@nationalexpress.bsky.social been using the 035 coach service to Bmth since 2005. I’m struck by the impossibility to regulate the temperature. I’ve had my fan blowing hot air on me since we left, instead of cold — I’m in a tee shirt. The toilet’s a mess/rancid & the temperature…my god.

I still have Horror Queers’ Black Christmas episode on repeat (amongst others): when people talk about comfort listening, it’s not music I go to but @horrorqueers.bsky.social & The Faculty of Horror. (Okay, yes and Madonna but… I mean, obvs…)

Once again Scrivener proves itself a far better (and economic!) investment than the raft of writing apps available. This is just one of the myriad examples. (Ps… nor interested in ‘But Word [or similar] can…’ etc)

TIL I’m allergic to avocado. I’m anticipating the imminent cancellation of my middle-classness… (am I middle class if my heritage is Sunderland/Newcastle and made is one of ten kids?). Should I let Experian and Equifax know? What happens to my credit rating?

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@alexwest.bsky.social dear Mesdames West and Subusatti; am I going mad (again). I showed my sis the wonderful Black Christmas (1974, bien sur) over Saturnalia and I wanted to re-listen to your episode on it. I can’t find it anywhere! Did I Mandela effect you doing an episode ?? #everydaysastruggle 🙏🏻

My latest one-minute story. A bit Ligotti-inspired; a bit autobiographical from my days working in admin instead of dance

Fam heads up on a call for submissions: please share with a Black Horror writer who you know would eat this up. Look at that dream editing duo: @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social and @chesyaburke.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥 Deadline January 14th, 2026...! blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...

Writers cook, too — granut soup prep for Saturday. (Goat). Trying to get garden eggs this time of year is wahala

Prithee, will be be treated to @jamescswanton.bsky.social in this year’s Ghost Story for Christmas…? I hope so… someone like James can only be ‘drawn from the life’…

Really enjoying @mostlymarknixon.bsky.social on the @ghoststorybookclub.bsky.social talking about James’ Wailing Well and A School Story. What a wonderful podcast

Reminder from across the pond. The monarchy you overthrew has already stripped everything from a Royal, for having connections with Epstein, while the US with apparently ‘No King’ can’t land a blow on their head of state for emails from a convicted p(a)edophile that include ‘Donald is dirty. . . “

What an utter delight to discover @ghoststorybookclub.bsky.social and to have an episode on Night of the Demon is a real treat. The guests were wonderful. NOTD is responsible for my lifelong passion for supernatural horror and M R James. Thank you! Now I’m praying they have an Oh, Whistle episode

Hi horror writers and fans. My latest flash fic video The Gift of Speech is here.

Is it Monday already??, @rfsmith.bsky.social. Thank you for #promptcombo #Seaside. I didn’t have to write one this week as I have this I wrote last year.

I wrote a book. I didn’t write this book because I had all the answers. I wrote it because I know how hard it is when you feel like you’re supposed to have them.

Cold Calculus A brazen sleight of hand, they proffer charts with care, yet creased to cloak the sand. The scapegoating guide points to paths marked "swift," though strewn with dormant, buried joints. #poem #poems #poetry #poemoftheday #politics #reality #deception #blueskypoetry

🏔️ #Poem #PoetryCommunity #Poetry #Writing #WriterCommunity

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#horrorwriterschat Hi, I’m Bean… I write weird fiction and horror, particularly fond of writing period pieces, shorts and flash. (Stop it! Not like that!) I should’ve been born in 1972 so I could re-experience The Amityville Horror, Salem’s Lot, and The Fog again at far too young an age.

I’m launching a 10-part video series for writers of horror and weird fiction on representing the “other” respectfully. The 1st video sets out why this topic matters: 🔗 youtu.be/2WN3iaQ5_Bg @spooky.bsky.social, @writing.exchange, @specfic.bsky.social How do you approach representation in yours?

I have strong opinions on why kids should experience scary stories (appropriately) and if you have 12 mins spare here’s a video about it. #horror #weirdfiction #writers youtu.be/BngdZslu61Q?...

My latest #writingtips for #horror and #weirdfiction #authors deals with the deliberate use of unreliable language and mistranslation. youtu.be/eM1H9CuxUT0?...

