*whispers* If you follow us over on IG, now is your chance to enter to win a proof of GOOD BOY by @talkscaredpod.bsky.social

I'm in this anthology, which is a fundraiser for SantaCan, a Los Angeles nonprofit that distributes holiday gifts to foster children. (this is the archaeology grad student ♥️ demon slayer story I've been mentioning)

We have been shadowbanned on this event and yet we are nearly sold out…come help us sell out and show your love and support for Palestine and Gaza. www.ticketmaster.com/voices-for-g...

Day 50 Creating and being happy is an act of resistence. Don’t allow what doesn’t matter siphon off your most valuable resource, your energy. Focus your energy today on your peace, the present and writing. 600 words every day started Aug 3 to Dec 31 for a novel draft by end of year. #600X150

I can't decide if I want this to lean more Charlie's Angels or Cursed Book.

I'm late so let me combine hastags #sapphicseptember #swordtember

ONE WEEK TO RELEASE! Available for pre-order. 🔥 m/m fantasy with arranged marriage and treacherous plots. Blurb in alt text www.jms-books.com/mere-rain-c-...

Cover reveal for the Monstrous Angels anthology coming out in November!! I'm so excited for folks to see my story 😇🔥❤️‍🔥 @conquestpublishing.bsky.social #horror #religioushorror #horrorlit #womeninhorror #books #newreleases #blueskyreads #booksky #horrorfantasy #horrorromance #fallenangels

It’s Spooky Season and our New in Stock is full to the brim! Get your reading list ready for fall with amazing horror books from @ericlarocca.bsky.social @haileypiperfights.bsky.social @claymcleod.bsky.social @rachelharrison.bsky.social @bitterkarella.bsky.social @manylittlewords.bsky.social & more!

Guest giveaway over at my Patreon!! You don't need to be a paid member to participate--free members get the chance to win too <3 www.patreon.com/posts/guest-...

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

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Horror folks, it's the middle of September, and the Stoker Recommended Reading List is looking extremely small. If you're a member of the HWA, go recommend something you've read that you loved! horror.org/awards/curre...

now through the 22nd, you can get this story in a bundle with 20+ other short stories for FREE (but tips are certainly welcome)! itch.io/b/3272/free-...

It’s my birthday! 🎂 To celebrate, I will be going to work 😭 In lieu of gifts, please donate to a trans crowdfund near you if you can! Even five bucks makes a difference! 🏳️‍⚧️

Sorcerer of the Wildeeps is a fantastic (but heart-breaking) novella. Looking forward to more writing.

My writing may not be the best, but at least it's weird.

"discover the story" but you're presenting the story as a link in your newsletter. i'm not "discovering" anything. is this one of those word-means-something-different-now usages?

Shortwave Hardcover Sale - 20% off for one week only! Use code HC20 during checkout! Shop all Hardcovers here: shop.shortwavepublishing.com/collections/... cc @lyndseycroal.bsky.social @gemmafiles.bsky.social @toddkeisling.com @alandistro.bsky.social

The rest of the LibraryReads Top 10 Picks for October 2025 are announced in alpha order by author's last name, starting with CRAFTING FOR SINNERS: A NOVEL by @jennykiefer.com. @quirkbooks.bsky.social

Little Ghosts Fest is sneaking up! The first weekend of October, join us at the Tranzac Club in Toronto to celebrate our indie horror community with vendors, readings, and panels. Free to attend! Posters and fliers now haunting the neighbourhoods 👀🖤👻📚 www.littleghostsbooks.com/little-ghost...

🧵My Taínofuturism novella, SORDIDEZ @stelliform.press, won the Indie Ink Award for "Writing the Future We Need: Latinx/Latine Representation by a Latinx/Latine author". What a wonderful way to kick off #HispanicHeritageMonth ! What an important institution for recognizing indie works. Gracias! 1/

The latest issue of esse contains analysis of my art through the lens of queering decay.

I don't know; maybe someone else has a resource?

#writingcommunity, I have a question. I have been seeing books reviewed as "fanfic-like" when they not fan fics of a specific book/movie. What qualities does this imply, to you?

