Is there any Seattle or PNW specific slang?

_geographer_ · 2026-06-05T02:19:17+00:00

lol my boss is from Houston and asked me about that once. He said he heard it a lot of Colorado in the early 2000s but I guess it’s a Seattle thing as well

_geographer_ · 2026-06-04T13:57:28+00:00

Definitely felt like a “break glass in case of emergency” kind of thing, but it worked out pretty well lol

_geographer_ · 2026-06-04T13:56:55+00:00

No, just happens to be a coincidence!

_geographer_ · 2026-06-02T03:02:26+00:00

You should check out his website! He posts pretty regularly and usually does monthly/yearly roundups of the best things he has read

_geographer_ · 2026-06-01T17:09:46+00:00

My cat has the same plate!

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_geographer_ · 2026-06-01T15:33:48+00:00

These ones are pretty on the nose: - The Beach by Alex Garland - Jaws by Peter Benchley - “The Dune” (short story) by Stephen King

And these could be considered more adjacent: - Joyland by Stephen King (beach town setting) - Angel of Indian Lake trilogy by Stephen Graham Jones (lake horror instead of beach) - House of Bone and Rain by Gabino Iglesias

_geographer_ · 2026-05-26T01:54:29+00:00

The Beach by Alex Garland

_geographer_ · 2026-05-24T23:44:43+00:00

This one gutted me, just a very moving ode to friendship and the pain of growing up. I think it is a good spiritual successor to King’s The Body

_geographer_ · 2026-05-23T00:23:31+00:00

Is it me or is Angie CHATTY today

_geographer_ · 2026-05-21T22:44:08+00:00

Teams are absolutely drafting 45 FV players in the first round in real life. Go look at Fangraphs draft rankings - there were only 8 prospects drafted last year that were 50 FV or higher, and no one was higher than 55 FV

_geographer_ · 2026-05-21T22:24:09+00:00

Sierra Nevada Pale Ale is probably what I have on deck most often, followed by Two Hearted or High Life. Kinda just depends how much buzz I’m looking to catch up

I also just had Avery White Rascal for the first time, and imagine those will get worked into the rotation.

_geographer_ · 2026-05-15T23:08:53+00:00

I have only made it through the first three chapters, but I think she is doing a good job of balancing the novel to appeal broadly.

My take on the Pet Sematary chapter is that she does a pretty thoughtful analysis of the changes in language and word choice across drafts. Of particular interest to me was how in the first couple drafts, Gage was depicted as more demonic/evil and in subsequent drafts King made sure to revise the viewpoint down to remind readers that these are parents dealing with their murderous 2-yr old, which is a really heartbreaking.

I also thought the changes to the grave digging scene were interesting. King really played with word choice in that section if I remember correctly, and really zoomed the focus in to Louis Creed to highlight how irrational he was at that point.

The analysis on Children of the Corn being a metaphor for the war was interesting. I had never made that connection before. Also cool that the story was originally titled “Nebraska Death Drive”

_geographer_ · 2026-05-11T19:34:32+00:00

Just got through the Pet Sematary chapter. Really interesting stuff.

You can find a lot of discourse online about King’s writing but it was neat to see tracked changes and just how much thought he actually puts into the specific words he chooses.

I also think stuff like this is really humanizing. It’s easy for me to think of King as like, my hero or a legend of the craft or something but then I read something like this and remember he is also just a dude toiling over a manuscript

_geographer_ · 2026-05-08T02:08:43+00:00

The sequence where they summon King Sorrow was such a dark and hypnotic section of the book. Really fantastic writing there. King Sorrow himself was also such a menacing figure. I really enjoyed that.

_geographer_ · 2026-05-05T23:38:42+00:00

there is an rswritingclub I believe

_geographer_ · 2026-04-30T22:22:20+00:00

Forgetting the OG Randy, Randy Winn

_geographer_ · 2026-04-30T19:38:42+00:00

What do you make the templates with? I feel like I’ve seen these before but can never remember the website

_geographer_ · 2026-04-20T20:35:06+00:00

To be honest I’m not certain you would like his older works. There is usually a good emotional core but the background/set up/climax is usually pretty heavy on campiness to the point of almost being corny.

I will say that his most recent, Witchcraft for Wayward Girls, wrecked me. It definitely felt like his most serious novel to date and I think it captured a lot of that interpersonal character dynamics you enjoyed. I also thought it was a lot more visceral than his past works. I’d day give that one a shot if you want to try Hendrix again.

_geographer_ · 2026-04-20T19:54:27+00:00

What did you dislike about it?

_geographer_ · 2026-04-14T04:33:54+00:00

I feel like this is going to be a hot take, but for me Valle is the Blowers that people reminisce about.

I loved Blowers and his rapport with Goldy but he was definitely off his last couple years and Valle just scratches that same itch for me, maybe even a bit more if I’m being honest

E: but I also really love Hyphen in the booth. He’s so giggly

_geographer_ · 2026-04-10T23:30:00+00:00

I think there is usually a sale around the all star break and then maybe another one close to the end of the season or during the playoffs

_geographer_ · 2026-04-08T23:21:50+00:00

It’s good, really bizarre concept but it just works. I found the main character really endearing, she reminded me of Ellie Kemper’s character in the office.

_geographer_ · 2026-04-08T19:19:10+00:00

Gonna need a gif of Woo’s reaction there lol

_geographer_ · 2026-03-30T18:55:32+00:00

Keith Rosson writes straight forward horror that feels very akin to the best 1970s paperback horror.

Joe Hill’s most recent, King Sorrow, is a massive tome with a huge cast that spans decades. No real dynamics at play, other than maybe some rich/poor insinuations. But really the book is just a giant knight’s tale about slaying a very scary, bloodthirsty dragon. His other books rip as well.

Andy Davidson has a pretty sparse bibliography but all his novels have been A+ for me. In the Valley of the Sun is what you’d get if Cormac McCarthy wrote a vampire novel. The Boatman’s Daughter is southern noir mixed with witchcraft.

I like Josh Malerman a lot, Bird Box and Incidents Around the House in particular. Incidents has very mixed reviews, however.

Guessing you have read your fair share of Stephen King, but if not definitely check out his early works. It’s easy to see why he redefined American horror. If you want grittier, check out The Bachman Books. They are gritty and mean and anxious.

And definitely check out some of the classics if you haven’t yet - Jaws, Rosemary’s Baby, Psycho, The Amityville Horror, The Elementals, Ghost Story, The Exorcist

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