I'm not the first, hopefully I'm not the last, to criticize the HWA Horror Writers Association column welcoming AI with open arms. But here's the latest, on my site. I wrote it quickly, so beware of typos. Complete with link to great @chuckwendig.bsky.social piece. keithroysdon.com/2026/08/05/t...

The horror, the horror: Horror Writers Association column says AI is good and inevitable in an incredible self-own

Now I understand how the characters in the Terminator movies timeline felt when they realized that other humans had totally betrayed humanity in favor of SkyNet. I missed the first couple of hours …

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And Emily's @screensleuthspod.bsky.social is the only place where you'll hear Alvin and the Chipmunks tied to one of the great thriller films of all time. (If that inane observation on my part makes the final cut.)

Emily J. Edwards@msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 2h ago

Next week's @screensleuthspod.bsky.social episode is REAR WINDOW with @keithroysdon.bsky.social and we get to SMEAR THE NAME OF ROBERT MOSES ONCE AGAIN!!! it's my secret hobby, speaking ill of Robert Moses.

After a busy few weeks of book talks, signings and travel, we did some planning today for Constellate Publishing. New on my site: keithroysdon.com/2026/08/03/n...

No time to sleep! Constellate Publishing has a plan for months and months ahead

Screenshot My friend Jill Blocker and I had our first Constellate Publishing meeting in a few weeks this morning. We’ve been busy with Indiana book talks and signings in support of our new no…

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I love mixing some history into my fiction and my upcoming novel GHOST SHOW, which is set in 1948, not only has a pivotal role for President Harry Truman - who visited my hometown in 1948 - but a character reveals she learned martial arts from Teddy Roosevelt. tokarate.com/2020/02/18/5...

5 Presidents Who Studied Martial Arts | Traditional Okinawan Karate

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You gonna vote in November? Because the poisonous misogynist fascists will.

@rood1girl.bsky.social · 24h ago

substack.com/@deanblundel...

I love mixing some history into my fiction and my upcoming novel GHOST SHOW, which is set in 1948, not only has a pivotal role for President Harry Truman - who visited my hometown in 1948 - but a character reveals she learned martial arts from Teddy Roosevelt. tokarate.com/2020/02/18/5...

5 Presidents Who Studied Martial Arts | Traditional Okinawan Karate

tokarate.com

You gonna vote in November? Because the poisonous misogynist fascists will.

@rood1girl.bsky.social · 24h ago

substack.com/@deanblundel...

Well, this was a choice. Cheerleaders perform to George W. Bush's words and mime airplanes flying into the twin towers and Pentagon. Somebody thought they had a great idea.

CSketch@csketch.bsky.social · yesterday

Oh my god I think I found the video.

There's not an ounce of intestinal fortitude in all of the white house press corps.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Trump says Jeanine Pirro "choked" and then snaps at a reporter who asks if her job is safe: "Don't ever talk again"

It’s not just the AI startups. The $115 Billion corporate AI bubble is close to busting.

Prepare for the AI Token Rug Pull

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A data center was just shut down in Wisconsin after the town council refused to have private talks with the developer and told them everything would include public approval That’s how it’s done, folks

I have it on good authority that one random Flock camera contains the headpiece to the staff of Ra, which when attached to a staff of a particular height, points the bearer to the Well of Souls and the Lost Ark of the Covenant. Our top men are working on it now.

Nicholas Weaver@ncweaver.skerry-tech.com · 2d ago

I heard a rumor that there is a special Flock camera that contains an imprisoned genie that will give the opener 3 wishes

After a busy few weeks of book talks, signings and travel, we did some planning today for Constellate Publishing. New on my site: keithroysdon.com/2026/08/03/n...

