Ken MacGregor
@kenmacgregor.bsky.social
Writer, editor, bookmobile driver, father, optimistic curmudgeonly crankypants. Active Member: HWA. Finalist: Shirley Jackson Award (editing). (He/him/his)
From a completely fictional work in progress:
“I want to see their severed heads on spikes, displayed outside the seat of power, as a warning to future wannabe tyrants.”
“I want to see their severed heads on spikes, displayed outside the seat of power, as a warning to future wannabe tyrants.”
March 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
From a completely fictional work in progress:
“I want to see their severed heads on spikes, displayed outside the seat of power, as a warning to future wannabe tyrants.”
“I want to see their severed heads on spikes, displayed outside the seat of power, as a warning to future wannabe tyrants.”
The state of affairs in this country is making it challenging to continue to be sober. I mean, I will anyway, but…
January 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The state of affairs in this country is making it challenging to continue to be sober. I mean, I will anyway, but…
Stepping over the threshold of a new year with something resembling cautious optimism for my own trajectory, and a bleak sort of pessimism for the rest of the world.
January 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Stepping over the threshold of a new year with something resembling cautious optimism for my own trajectory, and a bleak sort of pessimism for the rest of the world.
I kinda won Best Writer in this. Absolutely delighted! www.ecurrent.com/best-of/best...
Best of Washtenaw 2024 – And the Winners Are…. - Current Magazine
The long-awaited results have finally arrived. The winners of the 2024 Best of Washtenaw are finally here. Check out the full list of winners
www.ecurrent.com
December 16, 2024 at 5:32 PM
I kinda won Best Writer in this. Absolutely delighted! www.ecurrent.com/best-of/best...
Book mail! The Ramsey Campbell story originally appeared in NOVUS MONSTRUM, co-edited by @douglasgwilym.bsky.social and myself.
December 12, 2024 at 2:14 AM
Book mail! The Ramsey Campbell story originally appeared in NOVUS MONSTRUM, co-edited by @douglasgwilym.bsky.social and myself.
Seven Novus Monstrum stories made Ellen Datlow’s list of recommendations! ellendatlow.com/category/new... Could not be more proud of this anthology co-edited with @douglasgwilym.bsky.social
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ellendatlow.com
November 29, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Seven Novus Monstrum stories made Ellen Datlow’s list of recommendations! ellendatlow.com/category/new... Could not be more proud of this anthology co-edited with @douglasgwilym.bsky.social
Today is a good day to buy books.
November 29, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Today is a good day to buy books.
I’m brining a chicken because fuck the state.
November 27, 2024 at 11:31 PM
I’m brining a chicken because fuck the state.
This year, maybe shop local or buy books as gifts. If you live in my neighborhood, you could do both! I’ll be (conveniently) at a table this weekend at the Ypsilanti Freight House with my stock.
November 27, 2024 at 3:26 PM
This year, maybe shop local or buy books as gifts. If you live in my neighborhood, you could do both! I’ll be (conveniently) at a table this weekend at the Ypsilanti Freight House with my stock.
Reposted by Ken MacGregor
Also: If you don't have money to buy my (or anyone's) books, and you live in the anglosphere, before you pirate them, try to get them from your local library instead. They have it or can get it, they pay for the books, and in many places writers get paid for their books being lent. Everyone wins!
November 23, 2024 at 1:01 AM
Also: If you don't have money to buy my (or anyone's) books, and you live in the anglosphere, before you pirate them, try to get them from your local library instead. They have it or can get it, they pay for the books, and in many places writers get paid for their books being lent. Everyone wins!
My coeditor has compiled this convenient list of Novus Monstrum talent here on this, the Sky of Blue.
Hello, Bluesky friends and fans of The Midnight Zone: NOVUS MONSTRUM. We've gathered all of the amazing talent behind the collection @johnnycompton.bsky.social calls "mysterious, merciless, mirthful..." and "superb" in one Bluesky starter pack! go.bsky.app/BeARpF3
November 22, 2024 at 8:52 PM
My coeditor has compiled this convenient list of Novus Monstrum talent here on this, the Sky of Blue.
A quick reminder that Small Business Saturday is coming. We need to support small businesses now more than ever. Shop local like your community’s existence depends on it—because it does.
November 22, 2024 at 6:03 PM
A quick reminder that Small Business Saturday is coming. We need to support small businesses now more than ever. Shop local like your community’s existence depends on it—because it does.
