Teacher, writer, husband, dad, coffee-drinker, news junkie, aging punk-rock kid. MEAT BEES available now from CLASH Books. Now Writing: 🏈😸🩸https://bsky.app/profile/browntrowsers.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/browntrowsers.bsky.social/post/3msit22hnmc23I made some cool promo items for my books, including a gnarly MEAT BEES bookmark and a HUMBLE HOUSE postcard with artwork of Harvard, IL (the town that inspired the book) from the late 1800s. For now, you can get one (and some books!) at One of Us Horror Fest next month. Maybe I’ll see you there?07 Aug 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:6htquvfapbf72433euvyccj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3msit22hnmc23https://bsky.app/profile/browntrowsers.bsky.social/post/3mseu2viurc2oI know rankings like these are pretty random and fluctuate wildly, but it’s kind of cool that MEAT BEES make it into the top 100 of an Amazon chart, right? If only for a day?06 Aug 2026 01:07 +0000at://did:plc:6htquvfapbf72433euvyccj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mseu2viurc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/browntrowsers.bsky.social/post/3msax5cbkzk2eIt’s pub day. MEAT BEES is out now from CLASH Books. I couldn’t be more proud of this book. I hope you give it a try.04 Aug 2026 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:6htquvfapbf72433euvyccj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3msax5cbkzk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/browntrowsers.bsky.social/post/3mpvnx73e522iAm I too late for this trend? Should I have done this last week? Either way, I like doing stuff like this, so whatever!05 Jul 2026 13:17 +0000at://did:plc:6htquvfapbf72433euvyccj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpvnx73e522ihttps://bsky.app/profile/browntrowsers.bsky.social/post/3mnanhi6jpc2wI've been vacationing in Rejection Town for the past week or two, so I'm trying to put the right energy out there in the hopes that I find that right publisher, agent, or publication. In case no one has told you: Querying ain't for the weak.01 Jun 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:6htquvfapbf72433euvyccj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnanhi6jpc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/browntrowsers.bsky.social/post/3mlntmxv7cs2eThe past few years, I've leaned into horror as my main writing genre, but I'd say all of my books lean YA. I've made a lot of horror friends, but I'm not sure I know enough YA authors. Do I know any contemporary YA authors? Published, querying, or drafting; traditional or indie — let's be friends!12 May 2026 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:6htquvfapbf72433euvyccj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlntmxv7cs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/browntrowsers.bsky.social/post/3ml2bexpd4c2lThree more months…04 May 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:6htquvfapbf72433euvyccj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2bexpd4c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/browntrowsers.bsky.social/post/3mknm7rmudk23Things Max finds when he stumbles through a portal back to 1986... • Slinkies • Ben Franklin stores • "These Dreams" by Heart • Old Country Buffet • Ashtrays everywhere • Aqua Net big hair • Metal spiders with razor-sharp legs that want to gut him • Skor bars #QuestPit #Q #YA #scifi #horror29 Apr 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:6htquvfapbf72433euvyccj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mknm7rmudk23https://bsky.app/profile/browntrowsers.bsky.social/post/3mkneldcsjs2uBACK TO THE FUTURE x PSYCHO While working at his aunt's struggling hotel, Max discovers metal spiders that dig portals in time. He follows one to 1986, when the hotel is thriving. Turns out time-travel is sort of fun—until the spiders start slicing up hotel guests. #QuestPit #Q #YA #scifi #horror29 Apr 2026 15:02 +0000at://did:plc:6htquvfapbf72433euvyccj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkneldcsjs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/browntrowsers.bsky.social/post/3mhj2ntgrh22mI wish querying was as easy as asking, "Any agents or small publishers interested in reading a horror novel with BACK TO THE FUTURE X PSYCHO vibes?" Alas.20 Mar 2026 17:38 +0000at://did:plc:6htquvfapbf72433euvyccj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhj2ntgrh22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/browntrowsers.bsky.social/post/3mf3ci4vats2qThe Author 🐝 The First Page 🐝 The Cover17 Feb 2026 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:6htquvfapbf72433euvyccj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf3ci4vats2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/browntrowsers.bsky.social/post/3mdqf63gcl22aOkay. I’m officially querying another book. It’s exciting and nerve-wracking pitching a new book with two others in the trad pipeline. Will they help just get in the way? Small publishers / agents, let me know if you want to read a horror novel with humor and heart and time travel and gore.31 Jan 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:6htquvfapbf72433euvyccj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqf63gcl22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/browntrowsers.bsky.social/post/3mbfehrbl322uHuh. Somehow, MEAT BEES ended up on Goodreads’ Month-by-Month Peek at 2026’s Most Anticipated Horror list. Excited is an understatement. Surreal might be more accurate. Even cooler, I’m on there with my fellow CLASH authors and some of my favorite authors of all time.01 Jan 2026 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:6htquvfapbf72433euvyccj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbfehrbl322uhttps://bsky.app/profile/browntrowsers.bsky.social/post/3maybggcpa22eCrawling off the couch to share that MEAT BEES has hit 100 ratings on Goodreads. Didn't expect to get 100 ratings in the lifetime of this book, let alone this far from its publication date. If you've read and reviewed, even if MEAT BEES wasn't your cup of tea, thank you.27 Dec 2025 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:6htquvfapbf72433euvyccj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3maybggcpa22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/browntrowsers.bsky.social/post/3maj4htear22dDang, writing the climax of a novel is so exciting and stressful and fun and excruciating.21 Dec 2025 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:6htquvfapbf72433euvyccj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3maj4htear22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/browntrowsers.bsky.social/post/3maecpu3hes2eNoticed this morning that MEAT BEES has over 100 reviews on NetGally, and over 50 ratings at Goodreads. Considering that the book won't be published until August, I'd say that's kind of awesome. It brings me so much joy just knowing that people are reading my book.19 Dec 2025 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:6htquvfapbf72433euvyccj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3maecpu3hes2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/browntrowsers.bsky.social/post/3m7pzc2vfss26It’s been a wild ride watching people enjoy MEAT BEES—and the book still has eight months until it’s released! Thanks for the boost, Capes and Tights! [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Dec 2025 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:6htquvfapbf72433euvyccj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7pzc2vfss26https://bsky.app/profile/browntrowsers.bsky.social/post/3m52jbrhnzc2zMy Newspaper Class: Squealing about boys, crying about grades, swiping through memes, breaking into spontaneous song, maybe writing or posting stories, but probably just eating Munchkins. Me: This class is a hot mess. Student: It's just because this class is a safe space for us. Me: 😕🥹😭07 Nov 2025 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:6htquvfapbf72433euvyccj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m52jbrhnzc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/browntrowsers.bsky.social/post/3m4vfr56qmc2bGotta admit: MEAT BEE's cover is gnarly in the best possible way. Props to cover artist Joel Amat Güell and the fine folks at CLASH Books for giving my book the cover it deserves. I hope the story moves readers as much as the cover does.05 Nov 2025 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:6htquvfapbf72433euvyccj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4vfr56qmc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/browntrowsers.bsky.social/post/3m4iotzjye22iI love Halloween, and I love dressing up ridiculously at school. I was expecting everyone to know who I was today but, so far, it’s just been a lot of “Who are you supposed to be?” When I tell them my daughter is a KPop Demon Hunter, some of them figure it out.31 Oct 2025 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:6htquvfapbf72433euvyccj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4iotzjye22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/browntrowsers.bsky.social/post/3m3v6ev3ock2qAnd, just like that, I’m 2/3 of the way through my current novel. I’m on track to be done by the end of 2025. If you like creepy hotels and time traveling and spiders with knifes for legs, this Bud’s for you.23 Oct 2025 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:6htquvfapbf72433euvyccj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3v6ev3ock2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/browntrowsers.bsky.social/post/3m3j4qzteok2jProud to say that my dad was one of the inflatable tyrannosauruses at our local No Kings rally.19 Oct 2025 01:13 +0000at://did:plc:6htquvfapbf72433euvyccj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3j4qzteok2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/browntrowsers.bsky.social/post/3m3cwvrceds25My first grader Maeby has been writing "Maeby 2000" on the name line of all her worksheets — totally unprompted, by the way — and I never expected when I became a parent that my children would be so incredibly cool.16 Oct 2025 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:6htquvfapbf72433euvyccj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3cwvrceds25https://bsky.app/profile/browntrowsers.bsky.social/post/3m2tyezz7fs2jWHAT?! MEAT BEES is the most requested horror novel on NetGalley right now?! Who knows how long it'll be there, this is an AWESOME milestone, and I'm very proud. Are you one of the readers who requested it? I hope you love it. Please let me know your thoughts, and thank you for reading!10 Oct 2025 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:6htquvfapbf72433euvyccj4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2tyezz7fs2j