Chuck Wendig
@chuckwendig.bsky.social
I like apples. I post photos. I dig birds. I write books. The next book is THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS, April 2025. Yes, I'm cringe. What do you want from me, I'm a 48-year-old dad and my brain is a mouse-eaten shoebox.
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Chuck Wendig
@chuckwendig.bsky.social
· Nov 20
As I am a writer and must peddle my wares lest I die in the abyss, hey! In April 2025, THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS emerges from the fog and the trees and if you wanted to pre-order it from your favorite local bookstore -- or get signed, personalized copies from Doylestown Bookshop -- that'd be nice.
However if *I* call you it’s really me and it means you have been 100% pressganged into an apple heist, so you better not hang the fuck up
New #WriterBeware blog post: Yet another in the growing catalog of AI-driven writing scams from Nigeria: a multi-layered marketing/editing referral scheme that begins with a message or email from someone purporting to be a well-known author writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/i...
If a Famous Author Calls, Hang Up: Anatomy of an Impersonation Scam - Writer Beware
You open your email program one morning. The usual work stuff. Some spam (annoying that it got past your filters!). A couple of newsletters (maybe later). You sip your coffee, scroll down. Wait. What’...
writerbeware.blog
November 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
However if *I* call you it’s really me and it means you have been 100% pressganged into an apple heist, so you better not hang the fuck up
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How a Texas shrimper stalled Exxon’s $10bn plastics plant | Shilpi Chhotray
How a Texas shrimper stalled Exxon’s $10bn plastics plant | Shilpi Chhotray
Diane Wilson recognized Exxon’s playbook – and showed how local people can take on even the most entrenched industries
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
How a Texas shrimper stalled Exxon’s $10bn plastics plant | Shilpi Chhotray
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Friends! Here is the first episode of a new podcast i'm hosting. I'm thinking of it as a way of trying to have more of the conversations I have w/ smart ppl about the internet/politics/broken attention economy in public. first guest is the great @hankgreen.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=A492...
Hank Green: It’s Going to Get Worse Before It Gets Better | Galaxy Brain
YouTube video by The Atlantic
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Friends! Here is the first episode of a new podcast i'm hosting. I'm thinking of it as a way of trying to have more of the conversations I have w/ smart ppl about the internet/politics/broken attention economy in public. first guest is the great @hankgreen.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=A492...
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New beanies are now available to preorder on my site! These will keep you cozy all winter long 🌲❤️
🍂 shop.fossilforager.art
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November 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
New beanies are now available to preorder on my site! These will keep you cozy all winter long 🌲❤️
🍂 shop.fossilforager.art
🍂 shop.fossilforager.art
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This is the most glamorous opening to an article about a white supremacist flattering journalist who lied to her readers and editors while having an affair with narcissistic crank who eats roadkill, swims in sewer water, will cause children to die, and is 50 years her senior that I've ever read.
November 14, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This is the most glamorous opening to an article about a white supremacist flattering journalist who lied to her readers and editors while having an affair with narcissistic crank who eats roadkill, swims in sewer water, will cause children to die, and is 50 years her senior that I've ever read.
I can’t wait till I can play my dead grandma as an avatar in Fortnite
The app was co-founded by Calum Worthy, a former Disney Channel actor known for starring in “Austin & Ally.”
Disney Channel Star’s AI App That Creates Avatars Of Dead Relatives Sparks Backlash
The app was co-founded by Calum Worthy, a former Disney Channel actor known for starring in “Austin & Ally.”
www.forbes.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I can’t wait till I can play my dead grandma as an avatar in Fortnite
Hey to those looking to have some of my books signed and personalized for the holidays, here’s the details on how to get ‘em from @doylestownbookshop.bsky.social and also what cool little spooky creepy extras you get with the books:
Merry Happy Wendigmas
HEYYYY so every year, I tend to get Very Cool People who decide to buy my books as holiday gifts for friends, loved ones, cherished foes, or, y’know, themselves. And I like to offer the oppor…
terribleminds.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Hey to those looking to have some of my books signed and personalized for the holidays, here’s the details on how to get ‘em from @doylestownbookshop.bsky.social and also what cool little spooky creepy extras you get with the books:
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Murphy on the shutdown cave: "Trump was showing signs of cracking. What did he do Wednesday? He called all Republicans to the WH & said, 'end the filibuster.' They basically told him no. His only play would have been to come to Ds to cut a deal, but we were so impatient we didn't even get there."
