John Elizabeth Stintzi

absolutely bonkers to claim that kidnapping people -- a crime -- somehow prevents crime. The way so many Americans seem to actively hate anyone who's ever had a run-in with the law is truly disturbing

This is not a drill: my next novel GUEST SERVICES AT THE MUSEUM OF SEXUAL DEVIANCE will be out next fall.

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Underrated shirt design from when I designed shirt ("Worm Geometry")

I very much enjoyed this book and was sincerely surprised it was able to pull it off.

If my name was HG Wells I'd probably go by Mercury Wells.

This is not a drill: my next novel GUEST SERVICES AT THE MUSEUM OF SEXUAL DEVIANCE will be out next fall.

I will begin going heavily into debt to get the necessary equipment

Did You Reconnect With Deep Lake?: (Re)playing Public Access — Broken Hands Media Cary is a librarian, with family still living in Deep Lake, when he and his friends return for the summer. “Friends” might be a bit of stretch: they’re almost strangers, who have reconnected in the su...

I wrote about Public Access from the perspective of a repeat player: www.brokenhandsmedia.com/blog/2025/10...

If you ever need some portraits we should try and finagle something someday.

Amazing!!

I have just met Tony Tony Chopper in the show and will officially die for him.

I have been tricked into eating the Sad Sad fruit. Usopp will pay.

One day I'm gonna kiss Luffy.

Decidedly trying to replace as much of my major-depression-spiral mind-numbing-consumption, and doom-scrolling, with watching One Piece.

Currently in the "Crying while watching One Piece" stage of grief.

Bad Houses A boisterous collection of surreal, darkly humourous short stories that will delight fans of George Saunders and Kelly Link From John Elizabeth Stintzi, the mind that created the daringly bizarre nove...

My publisher put up a preview of BAD HOUSES for free online, so if you want to read an excerpt (the first story in the book!) you can check that out here: arsenalpulp.com/Books/B/Bad-...

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Great news! Love Jonathan and his work. Keep your eyes peeled for this one next year!

The reckless hope of putting new tires on a car with 230k miles 🐺

It's kind of depressing how much I'm getting specific and glowing emails that are just trying to get me to pay them to get my books into bookclubs. I'd be less bummed about it if they didn't feel so familiar with the work, but it's almost certainly just a good use of AI mining reviews.

A Great Paper Plains Zine Fest! (& a preview of things to come) JES talks about how great Paper Plains Zine Fest #4 was! (& a delicious newsletter exclusive teaser)

check out this new letter, including it's special sneak-peek exclusive preview of something I'm cookin up 👀. SUBSCRIBE to stay in the loop!
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If life is a rollercoaster, I am definitely never going to ride a freaking rollercoaster.

Very affirming to be talking to my therapist about young JES's romantic misadventures and be told that it all sounded "very lesbian"

I just want to read things I've never read before that make me recognize and give shape to things I've felt all along

Well, at least they are redirecting literary grant money to "foster AI competency" (clearly lacking in this AI generated 2nd paragraph), support for the military (as all true literature should do), and disaster recovery (books as sandbags?)

I feel like they had AI write what they were going to use the money for.