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.
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Today's blend is A Green Dragon's Flourish. It was the #DragonCon 2025 tea by @dryadtea.bsky.social. I"m listening to The Staircase in the Woods by @chuckwendig.bsky.social. I'm just meeting the characters but I can sense a spooky mystery is coming. #booksky #teasky ☕️🫖🍵 💙📚 🎧📚
February 13, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Today's blend is A Green Dragon's Flourish. It was the #DragonCon 2025 tea by @dryadtea.bsky.social. I"m listening to The Staircase in the Woods by @chuckwendig.bsky.social. I'm just meeting the characters but I can sense a spooky mystery is coming. #booksky #teasky ☕️🫖🍵 💙📚 🎧📚
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Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick Helped the House Pass the SAVE Act. It Could Disenfranchise Millions of Voters | This will "create sweeping new ‘show your papers’ residency and voter ID requirements that could block hundreds of thousands of eligible Pennsylvanians from participating in our democracy.”
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick Helped the House Pass the SAVE Act. It Could Disenfranchise Millions of Voters - Bucks County Beacon
“The SAVE America Act would create sweeping new ‘show your papers’ residency and voter ID requirements that could block hundreds of thousands of eligible Pennsylvanians from participating in our democ...
buckscountybeacon.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick Helped the House Pass the SAVE Act. It Could Disenfranchise Millions of Voters | This will "create sweeping new ‘show your papers’ residency and voter ID requirements that could block hundreds of thousands of eligible Pennsylvanians from participating in our democracy.”
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New from me, at @vqr.bsky.social: a few years ago two people contacted me about a TEDx talk I once gave, “The Art of Haunting.”
When I replied I’d never given a TEDx talk, things just got weirder.
On AI, ghosts, what it means to tell a story, and what Italo Calvino saw coming 60 years ago. Enjoy!
When I replied I’d never given a TEDx talk, things just got weirder.
On AI, ghosts, what it means to tell a story, and what Italo Calvino saw coming 60 years ago. Enjoy!
The Art of Haunting
The email was innocuous enough. A woman wrote to me explaining how her partner had been talking about my work and how much he’d enjoyed it—in particular, he’d remembered me giving a TEDx talk about gh...
www.vqronline.org
February 13, 2026 at 2:04 PM
New from me, at @vqr.bsky.social: a few years ago two people contacted me about a TEDx talk I once gave, “The Art of Haunting.”
When I replied I’d never given a TEDx talk, things just got weirder.
On AI, ghosts, what it means to tell a story, and what Italo Calvino saw coming 60 years ago. Enjoy!
When I replied I’d never given a TEDx talk, things just got weirder.
On AI, ghosts, what it means to tell a story, and what Italo Calvino saw coming 60 years ago. Enjoy!
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Democrats: Shut down DHS this week. You won't get this chance again. #ICE #DHS #shutdown #AlexPretti www.jezebel.com/dhs-shutdown...
Splinter: Democrats, Shut Down DHS This Week. You Won't Get This Chance Again.
Don't run from the blame for shutting down DHS. Embrace the popularity of reforming a department Americans believe is out of control.
www.jezebel.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Democrats: Shut down DHS this week. You won't get this chance again. #ICE #DHS #shutdown #AlexPretti www.jezebel.com/dhs-shutdown...
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we live in a country where the secretary of HHS declaring that he snorts cocaine off toilet seats isn't even a news item
February 13, 2026 at 2:28 PM
we live in a country where the secretary of HHS declaring that he snorts cocaine off toilet seats isn't even a news item
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Speed-running the Washington Post strategy.
News: The Bari Weiss-led CBS News is set to slash its staff by at least 15% in the coming months, according to people briefed on the network's layoff plans.
More details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cbs-news-l...
More details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/cbs-news-l...
The Coming CBS News Cuts
As CBS News staff quietly brace for another round of layoffs, Status has learned key new details about the cuts executives are planning behind the scenes.
www.status.news
February 13, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Speed-running the Washington Post strategy.
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there's a lot of reason to doubt him!
1. the Nazi tattoo!
2. keeping the Nazi tattoo!
3. lying about the Nazi tattoo!
4. only covering up the Nazi tattoo after backlash!
5. he's written racist and misogynist things on the Internet!
