Craig Schaefer
@craigschaeferbooks.com
Writes books, mostly about magic and outlaws. Making my nest in Providence. My latest, Catch and Kill, is available now. (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJYPLXV3)
I am working on a side thing that nobody but my agent knows about, so take that as you will.
Last night I dreamed that I was on a bus with @craigschaeferbooks.com He was working on a book. I was leaning over reading as he wrote. It was not the next Castaways book. 🥴 Then the bus got into an accident and we had to get off the bus. Idk what all that means 🤣🤷♀️
September 18, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I am working on a side thing that nobody but my agent knows about, so take that as you will.
Every techbro thinks he's gonna be Immortan Joe when in reality he'll be LUCKY to be a Warboy, and will probably be one of the poor filthy people begging for a drink of water outside the fortress gates.
There have always been humans who thought:
1) The world will end soon
2) It will happen in a cool, exciting way
3) It’ll happen to me personally
4) I’ll be a martyred prophet, or a warlord, or otherwise special
5) People who don’t see this are lesser
“Sexy apocalypse” is a great phrase for that
1) The world will end soon
2) It will happen in a cool, exciting way
3) It’ll happen to me personally
4) I’ll be a martyred prophet, or a warlord, or otherwise special
5) People who don’t see this are lesser
“Sexy apocalypse” is a great phrase for that
Certain kinds of smart people tend to have a "sexy apocalypse" problem when it comes to thinking about risk. E.g. skynet turning everyone in paperclips, while bad, is also *kind of cool and fun* at the same time. Where the reality is that most actual disasters are both stupid and disappointing.
September 18, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Every techbro thinks he's gonna be Immortan Joe when in reality he'll be LUCKY to be a Warboy, and will probably be one of the poor filthy people begging for a drink of water outside the fortress gates.
Pope Leo XIV has been gifted with a large green boulder the size of a small green boulder
Pope Leo XIV has been gifted a massive green orb and honestly not now massive green orb
September 18, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Pope Leo XIV has been gifted with a large green boulder the size of a small green boulder
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You have to be terminally consultantbrained to think "I voted with Republicans" is a winning campaign strategy in 2026
If you read through this thread, it consists entirely of people chewing her out for her transphobia and “voting with republicans”
I think “Vote Blue No Matter Who” is now ideologically dead
It lingers, but her attack ad was transphobic to the point of being absurd
I think “Vote Blue No Matter Who” is now ideologically dead
It lingers, but her attack ad was transphobic to the point of being absurd
Tonight an overwhelming bipartisan majority voted 262-159 to pass Russia Sanctions legislation I led, and aid our ally Ukraine in her fight for Freedom and Liberty as they approach a long, cold, winter. Just like in WWII we stand with Liberty first, now, and always. Freedom means never surrender.
September 18, 2026 at 9:51 AM
You have to be terminally consultantbrained to think "I voted with Republicans" is a winning campaign strategy in 2026
When I stop just before a scene that I know is going to mess me up and say, "It would be a good idea to spend the rest of the day on edits, and start tomorrow morning bright and early by writing the scene that will emotionally destroy me!"
Because I am VERY smart
Because I am VERY smart
September 17, 2026 at 5:25 PM
When I stop just before a scene that I know is going to mess me up and say, "It would be a good idea to spend the rest of the day on edits, and start tomorrow morning bright and early by writing the scene that will emotionally destroy me!"
Because I am VERY smart
Because I am VERY smart
588-2300-EMPIREEEEEE!
If you know, you just heard it in your head.
If you know, you just heard it in your head.
Many years ago I worked for Expedia. Do you have ANY idea how many people sang the "Dot COMMM" jingle at me when I told them where I worked?
(hint: most of them)
(hint: most of them)
Capitalism and the combination of growing up & absorbing media in the 80s and 90s are crazy. I cant be the only person who has a repository of advertising jingles forever lodged into my brain that will never go away and that I find myself humming deep in the back of my head like a gotdang jumpscare.
September 17, 2026 at 4:24 PM
588-2300-EMPIREEEEEE!
If you know, you just heard it in your head.
If you know, you just heard it in your head.
I just love contacting customer support with a tech problem, writing a thorough ticket saying "Here are the exact steps I've taken to troubleshoot the problem so far," and getting a response saying "Please try (doing the exact thing I just said I did)"
September 17, 2026 at 1:10 PM
I just love contacting customer support with a tech problem, writing a thorough ticket saying "Here are the exact steps I've taken to troubleshoot the problem so far," and getting a response saying "Please try (doing the exact thing I just said I did)"
Helluva Boss season three trailer is up and oh no, my heart. This season's going to hurt.
