Chad Lucas
@chadgalucas.bsky.social
Dad, writer, tall person | award-winning middle grade author | chadlucaswrites.com
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Chad Lucas
@chadgalucas.bsky.social
· Nov 14
First reviews are out for The Vanished Ones! Reviewers have called it “thoughtful,” along with engaging, compelling, and action-filled! It’s out January 28 and available for preorder now. #mglit
I knew really young that I wanted to be a writer, but reading Alistair MacLeod's short story "The Boat" at 15 is the first time I remember being absolutely gutted by the power of perfect sentences and thinking, "I need to figure out how to do that."
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I knew really young that I wanted to be a writer, but reading Alistair MacLeod's short story "The Boat" at 15 is the first time I remember being absolutely gutted by the power of perfect sentences and thinking, "I need to figure out how to do that."
Convincing you to read my novel with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
This is the opening of THE VANISHED ONES.
This is the opening of THE VANISHED ONES.
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Convincing you to read my novel with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
This is the opening of THE VANISHED ONES.
This is the opening of THE VANISHED ONES.
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I’m writing a serial!! Join Malia and her beloved Grampire on supernatural adventures in their small town…all while they try and prevent the end of the world 😬
Read Grampire for FREE at Royal Road (coming soon) and my newsletter! And if you can’t wait, it’s up on my Patréon right now…👀 🔗s in bio!
Read Grampire for FREE at Royal Road (coming soon) and my newsletter! And if you can’t wait, it’s up on my Patréon right now…👀 🔗s in bio!
November 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I’m writing a serial!! Join Malia and her beloved Grampire on supernatural adventures in their small town…all while they try and prevent the end of the world 😬
Read Grampire for FREE at Royal Road (coming soon) and my newsletter! And if you can’t wait, it’s up on my Patréon right now…👀 🔗s in bio!
Read Grampire for FREE at Royal Road (coming soon) and my newsletter! And if you can’t wait, it’s up on my Patréon right now…👀 🔗s in bio!
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there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 6:31 AM
there's a moment in PARADISE LOST where Satan arrives in Eden and realizes Hell isn't a place; it's a thing he carries within him and it'll follow him wherever he goes. and i think about that when i see these awful rich men whose monstrous wealth has enriched them not at all
My favourite mug that I use every day just split all the way down the side and across the bottom while I was filling it with tea. I am not OK.
November 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
My favourite mug that I use every day just split all the way down the side and across the bottom while I was filling it with tea. I am not OK.
I had a kid ask me in a school visit this week if I like writing and my answer was absolutely yes. Sure, it’s hard sometimes, but the act of creating is joyful and life-giving.
Sometimes I wonder if our many years of jokes about writers hating writing and doing anything but writing, etc, have convinced people that the writing part is the hurdle and the goal is just to have a thing in hand. But I am here to tell you: the writing is the best part. The act is the thing.
November 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I had a kid ask me in a school visit this week if I like writing and my answer was absolutely yes. Sure, it’s hard sometimes, but the act of creating is joyful and life-giving.
It’s a “go directly from a writing workshop to a basketball practice” kind of Saturday
November 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
It’s a “go directly from a writing workshop to a basketball practice” kind of Saturday
Hal-Con Friday is such a delight. I love seeing downtown full of people in costumes.
November 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Hal-Con Friday is such a delight. I love seeing downtown full of people in costumes.
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Could it be that most people don’t actually like incompetent evil?
November 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Could it be that most people don’t actually like incompetent evil?
Considering that Rogers glitched out for a whole lot of us in the late innings of the biggest game of the year, this seems like a reasonable deal.
I think Rogers should celebrate the Jays by giving their subscribers a free month of service.
The Toronto #BlueJays gave us arguably the closest #WorldSeries in modern history, and the most fun and inspiring playoff run I can remember in any sport. I LOVE THAT TEAM, and 100% believe #TORONTO should have a HUGE CELEBRATION ANYWAY, to thank the team, fans, city and COUNTRY for a legendary run!
November 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Considering that Rogers glitched out for a whole lot of us in the late innings of the biggest game of the year, this seems like a reasonable deal.