6. HE'S SEEKING MORE POWER & HAS EVERY INCENTIVE TO LIE
1. the Nazi tattoo!
2. keeping the Nazi tattoo!
3. lying about the Nazi tattoo!
4. only covering up the Nazi tattoo after backlash!
5. he's written racist and misogynist things on the Internet!
6. HE'S SEEKING MORE POWER & HAS EVERY INCENTIVE TO LIE
February 13, 2026 at 5:13 AM
there's a lot of reason to doubt him!
1. the Nazi tattoo!
2. keeping the Nazi tattoo!
3. lying about the Nazi tattoo!
4. only covering up the Nazi tattoo after backlash!
5. he's written racist and misogynist things on the Internet!
6. HE'S SEEKING MORE POWER & HAS EVERY INCENTIVE TO LIE
1. the Nazi tattoo!
2. keeping the Nazi tattoo!
3. lying about the Nazi tattoo!
4. only covering up the Nazi tattoo after backlash!
5. he's written racist and misogynist things on the Internet!
6. HE'S SEEKING MORE POWER & HAS EVERY INCENTIVE TO LIE
Give this post a publishing deal immediately
shooting up contraband cancer mRNA vaccine behind the Cyber Arby’s in 2034. the Ring camera on the Wells Fargo across the street recognizes my shape using LIDAR and releases an HHS sanctioned Bobby’s Bullet Buddy drone that shoots each of my nuts clean off one at a time
February 13, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Give this post a publishing deal immediately
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Good to see this white nationalist won’t be confirmed to a post in the State Department:
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Utah Sen. John Curtis is sinking Jeremy Carl's nomination for a State Department post
Jeremy Carl was grilled at a Senate confirmation hearing.
www.politico.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Good to see this white nationalist won’t be confirmed to a post in the State Department:
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
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“…in one incident, Lewandowski fired a U.S. Coast Guard pilot after Noem's blanket was left behind on a plane, according to people familiar with the incident.”
February 13, 2026 at 2:35 AM
“…in one incident, Lewandowski fired a U.S. Coast Guard pilot after Noem's blanket was left behind on a plane, according to people familiar with the incident.”
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I endorse the Pak Plan
When Ds are back in charge, they have to change everything. No moderate half-measures. Just relentless razing of the corrupt institutions that enriched the worst people in the world and propped up fascism.
A few suggestions...
A few suggestions...
February 13, 2026 at 2:36 AM
I endorse the Pak Plan
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There has been no draw down today. ICE snatched someone off Central Ave out of his car because he looked Latino before then letting him go a couple hours later. They were stopping people in Blaine on highway 65, they were all around Fridley, and were in the parking lot of the St Anthony liquor store
February 12, 2026 at 11:53 PM
There has been no draw down today. ICE snatched someone off Central Ave out of his car because he looked Latino before then letting him go a couple hours later. They were stopping people in Blaine on highway 65, they were all around Fridley, and were in the parking lot of the St Anthony liquor store
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I was diagnosed with MS 12 years ago after an attack of full body neuropathy. I’ve been really lucky that I haven’t had any subsequent attacks. Still, the possibility always hangs over me, and the possibility of taking that stress from others was joyous to me. This is so awful.
Moderna has 2 trials for EBV vaccines in Phase 1/2 and Phase 2. EBV is now widely believed to be a causative agent for Multiple Sclerosis. Just under 3 million people in the world, about 1 million in the US have MS.
trials.modernatx.com/study/?id=mR...
trials.modernatx.com/study/?id=mR...
trials.modernatx.com/study/?id=mR...
trials.modernatx.com/study/?id=mR...
February 13, 2026 at 2:32 AM
I was diagnosed with MS 12 years ago after an attack of full body neuropathy. I’ve been really lucky that I haven’t had any subsequent attacks. Still, the possibility always hangs over me, and the possibility of taking that stress from others was joyous to me. This is so awful.
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Destroy the ability of public equity firms to destroy companies and communities. This seems like a good start: www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
Warren, Lawmakers Renew Legislative Push to Stop Private Equity Looting | U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
www.warren.senate.gov
February 13, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Destroy the ability of public equity firms to destroy companies and communities. This seems like a good start: www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
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Unless the retreat brings the two dead innocent people back to life and frees the thousands penned up in inhumane detention camps, it does not.
