Kicking and Screaming

For many years I’ve avoided creating a Facebook page or an Instagram profile or a TikTok account. But that self-discipline ends today.

This is because the good people behind Six Degrees of Poe have designated this week as “Author Madness,” which plays off March Madness and highlights authors who have some connection to Edgar Allan Poe. Participants are supposed to post something each day on social media, which, in my case, necessitates creating a social media presence.

So, as you might expect from a Luddite like me, I’m doing the bare minimum here. I’ll be making the one requisite post each day this week, and I’ll be posting them on my spanking-new Instagram account. I’m also posting them on YouTube, and on this blog, which, as you might imagine, is more my comfort zone.

Anyway, check out today’s video, which highlights my recent short story, Poe’s Last Lament: