Before it's lost in some generational gap forever, fun fact: Gabagool is actually spelled cappacola. It's just phonetically pronounced gabba-gool by NJ/NY Italians. 😆

Our Instacart shopper has @briankeene.bsky.social’s sense of humor when it comes to replacements, I see… 😜

I've been away for a while in my head, but something @briankeene.bsky.social said brought me back. I'm back now. And I'm ready to spark things up.

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All dressed up for @briankeene.bsky.social’s grandma’s 100th birthday!

Me: I think you’ll be bored in WV. @briankeene.bsky.social: Nah, I have hobbies. Like the old moonshining still. I can have it up and running in 48 hours. Me: …Isn’t that illegal? Me: …How many times in our relationship have I asked, “Isn’t that illegal?” 🤨

Happy Halloween!!! 👻

This is my life: @briankeene.bsky.social: "It's not that I don't listen to you. It's just that you talk a lot." Clearly, Keene is entering the Carl Brutananadilewski phase of our lives together.

OK, this made me giggle out loud.

Was being productive but then I David-Lynch-texted @briankeene.bsky.social a bunch of nonsense. I swear I meant to make sense but autocorrect & blurry allergy eyes conspired against me. My gum's come back in style. hahaha I'm just going to show myself out. Quick lunch/nap & then back to work.

Wonders... we're surrounded by wonders... That phone in your pocket could power a rocket. But what does the military have? Look around & be amazed, @briankeene.bsky.social @kozeniewski.bsky.social That pad on your lap could buy a shirt at the Gap. But what does the military have?

Today I found the Crouch End part of Columbia, PA. It was surreal.

Some folks are about to have a really bad day. You should have gotten out while you still could....

Just watched a reel where dogs risked their lives to save babies and children and I’m all caught up in the feels right now. 🥹

What are some of the legit scariest books you’ve ever read? Full-on creepy, look-over-your-shoulder, freaked-out-to-be-home-alone stuff? Whose work is giving you nightmares and getting under your skin? I need some inspiration. 😃

Announcing @scaresthatcare.bsky.social 2026 Women’s Writing Symposium, with guest speakers @marysangiovanni.bsky.social, Sherrilyn Kenyon, @lmariewood.bsky.social, Jennifer McMahon, @lisakroger.bsky.social, & Melanie R. Anderson. scaresthatcare.ticketspice.com/womens-writi...

@marysangiovanni.bsky.social @briankeene.bsky.social @jeffstrand.bsky.social James A. Moore and me, plus a lot of other cool folks. Great to see these rare chapbooks available again.

So I was yesterday years old when I learned that the ding “Pink Cadillac” is actually NOT about a car. 😳 Thanks, @briankeene, for warping yet another piece of my childhood. 😜😘

“I’ve learned a lot from Mary SanGiovanni. Like, for example, that Brian Keene can occasionally be wrong about something.” — Hailey Piper, Killer Pride 2025 @marysangiovanni.bsky.social @haileypiperfights.bsky.social

Signing today at @vortexbooksncomics.bsky.social with @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social and @amandaheadlee.bsky.social! Come buy ALL THE BOOKS!!!

Wow, thank you, Paul!! 😊

I think @stephenking.bsky.social’s FROM A BUICK 8 is one of the most engaging, well-crafted, and accessible cosmic horror stories of modern cosmic horror fiction.

Me: “I know that look. Who’s about to have a bad day?” Keene: “A writer who better check himself.” Me: “Who?” Keene: “Nobody you know. Crime writer.” Me: “So your Batmaning multiple genres now?” Keene: <shrugs> Me: “This is not how retirement works, Keene.”

I'm delighted and honored to be a part of this anthology, and to share what makes me love horror. Thanks to @raforall.bsky.social for including me! raforall.blogspot.com/2025/09/why-...

So today’s the Rapture? Hmm… I’m still here. Who’s with me?

