Kris Paige
@krispaige.com
Queer writer.
They/them and mayhem.
I probably follow you on a list if I like/repost you and you don't see me as a follower.
#actuallyAutistic #amWriting #queerWriter #lgbtq+
Author of: https://extranapkins.club
https://krispaige.com
They/them and mayhem.
I probably follow you on a list if I like/repost you and you don't see me as a follower.
#actuallyAutistic #amWriting #queerWriter #lgbtq+
Author of: https://extranapkins.club
https://krispaige.com
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve been to
Nine Inch Nails
Zoë Keating
STS9
Caamp
Wood Brothers
Nine Inch Nails
Zoë Keating
STS9
Caamp
Wood Brothers
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve been to
Tori Amos
Oasis
Beastie Boys
Ani DiFranco
Iron & Wine
Tori Amos
Oasis
Beastie Boys
Ani DiFranco
Iron & Wine
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve been to!
- They Might Be Giants
- MONO (front row, my eardrums were toast lol)
- Godspeed, You! Black Emperor
- Peter Gabriel
- Heilung
- They Might Be Giants
- MONO (front row, my eardrums were toast lol)
- Godspeed, You! Black Emperor
- Peter Gabriel
- Heilung
January 20, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve been to
Nine Inch Nails
Zoë Keating
STS9
Caamp
Wood Brothers
Nine Inch Nails
Zoë Keating
STS9
Caamp
Wood Brothers
January 18, 2026 at 2:31 PM
#WordWeavers Jan 18: Your antagonist gets a call or message from their mother. How do they respond?
Utter terror about what it could mean. Norma never calls, that's Jerk's job.
Utter terror about what it could mean. Norma never calls, that's Jerk's job.
January 18, 2026 at 2:28 PM
#WordWeavers Jan 18: Your antagonist gets a call or message from their mother. How do they respond?
Utter terror about what it could mean. Norma never calls, that's Jerk's job.
Utter terror about what it could mean. Norma never calls, that's Jerk's job.
#WritersCoffeeClub Jan 18: Are you comfortable making your readers uncomfortable? How far will you go?
Emotionally, very uncomfortable. Violence is present, but the real damage is psychological when I write.
Emotionally, very uncomfortable. Violence is present, but the real damage is psychological when I write.
January 18, 2026 at 2:26 PM
#WritersCoffeeClub Jan 18: Are you comfortable making your readers uncomfortable? How far will you go?
Emotionally, very uncomfortable. Violence is present, but the real damage is psychological when I write.
Emotionally, very uncomfortable. Violence is present, but the real damage is psychological when I write.
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this is the sickest shit ive ever seen
January 16, 2026 at 9:38 PM
this is the sickest shit ive ever seen
#WritersCoffeeClub Jan 17. "What’s frustrating you, writing-wise?"
Getting feedback from beta readers. I should have specified "And give me feedback besides 'It's really good!'"
Getting feedback from beta readers. I should have specified "And give me feedback besides 'It's really good!'"
January 17, 2026 at 1:45 PM
#WritersCoffeeClub Jan 17. "What’s frustrating you, writing-wise?"
Getting feedback from beta readers. I should have specified "And give me feedback besides 'It's really good!'"
Getting feedback from beta readers. I should have specified "And give me feedback besides 'It's really good!'"
January 17, 2026 at 1:35 PM
#WordWeavers 17 - If cost wasn’t an issue, what would your ideal setting be for you to write in?
The living room in one of the homes near downtown in my home town. Somewhere close enough to visit all the inspirations of the locations I use in my work, instead of relying on ~20 year old memories.
The living room in one of the homes near downtown in my home town. Somewhere close enough to visit all the inspirations of the locations I use in my work, instead of relying on ~20 year old memories.
January 17, 2026 at 12:56 PM
#WordWeavers 17 - If cost wasn’t an issue, what would your ideal setting be for you to write in?
The living room in one of the homes near downtown in my home town. Somewhere close enough to visit all the inspirations of the locations I use in my work, instead of relying on ~20 year old memories.
The living room in one of the homes near downtown in my home town. Somewhere close enough to visit all the inspirations of the locations I use in my work, instead of relying on ~20 year old memories.
