If you want to hear about a haunted bookmobile and cursed books, come hear my reading of “CHECKED OUT” from the bestselling horror anthology “Dread Coast: Tales of SoCal Horror” at Scream Diego from 5-5:30 pm. I’ll be appearing with awesome authors: Deborah Daughetee, Chad Stroup, and C.D. Oakes.

Here’s some Beatriz Badraschii art to make your Thursday a little better.

I joined HORROR REALM as a returning guest to talk about the “weird west,” horror and more! Please hit “like” and “hype” to support up-and-coming creators: youtu.be/XbZFM8wj0Ys?... #horror #horrorcommunity #halloween #October

When your teabag knows you were a writer in all of your previous lives as well. #tea #writer #pastlife

Reading is a wonderful coping mechanism. #books #read

Happy October! If you’re in the mood for free spooky short stories, I’ve compiled a few of mine here for easy reading/listening! 🎃👻😈 scifiwri.com/2025/09/16/f... #october #Halloween #scarystories

Support public media. Now more than ever.

Get ready for spooky happenings on Saturday!! Join us at #ScreamDiego for author readings, panels, signings performances, vendors, a kids’ area & other offerings at this one-day Halloween con. Swipe for discount code for 25% off pre-purchased admission. screamdiego.com/horror-write... #SanDiego

The time has come. #october

Edgar didn’t drop by for breakfast. However, he showed up for dinner. #crow #corvid #bird #nature

Enjoy the journey. #writing #reading

Finished writing and editing a Christmas ghost story on the day the submission is due. I work well under pressure. And yeah, as promised, it has a creepy child. 👻 #ghoststories #horror #christmasghost

Sorry, my day has been decided for me. #rescuedog #dog #chihuahua #saturday

Passed the 2500 word mark on my Christmas Ghost Story. Looks like I’ll easily make the deadline. This one contains another one of my creepy children. #horror #shortstory #christmasghoststories

Ask me for a list of authors to read if you want to write great horror and Joe Lansdale will be on that list. If you ask me for a crime list, Lansdale will be on the list. Great dialogue? Joe. Pacing? Lansdale. Wild shit that sounds like no one else? Joe Fucking Lansdale.

Edgar brought his buddies around for breakfast behind the bookstore this morning. #crow #corvid #nature #birds 🐦‍⬛

Learn the business of writing from experienced professionals at Superstars Writing Seminars! Registration for February 2026 is live now: www.superstarswriting.com #writingconference #writercommunity

Are you ready to find out about the dark places in Sunny Southern California? Come out to La Jolla tonight at 7:30 PM & chat with the nightmare weavers at Warwick’s Bookstore #horror

Is your neighbor a CC (closeted cryptid)? #cryptid

Prepping our supernatural take on Texas Hold’Em game for release in a few months! 🙌🏼 Sign up for early access & to-be-announced exclusives 👀 www.kickstarter.com/projects/red... #game #newgame #weirdwest #poker #texasholdem

Sunday’s movie 🍿

Today for Latine Heritage Month, the little book that could! Launched barrio noir (¿Y ahora, cabrones?) and my career (and years later again in France). My first translation, first film option, etc. I’m STOKED it’s back in print! www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316... bookshop.org/p/books/zero...

Thanks for all of the thrills and chills. Happiest of Birthday wishes 🎈 @stephenking.bsky.social

Sunday’s weather in San Diego is unusually cool & misty, perfect for the Christmas ghost story I’m writing. It takes place at an old snowed-in academy and may involve a creepy little child. 👻💀#horror #Ghost #ghoststory #christmasghost #christmasghoststories

“It can be hard to believe that your own talents and strengths are genuine,” @isabelfattal.bsky.social writes. In the Wonder Reader, explore stories on how to be honest with yourself—and, by extension, with other people:

Show me your writing companion. Jeeves rises with me at 4:45 each morning. #writing

17 episodes in, my new podcast -- Keeneversations -- isn't exactly "new" anymore. But maybe it's new to you. Available on Spotify, Apple, and direct via Patreon. www.patreon.com/collection/1...

Join me for my weekly ASK ME ANYTHING over at www.facebook.com/jonathan.mab... today from 4-5pm PST (7-8 EST). As always there will be prizes for the best questions! #askmeanything #ama #writingcommunity #writing #comics #scifi #horror #fantasy #jonathanmaberry

How long? Asking for a friend. #Constitution

Irish Breakfast tea in a Trejo Coffee mug. Is that sacrilegious? @dannytrejo.bsky.social Sorry, it’s my jam at work. #tea

That precious early hour, when the brain is free of yesterday’s concerns, and still pliable from last night’s dreams. That’s when my best writing comes to me, whispered gently in my ear, encouraged by the first coffee of the day. #writing #earlymorning

Taking Submissions: In the Words of a Flower from @inkedingraypress.bsky.social horrortree.com/taking-submi... Deadline: September 30th, 2025 Payment: $50 Theme: Fantasy stories that include flowers that have a language #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

Butch and Sundance are together again. # RobertRedford

While the current administration is whitewashing history from our national parks, this is happening: www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/l... #treyreed

There are only so many ways to describe the dark when starting to write a Christmas ghost story. #ghoststory #horror #writing

COLD WAR debuts Oct 14. This is the wildly weird middle book of the #NecroTek trilogy. Deep space cosmic horror with monstrous aliens, space battles, twisted science, and giant shapeshifting mechs piloted by ghosts. Available NOW for pre-order @blackstonepub.bsky.social #weirdtales

Updated appearance schedule for the rest of 2025 (subject to change). #writing #booksigning #halloween

Taking Submissions: Christmas Ghosts Short Stories horrortree.com/taking-submi... Deadline: September 28th, 2025 Payment: 8 cents/6 pence per word for original stories, 6 cents/4 pence for reprints Theme: Seasonal ghosts and spirits for Christmas #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

Started the week by submitting two short stories this morning. So, bring it on. #writing

My latest Substack about my visit to New Orleans for the Bouchercon convention. It was a blast. jamesjensen2.substack.com/p/bouchercon...

There’s a debate this week on whether we should revere someone for their political or religious beliefs. It’s simple, revere the person who’s kind. If they lack kindness towards anyone, they are no hero. #BeKind #kindness.

You don’t have to write a lot of words. However, you do have to write. Trust the process. #writing

Every writer has quirks. One of my quirks is that I only drink out of this mug if I’m writing. #writing

Like poker? Like monsters? You might enjoy my upcoming game! MONSTER GUNSLINGERS, a supernatural take on Texas Hold’Em, will be launching soon. Sign up now for aIerts & be first in line for exclusives & special perks www.kickstarter.com/projects/red... #monstergunslingers #game #Poker #weirdwest

Tonight!

Your monthly reminder: Keep writing. When no one cares, persist. When things appear to be crumbling, keep at it. When it's difficult, push through. When you feel alone, listen to the stories in your blood. Just write. The world needs your stories.

Writing the Unthinkable: How Transgressive Fiction Lets Us Explore What We Can’t Say Out Loud By Eric LaRocca horrortree.com/writing-the-... #AmReading #AmWriting #WritersLife #bookworm #IndieWriter #IndieAuthors #horror #Book #Books #WritingCommunity

ICYMI, East County Magazine reviewed my supernatural western book MELINDA WEST AND THE GREMLIN QUEEN (from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social)! Info on the series - scifiwri.com/monster-guns... #monstergunslingers #bookreview

It truly was the time of my life. #Bouchercon #writer

I’m thrilled that my new story “Eaters Band,” will appear in Space Horrors, available this month. You can check this and many other awesome horror scifi tales from some of my favorite fellow horror authors. Out Sept 20! a.co/d/iIlOcbj #scifi #scifihorror #newbook #horror