Steve Fox
@stevefoxwrites.com
Can run backwards
Rick Bass Montana Fiction Prize Winner
SOMETIMES CREEK (Cornerstone) winner American BookFest Best Book Award • Chicago Writers Book of the Year Award finalist
order THESE ARE MY PEOPLE now at stevefoxwrites.com
Rick Bass Montana Fiction Prize Winner
SOMETIMES CREEK (Cornerstone) winner American BookFest Best Book Award • Chicago Writers Book of the Year Award finalist
order THESE ARE MY PEOPLE now at stevefoxwrites.com
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Steve Fox
@stevefoxwrites.com
· Jul 27
Newest story collection, These Are My People, now available for early orders. Save 20%!
“… a reader’s dream. And a true gourmet of a meal, too!”
—Amber Sparks, author of Happy People Don’t Live Here
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“… a reader’s dream. And a true gourmet of a meal, too!”
—Amber Sparks, author of Happy People Don’t Live Here
tinyurl.com/these-are-my...
Having a hard time posting about books, coffee, and doggies when we got shit like this in our face.
January 16, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Having a hard time posting about books, coffee, and doggies when we got shit like this in our face.
Here I thought we'd hit rock-bottom when we sent our children off to school with Kevlar school bags and said, "Have a great day, honey. Don't get shot."
So naive. Every rock-bottom's got a trap door down to yet another lower low.
So naive. Every rock-bottom's got a trap door down to yet another lower low.
January 14, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Here I thought we'd hit rock-bottom when we sent our children off to school with Kevlar school bags and said, "Have a great day, honey. Don't get shot."
So naive. Every rock-bottom's got a trap door down to yet another lower low.
So naive. Every rock-bottom's got a trap door down to yet another lower low.
Some good news to share, amid all the bad: These Are My People gets a nice write-up from Windy City Reviews. Thanks to @chicagowrites.bsky.social for making it happen.
"...not only impeccably written but surprising."
www.windycityreviews.org/book-reviews...
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Midwest
"...not only impeccably written but surprising."
www.windycityreviews.org/book-reviews...
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Midwest
Book Review: These Are My People — Windy City Reviews
Windy City Reviews - These Are My People
www.windycityreviews.org
January 13, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Some good news to share, amid all the bad: These Are My People gets a nice write-up from Windy City Reviews. Thanks to @chicagowrites.bsky.social for making it happen.
"...not only impeccably written but surprising."
www.windycityreviews.org/book-reviews...
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Midwest
"...not only impeccably written but surprising."
www.windycityreviews.org/book-reviews...
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #Midwest
It’s fun commenting on deleted posts.
January 10, 2026 at 4:29 PM
It’s fun commenting on deleted posts.
My second collection of short stories is out! These Are My People. More here - click cover to order from @bookshop.org
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January 7, 2026 at 10:13 PM
My second collection of short stories is out! These Are My People. More here - click cover to order from @bookshop.org
stevefoxwrites.com
stevefoxwrites.com
So, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, a small-to-medium-sized city located in the Midwest, is more populous than all of Greenland.
January 7, 2026 at 4:09 PM
So, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, a small-to-medium-sized city located in the Midwest, is more populous than all of Greenland.
Drop your dialogue tags and read it aloud.
Really?
Yep.
You’re serious?
Totally. You should check it out.
Huh. Maybe I will.
Really?
Yep.
You’re serious?
Totally. You should check it out.
Huh. Maybe I will.
January 2, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Drop your dialogue tags and read it aloud.
Really?
Yep.
You’re serious?
Totally. You should check it out.
Huh. Maybe I will.
Really?
Yep.
You’re serious?
Totally. You should check it out.
Huh. Maybe I will.
Killing a character gives you license to write about her more. #WritingCommunity
January 1, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Killing a character gives you license to write about her more. #WritingCommunity
Very important not* to forget the tilde (~) on the n when wishing folks a happy new year in Spanish.
Feliz año vs feliz ano.
Feliz año vs feliz ano.
January 1, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Very important not* to forget the tilde (~) on the n when wishing folks a happy new year in Spanish.
Feliz año vs feliz ano.
Feliz año vs feliz ano.
First read of 2026 - The Voyage Out, Virginia Woolf.
January 1, 2026 at 5:40 PM
First read of 2026 - The Voyage Out, Virginia Woolf.
12:03,-21 C.
Happy New Year
and goodnight.
Happy New Year
and goodnight.
January 1, 2026 at 6:04 AM
12:03,-21 C.
Happy New Year
and goodnight.
Happy New Year
and goodnight.
Wow. Random notes like this mean so much:
Dear Steve — [These Are My People] is the exact book I was hoping for. It filled my soul and broke my heart all at once.
Dear Steve — [These Are My People] is the exact book I was hoping for. It filled my soul and broke my heart all at once.