September 16, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Helluva Boss season three trailer is up and oh no, my heart. This season's going to hurt.
One of my favorite scenes in cinema is at the end of Streets of Fire (spoilers for a 40 year old movie) Not the sledgehammer duel (which is amazing!), but when all the locals come running into the street to protect their neighborhood. And the bikers are like "Oh...shit. We should GO."
at a professional level I am kinda fascinated by how storytelling and pop culture have deeply ingrained the idea of the devious supervillain but not the one about the town coming together to save the day
Even a lot of people on the left are still way too stuck on the idea that wealthy powerful people got that way by being smart and making plans and forming accurate reads on the world and it’s really just not like that, sorry, the truth is so much stupider
September 16, 2026 at 5:19 PM
One of my favorite scenes in cinema is at the end of Streets of Fire (spoilers for a 40 year old movie) Not the sledgehammer duel (which is amazing!), but when all the locals come running into the street to protect their neighborhood. And the bikers are like "Oh...shit. We should GO."
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Mamdani is writing the playbook for how Democrats must continue to communicate with voters after Election Day. He could have done the usual thing and disappear after winning but if anything he’s communicating even MORE now.
September 16, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Mamdani is writing the playbook for how Democrats must continue to communicate with voters after Election Day. He could have done the usual thing and disappear after winning but if anything he’s communicating even MORE now.
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"One more thing Mr. Patel, how was it you knew when the stables opened?"
September 15, 2026 at 4:01 PM
"One more thing Mr. Patel, how was it you knew when the stables opened?"
Either side of it
Either side of it
Excuse me my brain is melting
Either side of it
Either side of it
Excuse me my brain is melting
Either side of it
PATEL: The previous regulation automatically disqualified any individual who participated in either side of it
KENNEDY: Either side of beastiality? So you disqualified the animal?
P: Well, we have great canines, but we're not going to disqualify them
K: I'm trying to understand why you did this.
KENNEDY: Either side of beastiality? So you disqualified the animal?
P: Well, we have great canines, but we're not going to disqualify them
K: I'm trying to understand why you did this.
September 15, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Either side of it
Either side of it
Excuse me my brain is melting
Either side of it
Either side of it
Excuse me my brain is melting
Either side of it
Ed Sheeran won't comment on this because between pedophiles and non-pedophiles, he wouldn't want to alienate his fans by picking a side.
Robert Kraft is in the Epstein Files.
September 15, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Ed Sheeran won't comment on this because between pedophiles and non-pedophiles, he wouldn't want to alienate his fans by picking a side.
There is a deep sickness not just in the sociopathic oligarchs themselves, but the cultural cult of wealth-worship. Protectors of our institutions are paralyzed, like they can't even mentally conceive of holding a rich person accountable, and our media treats "a CEO said a thing" as headline news.
The U.S. has a gigantic problem (well, several, but this is a biggie.) Once an individual reaches a certain plateau of wealth, there are absolutely no consequences for corruption. It's reached a point of utter absurdity how much corrupt crap the wealthy get away with.
September 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM
There is a deep sickness not just in the sociopathic oligarchs themselves, but the cultural cult of wealth-worship. Protectors of our institutions are paralyzed, like they can't even mentally conceive of holding a rich person accountable, and our media treats "a CEO said a thing" as headline news.
Thank you! I think about those books a lot. The Revanche Cycle was, commercially, a flop. BUT, they directly led to the Wisdom's Grave trilogy, my best-reviewed books ever, and a wonderful friendship with my narrator Susannah. Not a cash success, but still a success and one I'm grateful for.
Just finished the Revanche Cycle by @craigschaeferbooks.com. It was a joy. Part of a larger connected world, and yet almost completely independent enough that it felt like a dream from that world. In the past 2 years I've listened to about 20 books from this author. So, I guess I recommend them!
September 14, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Thank you! I think about those books a lot. The Revanche Cycle was, commercially, a flop. BUT, they directly led to the Wisdom's Grave trilogy, my best-reviewed books ever, and a wonderful friendship with my narrator Susannah. Not a cash success, but still a success and one I'm grateful for.
Had a dollop of leftover chili, decided to mix it in with my scrambled eggs. A+ breakfast, highly recommended.
September 14, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Had a dollop of leftover chili, decided to mix it in with my scrambled eggs. A+ breakfast, highly recommended.
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I just saw someone admonishing someone trans to shut up about trans rights because there are concentration camps in the US, and you know who I see overwhelmingly and disproportionately on the front lines standing up against concentration camps?
