Mac Crane (they/them)
@mcrane12.bsky.social
parent. jock to writer pipeline. author of I KEEP MY EXOSKELETONS TO MYSELF, A SHARP ENDLESS NEED (May, 2025), PERVERTS (2026)
absolutely thrilled to see A Sharp Endless Need on @them list of best LGBTQ books of 2025
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The 32 Best LGBTQ+ Books of 2025
From horror to heartfelt romance (and sometimes both at once), here are some of our favorite reads of this year.
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November 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
absolutely thrilled to see A Sharp Endless Need on @them list of best LGBTQ books of 2025
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Dorian Gray’s portrait but it’s a book’s star rating slowly going down with each immoral decision the protagonist makes
November 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Dorian Gray’s portrait but it’s a book’s star rating slowly going down with each immoral decision the protagonist makes
Hey friends! I’m teaching a brand new Tin House craft class on defamiliarization, associative leaps, and injecting surprise into your prose. I’m soooo excited to teach it and talk shop. Come join me!
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Fall Craft Intensive: Mac Crane - Tin House
In this class, we will discuss the craft of writing personal essays that relate to identity and that speak to both the specific and the universal, engage in a close reading of published pieces on this...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Hey friends! I’m teaching a brand new Tin House craft class on defamiliarization, associative leaps, and injecting surprise into your prose. I’m soooo excited to teach it and talk shop. Come join me!
tinhouse.com/product/fall...
tinhouse.com/product/fall...
if my Spotify daylist (correctly) calls me fragile ONE MORE TIME 👊🏼
October 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
if my Spotify daylist (correctly) calls me fragile ONE MORE TIME 👊🏼
I’ve been unemployed for 7 months & am unable to find work—please hire me to edit your work, provide a MS consult, be your book coach/dom 🙏🏼
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Manuscript Consultations — Mac (Marisa) Crane
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October 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I’ve been unemployed for 7 months & am unable to find work—please hire me to edit your work, provide a MS consult, be your book coach/dom 🙏🏼
www.marisacrane.org/manuscript-c...
www.marisacrane.org/manuscript-c...
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Powerful essay by @mcrane12.bsky.social in this collection. Provided me with a perspective that I’ll not ever fully understand. Thank you for sharing your words & experience with us, Mac.
October 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Powerful essay by @mcrane12.bsky.social in this collection. Provided me with a perspective that I’ll not ever fully understand. Thank you for sharing your words & experience with us, Mac.
nice to see my first book, I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself, on this list about the grief
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10 Books That Know Grief More Intimately Than Any Condolence Ever Could
In the quiet between heartbreak and hope lies a shelf of stories that understand sorrow better than any spoken condolence ever could., Books, Times Now
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October 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
nice to see my first book, I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself, on this list about the grief
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I have a new essay out in The Offing today! It’s about playing college basketball on a torn ACL, the fucked coach-player power dynamics, inherent worth & value, our cultural attitudes towards sacrifice in order to WIN THE BIG GAME, & more. give it a read ❤️🏀
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Sidelined, or No Pain, No Gain - The Offing
Essay - The Offing Magazine
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October 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I have a new essay out in The Offing today! It’s about playing college basketball on a torn ACL, the fucked coach-player power dynamics, inherent worth & value, our cultural attitudes towards sacrifice in order to WIN THE BIG GAME, & more. give it a read ❤️🏀
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I got to edit another essay by @mcrane12.bsky.social and now you all get to read it in @theoffingmag.bsky.social. If you've followed the impact of ACLs on WoSo in recent years, it's a must read.
Sidelined, or No Pain, No Gain - The Offing
Essay - The Offing Magazine
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October 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I got to edit another essay by @mcrane12.bsky.social and now you all get to read it in @theoffingmag.bsky.social. If you've followed the impact of ACLs on WoSo in recent years, it's a must read.
bring back the serialized novel, we could spend all week discussing each chapter online like we do tv shows
October 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
bring back the serialized novel, we could spend all week discussing each chapter online like we do tv shows
nice to see my novel I KEEP MY EXOSKELETONS TO MYSELF on this list of dystopian books on Scary Mommy (though wish the list were not necessary sigh)
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14 Dystopian Books For Those Of Us Yearning To See A Corrupt Government Crumble
If you just want to watch a horrible government crumble, then here are some excellent dystopian books for you to choose from.
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October 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
nice to see my novel I KEEP MY EXOSKELETONS TO MYSELF on this list of dystopian books on Scary Mommy (though wish the list were not necessary sigh)
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reframing all the pics of boys on my wall growing up as my very first Pinterest board of gender inspo
September 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
reframing all the pics of boys on my wall growing up as my very first Pinterest board of gender inspo
hiiii the ebook version of A Sharp Endless Need is discounted to just $1.99 from now until 10/5!!!! get it while it’s hot 🏀🔥
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A Sharp Endless Need by Marisa Crane: 9780593733646 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A vibrant and intimate novel about growing up, first love, and all the joy and heartbreak of competitive high school basketball, from the Lambda Literary Award–winning author of I Keep My Exoskeletons...
