I wrote The Companions We Lose years ago and after a handful of rejections, and one publisher contract dissolving, I honestly didn't plan for it to see the light of day. It's the second book I ever wrote, based on the simple but gut wrenching concept that everyone can relate to: losing a pet...

As night falls and the sky begins to dance, something looms over the dark horizon... 🌕🏚️🌌 Full cover reveal of THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR by @ivygrimes.bsky.social coming Monday!

A lovely poetic piece by @suzyeynon.bsky.social: ettereview.com/fall2025/eyn...

I am humbled and speechless (and choked up, if I'm being honest). Full video: www.instagram.com/reel/DQhrPN_... @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social @dianapho.bsky.social @beccapodos.bsky.social H/t to @sistahscifi.bsky.social for making sure I saw this. ❤️

Now I can rest well knowing that I successfully retweeted about 10 things in quick succession after neglecting bluesky for quite some time. I'm dusting off my hands!

last week I was able to have one of my fave stories appear in one of my fave publications -- I can't wait to see the next piece they release :)

Hails to The Line-Up! They agree that @rascalhartley.bsky.social's DEAR STUPID PENPAL is a must-read. This unique blend of sci-fi, cosmic horror, buddy comedy & romance is one of the best things you'll read all...ever. Out next Tuesday, order now here: store.tenebrouspress.com

This month's newsletter's out. If you've been meaning to sign up, now's as good a time as any! buttondown.com/crosshatches...

i'm so deep in shit but rn i just want to go home and eat something 😔

2025 Eligibility List passion is my graphic design. art behind the text for Uncertain Sons by @cdsart.bsky.social. thanks in advance if you read (or have already read) any of these this year. much appreciated. will add links or other details at some point maybe.

Cover reveal for Carnalis, my lesbian cannibal novella, which is out in MARCH from @nictitatingbooks.bsky.social!!

Maybe I'll do hashtag ad when I drop an ad for my work. That way I can feel like an instagram influencer. And you can mute "ad" if you don't like ads? Ex: Please add The Cellar Below The Cellar (release 2/18/26) to your Goodreads list of books to read! www.goodreads.com/book/show/24... #ad

Not a good idea to trust people based on how vociferously they profess the "right" beliefs. Many a slip.

"Something I’ve learned is to be relentless about only writing things I want to write and not worrying about what someone else may or may not want to read. There’s no other way to write honestly." -interview with @benlockwood.bsky.social ivygrimes.substack.com/p/interview-...

Maybe I'm not famous, but my first book release is just as important, at least to me it is. Maybe no one cares. But I do. Happy Release Day to me, my book, and I hope that whoever reads it, you enjoy it. Thank you. mybook.to/AllsWell

"Miracles Can Happen" Restored Edition by Nyoka Shoje available now on Compact Disc and Cassette here: shieldmaidenstore.bandcamp.com/album/miracl...

Halloween may be technically over, but horror is perennial and my book is currently absurdly cheap over on the Bezos site for some reason and length of time I have no control over. Now is a good time to grab it, just sayin'

Hey, guys! I made a free text adventure game you can play online that is in a competition and I would be honored if you'd take a few minutes to give it a spin (and a rating) maybe? 📺☠️ @ivygrimes.bsky.social @deepcuts.blog @aebrossbooks.bsky.social @vincentlore.bsky.social itch.io/jam/ectocomp...

📲 We've enrolled 2,000+ families for emergency cash since SNAP payments lapsed yesterday. There's much more need than we have funding. Give now keep more families from going hungry ⬇️ GiveDirectly.org/snap

Here’s the cover for LIKE A CAT LOVES A BIRD: THE NINE LIVES OF MURIEL SPARK, out 16 April with @sceptrebooks.bsky.social Preorder here: lnk.to/LikeaCatLove... Please share! The book doing well means I can write another (and fulfil my dream of owning a pizza oven), so it’s pretty serious 🐈‍⬛ 🐈‍⬛ 🐈‍⬛

For writers I feel the deepest connection with, I usually ration out their books. One every couple of years. In a perfect world, I could save my favorite of their books for last, but it usually works the opposite way.

