Susan Monroe McGrath
@susanmonroemcgrath.bsky.social
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Writer. Reader. Lover of chocolate, cheese, and coffee.
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Figments
This collection of short stories, flash fiction, and drabbles spans over a decade of writing. Most of the pieces contain a speculative element. All of them are figments of my imagination.
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21 days ago
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Missed release day, but loved Femme Feral by Sam Beckbessinger!
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Femme Feral
I received a digital advance copy of Femme Feral by Sam Beckbessinger via NetGalley. Femme Feral is scheduled for release on May 12, 2026. Femme Feral follows Ellie, a middle-aged woman juggling a …
https://susanmonroemcgrath.home.blog/2026/05/14/femme-feral/
13 days ago
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It's release day!!
shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params...
#booksky
#fiction
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Figments
This collection of short stories, flash fiction, and drabbles spans over a decade of writing. Most of the pieces contain a speculative element. All of them are figments of my imagination.
https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=mgBR51ea4nZiYiyi96aeJFV2cDBbJ0PJl3OSIDA1OKe
21 days ago
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May newsletter!!
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Fallow fields, household incidents, and figments of my imagination
April ended with a bit of a fallow period, which may extend well into May.
https://susanmonroemcgrath.substack.com/p/fallow-fields-household-incidents?r=1nbs39
26 days ago
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Happy book birthday to Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth!!
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Mad Mabel
I received a digital advance copy of Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth via NetGalley. Mad Mabel is scheduled for release on April 21, 2026. Sixty-five years ago Mabel was convicted of murder after earnin…
https://susanmonroemcgrath.home.blog/2026/03/28/mad-mabel/
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I cannot wait for all the amazing stories (books and movies) that will come into the world because of what the crew of Artemis II was able to share during their journey!
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Explaining the Most Important Artemis II Photos
YouTube video by Hank Green
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about 2 months ago
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April updates!
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Revisions might someday end, a cranky old lady, and laughter
March was a blink.
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about 2 months ago
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My short story-- A Haunting-- is out today!
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A Haunting
Check out A Haunting - <p>Jan heads to a mountain cabin during a winter storm with a plan to record a message for a friend. To record the message, Jan will have to remember things she has seen that no...
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about 2 months ago
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Are spiders "mouth crabs" or are crabs "hand spiders"? Please don't hate me.
#sciencequestion
about 2 months ago
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Review of a book I loved, even though it made me cry:
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#fivestars
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Mad Mabel
I received a digital advance copy of Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth via NetGalley. Mad Mabel is scheduled for release on April 21, 2026. Sixty-five years ago Mabel was convicted of murder after earnin…
https://susanmonroemcgrath.home.blog/2026/03/28/mad-mabel/
2 months ago
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Sometimes I watch a video and realize
@hankgreen.bsky.social
and I are wearing the same socks! (Also a fun, oddly food-focused interview)
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How Do I Stop a Sneeze? | Rachel Bilson Asks Hank Anything
YouTube video by Complexly
https://youtu.be/a64tcJp-FmU?si=wsiN3fdz75Fm_CZO
2 months ago
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I have leveled up! I received my first "let me promote your writing" slop. It was addressed to the author of a book I reviewed instead of me, but it still counts, right??
#amwriting
#aiisdumb
2 months ago
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Ah, my childhood!!
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2 months ago
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NPR
2 months ago
A 3-year study published in Pediatrics examined newborns in Norway. It found a clear benefit for the baby when mom gets a COVID vaccination during pregnancy.
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Yep, a mom's COVID shot during pregnancy protects her baby, a large study finds
A 3-year study published in Pediatrics examined newborns in Norway. It found a clear benefit for the baby when mom gets a COVID vaccination during pregnancy.
https://n.pr/4uXOx6X
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The Watcher
Check out The Watcher - <p>Her job is to watch over the sleepy town during the day. In exchange, she has a safe retreat from the rest of the world when the town wakes at dusk. When one of the townspeo...
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2 months ago
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Susan Monroe McGrath
Black Hare Press
3 months ago
YEAR SEVEN books2read.com/BHP-Y7 The complete 2025 collection of the Dark Moments online archive and Patreon-exclusive stories.
#HORROR
#SCIFI
#DARKFANTASY
#bookcommunity
#readingcommunity
#shortstory
#bookbloggers
#horrorbooks
#tbrpile
#bookblast
#bookworm
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Sugar Fiend is out today!
