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jrmcconvey
@jrmcconvey.bsky.social
Writer/kraken. Battening upon huge sea-worms in his sleep.
Books: False Bodies (2024), Different Beasts (2019). Raptors faithful. He/him. www.jrmcconvey.com
Don't worry, though, it's almost certainly happened before
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Is there a spot for Ja Morant on Hollywood Squares?
November 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
*Actually this is not technically true because I get the Public Lending Right, which pays authors whose books are in public libraries; respect to libraries.
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
My first has novel earned out, and this year I got like $425! First book royalties I've ever seen outside of small advances. For money, I write for a trade publication. It's fun: I get to be an expert in a weird little corner of the world that sometimes bleeds out into the mainstream.
November 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
You gotta trade up for Faith No More
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The Perfect Crime
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November 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This one's also good. Could be one of your short little difficult books (although it's very readable). www.ndbooks.com/book/devils-...
Devils in Daylight by Junichiro Tanizaki | New Directions
One morning, Takahashi, a writer who has just stayed up all night working, is interrupted by a phone call from his old friend Sonomura. Barely able to contain his excitement, Sonomura claims that he h...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Let me tell you sonny, back in my day, we didn't even have the fancy hand brains. You wanna read on the subway? You better be packin' a Moby Dick or an Infinite Jest in your Zubaz!
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November 19, 2025 at 12:28 AM
It's funny how the same multimillionaire guys who balk at the suggestion that they should pay the same for less will happily shrink your beer or squeeze another seat in the row for a few bucks.
November 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I don't usually push my book on people like this, but in this case, since Tony Burgess called it a mashup of Jim Thompson and H.P. Lovecraft, I'll humbly suggest your next read: bookshop.org/p/books/fals...
False Bodies
Check out False Bodies - <p><strong>A genre-bending noir, and perhaps the squiddiest novel ever written, <em>False Bodies</em> creates a horror/thriller blend of the renowned Newfoundland culture seen...
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November 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM