The forecast of “falling iguanas” last year in Miami was waaaaaay better than the current forecast of possible “exploding trees” (when the sap freezes fast).

Hello! I once almost died of carbon monoxide poisoning. If you feel queasy and suddenly exhausted don’t lay down for “just a minute” - run outside, breathe fresh air. The space between “I feel a little weird, I guess I slept bad/ate something weird” and death is like ten minutes.

Don’t forget to look up

COME TO BROOKLYN TO SAY HI !! With my bookstore shelf mate…such an honor 🙌🏽

Reminder to everyone in the path of the snow: PICK UP YOUR MEDS OR REFILL THEM If they might run out during the next few days, get them now if you can. I say this from the pharmacy parking lot as my partner picks up hers. Also mask up in the pharmacy; it's flu season

Off to the races! Don’t mind the cat hair on my shirt, got a hug before I left. Determined to beat @sgj.bsky.social’s time 😁

We are thrilled to announce several BSFA Award Longlist nominations for our writers and cover artists! Congratulations to @genni.bsky.social, @voidcricket.bsky.social, @stephenembleton.bsky.social, Niall C. Grant, and Raúl Cruz! #BSFA #BSFAAwards #books #horror #scifi #fantasy #coverart

Saw a suggestion for keeping warm with no fireplace/way to run a generator- buy extra large back pain heating patches(those ones that peel and stick). Also tea lights under a ceramic flower pot- ambient heat. Any other apartment dweller ideas?

“Hey there beautiful, how about a hug?” Q4 #horrorwriterschat

Stred Reviews: 'Split Scream 8: Cursed Places' by @sonorataylor.bsky.social & Matthew Pritt features two novellas that were a ton of fun! On one hand, we get a maddening mansion. On the other, a world tettering on the edge of balance. Both were fantastic! stevestredauthor.ca/2026/01/21/s...

"You've been assigned me," said the man on the doorstep. His eyes were so wide as to be lidless. "What shall we play?" A smell came off him, reminding you of the centipede you picked up when you were 9. "What shall we play?" #HorrorWritersChat

She has concerns about infectious disease, so hugging would be an issue. Q3 #horrorwriterschat

Kimberly Davis Basso, I write horror that sneaks up on you, my favorite international day is Earth Day. Second favorite would be anything related to pizza. Q1 Stay warm #horrorwriterschat

RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.

This is not about my garden.

Thinking about this storm and folks losing power. Hurricane Sandy we were without power for two weeks in a cold November (nothing like this) with an infant and a child. We were lucky to have a generator but there was no fuel-

In case you need some good news.

In a world that wants to charge you for everything, and seems determined to make you feel like people are uncaring, it costs nothing to share your love of a book. Thanks to everyone on #booksky doing just that! 🖤

Only 35 new authors for me in 2025. Loads of new fiction and non-fiction favorites, already went back for more on a few. Some have been around forever and I’m just getting to them, some were debuts. In no particular order: 1/4

I wrote/run the docent tours for the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing. We have so many people wanting to hear the story of this incredible land bridge(due to complete end of this year) that we literally cannot keep up. It is a story of hope and what humans can do when we work together.

Only 35 new authors for me in 2025. Loads of new fiction and non-fiction favorites, already went back for more on a few. Some have been around forever and I’m just getting to them, some were debuts. In no particular order: 1/4

Stretch. Roll your shoulders. Unclench your jaw.

Okay. Made it 3 minutes online today. Wishing you moments that help you keep on keeping on. Shine your light fuckers. And here is one of my dogs. Loki.

Already seeing pancake candidates flippity flip flipping parties- vet everyone- and that means local too!

Meet the springtails: little-known fantastic beasts that live everywhere on Earth theconversation.com/meet-the-spr... Ping @frankashwood.bsky.social

I asked someone today if it was February.

Friends I run the docent tours at the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing and we are full until March, posted 3 more tours and they filled in under seven minutes. Is this how rock star people feel?

Slightly diminish a band: The Cure* *side effects

Here’s what I can tell you - in the middle of all this- the project I work on & write scripts for will be the largest wildlife crossing in the world & we had so many folks reserve the docent tour in the last 24 hours that we had to pause the system. 1/2

The winds have been going all day and I’m thinking about friends & their friends & their friends who lost their homes a year ago. While I won’t be going to sleep with my shoes on in case we get evacuated, it feels like that right now. Strength & peace to you, let’s take care of each other.

#HorrorWritersChat Not so much new selves, but more admitting who they are in the first place Those who don't die or live long enough to wish they had Those who do will carry a weight for the rest of their days but at least they won't be crawling on their guts like a worm Depends on the worm tho

My characters often do have new versions of themselves, but they don’t survive the horrors. Q2 #horrorwriterschat

I think about this a lot, particularly when I hear the term “neurotypical.” Not sure what it means, aren’t we all different in a range of ways, infinite combinations of neuroses of one kind or another? Who is this “typical” person. Do I know any?

This is so true. I’ve broken most of my fingers and toes at different points and it is amazing how much you need them.

I’m Kimberly Davis Basso, I write horror filled stories about ordinary things. No part of me is available to even speculate giving up, so I suppose that means autonomy. Q1 #horrorwriterschat

Join myself and 5 other women & non-binary authors for a tasting menu of science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories. We’ll have 8 minutes to tempt and tantalizing you with our readings. Listen in and earn freebies! #swswqr #uncommonuniverse #booktok #bookreadings #readercommunity

Alexander Calder, Portrait of a Man, New York, c. 1928 https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1136799

Hey, it’s #MondayReads time! Think of it like a key party, but you know, with books! Repost this post and tell us what you want reposted. Me, I have a new publisher! Soon my books will again be available everywhere. Until then, get ‘em here! vortexbooksandcomicsonline.bigcartel.com/category/bea...

#MustRead horror kicks off 2026 like this: The Lineup choose the best indie & small press books of 2025, @bloody-disgusting.com explain the horror references in the #StrangerThings finale (caution: spoilers!), @whatsleepsbeneath.com look back at the most terrifying scenes of 2000 film The Skulls 1/2

Looking back at 2025 because you can’t rush me into a new year, I got to work with artist @cuttledreams.bsky.social on an illustrated horror short called Rest- excited to share later this year.

Curled up and cozy reading the incredible The Heaven and Earth Geocery Store with Sunny on this rainy rainy day. Whatcha reading #booksky?

Happy New Year! THX for #FridayReads! My Gaslamp Fantasy, DEAD RINGER, coming this fall, doesn't have links up yet, so we'd LOVE for folks to keep discovering our critically-acclaimed non-fiction: AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC: HAUNTED HISTORY STRANGER THAN FICTION www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/781356...

It’s the first #FridayReads of 2026! Hope it brings you good things. Anyway, let’s share some books! Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Here’s a (45% off!) little monster full of friendship, magic, and ghosts. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316... bookshop.org/p/books/hous...

Jackson Pollock, One: Number 31, 1950, 1950 https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134545

This. And as always an excellent time to share how to spot a stroke in a loved one (but if you are playing the “is it a stroke?” game just go to the hospital, because time is brain).

Hi I’m 3 clots in my brain.

A single crow flies in front of the 97.8% waxing gibbous moon tonight. 🪶

@merriam-webster.com Thanks!

Unfinished manuscripts. Q3 #horrorwriterschat

Hello #HorrorWritersChat! I'm Rami Ungar, I write horror and dark fantasy, and if I were forced to haunt somewhere, it would be some place entertaining. A library, a theater, anywhere I could not spend the afterlife bored. Either that, or the White House. You can guess why.