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September 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
hiiii the ebook version of A Sharp Endless Need is discounted to just $1.99 from now until 10/5!!!! get it while it’s hot 🏀🔥
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what it gonna take for my novel I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself—a very clear abolitionist text—to show up when I google literary fiction or speculative fiction about incarceration, prisons, critiquing the prison industrial complex, etc
September 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
what it gonna take for my novel I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself—a very clear abolitionist text—to show up when I google literary fiction or speculative fiction about incarceration, prisons, critiquing the prison industrial complex, etc
my kid woke me up at 3:30 am to tell me he had a bad dream (he was on a mountaintop with his books & one fell down & he screamed)
September 17, 2025 at 6:19 PM
my kid woke me up at 3:30 am to tell me he had a bad dream (he was on a mountaintop with his books & one fell down & he screamed)
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surprise! I am teaching a 4-week, online, asynchronous class on writing sex scenes, including expanding what a sex scene can be, complicating character psychology and emotional and relational history, and beyond. it runs from Oct 4 - Nov 3. sign up below!
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Registration for 4-Week Online Class on Writing Sex Scenes
What a Sex Scene Can Do
Are sex scenes really so hard to write, or are we thinking about them the wrong way? What can a sex scene do? How can it achieve psychological complexity on the page? How can ...
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September 10, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Hi only 5 spots left!
hi! I have been unemployed since March despite my best efforts to find a job. so I am freelancing in the meantime & am open for novel manuscript consults & book coaching. email me marisacrane12(at)gmail(dot)com
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Manuscript Consultations — Mac (Marisa) Crane
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September 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
hi! I have been unemployed since March despite my best efforts to find a job. so I am freelancing in the meantime & am open for novel manuscript consults & book coaching. email me marisacrane12(at)gmail(dot)com
www.marisacrane.org/manuscript-c...
www.marisacrane.org/manuscript-c...
Only 6 spots left!
surprise! I am teaching a 4-week, online, asynchronous class on writing sex scenes, including expanding what a sex scene can be, complicating character psychology and emotional and relational history, and beyond. it runs from Oct 4 - Nov 3. sign up below!
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Registration for 4-Week Online Class on Writing Sex Scenes
What a Sex Scene Can Do
Are sex scenes really so hard to write, or are we thinking about them the wrong way? What can a sex scene do? How can it achieve psychological complexity on the page? How can ...
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September 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Only 6 spots left!
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oh SHIT
only 8 spots left, get it folks
only 8 spots left, get it folks
surprise! I am teaching a 4-week, online, asynchronous class on writing sex scenes, including expanding what a sex scene can be, complicating character psychology and emotional and relational history, and beyond. it runs from Oct 4 - Nov 3. sign up below!
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Registration for 4-Week Online Class on Writing Sex Scenes
What a Sex Scene Can Do
Are sex scenes really so hard to write, or are we thinking about them the wrong way? What can a sex scene do? How can it achieve psychological complexity on the page? How can ...
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September 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
oh SHIT
only 8 spots left, get it folks
only 8 spots left, get it folks
only 8 spots left!
surprise! I am teaching a 4-week, online, asynchronous class on writing sex scenes, including expanding what a sex scene can be, complicating character psychology and emotional and relational history, and beyond. it runs from Oct 4 - Nov 3. sign up below!
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Registration for 4-Week Online Class on Writing Sex Scenes
What a Sex Scene Can Do
Are sex scenes really so hard to write, or are we thinking about them the wrong way? What can a sex scene do? How can it achieve psychological complexity on the page? How can ...
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September 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
only 8 spots left!
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September 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Pre-order The Year's Best Sports Writing 2025 on @bookshop.org : buff.ly/pVwt2ur
@maitreyiaa.bsky.social @zackthescribe.bsky.social @katiebarnes.bsky.social @mcrane12.bsky.social @thefrankiedlc.news @melissafebos.bsky.social @girinathan.bsky.social @tribecalledlex.bsky.social
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Hanif Abdurraqib has curated an extraordinary collection showcasing incredible feats and diverse perspectives across the world of sports. We're honored to announce this year's featured writers! Pre-order The Year's Best Sports Writing 2025 today: buff.ly/7gs9meT
September 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Hanif Abdurraqib has curated an extraordinary collection showcasing incredible feats and diverse perspectives across the world of sports. We're honored to announce this year's featured writers! Pre-order The Year's Best Sports Writing 2025 today: buff.ly/7gs9meT
every time someone calls me ma’am, another part of me dies, you understand
September 4, 2025 at 3:19 AM
every time someone calls me ma’am, another part of me dies, you understand
only 12 spots left!
surprise! I am teaching a 4-week, online, asynchronous class on writing sex scenes, including expanding what a sex scene can be, complicating character psychology and emotional and relational history, and beyond. it runs from Oct 4 - Nov 3. sign up below!
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Registration for 4-Week Online Class on Writing Sex Scenes
What a Sex Scene Can Do
Are sex scenes really so hard to write, or are we thinking about them the wrong way? What can a sex scene do? How can it achieve psychological complexity on the page? How can ...
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September 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
only 12 spots left!
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Basketball lit! The one & only @mcrane12.bsky.social reads from A Sharp Endless Need here: youtu.be/Skf8xdzeg1g?...
Wednesday Night Sessions featuring Writer Mac Crane
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September 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Basketball lit! The one & only @mcrane12.bsky.social reads from A Sharp Endless Need here: youtu.be/Skf8xdzeg1g?...