Mac Crane (they/them)
@mcrane12.bsky.social
parent. jock to writer pipeline. author of I KEEP MY EXOSKELETONS TO MYSELF, A SHARP ENDLESS NEED (May, 2025), PERVERTS (2026)
hey hey I’m back teaching an entirely virtual asynchronous (no zoom meetings) class about writing sex scenes (and everything they can do!) read more and sign up below, starting Jan 4. new year new sexy words
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What a Sex Scene Can Do
Are sex scenes really so hard to write, or are we thinking about them the wrong way? What can a sex scene do? How can it achieve psychological complexity on the page? How can ...
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December 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
hey hey I’m back teaching an entirely virtual asynchronous (no zoom meetings) class about writing sex scenes (and everything they can do!) read more and sign up below, starting Jan 4. new year new sexy words
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absolutely thrilled to see A Sharp Endless Need on @them list of best LGBTQ books of 2025
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The 32 Best LGBTQ+ Books of 2025
From horror to heartfelt romance (and sometimes both at once), here are some of our favorite reads of this year.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
absolutely thrilled to see A Sharp Endless Need on @them list of best LGBTQ books of 2025
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Dorian Gray’s portrait but it’s a book’s star rating slowly going down with each immoral decision the protagonist makes
November 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Dorian Gray’s portrait but it’s a book’s star rating slowly going down with each immoral decision the protagonist makes
Hey friends! I’m teaching a brand new Tin House craft class on defamiliarization, associative leaps, and injecting surprise into your prose. I’m soooo excited to teach it and talk shop. Come join me!
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Fall Craft Intensive: Mac Crane - Tin House
In this class, we will discuss the craft of writing personal essays that relate to identity and that speak to both the specific and the universal, engage in a close reading of published pieces on this...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Hey friends! I’m teaching a brand new Tin House craft class on defamiliarization, associative leaps, and injecting surprise into your prose. I’m soooo excited to teach it and talk shop. Come join me!
tinhouse.com/product/fall...
tinhouse.com/product/fall...
if my Spotify daylist (correctly) calls me fragile ONE MORE TIME 👊🏼
October 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
if my Spotify daylist (correctly) calls me fragile ONE MORE TIME 👊🏼
I’ve been unemployed for 7 months & am unable to find work—please hire me to edit your work, provide a MS consult, be your book coach/dom 🙏🏼
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Manuscript Consultations — Mac (Marisa) Crane
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October 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I’ve been unemployed for 7 months & am unable to find work—please hire me to edit your work, provide a MS consult, be your book coach/dom 🙏🏼
www.marisacrane.org/manuscript-c...
www.marisacrane.org/manuscript-c...
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Powerful essay by @mcrane12.bsky.social in this collection. Provided me with a perspective that I’ll not ever fully understand. Thank you for sharing your words & experience with us, Mac.
October 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Powerful essay by @mcrane12.bsky.social in this collection. Provided me with a perspective that I’ll not ever fully understand. Thank you for sharing your words & experience with us, Mac.
nice to see my first book, I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself, on this list about the grief
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10 Books That Know Grief More Intimately Than Any Condolence Ever Could
In the quiet between heartbreak and hope lies a shelf of stories that understand sorrow better than any spoken condolence ever could., Books, Times Now
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October 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
nice to see my first book, I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself, on this list about the grief
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I have a new essay out in The Offing today! It’s about playing college basketball on a torn ACL, the fucked coach-player power dynamics, inherent worth & value, our cultural attitudes towards sacrifice in order to WIN THE BIG GAME, & more. give it a read ❤️🏀
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Sidelined, or No Pain, No Gain - The Offing
Essay - The Offing Magazine
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October 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I have a new essay out in The Offing today! It’s about playing college basketball on a torn ACL, the fucked coach-player power dynamics, inherent worth & value, our cultural attitudes towards sacrifice in order to WIN THE BIG GAME, & more. give it a read ❤️🏀
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I got to edit another essay by @mcrane12.bsky.social and now you all get to read it in @theoffingmag.bsky.social. If you've followed the impact of ACLs on WoSo in recent years, it's a must read.
Sidelined, or No Pain, No Gain - The Offing
Essay - The Offing Magazine
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October 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I got to edit another essay by @mcrane12.bsky.social and now you all get to read it in @theoffingmag.bsky.social. If you've followed the impact of ACLs on WoSo in recent years, it's a must read.
bring back the serialized novel, we could spend all week discussing each chapter online like we do tv shows
October 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
bring back the serialized novel, we could spend all week discussing each chapter online like we do tv shows
nice to see my novel I KEEP MY EXOSKELETONS TO MYSELF on this list of dystopian books on Scary Mommy (though wish the list were not necessary sigh)
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14 Dystopian Books For Those Of Us Yearning To See A Corrupt Government Crumble
If you just want to watch a horrible government crumble, then here are some excellent dystopian books for you to choose from.
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October 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
nice to see my novel I KEEP MY EXOSKELETONS TO MYSELF on this list of dystopian books on Scary Mommy (though wish the list were not necessary sigh)
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www.scarymommy.com/lifestyle/dy...
reframing all the pics of boys on my wall growing up as my very first Pinterest board of gender inspo
September 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
reframing all the pics of boys on my wall growing up as my very first Pinterest board of gender inspo
hiiii the ebook version of A Sharp Endless Need is discounted to just $1.99 from now until 10/5!!!! get it while it’s hot 🏀🔥
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A Sharp Endless Need by Marisa Crane: 9780593733646 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A vibrant and intimate novel about growing up, first love, and all the joy and heartbreak of competitive high school basketball, from the Lambda Literary Award–winning author of I Keep My Exoskeletons...
