My 20 month old daughter has developed fascinations with The Golden Girls, Green Day, and McDonald’s dipping sauces (not to eat, she likes the size). The next 20 years are going to be interesting.

Happy New Yea…. Ah man. Already?

Very nice article in Lancaster Online about my latest book, Chasing Today, and its roots in Lancaster, PA and the Fulton Theatre. lancasteronline.com/features/ent...

Actor/author's latest fantasy book set in Lancaster and at Fulton Theatre

Mark Aldrich’s newest book is a love letter to the Fulton Theatre and his many friends in Lancaster.

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Had a great event yesterday at the Gun Hill Publick House in Brooklyn. 3 authors and an artist. Books were sold, books were signed, and fun was had by all. #author

I’ll be taking part in this super fun afternoon of Broadway, Books, Art, and Beer this Saturday, 12/7 at the Gun Hill Publick House in Industry City, Brooklyn. Would love to see some of you there! #author

Eating too much cake is the sin of gluttony. However, eating too much pie is okay because the sin of pi is always zero. 🖖

Something pretty for your Wednesday.

oh my god this is brilliant

Neven Mrgan@mrgan.com · 2y ago

What else is going on…… Oh, I made party sandwiches by baking focaccia in a bundt pan.

Something pretty for your Monday.

Hi, I’m God. Jesus said he wants you all to have free healthcare. Love, God

Sigh.

Posting something pretty each day. This is the interior of the Currituck Lighthouse in NC.

Thrilled that this will reach a wider audience now. It was a night like no other. Hope you’ll tune in. (FYI- I play a very very bad man.)

Ragtime Reunion Concert Will Stream Via PBS

Filmed in 2023, the one-night-only event featured Brian Stokes Mitchell, Audra McDonald, Peter Friedman, and more from the Ahrens and Flaherty musical's original cast.

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People who voted for Trump because they want lower prices are in for sticker shock.

What Kermit (the frog) is called in ten different countries... 10. Kermit (Denmark) 9. Kermit (France) 8. Kermit (Romania) 7. Kermit (Slovakia) 6. Kermit (Italy) 5. Kermit (Canada) 4. Kermit (Iceland) 3. Kermit (the Netherlands) 2. Kermit (Poland) 1. Gustavo (Spain)

5 writers of whom I’ve read 5+ books: Tolkien Frank Herbert Tana French Hemingway Tim Pat Coogan

Toscha 🍂@poemless.bsky.social · 2y ago

5 writers of whom I've read 5 + books: Dostoevsky Milan Kundera Banana Yoshimoto Dubravka Ugresic Truman Capote & Patrick Modiano (tie) #BookSky 💙📚

If you're a Veteran and you get your healthcare from the VA, please make appointments with your PCP and specialists before January 20th, and make sure to update all your vaccines and order your meds.

There are currently only 22 films streaming on Netflix made before 1980 and not a single one made before 1960, with the oldest film on the platform currently being PSYCHO. I know I’m a broken record but: buy physical media, support your local library, etc etc

NEW: Secretary of Defense nominee Hegseth PAID a woman who accused him of sexual assault to keep her quiet. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Defense pick Hegseth paid accuser but denies sexual assault, attorney says

Documents obtained by The Post provide extensive detail about an allegation that Pete Hegseth sexually assaulted a woman in 2017.

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Just doing my bit to add something nice here each day: The Hunter’s Moon over the Outer Banks.

This gave me goosebumps. “My 18-year-old daughter was at Starbucks, alone, the other night. A man came up to her and started talking to her. A barista handed her “an extra hot chocolate someone forgot to pick up.” How grateful I am for people who look out for other people!” We need each other.

Deserves to be shared on Bluesky too. The funniest video of all time.

A number of artists and creators have made their home on Bluesky, and we hear their concerns with other platforms training on their data. We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so.

Please, if you are able, support Independent bookshops. They are the literary & social hubs of our high streets and communities. Without their continued support, we simply wouldn't be around to publish . Thank you.