbookstore.com/product/visi...
mainstreetragbookstore.com/product/visi...
I dare you to gaze upon these pictures. www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolC...
From the OldSchoolCool community on Reddit: My father was approached by a stranger and asked to model (early 1980)
Explore this post and more from the OldSchoolCool community
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January 28, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I dare you to gaze upon these pictures. www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolC...
I can’t make the world better in any major ways today but here’s my dog, Inspector Bucket, who is not as well read as he might seem.
January 28, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I can’t make the world better in any major ways today but here’s my dog, Inspector Bucket, who is not as well read as he might seem.
At Sierra Trading Post I saw a five-year-old girl look theatrically both ways and then shove several rainbow-colored gift cards into her overalls. I ratted her out to her dad. Take that, lawlessness and chaos.
I'm Batman.
I'm Batman.
January 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
At Sierra Trading Post I saw a five-year-old girl look theatrically both ways and then shove several rainbow-colored gift cards into her overalls. I ratted her out to her dad. Take that, lawlessness and chaos.
I'm Batman.
I'm Batman.
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Seems like a good day to share this poem, originally published in About Place journal. Here's to turning over the mussel shells.
January 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Seems like a good day to share this poem, originally published in About Place journal. Here's to turning over the mussel shells.
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Absolute assclownery.
January 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Absolute assclownery.
David Lynch has died. You wouldn't read my work and think of him, necessarily, but he's one of those artists who shaped the world for me, telling me more about what was possible. A true great.
Also he did this to us.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uozh...
Also he did this to us.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uozh...
Mulholland Drive - Diner Scene
YouTube video by Gogol
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January 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
David Lynch has died. You wouldn't read my work and think of him, necessarily, but he's one of those artists who shaped the world for me, telling me more about what was possible. A true great.
Also he did this to us.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uozh...
Also he did this to us.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uozh...
I will not name the university with the most annoying recommendation-submission portal, but I can let you know they wanted me to check any boxes from a long list that might describe the student. Like “Go-getter” and “natural leader.”
Where’s the box for “fuck you, read my letter”?
Where’s the box for “fuck you, read my letter”?
January 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I will not name the university with the most annoying recommendation-submission portal, but I can let you know they wanted me to check any boxes from a long list that might describe the student. Like “Go-getter” and “natural leader.”
Where’s the box for “fuck you, read my letter”?
Where’s the box for “fuck you, read my letter”?
Many of you surely know how to do this, but in case you don't: I just learned how to populate a List with all of my friends and pin it to my home page. Makes getting rid of FB a little easier. Now this place feels a little more familiar.
January 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Many of you surely know how to do this, but in case you don't: I just learned how to populate a List with all of my friends and pin it to my home page. Makes getting rid of FB a little easier. Now this place feels a little more familiar.
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Hey friends. A favor. @joshruben.bsky.social was one of the first people to put his name behind Bad Hand and he needs our help. The fire took his home. Let’s surround him with love and support.
www.gofundme.com/f/show-love-...
www.gofundme.com/f/show-love-...
Donate to Help Lauren and Josh Recover After Fire, organized by Amber Schaefer
Lauren and Josh just recently bought their dream home in Altadena this December… Amber Schaefer needs your support for Help Lauren and Josh Recover After Fire
www.gofundme.com
January 12, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Hey friends. A favor. @joshruben.bsky.social was one of the first people to put his name behind Bad Hand and he needs our help. The fire took his home. Let’s surround him with love and support.
www.gofundme.com/f/show-love-...
www.gofundme.com/f/show-love-...
Doug Murano at Bad Hand Books is one of the best people and editors in the biz, and his success with an indie press he willed and sweated into existence is incredibly cool and heartening. Buy Band Hand titles!
We're on track to hit 40K total books sold by March of this year. We launched in mid-2022. Distribution to bookstores and libraries starts this year. Giddy up.
January 13, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Doug Murano at Bad Hand Books is one of the best people and editors in the biz, and his success with an indie press he willed and sweated into existence is incredibly cool and heartening. Buy Band Hand titles!
Reposted by Christopher Coake
We're on track to hit 40K total books sold by March of this year. We launched in mid-2022. Distribution to bookstores and libraries starts this year. Giddy up.
January 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
We're on track to hit 40K total books sold by March of this year. We launched in mid-2022. Distribution to bookstores and libraries starts this year. Giddy up.
Reposted by Christopher Coake
Reminder: Big news will drop this Tuesday.
January 13, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Reminder: Big news will drop this Tuesday.
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My kingdom for an edit button!
January 13, 2025 at 2:14 AM
My kingdom for an edit button!
I archived my Facebook account and scheduled it for deletion. I feel surprisingly emotional about it? But maybe like an addict who just dumped all his booze down the sink? I don't know. It was a hellscape but I put in a lot of time there. RIP, I guess.
January 13, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I archived my Facebook account and scheduled it for deletion. I feel surprisingly emotional about it? But maybe like an addict who just dumped all his booze down the sink? I don't know. It was a hellscape but I put in a lot of time there. RIP, I guess.
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In 2018, Bad Hand Books was a joke I told myself after I was laid off. I said if I ever had the chance, I’d take my bad hand and own it. After coverage in NY Times, Esquire, NPR, Paste, the Associated Press and a Shirley Jackson Award, and now an international distribution deal, I’m still laughing.
January 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
In 2018, Bad Hand Books was a joke I told myself after I was laid off. I said if I ever had the chance, I’d take my bad hand and own it. After coverage in NY Times, Esquire, NPR, Paste, the Associated Press and a Shirley Jackson Award, and now an international distribution deal, I’m still laughing.
Someone on Reddit posted this and it's the simple stupid laugh I needed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9nv...
Batman's Infinite Playlist
YouTube video by Flash Sideways
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January 4, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Someone on Reddit posted this and it's the simple stupid laugh I needed. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9nv...
RIP to Jimmy Carter, one of the most decent people ever to hold office in this country.
December 29, 2024 at 9:25 PM
RIP to Jimmy Carter, one of the most decent people ever to hold office in this country.
Check out this awesome story by UNR MFA student Drew Willis!
we love this sad xmas story by Drew Willis !! it's about getting fucked up, making music, & losing a friend. it's called 'Visual Snow' & u should read it !
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xraylitmag.com/visual-snow-...
December 19, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Check out this awesome story by UNR MFA student Drew Willis!
So pleased to welcome Dr. Afsheen Farhadi to the creative writing faculty at the University of Nevada, Reno. He'll be joining us in fall 2025! afsheenfarhadi.com
Afsheen Farhadi
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December 19, 2024 at 5:24 PM
So pleased to welcome Dr. Afsheen Farhadi to the creative writing faculty at the University of Nevada, Reno. He'll be joining us in fall 2025! afsheenfarhadi.com