December 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Wow. Random notes like this mean so much:
Dear Steve — [These Are My People] is the exact book I was hoping for. It filled my soul and broke my heart all at once.
Dear Steve — [These Are My People] is the exact book I was hoping for. It filled my soul and broke my heart all at once.
Only thing cooler than my hair is my books. Had a great time at last night’s launch of These Are My People, hosted by Chapter2Books. Thanks to all who came from far and wide to attend and hear me ramble.
December 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Only thing cooler than my hair is my books. Had a great time at last night’s launch of These Are My People, hosted by Chapter2Books. Thanks to all who came from far and wide to attend and hear me ramble.
Reposted by Steve Fox
🖼️ Edward Gorey
December 14, 2025 at 5:50 AM
🖼️ Edward Gorey
Good morning, Wednesday.
December 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Good morning, Wednesday.
If you've configured your customer support to route callers through a layered and complicated queuing / menu system, you can configure it to inform callers when your offices are closed, and when your hours of operation will resume. feh.
November 26, 2025 at 7:46 PM
If you've configured your customer support to route callers through a layered and complicated queuing / menu system, you can configure it to inform callers when your offices are closed, and when your hours of operation will resume. feh.
You need another book. Get this one now. “Crisp, unsentimental prose … stunningly honey and surprisingly tender.” — Kimberly King Parsons
Early-bird discount here: tinyurl.com/these-are-my...
Early-bird discount here: tinyurl.com/these-are-my...
November 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
You need another book. Get this one now. “Crisp, unsentimental prose … stunningly honey and surprisingly tender.” — Kimberly King Parsons
Early-bird discount here: tinyurl.com/these-are-my...
Early-bird discount here: tinyurl.com/these-are-my...
So I am a lot nicer to Claude than I am to Gemini.
November 21, 2025 at 11:47 PM
So I am a lot nicer to Claude than I am to Gemini.
Rabbit-hole rabbit-hole rabbit-hole rabbit-hole rabbit-hole. I’ve heard this said 100 times this week.
NEW RULE. You don’t get to use this metaphor unless a. You’re actually physically stuck in a rabbit-hole (then it’s not really not a metaphor, but still), or b. you know Alice.
NEW RULE. You don’t get to use this metaphor unless a. You’re actually physically stuck in a rabbit-hole (then it’s not really not a metaphor, but still), or b. you know Alice.
November 21, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Rabbit-hole rabbit-hole rabbit-hole rabbit-hole rabbit-hole. I’ve heard this said 100 times this week.
NEW RULE. You don’t get to use this metaphor unless a. You’re actually physically stuck in a rabbit-hole (then it’s not really not a metaphor, but still), or b. you know Alice.
NEW RULE. You don’t get to use this metaphor unless a. You’re actually physically stuck in a rabbit-hole (then it’s not really not a metaphor, but still), or b. you know Alice.
What’s a great book on craft you’ve never read? One of mine is How Fiction Work, James Wood.
#WritingCommunity #flashfiction #solarpunk #speculativefiction
#WritingCommunity #flashfiction #solarpunk #speculativefiction
November 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
What’s a great book on craft you’ve never read? One of mine is How Fiction Work, James Wood.
#WritingCommunity #flashfiction #solarpunk #speculativefiction
#WritingCommunity #flashfiction #solarpunk #speculativefiction
Had a great time last week at the Cornerstone book launch party. Honored to be on stage with Calvin Mills (The Caged Man) and Barry Pearce (The Plan of Chicago), two great fiction writers.
November 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Had a great time last week at the Cornerstone book launch party. Honored to be on stage with Calvin Mills (The Caged Man) and Barry Pearce (The Plan of Chicago), two great fiction writers.
All I’m trying to do is turn my lights on.
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
All I’m trying to do is turn my lights on.
Just grabbed a copy of @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social ‘s cool new book, Graphic Rage, from @splitlippress.com while wandering the Twin Cities Book Festival. Wonderful surprise to see them here.
#writing #writingcommunity
#writing #writingcommunity
November 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Just grabbed a copy of @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social ‘s cool new book, Graphic Rage, from @splitlippress.com while wandering the Twin Cities Book Festival. Wonderful surprise to see them here.
#writing #writingcommunity
#writing #writingcommunity
Good morning!
Daylight Saving Time. For the same reason we say
Dog walking time.
Story telling time.
Beer drinking time.
Bonus if you hyphenate because it’s a compound adjective.
Daylight Saving Time. For the same reason we say
Dog walking time.
Story telling time.
Beer drinking time.
Bonus if you hyphenate because it’s a compound adjective.
November 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Good morning!
Daylight Saving Time. For the same reason we say
Dog walking time.
Story telling time.
Beer drinking time.
Bonus if you hyphenate because it’s a compound adjective.
Daylight Saving Time. For the same reason we say
Dog walking time.
Story telling time.
Beer drinking time.
Bonus if you hyphenate because it’s a compound adjective.