Jason Marbach

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Father, Author, Lover, Human. He/Him. Modern Fantasy/Sci-Fi/Thriller/Fantasy/Chaos/Weird, Insane Stories Set in a shared universe, check us out here: Creative partner with @rwmeadors.bsky.social.

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Jason Marbach@marbach· 16d

Bombastic

Jason Marbach@marbach· 22d

Calla is unimpressed by this poor example of these new, strange critters called "humans." But at least she does get one pertinent piece of information from him. #TheAlluvion #booksky

Excerpt (unedited) from "The Alluvion," an upcoming novel from Jason Marbach & R.W. Meadors

Jason Marbach@marbach· Jul 6

#booksky The genuine reaction when @rwmeadors.bsky.social told me that @hopeengel.com ‘s favorite character in #TheMajorArcana is my boy, Michael Ray “T-Mikey” Collins:

The text message exchange between myself (Jason Marbach) and my coauthor, R.W. Meadors, when he told me another author friend of ours (Hope Engel) has a character I created and love dearly as her favorite character, when I never expected anyone but me to care about him. Exchange reads as follows:

Me: No way

R.W.: Way

Me: THE AGE OF T MIKEY SUPREMACY HAS BEGIN

R.W.: I definitely should not have told you that

Me: Bwahahahahaha!
Me: I winnnnnnnn
Me: All wrongs in the world have been made right

R.W.: Well, I was still right about the cover

Me: Class warfare is gone. Cancer is cured. All politicians are benevolent

R.W.: Rockies win the World Series

Jason Marbach@marbach· Jul 6

Ol dude has a big white pet bird in the car with him and I was SO CLOSE to getting the greatest candid “people watching” picture of all time. Bird was on his lap and it looked like the dude was a human with a bird head

If you zoom in, you can see the tail feathers of the bird as it’s climbing back off his lap

Jason Marbach@marbach· Jul 2

The anxiety this fills me with should be studied

My notifs were out of control when I logged on for the first time today, and that gives me a very odd sense of anxiety

Jason Marbach@marbach· Jun 10

I know I'm not the only one, right fellow critters? #TheLegendOfVoxMachina @criticalrole.bsky.social

In the style of a well-known internet meme of the Simpsons character named Apu jumping in front of a bullet to protect another, this meme shows Grog (the character from the Critical Role campaign/show "The Legend of Vox Machina") as the character being protected, while the gun-toting assailant is labeled as "The Deck Of Many Things" and ther represenation of Apu is labeled "Me." It's a joke in reference to the bad history Grog has with the Deck Of Many Things and how the fanbase saw the easter egg in S4 episode 4 of The Legend Of Vox Machina and had certain feelings (comedically) triggered.

Jason Marbach@marbach· May 28

Last but CERTAINLY not least for this thread, the nearly peerless Margot Martindale is our favorite choice to play quirky shop owner Jodi Cahill. #TheMajorArcana #booksky (11/11)

Actor Margot Martindale would be a perfect fit to play Jodi Cahill.

Jason Marbach@marbach· May 28

The venerable Bruce McGill is the general archetype in mind while writing Sheriff Clarence Daubront in #TheMajorArcana. #booksky (10/11)

Actor Bruce McGill would be an ideal candidate to play Sheriff Clarence Daubront, in our estimation.

Jason Marbach@marbach· May 28

The incredible Laura Dern would be our top choice as a fan cast to play Captain Cecilia Harris. #TheMajorArcana #booksky (9/11)

Actor Laura Dern is who we’d love to play Captain Cecilia Harris.

Jason Marbach@marbach· May 28

Now, a couple more minor/background characters, as a bonus 😅 Actor Bill Camp has always been who I personally envision as Terry LeFleur while writing him. #TheMajorArcana #booksky (8/11)

Actor Bill Camp would bring the rheumy, peptic acerbic nature of Terry LeFleur to life beautifully, we believe.

Jason Marbach@marbach· May 28

Elijah Wood is our fan cast pick for Danny Jacobsen. #TheMajorArcana #booksky (7/11)

Actor Elijah Wood, our fan cast for Danny Jacobsen

Jason Marbach@marbach· May 28

Very talented actor and director Zoe Kravitz has always been Layla Wallace, to our way of thinking. #TheMajorArcana #booksky (6/11)

Actor Zoe Kravitz, who would be the perfect casting for Layla Wallace in our minds

Jason Marbach@marbach· May 28

Jackie Earle Haley is who we tapped to play Lincoln Baxter, the recurring “Bayou Phantom” serial killer who appears in the book. #TheMajorArcana #booksky (5/11)

Actor Jackie Earle Haley, who Jason Marbach and R.W. Meadors would fan castings to play Lincoln Baxter onscreen.

Jason Marbach@marbach· May 28

Mos Def is R.W.’s preference to play Calvin Henson, but I have to say, I can definitely see the vision now. #TheMajorArcana #booksky (4/11)

Actor/Rapper Mos Def is our pick to play Calvin Henson

Jason Marbach@marbach· May 28

For Fitzgerald “Fitz” Greene, Donald Glover is the only name we ever even discussed. In our minds, he’s Fitz. #TheMajorArcana #booksky (3/11)

Actor Donald Glover, our preference to play Fitzgerald “Fitz” Greene if The Major Arcana were to become an onscreen production.

Jason Marbach@marbach· May 28

Josh Holloway is our fan cast to play the main character, Eric Riley, in #TheMajorArcana. #booksky (2/11)

Actor Josh Holloway, the fan cast from authors Jason Marbach and R.W. Meadors to play protagonist Eric Riley

Jason Marbach@marbach· May 26

Yeah, telefascists? I’m the only local “Democrat”…in Houston…you selected for your scam, huh? 🤣

A bullshit autoprompt telefascist bot claims I am the ONLY local Democrat…in Houston…selected for…whatever scam this is. My response reads:

“The level of disdain you temu fascists have for my intelligence remains hilariously embarrassing. For you.”

Jason Marbach@marbach· May 19

Imagine being this absolutely feckless numpty 🤣

Jason Marbach@marbach· May 18

Authors, post the last line of dialogue before they smooch. What can we say? Stevie and her quotes found the sweet spot with Ana, intended or not. We hope y’all will read #Projekt, our second novel, when it drops in a few months! #booksky #amwriting

Unedited excerpt from “Projekt”, the upcoming second novel from Jason Marbach & R.W. Meadors. The prompt in the post was “post the last sentence before they smooch,” and this excerpt reads:

“…the counter, and giggled as she said, “If you keep on drinking rum, the world will soon be quit of a very dirty scoundrel!”

She turned to share the laugh with Ana, but instead found Ana standing stock still and staring at her in unmistakable amazement. Stevie’s smile faltered on her face.

“I, uh...sorry, it’s from...Treasure Island. Me and my silly quotes, I guess, I…”

And suddenly Ana was there, firmly entwined around Stevie. The only thing in the universe was the taste of her lips on Stevie’s, the feel of Ana’s palms pressed urgently against the small of Stevie’s back, the blonde hair and the dark hair mixing with one another.”

Jason Marbach@marbach· May 13

Goofy meme that reads “I’ll fuckin do it again”

Jason Marbach@marbach· May 12

Millennial Winnie the Pooh first struggles to read this and then, once he realizes what if says, turns into an angry Carl from Aqua Teen Hunger Force

Jason Marbach@marbach· May 11

Donatello and Michelangelo were just ahead of the times

Donatello, Michelangelo, and Keno gather over a pot of a chemical concoction meant to reverse mutation of Tokka and Razar in 1991’s TMNT 2: The Secret Of The Ooze

Jason Marbach@marbach· May 11

I got a copy of #Blacksad for my birthday yesterday (huge shoutout to my favorite YouTube channel, matttt, for bringing its existence toy attention) and I am absolutely over the moon in love with it. Just LOOK at this art. Look how expressive the characters are, and the detail!

A page from the first volume of Blacksad showing (in the biggest panel on the page) a detailed cityscape resembling 1950s New York City. It’s truly exquisite artwork

A page from the later pages of volume one of Blacksad illustrating how expressive and beautifully articulated the characters are.

Jason Marbach@marbach· May 7

For fuck’s

Jason Marbach@marbach· May 1

National day of disruption = Don’t buy the book today, buy it tomorrow. But! It’s also Beltane, & @rwmeadors.bsky.social & I want to send a class-conscious well-wish to you & yours on behalf of Jodi Cahill. May you live in abundance, love, & harmony! #TheMajorArcana #MayDay #Beltane #Booksky

An excerpt from The Major Arcana (by Jason Marbach & R.W. Meadors) from a scene introducing Jodi Cahill and her shop, The Bellafontaine Apothecary:

“He shook his head in amazement.

There was a sizable display of beads in what Eric guessed must be every imaginable color and a large selection of candles, some depicting various Catholic saints on their containers. Another wall featured an assortment of framed photos and posters. One poster depicted assorted astrological formations and a chart of zodiac symbols, and he recognized in another the visage of the infamous Russian mystic Grigori Rasputin. A photo framed beneath the Rasputin poster seemed to be nothing more than an ordinary white rabbit. Eric tilted his head, trying to make sense of that. He couldn’t help but notice that the window display that caught his eye earlier was already gone, with a new display replacing it. Baskets of candles and laurels in green and red and orange colors were strewn about haphazardly near the window, with select pieces arranged in a display now bearing a sign that read Beltane Bonanza.”

Excerpt From
The Major Arcana
Jason Marbach & R.W. Meadors
https://books.apple.com/book/id6759012228
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Jason Marbach@marbach· Apr 29

“Free me from the gulag, comrade.” - der floof

One of my cats is very snuggly under a blanket

Jason Marbach@marbach· Apr 28

@rwmeadors.bsky.social and I are proud to present this excerpt of the #Kirkus review for #TheMajorArcana, which has been published as of April 17th on their website. If you haven’t picked up your copy of THE MAJOR ARCANA yet, do so today! Linktree pinned in my bio for your ease of purchase. #booksky

Kirkus Reviews has posted their review of The Major Arcana, and this excerpt of it reads as such:

“The narrative deftly shifts back and forth between 2001 and 2020, doling out intriguing tidbits of information on murders both past and present. It’s a curious mess to unravel; as one character points out, “at least with serial killers, you always have something to look forward to.” Readers can certainly look forward to many pages filled with bloody tension.” — 𝘒𝘪𝘳𝘬𝘶𝘴 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴

Jason Marbach@marbach· Apr 8

My coauthor and I released our debut novel - #TheMajorArcana - today. I've put together a linktree of all the places folks can check it out (for those among us who have a strong aversion to amazon, for example) if they'd like to support. Thank you! #booksky linktr.ee/chaoscatcrea...

The cover of The Major Arcana by Jason Marbach & R.W. Meadors, available today everywhere!

Jason Marbach@marbach· Apr 7

Yup, this is us...figures. Folks, we know the world is on fire & it's scary. We're sorry to ask. But our debut novel, #TheMajorArcana, drops today. We think it's quite good & worthy of your time. Here's a linktree with all the places you can buy it. Thank you all! #booksky linktr.ee/chaoscatcrea...

"The Major Arcana" by Jason Marbach and R.W. Meadors, available today wherever you get your books!

Jason Marbach@marbach· Mar 30

If *I* ever have to be sworn in for some official position, I am using this book.