On the first day of my new job in the IRS bankruptcy unit, I saw the woman who would soon lead to me facing up to twenty years in federal prison.

It’s not royalty that makes England great, it’s that they still have dragons and wizards and hobbits because they didn't hunt them into extinction like in America.

Twitter is a monster with millions of mouths but very few ears.

I was born with the soul of an artist but I had it surgically removed because it was ruining my life. Now I want it back.

I would write a memoir, but I've suppressed most of my memories.

Twitter is my memoir.

FRANK MERLIN WW2 London detective. What the Papers Say: @FT ‘Immersive, authentic, evocative’ @DailyMail ‘A must-read for murder mystery lovers’ @thetimes ‘Graced with such complex plots and deep characterisation’ @DailyMirror ‘Stylish’ ‘Death Of An Officer’ Merlin 6 out now!

Crime in Blitz London An article by @MarkEllis15 https://t.co/VyuTvSz73O Read Dead in the Water https://t.co/jXiinOyIri @HeadlineAccent #crimefiction #historicalfiction #ww2

I have to interview myself for a thing. Tempted to come across as a really difficult interviewee. Q: Would you say your new book represents something of a departure for you? A: What kind of a dumbass question is that? Q: I only meant... A: That's it. I've had enough of this.

🗡️ The Father of Shadow and Death has its first review 🗡️ And from an absolute legend, no less. "It’s no secret I’m a fan of Tim and his work, and being a horror guy myself, it was cool to see him getting a bit darker here. And, to be honest, a bit brutal towards his poor main

No better way to start your Thursday then with this excellent piece from @NathanBorn2010 - part of @punk_magazine “Clown” series. With everything he writes, Nate hits it out of the park.

While you're checking out the stories at @punk_magazine today, be sure to read @KennethMGRAY2 's story "No respect"....nothing like a little stabby-stabby, chop-chop to fill your afternoon

Fantastic story from @carlottadale38 at @litgarage01 "a “Pearly Gates Mini-Mart” and “Lucifer selling Doritos.”" Very Tom Robbins and Douglas Adams - loved this one. Well-done Carlotta!

Apparently, I’m too annoying to have thousands of followers but not annoying enough to have millions of followers.

Boz’s “Lowdown” counts as detective music.

My pod is like great fiction. It’s love vs hate. Could a felon biker turn his life around for his little girl? Or would an evil grandmother destroy him because she blamed him for her daughter’s death? Sprinkle in desperate criminals and bungling cops. https://t.co/IYpXED2UKP

Stories from a Real P.I. https://t.co/5lexj68hLq via @EastBayExpress Review from when it came out, eight years ago. Time flies.

I can tell you the real flex is reading bedtime stories and still being excited to see your wife after 20 years. But that doesn't get likes.

My newest book “Psalms of the Street Sweeper” 40 poems and two short stories. I explore noir, addiction, mental health and broken lives through the lens of redemption https://t.co/ufPm3tRxN9 Hit rock bottom and the only way out is up. Spit blood and come out fighting.

Flying into the day with a sharp, witty, self-aware, story wrapped around mythic/religious conceit from @carlottadale38 It's clever, literate, layered with allusion & unafraid of both theology and sarcasm Read ENRAPTURED AT THE PEARLY GATES: https://t.co/PLjiRZBkTq 🎤🥁📚🎸

Another fine story by @NathanBorn2010 !