garish though it may be, the cover artwork for baen books is the best in all of publishing, SF or otherwise.

i’ll take a lurid, nonsensical cover over a focus grouped-to-death pastel smear any day!

WEIRD WORLD WAR III, edited by sean patrick hazlett and published by @baenbooks.bsky.social, is rife with stories that blend alternate history with horror.

“the price” by david drake, “bleak night at bad rock” by @nmamatas.bsky.social, and “second front” by @johnlangan.bsky.social are all superb.

“a colder war” is anthologized in NEW CTHULHU: THE RECENT WEIRD, edited by paula guran, which has a bunch of
great lovecraftian stories. (available as a DRM-free e-book from @weightlessbooks.bsky.social!)

will there be an e-book version as well?

new urbanski! how is it?

hey, happy birthday!

a science fiction analogue: “believe what you will, people always do, and they like the odd and scandalous and fantastic better than the real.”
—carol emshwiller, “the prince of mules”

alibris is revelatory, thank you!

subterranean press has been doing remarkable work as the caretaker of shepard’s legacy. i’m looking forward to reading your full review in locus.

can’t wait! subterranean press?

nice! is this coming out through CAEZIK?