Bluesky doesn't let you pin a non-quote repost, so I'm reposting this again. #AbolishICE

I really hate that the media focuses on one athlete and plays them up like all of the U.S.'s medal hopes are on them. They did the same thing to Simone Biles, and we saw what that pressure did to her mentally. Yet the media learned nothing from it. #olympics #winterolympics #2026olympics #TeamUSA

They’re taking kids from Minnesota and sending them to detention camps. They’re shooting American citizens in the street and locking investigators out of the crime scenes. The world is watching what happens next.

In case you didn't already know, AI is nothing more than IP theft. And the douchey tech bros who created it are nothing more than thieves. Stop pirating authors' work! www.msn.com/en-us/techno... #NoAI #writesky #writingcommunity #writers #authors #writing #AIisPlagiarism #AIisTheft

ICE just shot another one of my neighbors. They had the person on the ground, being beaten by several agents, and then fired multiple shots. In front of the donut shop where we like to get donuts for our kids.

I'm pleased to announce my short story, "We Told You of the One Who Lives in the Mound," is a nominee for the 2025 Brave New Weird Award from Tenebrous Press! tenebrouspress.com/blog/2026/1/... #horror #weirdfiction #SFF #speculativefiction #specfic #writesky #writingcommunity #reading #writing

I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.

I misread this popup as "Show when you're alive" and thought to myself, "Damn, it's only been 5 days since my last post, and you already think I'm dead?"

Native Americans are citizens of the United States. Although Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has no jurisdiction over citizens on immigration matters, ICE has targeted Tribal citizens and descendants. We've made two flyers to help individuals protect themselves: buff.ly/wyH57GY

Thanks to a recent sale, I just got bumped up from Affiliate to Active Pro member of the Horror Writers Association! 😱💀👻 #horror #writingcommunity #writers #writesky #writing

Can we all agree that the U.S. government is a scrap-and-redo at this point? How many times can it make the same fucking mistake? Another war. Another oil grab. Another invasion. Another regime change. Another puppet government installed. American imperialism must end. #Venezuela #Maduro #FDT

I got "inspiring." Hopefully, it's the good kind of inspiring and not "inspiring rage," which is what 2025 did for me.

My 2025 roundup isn't as impressive as others'. I only had one story published (a hazard of working full time while also going to school). "We Told You of the One Who Lives in the Mound" appeared on PseudoPod in July. pseudopod.org/2025/07/11/p... #sff #horror #fantasy #writing #writingcommunity

Another one added to my list of best #sff and #horror stories I've read this year: "The Waitress" by @brooklynannauthor.com #specfic #speculativefiction #shortstories #amreading #writingcommunity #writesky #writing #reading #scifi #sciencefiction #fantasy

These are photos I took in Josefov, a district of Prague that was historically a Jewish quarter. I once lived in Prague and spent a lot of time in Josefov. The alt text contains some info on these sites. More photos at www.almunson.com/photos/. #photography #photos #realphotos #NoAI

Translating your family's feedback on your #writing: "I like it." = "Other people will hate it." "It's good." = "It's mediocre at best." "It's very good." = "Other people *may* actually like it." "It's excellent!" = "It doesn't read like a complete amateur wrote it." #writingcommunity #writesky

Now we've lost Rob Reiner. This year has sucked, and I fear 2026 will be even worse. www.latimes.com/california/s...

No "control" in my cult #horror story, so I went with "enforce" instead. #sff #shortstories #WIPSnips #writingcommunity #writesky #amwriting #writing

Adding to my list of best #horror stories of the year: "The Body is a Cage Opened Only by Fire" and "Severed Blessings" by @jawmccarthy.bsky.social (Both soon to be released. I read them early through HWA Stoker Opt-Ins.) #sff #fantasy #speculativefiction #specfic #reading #amreading #shortstories

Is it worth reading The Lord of the Rings if I hated The Hobbit? Does the series significantly improve (i.e. not just a bunch of 2-D characters surrounding one character with depth)? That was far from my only complaint about The Hobbit, but it was the biggest. #fantasy #sff #reading