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September 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
hiiii the ebook version of A Sharp Endless Need is discounted to just $1.99 from now until 10/5!!!! get it while it’s hot 🏀🔥
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what it gonna take for my novel I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself—a very clear abolitionist text—to show up when I google literary fiction or speculative fiction about incarceration, prisons, critiquing the prison industrial complex, etc
September 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
what it gonna take for my novel I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself—a very clear abolitionist text—to show up when I google literary fiction or speculative fiction about incarceration, prisons, critiquing the prison industrial complex, etc
my kid woke me up at 3:30 am to tell me he had a bad dream (he was on a mountaintop with his books & one fell down & he screamed)
September 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
my kid woke me up at 3:30 am to tell me he had a bad dream (he was on a mountaintop with his books & one fell down & he screamed)
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surprise! I am teaching a 4-week, online, asynchronous class on writing sex scenes, including expanding what a sex scene can be, complicating character psychology and emotional and relational history, and beyond. it runs from Oct 4 - Nov 3. sign up below!
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Registration for 4-Week Online Class on Writing Sex Scenes
What a Sex Scene Can Do
Are sex scenes really so hard to write, or are we thinking about them the wrong way? What can a sex scene do? How can it achieve psychological complexity on the page? How can ...
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September 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Hi only 5 spots left!
hi! I have been unemployed since March despite my best efforts to find a job. so I am freelancing in the meantime & am open for novel manuscript consults & book coaching. email me marisacrane12(at)gmail(dot)com
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Manuscript Consultations — Mac (Marisa) Crane
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September 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
hi! I have been unemployed since March despite my best efforts to find a job. so I am freelancing in the meantime & am open for novel manuscript consults & book coaching. email me marisacrane12(at)gmail(dot)com
www.marisacrane.org/manuscript-c...
www.marisacrane.org/manuscript-c...
Only 6 spots left!
surprise! I am teaching a 4-week, online, asynchronous class on writing sex scenes, including expanding what a sex scene can be, complicating character psychology and emotional and relational history, and beyond. it runs from Oct 4 - Nov 3. sign up below!
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Registration for 4-Week Online Class on Writing Sex Scenes
What a Sex Scene Can Do
Are sex scenes really so hard to write, or are we thinking about them the wrong way? What can a sex scene do? How can it achieve psychological complexity on the page? How can ...
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September 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Only 6 spots left!
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oh SHIT
only 8 spots left, get it folks
only 8 spots left, get it folks
surprise! I am teaching a 4-week, online, asynchronous class on writing sex scenes, including expanding what a sex scene can be, complicating character psychology and emotional and relational history, and beyond. it runs from Oct 4 - Nov 3. sign up below!
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Registration for 4-Week Online Class on Writing Sex Scenes
What a Sex Scene Can Do
Are sex scenes really so hard to write, or are we thinking about them the wrong way? What can a sex scene do? How can it achieve psychological complexity on the page? How can ...
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September 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
oh SHIT
only 8 spots left, get it folks
only 8 spots left, get it folks
only 8 spots left!
surprise! I am teaching a 4-week, online, asynchronous class on writing sex scenes, including expanding what a sex scene can be, complicating character psychology and emotional and relational history, and beyond. it runs from Oct 4 - Nov 3. sign up below!
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Registration for 4-Week Online Class on Writing Sex Scenes
What a Sex Scene Can Do
Are sex scenes really so hard to write, or are we thinking about them the wrong way? What can a sex scene do? How can it achieve psychological complexity on the page? How can ...
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September 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
only 8 spots left!
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September 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Pre-order The Year's Best Sports Writing 2025 on @bookshop.org : buff.ly/pVwt2ur
@maitreyiaa.bsky.social @zackthescribe.bsky.social @katiebarnes.bsky.social @mcrane12.bsky.social @thefrankiedlc.news @melissafebos.bsky.social @girinathan.bsky.social @tribecalledlex.bsky.social
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Hanif Abdurraqib has curated an extraordinary collection showcasing incredible feats and diverse perspectives across the world of sports. We're honored to announce this year's featured writers! Pre-order The Year's Best Sports Writing 2025 today: buff.ly/7gs9meT
September 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Hanif Abdurraqib has curated an extraordinary collection showcasing incredible feats and diverse perspectives across the world of sports. We're honored to announce this year's featured writers! Pre-order The Year's Best Sports Writing 2025 today: buff.ly/7gs9meT
every time someone calls me ma’am, another part of me dies, you understand
September 4, 2025 at 3:19 AM
every time someone calls me ma’am, another part of me dies, you understand
only 12 spots left!
surprise! I am teaching a 4-week, online, asynchronous class on writing sex scenes, including expanding what a sex scene can be, complicating character psychology and emotional and relational history, and beyond. it runs from Oct 4 - Nov 3. sign up below!
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Registration for 4-Week Online Class on Writing Sex Scenes
What a Sex Scene Can Do
Are sex scenes really so hard to write, or are we thinking about them the wrong way? What can a sex scene do? How can it achieve psychological complexity on the page? How can ...
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September 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
only 12 spots left!