Minneapolis retreat could undercut Democrats’ message as shutdown looms
Minneapolis retreat could undercut Democrats’ message as shutdown looms
The end of the Trump administration's Minnesota operation comes as immigration hawks have pushed Trump officials to avoid caving to Democratic policy demands.
dlvr.it
February 12, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Unless the retreat brings the two dead innocent people back to life and frees the thousands penned up in inhumane detention camps, it does not.
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Pretty much the most important thing happening in the world right now.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
February 12, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Pretty much the most important thing happening in the world right now.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
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The SAVE act also forces states to submit their voter registration lists to the DHS! I know we’ve been focused on voter ID but that’s only the tip of the iceberg !
February 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM
The SAVE act also forces states to submit their voter registration lists to the DHS! I know we’ve been focused on voter ID but that’s only the tip of the iceberg !
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As a German, I'll never fully understand the Third Reich worship of the American far right.
They do understand that the Third Reich *lost*, right? That the tough, belligerent, ethnically pure master race got thoroughly defeated and its country conquered by a diverse multi-ethnic coalition?
They do understand that the Third Reich *lost*, right? That the tough, belligerent, ethnically pure master race got thoroughly defeated and its country conquered by a diverse multi-ethnic coalition?
there's a strict duology of young right wing physiognomy
if you're a young up and coming fascist, you will either be
1. rosy cheeked cartoon BBQ pig mascot
2. grimacing possessed howdy doody puppet
if you're a young up and coming fascist, you will either be
1. rosy cheeked cartoon BBQ pig mascot
2. grimacing possessed howdy doody puppet
Recent reports have revealed the identity of the staffer behind the Nazi dogwhistles posted on the Dept. of Labor and Dept. of Homeland Security social media pages.
His name is Peyton Rollins.
His name is Peyton Rollins.
February 12, 2026 at 9:31 PM
As a German, I'll never fully understand the Third Reich worship of the American far right.
They do understand that the Third Reich *lost*, right? That the tough, belligerent, ethnically pure master race got thoroughly defeated and its country conquered by a diverse multi-ethnic coalition?
They do understand that the Third Reich *lost*, right? That the tough, belligerent, ethnically pure master race got thoroughly defeated and its country conquered by a diverse multi-ethnic coalition?
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BREAKING: The Trump administraiton has committed a mass violation of ICE detainees' constitutional rights in MN, effectively blocking their acess to attorneys in the Whipple building, a judge ruled tonight.
The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 13, 2026 at 12:00 AM
BREAKING: The Trump administraiton has committed a mass violation of ICE detainees' constitutional rights in MN, effectively blocking their acess to attorneys in the Whipple building, a judge ruled tonight.
The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The judge: Trump appointeee Nancy Brasel
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Anthropic head of AI safety quits, warning of "world in peril" & announces plan to study creative writing, as my college charges ahead in deal with Anthropic, which trained its tech on at least 25 books taken without permission from our Creative Writing faculty. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Anthropic AI safety researcher quits with 'world in peril' warning
It comes in the same week an OpenAI researcher resigned amid concerns about its decision to start testing ChatGPT ads.
www.bbc.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Anthropic head of AI safety quits, warning of "world in peril" & announces plan to study creative writing, as my college charges ahead in deal with Anthropic, which trained its tech on at least 25 books taken without permission from our Creative Writing faculty. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Well holy fucking shit. Ring cancelled their partnership with Flock. Keep pressure on them to stop volunteering their feeds to state, local, and federal agencies, though, because that part's still going.
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Ring cancels its partnership with Flock Safety after surveillance backlash
Flock off
buff.ly
February 13, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Well holy fucking shit. Ring cancelled their partnership with Flock. Keep pressure on them to stop volunteering their feeds to state, local, and federal agencies, though, because that part's still going.
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One of the most expressive singer-songwriters of her generation, Sarah McLachlan's deeply felt and virtuosic performance is miraculous. n.pr/3M9F0rT
Sarah McLachlan: Tiny Desk Concert
One of the most expressive singer-songwriters of her generation, Sarah McLachlan's deeply felt and virtuosic performance is miraculous.
n.pr
February 12, 2026 at 11:05 PM
One of the most expressive singer-songwriters of her generation, Sarah McLachlan's deeply felt and virtuosic performance is miraculous. n.pr/3M9F0rT
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You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.