Kurt Baumeister
@kurtbaumeister.bsky.social
Novels: TWILIGHT OF THE GODS (EARLY '25) + PAX AMERICANA (both Stalking Horse) Ed: 7.13 Books SRQ: Vol. 1 Brooklyn Words: Google Me: He/Him TNBCC
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My books in Powell's. TWILIGHT OF THE GODS now a staff pick from the incomparable Gigi Little! And thanks to Kevin Sampsell as well for stocking my books. Tagging my publisher. @jamesreich.bsky.social @powells.bsky.social
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Miller as soon as Zohran leaves the WH
November 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Miller as soon as Zohran leaves the WH
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NBCC board member Tobias Carroll wrote about Delaney Nolan's "Happy Bad" for On the Seawall:
on Happy Bad, a novel by Delaney Nolan – On the Seawall
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November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
NBCC board member Tobias Carroll wrote about Delaney Nolan's "Happy Bad" for On the Seawall:
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I don't know if the Epstein vote is a one-off or not, but I've been thinkin of that very thin, translucent sticker film that comes when you order, say, a new monitor. It's devilishly hard to get the first little bit of the corner to separate but once you do, the entire thing pulls off very easily.
November 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I don't know if the Epstein vote is a one-off or not, but I've been thinkin of that very thin, translucent sticker film that comes when you order, say, a new monitor. It's devilishly hard to get the first little bit of the corner to separate but once you do, the entire thing pulls off very easily.
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Looking for a gift for your friend who loves pie, basketball, and monsters? Want to gift future you a book with a gorgeous cover? A pre-order is perfect. Trust me, I am not biased about this in any way.
I know everything is trash but books are still good. My book is up for pre-order and id be grateful if you want to read it 🥺 will link to a few places in thread
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Looking for a gift for your friend who loves pie, basketball, and monsters? Want to gift future you a book with a gorgeous cover? A pre-order is perfect. Trust me, I am not biased about this in any way.
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"Goblins, I ask you — is this the best life has to offer us?"
Check out my latest #flashfiction "Goblin Seminar" up at AntipodeanSF
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Check out my latest #flashfiction "Goblin Seminar" up at AntipodeanSF
antisf.com/the-stories/...
Goblin Seminar - AntipodeanSF
AntipodeanSF publishes the best speculative flash fiction (SF, F, H) on the web.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"Goblins, I ask you — is this the best life has to offer us?"
Check out my latest #flashfiction "Goblin Seminar" up at AntipodeanSF
antisf.com/the-stories/...
Check out my latest #flashfiction "Goblin Seminar" up at AntipodeanSF
antisf.com/the-stories/...
"Goblin Seminar" Love this hillariously pointy story by @taracampbell.bsky.social.
"The question before you now is: what does success mean to you?
You there. Yes, you in the orange loincloth, what does success mean to you?"
"The question before you now is: what does success mean to you?
You there. Yes, you in the orange loincloth, what does success mean to you?"
"Goblins, I ask you — is this the best life has to offer us?"
Check out my latest #flashfiction "Goblin Seminar" up at AntipodeanSF
antisf.com/the-stories/...
Check out my latest #flashfiction "Goblin Seminar" up at AntipodeanSF
antisf.com/the-stories/...
Goblin Seminar - AntipodeanSF
AntipodeanSF publishes the best speculative flash fiction (SF, F, H) on the web.
antisf.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
"Goblin Seminar" Love this hillariously pointy story by @taracampbell.bsky.social.
"The question before you now is: what does success mean to you?
You there. Yes, you in the orange loincloth, what does success mean to you?"
"The question before you now is: what does success mean to you?
You there. Yes, you in the orange loincloth, what does success mean to you?"
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Y'all, you get a free registration for AWP if you volunteer for ONE SHIFT. That's incredible, considering the $$$ of entrance!
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Work Exchange
Are you a current student, adjunct professor, or someone needing assistance to cover the cost of the conference? Sign up to participate in our work-exchange program for the 2025 AWP Conference & Bookf...
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October 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Y'all, you get a free registration for AWP if you volunteer for ONE SHIFT. That's incredible, considering the $$$ of entrance!
conference.awpwriter.org/work_exchang...
conference.awpwriter.org/work_exchang...
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ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
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Excited to share Episode 309 with @kailayu.bsky.social. Thanks to her for a generous conversation!
Buy Fetishized from @crownpublishing.bsky.social: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738645...
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Buy Fetishized from @crownpublishing.bsky.social: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738645...
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Excited to share Episode 309 with @kailayu.bsky.social. Thanks to her for a generous conversation!
Buy Fetishized from @crownpublishing.bsky.social: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738645...
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Buy Fetishized from @crownpublishing.bsky.social: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738645...
Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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NBCC member Christopher Kempf reviewed Valencia Robin's poetry collection "Lost Cities" for the online reviews magazine Preposition:
Robin // LOST CITIES | PREPOSITION
PREPOSITION
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November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
NBCC member Christopher Kempf reviewed Valencia Robin's poetry collection "Lost Cities" for the online reviews magazine Preposition:
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NBCC member Randy Cepuch reviewed "Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary" by Stefan Fatsis for the Washington Independent Review of Books:
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November 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
NBCC member Randy Cepuch reviewed "Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat to) the Modern Dictionary" by Stefan Fatsis for the Washington Independent Review of Books:
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Oh, hey, you can vote for WE LIVED ON THE HORIZON here. Yay!
