K. M. Alexander

The idea was born out of my need to add graffiti to the scenes I built for my video projects. Everything in here I’ve shot over the last six or seven years, and it comes from actual tags from Edinburgh, New York City, Oslo, Paris, Porto, Lisbon, Reykjavík, Santa Fe, Seattle, Vashon, and Zurich.

This is such a niche thing, I’m not really sure how to pitch it, heh. This one was one of those: "I need this for my own project, maybe someone else will too?" things.

Technically not since 2020. But I shave the sides/back every three-ish weeks.

True Tags: A Graffiti Brush Set Graffiti is the oldest form of human expression. Even before humanity developed a written language, we were drawing on walls, leaving a mark, and letting the world know we were there. Graffiti has been found everywhere, in Egyptian pyramids, Myan ruins, Roman excavations, Chinese caves, and if you have kids, probably on your walls...

True Tags: A Graffiti Brush Set

Graffiti is the oldest form of human expression. Even before humanity developed a written language, we were drawing on walls, leaving a mark, and letting the world know we were there. Graffiti has been found everywhere, in Egyptian pyramids, Myan ruins, Roman…

Look at this beautiful photo. Wow.

Qiánlóng: A Free 18th Century Cartography Brush Set for Fantasy Maps The Huánghé (黄河), or the Yellow River as we know it in the West, carries rich cultural significance in China. The sixth-longest river in the world, the second-longest in China, it's traditionally considered the cradle of Chinese civilization. Given its cultural relevance, it's no surprise to find it as a subject in historical Chinese cartography. That river, and the Grand Canal…

Qiánlóng: A Free 18th Century Cartography Brush Set for Fantasy Maps

The Huánghé (黄河), or the Yellow River as we know it in the West, carries rich cultural significance in China. The sixth-longest river in the world, the second-longest in China, it's traditionally considered the cradle of Chinese…

Top 5 of all time for me.

Unmoored I was laid off last week. A few months shy of thirteen years. Totally unexpected. Still processing it. If you told me when I started that I’d have so much fun designing enterprise software for nearly thirteen years, I wouldn’t have believed you. My experience over that time was shaped by the amazing people I was lucky enough to work alongside.

Unmoored

I was laid off last week. A few months shy of thirteen years. Totally unexpected. Still processing it. If you told me when I started that I’d have so much fun designing enterprise software for nearly thirteen years, I wouldn’t have believed you. My experience over that time was shaped by…

Oh, hell yes. Love this.

Apple and Google both are absolute cowards for not banning the X apps. If you won’t enforce your terms of service when an app generates CSAM and deep fake porn on-demand your so-called “walled garden” was always just an extractive monopoly.

overall korean food is an elite cuisine, imo

Hello 2026

Hey, Happy New Year! We made it through 2025. As always, thanks for hanging out with me, reading this blog, and taking an interest in the work I share here. I had big plans for 2025, and somewhere along the line, it got away from me. While we got a lot of home projects done, I left 2025…

My Reading List for 2025

Last year was a bit of a low point for me in terms of novels finished. This year was a slight improvement, and I managed to read some ponderous tomes. Any improvement is good, and overall, I had a good year, reading-wise, but I still feel I'm falling short of where I'd…

A table of YouGov polling data with the headline: "How your reading habits compare to other Americans." The chart has the sub-headline: "About how many books have you read or listened to so far in 2025? (% of U.S. adult citizens)."

NEW: How many books did you read this year? If it was more than 2, congrats: you read more than the median American.

Read on for way more @today.yougov.com polling from me on America's book-reading habits in 2025. 1/

My Media List for 2025 Since 2013, I've shared my reading list at the end of every year on this blog. Tomorrow I'll continue that tradition and do just that. But today I am starting something new: this year, I started tracking all the media I consumed over the twelve months of 2025, not just books but also movies, television, albums, and video games. And like my reading list, I thought it'd be fun to share what I consumed and pick a few standout favorites.

My Media List for 2025

Since 2013, I've shared my reading list at the end of every year on this blog. Tomorrow I'll continue that tradition and do just that. But today I am starting something new: this year, I started tracking all the media I consumed over the twelve months of 2025, not just books…

I hope Sturgill Simpson had a merry Christmas.

2025 in Ten Significant Photos In many ways, 2025 was a reset year for us. After the chaos of last year, with cancer and a fairly stressful move (among other things), taking a year to refocus felt necessary. That doesn't mean we rested. In true Alexander fashion, we took on a bunch of projects and spent time learning about our new island community. Thankfully, this year wasn't as disruptive as 2024.

2025 in Ten Significant Photos

In many ways, 2025 was a reset year for us. After the chaos of last year, with cancer and a fairly stressful move (among other things), taking a year to refocus felt necessary. That doesn't mean we rested. In true Alexander fashion, we took on a bunch of projects and…

The cliche that ‘having an idea’ is the hard part of writing is persistent and pernicious. Realising the idea is the craft of it. That FAQ of…

Hmm, so much of this depends on location. I'd probably stick with my design rate and bill a minimum of 3 hours, including teaching and prep time.

The Store is Back! After way too long, my office buildout is complete, and my store is finally back. You can browse the goods over at store.kmalexander.com. If you ever wanted to get signed paperback copies of my books, merch mugs, or selected stickers, now is your chance. Hit the link above and get buying! Please note that for now, I am only shipping to the US.

The Store is Back!

After way too long, my office buildout is complete, and my store is finally back. You can browse the goods over at store.kmalexander.com. If you ever wanted to get signed paperback copies of my books, merch mugs, or selected stickers, now is your chance. Hit the link above and…

This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥

The 2025 Cosmic Horror Holiday Gift Guide I am elated to introduce the tenth edition of my List of Lists for 2023. Just as in times of yore, together we shall unearth an abundance of accoutrement and a plethora of paraphernalia for the weird-fiction fanatic, cosmic-horror connoisseur, or mythos maniac in your life. But I have not toiled in isolation during this season of malediction. This year I have enlisted your help!

It's BACK! My 2025 Cosmic Horror Holiday Gift Guide is HERE! 🦑 As with previous guides, this one is packed with books, games, music, housewares, and apparel all tinged with a slightly weird bent.

I just planted two bay trees this year and have been using them, and I can confirm that dried bay is basically worthless.

Yes, All Those Author Services and Book Club Emails Are Fake, and No, Don’t Send Them Any Money If you’re an author, or honestly if you just happen to be standing near an author these days, then you have probably seen a flood of emails in the past couple of months promising you that who…

I was actually going to write a blog post about this. But Scalzi beat me to it. In the last few months, I've been *inundated* by spam messages just like this. It sucks.

I do it pretty often. So, I know it'll go well.

I cheat by buying corned beef. Then soak it for a few days to draw out the excessive salt before applying the rub.

Smoking some homemade pastrami today. Also going to smoke some medlar, which should be interesting.

I think I'm becoming a Dead Internet Accelerationist.

After reading a bunch of the Epstein emails over the last few days, this makes total sense.

Read My New Short Story – REM State: fieldwork. For a recent scary story night, I decided to explore a setting that had been rattling around in my head for a while. REM State is unrelated to The Bell Forging Cycle, but it shares a similar DNA. I like massive cities and weird creatures, what can I say? I don't write short stories all that often, but instead of filing this one away and forgetting about it, I figured it'd be fun to release it.

Read My New Short Story – REM State: fieldwork.

For a recent scary story night, I decided to explore a setting that had been rattling around in my head for a while. REM State is unrelated to The Bell Forging Cycle, but it shares a similar DNA. I like massive cities and weird creatures, what can I…