Everyone in the US: Nobody… nobody trusts anybody now, and we’re all very tired.
(Hat tip: John Carpenter)
(Hat tip: John Carpenter)
November 15, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Everyone in the US: Nobody… nobody trusts anybody now, and we’re all very tired.
(Hat tip: John Carpenter)
(Hat tip: John Carpenter)
Trying to create in the face of existential despair is tough, but it’s also probably the exact best time to do it. I’m giving it my best shot.
November 13, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Trying to create in the face of existential despair is tough, but it’s also probably the exact best time to do it. I’m giving it my best shot.
Soon you’ll be able to check out five of my titles from the Ann Arbor District Library. (They declined to consider the really smutty ones.)
November 11, 2024 at 4:28 PM
Soon you’ll be able to check out five of my titles from the Ann Arbor District Library. (They declined to consider the really smutty ones.)
Book festival yesterday. Sold nothing, but a bookstore representative asked for copies of my novel and the host library is considering carrying five of my books. Calling that a win.
November 4, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Book festival yesterday. Sold nothing, but a bookstore representative asked for copies of my novel and the host library is considering carrying five of my books. Calling that a win.
Reposted by Ken MacGregor
The Midnight Zone is proud to announce a Valentine's Day surprise: SILVER DAGGER BOOKTOURS will be featuring NOVUS MONSTRUM from Feb 14 to Mar 14. Bloggers, social-media kaiju, & sly mad Bookstagrammers, JOIN OUR VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR: www.silverdaggertours.com/tour-sign-up... @dragonsroost.bsky.social
February 2, 2024 at 5:05 PM
The Midnight Zone is proud to announce a Valentine's Day surprise: SILVER DAGGER BOOKTOURS will be featuring NOVUS MONSTRUM from Feb 14 to Mar 14. Bloggers, social-media kaiju, & sly mad Bookstagrammers, JOIN OUR VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR: www.silverdaggertours.com/tour-sign-up... @dragonsroost.bsky.social
Go ahead and judge this book by its cover.
December 11, 2023 at 6:28 PM
Go ahead and judge this book by its cover.
100% this!
Creators: When you can (and you almost always can), celebrate your fellow creators in public. Take joy in their successes, talk them up to your own fans and friends, and do what you can to make them feel welcome and included in the community we are all part of. It will make everyone's lives better.
December 8, 2023 at 7:44 PM
100% this!
@scalzi.com Look what I found at work (at the Ypsi library)!
December 1, 2023 at 8:39 PM
@scalzi.com Look what I found at work (at the Ypsi library)!
(Inspired by a skeet by @jeremyjenkins.jdjenkins.co.uk)
I once addressed an audience with, “I’m kinda nervous, so I’d like you all to picture me naked.”
I once addressed an audience with, “I’m kinda nervous, so I’d like you all to picture me naked.”
November 22, 2023 at 1:59 PM
(Inspired by a skeet by @jeremyjenkins.jdjenkins.co.uk)
I once addressed an audience with, “I’m kinda nervous, so I’d like you all to picture me naked.”
I once addressed an audience with, “I’m kinda nervous, so I’d like you all to picture me naked.”
Novus Monstrum gets its first review and I’m delighted! www.amazon.com/gp/aw/review...
Check out this Amazon review of Novus Monstrum (The Midnight Zone)
Awesome collection, highly recommended!
www.amazon.com
November 17, 2023 at 5:13 PM
Novus Monstrum gets its first review and I’m delighted! www.amazon.com/gp/aw/review...
It’s my favorite fictional badass’s birthday! I wouldn’t ask how old he is—guy’s sensitive about that. www.lycanvalley.com/2023/11/happ...
November 8, 2023 at 9:03 PM
It’s my favorite fictional badass’s birthday! I wouldn’t ask how old he is—guy’s sensitive about that. www.lycanvalley.com/2023/11/happ...
A review is like a love letter to a book. And the author becomes a proud parent, vicariously experiencing the happy glow of their bookbaby all grown up and being adored.
November 1, 2023 at 7:16 PM
A review is like a love letter to a book. And the author becomes a proud parent, vicariously experiencing the happy glow of their bookbaby all grown up and being adored.
Got books in six local stores now. Barnes & Noble, I’m coming for you next.
October 30, 2023 at 8:35 PM
Got books in six local stores now. Barnes & Noble, I’m coming for you next.