Peter Clines
@peterclines.bsky.social
NYT bestselling maker-upper of things. Still making things up. Still getting paid for it. No, it doesn't make sense to me, either. Former film guy. Toy enthusiast. he/him. Try to be a better person than you were yesterday.
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Peter Clines
@peterclines.bsky.social
· Aug 14
Guess it's time to update the pinned post.
I'm Peter Clines. I write books. Some of them are very popular. All of them are fun in a sci-fi-horror-speculative sort of way. The newest, GOD'S JUNK DRAWER, is out November 11th. I also post about other folks' books, movies, toys, and other stuff I enjoy
I'm Peter Clines. I write books. Some of them are very popular. All of them are fun in a sci-fi-horror-speculative sort of way. The newest, GOD'S JUNK DRAWER, is out November 11th. I also post about other folks' books, movies, toys, and other stuff I enjoy
Geoff, what are you talking about? We've got at least another week. December's not until OH CRAP!!!
November 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Geoff, what are you talking about? We've got at least another week. December's not until OH CRAP!!!
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Thing is, we DID hear about it at his confirmation hearing.
Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew he held these views about the laws of war.
They voted to confirm him anyway.
Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew he held these views about the laws of war.
They voted to confirm him anyway.
Everyone should read this terrifying thread about Hegseth’s published views wrt war crimes. It’s pretty fucking radical …. We needed to hear about this in his confirmation hearing.
A chapter in Hegseth’s book is literally titled “More Lethality, Less Lawyers.”
It’s almost as if there were signs!
It’s almost as if there were signs!
November 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Thing is, we DID hear about it at his confirmation hearing.
Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew he held these views about the laws of war.
They voted to confirm him anyway.
Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew he held these views about the laws of war.
They voted to confirm him anyway.
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
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Remember when Amazon held a sale during Independent Bookstore Day in an effort to undercut indie bookstores?
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Remember when Amazon held a sale during Independent Bookstore Day in an effort to undercut indie bookstores?
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
Well, I'll be trying this...
Three evenings ago I read an article about using ice packs on the forehead to help beat insomnia. The original study was from 2011 IIRC. Apparently if you drop the temperature of your frontal lobe by a degree or so you trigger a cascade of sleepy time metabolic events.
November 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Well, I'll be trying this...
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I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1717
November 27, 2025 at 8:07 AM
I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1717
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ALL OUR STUFF IS ON SALE THIS WEEKEND
WE ARE SMOL
WE ARE ANTIFASCIST
and we can stop typing in capslock anytime we want
But hey, if you’d like to get a stocking stuffer and support a small press: hornedlarkpress.com/our-books/
WE ARE SMOL
WE ARE ANTIFASCIST
and we can stop typing in capslock anytime we want
But hey, if you’d like to get a stocking stuffer and support a small press: hornedlarkpress.com/our-books/
Book Shop – Horned Lark Press
hornedlarkpress.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
ALL OUR STUFF IS ON SALE THIS WEEKEND
WE ARE SMOL
WE ARE ANTIFASCIST
and we can stop typing in capslock anytime we want
But hey, if you’d like to get a stocking stuffer and support a small press: hornedlarkpress.com/our-books/
WE ARE SMOL
WE ARE ANTIFASCIST
and we can stop typing in capslock anytime we want
But hey, if you’d like to get a stocking stuffer and support a small press: hornedlarkpress.com/our-books/
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It was Downey who coined the phrase in the LEVERAGE writers room “future episodes do not win out over present episodes”. Trust me, you’ll have more ideas. You’ll die full of them.
WRITING TIP, something simple but it catches many of us out: if you have a great/fun idea for your story, *use it now*.
Don’t save your ideas for some nebulous other story you might write tomorrow. I promise you’ll have more.
Break your story’s status quo. Go a step further. Use the big idea.
Don’t save your ideas for some nebulous other story you might write tomorrow. I promise you’ll have more.
Break your story’s status quo. Go a step further. Use the big idea.
November 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It was Downey who coined the phrase in the LEVERAGE writers room “future episodes do not win out over present episodes”. Trust me, you’ll have more ideas. You’ll die full of them.
