So sad to hear that @coffinbell.bsky.social is shutting down! Check it out while the site is still up. Every issue is great.

@coffinbell.bsky.social was one of the first venues to publish my work, giving me the courage to continue. I will NEVER EVER forget them. Sending strength to their EIC.

Absolutely wrecked to see this happen. Coffin Bell was the first place I ever published any of my work, and I was always grateful to those involved for the opportunity. Thanks for all of the years and all the great works that were hosted here. I wish y’all the best, and take care of yourselves

Coffin Bell is closing its doors due to unfortunate news & the system raising expenses, so I just want to express gratitude to @coffinbell.bsky.social for hosting such an awesome space for gothic writers, & for publishing my ace horror “What Wakwaks Want.” You can read the story here while it’s up:

really grateful for this publication and all the work within ❤️❤️

I’m sad to hear this. I published my first short story in Coffin Bell. Thank you for reading, publishing, and promoting our work.

Sad to see Coffin Bell go - a journal full of the strange and spooky. They gave a home to one of my weird eerie stories and were very kind. 💙 Wishing those behind Coffin Bell well - taking care of your health is never the wrong choice.

a sad day. reading your submissions for coffin bell has been a privilege. 🖤

Damn. This is really sad to see. Coffin Bell is such a cool spot for weird horror and dark fiction and I'll miss it.

so sorry to see this. I've enjoyed reading Coffin Bell & always hoped to place a story there. best wishes to Tamara on all fronts.

A sad day for the poetry community. Coffin Bell was a favorite journal of mine, I was privileged to have my poetry published there & the editors are all so kind. I wish them all the best. 🖤

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The publication date for Issue 8.1 has been moved to 1/10/2025 — please see our website for details.

We are always open for Weekly Features submissions. Guidelines: thehooghlyreview.com/weekly-featu...

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Submissions for Volume 8, Issue No. 4 (10/31/2025)–themed “Dark Numerology”–will open 2/14/2025 and close 6/30/2025.

Submissions now open for issue 8.2 - DYSTOPIA www.coffinbell.com/submit

CFS: Issue 8.2: DYSTOPIA SUBS OPEN 12/10/2024 Read more about this theme on the blog: coffinbell.com/2024/11/30/s...

Vote for Coffin Bell in the Chill Subs Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards! If you'd like to nominate us for one or more categories, use this form. Form closes 12/16/24. The number one favorite in each genre gets a $200 award! We would be darkly honored to have your vote! tally.so/r/mKPJ4A

Honoured to have a new poem published in Coffin Bell’s gothic issue. Dark lit: online and free to read-

This is a good magazine. Send your darkness here.

CFS: Issue 8.2: DYSTOPIA SUBS OPEN 12/10/2024 Read more about this theme on the blog: coffinbell.com/2024/11/30/s...

We now cross live to Twitter.

“Be sure to set me to ‘delicate,’ Alison. It’d be a shame to ruin that sweater, you know, in case it ever comes back in style.”

It’s been an especially hard month for me (on top of an especially hard few years), so I’m a bit behind in posting about this glint of good news. @coffinbell.bsky.social published 2 of my poems in their newest issue, released on Halloween.

Come meet my ritual-obsessed asexual aswang who never got The Talk about her unholy transition in “What Wakwaks Want”! coffinbell.com/what-wakwaks...

“She cannot turn towards the sun. That is where he is, after all, in his golden chariot, drawing the burning star behind him.“ Enjoyed this haunting retelling of Daphne by @lioabendan.bsky.social in @coffinbell.bsky.social! 🌳🌴💀 🍃 🍽️ 🥘 💍 coffinbell.com/detritivore/

“‘Momma?’ she asked softly. “Shhh, baby. It’s okay.” Then, my body sealed up cleanly around her. The glorious light went out. She was gone. But she wasn’t. She was inside me again. I could feel her weight.” Oh this deliciously disturbing & loving story! coffinbell.com/everything-i...

The energy I’m bringing into 2025

Congratulations and best of luck to our nominees!

I don’t think it will all fit in there.

"Bluesky is awesome now, for how long?" I mean, look, all things change and end, we will all die, earth will be uninhabitable in a billion years, then the sun will expand and destroy the planet, and the universe will die a slow death of proton decay. But BEFORE THAT, let's make this place fun, okay?

​I now offer poetry and fiction editing services through Coffin Bell Editing Group! Just go to Coffin Bell's website to book! @coffinbell.bsky.social

Coffin Bell Editing Group is now open! Find out which editing and formatting services are available from the Coffin Bell masthead! coffinbell.com/coffin-bell-...

my personal favorite poetry journals are @feralpoetryandart.bsky.social & @coffinbell.bsky.social

Grateful to @coffinbell.bsky.social and Editor-in-Chief @tamaralikecamera.bsky.social for including my short story "Pointe à la Hache." Hope you'll have a look at coffinbell.com/pointe-a-la-...

Welcome Meg Specksgoor to the masthead! She’s a poet, author, screenwriter, and comedian from Western New York. Find out more: coffinbell.com/masthead/

Writers/poets: quote this with a random piece you are proud of. ARMO is my favorite short story, the one in which I discovered more of myself, about being Armenian in America. River Styx published it in a gorgeous edition and working with them was a treat. www.riverstyx.org/river-styx-107

I want to write a fem-rage horror novel where the protagonist is a serial killer who first steals the sperm of her male victim before killing him. She recruits & trains an army of mad women, and men fear the sight of an approaching woman. (1/2)

I feel like this site's demographics can be described as "still mad about the loss of Google Reader"

Okay, I'm working on a Starter Pack (and accompanying Feed) of lit mags and presses. Who's here? Who can I add? go.bsky.app/QktiLWR

Goodreads is owned by Amazon & there is an AMAZING alternative‼️ The StoryGraph is a black women-owned competitor to GoodReads with better UI in my opinion. When you sign up you can even transfer your data from Goodreads to StoryGraph!

This site feels like twitter when twitter was fun and weird and cool.

PROMPT: Writers / poets: quote this with a random piece you are proud of. Here’s my pick, a story I put out with @hexliterary.bsky.social called The Messengers, about decommissioned angels living in a city. less Christmas topping angels, more “weird, freaky ghosts” style hexliterary.com?p=979

Writers / poets: quote this with a random piece you are proud of. This one, a second-person POV horror short story about psychosis, academic stress, and social media was published by New World Writing and is one of my favorites. newworldwriting.net/tamara-burro...

Happiness is mostly about being at the right place (swamp full of lily pads) at the right time (when you are a frog)

Submissions are open for the Disability Pride Anthology from Beyond the Veil Press! We're seeking work writing on lived experiences especially on the intersections of disability with race, gender identity, and more. Submit by Nov 15. Full guidelines at beyondtheveilpress.com #litmag