Chris Scott
@iamchrisscott.bsky.social
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Chris Scott
@iamchrisscott.bsky.social
· Oct 23
Go Bag ~ by Chris Scott
One gallon of water, one first-aid kit, one pocket knife, two boxes of granola bars, three pouches of pre-cooked rice and beans, two hundred dollars in cash, toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, hand sani…
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I have some new very short prose in the always-amazing Milk Candy Review today. For anyone who enjoys a good list.
President convening regular meetings in the situation room to assess the status of Rush Hour 4
November 25, 2025 at 11:37 PM
President convening regular meetings in the situation room to assess the status of Rush Hour 4
National Guard are still in DC by the way. I see them every time I’m on U Street. Lincoln Park daily. I counted over a dozen on Barracks Row Saturday night. In response to this ongoing affront to justice and democracy, the Washington Post editorial board has taken a firm stance against hand dryers.
November 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
National Guard are still in DC by the way. I see them every time I’m on U Street. Lincoln Park daily. I counted over a dozen on Barracks Row Saturday night. In response to this ongoing affront to justice and democracy, the Washington Post editorial board has taken a firm stance against hand dryers.
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I have a new story in Short Story Long! many thanks to @aaronburch.bsky.social, a wonderful editor who always makes my writing better, the incredible Zoë Petersen for her beautiful original art, & all of you who take the time to read this one ♡ ashortstorylong.substack.com/p/a-love-sto...
November 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I have a new story in Short Story Long! many thanks to @aaronburch.bsky.social, a wonderful editor who always makes my writing better, the incredible Zoë Petersen for her beautiful original art, & all of you who take the time to read this one ♡ ashortstorylong.substack.com/p/a-love-sto...
Do you think one of them didn’t want to be an astronaut and the other one bullied him into it
November 25, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Do you think one of them didn’t want to be an astronaut and the other one bullied him into it
Ah man, what a cool honor! Thank you @dishsoapquart.bsky.social for this Pushcart Prize nomination. dishsoap-quarterly.com/5-27-25/moon...
It's our first year doing this, but -- here's our nominations for the 2026 Pushcart Prize! If you haven't checked these lovely pieces out already, you should go give them a read :)
November 24, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Ah man, what a cool honor! Thank you @dishsoapquart.bsky.social for this Pushcart Prize nomination. dishsoap-quarterly.com/5-27-25/moon...
Is everyone on drugs
Vanity Fair to publish ‘abstract nude portrait’ of Olivia Nuzzi — as scandal-plagued journalist accused of shirking job duties: report
Vanity Fair staffers privately gripe that Olivia Nuzzi has failed to carry out core duties since joining the magazine, according to a report.
nypost.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Is everyone on drugs
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I never write anything without a very clear idea of what it means to me. Which isn’t the same thing as saying “There’s a definitive answer embedded here that everyone should be on the same page about.” I’m not writing math equations.
-interview with @iamchrisscott.bsky.social
-interview with @iamchrisscott.bsky.social
Interview with Chris Scott
storytelling, fatherhood, mystery
ivygrimes.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I never write anything without a very clear idea of what it means to me. Which isn’t the same thing as saying “There’s a definitive answer embedded here that everyone should be on the same page about.” I’m not writing math equations.
-interview with @iamchrisscott.bsky.social
-interview with @iamchrisscott.bsky.social
Chatted with the amazing @ivygrimes.bsky.social about writing, riddles, and why I will always love Chris Van Allsburg
I never write anything without a very clear idea of what it means to me. Which isn’t the same thing as saying “There’s a definitive answer embedded here that everyone should be on the same page about.” I’m not writing math equations.
-interview with @iamchrisscott.bsky.social
-interview with @iamchrisscott.bsky.social
Interview with Chris Scott
storytelling, fatherhood, mystery
ivygrimes.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Chatted with the amazing @ivygrimes.bsky.social about writing, riddles, and why I will always love Chris Van Allsburg
Impossible to watch The Terminator now, after being subjected to all the mind-numbing, embarrassing bullshit we’re using AI for, and not sympathize with Skynet nuking us to the Stone Age
November 24, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Impossible to watch The Terminator now, after being subjected to all the mind-numbing, embarrassing bullshit we’re using AI for, and not sympathize with Skynet nuking us to the Stone Age
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Thank you to everyone who has picked up a copy of my first short story collection. Your interest is much appreciated, a rare bright spot in a grim year.
The Clown King and Other Stories of the Pre-Apocalypse|Paperback
Something's coming...A teenage horror fan searches for the origins of a too-real, homemade slasher film. Two siblings inherit a statue that draws worshippers from around the world. A struggling restau...
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November 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Thank you to everyone who has picked up a copy of my first short story collection. Your interest is much appreciated, a rare bright spot in a grim year.
Having learned my lesson 9ish years ago about wishing someone who has no chance of winning runs for president, just want to make sure the universe understands this is bad and I don’t want it to happen. I don’t want her to run for president. It’s not good and I emphatically hope it doesn‘t occur. Ok?
November 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Having learned my lesson 9ish years ago about wishing someone who has no chance of winning runs for president, just want to make sure the universe understands this is bad and I don’t want it to happen. I don’t want her to run for president. It’s not good and I emphatically hope it doesn‘t occur. Ok?
