Today’s cat is a loving mama and her grown-up son #CatBreak #BlueSkyCats #CatSky

And folks who missed Michael's reading with Natasha Calder can watch on YouTube! youtu.be/dq0aWfJbbv0

This week, two elusive favorites return to Story Hour! Natasha Calder reads her uncomfortably-near-future SF "hotBooley," and Michael Haynes reads the gentler, guitar-fueled hopefulness of "Carolina." You can still watch! @michaelhaynes.bsky.social youtu.be/dq0aWfJbbv0

One magical spring evening in 2023, Natasha Calder and @michaelhaynes.bsky.social read for Story Hour. That video is now lost, but now Natasha and Michael return! They won’t weave the exact same spell, but rather will enchant us anew. Join us Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. PDT! #Booksky www.storyhour2020.com

Spookymonth is never over in my heart.

As often happens with Story Hour, although we didn’t coordinate, our tales complement one another and have interesting intersections:

This Story Hour is the perfect capstone to Spookymonth. EC Dorgan and M Belanger both read stories of invasion and self-reliance (with some body horror, okay). Just the thing to ready us for Halloween. You can still watch! #Booksky @sethanikeem.bsky.social youtu.be/jU802L47bXw

this is an awesome series (2 books this far) fun, engaging and delightful in story and drawings. perfect for fans of cozy murder mysteries and Louisa may alcolt and that era

This is TONIGHT! Join us!

It’s the final Story Hour of Spookymonth! Eternal favorite M Belanger returns, and new favorite EC Dorgan makes her Story Hour debut! Join us Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. PDT! #Booksky @sethanikeem.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com

Feeling the spooky spirit? Story Hour has been celebrating Spookymonth all October long! We're not done yet, either! And did you know that our last few Octobers have been all-horror all-the-time? Check out our annual playlists on YT for all the scares you can handle! www.youtube.com/@StoryHour20...

Aquí podéis escuchar a dos autoras del blog, Nadia Bulkin y A. C. Wise, leyendo cada una uno de sus relatos. ¡Menudo lujo!

You need to listen to @acwise.bsky.social's story. It's terrifying and sad and a total October vibe.

If you missed Wednesday night's reading, you can catch it here. Let me and @nadiabulkin.bsky.social creep you out with lonely schoolhouses and abandoned hospitals. Happy spooky season!

Usually I post about Story Hour during the day, but this one? This one wanted to wait until it was dark out.

Spookymonth continues with explorations of abandoned buildings and possible hauntings! Let @acwise.bsky.social and @nadiabulkin.bsky.social guide you, chill you, and (thank god) let you laugh. An exquisite hour that you can still watch! #Booksky youtu.be/CAC0NvCMpYk

Just a friendly reminder that this is happening tonight! Listen to me and @nadiabulkin.bsky.social read you some scary stories in honor of the spookiest month!

This is TONIGHT! Join us! #booksky

This looks gorgeous!

Two more favorites this week! You should come too!

It’s Spookymonth at Story Hour! This week, Nadia Bulkin and A.C. Wise will read from their own work. We don’t dare tell you more at this point. Join us Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. PDT! @nadiabulkin.bsky.social @acwise.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com

Gripping and chilling! Highly recommended.

I’m very proud of this story. Not placed yet. The last thing I finished.

This week's Story Hour brought us extraordinary horrors. Gemma Files read us the world debut of a tale about the all-consuming power of lies, and M.L. Krishnan drew us into the wrenching "Interstate Mohinis." You can still watch! @gemmafiles.bsky.social @emelkrishnan.bsky.social youtu.be/jQzl1-qZPOw

This is TONIGHT! Un-damn-missable!

I mean, it's obvious why they're favorites, but the surprise is that they're baaa-aaack!

Spookymonth continues apace! This week, two favorites return: M.L. Krishnan and Gemma Files. Yes, really. Join us Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. PDT! @emelkrishnan.bsky.social @gemmafiles.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com

Have you been watching Spookymonth on Story Hour? It's been dreadfully good fun so far, and a look at the upcoming authors calendar tells you it will continue in that vein. www.storyhour2020.com/calendar

Have you watched yet? So good, y'all! Generational curses, witches, and tacos! SO MUCH SALT!

