Scott Stein
@sstein.bsky.social
Latest novel: THE GREAT AMERICAN BETRAYAL "Best Comedy Books of 2022" —Vulture
English professor, novelist, satirist, father, husband, dog owner, gardener, liker of good beer
https://scottsteinonline.com
English professor, novelist, satirist, father, husband, dog owner, gardener, liker of good beer
https://scottsteinonline.com
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Scott Stein
@sstein.bsky.social
· Dec 3
If you're a literary/film agent or work in animation, television, streaming, comics, video games, my novels are available for adaptation. They've been compared to Douglas Adams, Twin Peaks meets Futurama, Monty Python meets Sam Spade. See reviews from Publishers Weekly (starred), Vulture, Kirkus.
For the first time in maybe 20 years, I will not be carving the turkey on Thanksgiving. Having a little wrist problem, probably from being on the computer all the time, so I asked new nephew (niece got married in August) if he would do it. I guess I will turn to dust soon.
November 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
For the first time in maybe 20 years, I will not be carving the turkey on Thanksgiving. Having a little wrist problem, probably from being on the computer all the time, so I asked new nephew (niece got married in August) if he would do it. I guess I will turn to dust soon.
Rush Hour minus the usual nuance
This is disgraceful toadying to someone who could well be dead, out of office, or both by the time this reanimated corpse knuckle-drags itself to the screen. Some context: Ratner directed the state-approved Melania doc that is coming to Prime, so he's now a friend of The Family. >
I teased this last night in What I’m Hearing but now confirmed: Paramount WILL release Rush Hour 4 after prodding from Trump on behalf of Brett Ratner. Distribution deal. Producer Tarak Ben Ammar is lining up financing. Get ready for the dumbest possible state-controlled media.
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Rush Hour minus the usual nuance
Writing a novel = Create problem. Solve it. Solution causes new problem. Solve it. Rinse. Repeat.
November 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Writing a novel = Create problem. Solve it. Solution causes new problem. Solve it. Rinse. Repeat.
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As Mike Kafka awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into the coach of the New York Giants.
November 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
As Mike Kafka awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into the coach of the New York Giants.
Ready for the holidays. (Content warning: beer)
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Ready for the holidays. (Content warning: beer)
As Mike Kafka awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into the coach of the New York Giants.
November 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
As Mike Kafka awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into the coach of the New York Giants.
Reposted by Scott Stein
Flowers in my garden committing wage theft against the sun
Anti-solar NIMBYs aren't beating the accusations of being pretty dim bulbs. "Extracting from the sky" is a good one
November 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Flowers in my garden committing wage theft against the sun
I am going to continue making Coach Kafka jokes even if no one likes them.
Coaching the New York Giants is a real trial.
November 25, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I am going to continue making Coach Kafka jokes even if no one likes them.
Parents and advisors of college students who are applying for internships and co-op jobs: you might want to encourage them to at least visit the website of the organization before they interview for the position.
November 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Parents and advisors of college students who are applying for internships and co-op jobs: you might want to encourage them to at least visit the website of the organization before they interview for the position.
Coaching the New York Giants is a real trial.
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Coaching the New York Giants is a real trial.
Star Wars would be better without the force [ducks]
November 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Star Wars would be better without the force [ducks]
Flowers in my garden committing wage theft against the sun
Anti-solar NIMBYs aren't beating the accusations of being pretty dim bulbs. "Extracting from the sky" is a good one
November 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Flowers in my garden committing wage theft against the sun
The sun is the victim of wage-theft.
People who use language like this crack me up, ok I'm capitalistically using the sun to power my home without pollution, whatcha gonna do about it sport
Anti-solar NIMBYs aren't beating the accusations of being pretty dim bulbs. "Extracting from the sky" is a good one
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The sun is the victim of wage-theft.
Nuke that sandwich from orbit (microwave)
November 24, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Nuke that sandwich from orbit (microwave)
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, your feet are stinky and you should wear a tie."
"It honors our country."
Yeah, the thing that's going to bring America back to its glory days is me showing up for my Frontier Airlines flight in a tux.
Yeah, the thing that's going to bring America back to its glory days is me showing up for my Frontier Airlines flight in a tux.
Duffy on his demand that air travelers not wear slippers or pajamas: "It honors our country ... don't take your shoes off and put your feet on the chair ahead of you"
November 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, your feet are stinky and you should wear a tie."
Giants name Kafka as coach and they fail to finish games.
November 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Giants name Kafka as coach and they fail to finish games.
Today and tomorrow, I will be interviewing five undergraduate students for Drexel Publishing Group's "Publishing/Editorial Assistant" position (a six-month full-time, paid co-op job). I hope they have looked through our website. It's the first question I ask.
drexelpublishing.com
drexelpublishing.com
Drexel Publishing Group
drexelpublishing.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Today and tomorrow, I will be interviewing five undergraduate students for Drexel Publishing Group's "Publishing/Editorial Assistant" position (a six-month full-time, paid co-op job). I hope they have looked through our website. It's the first question I ask.
drexelpublishing.com
drexelpublishing.com
The playbook got creative now that the Giants are being coached by Kafka
November 23, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The playbook got creative now that the Giants are being coached by Kafka
I think today will be my last use of the lawnmower for the season. I hope this information helps you get through the day.
November 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I think today will be my last use of the lawnmower for the season. I hope this information helps you get through the day.
Posting this on LinkedIn, wish me luck
The people who most deserve to have imposter syndrome never do. Imposters are immune to their own syndrome.
November 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Posting this on LinkedIn, wish me luck
The people who most deserve to have imposter syndrome never do. Imposters are immune to their own syndrome.
November 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The people who most deserve to have imposter syndrome never do. Imposters are immune to their own syndrome.
If we're posting about better ways to spend $10, at the moment you can get my novels The Great American Deception AND The Great American Betrayal for less than that. That's two novels and over 300 footnotes. Price probably won't last.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
If we're posting about better ways to spend $10, at the moment you can get my novels The Great American Deception AND The Great American Betrayal for less than that. That's two novels and over 300 footnotes. Price probably won't last.
Saw an academic ad for a professor job that specified that an "earned" doctorate was required and I'm imagining someone somewhere tried to get a professor position with an honorary doctorate they received because they spoke at graduation or something. #academicsky
November 22, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Saw an academic ad for a professor job that specified that an "earned" doctorate was required and I'm imagining someone somewhere tried to get a professor position with an honorary doctorate they received because they spoke at graduation or something. #academicsky
The Internet was a mistake. Literacy was a mistake. The whole species needs to seriously consider going back into the water.
And I haven't even read whatever it is you all are talking about.
And I haven't even read whatever it is you all are talking about.
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The Internet was a mistake. Literacy was a mistake. The whole species needs to seriously consider going back into the water.
And I haven't even read whatever it is you all are talking about.
And I haven't even read whatever it is you all are talking about.
I don't know what's happening @nameshiv.bsky.social and @lindaholmes.bsky.social and it sounds like I don't want to know.
November 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I don't know what's happening @nameshiv.bsky.social and @lindaholmes.bsky.social and it sounds like I don't want to know.