"Everyone uses AI in their daily life" No I fucking don't actually. 2026 and I still have no clue how to even access chatGPT, never touched any Gen AI, never got into the stupid Ghibli pfp trend, and I scroll pass the AI Summary every time I google anything.

10/1/26 - nocturn

We haven't had many entries for this, so we're extending it another week in case people have been away for Xmas & New Years. Entries now close Sunday 11th Jan and we'll announce a winner afterwards.

If you're taking to the streets to protest, know your rights.

First doodle of 2026. Weird sisters, unite 🌘 (It's kinda amazing how your brain wakes up when you draw. I was dopey af all day until I picked up a pencil...) Graphite on a tiny Artefex sample panel, sealed with matte varnish. #DarkArt #OriginalArt #FantasyArt #MiniatureArt

So. We need to fill our feed out a little. Tell us who we should be following for the good genre and genre adjacent stuff. Authors, reviewers, commentators, all the good people. Fun, serious, wry, excitable - bring them all.

It's no secret many authors are boneyard loiterers. It's where we go to steal names from tombs and grave markers to clothe our characters. What's less known, is how many of us authors hear certain stones sing their names, whisper their stories. We tend to keep quiet on that. – #CLNolan #Writing

The thing that depresses me in the whole AI revolution in my industry (I’m a literary translator and publisher) is that the question is not whether machines can replace human translators, but how will we deal with the fallout after machines are forcibly introduced regardless.

In between appointments and a fair bit of driving today, I managed to read 2 ghost stories: Laughter Among the Trees by Suzan Palumbo, and An Oral History of the Greater London Exorcism Authority by Ray Newman. Both excellent, both quietly devastating. 1/?

I'm gonna start being an insufferable self-promoting knobhead for the foreseeable, would be ace if we could get #GetKeshed trending at some point before Feb.

remember kids: generative AI is created by, in service to, and directly feeds the Fascism Machine. if you use generative AI, you are directly supporting and feeding said Fascism Machine.

Now more than ever - and for reasons besides that it's just the right thing to do - credit your artists, credit your translators, credit your designers and layout people. Credit any and every human hand that works on your project wherever you can.

We've removed the paywall from this guide so everyone can access it. 👇 Stay safe.

20-day TBR book challenge. Choose 20 books on your current TBR shelf. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no expectations, just covers. 18/20: THE SIEGE OF BURNING GRASS by Premee Mohamed.

Neighbourhorse Watch

Martin Freeman the actor who played Bilbo Baggins and was in The Office with other famous transphobe Ricky Gervais donated to Graham Linehan's legal fund to be let off bullying a trans child and threatening trans people with violence. Also generally a piece of shit. thedirect.com/article/mart...

A (slightly belated) happy new year! Allow me to introduce myself to those of you unfamiliar with my work; I’m Lee, I’m a painter from England, I’m a fan of abandoned buildings, moody narratives and quiet, mildly foreboding landscapes.

Sometimes i just like to set up finished work and have a gander

Just Jack Kirby in 1939, reminding us not to make deals with Nazis

We published Antifa Splatterpunk one year after the January 6th insurrection. I wish this book were less relevant now, but unfortunately, the fascist horrors persist. In these stories, you'll find lots of Nazis getting their shit wrecked: www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/anti...

REMEMBER, KIDS:

20-day TBR book challenge. Choose 20 books on your current TBR shelf. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no expectations, just covers. 17/20: KISS MY ASBO by Alistair Fruish.

I want to do a thread on "Small Press Red Flags" brought to you by years in the trenches combined with some issues I’m seeing pop up again in writer circles. Note: an isolated incident might not be a red flag, but cumulative flags are always worth examination. First off: Let’s talk about money.

I’ll get in the swing of making art someone likes again, in the meantime if anyone likes my existing art and wants some, they can buy some if they like and I’d like that

Went to tag Paul Duane to say I'd finally got around to watching ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH, and I can't find any trace of him... hope everything's alright with him. But that film: FUCK. ME. (complimentary)

20-day TBR book challenge. Choose 20 books on your current TBR shelf. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no expectations, just covers. 16/20: COUNTESS by Suzan Palumbo.

