Open call for submissions! Seeking paranormal stories that centre asexual, aromantic, and aspec characters Ghouls and ghosts, werewolves and vampires, cryptids and those that search for them — we want to see them 👀👻 Open from Sept. 15th to November 30th paranormal-aspecs.carrd.co 🌈📚🪐💙

@thatwriterjess.bsky.social and I are curating our first joint anthology - FUTURISTIC QUEER HORROR! Check our website for more info. We're looking forward to your submission!

Just a quick note to say that NOBODY has a copy of the limited hardcover of NOT A SPECK OF LIGHT by @lairdbarron.bsky.social. If you're seeing people who say they have theirs, they are either lying or they didn't buy it from us--in which case, they didn't get the real deal. Getting some questions.

They just tear-gassed us. They tried to run us over in a van holding a peaceful protester. They shot us with pepper balls. They dragged another protester into the facility.

I’m delighted to be attending Slay the Lake, Chicago’s LGBTQ+ book festival in November! 🖤🩶🤍💜

Also, these same people made a game, FOR YEARS, of trying to trick the news media into reporting that every single suspected mass shooter was trans. Why would they stop now that they run the FBI?

"political violence is never acceptable," is a phrase you don't hear politicians say after cops beat the shit out of peaceful demonstrators

Yeaterday was a good day 🥰

At least I've got ample time to write my weird trans books

Tonight's protest march in Chicago really benefiting from golden hour.

@danielkraus.com sorry to bug you, I saw in one of your emails that you were coming to the IL burbs in September but could not find any confirmation if that is still happening. If it is, I didn’t want to miss it.

Hello everyone! I am working on a story for The Guardian about how Chicagoans are preparing for the possible arrival of federal troops, following President Trump's statements on the matter. Right now, I'm looking for residents, community organizers, business owners, and other folks to talk to!

been wondering about this myself

Let this horrible little number infect your shelves!

Now is a good time to resurrect this: share.google/u4g2TLDeN93f...

A Hansel and Gretel story run backwards. Find this and other stories in THESE KIDS ARE NOT ALRIGHT, out Sept. 10. Preorder now: books2read.com/u/mq2V06

"The greatest change we need to make is from consumption to production, even if on a small scale, in our own gardens. If only 10% of us do this, there is enough for everyone... 1/2

Avelo Airlines is profiting off Trump’s terror tactics. By contracting with DHS to run their (often illegal) deportation flights, Avelo is complicit in destroying the very same communities it relies on for its business to succeed. Let’s make Avelo’s deportation flights too costly to continue.

I'll be joining in with SING, O MUSE! Check it out :-)

National day of action tomorrow! Find the location on near you!

I’m reading Revenge Arc by @catvoleur.bsky.social right now and just flying through it! It’s so cool how it’s formatted, and super compelling. It feels like a deep dive down an ARG rabbit hole, or Creepypasta or Urban Legend.

And they want to try this in Chicago? Taking a sub to the chest is nothing compared to catching a 60-pound deep dish pizza. There's going to be a lot of feds with giant circles punched clean through their stomachs, standing there all confused like Wile E. Coyote.

Really loved In Excess of Dark by @redlagoe.bsky.social Loved that ending. It’s my first read by the author and I’m glad I have more to binge on 👀

Just read some weird shit that really scratches the itch for me: These Kids Are Not Alright by @tlbodine.bsky.social . Nursery horror, feral kids, de & reconstructed grim fairy tales, fucked up parasite pregnancy- all the stuff I love to see in horror! You should check it out books2read.com/u/mq2V06

Cowbirds may be one of the strangest, saddest, and most upsetting things I've ever written, and I love that for me. Read it, and the rest, in THESE KIDS ARE NOT ALRIGHT out this September. Preorder: books2read.com/u/mq2V06

T.L. was kind enough to share an arc. If you're in the mood for non-nonsense stories with rock solid construction that get a little bendy with fairy tale tropes, this might be for you. Personal favorite is "Blackwood" because of course I want more artist and model horror!

Some observations about book marketing, from a couple decades of observation + working in the marketing industry generally. A thread 1/

It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share ALL the books! Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I’m sharing this Stoker/Locus/Goodreads finalist! No, seriously, get you some. It’s discounted and I need a new contract. Hah. www.amazon.com/House-Bone-R... bookshop.org/p/books/hous...

CRAFTING FOR SINNERS releases October 7! Pre-order a signed copy here: www.horrorbookstore.com/product/craf...

The Sorceress novel rewrite begins…

Welcome to MRI Training.

Other people can speak far more eloquently about the Medicaid bit, but what I do know is that crops that can be automated mostly already have been. Do these people think Trump can just write a memo and an auto-fruit harvester will pop into existence?

Just started Sunbolt by @booksbyintisar.bsky.social needed to get back into some fantasy ☺️

Reminder if you use Firefox and haven't done this yet to disable their A/I chatbot feature (not just removing it from your sidebar): ➡ go to about:config (open a new tab and type it into the address bar) ➡ locate "browser .ml .chat .enabled" (or just search "chat") ➡ toggle to "false"

King: i'm so tired of elon musk always trying to be my friend King: i can't tell you how tired i am of all the sycophants and hangers-on Richard Chizmar: i know, right? Chizmar: not like us, right, steve? Chizmar: we're best buddies, right, steve? King: that's right, richard, we totally are!

Just finished this fast paced summer horror. Read if you like ocean and beach horror. by @wesleysouthard.bsky.social

It's my birthday today. I have love, family, beautiful friends, I'm a mother and a writer by trade. Do this weary bird a favour and buy a book so I can continue to say hey, I'm Gemma Amor and I'm an author for a living. I'm already planning the next ten novels. Here's to the next 12 months. 🖤

Drowned Hearts 🌊🖤 - eerie island vibes - creepy ocean creatures - grave digging - a sinister goddess - oh the bad choices... - 30min read Ebook 99c - https://books2read.com/karenlykkebo  - https://klykkebo.itch.io/  - https://ko-fi.com/k_lykkebo  💙📚🩸

Hey, slashers! Summer is the perfect season for hiking, but beware of danger lurking in the woods! Here are my favorite hiking horror movies! How many have you seen? Have any suggestions that aren't on my list? Happy slashing!

@wesleysouthard.bsky.social holy f I’m 3/4 of the way through Cruel Summer (perfect read for this hot weather) and the mythology you chose is something i’ve been digging for and not finding enough of in horror. Absolutely love it!

Things about mainstream publishing I wish more people knew: 1) The NY Times Bestseller List is a marketing list, not an accurate list of the best-selling books for that period. 🧵

I like gas station/diner horror. Liminal spaces after hours. I wouldn’t be opposed to more horror in active hospitals/clinics. The Void actually iirc takes place at a rural hospital. #horrorwriterschat

I go along with it most times, but occasionally have to deviate and research. Most of my MCs in horror are xray techs 😂 their jobs are part of their life and therefore in the story #horrorwriterschat

Name’s Christine. I write horror and fantasy and I work as an x-ray and MRI tech (orthopedic not hospital)

need to return next year to Grayslake Author Fest to meet more local authors and find their books. Book haul! #books #authors #writing

WE’VE GOT HEATER EMOJIS IN THE DISCORD

As I finally turn in to think about doing some writing, it's time to say nighty night ... Don't let the monsters bite ... 👻 #goodnight #writer #author #nightynight #horrorgeek  #humour #humor  #bedtime #horrorfan #horrorwriter

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