Continuing my list of best #sff stories of the year: "Autogas Ferryman" by @champwongs.bsky.social "25 Peppercorns" by @slashnburnett.bsky.social "Hard as a Mirror of Cast Bronze" & "If Time Travel Were Possible..." by @grigorylukin.bsky.social #specfic #scifi #sciencefiction #fantasy #reading

More of the best #sff and #horror stories I've read this year: "Stomata" by @ledaniels.bsky.social "Cats of Ulthar: A Tale Reimagined" (comic book) written by Bruce Brown, art by Thomas Boatwright, and letters by Marco Della Verde. #sciencefiction #fantasy #scifi #specfic #speculativefiction

Numbers come up a lot in my #neurodivergent #scifi #horror creature feature that is currently looking for a home. #sff #WIPSnips #writingcommunity #writing #sciencefiction #specfic #speculativefiction #writesky

Elaine Miles is a national treasure. She can drive my car backwards anytime... maybe straight into an ICE van. #FuckICE #FuckTrump #LandBack #NativeSky #Indigisky

My friends and coworkers often ask me if Natives celebrate Thanksgiving. Some do, and some don't. It just depends. This shirt kind of sums up how I feel. Fvkit (pronounced "fuck it") means "turkey" in Choctaw. (I'm a vegetarian, though.) #thankstaking #thanksgiving www.amazon.com/Dont-Celebra...

I want to take this time to highlight the best #sff and #horror short stories I've read so far this year: "Echo Syndrome" and "Written on the Subway Walls" by @jenniferhudak.bsky.social "Through the Machine" by @cornellwriter.bsky.social (1/2) #writingcommunity #scifi #fantasy #specfic #amreading

I did a double-take when this said "30-year-old sci-fi saga" and then realized, yes, I am that fucking old. Anyway, I look forward to more Stargate... even if it's on Amazon Prime. www.inverse.com/entertainmen... #sff #sci-fi #sciencefiction #tvshows #Stargate #specfic #speculativefiction #reboot

3 days left! We only need $55 more to fund these anthologies. Waterborne has adult #horror stories about sea monsters. Once Upon a Moonless Night has revenge stories for all ages. www.kickstarter.com/projects/bro... #sff #books #booksky #scifi #sciencefiction #fantasy #specfic #speculativefiction

5 days left in the Kickstarter! We still need $160 to fund these #horror anthologies. Waterborne is for adults and focused on sea monsters. Once Upon a Moonless Night is all ages and focused on revenge stories. www.kickstarter.com/projects/bro... #books #booksky #sff #fantasy #scifi #specfic

Only one week left, and we still need $250 to fund these books! Waterborne is a sea monster anthology. Once Upon a Moonless Night is a revenge story anthology for all ages. Help get these published! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bro... #booksky #horror #sff #books #specfic #scifi #fantasy #reading

Only 10 days left in the Kickstarter, and we still need $498! If you can chip to help an indie publisher, we'd appreciate it. I'd love to see these two anthologies published. www.kickstarter.com/projects/bro... #books #booksky #horror #sff #specfic #speculativefiction #reading #scifi #fantasy

A woman’s childhood mistakes come back to haunt her when a vengeful letter-writer calls her back to the strange town she fled 20 years before. "We Told You of the One Who Lives in the Mound" is my #sff #horror story. Read or listen here: pseudopod.org/2025/07/11/p... #podcast #specfic #shortstories

I once lived in Prague while trying to be an EFL teacher. I moved to the district of Braník after the first month. These are some photos I took in the area. It was gorgeous there. More photos are on my website: www.almunson.com/photos/ #photography #NoAI #Praha #travel #photos #landscapes #scenic

Two anthologies: One adult #horror and one for all ages. Waterborne is filled with monsters from the deep. Once Upon a Moonless Night has tales of revenge. Help fund these awesome books! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bro... #sff #specfic #speculativefiction #sciencefiction #fantasy #booksky #books

A big thanks to Grace Kielstra with @metastellar.bsky.social for interviewing me today! It was nice to talk about my work with a fellow sff-lover. I look forward to the final cut being released next year. #sff #horror #writing #writingcommunity #writesky #speculativefiction #specfic #scifi