Trans people.
Trans people.
September 14, 2026 at 12:54 AM
I just saw someone admonishing someone trans to shut up about trans rights because there are concentration camps in the US, and you know who I see overwhelmingly and disproportionately on the front lines standing up against concentration camps?
Trans people.
Trans people.
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If Scotland becomes independent, I am going to be insufferably smug when the third Neon Meridian novel comes out.
September 13, 2026 at 10:25 PM
If Scotland becomes independent, I am going to be insufferably smug when the third Neon Meridian novel comes out.
This action scene was not working, at all. Then I thought, "Hey, maybe I should add emotional stakes that parallel the physical ones, and focus on the protagonist's inner goals?"
And wouldn't ya just know it, it suddenly worked. There might be something to this whole "writing" business.
And wouldn't ya just know it, it suddenly worked. There might be something to this whole "writing" business.
September 13, 2026 at 12:34 PM
This action scene was not working, at all. Then I thought, "Hey, maybe I should add emotional stakes that parallel the physical ones, and focus on the protagonist's inner goals?"
And wouldn't ya just know it, it suddenly worked. There might be something to this whole "writing" business.
And wouldn't ya just know it, it suddenly worked. There might be something to this whole "writing" business.
"You want my position on trans people competing in women's sports? Which ones? Name them, specificially. If it's such a sweeping societal problem, you must have a list of trans athletes. Who exactly are we talking about, and what sports do they play?"
Reject the framing. It's that easy.
Reject the framing. It's that easy.
September 12, 2026 at 2:52 PM
"You want my position on trans people competing in women's sports? Which ones? Name them, specificially. If it's such a sweeping societal problem, you must have a list of trans athletes. Who exactly are we talking about, and what sports do they play?"
Reject the framing. It's that easy.
Reject the framing. It's that easy.
The Silent Night, Deadly Night 2025 remake (really a reimagining, has very little to do with the original) was utterly delightful. Want to see a heroic axe-wielding serial killer take out a literal Nazi party? It has that. This may be my new favorite Christmas movie.
September 11, 2026 at 9:32 PM
The Silent Night, Deadly Night 2025 remake (really a reimagining, has very little to do with the original) was utterly delightful. Want to see a heroic axe-wielding serial killer take out a literal Nazi party? It has that. This may be my new favorite Christmas movie.
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This man won his primary by 30 points.
In Massachusetts, we have a responsibility to protect the vulnerable and stand up for those who need it. We don’t throw trans kids under the bus for political points. We protect them—and all of our neighbors—because trans rights are human rights.
September 10, 2026 at 11:12 PM
This man won his primary by 30 points.
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im gonna fucking crash out
ITS THE FUCKING MUPPET SHOW
YOU LITERALLY DID THE FORMULA, AGAIN, AND EVERYONE LOVED IT
YOU DONT NEED TO REINVENT THE WHEEL, PEOPLE WANT THE MUPPETS
ITS THE FUCKING MUPPET SHOW
YOU LITERALLY DID THE FORMULA, AGAIN, AND EVERYONE LOVED IT
YOU DONT NEED TO REINVENT THE WHEEL, PEOPLE WANT THE MUPPETS
There are currently no active conversations for a full ‘MUPPET SHOW’ series revival.
Disney, The Muppets Studio and Point Grey Pictures have had difficulties with deciding on a premise for the series that they can all agree on.
(Source: Deadline)
Disney, The Muppets Studio and Point Grey Pictures have had difficulties with deciding on a premise for the series that they can all agree on.
(Source: Deadline)
September 10, 2026 at 8:05 PM
im gonna fucking crash out
ITS THE FUCKING MUPPET SHOW
YOU LITERALLY DID THE FORMULA, AGAIN, AND EVERYONE LOVED IT
YOU DONT NEED TO REINVENT THE WHEEL, PEOPLE WANT THE MUPPETS
ITS THE FUCKING MUPPET SHOW
YOU LITERALLY DID THE FORMULA, AGAIN, AND EVERYONE LOVED IT
YOU DONT NEED TO REINVENT THE WHEEL, PEOPLE WANT THE MUPPETS
Any reporter who repeats Trump's claim that he's going to pay $5k to everyone if the GOP wins the midterms, and doesn't bring up his promise of $5k DOGE checks that were never sent, is lying by omission.
September 10, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Any reporter who repeats Trump's claim that he's going to pay $5k to everyone if the GOP wins the midterms, and doesn't bring up his promise of $5k DOGE checks that were never sent, is lying by omission.