The Pastrami King
@mpaxson.bsky.social
I write things. Novels, novellas, short story collections. Available on just about every on-line book retailer. And I cook and bake and bicycle and nap. Opinions totally my own.
Snug as a bug in a rug.
November 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Snug as a bug in a rug.
One of the benefits of having your spouse go to NYC for a week is that you get to make dinners totally for you. Two days ago, it was Bistek Ranchero. Tonight, it was risotto with hot beer sausage, yellow and orange bell peppers, and red onion.
November 1, 2025 at 1:36 AM
One of the benefits of having your spouse go to NYC for a week is that you get to make dinners totally for you. Two days ago, it was Bistek Ranchero. Tonight, it was risotto with hot beer sausage, yellow and orange bell peppers, and red onion.
I had to clean the pool filter today. Moose decided to use the opportunity to get some sun.
October 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I had to clean the pool filter today. Moose decided to use the opportunity to get some sun.
It was a lasagna kind of night.
October 18, 2025 at 3:43 AM
It was a lasagna kind of night.
You mean some of this?
October 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
You mean some of this?
I’m officially now more popular than David Foster Wallace and Frank Kafka. You better buy yourself a copy and not get left behind.
September 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I’m officially now more popular than David Foster Wallace and Frank Kafka. You better buy yourself a copy and not get left behind.
I really needed this tonight.
August 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I really needed this tonight.
One of the best days along the path of independent publishing is when I get to order author copies. It marks when I am finally done with the thing.
50 author copies of The Jump ordered today.
50 author copies of The Jump ordered today.
August 28, 2025 at 2:33 AM
One of the best days along the path of independent publishing is when I get to order author copies. It marks when I am finally done with the thing.
50 author copies of The Jump ordered today.
50 author copies of The Jump ordered today.
Over 20 pounds of brisket ready to become pastrami.
August 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Over 20 pounds of brisket ready to become pastrami.
It’s time to earn my name.
August 21, 2025 at 2:23 AM
It’s time to earn my name.
What’s my next move? ;)
July 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
What’s my next move? ;)
I wonder about what my dog is thinking too! And I’m pretty sure it’s more on the simplicity side than the astute side. Which I think is great. I’d love to be more simple.
July 21, 2025 at 1:29 AM
I wonder about what my dog is thinking too! And I’m pretty sure it’s more on the simplicity side than the astute side. Which I think is great. I’d love to be more simple.
If you’re seeing this, post a pic on your device without context.
July 20, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If you’re seeing this, post a pic on your device without context.
Nothing is as it seems, Everything is as it should be.
Take a ride on this absurdist, dystopian take on an America ruled by a dictator. Ebook and Paperback available 9/1/25. Ebook available for pre-order any day.
Take a ride on this absurdist, dystopian take on an America ruled by a dictator. Ebook and Paperback available 9/1/25. Ebook available for pre-order any day.
July 3, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Nothing is as it seems, Everything is as it should be.
Take a ride on this absurdist, dystopian take on an America ruled by a dictator. Ebook and Paperback available 9/1/25. Ebook available for pre-order any day.
Take a ride on this absurdist, dystopian take on an America ruled by a dictator. Ebook and Paperback available 9/1/25. Ebook available for pre-order any day.
Just a dog trying to get comfortable.
June 21, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Just a dog trying to get comfortable.
Waiting for Ryan Bingham.
June 19, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Waiting for Ryan Bingham.
Back when I was a runner my first half marathon.
June 7, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Back when I was a runner my first half marathon.
I was interviewed for @indiosyncrasy.bsky.social’s podcast Booked. It’ll be available tomorrow.
May 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I was interviewed for @indiosyncrasy.bsky.social’s podcast Booked. It’ll be available tomorrow.
For the first time?!?! My recipe — egg with some milk, dash of cinnamon and nutmeg and vanilla. Plate and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
Or if you’re decadent, spread some Nutella and smother with fresh berries.
Or if you’re decadent, spread some Nutella and smother with fresh berries.
May 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
For the first time?!?! My recipe — egg with some milk, dash of cinnamon and nutmeg and vanilla. Plate and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
Or if you’re decadent, spread some Nutella and smother with fresh berries.
Or if you’re decadent, spread some Nutella and smother with fresh berries.
This weekend’s photo journey. Steak salad yesterday. Exhausted doggies. Pizza tonight.
May 5, 2025 at 3:47 AM
This weekend’s photo journey. Steak salad yesterday. Exhausted doggies. Pizza tonight.
I want to get a bigger smoker!!
April 27, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I want to get a bigger smoker!!
They’re vicious killers.
April 27, 2025 at 2:43 AM
They’re vicious killers.