November 14, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Murphy on the shutdown cave: "Trump was showing signs of cracking. What did he do Wednesday? He called all Republicans to the WH & said, 'end the filibuster.' They basically told him no. His only play would have been to come to Ds to cut a deal, but we were so impatient we didn't even get there."
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Halloween may be over, but we're still feeling spooky!
So, how about a bumper website exclusive #stillspooky sale of our spookiest titles for only 0.99 each? Shop the sale: geni.us/Solarissale
Titles available vary by your country of origin. Ends on 24th November 2025 at 23:59 GMT.
1/6
So, how about a bumper website exclusive #stillspooky sale of our spookiest titles for only 0.99 each? Shop the sale: geni.us/Solarissale
Titles available vary by your country of origin. Ends on 24th November 2025 at 23:59 GMT.
1/6
November 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Halloween may be over, but we're still feeling spooky!
So, how about a bumper website exclusive #stillspooky sale of our spookiest titles for only 0.99 each? Shop the sale: geni.us/Solarissale
Titles available vary by your country of origin. Ends on 24th November 2025 at 23:59 GMT.
1/6
So, how about a bumper website exclusive #stillspooky sale of our spookiest titles for only 0.99 each? Shop the sale: geni.us/Solarissale
Titles available vary by your country of origin. Ends on 24th November 2025 at 23:59 GMT.
1/6
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Of all the memorable apple reviews that @chuckwendig.bsky.social does, this one stands out for being absolutely top shelf bonkers
There's pen pineapple apple pen, Face slapping. Brain stopping. Lenticels. And SO MUCH MOAR
🤯🍎👏
terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/...
There's pen pineapple apple pen, Face slapping. Brain stopping. Lenticels. And SO MUCH MOAR
🤯🍎👏
terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/...
Apple Review #34: Ananas Reinette
I think one of the other things I really like about apples is that once in a while you eat one that makes you really feel alive. What I mean is, there’s something about the moment where you b…
terribleminds.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Of all the memorable apple reviews that @chuckwendig.bsky.social does, this one stands out for being absolutely top shelf bonkers
There's pen pineapple apple pen, Face slapping. Brain stopping. Lenticels. And SO MUCH MOAR
🤯🍎👏
terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/...
There's pen pineapple apple pen, Face slapping. Brain stopping. Lenticels. And SO MUCH MOAR
🤯🍎👏
terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/...
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bluesky’s current demonstrated willingness to suspend entire accounts on a hair trigger basis is alarming.
November 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
bluesky’s current demonstrated willingness to suspend entire accounts on a hair trigger basis is alarming.
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After conferring with the wise moderators at Ars Technica, I can understand the suspension rationale a bit better. BUT: BlueSky can and should be justly criticized for the terrible way they have handled this (poor communication in particular). arstechnica.com/civis/thread...
November 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
After conferring with the wise moderators at Ars Technica, I can understand the suspension rationale a bit better. BUT: BlueSky can and should be justly criticized for the terrible way they have handled this (poor communication in particular). arstechnica.com/civis/thread...
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WHAT.
whhhhattttt.
To be clear we are talking about Donald J. Trump fellating William Jefferson Clinton?
IS THAT WHAT I AM READING
whhhhattttt.
To be clear we are talking about Donald J. Trump fellating William Jefferson Clinton?
IS THAT WHAT I AM READING
Mark Epstein asked his brother Jeffrey Epstein whether Steve Bannon could confirm if Putin has “the photo of Trump blowing Bubba. Jeffrey Epstein: "I thought I had tsuris,” using the Yiddish term for troubles. #OpDeathEaters
![From:
Mark L. Epstein
Sent:
3/21/2018 2:54:13 PM
To:
'jeffrey E.' [jeevacation@gmail.com]
RE: hey
Subject:
High
I'd rather be in Donni Dee's shoes.
Importance:
From: jeffrey E. [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 10:43 AM
To: Mark L. Epstein
Subject: Re: hey
you mean DONNI TEE
On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 9:54 AM, Mark L. Epstein
wrote:
You and your boy Donnie can make a remake of the movie Get Hard.
Sent via tin can and string.
