The fact that American neighborhoods don't look like St. John's is such a crime. Like, look at this—tell me we wouldn't be happier living in this sort of environment.

With a week left of Pride month, want a queer, funny teen romance you can read RIGHT NOW? DARKHEARTS is m/m rock star romance about falling for the boy who stole your shot at fame. THE GHOST OF US is f/f fake-dating with a ghost hunter who finds a ghost. GO GET 'EM: jameslsutter.com/novels.html

Mark your calendars, Seattle! My band Rabbit Prince is playing a free show at the Georgetown Liquor Company on 8/21, supporting the brand-new local post-punk group Estate Plan! It's a two-band bill, so if you're old like me, you can throw down with us and still be home for a sensible bedtime! 🤘💀🤘

Happy Solstice, everybody! Nothing like leading a parade through the city wearing only body paint to kick summer off right. The Solstice Cyclists might be my favorite Seattle tradition.☀️🚲🎨

I was gonna make a joke about how if I'd been Bill Clinton, I would have spent my whole administration playing music with celebrities—and then I found out he actually DID get to play with THE FUCKING BLUES BROTHERS. 🤯

Are bookiversaries a thing? Three years ago, I published this grumpy queer romcom about falling for the boy who stole your chance to be a rock star, and it changed the direction of my entire career. Strategy is great, but sometimes you've just gotta make the art that's exciting you right now.

My players bought me a Jason Fox High Stakes D20 from @billamend.bsky.social for this weekend's D&D game and immediately regretted it. ❤️

No AI is used in the creation of my novels—these are 100% artisanal, hand-crafted dick jokes. Dick jokes raised in small batches and allowed to roam free in open pastures. That's the James Sutter Dick-Joke Promise(TM). jameslsutter.com/novels.html

When I DNF a book by a favorite author:

Do you need some queer teen romcoms in your life? If so, I've got you covered—DARKHEARTS is about falling for the boy who stole your chance to be a rockstar, while THE GHOST OF US is supernatural sapphic fake dating about a teenage ghost hunter who finds a ghost! jameslsutter.com/novels.html

Finally got my hands on the hardcover collection of STARFINDER: ANGELS OF THE DRIFT, the comic miniseries I wrote for @paizo.com and @dynamitecomics.bsky.social! It's gorgeous, and I'm super proud of the work artist Edu Menna and I did to bring this weird and wonderful setting to comics! 🤘🚀🪐

To be fair, this baby could rob a 7-11 in broad daylight and no jury in the world would convict.

BREMERTON! Come hang out this Friday with me and @ballastbookco.bsky.social's Reading the Rainbow book club! I'll be chatting and answering questions about DARKHEARTS, writing, gaming, or anything else. Meet at 5:30 at Ashley's Pub, right beneath the bookstore! www.ballastbookco.com/events/20260...

Who will I see at Norwescon this weekend???

Hey new followers! Can I offer you some queer teen rom-coms in this trying time? DARKHEARTS is about falling for the boy who stole your chance to be a rock star, and THE GHOST OF US is supernatural sapphic fake dating about a ghost hunter finding her ghost: jameslsutter.com/novels.html

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Hey Seattle! Are you coming to the first show for my new band, Rabbit Prince, on the 28th? If so, be sure to grab a free vinyl sticker! dice.fm/partner/tick...

Did you know I have a new band? rabbitprince.bandcamp.com

I've got a new band! We're called Rabbit Prince, and we're female-fronted post-hardcore with a dash of musical theater. Our demo is now up on all your favorite streaming platforms, and I think it's some of the best music I've ever worked on, so I hope you'll check it out! rabbitprince.bandcamp.com

Something making me happy today: the amazing @erinmevans.bsky.social spotting THE GHOST OF US on display at a local high school. 😍

TONIGHT! Join us on the @storyhour.bsky.social livestream at 7pm PST as @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social and I read you our stories! I'll be reading "Make of Your Chest a Place for Birds," my dark fantasy story about grief, healing, and birds nesting in your thoracic cavity. www.storyhour2020.com

In 2023, I posted my end-of-year wordcount to show that even full-time authors can fall off a cliff. This year I'm posting it to show you can climb back up. Life happens. Priorities change. Don't shame yourself for not writing as much as you wanted—celebrate that you made the effort at all.

Since this is doing numbers... if you like queer teen rom-coms, please check out my creator-owned novels! jameslsutter.com/novels.html

The amazing @colleenaf.bsky.social made a banned books RPG for her local library and got a bunch of YA authors to record cutscenes as NPCs. Here's me as the pirate captain who runs the local costume shop. (And yes, I had all of these in my closet already.)

Being in a band in your forties is just posting this to the group chat forever.

You can now *listen* to my new story, "Make of Your Chest a Place for Birds," on the latest episode of the @nightmare-magazine.com podcast! It's dark fantasy about love and grief and birds nesting in your thoracic cavity.

SEATTLE! Come say hi TODAY at the grand opening of the Beguiled Books all-romance bookstore in Pioneer Square! I'll be there from 4:00-4:45, signing books, answering questions, and just generally hanging out! www.beguiledbooks.com/opening

I did a scarily personal interview about how grief and chronic illness influenced my new dark fantasy/body horror story, "Make of Your Chest a Place for Birds," over at @nightmare-magazine.com: Interview: www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/a... Story: www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/make...

My story "Make of Your Chest a Place for Birds" just went live on @nightmare-magazine.com—it's about grief, love, and birds nesting in your thoracic cavity, and I think it's one of the best things I've ever written. You can read it for free right now: www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/make...

There's still time for a supernatural sapphic YA romance before Halloween! 👻 jameslsutter.com/novels-ghost...