IT FOLLOWS (2014)
looking very normal sir, let's rush this photo out right away
November 29, 2025 at 12:52 AM
IT FOLLOWS (2014)
@profanity.accountant how bad am I looking?
November 29, 2025 at 12:04 AM
@profanity.accountant how bad am I looking?
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"The Art of K-Pop Demon Hunters" artbook (physical) is coming in 2026.
In the meantime, here's the free digital version.
>> theartofkpopdemonhunters.com
In the meantime, here's the free digital version.
>> theartofkpopdemonhunters.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
"The Art of K-Pop Demon Hunters" artbook (physical) is coming in 2026.
In the meantime, here's the free digital version.
>> theartofkpopdemonhunters.com
In the meantime, here's the free digital version.
>> theartofkpopdemonhunters.com
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God's Junk Drawer is a hell of a ride!
Every time I thought I figured out what was going to happen I was surprised!
Check it out!
Every time I thought I figured out what was going to happen I was surprised!
Check it out!
Maybe you'd like to take a break from shopping to read this little interview I did about my new book, GOD'S JUNK DRAWER
And then maybe you could go to your local book store and maybe pick up a book or three. They have lots. They'd love you to sell them to you.
And then maybe you could go to your local book store and maybe pick up a book or three. They have lots. They'd love you to sell them to you.
God's Junk Drawer · Peter Clines · paulsemel.com
Exclusive Interview: "God's Junk Drawer" Author Peter Clines \ In which he talks about this science fiction adventure novel.
paulsemel.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:11 PM
God's Junk Drawer is a hell of a ride!
Every time I thought I figured out what was going to happen I was surprised!
Check it out!
Every time I thought I figured out what was going to happen I was surprised!
Check it out!
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And I swear, once again, this is not dunking on kids. We are seeing this at all levels--even grad students. AI + social media has had a profound impact on how we think and process our world, and we can't stop to reflect on it, because billionaires keep hurling addictive tech at us.
November 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
And I swear, once again, this is not dunking on kids. We are seeing this at all levels--even grad students. AI + social media has had a profound impact on how we think and process our world, and we can't stop to reflect on it, because billionaires keep hurling addictive tech at us.
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When no humans have jobs, who exactly is going to, you know, pay money for goods and services?
The markets are staying afloat right now on the hope that AI will destroy American workers. What a bleak thing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/b...
November 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
When no humans have jobs, who exactly is going to, you know, pay money for goods and services?
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I bought my copy at the amazing borderlands-books.com/v2/index.html in San Francisco. I'm limiting myself to 20 pages per day so I don't read it all at once -- it's too good to rush!
November 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I bought my copy at the amazing borderlands-books.com/v2/index.html in San Francisco. I'm limiting myself to 20 pages per day so I don't read it all at once -- it's too good to rush!
OH HEY SPEAKING OF BLACK FRIDAY...
For a few years now I've had a little tradition/ offer on the ranty writing blog. So maybe if today's *not* a great day for you, check it out and see if it may be of some help.
For a few years now I've had a little tradition/ offer on the ranty writing blog. So maybe if today's *not* a great day for you, check it out and see if it may be of some help.
Black Friday XII– The Days of Christmas
It’s once again time to tell tales and make the offering… Well of course I made it sound ominous. Don’t worry, this is a good thing. Really. Hopefully for you, specifically. As a lot of you know, my w...
www.peterclines.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
OH HEY SPEAKING OF BLACK FRIDAY...
For a few years now I've had a little tradition/ offer on the ranty writing blog. So maybe if today's *not* a great day for you, check it out and see if it may be of some help.
For a few years now I've had a little tradition/ offer on the ranty writing blog. So maybe if today's *not* a great day for you, check it out and see if it may be of some help.
I wrote a character in a book once who was *less* racist and evil than Stephen Miller and my editor told me I was just being excessive and needed to cut a bunch of stuff.
Stephen Miller's evilness is so pronounced that if someone wrote a villain like him in a book the author would be told to tone it down. :/
November 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I wrote a character in a book once who was *less* racist and evil than Stephen Miller and my editor told me I was just being excessive and needed to cut a bunch of stuff.
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It's a fantastic book if you're looking for a holiday gift for yourself or others.
Maybe you'd like to take a break from shopping to read this little interview I did about my new book, GOD'S JUNK DRAWER
And then maybe you could go to your local book store and maybe pick up a book or three. They have lots. They'd love you to sell them to you.
And then maybe you could go to your local book store and maybe pick up a book or three. They have lots. They'd love you to sell them to you.
God's Junk Drawer · Peter Clines · paulsemel.com
Exclusive Interview: "God's Junk Drawer" Author Peter Clines \ In which he talks about this science fiction adventure novel.
paulsemel.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
It's a fantastic book if you're looking for a holiday gift for yourself or others.
Maybe you'd like to take a break from shopping to read this little interview I did about my new book, GOD'S JUNK DRAWER
And then maybe you could go to your local book store and maybe pick up a book or three. They have lots. They'd love you to sell them to you.
And then maybe you could go to your local book store and maybe pick up a book or three. They have lots. They'd love you to sell them to you.
God's Junk Drawer · Peter Clines · paulsemel.com
Exclusive Interview: "God's Junk Drawer" Author Peter Clines \ In which he talks about this science fiction adventure novel.
paulsemel.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Maybe you'd like to take a break from shopping to read this little interview I did about my new book, GOD'S JUNK DRAWER
And then maybe you could go to your local book store and maybe pick up a book or three. They have lots. They'd love you to sell them to you.
And then maybe you could go to your local book store and maybe pick up a book or three. They have lots. They'd love you to sell them to you.
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There is a certain kind of person who always does this:
1) Rude, snarky, dismissive reply
2) Gets angry when people are rude, snarky, and dismissive in return
1) Rude, snarky, dismissive reply
2) Gets angry when people are rude, snarky, and dismissive in return
November 28, 2025 at 5:41 PM
There is a certain kind of person who always does this:
1) Rude, snarky, dismissive reply
2) Gets angry when people are rude, snarky, and dismissive in return
1) Rude, snarky, dismissive reply
2) Gets angry when people are rude, snarky, and dismissive in return
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When you see it all laid out, after point after points, it's mind-blowing. And you'll notice that didn't even get into how AI steals from writers and artists. There's so much. How anyone, confronted with all of this, could support AI is baffling
November 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
When you see it all laid out, after point after points, it's mind-blowing. And you'll notice that didn't even get into how AI steals from writers and artists. There's so much. How anyone, confronted with all of this, could support AI is baffling
PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES was a *gigantic* movie from John Hughes (over three hours long) with numerous subplots, characters, setups and payoffs. And 83% of all that got cut to give it the current run time. But that also means 17% of it is still in there as weird fragments for... reasons?
what's the story behind it?
November 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES was a *gigantic* movie from John Hughes (over three hours long) with numerous subplots, characters, setups and payoffs. And 83% of all that got cut to give it the current run time. But that also means 17% of it is still in there as weird fragments for... reasons?
Watched PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES last night for the first time in... wow, maybe since it was in theaters?
It's a very odd movie, even more so if you know a lot of the story behind it. Even when you consider it as "an artifact of its time." I'm not sure I'd watch it again any time soon.
It's a very odd movie, even more so if you know a lot of the story behind it. Even when you consider it as "an artifact of its time." I'm not sure I'd watch it again any time soon.
November 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Watched PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES last night for the first time in... wow, maybe since it was in theaters?
It's a very odd movie, even more so if you know a lot of the story behind it. Even when you consider it as "an artifact of its time." I'm not sure I'd watch it again any time soon.
It's a very odd movie, even more so if you know a lot of the story behind it. Even when you consider it as "an artifact of its time." I'm not sure I'd watch it again any time soon.
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Israeli forces fatally shot two Palestinian men at point-blank range moments after they appeared to surrender in the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday in an incident captured on camera.
Israeli forces fatally shoot 2 Palestinians after they appeared to surrender
Israel opened a formal probe into the killings after footage of the incident circulated that showed two men shot at close range as they lay on the ground.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Israeli forces fatally shot two Palestinian men at point-blank range moments after they appeared to surrender in the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday in an incident captured on camera.
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Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