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Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · 2d

bring back the serialized novel, we could spend all week discussing each chapter online like we do tv shows

Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · 5d

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)

www.scarymommy.com/lifestyle/dy...

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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Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · 8d

reframing all the pics of boys on my wall growing up as my very first Pinterest board of gender inspo

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Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · 8d

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 🏀🔥

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/762682...

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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Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · 13d

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

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Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · 21d

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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Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · 27d

Hi only 5 spots left!

Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · Sep 2

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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Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · 28d

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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Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · Sep 8

I would pay YOU to let me read some of your gay sex scenes

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Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · Sep 8

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Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · Sep 8

Aww thanks so much! So glad to hear you are teaching that :)

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Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · Sep 5

Only 6 spots left!

Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · Sep 2

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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Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · Sep 4

You are a fucking saint

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Paz Pardon me, is that a ghost in your pocket or @pazsays.bsky.social · Sep 4

oh SHIT
only 8 spots left, get it folks

Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · Sep 2

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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Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thanks dude, love to you!!!!

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Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · Sep 4

only 8 spots left!

Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · Sep 2

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!

docs.google.com/forms/d/1YvY...

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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Triumph Books @triumphbooks.bsky.social · Sep 3

Pre-order The Year's Best Sports Writing 2025 on @bookshop.org : buff.ly/pVwt2ur

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Triumph Books @triumphbooks.bsky.social · Sep 3

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

This year's featured writers:
Lex Pryor
Kim Cross
Frankie de la Cretaz
Melissa Febos
Daniel Ray
Zito Madu
Kaveh Akbar
Devin G. Kelly
Mac Crane
Maitreyi Anantharaman
Nick Hunt
Katie Barnes
Leyton Cassidy
Zack Davis
Helena Gjone
Yousra Samir Imran
Giri Nathan
Amos Barshad
Jamie Nesbitt Golden
Roman Stubbs
Katie Heindl
Mychal Denzel Smith
Lisa Williamson Rosenberg
Imogen West-Knights
Darrell Powell
Simon Akam
James Thomas
Niharika Pandit
Ettore Ewen (Big E)
Peter Flax

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Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · Sep 4

every time someone calls me ma’am, another part of me dies, you understand

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Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · Sep 3

only 12 spots left!

Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · Sep 2

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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Wednesday Night Sessions Reading Series @wns-at-ksf.bsky.social · Sep 3

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

YouTube video by KickstART Farmington

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Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · Sep 2

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!

docs.google.com/forms/d/1YvY...

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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Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · Aug 31

when you’re a parent of young children, 10 am feels like 1 pm, 1 pm feels like 6 pm, & 6 pm feels like midnight

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Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · Aug 30

me to my 4 year old: you look so cute in those swim trunks
4 year old: yes…I was born to do this

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Mac Crane (they/them) @mcrane12.bsky.social · Aug 28

I love being a parent cuz I can spend one whole hour of my life watching my 17 month rearrange toddler sized lawn chairs & it doesn’t feel like a waste of time

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