On Mar 21, 2018, at 09:37, jeffrey E. <jeevacation@gmail.com>
wrote:
and i thought- I had tsuris
On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 4:32 AM, Mark L. Epstein
Ask him if Putin has the photos of Trump blowing Bubba?
wrote:
From: jeffrey E. [mailto:jeevacation@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2018 2:15 PM
To:
Subject: Re: hey
All good. Bannon with me
On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 1:49 PM Mark L. Epstein
wrote:
How are you doing?
A while back you mentioned that you were prediabetic. Has anything changed with that?
What is your boy Donald up to now?
please note
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November 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
WHAT.
whhhhattttt.
To be clear we are talking about Donald J. Trump fellating William Jefferson Clinton?
IS THAT WHAT I AM READING
whhhhattttt.
To be clear we are talking about Donald J. Trump fellating William Jefferson Clinton?
IS THAT WHAT I AM READING
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BRB adding "do not put my essence in the glass rectangle" to my will
November 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
BRB adding "do not put my essence in the glass rectangle" to my will
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I'm profoundly grateful to BlueSky users who supported me and called for my reinstatement. When I got suspended, I was not told why the first two times I inquired, or that it was for 72 hours. You forced BlueSky to respond and to issue a correction for one of the lies they told about me. Thank you.
November 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I'm profoundly grateful to BlueSky users who supported me and called for my reinstatement. When I got suspended, I was not told why the first two times I inquired, or that it was for 72 hours. You forced BlueSky to respond and to issue a correction for one of the lies they told about me. Thank you.
This is literally hell
November 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This is literally hell
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ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME BLUESKY
November 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME BLUESKY
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Weird not to lead with the item most people will immediately glom onto: they let her have a pet puppy.
Apparently, Ghislaine Maxwell is living it up in prison with unlimited toilet paper. Here’s what we know about her alleged special privileges at her new federal prison camp in Texas.
Ghislaine Maxwell Is Living It Up With Unlimited Toilet Paper
What we know about the special privileges Epstein’s accomplice is reportedly receiving at her new federal prison camp in Texas.
nymag.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Weird not to lead with the item most people will immediately glom onto: they let her have a pet puppy.
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In case you missed it...
Patreon is adding a discovery feed to help creators avoid social media platforms
Patreon is adding a discovery feed to help creators avoid social media platforms
Patreon is adding a discovery feed to help creators avoid social media platforms
Patreon is adding a bunch of new social features for its creators in an attempt to make its platform more of a viable alternative to mainstream social media.
www.engadget.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
In case you missed it...
Patreon is adding a discovery feed to help creators avoid social media platforms
Patreon is adding a discovery feed to help creators avoid social media platforms
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Oreoboros
oh wow that’s crazy
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
oreos with bits of
of oreos. in them
Real Bits of Oreos
November 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Oreoboros
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Hard to choose a favorite review, much like an apple but currently(*) my favorite @chuckwendig.bsky.social 🍏 because i too love squeee tart baddie terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/...
Apple Review #34: Ananas Reinette
I think one of the other things I really like about apples is that once in a while you eat one that makes you really feel alive. What I mean is, there’s something about the moment where you b…
terribleminds.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Hard to choose a favorite review, much like an apple but currently(*) my favorite @chuckwendig.bsky.social 🍏 because i too love squeee tart baddie terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/...
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
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This may be a dumb, obvious question, but should Congress prevail in demanding the release of Epstein investigation materials, who would facilitate that and how do we know they could be trusted to not selectively edit?
An interesting tidbit in the joint status report filed in the Broadview ICE facility case today:
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
November 14, 2025 at 12:16 AM
This may be a dumb, obvious question, but should Congress prevail in demanding the release of Epstein investigation materials, who would facilitate that and how do we know they could be trusted to not selectively edit?
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You're goddamn right the apple reviews are continuing, for there are still apples to eat, and Apple Snack Gang must be appeased. Today's appletime specimen:
ANANAS REINETTE.
ANANAS REINETTE.
Apple Review #34: Ananas Reinette
I think one of the other things I really like about apples is that once in a while you eat one that makes you really feel alive. What I mean is, there’s something about the moment where you b…
terribleminds.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:56 PM
You're goddamn right the apple reviews are continuing, for there are still apples to eat, and Apple Snack Gang must be appeased. Today's appletime specimen:
ANANAS REINETTE.
ANANAS REINETTE.
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you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric