Kenneth Mark Hoover
@kmarkhoover.bsky.social
Writer, member of SFWA, WWA.
Pinned
FOR EX-COP PIXIE PARRISH HOLLYWOOD HOLDS MORE THAN JUST MOVIES!
#crimefiction #noir
#mystery #detective #novel
#femmefatale #books #thriller #suspense
#crime #Mysteryfiction
#policewoman #fiction #TheBrassOperative #Noirvember
The Brass Operative a.co/d/3hPHPAH
#crimefiction #noir
#mystery #detective #novel
#femmefatale #books #thriller #suspense
#crime #Mysteryfiction
#policewoman #fiction #TheBrassOperative #Noirvember
The Brass Operative a.co/d/3hPHPAH
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It was such a special surprise to receive a signed copy of "The Brass Operative" from @kmarkhoover.bsky.social - it's tonight's reading for #Jolabokaflod (Icelandic "book flood" #ChristmasEve tradition). Thank you, my friend!
December 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
It was such a special surprise to receive a signed copy of "The Brass Operative" from @kmarkhoover.bsky.social - it's tonight's reading for #Jolabokaflod (Icelandic "book flood" #ChristmasEve tradition). Thank you, my friend!
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Every year I get at least a gift card for BN or Amazon, so I’ll always have books for Christmas. #kidlitchat
December 24, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Every year I get at least a gift card for BN or Amazon, so I’ll always have books for Christmas. #kidlitchat
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Tonight's watch is definitely #NotAHolidayMovie www.onebattleafteranothermovie.com
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December 24, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Tonight's watch is definitely #NotAHolidayMovie www.onebattleafteranothermovie.com
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[approaching Americans in a dark alley wearing a trench coat] you kids want to try some, uh… political documentary footage?
December 23, 2025 at 7:06 AM
[approaching Americans in a dark alley wearing a trench coat] you kids want to try some, uh… political documentary footage?
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A Festivus for the rest of us!
Let the airing of grievances begin!
Let the airing of grievances begin!
December 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM
A Festivus for the rest of us!
Let the airing of grievances begin!
Let the airing of grievances begin!
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Writers stop sharing those spam/Ai book club emails you're all getting as part of gosh-oh-giggity-gumdrops I wish it was all real posts challenge 2026 level impossible
December 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Writers stop sharing those spam/Ai book club emails you're all getting as part of gosh-oh-giggity-gumdrops I wish it was all real posts challenge 2026 level impossible
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Man, the self-published writers on free-speech platform Substack sure don't like it when you look at the Kindle samples of their books and express and opinion about them.
December 21, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Man, the self-published writers on free-speech platform Substack sure don't like it when you look at the Kindle samples of their books and express and opinion about them.
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ghosts are not enough, some of you need to be visited by three swift taps from a shovel
December 18, 2025 at 12:34 AM
ghosts are not enough, some of you need to be visited by three swift taps from a shovel
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The original incantation: "Spieglein, Spiegelein an der Wand, wer ist die Schönste im ganzen Land?"
On an side note, Grimm brother Jacob was a linguist specifically interested in the sound shifts that caused the split between German dialects and relatives (like English) in the first place
On an side note, Grimm brother Jacob was a linguist specifically interested in the sound shifts that caused the split between German dialects and relatives (like English) in the first place
December 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The original incantation: "Spieglein, Spiegelein an der Wand, wer ist die Schönste im ganzen Land?"
On an side note, Grimm brother Jacob was a linguist specifically interested in the sound shifts that caused the split between German dialects and relatives (like English) in the first place
On an side note, Grimm brother Jacob was a linguist specifically interested in the sound shifts that caused the split between German dialects and relatives (like English) in the first place
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15. Became Addicted to Novelty Postcard Collecting
16. Walked into a “No Unaccompanied Gentlemen” Speakeasy
17. Had a Fling with a Traveling Picture Show Man
18. Projectionist Accidentally Electrocuted During Show
19. Joined the Foreign Legion
20. Burned Your Celluloid Collar
16. Walked into a “No Unaccompanied Gentlemen” Speakeasy
17. Had a Fling with a Traveling Picture Show Man
18. Projectionist Accidentally Electrocuted During Show
19. Joined the Foreign Legion
20. Burned Your Celluloid Collar
December 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
15. Became Addicted to Novelty Postcard Collecting
16. Walked into a “No Unaccompanied Gentlemen” Speakeasy
17. Had a Fling with a Traveling Picture Show Man
18. Projectionist Accidentally Electrocuted During Show
19. Joined the Foreign Legion
20. Burned Your Celluloid Collar
16. Walked into a “No Unaccompanied Gentlemen” Speakeasy
17. Had a Fling with a Traveling Picture Show Man
18. Projectionist Accidentally Electrocuted During Show
19. Joined the Foreign Legion
20. Burned Your Celluloid Collar
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9. Rouged Your Knees
10. Arrested for Wearing Knitted Wool Swimsuit on the Beach
11. Danced the Charleston
12. Bought Gin from a Canadian or Estonian Bootlegger
13. Uncovered an Evil and Elaborately Costumed Themed Criminal Syndicate
14. Flown on a Commercial Zeppelin
10. Arrested for Wearing Knitted Wool Swimsuit on the Beach
11. Danced the Charleston
12. Bought Gin from a Canadian or Estonian Bootlegger
13. Uncovered an Evil and Elaborately Costumed Themed Criminal Syndicate
14. Flown on a Commercial Zeppelin
December 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
9. Rouged Your Knees
10. Arrested for Wearing Knitted Wool Swimsuit on the Beach
11. Danced the Charleston
12. Bought Gin from a Canadian or Estonian Bootlegger
13. Uncovered an Evil and Elaborately Costumed Themed Criminal Syndicate
14. Flown on a Commercial Zeppelin
10. Arrested for Wearing Knitted Wool Swimsuit on the Beach
11. Danced the Charleston
