Surreal that MTV is officially over on the same day that the internet celebrates a birthday.

New Year, New You! Best wishes for a prosperous 2026 for horror writers everywhere from the Seattle chapter of the HWA! May your frightful tales keep readers up all night in the new year!

#3Things for THURS: Day of Wheat & Sage 1. Angry Monkey is my new favorite cocktail (Angry Orchard + Monkey Shoulder over crushed ice) 2. Ate some of the best Wagyu beef ever at the podunk NYE party/fundraiser I went to last night. 3. January 1 Mythbusters marathon is a staple in my household.

Little Ghosts Books will be 4 in March and we have never returned a single book to distribution/ a publisher. Returns lead to costs accrued by indie publishers, royalties lost, & books being pulped. Every year we do the NO RETURNS SALE, offering 45-65% off titles to get them in the hands of readers.

Happy New Year!

BECOME UNGOVERNABLE

Wisdom

youtu.be/oVrEzH9gkZk?... #MTV

This will always be MTV for me

Mtv unplugged was amazing while we had it🥲

Indeed. Nostalgia is giving me insomnia.

MTV is officially ending all of its music channels. In honor of that, what's your favorite music video?

Could be fun. From the Substack description: "I’m Lil Persefone; I alchemize dark energy into bright things—stories, poems, films & more. Through WritersWoo, I’ll show you ways to tend the seeds & seasons of your own writing life, no matter what your story." More: buff.ly/dfB6Frh

#HorrorWritersChat Q4 Her grandmother is stuck in a living time warp on the other side of the octagonal attic window. She can't interact with her to ask what she needs to do. Instead, she turns the property upside down looking for clues to what her grandmother tried to tell her from the Other Side.

#HorrorWritersChat Q1 Ha! I routinely drag all the detritus of my life that no longer serves me to a literal crossroads in the woods. But to honor a 🐈‍⬛'s spite, I think I'll happily drag all those stupidly uncomfortable feminine👗w/o pockets that I used to wear to "fit in" and light them on 🔥

#HorrorWritersChat Q2 Will probably be in the future for the narratives I'm writing today, which are full of unapologetic pro-woman, anti-patriarchy messaging. Bring it!

Hi @erynmccee.bsky.social thanks for hosting. #HorrorWritersChat Q1 Tamara Sellman here, author-poet-filmmaker-podcaster I write in spec-fic: dark SF/F, magical realism, folk, psychological, dystopian, surreal, gothic My IRL witch's garden is a natural threshold; that's where I'll do my haunting!

#3Things for WED: Day of Fern & Lavender 1. Getting out my last ms subs for ‘25 this AM, then it’s OMITB binge until tonight’s Jammy Jam party at the local yokel theater 2. Dream: Healed ppl using magic powder only I could access 3. Baby New Year, turning 31, has seen some shit. Don’t mess w/them!

Our newish Seattle chapter of the #HorrorWriters Assoc did tons this year! I'm quite fond of this group of creature featuring, ghoul haunting, gothically inclined scribes and makers and look forward to another year of tables, cons, readings, writings and creepyscares. buff.ly/SdbrXY9

My 2025 in review 🧙‍♀️ Turned 60! 📕 Published a 3rd book 🪴 Built a greenhouse 🩼 Sprained my knee hiking 🍿 Produced and aired a second poetry film ⛲️ Installed a “witch’s” garden 🍅 Became the “Tomato Lady” at the food bank 🎙️Finished s1 of the podcast 🌌 Saw the aurora (again!) 🇨🇦 Traveled to Vancouver BC

It’s so brilliant it seems impossible that it’s natural!

ICYMI: New sub rules for the VIEWS FROM THE OVERLOOK antho... competition is fierce but I don't know a single #horror #writer who wouldn't want to pay tribute to the Overlook Hotel. ""Monsters are real. Ghosts are too. They live inside of us, and sometimes, they win." --The Shining

Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books

George Saunders on how to live an unregretting life – so good! www.themarginalian.org/2024/03/11/r...

As we look forward to a new year--a new chance to create more/better, I'm opening up my "Ask me anything" form in case you need some inspiration or have a question. Could be about anything creative... from writing to gardening to podcasting to filmmaking and more! tksellman.com/ask-me-anyth...