Today is the day! You can read WHY I LOVE HORROR with 18 of today's best Horror authors. In their essays they ALL bring their personal connection to Horror directly to you, their readers. A post to celebrate with the full table of contents is below. raforall.blogspot.com/2025/09/why-...

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Today is release day for @urbancik.bsky.social's URBANCIK: A MEMOIR, which, unlike most memoirs, contains chapters written by myself, @marysangiovanni.bsky.social, @nytebird45.bsky.social, @mikeoliveri.bsky.social and more. Never been a book quite like this. Paperback and eBook. amzn.to/4nzPLRf

Just saw @stephenking.bsky.social’s THE LONG WALK and it’s beautifully written, beautifully acted — and OMG it’ll break your heart. ♥️ #ALLthefeels

There is grace in refraining from finding joy in an enemy’s miseries, and power in not needing to display one’s power. I try to live by that; lord knows some people make it difficult, and I don’t always succeed, but I do try.

Head, neck, and back hurt. Hard to concentrate. Going to take a nap now. It’s been a long day. Got some stuff done but not as much writing as I would have liked.

Have pinched nerve in my back that’s been hurting like hell & it’s been slowing me way down the last few days. Trying to get caught up & back on track; chances are, if you haven’t heard from me, I’m not ignoring you. You know, unless you’re a total tool. Then, maybe, I’ve been ignoring you. 🤣

@marysangiovanni.bsky.social Look at that! Our library in Germantown TN has your book. Excellent read by the way!

Just recommended one of my favorite childhood books to my niece, who is now the same age I was when I first read it. It’s had other covers, some of them very cool, but this is the cover I remember.

Pre-order now from your favorite independent bookstore or catch me on the road. Tour schedule is here: raforall.blogspot.com/2025/08/why-...

The unboxing of....WHY I LOVE HORROR: ESSAY ON HORROR LITERATURE by me. Coming from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social 9/23/25. The tables were turned for this one because usually I am the person posting other people's books arriving at my house. @laneheymont.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/f8eZG...

America, meet Florida.

This, friends. If you sleep tonight secure that somehow this industry is not yet a smoking crater w/ writers curled into fetal balls in a corner muttering about Keene & fire & darkness, know that @cgolden.bsky.social & @laurelhightower.bsky.social & I are doing real alpha mutant-level work here. 🤣

Happy Lefthanders' Day to my fellow lefties! (Be patient, my brothers and sisters...our plans for world domination continue, and our numbers grow. Soon...soon... Bwa hahaha!)

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Speaking of ALIEN and @marysangiovanni.bsky.social, the ebook of her ENEMY OF MY ENEMY is on sale for only $1.99! Y'all should go pick it up ASAP. (I'm hoping to read it soon myself.) www.amazon.com/Alien-Enemy-...

@cmmorgan.bsky.social hey there! Do me a favor and shoot me an email at [email protected]. I have bidness. ;)

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Woke up from bad dreams and back pain. Am not ready to be awake. Going back to sleep. Am groggy enough that I almost corrected sleep to sheep.🐑

If you're into old-school weird fiction, check out Henry Kuttner. His work is very good.

I had to log off Instagram because the Ozzy posts were legit making me sad. That we should all live so that we touch other ppl’s lives, even strangers.

I’m a day 3 mourner. The death of someone usually hits me hardest the third day after, for some reason, as if my brain needs time to accept it, or see if it’s somehow just a hoax.

People photoshopping Trivago-guy-like teeth into sharks will never not amuse me.

Pausing my day to say that Instagram used to show me nothing but kitten pics and videos, but now, for no reason I can ascertain, it wants to show me every reel ever of large-breasted women in bikini tops. I am perplexed.

A kingdom has lost a king, and the people are mourning. Metal has lost a legend and a kind soul. Music is a gift from the universe,m that transcends time and space. It is one of the most powerful forces I can think of. My heart is heavy.