Looking for a Halloween scare? Last year, a modified version of my #sci-fi #horror story, "What Mel Knows," was narrated by Alicia Atkins on Creepy Podcast's Patreon. Subscribers can access the episode here: www.patreon.com/posts/10-16-... #sff #speculativefiction #specfic #sciencefiction

Kickstarter for 2 anthologies: Waterborne is adult #horror focused on sea monsters. Once Upon a Moonless Night is for all ages and focused on revenge plots. Help out an indie publisher! #sff #booksky #books #scifi #sciencefiction #fantasy #specfic #shortstories www.kickstarter.com/projects/bro...

Ace Awareness Week was last week, and what it showed me was a lot of you don't know what asexual means. Non-ace writers, why are you putting ace characters in sexual situations? And then you have the nerve to call it ace fiction? We don't exist for your weird sexual fantasies. #aceawareness #acesky

Unsolicited opinion: No sim subs is a BS rule. Many venues stay closed to subs for 2yrs and take 3-18 months to respond w/ an R. A story takes many subs to get accepted. If authors subbed to 1 venue at a time, it'd take 7+ yrs to get 1 story published. #writingcommunity #writing #writers #authors

I haven't posted much yet, but I am now on the *ahem* Book of Faces. I'm looking for other #writers, #artists, and creative types in general to follow there (and here), especially those involved with #sff & #horror in any art form. (No AI.) #writesky #writingcommunity #authors #artistcommunity

The Kickstarter has launched for the anthology Once Upon a Moonless Night. It includes my story, "My Grandfather's Bow." Help out a small press by chipping in. www.kickstarter.com/projects/bro... #shortstories #horror #darkfiction #crimefiction #fantasy #darkfantasy #YAfiction #books #sff #specfic

Tear gassing and arresting people for nothing? You know things have gotten bad when the feds are treating Chicagoans like they treat Natives. #AbolishICE #FuckFascism #NoICE #NoKings #FuckTrump #NoDeportations #NoOneIsIllegal blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/20/f...

New video on our YouTube channel! MetaStellar Storytime: The Songstress by A. L. Munson, Read by Andrea Goyan www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh2q...

A strange woman arrives in town, singing a song of death and destruction that brings eternal night. "The Songstress" is a whimsical narrative #horror #poem. Read it here: www.metastellar.com/.../flash...... Buy it here: www.metastellar.com/books/the-be... #poetry #sff #flashfiction #fantasy

#Photos I took in Berlin. I liked the juxtaposition of Atlas holding up the world and the Berlin Bear holding up a bratwurst. The other two photos are of the remaining sections of the Berlin Wall. More of my (very amateur) photography here: www.almunson.com/photos/ #photography #travel #photographs

Fun exercise: Every time you see the term "AI-generated," replace it with "plagiarized." It means the same thing but is more upfront about it. #NoAI #writers #writingcommunity #writesky #artists #creators #authors #artcommunity #artistcommunity #writing #art #createsky #creativecommunity #artsky

Columbus was a rapist, pedophile, and human trafficker. So is Trump, so it fits that he wants to keep celebrating him. Hattak lakna hvta mvt aknaka (micha ibbak iskitini ishi). #IndigenousPeoplesDay #FuckColumbus #FuckTrump #LandBack www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

After a mysterious entity kidnaps their unborn child from the womb, a young couple seeks help from a Choctaw conjuror to get him back. "The Wager" is a #supernatural #horror story. Read it here: www.metastellar.com/fiction/the-... Buy it here: brigidsgatepress.com/product/seer... #sff #shortstories

Even though LibGen stole my work, I'm excluded from the lawsuit b/c they stole it after Anthropic stopped using them to train AI. Sorry, but if you break into my house and steal my laptop, you don't get to claim no wrongdoing b/c you never used the laptop. #NoAI #writingcommunity #writers #writesky

Every magazine's submission guidelines: We will not accept work with gratuitous gore. Me: *looks at story I'm submitting* Define "gratuitous." #horror #sff #writing #writingcommunity #writers #writesky