Christopher J. Burke, Storyteller

And gentlemen in England now a-bed Shall think themselves accursed they were not here, And hold their manhoods cheap Happy St. Crispin’s Day

Fingers crossed… sometime in the past few hours, someone read 3 pages of one of my books on KU. If they saw it on Threads, they’re likely sampling a bunch of books, so I’m hoping they come back for more.

Not sure if I'm doing better with my writing or just getting rejected by really polite editors ... The key, of course, is to get rejected twice and compare the rejections. Or, you know, sell the next one instead #weeknightwriters #writingcommunity

Hard to believe it was 12 years ago tonight that colleagues and I drove from Brooklyn to Beacon after school to get dinner at the @pandorca.bsky.social Harder to believe it’s closing

A3 Word count to start and then hours Although sometimes hours spent procrastinating turn into honest research and outlining #WeeknightWriters

A2 Science fiction, leaning into time travel, unless a different possibility presents itself #WeeknightWriters

A1 My next collection of science fiction flash and short stories #WeeknightWriters

I’ve watched 7 F/SF movies from 1976 (50 YEARS AGO!) and I’m deciding what’s next I’ve seen Logan’s Run King Kong Futureworld At the Earths Core Grizzly Doomsday Machine The Big Bus I know I’ll have to watch more horror What should I watch?

The month isn’t over but I’m closing out the month with at least one sale and a bunch of pages read! #Booksky #WritingCommunity #WeeknightWriters

Well this was nice to see today! #booksky

Request A Bucket Full of Moonlight by Christopher J Burke on the Libby app for your local library If enough people do, they’ll get a copy!

Now on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited: 7 Flashes of Science Fiction #WeeknightWriters

Ask your Libby app to request my books! If enough people ask, maybe it’ll show up! Anyone on KU? #WeeknightWriters

A2 Ain’t it always the same? Time … and keeping my eyelids open when I’m trying to catch up with the DVR I’m nodding off on the subway ride home unless it’s brainless scrolling #WeeknightWriters

Hello, Christopher from Brooklyn. My WIP is (I guess) the follow-up to 7 Flashes of Science Fiction, my my writing has been nil as I get back into a groove at school #WeeknightWriters

A1 Getting through the first weeks of school … unscathed #WeeknightWriters

Shout-out to my recent KU readers! Christopher J. Burke on Kindle Unlimited -- Burke's Lore Briefs, 7 Flashes of Science Fiction New readers welcome! #BookSky #BookTok

Happy Labor Day! My newest (reprint) story is live on MetaStellar! www.metastellar.com/fiction/repr...

@dackleymcphail.bsky.social

Somebody’s read one of my books in 7 of the past 8 days It’s a little but it’s a start! #WeeknightWriters

A6 - 7 Flashes of Science Fiction is now available for sale (and for review) and is also on Kindle Unlimited. Seven short stories of aliens, AI, hidden knowledge, lost ships in the night, and electric grandmas. And more! #WeeknightWriters

A5 Go on to the Libby app and request "A Bucket Full of Moonlight" by Christopher J. Burke. If enough people ask for it, they'll alert you when they purchase a copy of it. And then you can all enjoy it! #WeeknightWriters

A4 Not sure -- I've finally gotten to the point where my body will sleep later and I have to get up early again! Those early sunrises from early May to the end of July really get you going. But there's coffee. There's always coffee. #WeeknightWriters

A3 I have a story that will be reprinted in MetaStellar on 9/7 (they're on bsky) And last weekend, the extended family sliced, cooked, and jarred tomatoes. Well, we jarred tomato sauce. 8 bushels. It was a day, which ended in a meal #WeeknightWriters

A2 Just figuring the best use of the time remaining while preparing at least something for next week. (I don't see students until Thursday and possibly even later for some.) While deciding what's next, I've updated a couple of blogs #WeeknightWriters

A1 Very tumultuous with school starting Tues and this being the final week of summer vacation. Seemed like it was always one thing after another. Let's see what the next year holds! #WeeknightWriters

Time between “Thank you for your submission” and “This isn’t for us” was three hours and thirty three minutes, a new personal record. (It was a new market for me.)

Another satisfied customer! Burke's Lore Briefs (1-5) on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited #BookSky

If this was you, thank you! #BookSky #WeeknightWriters

A6 Coming 8/24, available for preorder 7 Flashes of Science Fiction! #WeeknightWriters

#WeeknightWriters

A3 Brought my 13 yo nephew to a retro arcade in Asbury Park I thought I’d get him with Mario and Donkey Kong, but he really got into pinball. Dozens of machines from the 70s to the 90s #WeeknightWriters

Good evening. My writing week is going well - I ordered author copies of my new book #WeeknightWriter

If you have a Library Thing account, I’m in two anthologies that are available this month: www.librarything.com/ner/author/3...

The Constable and the Clairvoyant, what a combination. But in a tough patch Cobham and Kassandra make one heck of a duo. Read Spirit Seeker by Jeff Young. buff.ly/pHZ7MH2 @jyscifiguy.bsky.social #paranormal #steampunk @dackleymcphail.bsky.social

7 Flashes of Science Fiction is coming August 24, 2026 Preorder now! www.amazon.com/dp/B0HDKQH4P...

A1 Getting by ... one thing after another ... waiting on a contractor (we have a date but in the meantime...) and I had my car checked out for a noise and ... well, I think we need a new car given the suggestions for recommended work... #WeeknightWriters

A3 I was in Pittsburgh for the weekend, so we drove to Cleveland one afternoon for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which was cool. The Pittsburgh convention was kinda meh. #WeeknightWriters

A5: Read a few pages on KU. Tell your friend who likes vampires, or the one that likes angels! #WeeknightWriters

A6 Here's a cover reveal -- I was working on it today! Coming Real Soon Now! #WeeknightWriters

If you're curious what I've been reading... ... or even if you aren't. mrburkereads.blogspot.com

I realize I'm standing in front of a church, but once again, this is the cover that gets attention, and I sold one copy It's almost a shame that I changed the cover on new copies

A3 My KU pages read jumped up from the 70s to 100 to 120 in the past week or so And then the other day it went to 121 and I’m not sure how to feel about that. (It was a different book.) #WeeknightWriters

A3 Did I mention seeing one of my former students singing at the Italian Heritage Night Brooklyn Cyclones game? I’m glad things are going well for him #WeeknightWriters

A1 I’m in “it’s always something“ mode and am responding accordingly #WeeknightWriters