Don't panic
I'm switching web hosts! Following this issue of the newsletter, I'll be migrating the whole thing over to my redesigned website at inferiorwit.com. If...
Spooky Season is year-round if you're afraid of everything
One consequence of my cat's brief escape into the wilds of Edmonton is that I'm now a member of my neighbourhood's Facebook group. Following approximately...
I aten't dead
Checking in briefly to report that, unlike John Denver, I did not die in a plane crash. I'm mostly settled now in Edmonton; so is the cat, although she...
Insert John Denver reference here
Moving still underway; this time next week, I'll be on a plane back to Canada. Overall, the prospect of leaving the UK has been less heartbreaking than I...
Moving, and a new story
My move back to Canada is well underway; so far it's consisted largely of calling up various utility and service providers and informing them that no, they...
From new world to old country and back
Ever since Sir Keir Starmer personally told me to go fuck myself, it's been looking more and more likely I'll be returning to Canada. Which is just as well,...
Time to defend some sons-of-bitches
So Steam has banned games featuring "adult content" from its storefront, with itch.io following suit a few days later. Both cite pressure from their payment...
Yes I'm late, mind your business
By a plurality of reports, I have been released from the Gmail dungeon. Big thanks to all of you who let me know whether your copy of the newsletter came...
Reporting from the Gmail dungeon
Well, it looks like Gmail sent last week's newsletter to the spam folder. Possible reasons for this include: current or former subscriber of this newsletter...
Books on sale! (plus complaining)
Despite the fact that I'm mostly writing episodic shorts in an ongoing series, I try to make sure each individual story has a definitive ending. Most stories...
New book (pope not dead this time)
This video on Women and the Men Who Write Them discusses, among other things, the way The Last of Us Part II ends up arguing against itself on the subject of...
New preorder, Madame Web, and interesting times
A few years ago, the company I worked for at the time hired a speaker to come and do a talk about "growth mindset." Attendance was not optional. The speaker...
New story, plus a publishing fiasco
Book publisher Unbound went into administration (functionally, bankruptcy proceedings) last month. They've been behind on royalty payments to authors for a...
I've decided to be annoying about this
Hey, so what the fuck is up with Cory Doctorow lately? Earlier this month he posted a review of Pat Murphy's new book Mary Darling and managed to be...
History repeats, tragedy, farce, etc.
The UK government has announced their intention to introduce new immigration restrictions, cribbing turns of phrase from Enoch Powell in the process. I'm not...
New website, plus priest holes
Following up from last week, I've set up a new website for The Casefile of Jay Moriarty! The first story and two interludes can be read for free, and...
Digital DIY
I love ebooks, but as a format they're a real pain in the ass. If you're not already An eBook Person, getting started is a labyrinth of confusion; you can...
The sin of making people read
I've had to look at a lot of job postings recently, and one sentence in a listing for a media production company jumped out at me: "Today, people want to...
Pope's dead, buy my book
Overall, it was very inconsiderate of Pope Francis to die right before the release date of my new book. This is the kind of thing PR teams' nightmares are...
A new preorder, and a farewell to Gumroad
For various ethical and business reasons, I've decided to shut down my Gumroad store. My account balance with them should pay out on April 18; after that...