From the bottom of my heart, what the fuck is he talking about
Duffy: "Trump talks about the golden age of transportation. But the golden age in transportation truly begins with you ... People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly ... so we want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season: Help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
November 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
From the bottom of my heart, what the fuck is he talking about
Stephen King, in the author’s note at the end of 11/22/63, said he researched it thoroughly and he’s pretty positive it was Oswald. That‘s good enough for me.
My first political memory - exactly 62 years ago right now, a 4-year-old boy trying to understand his mom's tears - is still the biggest event in my lifetime. We still (IMO) don't *really* know who killed JFK, but we know the public's trust was shattered. It's a straight line to today's mess
November 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Stephen King, in the author’s note at the end of 11/22/63, said he researched it thoroughly and he’s pretty positive it was Oswald. That‘s good enough for me.
Seeing The American Analog Set play music tonight for the first time, after loving their music for most my life. Haven't been this excited for a show in a long time.
November 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Seeing The American Analog Set play music tonight for the first time, after loving their music for most my life. Haven't been this excited for a show in a long time.
Commenting "Can you please delete this?" on all my friends' baby photos
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Commenting "Can you please delete this?" on all my friends' baby photos
Ok time for the weird media sex freaks to disappear now
November 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Ok time for the weird media sex freaks to disappear now
Marjorie Taylor Greene. Weird person. The last weird person in congress hopefully.
November 22, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene. Weird person. The last weird person in congress hopefully.
The New York mayor election is, somehow, still going on
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The New York mayor election is, somehow, still going on
Super thrilled that my story “My Dad who Lives in the Walls” has been nominated for Best Small Fictions! Thank you Gooseberry Pie and Jeff Harvey. gooseberry-pie.com/my-dad-who-l...
Congratulations to our nominees for Best Small Fictions 2026
@pleomorphic2.bsky.social
@writesofkathryn.bsky.social
@mczyzniejewski.bsky.social
Mikki Aronoff
@chrisscott.bsky.social
@pleomorphic2.bsky.social
@writesofkathryn.bsky.social
@mczyzniejewski.bsky.social
Mikki Aronoff
@chrisscott.bsky.social
Best Small Fictions Nominations 2026 - Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine
Gooseberry Pie Lit Magazine is thrilled to nominate the following for Best Small Fictions 2026:
gooseberry-pie.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Super thrilled that my story “My Dad who Lives in the Walls” has been nominated for Best Small Fictions! Thank you Gooseberry Pie and Jeff Harvey. gooseberry-pie.com/my-dad-who-l...
Every day we’re forced to contemplate some new stupid shit right wingers have apparently been upset about this whole time. Failing to wear a tuxedo when you fly is communism coded, so say the biggest fucking babies this country has ever produced. Who has time for this.
Trump's Transportation Secretary on how to improve air travel:
"People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly... We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
"People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly... We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
November 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Every day we’re forced to contemplate some new stupid shit right wingers have apparently been upset about this whole time. Failing to wear a tuxedo when you fly is communism coded, so say the biggest fucking babies this country has ever produced. Who has time for this.
Acclaimed English novelist Ian McEwan wrote the screenplay for the 1993 film “The Good Son” starring Macaulay Culkin and Elijah Wood
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Acclaimed English novelist Ian McEwan wrote the screenplay for the 1993 film “The Good Son” starring Macaulay Culkin and Elijah Wood
Really, really like this short piece by @happilander.bsky.social in @claudineliterary.bsky.social. Funny, charming, strange, and with a kind of sadness running through it. Extremely my jam.
Mileva Anastasiadou | Thinking Sickness
www.claudineliterary.net
November 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Really, really like this short piece by @happilander.bsky.social in @claudineliterary.bsky.social. Funny, charming, strange, and with a kind of sadness running through it. Extremely my jam.
Niche request, but does anyone have any Tubi original horror recommendations? I’ve found these to have some hidden gems
November 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Niche request, but does anyone have any Tubi original horror recommendations? I’ve found these to have some hidden gems
Earlier this year someone posted a video of Karoline Leavitt and her team praying together before every press briefing and I haven’t stopped thinking about it since
Q: What did the president mean when he called a reporter "piggy"?
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
LEAVITT: Look, the president is very frank & honest with everyone in this room. You'll all seen it yourself. You've all experienced it yourselves. And I think it's one of the many reasons the American people reelected this president
November 20, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Earlier this year someone posted a video of Karoline Leavitt and her team praying together before every press briefing and I haven’t stopped thinking about it since
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Thrilled to have a new story out today with the wonderful Milk Candy Review that features eggs, soldiers, silence and absent suns. Hope you'll give it a read:
milkcandyreview.home.blog/2025/11/20/n...
milkcandyreview.home.blog/2025/11/20/n...
Nothing certain ~ by Matt Kendrick
The day the sun forgets to rise, Mr White sits down for breakfast at precisely twelve minutes past seven. This is in the dining room. It is Tuesday. His Tuesday breakfast is a soft-boiled egg opene…
milkcandyreview.home.blog
November 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Thrilled to have a new story out today with the wonderful Milk Candy Review that features eggs, soldiers, silence and absent suns. Hope you'll give it a read:
milkcandyreview.home.blog/2025/11/20/n...
milkcandyreview.home.blog/2025/11/20/n...