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Not only did I finish manuscript 14 today but I found out I’m officially ON SUBMISSION! As a dear friend said, the dream is reality!

I love holidays and I love a theme. Little things that bring joy! 👻

Aaaaaaaa!!

About to read my @apparitionlit.com story at @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social - if people turning into plants so they can be eaten more easily is your jam (pun intended), join us!

Two great takeaways from @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social tonight: From @rukman.bsky.social - community is active, not passive And from a great panel on business (don’t remember who said this!) structure is your friend! Can’t wait for more tomorrow!

What a fun list to be a part of!

The leaves are going orange and the air is just chilly enough that being under a blanket is a treat. Autumn, my beloved, it is divine to see you again.

Ask me anything! But please not the duck horse question.

Sedation dentistry is no longer weird. Phone cameras are really good. The price of solar panels has dropped by tens of thousands. Southern white rhinos, giant pandas, Arabian oryx and Stellar sea lions are no longer endangered. And, I can testify, modern cancer treatments are fucking amazing.

It me! Come listen to me prattle on about words that start with p!

I’ve got a busy autumn 🍂 and would love to connect with new and old friends! 🍄‍🟫 I’m teaching a @reachyourapex.bsky.social class this week, I’m at @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social later this month, attending Frankfurt Book Fair and @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social in October!

Help us pick what horror movie @retreasure.bsky.social and I watch! You all know I'm a HUGE fan of horror, but Becky not so much. Let's find something amazing for us to watch together!

@lesleyconner.bsky.social is making me watch scary movies

I really enjoyed this read and think about the frustrated, exasperated MC often 😆

Our 2026 Kickstarter page is live! Be sure to click that "Notify me on launch" button so you don't miss out on any of our backer rewards, as some will be extremely limited! ⏰ Visit our Kickstarter page HERE: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

We're re-opening to submissions and launching a spoopy kickstarter!

Moksha is back up :)

Moksha is doing scheduled maintenance. Obviously that's our preferred method for receiving subs to the @apexmag.bsky.social flash contest, but if you need to get your story in and the portal is still closed, you can email me at [email protected] with your story.

Almost to 50k, firmly swinging between 5 and 6. Sometimes between paragraphs.

*Sadly puts bones and the ruler back*

Names matter.

Hey folks -- Signal Boost time for this week's #TheFullLid. If you have a creative project to promote, leave the details in a reply. Include the title and a link please, so folks can find it. For pre-launch crowdfunders let us know about 2 weeks in advance.

Sooooo evocative! 🌊 🐠 🩻

Kicked off July with “Remembery Day” by @sarahpinsker.bsky.social, a short but absolutely tremendous look at societal memory following horrendous conflict, focusing on how it affects the individuals involved www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...

looks like 2026 is going to be a double feature! thrilled to announce that the infamous novel that was written in a month, the one that started as a sweat-drenched nightmare, now titled OUR INFINITE AND INEVITABLE ENDS, will be coming to you in fall of 2026 from @ecwpress.bsky.social!

#wip in emojis only! This actually helped me solve a plot problem - share yours! 🆓🇬🇷🏨 ⛵🏝️👻 🇫🇷🏰🎭 🇦🇹👸💞 🇦🇷⛰️⚔️ 🇬🇷👻💔

We’re having an issue with our submissions where some people cannot access the form. If you are among them, email us and we’ll get you a workaround. All that to say, there were a lot of stories in the pile, and it got me reflecting on some of the patterns. All opinions are Crepuscular's only!🧵/?

Love a late summer evening.

Just for accountability, I'm stuck between 2 and 6 daily.

“an unidentified woman with red dreadlocks" snuck into an empty N train at the Broadway station in Astoria and drove it for one stop at four thirty in the morning, presumably just for the sheer joy of it, before vanishing, and I would just like to say congratulations

I killed my first Alexander at seventeen. That was also the age I fell in love, an emotion supposedly beyond my kind." 🔪🦷❤️‍🔥 New excerpt today by @jasonsanford.bsky.social: "We Who Hunt Alexanders" Read it here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...

Hit 30k in my #wip! After 14 books, I recognize familiar panics. In a way these mini-crises are comforting - they're familiar! Such as: 1. OMG ✨idea✨ 2. No one wants this 3. Okay maybe like 6 people 4. I should start over 5. NM that's what editing is for 6. OMG what if too short Anyone else?

I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better

ausmashmash Ashley Photographer East Coast of Australia "Here's a little #wildlifewednesday moment for you, filmed only an hour ago, as this gorgeous humpback descends into the water right on sunset, ready for the night to take over"

It's a #BOOKBIRTHDAY!!! Celebrate the publication of THE UNKILLABLE FRANK LIGHTNING by Josh Rountree buff.ly/XdTH1ss Two #giveaways to enter #thestorygraph buff.ly/lIoTdSz #goodreads buff.ly/P1jE6jl #excerpt buff.ly/iLpo9KK

I have extremely sensitive teeth - always have - and ice is painful for me, as are cold drinks, ice cream, milkshakes, etc. When ice is the default, I need a straw or I literally cannot drink from the cup.

I just sold a story to @smallwondersmag.com! It’s just a sweet little love story. From a certain point of view. Thanks to the Small Wonders team! The last story I sold was February 2024 💀 so this is a huge boost! Stay gritty (and/or prioritize self care, cuz it’s hard out there).

Oh yay, they announced it!!

Shocked and delighted that my short story “Everything in the Garden Is Lovely” in @apexmag.bsky.social made the shortlist for the World Fantasy Award!!

we at the deadlands could really use your help so we're setting an impossible goal one that YOU could help make possible! it's 116 days until halloween can we get just one new patreon supporter a day?? LET'S SEE help us out for as little as $2 a month! 🖤 www.patreon.com/the_deadlands

Apparently my characters don't yell much. #WIPSnips #amwriting #writingcommunity #writers #writesky

📢 NEW DRABBLE CONTEST ALERT!! Theme: "The Masks We Wear" 🎭👺 Spooky season's come early! We're opening submissions from July 10th-July 24th 2025 for masquerade microfiction. Winners will be published in Apex Magazine October 2025 Issue! 🎃☠️ Full details here: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...

Okay, one more squee graphic because I asked my artistic kiddo to make me one and this is what she came up with - I promised her I'd share it!

I love this gorgeous cover! Can’t wait for this sequel!

BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Horror (+ More) is out today! 25 of the best independently- & self-published Weird Fiction stories published in 2024, spanning Horror Sci-Fi Fantasy & all things unclassifiable...but WEIRD. And all part of a balanced breakfast🖤☠️ Get it: store.tenebrouspress.com

omg 👀😍

Happy birthday to the prophetess Octavia Butler. We live in the times she foretold. From her notebooks.

What do you call a magician’s dog?