After way too long, my office buildout is complete, and my store is finally back. You can browse the goods over at store.kmalexander.com. If you ever wanted to get signed paperback copies of my books, merch mugs, or selected stickers, now is your chance. Hit the link above and get buying! Please note that for now, I am only shipping to the US.

I am elated to introduce the tenth edition of my List of Lists for 2023. Just as in times of yore, together we shall unearth an abundance of accoutrement and a plethora of paraphernalia for the weird-fiction fanatic, cosmic-horror connoisseur, or mythos maniac in your life. But I have not toiled in isolation during this season of malediction. This year I have enlisted your help!

If you’re an author, or honestly if you just happen to be standing near an author these days, then you have probably seen a flood of emails in the past couple of months promising you that who…

For a recent scary story night, I decided to explore a setting that had been rattling around in my head for a while. REM State is unrelated to The Bell Forging Cycle, but it shares a similar DNA. I like massive cities and weird creatures, what can I say? I don't write short stories all that often, but instead of filing this one away and forgetting about it, I figured it'd be fun to release it.

For Kari-Lise Alexander, her artistic practice enriches her role as a gallery director, and vice versa.

“And so I am an anti-imperialist. I am opposed to having the American eagle put its talons on any other land.” Mark Twain

He's now a year and a half old, and we've had a significant summer! Uly got fixed in June, and as is common in large breeds, he also underwent a gastropexy to prevent GDV. As a result, the beginning of the summer was a bit slow. We did get him a little suit to keep him from picking at his sutures, and as a benefit, it made him look like a little man from the turn of the century, about to go for a swim and an egg cream at the beach.

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Traditional map projection is “world’s longest misinformation and disinformation campaign,” say African campaigners for a fairer alternative.

Every day, I have someone emailing asking where I've been for the last month or so. (That's not true, but it's a good way to start my first post in nearly a month.) Well, I have been busy! For a while now, Kari-Lise and I have spent any free time hard at work building out a patio/gazebo/outdoor cooking space/chef's garden that I am calling our Smoker Paddock.