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. ❤️

If you haven't checked out the cover to my debut novel, THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS, or read the excerpt, head on over to @peoplemag.bsky.social for the exclusive first look! people.com/see-the-cove... @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social #horrorbooks #gothic #suspensenovel

Thrilled to unveil the cover of my debut horror novel, THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS, coming 2026 from @erewhonbooks.bsky.social! See the full cover and read an excerpt in @peoplemag.bsky.social (link in comments!) @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social @dianapho.bsky.social @beccapodos.bsky.social

Watch this space. The cover art for THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS is coming this week. Just in time for Halloween!

I had a blast last night sharing space with Kristina Sergeevna Ten, Cynthia Gomez, and M.M. Olivas at Tally Ho Bookstore. We shared our work and had a spirited Q&A session. There was even a small "campfire" and fog! Be sure to add these brilliant authors to your reading lists.

TONIGHT!

Got your pre-Halloween plans sorted? Add this to the agenda: "Scary Stories by the Campfire!" ​I'll be reading alongside @kristinaten.bsky.social, Cynthia Gomez, & @olivasthewriter.bsky.social THIS FRIDAY, 10/24 at Tally Ho Bookstore. Join us! You won't regret it... probably. #HorrorReads

My new ghost story, "The Creak on the Attic Stairs," is officially out in The Rack II: More Stories Inspired by Vintage Horror Paperbacks! I got my contributor's copy of this all-star anthology. Get yours today! Link in comments. #TheRackII #Horror #GhostStory #Halloween #BookRecommendations

What if you discovered your memories weren't recollections at all but dreams that you'd mistaken for reality? My new short story, "The Other Reality," is OUT NOW in Andromeda Spaceways Magazine, Issue #99. Link in comments.

​Still buzzing from the "Feminist Futurism" panel at Marin Museum of Contemporary Art on how spec fiction is a vital tool for liberation. Huge thanks to Faith Adiele, @angeladalton.bsky.social, @charliejane.bsky.social, & @sistahscifi.bsky.social's Isis Asare for an amazing talk. Audience Q&A was 🔥!

Heading to MarinMOCA this Sat., 9/27, for a panel on "Feminist Futurism vs. Project 2025." I'll be discussing how, with speculative fiction, we can build toward a better future. Joined by a powerhouse of authors: Faith Adiele, Angela Dalton, and Charlie Jane Anders. Don't miss this! #MarinMOCA

Final day to save!

Haven't preordered your copy of THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS? B&N Rewards Members, you can snag it for 25% off when you preorder through Sept 5th. Just use code PREORDER25 at checkout. Go, go, go! 🏃‍♀️ is.gd/gDfLKm @barnesandnoble.com

The Rack II cover is here! I'm beyond excited that my work is included in this incredible anthology edited by Tom Deady. The cover art by @lynnehansenart.bsky.social is perfection. Pre-order link in comments. Full cover at @horrordna.bsky.social. #HorrorAnthology #HorrorCommunity #VintageHorror

Got to chat with the brilliant Kat Trinidad on her Books en Vogue podcast. We explored the world of my speculative fiction collection, and we even re-enacted her favorite scene from my book! Link in comments. #HorrorAuthor #AuthorsofBluesky #SpeculativeFiction #Podcast #BookCommunity

Thrilled that my new short story, "The God Bot," is out now in the latest issue of @penumbricmag.bsky.social. It follows Javonte, who finds a mysterious app on his phone that claims to be God, wanting him to make "better" choices, or else. This issue is FREE to read online. Link in comments!

Check out my recent interview with Vincent Midgard of "The Dark Mind" podcast. From creature features to societal collapse, we went through each story in my collection and discussed them in depth. It is unlike any interview I’ve done, and it was a blast. Full interview link in comments.

As promised when I participated on the #StokerCon2025 panel "Horror Podcasts: Conversations that Feed the Genre," here’s the list of my favorite #horror podcasts as well as ones everyone should be listening to in the genre. Please let me know your favorites as well! Link in comments. #stokercon

Today is the final day to save on a @barnesandnoble.com preorder of my debut novel, THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS. Use promo code PREORDER25. Link in comments. @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social

My debut novel, THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS, is available for preorder now!!! @barnesandnoble.com is running a special sale July 8-11! B&N Rewards Members get 25% off all preorders (35% off for premium members!) when you use the promo code PREORDER25! Please share far and wide! Link in comments.

My pre-order from @bookshop.org just arrived, and I can't wait to read the latest from @marksarvas.bsky.social!

How do writers resist? How do authors get their work published in troubling times? I discussed publishing in times of unrest in the June 2025 issue of THE WRITER'S CHRONICLE. Link in comments.

My 2025 #StokerCon Horror Prom was amazing! Congratulations to all of the winners, especially Monika Kim, @dianapho.bsky.social , and @erewhonbooks.bsky.social for THE EYES ARE THE BEST PART. @victormanibo.com Jamal Hodge @sumikoska.bsky.social Joyce Carol Oates @lmariewood.bsky.social

And the #StokerCon Authentic Representation in Horror Panel was insightful and a lot of fun. I love how every answer Rob Costello gave drew applause. Logan Johnson Rae Knowles @ramiungarwriter.bsky.social @aarondries.bsky.social @gabytriana.bsky.social

A highlight of this #StokerCon was going off site for lunch with my editor @dianapho.bsky.social and my @erewhonbooks.bsky.social author sibling @victormanibo.com. I'm grateful they didn't make me walk there in my heels!