Truly gorgeous stories, and so much fun. Highly recommended!

Spookymonth continues with readings from @rachelunger.bsky.social and @laurenparker.bsky.social! Their stories showed two different kinds of curses and two different kinds of creepy. You can still watch! This is totally safe and not a RINGU kind of curse. Honest. youtu.be/GFu85wShG4w

It's going to be a great time - come listen tomorrow night at 7pm Pacific!

Last week ushered in Spookymonth like a full house (of Usher)…and this week, our hand is all queens. To wit: Lauren Parker makes her Story Hour debut, Rachel Unger is again among us! Join us Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. PDT! @laurenparker.bsky.social @rachelunger.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com

This Story Hour was extra fun for me because David Anaxagoras let me read Astrid's messages in "Your Dasher Has Accidentally Awakened the Crawling Chaos by Gazing into the Loathsome Geometry of the Taco Pup Mega-Muncher Meal Box." They are very voicey! Also, you have never heard me cuss so much.

So good! And seriously, more Easter eggs than you'd expect for this time of year. See for yourself!

I had an absolute blast last night on Story Hour, especially because cohost Laura Blackwell @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social joined me for the last story! you can watch the recorded reading on YouTube.

Spookymonth starts off in style with stories from @frankoreto.bsky.social and @davidanaxagoras.com! Enjoy the ride as they take us through stories suffused with humor, sweetness, and serious points—along with the dread, chills, and scares. You can still watch! youtu.be/Dnf42fYDxTE

Spooky stories tonight! (I'm going to let y'all work out the time zones given my earlier failures)

It’s Spookymonth! Usher in the season with readings from David Anaxagoras and Frank Oreto at Story Hour. Scares! Laughs! Facial hair! More scares! Join us Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. PDT! @davidanaxagoras.com @frankoreto.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com

Marking up my reading copy for tomorrow night's @storyhour.bsky.social. Reading my funniest story and my horribleist story.

Not only were the stories excellent, the readings themselves were phenomenal. Thomas's Mub voice is just brrrrrrr, and Clay could read the phone book aloud and make it scary (but his story has better pacing).

This Story Hour starts Spookymonth a bit early. @thomasha.bsky.social introduces us to the creeping horror of "The Mub," and @claymcleod.bsky.social reads a cozy little story called "the fireplace." Haha, just kidding. It's hair-raising. I need to get the chimney removed now. youtu.be/Z5SMNWo2kKU

[bluesky waiting room] Me: [chanting] mub, mub- Other patients: mub, MUB Secretary: [pounding her clipboard] MUB, MUB, MUB!

This is TONIGHT! Find that bit of horror that actually belongs in your life!

The best way to say goodbye to September? Pretend it’s already October. With creepy readings from Thomas Ha and Clay McLeod Chapman, we plan to do just that. Wednesday, September 24! 7:00 p.m. PDT! Join us! #booksky www.storyhour2020.com

Really wonderful Story Hour! If you missed this one, why keep on missing it?

In case you missed last night's @storyhour.bsky.social, it's now up on YouTube for—forever? Till everything crumbles, takes the internet with it? I read "We Will Weather One Another Somehow" and @davidmarinowrites.bsky.social read "The Ballad of Starburst Smith" ❤️ Watch/listen: youtu.be/u56vj3Cg-Ts

Had a blast reading for @storyhour.bsky.social last night with @kristinaten.bsky.social. If you missed it, check out the recording on YouTube : youtu.be/u56vj3Cg-Ts

Themes of potential and loss run through these two stories from @kristinaten.bsky.social and @davidmarinowrites.bsky.social. If Kristina's makes you cry, don't worry; David's will make you laugh. This is one of the episodes that shows what stories can do. You can still watch! youtu.be/u56vj3Cg-Ts

Tonight!