Alan Orloff
@alanorloff.bsky.social
Cheesephobic. Regular guy. Also award-winning crime fiction writer.
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Alan Orloff
@alanorloff.bsky.social
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Driving the Bugmobile
Amazon.com: Driving the Bugmobile eBook : Orloff, Alan: Kindle Store
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PUB DAY for DRIVING THE BUGMOBILE! It’s a YA coming-of-age novel about a sixteen-year-old boy whose mother won’t let him get his driver’s license until he learns how to swim. Thanks to the great team at Level Best Books and the awesome @shawnrsimmons.bsky.social for the bugalicious cover!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! My favorite holiday! Stuffing, turkey, stuffing, gravy, stuffing, sweet potato casserole, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and stuffing!
November 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! My favorite holiday! Stuffing, turkey, stuffing, gravy, stuffing, sweet potato casserole, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and stuffing!
I’m “I don’t mind talking on the phone” years old.
November 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I’m “I don’t mind talking on the phone” years old.
I’d better stay out of trouble because I don’t think I’d do very well in prison.
November 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I’d better stay out of trouble because I don’t think I’d do very well in prison.
I missed posting this when it first came out. @olinecog.bsky.social's nice review of DOUBLE CROSSING VAN DINE (from @jeffreymarks.bsky.social at Crippen & Landru Publishers), following an excellent review of @rachelhowzell.bsky.social's FOG AND FURY!
Book review: ‘Fog and Fury’ about small beach town has realistic characters, brisk plot
Plus, smart “Double Crossing Van Dine” anthology breaks all the rules of detective fiction.
www.sun-sentinel.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I missed posting this when it first came out. @olinecog.bsky.social's nice review of DOUBLE CROSSING VAN DINE (from @jeffreymarks.bsky.social at Crippen & Landru Publishers), following an excellent review of @rachelhowzell.bsky.social's FOG AND FURY!
Emojis are not my 💪🕴️.
November 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Emojis are not my 💪🕴️.
I think my muse has applied for the witness protection program, and I don’t blame him one bit.
November 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I think my muse has applied for the witness protection program, and I don’t blame him one bit.
My muse has started parking in the neighbor’s driveway so nobody will think he’s involved with my current manuscript.
November 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
My muse has started parking in the neighbor’s driveway so nobody will think he’s involved with my current manuscript.
Finishing the first draft of my WIP is like pulling teeth. But not a person’s teeth. The teeth of a rabid saber-toothed tiger, one that hasn’t slept or ate in days, one who wants nothing more than to rip out your lungs while you’re still using them. Aside from that, though, it’s going great!
November 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Finishing the first draft of my WIP is like pulling teeth. But not a person’s teeth. The teeth of a rabid saber-toothed tiger, one that hasn’t slept or ate in days, one who wants nothing more than to rip out your lungs while you’re still using them. Aside from that, though, it’s going great!
Congrats to @mkinberg.bsky.social and all the contributors on this very cool anthology! And for a great cause!
LAXtras: Los Angeles-style Crime Stories
Amazon.com: LAXtras: Los Angeles-style Crime Stories eBook : Kinberg Editor , Margot , Lopez, Lelah, Eklund, Lynette: Books
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November 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Congrats to @mkinberg.bsky.social and all the contributors on this very cool anthology! And for a great cause!
Watching twelve hours of NFL football in a day? Excessive or glorious?
November 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Watching twelve hours of NFL football in a day? Excessive or glorious?
This issue of Black Cat Weekly features stories from their recent short story contest, including my story, “Captain Fluffy Sails Again!” (an honorable mention). This issue also showcases the winning story, “Kat’s Ninth Life,” by Pam Barnsley! From @wildsidepress!
Black Cat Weekly #220
Black Cat Weekly #220 - Kindle edition by Barnsley, Pam, Orloff, Alan, De Cecco, Viviana, Sirois, A.L., Godfrey, Darren O., Simmons, R.D., Whisler, Elysia, Rogers, Stephen D, Charles, Hal, Regis, Julius. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Black Cat Weekly #220.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This issue of Black Cat Weekly features stories from their recent short story contest, including my story, “Captain Fluffy Sails Again!” (an honorable mention). This issue also showcases the winning story, “Kat’s Ninth Life,” by Pam Barnsley! From @wildsidepress!
Wednesday green bug picture.
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Wednesday green bug picture.
"What Ned Said" by Gary Phillips getting some love from Robert Lopresti!
What Ned Said, by Gary Phillips
"What Ned Said," by Gary Phillips, in Hollywood Kills, edited by Adam Meyer and Alan Orloff, Level Short, 2025. Thanks to Kevin Tipple f...
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November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
"What Ned Said" by Gary Phillips getting some love from Robert Lopresti!
Birthday gift, assembled! A Flamin(le)go! Thanks, Aunt Susan!
November 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Birthday gift, assembled! A Flamin(le)go! Thanks, Aunt Susan!
I can’t tell black socks from blue socks but I know when the temperature of the swimming pool is off by one degree.
November 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I can’t tell black socks from blue socks but I know when the temperature of the swimming pool is off by one degree.
I’m thoroughly enjoying my re-watch of Breaking Bad. I’m giving it the one seed on my Best Drama Series list.
November 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I’m thoroughly enjoying my re-watch of Breaking Bad. I’m giving it the one seed on my Best Drama Series list.
Today is Pub Day for COOKING UP DEATH! “When Death dons the chef's hat, your first bite might be your last!” Happy my story, “Togas and Toques,” is included (a reprint from NOIR AT THE SALAD BAR). Edited by the wonderful @lynworthen.bsky.social (Camden Park Press). Get your delicious copy today!
Available now at your favorite digital store!
Cooking Up Death by Lyn Worthen, John M. Floyd, Annie Reed, Lauryn Christopher, Alan Orloff, Bethany Maines, Abigail Leigh Reed, Debra Henry, S.B. Watson, Wayland Smith
books2read.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Today is Pub Day for COOKING UP DEATH! “When Death dons the chef's hat, your first bite might be your last!” Happy my story, “Togas and Toques,” is included (a reprint from NOIR AT THE SALAD BAR). Edited by the wonderful @lynworthen.bsky.social (Camden Park Press). Get your delicious copy today!
Not sure whether I need to grow up or glow up.
November 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Not sure whether I need to grow up or glow up.
Just registered for StokerCon in June in Pittsburgh. Anyone else going?
November 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Just registered for StokerCon in June in Pittsburgh. Anyone else going?
Thing I like: warm weather
Thing I dislike: cold weather
Thing I dislike: cold weather
October 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Thing I like: warm weather
Thing I dislike: cold weather
Thing I dislike: cold weather
What? I thought this entire place was No Shamokin!
October 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
What? I thought this entire place was No Shamokin!
Thanks for all the birthday wishes and the familial wedding congratulations! It was QUITE the weekend!
October 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Thanks for all the birthday wishes and the familial wedding congratulations! It was QUITE the weekend!
Had an ABSOLUTELY AMAZING time at my older son’s WONDERFUL WEDDING! SO THRILLED to welcome the FANTABULISSIMO L.M. to the family!
October 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Had an ABSOLUTELY AMAZING time at my older son’s WONDERFUL WEDDING! SO THRILLED to welcome the FANTABULISSIMO L.M. to the family!