At the Seattle HWA blog, we drop a monthly curation of articles of interest to horror writers.. maybe these will interest you as well? buff.ly/9NvSb4Y (WA state horror writers, please consider joining our little fam of creature-featuring, gothically aligned writers! Info here: buff.ly/dNjOYAy )

We're ready to cue up season 2 of the horror writing podcast, BENEATH THE RAIN SHADOW, with new additions to the team! Listen as Clay, M. Leigh, and Gordon B. White mix it up with PNW based prompts, with Tamara first up on the hot seat next week! More info: hwaseattle.wixsite.com/hwaseattle/p...

a fair question

A monthly series of market listings is just 1 benefit to joining the Seattle chapter of the HWA. Reflects the wide umbrella of horror narrative (so, queer voices, speculative work, drabbles, long-form, paying pubs, theme anthologies & more). Let's go in 2026! hwaseattle.wixsite.com/hwaseattle/p...

#3Things for TUES: Day of Thistle & Ginger 1. Opted for feedback on a story submission and what I received made me wonder, “are you high?” 2. Resolved: drink more water in 2026 3. Putting away the holidays is usually a great feeling but I’m always sad putting away the 35yo Rudolph bubble light

Looking forward to this read!

Since we're all getting ready for spring garden season...

#3Things for MON: Day of Jasmine & Moonflower 1. Dream: every gray hair I grew became a silver cord connecting me to both familiar old friends + amazing new ones 2. One goal next year is to save more seeds; meanwhile, I’m still germinating seeds from 2019 💚👍🏽🌱 3. Exquisite sky at sunrise today

"In the first hours and days of the next president’s term, there must be a concerted effort to utterly expunge the name Donald Trump from every federal building, outpost, sign, website, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse, and doghouse ... " www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-rena...

Just ten days away from the Season 2 launch of the BENEATH THE RAIN SHADOW podcast. That's where RAIN SHADOWS was born and where a second edition will be written all year by our crazy cohosts in 2026! Learn more here: tksellman.com/rain-shadows/

My 2026 writing goal: Green Before Screen. That means hiking/walking/gardening/self-care before I sit down in front of a screen. Creating/making is always better after I’ve communed with the living things.

Never lose your sense of awe.

This spectacular image of the planetary alignment of Saturn, Mars, Venus, and Jupiter above the Sydney Opera House was taken in the early morning around April 21, 2022, and featured as NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day on April 26, 2022

Wow

particular shout-outs to stories by @izzyxen.bsky.social @rblemberg.bsky.social @tobiasbuckell.bsky.social @drkarenlord.bsky.social @charliejane.bsky.social @samjmiller.bsky.social @jhameia.bsky.social Laia Asieo Odo

#3Things for SUN: Day of Lemon & Sunflower 1. Last #Seahawks game of the season today! 💚🏈💙 2. Official tired of holiday food today 3. Playing with my new iPhone camera “Summer Flowers, Winter Light”

If you see this post a random fact about yourself: I was the only one in my activist gang who didn’t get arrested for blocking the tracks for the White Train (hauling nuclear waste) in Vancouver WA 40-some years ago

#GVerse ICYMI: Dropkick Murphys blasted a brutal montage of #Shit4Brains and Jeffrey Epstein during their concert. No pundits. No spin. Just receipts on a jumbotron. Make sure every American sees this. #Repost

Depeche Mode “Violator” 1997

#3Things for SAT: Day of Garlic & Mugwort 1. Got into the 20s last night but my cold frame spared my tender plants 2. Finally started ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING. So charming! 3. The neighbor’s scones are delicious, especially with eggnog latte (but NO Hallmark movies because nope)

I wonder how many people will think those are chopsticks, tho

Describe your BlueSky/BlackSky account in a single image minutemedia-ressh.cloudinary.com/image/upload...

what the heck? www.kitsapdailynews.com/news/driver-...

#3Things for FRI: Day of Rose & Vanilla 1. Woke to gentle drizzle in the gutters. Cue Movie Day! 2. Slept 11 hours and still hardyawning 3. Xmas Day brekkies: dirty chai scone with espresso glaze (made by my youngest) and smoked salmon bagel… I daresay we eat like kings around here