1. This tweet took off:

Apologists for H.P. Lovecraft can stop saying that he "was a man of his time" now, as he is qualified to work for the Trump White House.
- Nick Mamatas (@NMamatas) November 14, 2016

2. My next online writing class for LitReactor starts on Thursday, so sign up if you want to learn a little something ( Read more... )

In the 1990s, the anti-globalization movement was left-wing, anti-corporate, and internationalist. Today it is weak and has been largely replaced by an anti-globalism movement that is right-wing, anti-Semitic, and ultranationalist. A few elements have brought us here ( Read more... )

Between the election result, and Brexit, and Scotland's IndyRef result, and Greek elections, one thing is clear: polling is no longer functional ( Read more... )

Two of my stories are being highlighted today in the new Great Jones Street app for short fiction.

Arbeitskraft

and

Thy Shiny Car in the Night

Check 'em out!

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The latest issue of the surprisingly energetic New Haven Review is out. In addition to its print edition, it releases its issues as a big long PDF, which means that you get to read my new short story "Tom Silex, Spirit-Smasher" right now ( Read more... )

Short story writers read from their works, and discuss the challenges and rewards unique to short-form fiction. With Daphne Gottlieb, Kait Heacock, Vanessa Hua, Martin Pousson, Anne Raeff, Sumiko Saulson, and Nick Mamatas

Tuesday October 11, 2016 7:00pm - 8:30pm
San Francisco Center for the Book 375 Rhode Island Street, San Francisco, CA 94103

And that's the story of how Billy Bush saved the world from nuclear Armageddon.
- Nick Mamatas (@NMamatas) October 8, 2016

This tweet of mine really took off, thanks to retweets from Popehat, and then Andy Richter, and then Edgar Wright. Twelve hours later, it's still going strong ( Read more... )

Hey, I'm back!

Let's see...

1. Here's some footage of Trump working on his rhetoric for tonight's debate:

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As I said on Facebook: I think Trump will win tonight's debate because Clinton will be all "womp womp policy number slogan" and Trump's rejoinder will be "Whatever, bitch! You look like a fat albino frog!" and America loves a bully ( Read more... )

I spent the last few weeks corralling previously published short mystery/crime fiction for a new smartphone app, Great Jones Street. I don't know if this sort of thing is the key to finally reviving short fiction, but given the ubiquity of both smartphones and short attention spans, it may just be. Right now the app is available for download in the ( Read more... )