(I'm using this also as an award eligibility post. If you've read WLOTH and are moved to nominate it for things, I'd be deeply grateful.)
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(I'm using this also as an award eligibility post. If you've read WLOTH and are moved to nominate it for things, I'd be deeply grateful.)
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Science Fiction - She Reads
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November 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Oh, hey, you can vote for WE LIVED ON THE HORIZON here. Yay!
(I'm using this also as an award eligibility post. If you've read WLOTH and are moved to nominate it for things, I'd be deeply grateful.)
shereads.com/awards/scien...
(I'm using this also as an award eligibility post. If you've read WLOTH and are moved to nominate it for things, I'd be deeply grateful.)
shereads.com/awards/scien...
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I can’t believe how stupid everything is
November 17, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I can’t believe how stupid everything is
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Just started my first day as a technician at Cloudflare. Wish me luck!
November 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Just started my first day as a technician at Cloudflare. Wish me luck!
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NBCC member Nell Beram reviewed "A Complete Fiction" by R.L. Maizes:
Shelf Awareness for Readers for Friday, November 14, 2025
Caution: the newsletter you are about to enter contains materials described as "irreverent," "thorny," "thrilling," and "wry." Please be advised: Yorick Goldewijk's illustrated children's stories in…
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November 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
NBCC member Nell Beram reviewed "A Complete Fiction" by R.L. Maizes:
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Had so much fun answering @kurtbaumeister.bsky.social Six ridiculous questions for @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social
Managed to make one about Oreos as is my curse/gift
Managed to make one about Oreos as is my curse/gift
Six Ridiculous Questions: Chloe Clark
The guiding principle of Six Ridiculous Questions is that life is filled with ridiculousness. And questions. That only by giving in to these truths may we hope to slip the surly bonds of reality an…
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November 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Had so much fun answering @kurtbaumeister.bsky.social Six ridiculous questions for @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social
Managed to make one about Oreos as is my curse/gift
Managed to make one about Oreos as is my curse/gift
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New Six Ridiculous Questions up today! My guest this time was Chloe N. Clark aka @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social. Thanks, as always, to @tobiascarroll.bsky.social and @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social for hosting! Read, please...
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Six Ridiculous Questions: Chloe Clark
The guiding principle of Six Ridiculous Questions is that life is filled with ridiculousness. And questions. That only by giving in to these truths may we hope to slip the surly bonds of reality an…
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November 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
New Six Ridiculous Questions up today! My guest this time was Chloe N. Clark aka @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social. Thanks, as always, to @tobiascarroll.bsky.social and @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social for hosting! Read, please...
www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/11/18/s...
www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/11/18/s...
New Six Ridiculous Questions up today! My guest this time was Chloe N. Clark aka @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social. Thanks, as always, to @tobiascarroll.bsky.social and @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social for hosting! Read, please...
www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/11/18/s...
www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/11/18/s...
Six Ridiculous Questions: Chloe Clark
The guiding principle of Six Ridiculous Questions is that life is filled with ridiculousness. And questions. That only by giving in to these truths may we hope to slip the surly bonds of reality an…
www.vol1brooklyn.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
New Six Ridiculous Questions up today! My guest this time was Chloe N. Clark aka @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social. Thanks, as always, to @tobiascarroll.bsky.social and @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social for hosting! Read, please...
www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/11/18/s...
www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/11/18/s...
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Back in March, Kurt Baumeister launched TWILIGHT OF THE GODS, which is wild and funny and also about fascism and old gods made new.
November 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Back in March, Kurt Baumeister launched TWILIGHT OF THE GODS, which is wild and funny and also about fascism and old gods made new.
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Reminder: A lot of great books published this year during absolutely bonkers news & world event times. That squashes people talking about them. Keep buying books please, keep borrowing them from libraries, and for the love of all that's good, talk about them. Post about them. 📚
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Reminder: A lot of great books published this year during absolutely bonkers news & world event times. That squashes people talking about them. Keep buying books please, keep borrowing them from libraries, and for the love of all that's good, talk about them. Post about them. 📚
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"The pink tissue box served as the altar, and the narrow-figured, blue ceramic Virgin Mary stood in the center cut-out, over the Holy Communion cards. I could read most of the words. Dear. Bronagh. God. Bless. You. Love." www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sunday Stories: “Lace”
Laceby Jeanne-Marie Fleming My father, in his leisure suit, rose from the couch and belted out the wedding march—don, don, da don, don, don, da don as I paraded my fancy dress around the living roo…
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November 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"The pink tissue box served as the altar, and the narrow-figured, blue ceramic Virgin Mary stood in the center cut-out, over the Holy Communion cards. I could read most of the words. Dear. Bronagh. God. Bless. You. Love." www.vol1brooklyn.com/2025/11/16/s...
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My story, Gravel on the Path, has moved up to #4 on the Godless Top Ten!
November 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
My story, Gravel on the Path, has moved up to #4 on the Godless Top Ten!
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My lovely friend @jkrummeck.bsky.social wrote a masterful book - “The Deceived Ones” - based on Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.” I’m gonna plug that book here:
November 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
My lovely friend @jkrummeck.bsky.social wrote a masterful book - “The Deceived Ones” - based on Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night.” I’m gonna plug that book here: