Scott Edelman

Two photos side-by-side from those past meals. Michael is holding up his plate of Eggs Benedict with a cup of fruit. Lara is across the table from me seen over a bowl of baby clams and roe.

Happy birthday to Michael Jan Friedman and @larazontally.bsky.social, two former guests of Eating the Fantastic who've just completed their latest spins around the sun! I hope you'll celebrate by joining us at the table as we chat and chew on Episodes 178 and 266 of the podcast. pod.link/1083737796

Trans ICE detainees subjected to horrifying medical neglect according to report - LGBTQ Nation “We will never know the depths of the harm happening inside detention centers.”

Today in Donald Trump's state-sponsored terrorism: "We will never know the depths of the harm happening inside detention centers." www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/03/tran...

Received and approved my suggested panel assignments for @easterconuk.bsky.social, to which I'll be flying off in only 25 days. Birmingham, here I come!

Bachman Turner Overdrive - You Aint Seen Nothing Yet YouTube video by skytrax1

Last night's earworm which bounced through my brain each time I woke (and I have no idea why) was — Bachman Turner Overdrive's "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet." youtu.be/7miRCLeFSJo

Silly me for not putting two and two together and getting 21! For some reason I hadn’t realized that’s what you meant by that number the first time around. Enjoy!

Hey, look — another copy of my new short story collection 101 Thing to Do Before You're Downloaded spotted out in the wild! If you'd care to check one out, too, here's how. pspublishing.co.uk/101-things-t...

Thanks so much! I hope you feel the wait was worth it. And am I judging correctly from the photo that you purchased the jacketed hardcover signed limited edition? I'm pleased of course regardless of whichever edition you purchased, but if so, aw, shucks.

A screen grab of the sound waves of our voices in GarageBand, showing myriad snips and a time stamp of 20:06.845.

Ended the night editing the first 20 minutes of raw audio from my recent lunch with @salgo.bsky.social, author of the new novel Way of the Walker. Please come eavesdrop on us when we dig into Thai food on next Friday's episode of my Eating the Fantastic podcast! pod.link/1083737796

So that recent sale to Sunday Morning Transport doesn't have you thinking my writing life is all puppy dogs, rainbows, and unicorns, I thought I'd let you know I also this week just now received my 13th short story rejection of 2026. I'm just another bozo on this bus. Never give up! Never surrender!

Trump Says 'I Guess' Americans Should Worry About Iran Retaliating on U.S. Soil: 'Like I Said, Some People Will Die' In an interview with 'Time,' President Donald Trump acknowledged the possibility that Iran retaliates with attacks on U.S. soil, saying, 'We think about it all the time. We plan for it'

When the Coroner of the Universe completes the death certificate for the United States, the listed cause of death will simply be: Donald Trump. No single human being has done more harm to this nation during my lifetime. people.com/trump-says-i...

Today's massaging of the story in progress added 309 words to the manuscript and went through several more working titles. Not sure how close I am to finishing the story, but the title's getting quite close to what I need it to promise about all that comes after.

A side-view caricature of me with a LOT of hair, and holding what appears to be a comic strip. It's signed, "To Scott the Comics Collector, Best, Bob Dunn."

Remembering the late Bob Dunn, born on this date in 1908. He was a winner of National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Award and is best-known for his work on They'll Do It Every Time and Little Iodine ... though he *SHOULD* be best known his caricature of teen me. And yes, I did have that much hair!

Thanks!

Thanks so much!

Thank you!

Now that the contract has been signed and countersigned, I can reveal the market I'd hinted at last month which had purchased a story of mine was/is — The Sunday Morning Transport! I'm proud to be part of such a prodigious publication. (But not so proud of all that alliteration.)

GATZ One morning in the shabby office of a mysterious small business, an employee finds a copy of The Great Gatsby in the clutter on his desk. He starts to read it out loud… and doesn’t stop. At first, his...

Attention, Michigan friends — the Elevator Repair Service is bringing its transcendent production of GATZ to the University of Michigan later this month. The performances I caught in 2010 and 2024 were lifetime high theatrical experiences, so I urge you to see it if you can. ums.org/performance/...

A comic book panel depicting two kids in pajamas reacting in surprise as a giant human-sized sack of fertilizer with a smiling face and arms and legs bursts into their room. GIRL'S WORD BALLOON: "W-who are you?" FERTILIZER'S WORD BALLOON: "Hello . . . I'm Prosper Plenty, messenger for chemical fertilizers. I'm your friend." [from the 1951 promotional comic book Conquest of Hunger, published by the National Fertilizer Association.]

Your context-free comic book panel of the day.

A selfie of me and Irene, she in a pink sweater and me in black, in front of a riotous garden display which includes two mannequins, one with hair like roses, the other with a face ringed by sunflower petals.

Momentarily dropping our masks at the Philadelphia Flower Show this afternoon for a selfie with the petal people.

Man in apparent mental health crisis taken by ICE from hospital, transferred out of state A 27-year-old man, who is a citizen of Mexico, was taken by ICE agents from a hospital and moved out of state against the advice of medical professionals who diagnosed him with acute mental illness.

Today in Donald Trump's state-sponsored terrorism. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

A graphic for the game Clues by Sam which says: Solved Mar 4th 2026 Solved in 02:45 There are four graphics in a two by two grid. Image #1 shows a sleuth with a magnifying glass and the words Clues by Sam. Image #2 shows one of the suspects with a the outline of a person and a pretend text block beneath. Image #3 shows another suspect's outline, and the words, "One criminal is running a free-of-charge storage" Image #4 shows a four by five grid of the puzzle itself, with check marks in many of the squares.

This morning's Clues by Sam was rated Medium but felt Easy, a rare reversal of my usual reaction. cluesbysam.com

Woke in the night to several more alternate titles for the story in progress. I believe the largest number I've ever gone through on a single story before arriving at a final title which fit was somewhere in the mid-thirties. I don't think this one will need to go that far.

Tonight's revision session added 351 words to the new story. And FYI — I wasn't even able to begin this one until I decided to pretend no one other than me would ever read it, that it was worth writing even if just for myself. And it has been! If nothing else, it's been a good place to put my anger.

Trump’s decline is a threat to the world This morning, at approximately 11:00 a.m., the President of the United States entered the East Room with a noticeable rash peeking out from the right side of his collar. His orange makeup appeared pat...

"The President ... is not fit for office. He is physically declining. He is mentally diminished. ... He is surrounded by people who are using his decline to consolidate their own power, and they are destabilizing the entire world in the process." heatherdelaneyreese.substack.com/p/trumps-dec...

Watch NOUVELLE VAGUE | Netflix Official Site Richard Linklater's playful, poignant love letter to cinema reimagines the making of Jean-Luc Godard's revolutionary New Wave classic "Breathless."

How strange. It's still there for me! Here's the link. Will it not work for you? www.netflix.com/browse?jbv=8...

Nouvelle Vague | Official Trailer | Netflix YouTube video by Netflix

This afternoon's treadmill movie was Richard Linklater's Nouvelle Vague, which was an absolute delight. I wore a smile the entire time I stepped. This joyous film about the act of creation is recommended to everyone engaged in making art. And I had no idea it would be so funny! youtu.be/UufRzKVFseg

It’s Time for the Media to Press Trump on Allegations of Abusing a Minor Trump faces allegations in the Epstein files, including claims involving a minor. The media should investigate him as it has others.

"Trump is not someone who has earned the benefit of the doubt. ... Trump exhibits scandalous behavior daily, which numbs our collective senses. But we have evidence suggesting perhaps one of the biggest scandals of all time. The media should act accordingly." washingtonmonthly.com/2026/02/27/t...

Mark across the table from me at Canter’s Delicatessen in Los Angeles, holding up his brisket sandwich. He's wearing a green and white checked shirt.

Happy birthday to Mark Evanier! Celebrate by eavesdropping on our lunch as he shares the lesson he learned watching Stan Lee write one of his famous Bullpen Bulletins pages, what happened the day Jack Kirby swore him to secrecy about quitting Marvel — plus more. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...

I won't find out which until I decipher my handwriting and key in the night's work!

Woke in the middle of the night knowing the next sentence of the story in progress. Scribbled it down and tried to get back to sleep, but then another sentence popped up. And another. So I gave up, got up, and filled 4-1/2 pages in my notebook before finally dropping off again. A fruitful night!