David Busboom

Little Horn: Stories - A Collection by Gemma Files - Shortwave Publishing Little Horn is a new collection of fourteen dark short stories and novelettes from Shirley Jackson Award winner and two-time Bram Stoker Award winner Gemma Files. Helping to bring each story to life, ...

OUT NOW: shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/litt...

Finally catching up on @gemmafiles.bsky.social's first collection, Kissing Carrion. REALLY digging it so far.

Ooh yes.

Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.

The US Justice Department withheld testimony that Donald Trump sexually abused a girl when she was 13 or 14 - according to a source who viewed unredacted Epstein files.

This is the worst scandal in US history and should be the biggest news story on the planet right now.

www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...

^ This exactly. If StokerCon ever returns to the Midwest I'll rent a car and drive, but I can't really afford more than one cross-country trip a year (if that) and traveling with my wife takes priority.

I've been praying for Crowzilla, now all must face the wrath of Crowzilla

The Democratic response to tonight’s State of the Union address should be someone reading this article out loud verbatim

🎵 You see, I’ve been through the desert on a

I am honored and honestly a bit stunned that CYANIDE CONSTELLATIONS is officially a Bram Stoker Award finalist! What do you mean my little book is nominated alongside the powerhouses of Hailey Piper, Gemma Files, John Langan, and Clay McLeod Chapman?? Wild. Huge congrats to all of the nominees!

Congrats, Sara!! :D

Hell fuckin' yeah!

Well-deserved! Congratulations, man!

Sometimes I think about the fact that we have less wildlife than at any point in human history but it is more photographed / documented than at any point in human history.

Post from twitter on our @clarkesworld account from 11:48AM on Feb 20, 2023. "Submissions are currently closed. It shouldn't be hard to guess why."

Today is the 3rd slopiversary of us having to temporarily close submissions. The problem of "AI"-generated submissions hasn't gone away and is still a huge waste of our time. House policy remains the same: #noAI stories, translation, art, or anything else.

Commission sheet showing various full figure illustrations.

Commission sheet separated into 3 sections. Little guys. Magic items. Portrait illustrations.

Commission sheet for maps. Showcasing various styles of maps

Opening up commissions! These are the things I’m most comfortable doing but down for most creative projects. Didn’t put comics on here but always down to talk those too, so hit me up. Using the email on the sheets or DMs on here work fine. 🤘

Almost spit coffee all over my laptop. Then I remembered that spitters are quitters.

TIL 1974 apparently has a reputation as one of the worst years in music. I counter that with:

Queen II - Queen
Apostrophe (') - Frank Zappa
Phenomenon - UFO
Diamond Dogs - David Bowie
New Skin for the Old Ceremony - Leonard Cohen
Verities & Balderdash - Harry Chapin
Rocka Rolla - Judas Priest

I'm just about 25,000 words into the novel WIP and it's coming easier now. I'm putting in 2-3 decent nights a week on it, not forcing any more than that, and always quitting while still "hot" (i.e. before the words run dry). This way I'm always eager to get back to it.

A photo of an ice cream machine with a sign reading, "Anything is possible with ice cream." Beneath that is a hand lettered sign reading, "No ice cream".

2026 basically

US Rep. Lieu on the Epstein files: "Trump appears thousands of times" "Inside those files are allegations of Donald Trump raping children, threatening to kill children. I encourage the press to go look at these allegations." #OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles

Bird with bull head

Bird with hive head

Bird with many horse heads

Bird with vase head

A few of the birdies you can find inside

Colbert Doesn’t Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS

Stephen Colbert says he was told by CBS lawyers "in no uncertain terms" that he could not have Texas State Rep. James Talarico on his program.

"Because my network clearly doesn't want us to talk about this, let's talk about this."

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatu…

Trump’s FCC pressured CBS into not airing Stephen Colbert’s interview of James Talarico.

Here it is on YouTube. Worth watching.

youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...

Oh yeah. They beat Nirvana for me.

Honestly, I dig both just fine, but if I had to give the edge to one over the other it'd be Nirvana.

I like a lot of older stuff, but a few of my more recent faves are:

The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - Zim Zam Zim (2013)
Electric Citizen - Sateen (2014)
David Bowie - Blackstar (2016)
St. Vincent - Masseducation (2017)
Amyl & the Sniffers - Comfort to Me (2021)
Castle Rat - Into the Realm (2024)

It was fun at first, then it became stressful, then circled back to fun as I finished it.

Kurt Cobain’s 50 favourite albums From The Breeders to Butthole Surfers to David Bowie, these are the 50 best albums ever according to Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain.

www.kerrang.com/kurt-cobains...