Former journalist, current teacher, budding author, full-time Aggies/Cowboys/Astros fanhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcaggie.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcaggie.bsky.social/post/3mjd3ssfzbk2gViktor Orban concedes defeat in the Hungarian election… That’s one authoritarian domino to fall. Yet another Trump endorsement goes for naught.12 Apr 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:hoe4yjgcyug5lpw5ifa7wwbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjd3ssfzbk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mcaggie.bsky.social/post/3mjaa3l5ftk2cFor those of you who enjoyed “Left”, "Left Is Right" is the sequel. Book 3, “A Hard Left”, comes out in the fall (we hope). Thanks to all who have taken this journey with me. #StoneyCreekPublishing #Anton-7 #Xylodon #LeftIsRight #HernandoMississippi11 Apr 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:hoe4yjgcyug5lpw5ifa7wwbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjaa3l5ftk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/mcaggie.bsky.social/post/3mhix6ccao22jDark fiction meets real-world danger. Paul McGrath digs into militias, trafficking, and the forces behind his latest thriller. Listen now and share. https://www.texashillcountrypodcastnetwork.com/podcast-4/episode/359024b8/paul-mcgrath-on-left-is-right-satire-darker-threats-and-current-events-inspiration20 Mar 2026 16:36 +0000at://did:plc:hoe4yjgcyug5lpw5ifa7wwbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhix6ccao22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcaggie.bsky.social/post/3mbmdvre3ds2pJust checking ... how are you -- the new owners of Venezuela -- feeling today? I bet you didn't have assuming the cost of regime change on your "affordability" bingo card for 2026, did you?04 Jan 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:hoe4yjgcyug5lpw5ifa7wwbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbmdvre3ds2phttps://bsky.app/profile/mcaggie.bsky.social/post/3m6kbkpavfs26Hey, just in time for your holiday shopping ... "Left is Right" (book No. 2) is available for pre-order. The adventures of Anton and Ellie continue. Thanks @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social ... https://www.amazon.com/Left-Right-Terran-Incognita-McGrath/dp/1965766404/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2B0KXRF45D6AC&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.nVoMwaVA4I8lF6CWyTOBUg.brYoiB7IhxVBFikUrjnxj0FAU9zUYzxQqqqrcSspwuA&dib_tag=se&keywords=paul+mcgrath+left+is+right&qid=1764172921&sprefix=paul+mcgrath+left+is+right%2Caps%2C104&sr=8-1#detailBullets_feature_div26 Nov 2025 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:hoe4yjgcyug5lpw5ifa7wwbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6kbkpavfs26https://bsky.app/profile/mcaggie.bsky.social/post/3m4itmuml5k2tProud to announce my first novel, "Left", has won the fall 2025 Pencraft Book Award for Science Fiction. Makes the sweat equity worth it. Thanks @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social31 Oct 2025 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:hoe4yjgcyug5lpw5ifa7wwbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4itmuml5k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mcaggie.bsky.social/post/3lzh6oksx5k2rHere is some food for thought: while federal agents continue to invade American cities to hunt down the so-called worst of the worst: any migrant who has 33 felony convictions on his or her record still has one fewer than the number of felony convictions by the occupant of the White House.22 Sep 2025 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:hoe4yjgcyug5lpw5ifa7wwbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzh6oksx5k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcaggie.bsky.social/post/3lxul2bumqk2zComing to an online bookstore near you in March: "Left is Right." It's the second novel in the trilogy (now a quartet), and it has some surprises as well as some mean ol' nasties. Hats off to Ken Ellis for the cover and to @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social for putting up with me.02 Sep 2025 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:hoe4yjgcyug5lpw5ifa7wwbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxul2bumqk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcaggie.bsky.social/post/3ltl7jxuymc2e@sheadyomahrt.bsky.social check out my book “Left” … on Amazon10 Jul 2025 01:47 +0000at://did:plc:hoe4yjgcyug5lpw5ifa7wwbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltl7jxuymc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mcaggie.bsky.social/post/3lqwwcguyqs2xI am still gobsmacked that folks want to interview me about my novel "Left" @stoneycreekbooks.bsky.social Listen in: bit.ly/3SCh0NG #TexasAuthors #HillCountryVoices #FromNewsToNovel https://bit.ly/3SCh0NG06 Jun 2025 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:hoe4yjgcyug5lpw5ifa7wwbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqwwcguyqs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcaggie.bsky.social/post/3lq4bregocc27Hey, I made the Brazosport Facts ... my hometown newspaper! https://thefacts.com/living/clute-author-turns-to-fiction-with-left/article_7230865f-8298-4315-bd95-0a9cccf87e40.html26 May 2025 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:hoe4yjgcyug5lpw5ifa7wwbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq4bregocc27https://bsky.app/profile/mcaggie.bsky.social/post/3lomm2i2snc2qHere is my interview on "Joy on Paper." Enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/@joyonpaperlive07 May 2025 23:58 +0000at://did:plc:hoe4yjgcyug5lpw5ifa7wwbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lomm2i2snc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcaggie.bsky.social/post/3lnv3p6qn222lYay! I made it into my old college newspaper! https://thebatt.com/life-arts/am-professor-launches-sci-fi-trilogy-at-68-years-old/28 Apr 2025 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:hoe4yjgcyug5lpw5ifa7wwbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnv3p6qn222lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcaggie.bsky.social/post/3lneet67q5223So, if membership in a game automatically qualifies a person to be a candidate for deportation, then why aren’t members of the proud boys, the oath keepers, and the Aryan brotherhood being deported? And many of their members wear tattoos also.22 Apr 2025 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:hoe4yjgcyug5lpw5ifa7wwbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lneet67q5223https://bsky.app/profile/mcaggie.bsky.social/post/3lmbkvekta22dSorry Houston… The Ted Cruz cursed is just too strong.08 Apr 2025 03:47 +0000at://did:plc:hoe4yjgcyug5lpw5ifa7wwbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmbkvekta22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcaggie.bsky.social/post/3lm3kapi2ck2mIf you are forced to engage in self harm at the behest of your dear leader, then you might be in a cult.05 Apr 2025 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:hoe4yjgcyug5lpw5ifa7wwbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm3kapi2ck2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcaggie.bsky.social/post/3llpxslkojc25Anton-7 would never cancel Jackie Robinson. Please consider reading my debut novel, “Left,” about a covert space alien left behind in Mississippi.01 Apr 2025 03:50 +0000at://did:plc:hoe4yjgcyug5lpw5ifa7wwbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3llpxslkojc25https://bsky.app/profile/mcaggie.bsky.social/post/3lkmrdo5k6k2e@storeybookreviews.bsky.social thanks for the follow … read my book and tell me what you think18 Mar 2025 03:51 +0000at://did:plc:hoe4yjgcyug5lpw5ifa7wwbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkmrdo5k6k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mcaggie.bsky.social/post/3lkixpeyljc2vThank you so much to Fernando and Barry for hosting all of us. Join the growing number of fans of Anton7 and grab your your copy. In the meantime, enjoy a snippet of last night’s festivities. #StoneyCreekPublishing #Anton7 #Left #HumorousScienceFiction #PoliticalFiction #AlienInvasionScienceFiction16 Mar 2025 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:hoe4yjgcyug5lpw5ifa7wwbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkixpeyljc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mcaggie.bsky.social/post/3ljsd3ltgns2xWhat happens when an #alien gets stranded in rural Mississippi? Read an excerpt from the new #sci-fi #satire LEFT by Paul McGrath, featured in the spring issue of Shelf Unbound. Flip over to page 40 to get a taste: https://issuu.com/shelfunbound/docs/spring_2025_-_shelf_unbound_magazine_?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ07 Mar 2025 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:hoe4yjgcyug5lpw5ifa7wwbo/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljsd3ltgns2x