#WordWeavers Jan 16: If your MC had one photograph near where they sleep, what or who would it be?
Jerk's never had one, but it would probably be of Kid if they were separated geographically.
Jerk's never had one, but it would probably be of Kid if they were separated geographically.
January 16, 2026 at 12:34 PM
#WordWeavers Jan 16: If your MC had one photograph near where they sleep, what or who would it be?
Jerk's never had one, but it would probably be of Kid if they were separated geographically.
Jerk's never had one, but it would probably be of Kid if they were separated geographically.
January 16, 2026 at 10:29 AM
#WordWeavers 14 Most exciting thing to ever happen to MC from their POV.
Jerk: "I don't want to talk about the accident right now."
Jerk: "I don't want to talk about the accident right now."
January 15, 2026 at 11:55 AM
#WordWeavers 14 Most exciting thing to ever happen to MC from their POV.
Jerk: "I don't want to talk about the accident right now."
Jerk: "I don't want to talk about the accident right now."
#WritersCoffeeClub Jan 15. How human are your protagonists? What about your antagonists?
100% Human DNA, or as close as anyone else.
100% Human DNA, or as close as anyone else.
January 15, 2026 at 10:45 AM
#WritersCoffeeClub Jan 15. How human are your protagonists? What about your antagonists?
100% Human DNA, or as close as anyone else.
100% Human DNA, or as close as anyone else.
#WordWeavers 14 If your MC lived your antagonist’s life, what would they be like?
Honestly, Jerk would be absolutely terrifying in McNally's shoes.
He doesn't want to be terrifying.
Honestly, Jerk would be absolutely terrifying in McNally's shoes.
He doesn't want to be terrifying.
January 14, 2026 at 9:53 PM
#WordWeavers 14 If your MC lived your antagonist’s life, what would they be like?
Honestly, Jerk would be absolutely terrifying in McNally's shoes.
He doesn't want to be terrifying.
Honestly, Jerk would be absolutely terrifying in McNally's shoes.
He doesn't want to be terrifying.
#WritersCoffeeClub Jan 14
What’s a service or skill you’d like to offer your fellow writers?
One of these days I'm going to formalize and streamline the workflow I use to compile drafts in epub/html/pdf/markdown and open source it.
What’s a service or skill you’d like to offer your fellow writers?
One of these days I'm going to formalize and streamline the workflow I use to compile drafts in epub/html/pdf/markdown and open source it.
January 14, 2026 at 1:57 PM
#WritersCoffeeClub Jan 14
What’s a service or skill you’d like to offer your fellow writers?
One of these days I'm going to formalize and streamline the workflow I use to compile drafts in epub/html/pdf/markdown and open source it.
What’s a service or skill you’d like to offer your fellow writers?
One of these days I'm going to formalize and streamline the workflow I use to compile drafts in epub/html/pdf/markdown and open source it.
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Trying to live my life so that when I die it’s a “pour one out for a real one” scenario over a “rest in piss” situation
January 13, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Trying to live my life so that when I die it’s a “pour one out for a real one” scenario over a “rest in piss” situation
#WordWeavers 13. Where was your latest writing session? How did it go?
At my desk between midnight and 4 a.m., which moved to a new location after rearrangement yesterday. 1200 words across two scenes as I wrestle with Book II.
At my desk between midnight and 4 a.m., which moved to a new location after rearrangement yesterday. 1200 words across two scenes as I wrestle with Book II.
January 13, 2026 at 7:28 PM
#WordWeavers 13. Where was your latest writing session? How did it go?
At my desk between midnight and 4 a.m., which moved to a new location after rearrangement yesterday. 1200 words across two scenes as I wrestle with Book II.
At my desk between midnight and 4 a.m., which moved to a new location after rearrangement yesterday. 1200 words across two scenes as I wrestle with Book II.
#WritersCoffeeClub 13 Jan: Are you actively building your working vocabulary? How?
Yes, but not actively. I'm hyperlexic and use words I think are perfectly reasonable that many folk find opaque already.
Yes, but not actively. I'm hyperlexic and use words I think are perfectly reasonable that many folk find opaque already.
January 13, 2026 at 6:24 PM
#WritersCoffeeClub 13 Jan: Are you actively building your working vocabulary? How?