My #StokerCon2025 author reading is in the books! @jpbehrens.bsky.social started us off with an amazing reading, I shared Yusef's story from "Bridget Has Disappeared," and I got to experience @claymcleod.bsky.social's emotional and dramatic performance of his Stoker-nominated work. Wow. #stokercon

I always get placed next to my favorite authors at the #StokerCon Mass Author Signing. What luck! @paultremblay.bsky.social @sonorataylor.bsky.social

The #StokerCon Horror Podcasts panel with Guest of Honor Scott Edelman was amazing. Wonderful discussion and great questions from the audience. Be on the lookout for my list of podcasts that everyone in the genre should be listening to, including ones from the dozen or so I've appeared on.

It's my favorite time of year, when I visit with my fellow Halloween People at StokerCon and attend Horror Prom! This year in Stamford, CT, you can find me in the Dealers' Room, at the Mass Author Signing, at my author reading, and on a mix of in-person and virtual panels. Join me! #StokerCon

If you attended the Bay Area Book Festival this weekend and wanted a copy of my story collection but found them sold out, @sistahscifi.bsky.social has been kind enough to offer them at the link in comments. They are signed and ready to go!

I had a blast at #babf2025. The "Telling Our Futures" panel moderated by @sistahscifi.bsky.social was amazing. Alongside Jewelle Gomez and @angeladalton.bsky.social, I discussed speculative fiction's potential for social change. Also caught up with @audthentic.bsky.social & @morbidloren.bsky.social.

Happening TODAY! Come join us! #babf2025

I'm so excited to be a part of the 11th annual Bay Area Book Festival this year! I'll serve as a panelist on "Telling Our Futures: Speculative Fiction and Social Change," on Sunday, June 1st, at Hotel Shattuck Plaza in Downtown Berkeley. Join us! #BABF2025

10 days left to register for my virtual workshop. Fee waivers for those who need it. If you have a manuscript for a short story, novella, novel, single author collection, anthology, or memoir, and you want time and space to prep your submission letter, join us! Registration link in comments.

A #signalboost for #writers who want to learn how to send their manuscripts out for query/submission. LGBTQIA+, poor, disabled, BIPOC, women, non-binary, gender non-conforming STRONGLY encouraged to apply. The workshop includes a FEE WAIVER for those who need it.

If you are an aspiring or early career writer wondering how to get your work into the world, join me Saturday, May 3rd, 11AM - 1:30PM PT for my VIRTUAL workshop, "The Art of the Query." Application link in comments.

And here's the official deal announcement for my debut novel! That sound you hear is me squealing! If you want to come on this literary journey with me, subscribe to my newsletter for all of the updates on THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS, coming Spring 2026. Link in comments.

I am over the moon! And it is surreal that my announcement is in one of my favorite publications, @reactorsff.bsky.social. I'm obviously dreaming. #horror #womeninhorror #horrorbooks

My debut novel has found a home with @erewhonbooks.bsky.social in a two-book deal. Read all about it in @reactorsff.bsky.social. I can't wait for everyone to read this modern-day gothic set in a public housing project. THE CURSE OF HESTER GARDENS is coming Spring 2026. Link in comments.

If you have a manuscript and are wondering how to send it into the world, check out The Creative Tickle, hosted by @micheletracyberger.bsky.social. I recently had the pleasure of joining her in conversation. Her questions were incisive, and I could have talked to her all day! Link in comments.

I had a blast sharing my work last night as part of "Starship Sankofa." Shout out to Benicia Literary Arts, Bookshop Benicia, Audrey T. Williams, MK Chavez, Jenee Darden, Kevin Dublin, Duane Horton, Sumiko Saulson, and Shawn Taylor for making the event magical. #afrofuturism #scifi #fantasy #horror

Happening TONIGHT!

Bay Area! On Feb. 22 at 5:30p, join me and an amazing lineup of fellow Afrofuturist creatives for "Starship Sankofa: Ancestral Algorithms Conjuring Black Futures." Hosted by Audrey T. Williams and Bookshop Benicia, with the support of Benicia Literary Arts. #afrofuturism #speculativefiction

If you missed the Shadows and Light black #horror panel at the @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social, where I appeared alongside @justinkey.bsky.social, John Jennings, and @micheletracyberger.bsky.social, find the full video below. Thanks again to @sistahscifi.bsky.social for a magical event.

"Shadows and Light" at @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social was transformative. I enjoyed being in community with readers & fellow authors. #horror @tananarivedue.bsky.social @justinkey.bsky.social @micheletracyberger.bsky.social @itsladarrion.bsky.social @k8dee16.bsky.social @sistahscifi.bsky.social

I had a blast on @ktvufox2.bsky.social discussing black #horror, my books, and the "Shadows and Light" event happening SUNDAY, January 19th at the San Francisco Public Library. Thank you to @sistahscifi.bsky.social and Shawna Sherman for making this all possible. youtu.be/WG5oD8z7lxc?...

Trust me, Bay Area folks, y'all don't want to miss this event! Keynote by @tananarivedue.bsky.social, and I'll be on a #horror panel with @justinkey.bsky.social, John Jennings, and Michele Berger.

ONE WEEK AWAY! Join me! youtube.com/shorts/VgkSq...

Join me 1/19 at the San Francisco Public Library for "Shadows and Light: Exploring Black Horror and Black Healing," with a keynote by @tananarivedue.bsky.social. I'll be a "Healing Through Horror" panelist alongside John Jennings, @justinkey.bsky.social, & Michele Tracy Berger. FREE. Info below.

"The Turn" is the opening story in my collection for what it illuminates about the ways people interact with animals, so I am delighted to learn @eerieyore.bsky.social enjoyed reading it.