I feel quite dapper in this get up. Going to see The Call of Cthulhu tonight 🙏🏻

Okay I finally caved in and began my totally partisan writing tips videos. vm.tiktok.com/ZNdh5R2aE/

Evening @tadethompson.bsky.social — are you following s2 of Andor at the moment? No spoilers of course but I’m broken !! 😳🙌🏻

My monthly post reminding everyone to check for @alexwest.bsky.social & Andrea Subissati’s magnificent Faculty of Horror podcast. I also put a screenshot of the first mention of Real Housewives which is crucial to my squeeeing when I listen. Now I’m off to be besieged by societal expectations on me.

#maythefourthbewithyou narcing false information on the Rebels to a stormtrooper 🦾🦿

@tadethompson.bsky.social and @johnlangan.bsky.social, I thought you’d appreciate this. Tade, if you do this your posts will be (even more) enjoyable.

Some of these might be of help to new writers.

@gradyhendrix.bsky.social on the Scarred for Life podcast is talking about our Lord and saviour Michael McDowell’s Elementals (my favourite book of all time) and Black Water!!

"Take my hands as I stumble through the dress’ train, gather with me the ears of corn that gave us bread. Feel again the fragrance of rye as the clouds begin the dance." Today on ergot.: 'Rye Dance' the fiction debut of Salvatore Raieli @salvatoreraieli.bsky.social www.ergot.press/authors/Salv...

My ADHD journey started 2.5 years ago. Today I took my first medication (titration stage) #adhdauthors #adhd

Omg it’s the fac’s release date! Payday and The Faculty of Horror release date are the two days of the month that drag! Can’t wait to listen to their take on Todd Browinings fabulous Freaks. Thanks @alexwest.bsky.social and Andrea podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...

I’ve enjoyed the schadenfreude of witnessing the mass exodus from Twitter and the increased popularity of Bluesky. But now I find myself blocking a lot of new followers who’re bots or onlyfans promoters. And as for so called authors who follow then immediately PM to ‘see how you’re doing…?’ Don’t…

Even #authorsofbsky need to jam with their friends.

@alexwest.bsky.social I didn’t have Necromandrea quoting Countess de Lesseps when I was listening to La Fac ce matin!!! “Money can’t buy you claa -aas maaah friend! “ you have created a monster!

Join me this Sunday, Feb 2, at 7pm ET as I read from my flash story "Your Childhood Was Witchcraft" with other fantastic contributors to Cleaver Magazine's issue 48. All of this stunning poetry & prose will be read live on Zoom. Register to receive the link: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

What an utter delight it was to read Spook Lights by @edenroyce.bsky.social ! Not only exceptional stories in one of my favourite genres (#southerngothic) but also representing culture, #blackwriting and female #authors. Cannot recommend enough. Outstanding

Lost #love but there is hope … . . . #writing #author #flashfiction

You’ve heard of #schrodingerscat? What about his #dinosaur? . . #writing #flashfiction #authorsofbsky #humour

My #GoodreadsYearinBooks is shorter than I imagined…

Hand of Glory, anyone? #Booksky #AuthorsOfBsky #writing #writingcommunity #flashfiction #weirdfiction #horror #speculativefiction #macbeth

Listen to #prophecies… #women #patriarchy #beanwriting #booksky #authorsofbsky #writing #writingcommunity #flashfiction #microfiction #audible #weirdfiction #speculativefiction

Let #women rule, #depose the #patriarchy #flashfiction #writing #speculativefiction #writingcommunity #weirdfiction #horror #scifi #scififantasy #domesticviolence #domesticabuse #feminism #transhumanism #transplant

The Oldest Recipe…. Is us. #Booksky #AuthorsOfBsky #writing #writingcommunity #flashfiction #weirdfiction #horror #speculativefiction #horrortok #horrorstory #horrorstorytelling #horrorstorytime #folkhorror

How about some of that Ancient Greek supernatural swerve? #Booksky #AuthorsOfBsky #writing #writingcommunity #flashfiction #weirdfiction #horror #speculativefiction #beanwriting

The sad legacy of #Chernobyl #Booksky #AuthorsOfBsky #writing #writingcommunity #flashfiction #speculativefiction #pripyat