Today this book is 1 year old! And, being what I can only describe as Canadian AF, it’s the perfect read for Canadian Indie Horror Month. It’s a short, woodsy, slashery, eco-friendly tale in which the earth itself, via the spirit of an undead lumberjack, demands blood. And blood it will have. 🩸🪓🇨🇦

"I'm sorry" and "I apologize" mean the same thing... Except at a funeral.

Today is Earth Day. And you know what pairs well with Earth Day? ⁠ Eco horror. ⁠ ⁠ And you know what book is eco horror? ⁠ This one. ⁠ ⁠ So go find a nice tree to sit under and read this blood-soaked little book! And then leave it alone and don't cut it down.⁠ 🌎️ #booksky #horror #slasher #earthday ⁠

As an author, as any type of creative, seeing this in response to something you're working on means more than can be expressed. 🥹🙏 #booksky #author #indieauthor

Happy First Contact Day! 🖖 May we start to look more like the United Federation of Planets and less like the Terran Empire. #startrek

I’m seeing a lot of negative reviews on games along the lines of “this isn’t exactly what I wanted, even though it was exactly what was promised”. I can’t overstate how much more joy you will have if you allow art to unfurl in front of you, instead of demanding it be what you imagine you want.

Any book can make you feel something if it's thrown hard enough. 📚

Gotta say, for something called a "smart TV" it sure does some stupid things.

I was going to share my favorite Nirvana album but...Nevermind.

Artists don't retire. They withdraw.

If you love the bloodsucking undead, consider adding these to your vampiric TBR lists! #horror #horrorbooks #vampire #vampires #vampirebooks 🦇⚰️🩸🧛🏻‍♂️

I propose the term "post grammatic stress disorder" for those of us bothered by our own typos.

Took me fourteen years to land the agent I wanted and get the deal I wanted. If I had stopped after a decade, nothing would’ve happened. If I stop now, nothing else will happen. Keep at it. Always.

I'm going to need one of those shirts. 🫶🇨🇦 #canada

If today's #feb28blackout proves successful, I propose it become an annual thing like Black Friday. Actually that would be a great name for it: BLACKOUT FRIDAY.

"If we can't see the good in each other, we've already lost." Amen! 🫡

@wrathjw.bsky.social @timmcgregor.bsky.social @marcushawke.bsky.social @michaelrgoodwin.bsky.social All killer, no filler 🔥🔥🔥🔥

I wonder what former presidential candidate Deez Nutz is up to these days? 🤔

I think there's enough cause not to refer to these times as "unprecedented" anymore.

If anyone is looking for a topically appropriate comic/graphic novel, I recommend We Stand On Guard. #comics #graphicnovels

What's the opposite of a coffee? A sneezy. #dadjokes

They say everyone has a book in them. That certainly would explain the chest pains.

I heard someone refer to Canada as the Scotland of North America and I all the bloody way love this! 😆 #canada #scotland

If I didn't know better, I'd say the goal of #Yellowjackets was to cram as many songs from the 80s and 90s into as short a period a time as possible. This is not a complaint. 🙂

I'm also open to freelance illustration! Some examples of 2d art here: robfinlay.carbonmade.com/2d-art

Demo reel is here: robfinlay.carbonmade.com

I work as an animator in the games industry, and my contract is coming up in a couple of weeks. My reach on this platform extends to literally tens - TENS! - of people, but if anyone knows of any relevant positions coming up, let me know. Toronto-area or remote-friendly ideally! (Reel link below)

Here are just a few of the phrases that can be made from the letters in VALENTINE’S DAY: VAST DENIAL NAIVE LAY DATE ENVY INANELY SAD LEVITY ENDS SNIDELY VENT NASTILY EVEN TENSELY VAIN VANITY LAND AVIDLY TENSE SEVENTY LAID And last but not least… ANAL DESTINY

How many of you are writing on parchment with crow feather quills by candle light old?

Don't tell me what a real T-Rex sounds like. If it's not what the good people at ILM came up with, I don't want it!

Do jaw clenches count as exercise? Asking for myself.

Now up on the BLOG is my review of Canadian author Marcus Hawke's YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU, a thrilling vampire tale set on Xmas Eve, 1984, in Manhattan. Head over to www.ryanlawrenceauthor.ca and check it out. My BLOG is the only place you can read my reviews unabridged. @marcushawke.bsky.social

Often when asked my favorite scary movie I respond with "Showgirls." How often this reference goes over people's heads I find most disappointing smh. Please tell me someone gets it... #horror #horrormovie #horrorcommunity

Your monthly reminder: Keep writing. When no one cares, persist. When things appear to be crumbling, keep at it. When it's difficult, push through. When you feel alone, listen to the stories in your blood. Just write. The world needs your stories.

Considering it's source I'm not sure how on earth "please clap" suddenly became popular 8 years later but...ok. 🤷‍♂️

For me, there's no such thing as an uncomfortable silence. Love the stuff! 😌

If anyone is looking to buy Canadian right about now, cuz, you know…reasons…maybe consider these? Links all up in ye olde Linktree. If you’d like any signed books, shoot me a message. 😱🇨🇦 #horrorcommunity #canada #canadianauthor #buycanadian #teamcanada #canadianbooks

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Okay, campers, rise and shine! And don't forget your booties 'cause it's cooooold out there today. 🥶 #groundhogday #billmurray

It's definitely a Nine Inch Nails kind of day.

OpenAI right now

I made a Pavlovian joke today and no one got it. Guess it didn't ring a bell.

When someone tells me to smile.

My copy of Rite Here, Rite Now has finally arrived! If that’s not a reason to break out my Ghostume again, I don’t know what is. Sometimes a simple pleasure can make a world of difference. Find something that brings you joy and savor the fuck out of it. 🤘 #ghost #ritehereritenow #papaemeritusiv

Gotta say, the 2020s so far feel an awful lot like something the Enterprise crew would have gone back in time to prevent.

In a nutshell.

Excuse me, horror that was 2024, but you forgot to end on January 1st. I'm going to need you to go ahead and stop that.

A bloody, wintery, vampiric tale of warning to those who wish for immortality. #YouCantTakeItWithYou by author @marcushawke.bsky.social is a reminder that sometimes dead really is better! Check this novella out before Winter’s end! 🧛🏻‍♂️❄️

In many ways this was even better than the films. Looking forward to more!

People always say you must be fun at parties. I most certainly am not.