Yes, but not actively. I'm hyperlexic and use words I think are perfectly reasonable that many folk find opaque already.
Yes, but not actively. I'm hyperlexic and use words I think are perfectly reasonable that many folk find opaque already.
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I'm looking for books with transmasculine protagonists that might help me understand myself. I recently read Rules for Ghosting and found it relatable on so many levels. What's your top rec? I especially like romance, mystery, and sff. No sad endings please! 🌈📚💙
Special love to those who boost!
Special love to those who boost!
January 8, 2026 at 7:30 PM
I'm looking for books with transmasculine protagonists that might help me understand myself. I recently read Rules for Ghosting and found it relatable on so many levels. What's your top rec? I especially like romance, mystery, and sff. No sad endings please! 🌈📚💙
Special love to those who boost!
Special love to those who boost!
#WritersCoffeeClub 10th Jan 2026. How do you steer a reader’s emotional journey?
I'm an iceberg writer. I build the emotional peaks with subtext and dialogue, then let the reader steer themselves into them, careful to make sure some of the icebergs are heartwarming or funny.
I'm an iceberg writer. I build the emotional peaks with subtext and dialogue, then let the reader steer themselves into them, careful to make sure some of the icebergs are heartwarming or funny.
January 10, 2026 at 9:23 AM
#WritersCoffeeClub 10th Jan 2026. How do you steer a reader’s emotional journey?
I'm an iceberg writer. I build the emotional peaks with subtext and dialogue, then let the reader steer themselves into them, careful to make sure some of the icebergs are heartwarming or funny.
I'm an iceberg writer. I build the emotional peaks with subtext and dialogue, then let the reader steer themselves into them, careful to make sure some of the icebergs are heartwarming or funny.
#WritersCoffeeClub 9th Jan 2026. What's your top tip for writing authentic dialogue?
I talk to myself, a lot. Written dialogue will never have the cadence and rhythm of actual conversation, but saying the parts out loud (and gesturing) helps it from feeling unnaturally stilted when it's put down.
I talk to myself, a lot. Written dialogue will never have the cadence and rhythm of actual conversation, but saying the parts out loud (and gesturing) helps it from feeling unnaturally stilted when it's put down.
January 9, 2026 at 4:23 PM
#WritersCoffeeClub 9th Jan 2026. What's your top tip for writing authentic dialogue?
I talk to myself, a lot. Written dialogue will never have the cadence and rhythm of actual conversation, but saying the parts out loud (and gesturing) helps it from feeling unnaturally stilted when it's put down.
I talk to myself, a lot. Written dialogue will never have the cadence and rhythm of actual conversation, but saying the parts out loud (and gesturing) helps it from feeling unnaturally stilted when it's put down.
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"I have heard that the thoughts you think most often, and strongest, are etched on the inside of your skull," the necromancer's assistant said. "Is that true?"
"It is," the necromancer said. "Though I rarely try to read them."
"Will you read mine, when I'm dead?"
"Do you want me to?"
"Yes."
"It is," the necromancer said. "Though I rarely try to read them."
"Will you read mine, when I'm dead?"
"Do you want me to?"
"Yes."
December 24, 2025 at 10:24 AM
"I have heard that the thoughts you think most often, and strongest, are etched on the inside of your skull," the necromancer's assistant said. "Is that true?"
"It is," the necromancer said. "Though I rarely try to read them."
"Will you read mine, when I'm dead?"
"Do you want me to?"
"Yes."
"It is," the necromancer said. "Though I rarely try to read them."
"Will you read mine, when I'm dead?"
"Do you want me to?"
"Yes."
I'm making sauce on Christmas Eve. It shall be
The Nightmarinara Before Christmas
The Nightmarinara Before Christmas
December 17, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I'm making sauce on Christmas Eve. It shall be
The Nightmarinara Before Christmas
The Nightmarinara Before Christmas
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Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
October 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Every legal story now is either
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport
Ancient Circuit Judge Delivers Crystal Clear 100 Page Rebuke To Trumpist Overreach
or
In Unsigned Shadow Docket Decision, 6-3 Majority Declares Trump Can Hunt People For Sport