1946 sticker price = $1.25 2026 sticker price = $16.00 I guess all copies of Animal Farm are equal, but some are more equal than others.

What trip to Athens, GA would be complete without picking up a copy of Flagpole magazine?

Another masterfully dark and twisted vision from writer Thomas Ha. I thoroughly enjoyed this one.

Thomas Ha@thomasha.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hey! Latest story, "Our Revels Now Are Ended," now out at @clarkesworldmagazine.com. In a library connected to other libraries, a man with redacted memories exchanges ideas with a state interrogator. As always, if you enjoy, feel free to drop a line.

Patience is a virtue. Patience is a virtue. Patience is a virtue.

I don’t know if I’m ever going to manage to sell a story to The Dark but I appreciate their speedy rejections.

The Architect: Exceedingly Efficient

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I started writing my fifth Jack Strange occult detective story tonight despite the fact I’ve only sold one so far. Never let it be said I write for the money. 🥲

Meant to delete an unloved post and accidentally deleted my first Drabble post instead. If you didn’t see this creepy little story the other day, I hope you’ll give it a minute of your time tonight. 🩸

Quotidian Bagatelle@flash.qb.foofaraw.press.ap.brid.gy · 2mo ago

MATT HANDLE

Lora is one of my favorites. Looking forward to this one.

Lora Senf@lorasenf.bsky.social · 2mo ago

⭐✨ GIVEAWAY(on Instagram)✨⭐ One month and one day until UNNAMED BONES is a thing in the world AND I have one more ARC to give away. So... let's keep this simple. Like this post Share it however you want. Comment whatever you desire. That's it. I'll notify the winner on Tuesday the 23rd. 🖤

I thought I had a Drabble coming out earlier this week, but the publisher seems to have gone dark a couple days prior. Who knows?

Just signed a contract on my second Drabble sale. Looking forward to sharing it with you soon.

Yep, I’m in for the night.

Took my sons to see Project Hail Mary tonight. Definitely a fist my bump kind of film. Thumbs up. 👎🏼

I don’t think I realized I had any latent Challenger trauma until right about now My kid’s like “neat!” and I’m like 🫣

Having watched 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple on Netflix last night, I realize that I too if faced with the end of the world would spend it singing and dancing along to Duran Duran records while stark naked and stoned out of my gourd.

Do I need to create a soundtrack for the novel I’m outlining, assigning each song to a scene? No, I don’t. Am I doing it anyway? Yes. Yes, I am.

It was published months ago but I just caught this flash fiction while perusing Night Shades tonight. Good stuff. Reminded me a bit of Stephen King's "The Langoliers" and the film Dark City.

Night Shades ⏾@nightshadesmag.bsky.social · 8mo ago

take a few minutes this weekend to visit @hellena.bsky.social ‘s city 🌃 🌆 🌃 www.nightshadesmag.com/maintenance-...

My daughter visited this board game cafe in Athens named The Rook & Pawn today and now I must make another trip up there with her soon.

Public domain has turned out some turds lately, but the eight episodes of Young Sherlock are thoroughly entertaining.

If you want to develop a thick skin, try submitting short stories to paying markets. My current record is 20 sales out of 327 submissions. That's almost a 94% rejection rate. Who has me beat?

I just finished watching the first three seasons of Foundation on AppleTV last night and I’m surprised more people aren’t talking about it. A+ production values along with a solid story and cast. It doesn’t stick to Isaac Asimov’s books, but I’d argue that’s a good thing. Comparable to The Expanse.

I enjoyed Season 1 of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms but the show runners made several odd choices over the course of its brief six episodes. Tonight it was the music.

Another Athens institution is set to become a ghost of the past this week. www.redandblack.com/eat-drink/we...

Local library for the win

The Season 2 finale of Amazon Prime Video’s Fallout series aired last night so why not rank the all-time top movies and shows based on video games? matthandle.blogspot.com/2026/02/top-...

Top 10 Movies and Shows Based on a Video Game

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Power outages across Atlanta are the perfect excuse to settle into a comfy chair and read a book.

I sold my first drabble today. It seems my fear of needles has finally paid off!

a close up of a girl 's blue eye with a needle in it

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My red-feathered visitor is back almost a year to the day since last time. Exact same branch.

Just going to put this out there. I’m going to continue to write the kind of stories I like to write. They’re the same kind of stories I like to read. I’d like to sell some of them this year so you can read them too.

For anyone else searching for a positive spin on 2026. matthandle.blogspot.com/2026/01/26-t... @acwise.bsky.social @jeffsomers.bsky.social @garethlpowell.bsky.social

26 Things to Look Forward to in 2026

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You know it was a good book when you’re still thinking about the characters and wondering what they’re up to days after you finish reading it.