I am sure everyone has been holding their breath for this, my best read of 2025, the thread. First, nonfiction:

I made some Moby Dick memes, if anyone wants to share them with their favorite harpooneer.

20-day TBR book challenge. Choose 20 books on your current TBR shelf. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no expectations, just covers. 15/20: BLACK FLAME by Gretchen Felker-Martin.

Very nice to find out that my favourite story I've ever written (Not Just the Stars That They Devour, from PS Publishing's The Mad Butterfly's Ball) has been included in Ellen Datlow's Best Horror #17 recommended reading list, amongst some very esteemed company! ellendatlow.com/2026/01/03/f...

Thinking about the work of Käthe Kollwitz, which seems especially resonant these days.

If anyone needs* a border image style book cover i *really* like drawing them. Extra points if there are any sort of witches involved. *like, in February or onwards, because...my goodness.

The Long Neolithic persists in the now. Its stones are engines of mystery. Its stone are engines of connection to a past of dead reverence. We become lithic pilgrims. Unable to deny how they speak to our imaginations, our aching need to wonder. – Dr. K. Brophy #StandingStoneSunday

20-day TBR book challenge. Choose 20 books on your current TBR shelf. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no expectations, just covers. 14/20: TOM'S CROSSING by Mark Z. Danielewski.

We're calling for submissions to the Black Archive from disabled authors and authors of colour, who we know have been underrepresented in the range. Please spread this as widely as you can, as we want it to reach as many eligible authors as possible. Thank you. obversebooks.co.uk/blackarchive...

Beginning of the year plea: I am always on the lookout for collections of weird fiction by nonwhite authors, especially those that will be published in 2026. If you wrote one or are publishing one or just know of one, please get in touch. doomsdayer.wordpress.com/contact

My feral 2026 resolution. Because I just want us all to succeed, friends and I'm super tired of the status quo as it is.

Eradicate every trace of it from your products then, you cunt, and I won't need to say it anywhere near you. Pretty fucking simple. #FuckGenAI

I have a lot of mutuals following their accounts 🥴 They have 3 different accounts - please block and do NOT give them your details!!! @mytipme.com @mytipme1.bsky.social @mytipmesupport.bsky.social #VSky

Flytipping. A Willerby Story. Jack takes a terrible revenge. willerby.substack.com/p/flytipping

Say "Fuck you" to the Big River place who've yanked this on account of the cover AND support indie fiction by getting it, either through bookshop.org below or through Nefarious Bat directly at: payhip.com/b/TDowG

20-day TBR book challenge. Choose 20 books on your current TBR shelf. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no expectations, just covers. 13/20: BLOOD IN THE MACHINE by Brian Merchant.

📢 This is a call to anyone able (safeguarding is paramount). We now need your help! We need everyone to: • Email your MP using our template • Sign our open letter calling out “biological sex” framing as a slur 1/🧵

King Ludd’s Rag submissions are open for the next two weeks! Short stories 4,000 words and up. oleada.io/publication/...

yes, AI is being used to make CSAM and revenge porn and it’s telling people to kill themselves & their loved ones and it’s destroying the environment and it’s infecting every creative field but hey, you gotta admit, it sure helps me make my grocery list

There are 242 working days in 2026. If you write just one page a day - just 250-300wds, roughly 5 Bsky posts - you will have two full scripts or a novel by New Years Eve. If you write just two pages a day - just 500-600 words - you will have five scripts or one epic novel. Just. Keep. Writing.

manifesting: 🕯 🕯 🕯 🕯 ai bubble 🕯 🕯 to pop disastrously 🕯 🕯 for all involved 🕯 🕯 🕯 🕯

20-day TBR book challenge. Choose 20 books on your current TBR shelf. One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no expectations, just covers. 12/20: DEATH TAKES ME by Cristina Rivera Garza.