Come find me at @afterwordsliterary.bsky.social Kids Day at Halifax Central Library for some fun monster activities. (I’m stretching my skill set here so please take a moment to appreciate my scary little guy)
November 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Come find me at @afterwordsliterary.bsky.social Kids Day at Halifax Central Library for some fun monster activities. (I’m stretching my skill set here so please take a moment to appreciate my scary little guy)
My 16-year-old decided weeks ago to have his birthday party tonight, so there are 6 extra boys in the house. We have a ton of candy and 10 pounds of chicken wings going in the oven soon. I just overheard one kid explaining Wins Against Replacement (WAR) to the others. We are ready for baseball.
October 31, 2025 at 10:33 PM
My 16-year-old decided weeks ago to have his birthday party tonight, so there are 6 extra boys in the house. We have a ton of candy and 10 pounds of chicken wings going in the oven soon. I just overheard one kid explaining Wins Against Replacement (WAR) to the others. We are ready for baseball.
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happy 25th anniversary to stankonia for all those who celebrate
October 31, 2025 at 10:57 AM
happy 25th anniversary to stankonia for all those who celebrate
I am not great at self-promo but it dawned on me today that LET THE MONSTER OUT is literally the perfect #middlegrade book for this season. Baseball, scary stuff, the value of teamwork, and a fearless upstart pitcher as the main character. What more could you want?
October 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I am not great at self-promo but it dawned on me today that LET THE MONSTER OUT is literally the perfect #middlegrade book for this season. Baseball, scary stuff, the value of teamwork, and a fearless upstart pitcher as the main character. What more could you want?
I seriously think the Jays are a great and timely model of healthy masculinity. Selfless devotion to the common good, positive affection (they hug a lot), not a lot of ego, and there's room to be hyper-competitive and possibly unhinged (Max Scherzer) without being toxic. They are good!
“The way that we see the #BlueJays being presented as a friendly, inclusive, cohesive unit, which is really lovely, is also speaking volumes on what's happening globally and politically in those two different countries, where we're not seeing that inclusivity.”
#TeamCanada #WorldSeries #GoJaysGo
#TeamCanada #WorldSeries #GoJaysGo
Is baseball still America’s game? The Blue Jays are changing the idea of who baseball is for | CBC Arts
Jays fan Sadaf Ahsan and sports journalist Shireen Ahmed examine the cultural changes at play.
www.cbc.ca
October 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I seriously think the Jays are a great and timely model of healthy masculinity. Selfless devotion to the common good, positive affection (they hug a lot), not a lot of ego, and there's room to be hyper-competitive and possibly unhinged (Max Scherzer) without being toxic. They are good!
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I really want the Jays to win in 6 just so they become the first team to win the World Series on Halloween and we get to enjoy a bunch of costumed fans in the pictures and replays for years to come.
October 30, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I really want the Jays to win in 6 just so they become the first team to win the World Series on Halloween and we get to enjoy a bunch of costumed fans in the pictures and replays for years to come.
When you ask your teenager a question and the answer starts with, “See, the thing is…” you know you’re going to be in for a ride
October 29, 2025 at 9:19 PM
When you ask your teenager a question and the answer starts with, “See, the thing is…” you know you’re going to be in for a ride
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We are so excited to be participating in Nova Scotia Loyal’s pilot program aimed at supporting Nova Scotian authors and publishers. Stop by and pick up a coupon for $10 off qualifying titles (while supplies last). See link in bio for details on qualifying books and voucher program. #halisky
October 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
We are so excited to be participating in Nova Scotia Loyal’s pilot program aimed at supporting Nova Scotian authors and publishers. Stop by and pick up a coupon for $10 off qualifying titles (while supplies last). See link in bio for details on qualifying books and voucher program. #halisky
Ernie Clement:
-Gold Glove-worthy infielder
-Hitting .400 in the playoffs
-Waxes poetic in the postgame presser
13/10 baseball player, rename a Toronto street in his honour
-Gold Glove-worthy infielder
-Hitting .400 in the playoffs
-Waxes poetic in the postgame presser
13/10 baseball player, rename a Toronto street in his honour
October 29, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Ernie Clement:
-Gold Glove-worthy infielder
-Hitting .400 in the playoffs
-Waxes poetic in the postgame presser
13/10 baseball player, rename a Toronto street in his honour
-Gold Glove-worthy infielder
-Hitting .400 in the playoffs
-Waxes poetic in the postgame presser
13/10 baseball player, rename a Toronto street in his honour
I made the difficult but mature decision last night to go to bed with the game tied 4-4 in the 6th inning (which was 11:30 pm Atlantic! On a Monday night!) and wow am I glad I did. Tiny bit sorry I missed a classic; extremely not sorry I slept through three extra hours of pure stress.
