Tyler McAndrew
@tyler-m.bsky.social
fiction writer. debut book MY PRISONER & OTHER STORIES (mad creek books / OSU press, 2025) won the 2024 non/fiction award. https://tmcandrew.com/
pittsburgh penguins allowing a shorthanded goal when they're on the powerplay
November 29, 2025 at 1:12 AM
pittsburgh penguins allowing a shorthanded goal when they're on the powerplay
hey allright okay, mine won a contest and was recently listed in @electricliterature.com's best short story collections of the year. if you're into melancholic literary realism then maybe this is for you: share.google/sFdhjh5R3KvP...
November 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
hey allright okay, mine won a contest and was recently listed in @electricliterature.com's best short story collections of the year. if you're into melancholic literary realism then maybe this is for you: share.google/sFdhjh5R3KvP...
pittsburgh friends: next thursday (12/4) i'm going to be reading at mount lebanon public library as part of their 2025 speaker series.
November 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
pittsburgh friends: next thursday (12/4) i'm going to be reading at mount lebanon public library as part of their 2025 speaker series.
in the 4.5 hours since we put her down for bed, the baby has woken up 12 times.
November 22, 2025 at 3:45 AM
in the 4.5 hours since we put her down for bed, the baby has woken up 12 times.
it wasn't a surprise since i already knew they were there but i saw 3 copies of my book in a store the other day
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
it wasn't a surprise since i already knew they were there but i saw 3 copies of my book in a store the other day
kinda stopped reading for a bit cause the baby wasn't letting me get any sleep at all but i opened this one yesterday and am really, really enjoying it so far.
November 18, 2025 at 3:38 PM
kinda stopped reading for a bit cause the baby wasn't letting me get any sleep at all but i opened this one yesterday and am really, really enjoying it so far.
i don't usually make new years resolutions but had the thought i'd buy 1 small / indie press book per month in 2026. i was running errands this morning, ended up near the bookstore w/ an hour to kill before work, decided to start early.
small pieces, by micheline aharonian marcom + fowzia karimi
small pieces, by micheline aharonian marcom + fowzia karimi
November 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
i don't usually make new years resolutions but had the thought i'd buy 1 small / indie press book per month in 2026. i was running errands this morning, ended up near the bookstore w/ an hour to kill before work, decided to start early.
small pieces, by micheline aharonian marcom + fowzia karimi
small pieces, by micheline aharonian marcom + fowzia karimi
brother you have no idea, it gets even better
November 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
brother you have no idea, it gets even better
this book i bought for my baby yesterday....🤌
November 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
this book i bought for my baby yesterday....🤌
i'm like 3 days late to this but everyone was posting the first lines of their books and i think i've got some good ones.
November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
i'm like 3 days late to this but everyone was posting the first lines of their books and i think i've got some good ones.
don't remember if i bought a copy of this or if my press maybe just sent one to me, but in either case, i am excited to read this book! upstate NY short story collections unite! 💪
November 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
don't remember if i bought a copy of this or if my press maybe just sent one to me, but in either case, i am excited to read this book! upstate NY short story collections unite! 💪
getting ready for class tonight.
October 29, 2025 at 9:42 PM
getting ready for class tonight.
i'm pretty much always gonna do one of these if i see it.
get to know me in ten books:
get to know me in ten books:
October 27, 2025 at 12:19 AM
i'm pretty much always gonna do one of these if i see it.
get to know me in ten books:
get to know me in ten books:
extremely good used dvd haul from the grand opening of my local @vinsyn.bsky.social store.
October 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
extremely good used dvd haul from the grand opening of my local @vinsyn.bsky.social store.
shoutout to my neighbors, you don't often see the 15 ft home depot skeleton in dense urban areas.
October 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
shoutout to my neighbors, you don't often see the 15 ft home depot skeleton in dense urban areas.
my wife laura gave me uhhhh the best birthday present i've ever received? i listen to this album on youtube like minimum twice a week but have never owned an actual copy. somehow it's the sort of album that i would not want on any format other than cd.
October 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
my wife laura gave me uhhhh the best birthday present i've ever received? i listen to this album on youtube like minimum twice a week but have never owned an actual copy. somehow it's the sort of album that i would not want on any format other than cd.
unbelievable haul from the neighborhood flea market
October 12, 2025 at 10:08 PM
unbelievable haul from the neighborhood flea market
having a 4-month-old baby means i have had woefully little time to read lately BUT i feel so extremely lucky to be living a life in which i've got a "to read" stack 6-books deep of stuff written by friends and acquaintances.
October 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
having a 4-month-old baby means i have had woefully little time to read lately BUT i feel so extremely lucky to be living a life in which i've got a "to read" stack 6-books deep of stuff written by friends and acquaintances.
i'm re-reading "the five-forty-eight" for my class tonight....really enamored with how cheever tends to characterization here. really wish more contemporary story fiction was this patient and thorough.
October 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
i'm re-reading "the five-forty-eight" for my class tonight....really enamored with how cheever tends to characterization here. really wish more contemporary story fiction was this patient and thorough.
my phone camera doesn't do it justice but there is some real count dracula shit happening in the sky above pittsburgh right now.
October 6, 2025 at 11:57 PM
my phone camera doesn't do it justice but there is some real count dracula shit happening in the sky above pittsburgh right now.
this is a ways out still, but for pittsburgh folks: on dec. 4, i'm going to be reading at the mount lebanon public library as part of their speaker series.
October 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
this is a ways out still, but for pittsburgh folks: on dec. 4, i'm going to be reading at the mount lebanon public library as part of their speaker series.
the number of years that i have been casually scrounging discogs for a reasonably priced copy of this record is honestly insane.
October 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
the number of years that i have been casually scrounging discogs for a reasonably priced copy of this record is honestly insane.