Colin Alexander
@colincalexander.bsky.social
Dad, writer, sometimes attorney. Used to write for fun, now for revenge. Stories in Molotov Cocktail, Radon Journal, Havok, and Shotgun Honey.
2024 Pushcart Prize Nominated.
2024 Pushcart Prize Nominated.
As if the description of crypto entrepreneur weren’t already a red flag, writing in “287k followers • 51 following” below your actual count is just scam-tastic. Blocked.
August 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM
As if the description of crypto entrepreneur weren’t already a red flag, writing in “287k followers • 51 following” below your actual count is just scam-tastic. Blocked.
And deep sea pizza
July 7, 2025 at 12:31 AM
And deep sea pizza
Other flavors include fog:
July 7, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Other flavors include fog:
It’s settled. If I ever start a journal, I’m naming it Choglit.
July 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It’s settled. If I ever start a journal, I’m naming it Choglit.
Seen in SF today: advertisement for “Augmented Reality Tarot,” complete with AI generated mystics.
June 3, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Seen in SF today: advertisement for “Augmented Reality Tarot,” complete with AI generated mystics.
Really questioning the Bluesky algorithm serving these up back to back
May 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Really questioning the Bluesky algorithm serving these up back to back
Man, if you’re already outsourcing a Mother’s Day note to your wife to ChatGPT, maybe it’s time to hand the keys over to Skynet.
May 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Man, if you’re already outsourcing a Mother’s Day note to your wife to ChatGPT, maybe it’s time to hand the keys over to Skynet.
This is stuck in my head, but to the tune of “Pink Pony Club.” Help!
May 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
This is stuck in my head, but to the tune of “Pink Pony Club.” Help!
Me dropping my toddler off after daycare’s spring break:
April 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Me dropping my toddler off after daycare’s spring break:
One of these words does not belong:
April 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
One of these words does not belong:
Halfway through "The Buffalo Hunter Hunter," I sent a copy to a friend. Just when you think you've read every possible incarnation of vampire fiction, Jones breaths new life into it with wit, creativity, and a lot of blood.
(Plus the hardcover's pages are dyed red along the edges!)
(Plus the hardcover's pages are dyed red along the edges!)
April 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Halfway through "The Buffalo Hunter Hunter," I sent a copy to a friend. Just when you think you've read every possible incarnation of vampire fiction, Jones breaths new life into it with wit, creativity, and a lot of blood.
(Plus the hardcover's pages are dyed red along the edges!)
(Plus the hardcover's pages are dyed red along the edges!)
At some point you've gotta just admit your fetish is feeding people do dinosaurs, amirite?
April 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
At some point you've gotta just admit your fetish is feeding people do dinosaurs, amirite?
Made Challah yesterday. Dough was too wet to braid (my mistake), so I made it into this ugly delicious loaf. Today, my child is 1/3 Challah by volume.
April 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Made Challah yesterday. Dough was too wet to braid (my mistake), so I made it into this ugly delicious loaf. Today, my child is 1/3 Challah by volume.
The Monopoly “Go to Jail” expansion having “corruption” and “super corruption” cards and allowing you to send opponents to jail feels way too on the nose for 2024.
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March 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The Monopoly “Go to Jail” expansion having “corruption” and “super corruption” cards and allowing you to send opponents to jail feels way too on the nose for 2024.
shop.hasbro.com/en-ca/produc...
shop.hasbro.com/en-ca/produc...
Rainy day banana bread should be available in a scented candle, but until then, we make it the hard way.
February 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Rainy day banana bread should be available in a scented candle, but until then, we make it the hard way.
Post a fictional detective…
January 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Post a fictional detective…
Roku TV background knows what’s up
January 20, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Roku TV background knows what’s up
Very cool to start the new year as a member of the SFWA. Also nice to see a familiar name on the list, @slashnburnett.bsky.social!
January 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Very cool to start the new year as a member of the SFWA. Also nice to see a familiar name on the list, @slashnburnett.bsky.social!
The bots are getting pretty crazy…and Lazy. Izobella and Izzabella, y’all could be long lost twins…
January 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The bots are getting pretty crazy…and Lazy. Izobella and Izzabella, y’all could be long lost twins…
In 2025 I’m gonna save up and finish my sleeve
January 1, 2025 at 3:01 AM
In 2025 I’m gonna save up and finish my sleeve
This has gotta be the coolest mushroom I’ve seen on a walk (though I’m waiting for someone to correct me and tell me it’s something else entirely)
December 30, 2024 at 11:24 PM
This has gotta be the coolest mushroom I’ve seen on a walk (though I’m waiting for someone to correct me and tell me it’s something else entirely)
Trash in Southern California is getting wild. Not the kind of needles I’m used to seeing…
December 15, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Trash in Southern California is getting wild. Not the kind of needles I’m used to seeing…
Nothing like a tornado warning in San Francisco before 6 am to replace your morning coffee…
December 14, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Nothing like a tornado warning in San Francisco before 6 am to replace your morning coffee…