October 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
I made the difficult but mature decision last night to go to bed with the game tied 4-4 in the 6th inning (which was 11:30 pm Atlantic! On a Monday night!) and wow am I glad I did. Tiny bit sorry I missed a classic; extremely not sorry I slept through three extra hours of pure stress.
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Alejandro Kirk home run is the pure distillation of joy
October 28, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Alejandro Kirk home run is the pure distillation of joy
I was last in Toronto for the Forest of Reading Festival in 2023. My kid and I flew in to Billy Bishop, over three days we did the book awards, a Blue Jays game, the aquarium and CN Tower, a couple of markets and the Eaton Centre, and we never once got in a vehicle. Downtown is so walkable.
day 2:
dodger stadium's 16,000-spot parking lot is so huge, it could fit ~10 more dodger stadiums in its place. a monument to socal's asphalt addiction more than to baseball.
meanwhile in toronto, an actual walkable, bustling city exists around the stadium
dodger stadium's 16,000-spot parking lot is so huge, it could fit ~10 more dodger stadiums in its place. a monument to socal's asphalt addiction more than to baseball.
meanwhile in toronto, an actual walkable, bustling city exists around the stadium
October 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I was last in Toronto for the Forest of Reading Festival in 2023. My kid and I flew in to Billy Bishop, over three days we did the book awards, a Blue Jays game, the aquarium and CN Tower, a couple of markets and the Eaton Centre, and we never once got in a vehicle. Downtown is so walkable.
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Authors @essentialcoco.bsky.social, @chadgalucas.bsky.social and @chrystaldgiles.bsky.social had a great visit with 7th graders at Jordan Middle School in Lawrenceville, GA this week!
#teachers and #librarians, follow us for opportunities to win a free virtual visit for your classroom!
#teachers and #librarians, follow us for opportunities to win a free virtual visit for your classroom!
October 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Authors @essentialcoco.bsky.social, @chadgalucas.bsky.social and @chrystaldgiles.bsky.social had a great visit with 7th graders at Jordan Middle School in Lawrenceville, GA this week!
#teachers and #librarians, follow us for opportunities to win a free virtual visit for your classroom!
#teachers and #librarians, follow us for opportunities to win a free virtual visit for your classroom!
I watched the game on the exercise bike this morning and laughed out loud multiple times. If Wemby stays healthy, I don't think there's a ceiling on what he could do this year.
Whether you are into basketball or not
everyone should start their morning with this Wemby highlight video.
Nobody has ever done it like this. The whole video really challenges the limits of imagination.
But most importantly It Will Make You Feel Good!
everyone should start their morning with this Wemby highlight video.
Nobody has ever done it like this. The whole video really challenges the limits of imagination.
But most importantly It Will Make You Feel Good!
Victor Wembanyama DOMINATED vs Mavericks | October 22, 2025
YouTube video by NBA
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I watched the game on the exercise bike this morning and laughed out loud multiple times. If Wemby stays healthy, I don't think there's a ceiling on what he could do this year.
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All of this is the most foreseeable, avoidable, unnecessary disaster in sports in my lifetime. It’s ruining fandom, it’s harming players, it’s robbing bettors of everything they have, and it’s being not only allowed but *pushed* upon audiences by the leagues and their media partners.
Heat guard Terry Rozier and Blazers coach Chauncey Billups arrested in gambling probe
Heat guard Terry Rozier and Blazers coach Chauncey Billups arrested in gambling probe
The Heat guard and Trail Blazers head coach were arrested by the FBI Thursday morning, two officials told NBC News.
www.nbcchicago.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
All of this is the most foreseeable, avoidable, unnecessary disaster in sports in my lifetime. It’s ruining fandom, it’s harming players, it’s robbing bettors of everything they have, and it’s being not only allowed but *pushed* upon audiences by the leagues and their media partners.