I keep seeing this news posted in the context of "comments about CK" but note that the statement could apply to practically anything, and is not at all defined. They're not defining what you can't do or think, but they'll know it when they see it.

Read your contracts carefully, and be especially cautious if publishers refuse to answer questions or tell you to trust them. Don't rely on old rep because ownership and stuff may change. thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com/Market/Index/6

For those interested this art is now available on shirts, stickers, magnets, zipper pouches, and more on my Redbubble account. Resistance artists gotta eat. www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1682... (original light variant) www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/1682... (dark variant) #BlueskyNightMarket #art #resist

Timeline cleanse #CatBreak The latest “class photo“ of a new family of adoptable kitties fostered by the amazing folks at @alley-aristo.org These are all named after characters in Tad Williams’ TAILCHASER’S SONG #CatSky #BookSky 💙🐈‍⬛

1. You may have heard of book bans before, but the new one in Alabama takes the cake. The Alabama Public Library Service has a new proposal that would ban—get this—only "positive depictions" of trans people. The hearing is next month. Public comment is open. Subscribe to support our journalism.

The shooting of Charlie Kirk was the 46th school shooting of the year. The 47th one happened moments afterwards. www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/u...

Buying an author's book is a present for you and them!

One day after the Supreme Court lifted the ban on racial profiling, federal agents swarmed a car in Van Nuys. Four masked agents with guns drawn yanked people out, slammed them to the ground, and pointed a weapon at a pregnant woman. There is no justification for this. None.

typo of the day: "I couldn’t top him"

Last day to get cat game bundle + raise funds for cats!

The ship “Family” of the Global Sumud Flotilla bound for Gaza, was hit by a drone during the night while anchored in the harbour of Tunis. The crew are reported safe. #sumudflotilla #freedomflotilla #shiptogaza

Book Release Day! Long List Anthology Volume 9 is now available in various ebook vendors for purchase! www.diabolicalplots.com/support/books/

So rad to see my poems in person!! I love my @allisfullofgore.bsky.social fam💖

Thrilled to say that my short story “All The Labyrinths”, a noir take on the myth of the Minotaur, is now available to read as a Patreon exclusive at @chmmagazine.bsky.social

Whoa. Did not see that coming.

Let’s be clear, they aren’t arresting and deporting the criminals, they are detaining the immigrants here LEGALLY, who are following the LEGAL immigration and naturalization processes to become U.S. citizens. Fuck ICE.

If you like your #ghost stories dark, scary, and full of sharp social commentary, read our Shirley Jackson Award-winning anthology Why Didn't You Just Leave. This weekend, we're offering the ebook for free. It's best to read it right before bed. #booksky 👻 dl.bookfunnel.com/tg9np8e7ap

Look there has been no official word on why all our salt trucks are out. But Chicago having all our Salt trucks blocking street access while ICE is trying to invade our city is just perfection. We are the City of Big Shoulders; we are also a poem.

If you live in a blue state, you're neighbors with some of the most vitriolic conservatives. I'm in New York, home of Elise Freaking Stefanik. So it shouldn't be so hard to understand there are many good people in red states. Nor should it be hard to sympathize with what they go through.

“One attorney reported that a US citizen child w/severe medical issues was hospitalized three times while in CBP custody w/her non-citizen mother, and that when the girl began vomiting blood, the mother begged for medical attention.” But in response, a guard said to “just give the girl a cracker.”

First few pages of most things I write.

Hey! I'm currently working on a piece about recent/upcoming trans horror novels/novellas. Do you have a trans horror book that was published in 2024-2025 or is due for release next year? Please drop it in the replies. (Also feel free to shout out friends or your personal favorite reads.)

$1.5 billion sounds like a lot of money, but keep in mind that Anthropic just raised $13 billion in its latest fundraising round and is valued at $183 billion

4. Will that teach me a lesson about being cynical? Hahaha no. Remaining in the class & releasing your claim for past actions amounts to retroactively granting Anthropic a perpetual license to your work--since, even if the datasets are destroyed, they've already been used for training

Apparently, ICE raided a Hyundai plant in Georgia and managed to arrest hundreds of Korean nationals on business visas, because nothing says “welcome foreign investment” like cuffing your $12.6 billion business partners. www.thedailybeast.com/ice-arrests-...