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Sugar Fiend
Check out Sugar Fiend - <p>A coffee shop employee finds a strange message spelled in spilled sugar. When the message is repeated several days in a row, she sets out to prove that Lee;'s bizarre explan...
https://bookshop.org/a/113783/9798295642562
3 months ago
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My March newsletter is up!
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An end to the gold mine, ghosts, dolls, and hellish cookies
February was a month of changes.
https://open.substack.com/pub/susanmonroemcgrath/p/an-end-to-the-gold-mine-ghosts-dolls?r=1nbs39&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
3 months ago
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Happy belated release day to Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser!!
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#review
#bookreview
#cinderella
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Lady Tremaine
I received a digital advance copy of Lady Tremaine by Rachel Hochhauser via NetGalley. Lady Tremaine was released on March 3, 2026. Lady Tremaine (Ethel) is the evil stepmother we know from Cindere…
https://susanmonroemcgrath.home.blog/2026/03/05/lady-tremaine/
3 months ago
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In which Hank is inspired by a misunderstood fish to get deeply philosophical about success:
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This Fish Deeply Changed How I See Myself
YouTube video by Hank Green
https://youtu.be/wR9MilgXEm0?si=Sv9gj_AbhVjq59XS
3 months ago
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My short story set on the longest night of the year is one of 13 in this anthology! Snuggle up and stay warm.
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#shortstories
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Winter of Sci-fi & Fantasy: Volume One
Winter of Sci-fi & Fantasy: Volume One [Bilyk, Dustin, Choi, Eric, Westermann, Katherine, Jarvis, Adam, Chamberlin, Lex, Rudensky, Rami, Riley, David A, Hammond, Paula, Schwarz, William, Morgan, Mike] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Winter of Sci-fi & Fantasy: Volume One
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3 months ago
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A lovely little read for Friday the 13th:
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The Doll on the Driveway
Check out The Doll on the Driveway - <p>A woman arrives home to find an innocent doll abandoned on her driveway. She expects the owner to return for their lost toy but finds the doll still with her th...
https://bookshop.org/a/113783/9798295581458
3 months ago
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Susan Monroe McGrath
Black Hare Press
4 months ago
YEAR SEVEN books2read.com/BHP-Y7 The complete 2025 collection of the Dark Moments online archive and Patreon-exclusive stories.
#HORROR
#SCIFI
#DARKFANTASY
#bookcommunity
#readingcommunity
#shortstory
#bookbloggers
#horrorbooks
#tbrpile
#bookblast
#bookworm
#blackharepress
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Latest edition of my newsletter!
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Gold mine progress, Everlasting Love, and a Reaper
In the first week of January, big changes began.
https://open.substack.com/pub/susanmonroemcgrath/p/gold-mine-progress-everlasting-love?r=1nbs39&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
4 months ago
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Favorite read of January: The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow
#booksky
#fave
4 months ago
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A piece of medical science history I hadn't seen before:
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The Pernkopf Atlas: Medicine's Most Controversial Book
YouTube video by SciShow
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4 months ago
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Susan Monroe McGrath
Black Hare Press
4 months ago
YEAR SEVEN books2read.com/BHP-Y7 The complete 2025 collection of the Dark Moments online archive and Patreon-exclusive stories.
#HORROR
#SCIFI
#DARKFANTASY
#bookcommunity
#readingcommunity
#shortstory
#bookbloggers
#horrorbooks
#tbrpile
#bookblast
#bookworm
#blackharepress
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New Crash Course series! Required watch, in my opinion.
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Introduction to Cognitive Bias: Crash Course Scientific Thinking #1
YouTube video by CrashCourse
https://youtu.be/d2r7Bk1NlgU?si=zdO_Px8NdtY3Ghc6
4 months ago
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Minnijean Brown-Trickey's Brief But Spectacular take on walking like you belong
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
https://youtu.be/4FCQh5ftwqg?si=BL-TEWeS51gKwcqY
4 months ago
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Finally some snow!!!
#colorado
4 months ago
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"I’m glad my progress is marked in knots on a rope, rather than marks on my skin. I look the same as I did when I was still unknotted." New short story dropped! The Reaper's Rope
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The Reaper's Rope
Check out The Reaper's Rope - <p>Caro is reluctant to tie her tenth knot. When she receives a slip of paper marked with a name she knows, she is forced to choose between the life she left behind and t...
https://bookshop.org/a/113783/9798295561276
4 months ago
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Go be a weird human!