No time to sleep! Constellate Publishing has a plan for months and months ahead

Screenshot My friend Jill Blocker and I had our first Constellate Publishing meeting in a few weeks this morning. We’ve been busy with Indiana book talks and signings in support of our new no…

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THIS

One Battle After Your Mother@scratchbomb.bsky.social · 2d ago

i’m never gonna be able to fire a cruise missile yet the question of using my tax dollars for them has never been up for debate

I had an unusually busy pop-culture weekend. I went to CreepyCon Knoxville on Saturday and saw "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" on Sunday. The con was so much fun - great cosplay; I posted a lot of pics on Instagram - and the movie was one of the best Marvels since "Endgame."

Brand New Day Spider Man

Alt: Brand New Day Spider Man

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After a busy couple of weeks of book talks and signings - which took Jill from Indiana to Seattle and NYC and Zurich - we're back at work. We had an early-morning Constellate Publishing meeting and plotted out months of book work and schedules.

Y'all ougtha read this story by @msemilyedwards.bsky.social

Rock and a Hard Place@rhppress.bsky.social · 3d ago

NEW IN AUGUST FROM STONE'S THROW: Pushing back is an inalienable right. Read @msemilyedwards.bsky.social's great story here: bit.ly/4hJjes3 #crimefiction

Hey #WritingCommunity! Check out the recent book releases by these authors. @rikohare.com @tonywhite.bsky.social @kentpriore.bsky.social @tonyriches.bsky.social @keithroysdon.bsky.social @birdwriterwrites.bsky.social @thomasm-author.bsky.social @dansantosbooks.bsky.social

If a science fiction writer made this little dude up, people would scoff. 

Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️@snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 3d ago

The Southern Three-Banded Armadillo (Tolypeutes matacus) is one of the only armadillo species capable of rolling into a completely sealed sphere: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...

THIS

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · 3d ago

Here's where the show's host should say: "If you don't stop lying, we're going to end this interview."

PBS News@pbsnews.org · 3d ago

Americans’ Social Security benefits will have to be cut by roughly a quarter in six years due to depleted funds, according to a June report from the Social Security Board of Trustees. That’s months sooner than the group had estimated in 2025. https://to.pbs.org/4f39DL0

NEW IN AUGUST FROM STONE'S THROW: Pushing back is an inalienable right. Read @msemilyedwards.bsky.social's great story here: bit.ly/4hJjes3 #crimefiction

The schools that stood up to Trump thug demands—first Wesleyan and Princeton, then Harvard, then many others who were emboldened—have won in court and earned honor in history and support from alums. Columbia showed that appeasement always loses. It's never enough. Don't do it, Yale.

Gregg Gonsalves@gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 3d ago

Need to have some frank talk about #Yale President McInnis, General Counsel Alexander Dreier and the trustees. First, they keep saying that they are compelled to enter into a settlement with the #Trump administration. Untrue. 1/

My neighbors are the best.

In no particular order, in no order at all really, this is most of my own personal TBR. I have others, including electronic versions that other friends have sent me. What’s occupying a lot of my reading time in 2026, however, is a super secret reading project that will become known next year. 

This is such a good story by my friend @msemilyedwards.bsky.social

Emily J. Edwards@msemilyedwards.bsky.social · 4d ago

Very proud to say I've landed this month's STONE'S THROW story from @rhppress.bsky.social. Would be honored if you gave it a read and a share www.rockandahardplacemag.com/stones-throw...

Lovely to meet @imvictoriaprice at Knoxville @creepyconknoxville and tell her about meeting her father more than 40 years ago.

Lawsuit.

Dan Diamond@ddiamond.bsky.social · 5d ago

DOJ has dropped charges against a former Olympian accused of damaging the Reflecting Pool, saying that internal Trump admin documents show the damage was likely due to contractor error. Trump and his aides have publicly blamed the damage on vandals for weeks.

The most put-upon crybaby piece of shit ever, hands down. Everlasting shame on everyone who voted for him.

Bob Geiger@bobgeiger.bsky.social · 5d ago

Well, President Klansman doesn't like to acknowledge slavery so I guess that's not included. And Native-Americans suffered quite a bit. Lincoln and Kennedy were shot in the head. But, sure, nobody has endured more than him.

I saw Furious Transgender Mob open for Stevie Nicks and they fuckin' rocked.