say your prayers

Kicking off spooky season the right way--w/ the TOC for our new horror issue, guest edited by B.R. Yeager 👻 feat: @saderotica.bsky.social @willvanderhyden.bsky.social @maxissippi.bsky.social & more…🕸️

excerpt from my recent short story, LIVE EVERY DAY, up at @southwestreview.bsky.social southwestreview.com/volume-110-n...

“The sound of severed muscle echoes wet through the room, dampened when the blade hits bone.” 📌 ICYMI, read LIVE EVERY DAY by @saderotica.bsky.social southwestreview.com/volume-110-n...

she’s posting again

going on youtube to make myself watch clumps of daddy longlegs scatter just to feel something

she’s posting again

TCI is looking rl prutty today ✨ @thecreativeindependent.com

how we feeling today fam

happy pub day!!! proud to see this 🥲

church even when i’d rather rot in bed

Animals Eat Each Other is a brilliant, dark, sexy, heartbreaking, one of a kind type of story that @saderotica.bsky.social tells seamlessly. I couldn’t help but be on edge for the main protagonist, “Lilith”, in this pressure cooker of a situation she found herself in.

It's tough being a goth in a heatwave! Join Elle's chat and stay cool indoors!

come chat all things sex and violence tonight with me, author heather parry and @bodyfluids.bsky.social at 8pm UK! we're exploring yukio mishima's confessions of a mask. link goes out at 3pm, sign up here: femalerage.substack.com

Once upon a time I did a series in response to NUDES by @saderotica.bsky.social by layering alcohol ink, colored pencil, and tulle. I still have several originals available, framed. It's funny when meaningful work is "less marketable" for some reason, but anyways, I love them

on the one hand, gotta time the algo for max exposure, on the other hand (if me), gotta post asap in case the mountain lions repopulating Wimberley get me in the garden this afternoon. What happened after my eyes took in this blurb from the superb @saderotica.bsky.social you ask? Vomit, but sparkly.

today’s agenda: 🎱 editing 🎱 researching kristeva for a piece on an old alasdair gray mural 🎱 @graemearmstrong.bsky.social book event at glasgow uni 🎱 reading applications for my Fuck Marry Kill writing workshop! (deadline may 1! www.ellenash.net/fuck-marry-k...)

This is a really good and interesting conversation with @vextape.bsky.social It feels rare to hear intelligent conversations about pornography (and sex generally) so this is great

totally unreal news this week, if you’ve been wondering what’s been keeping me busy 💋 excited to be selected by torino film lab for their next feature film workshop…… this project has been a total dream

bring it back so tired of every car looking like a fucking space egg

in a completely off-brand move i am at the minecraft movie

Cheeky blog post on “motherhood horror,” for Mother’s Day. Because says I love you mum more than book recs right?

perfect timing... agents, I'm also looking for more of these types of books in my submission inbox anxiety, dread, weird, horrifying, witty, funny, wretched

the replay of goth book club’s discussion about aileen wuornos is up now! listen here: femalerage.substack.com/p/goth-book-...

share something with me in the replies. it can be whatever moved you today, last week, or ten years ago. looking for inspiration ✨

yes.

Great article on metaphors by Elle Nash, in the latest Mslexia magazine. Now to tackle those clichés... @saderotica.bsky.social @mslexia.bsky.social

Metympyschosis. A horror story about finally becoming a butterfly. Featuring artwork by @EDGINGONDEATH and published by @feraldove.com 🖤

We’re so excited to welcome @ldlapinski.bsky.social and @saderotica.bsky.social to our book festival on Sunday 29th March 💙📚 Buy your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rebellious... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rebellious...

listening to last podcast on the left for the first time on their jodi arias episodes…… are they always this insufferable and do people really enjoy this

my weekend plans

Aberdeenshire is considering ending the Autism and ADHD assessment / diagnosis pathway in the NHS. feels concerning, and canary in the coal mine for mental health support the rest of Scotland Source: aberdeenshire.moderngov.co.uk/documents/b2...

this looks so fucking fun lol

every guy goes through a fidel castro cap phase at least once in their lives

Vibes we’re bringing to the function.

So shines a good deed in a weary world

always an immense feeling of joy seeing a client (and friend!) i’ve worked with usher their book into the world. i’m so obsessed with this cover, it captures the story brilliantly

@courtneykocak.bsky.social on rejection goals. “Put your best work out there and let the chips fall where they may. Don’t be scared to get ignored or flat-out denied. Sometimes, a “no” just means “not right now.” And sometimes, a no teaches you how to get to yes.” open.substack.com/pub/thebleed...

Exciting things are brewing at @triquarterlymag.bsky.social, and we're on the hunt for astute new Fiction readers. Apply to join our team, or DM me if you have any questions! It feels good to be a part of something beautiful and communal right now. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

could someone at the scotsman please tell stuart kelly to shut up and go to bed

The way breaking news coverage changed to account for the endless scroll of social media makes it difficult to actually find relevant information about what happened and why in most pieces.

Grace Paley's 'Wants'. The greatest short story, bar none, written since the invention of the form. And no one is allowed to disagree 😁 @msmeghanbean.bsky.social we should have spent our entire Creative Conversations discussing this!!

As well as hearing Padraig O’Tuama & other inspiring guests here on BBCRadioScotland, you can listen in the 2nd hour to Mona Siddiqui, @rodgeglass.bsky.social & me discussing with Zara anti-semitism & ‘othering’; #DonaldTrump & his ‘mandate’; & the true power of poetry www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Thrilled to be part of @hburghbookfest.bsky.social this year, talking Some Body Like Me and other rebellious body horror with the fabulous @saderotica.bsky.social! Tickets can be snagged here: www.eventbrite.com/e/rebellious...

Got Strangle-Mania on VHS, the way it was meant to be seen.

You can now follow our @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social book series at @bloomsburyspectres.bsky.social 👻 Follow for updates on forthcoming titles, related research projects & CFPs. #Hauntology #Hauntings #Horror #FolkHorror

I got this as research for something I’m working on rn and just started crying looking at the cover alone

SUBMISSION CALL! submissions are open for (s)crawl literary magazine's inaugural fall 2025 issue. see submission guidelines & submit your work on our website: scrawlmag.com know someone who would be interested? tag them and share this post to spread the word! #litmag #horrorlitmag #horrorwriters

for any of my scotland ppl dealing with the storm rn, some quick tips: - keep phones/battery packs charged - tinfoil or bin bags taped to windows can help keep in heat - fill up big containers/bathtub/sink w water to flush toilet or wash if power goes out, in case other services are affected xxx

join sophia hembeck and myself in march to discuss the literary it girl and work on your writing ✍️ 💅 www.museletterpublishing.com/events/how-s...