Many thanks for including Glass Stories on this list!! 🖤

Many thanks for including Glass Stories on this list!! 🖤

"It took me a long time to acclimate to my bog eye. If you are not a mutant like me, what you see and hear and feel is what you are...Mutants like me are the inverse." Today on ergot.: 'Bog Eye' by RSL @rsljnr.bsky.social www.ergot.press/authors/RSL/...

We're a new literary magazine for eco-fiction. We're going to start publishing in January of 2026, with subs opening in December. - Published by @briefecology.bsky.social - Stories will be free to read in newsletter + website - $ 0.06/word - 1,500 words or less - More details at the link 👇

And behold, I saw a man with an orange pickup truck filled with pumpkins. Truly this is his season.

We always get a little ambitious around Halloween. This year, my wife and I have done all the usuals—movies, board games, haunted houses, etc. But one project has eclipsed them all.

Be sure to preorder while it's still around 13 dollars (not including shipping)! You will save just over five dollars, the cost of a jug of salsa.

This is so exciting y’all!!! My poetry chapbook Hippie Speedball is now available for preorder! Shout it from the rooftops please and thank you 😊 www.querenciapress.com/hippie-speed...

I have some new very short prose in the always-amazing Milk Candy Review today. For anyone who enjoys a good list.

You can preorder my weirdass novel, Imperfect Creatures, from now until 2nd Nov to get 31% off. Just enter CREATURES at the checkout. (Anyone who has preordered already will have the discount applied.) For fans of House of Leaves, Twin Peaks, that feeling of being somewhere you shouldn't be.

My review for the shocking and original Feast of the Pale Leviathan by @johnchrostek.com: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Don't sleep on Elaine Kraf! I just read her novel The House of Madelaine, and I'm going to be annoying about her from now on. thequietus.com/culture/book...

The loss of SNAP is going to be devastating. If you are able, donate to your local food bank and support your community.

Student journalists in Appalachia! 🚨 PAID writing opportunity before end of the semester: 100 Days in Appalachia is assembling a series of dispatches on the biggest issues facing campuses. Pieces are short, not as heavy a lift reporting-wise. Email [email protected] & I'll share info.

Only 99 cents! Apartment 239 is a Halloween-set tale of terror about a guy trying to avoid dueling serial killers with help from his undead roommates. There's an audiobook too! Also, maybe a TV series?! Book: bit.ly/3Poktz0 Audiobook: bit.ly/3TRS2vm

Come for JD calling autofiction "prose selfie(s)," stay for the reminder that the best writing is born of Writer's Disgust.

"I don’t think of myself as a Writer. I like to write. I love to write. It’s fun. I’m actually a bit disappointed that it’s so fun. I wish I found other, less sedentary, isolated, and self-involved things more fun. But I read a lot as a kid and here we are." ivygrimes.substack.com/p/interview-...

Pledge drive! Pretend that I’m Rick Steves, that you will receive his autograph and critique!

ICYMI - still on sale right now!

Hey, I wrote a book and you can read it now

Watch this space...

Just pledge any amount and you can add these extra goodies at the Add Ons screen. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Pledge drive! Pretend that I’m Rick Steves, that you will receive his autograph and critique!

[to your baby while you're not looking] pain invented us so it could be felt

A FINAL ROUND of Kickstarter add-ons are here! 🔮🌙 Grab an ebook from author @aijiang.bsky.social or a critique and SIGNED COPY from @ivygrimes.bsky.social, author of Violet Lichen's upcoming folk horror THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR. Available only on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Submission 🪟is now open. Today to 18th Nov send your extraordinary experimental delicate visionary works w/2 elements: #poetry #art #video #sound #prose #essay etc. We accept work at [email protected] Unpublished vibrant process-based pieces. include bio 🎋 @vikkicwrites.bsky.social guest ed.

ICYMI - still on sale right now!

It's cellar time, folks