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Here's Why New Year's Eve is Bad Now
YouTube video by Hank Green
https://youtu.be/EMWPs75q2_Q?si=tuqiJR9xzgzuTYt2
4 months ago
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First newsletter of the year!
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Horror in the goldmine continues, Persephone and Cassandra return
2025 is over!
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4 months ago
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Now reading: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
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#amreading
5 months ago
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Belated book birthday to The Storm by Rachel Hawkins!
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The Storm
I received a digital advance copy of The Storm by Rachel Hawkins via NetGalley. The Storm was released on January 6, 2026. The Storm takes place in a bay side town in Alabama that is frequently pla…
https://susanmonroemcgrath.home.blog/2026/01/11/the-storm/
5 months ago
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Happy book birthday to Wildwood by Amy Pease!
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Wildwood
I received a digital advance copy of Wildwood by Amy Pease via NetGalley. Wildwood is scheduled for release on January 6, 2026. Wildwood is the second book following deputy sheriff Eli (Northwoods …
https://susanmonroemcgrath.home.blog/2026/01/03/wildwood/
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Wildwood by Amy Pease
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Wildwood
I received a digital advance copy of Wildwood by Amy Pease via NetGalley. Wildwood is scheduled for release on January 6, 2026. Wildwood is the second book following deputy sheriff Eli (Northwoods …
https://susanmonroemcgrath.home.blog/2026/01/03/wildwood/
5 months ago
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A little creative inspiration from Sir Wendig:
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Writer Resolution 2026: Wield The Weapon That Is You
It’s never precisely easy to be a writer — professional or otherwise. I mean, it’s easy in the sense of, hey, anybody can open a word processor and start (fiercely or methodically…
https://terribleminds.com/ramble/2025/12/31/writer-resolution-2026-wield-the-weapon-that-is-you/
5 months ago
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It's newsletter time!!
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Horror in the goldmine continues, Persephone and Cassandra return
2025 is over!
https://open.substack.com/pub/susanmonroemcgrath/p/horror-in-the-goldmine-continues?r=1nbs39&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
5 months ago
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Chuck Wendig
5 months ago
ANYWAY, HAPPY NEW YEAR, FRIENDS AND READERS AND FELLOW WEIRDOS *holds up the carcass of 2025 to let 2026 know we are without mercy, so it better be on its best goddamn behavior*
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My favorite read of 2025: For the Wolf by Hannah Whitten!!
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#amreading
#favorite
5 months ago
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I walked past Sean Astin on a side path at Universal Studios. I didn't even wave.
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5 months ago
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Just finished a lovely "refill your well" book that explored the seasons of being creative.
#booksky
#writing
5 months ago
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Late review for Dark Sisters by Kristi DeMeester!
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Dark Sisters
I received a digital advance copy of Dark Sisters by Kristi DeMeester via NetGalley. Dark Sisters was released on December 9, 2025. The Dark Sisters are a curse lurking over a religious community. …
https://susanmonroemcgrath.home.blog/2025/12/30/dark-sisters/
5 months ago
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Oh look, it's me!!
#drabble
#amwriting
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5 months ago
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Need a little holiday cheer with a twist?
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I Saw Mommy Kissing...
Check out I Saw Mommy Kissing... - <p>In this slightly spooky short story set on Christmas Eve, a boy sneaks out of bed hoping to catch Santa in the act of delivering gifts. To his dismay, he instead ...
https://bookshop.org/a/113783/9798330583447
5 months ago
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reposted by
Susan Monroe McGrath
Black Hare Press
5 months ago
YEAR SEVEN books2read.com/BHP-Y7 The complete 2025 collection of the Dark Moments online archive and Patreon-exclusive stories.
#HORROR
#SCIFI
#DARKFANTASY
#bookcommunity
#readingcommunity
#shortstory
#bookbloggers
#horrorbooks
#tbrpile
#bookblast
#bookworm
#blackharepress
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Belated review of Persephone's Curse by Katrina Leno!
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Persephone’s Curse
I received a digital advanced copy of Persephone’s Curse by Katrina Leno via NetGalley. Persephone’s Curse was released December 2, 2025. The four Farthing girls are descendents of Persephone, at l…
https://susanmonroemcgrath.home.blog/2025/12/23/persephones-curse/
5 months ago
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I am going to be sooooo close to 100K words written for the year!
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5 months ago
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I got 8 hours sleep for the first time in too long to remember! Happy winter break to teachers everywhere!
#teacher
5 months ago
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You can find me in here!
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