12. Bought Gin from a Canadian or Estonian Bootlegger
13. Uncovered an Evil and Elaborately Costumed Themed Criminal Syndicate
14. Flown on a Commercial Zeppelin
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Show Your Age
1 Point for Each One You Did
1. Edison Kinetoscope
2. Combat in Ypres
3. Telegraph
4. Telegraph the Governor
5. Railway Handcar
6. Telegraph the Governor to Save Your Innocent Lover from Execution
7. Souped up your Flivver
8. Joined Pancho Villa
1 Point for Each One You Did
1. Edison Kinetoscope
2. Combat in Ypres
3. Telegraph
4. Telegraph the Governor
5. Railway Handcar
6. Telegraph the Governor to Save Your Innocent Lover from Execution
7. Souped up your Flivver
8. Joined Pancho Villa
December 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Show Your Age
1 Point for Each One You Did
1. Edison Kinetoscope
2. Combat in Ypres
3. Telegraph
4. Telegraph the Governor
5. Railway Handcar
6. Telegraph the Governor to Save Your Innocent Lover from Execution
7. Souped up your Flivver
8. Joined Pancho Villa
1 Point for Each One You Did
1. Edison Kinetoscope
2. Combat in Ypres
3. Telegraph
4. Telegraph the Governor
5. Railway Handcar
6. Telegraph the Governor to Save Your Innocent Lover from Execution
7. Souped up your Flivver
8. Joined Pancho Villa
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Holy Christ I am completely baffled and exhausted by this world
December 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Holy Christ I am completely baffled and exhausted by this world
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I mean, I truly don’t think people understand how much the base of fascism is built on victims of child abuse, sexual and otherwise. How that straining for power back-slop is rooted in having no power and no possibility of power except the power to hurt the designated Other.
December 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I mean, I truly don’t think people understand how much the base of fascism is built on victims of child abuse, sexual and otherwise. How that straining for power back-slop is rooted in having no power and no possibility of power except the power to hurt the designated Other.
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words like "unhoused" is why I hate pc culture
December 16, 2025 at 4:28 AM
words like "unhoused" is why I hate pc culture
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“BRILLIANTLY BRUTAL” —Publishers Weekly
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0G2...
#weirdwestern #darkfantasy #HaxanSeries
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0G2...
#weirdwestern #darkfantasy #HaxanSeries
December 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
“BRILLIANTLY BRUTAL” —Publishers Weekly
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0G2...
#weirdwestern #darkfantasy #HaxanSeries
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0G2...
#weirdwestern #darkfantasy #HaxanSeries
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“BRILLIANTLY BRUTAL!” —Publishers Weekly
www.amazon.com/HAXAN-Haxan-...
#HaxanSeries #DarkFantasy #OldWest #WeirdWestern
www.amazon.com/HAXAN-Haxan-...
#HaxanSeries #DarkFantasy #OldWest #WeirdWestern
December 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
“BRILLIANTLY BRUTAL!” —Publishers Weekly
www.amazon.com/HAXAN-Haxan-...
#HaxanSeries #DarkFantasy #OldWest #WeirdWestern
www.amazon.com/HAXAN-Haxan-...
#HaxanSeries #DarkFantasy #OldWest #WeirdWestern
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Refreshing non-clickbaity piece discusses the history of the format and how industry consolidation contributed to its decline.
Mass Market are the smaller, cheaper books, Trade are the larger paperbacks we associate with lit.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Mass Market are the smaller, cheaper books, Trade are the larger paperbacks we associate with lit.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks
After years of steady sales declines, the format will largely disappear next year.
www.publishersweekly.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Refreshing non-clickbaity piece discusses the history of the format and how industry consolidation contributed to its decline.
Mass Market are the smaller, cheaper books, Trade are the larger paperbacks we associate with lit.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Mass Market are the smaller, cheaper books, Trade are the larger paperbacks we associate with lit.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Go forth, under the open sky, and list
To Nature’s teachings, while from all around
Earth and her waters, and the depths of air—
Comes a still voice.
—William Cullen Bryant
To Nature’s teachings, while from all around
Earth and her waters, and the depths of air—
Comes a still voice.
—William Cullen Bryant
December 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Go forth, under the open sky, and list
To Nature’s teachings, while from all around
Earth and her waters, and the depths of air—
Comes a still voice.
—William Cullen Bryant
To Nature’s teachings, while from all around
Earth and her waters, and the depths of air—
Comes a still voice.
—William Cullen Bryant
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What's the matter? Never watch pro wrestling before?
December 14, 2025 at 3:10 AM
What's the matter? Never watch pro wrestling before?
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Yeahhhhhh, replacing your military by hiring mercenaries is always the sign of a super viable empire
December 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Yeahhhhhh, replacing your military by hiring mercenaries is always the sign of a super viable empire
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Schrodinger's box, probably.
or maybe not.
🤔
🫨🫨🫨
or maybe not.
🤔
🫨🫨🫨
December 12, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Schrodinger's box, probably.
or maybe not.
🤔
🫨🫨🫨
or maybe not.
🤔
🫨🫨🫨
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So I initially roasted sweet potatoes in the air fryer and then I took out the leftovers today and smashed them and roasted them again and twice roasted sweet potatoes are the best thing ever
December 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
So I initially roasted sweet potatoes in the air fryer and then I took out the leftovers today and smashed them and roasted them again and twice roasted sweet potatoes are the best thing ever
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Anyone who’s ever looked into the face of an abusive partner knows it on sight.
December 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Anyone who’s ever looked into the face of an abusive partner knows it on sight.