Happy early 1st Birthday to my short story collection, Fringes of Grey 🎂📚 F-O-G spells FOG aka Fringes of Grey There may even be fog in one story... Published by @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social Sep23/24 books2read.com/u/4NVxA9 #quiethorror #Canlit #Hamont #darkfiction #shortstories #Canadianauthor

The Autumn Equinox approaches The Queen of Wind and Darkness, the Cailleach; she is the Veiled One who belongs to the hidden worlds, and personifies the cutting winds and the harshness of our northern winters art: Naomi Cornock

So excited to announce the DarkWinter Press upcoming catalogue of authors we've signed for the rest of this year to next September! Some fantastic reads coming your way! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/announc...

Age verification? It was quite exciting to see a SASE arrive - containing a rejection - for a short story I snail-mailed to a magazine months earlier.

Ken Dryden has died. A Hockey Hall of Famer with the Montreal Canadiens, he won six Stanley Cups, the Conn Smythe, Calder and five Vezinas. A best-selling author, he also served in Parliament from 2004 to 2011.

One of the great character actors. The screen always lit up when he walked on. There was a kindness about him mixed with humor that you can't fake. Just one of those greats who always made every film or TV show he was in better.

Will a fraudulent psychic be served her just desserts? Read about it in "Madame Zenobia's Final Séance" by Kay Hanifen. Frost Zone Stories book 2. Pre-order the eBook for just .99c Print book will be available Sep08. books2read.com/u/3JMW5A #shortstories #litmag #horrorfiction #quiethorror

Each story in Frost Zone Stories book 2 is paired with an old-school pencil sketch/spot illustration. Here is a peek at "Fourteen Faces to Eternity" by Michael Penncavage - a punchy tale of grief.

It's very Monday. 🌞🌡🔥 heading to another 32°C + day August 11 - supposed to be the last of the dog days of summer... Sirius-ly!

If you've seen one mall, you've seen them a-- What is up (& down) with those escalators? Read "Her Smile" by ‪Camden Rose in Frost Zone Stories book 2. pre-order the eBook (& paperback at B&N) now, releasing Sep08. books2read.com/u/3JMW5A #shortstory #quiethorror #litmag

Inspired by places like this...

Frost Zone Stories book 2 brings you some hiking horror with "Witch Hunt" by @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social - set in the Scottish Highlands, in winter. pre-order the eBook now at a reduced price of .99c (see info in comments). Paperback will be available in September.

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Congratulations to the 2025 DarkWinter Literary Magazine Best of the Net nominees: Paul Bavister, Dagne Forrest, Bill Garvey, Dan MacIsaac, Gregg Norman, Susan Richardson, Robert Steckling, and Susan Wingert! See post for details! www.darkwinterlit.com/post/congrat...

I am over the moon!!! This is an incredible honour and so special as it comes from Dark Winter, for a poem that is very close to my heart! My mom and dad gave me the amazing gift of music and it is a gift I have cherished every day of my life.

Thanks Gabino! I have something secretive in my pocket I’m stoked about, but I need a little more time Welcome to Cemetery, my debut crime thriller, is filled with twists and stacking bodies. See if you can figure it out now! books2read.com/u/b5Kn0l

Frost Zone Stories Book 2 will arrive September 8th! Eleven dark and dreadful tales for your reading pleasure 😨 Pre-order price is only .99c link in comments to purchase; more retailers to be added soon (if you don't want to order from Am*zn)

Thanks Gabino! HUMMINGBIRD is a small-town horror in the Salem's Lot/Needful things vein, feat: Obscene body trees 🪾 Sardonic demigods 🏺 Sapphic werefoxes 🏳️‍🌈🦊 Demonic preachers 👿 A cover by the brilliant @kealanpatrickburke.bsky.social And much more! tinyurl.com/35688vc9

Thanks, Gabino! My collection of noir short stories released two weeks ago today! WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN tells the stories of desperate people with their backs again the wall in a broken hyper-capitalist system.

Thanks, Gabino! For anyone searching for their next beachy horror read... a.co/d/a8jlUX6

Who'd like to add one more preorder for THE HAUNTING OF WOUNDED BIRDS, a coming-of-age folk horror steeped in ritual & tragedy? Dark forests. Black birds. Old rituals. Haunted boys. Some stories will not rest. 11/11/25 mybook.to/woundedbirds

A haunted house/creature feature on Amazon, bookshop, and kindle unlimited! When the Carters find affordable housing, they’re not going to let ghosts, or anything else, scare them away. A haunted house story with love and chainsaws! shorturl.at/7kxi3 bit.ly/3Xu1HJz

It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share ALL the books! Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I’m sharing this Stoker/Locus/Goodreads finalist! No, seriously, get you some. It’s discounted and I need a new contract. Hah. www.amazon.com/House-Bone-R... bookshop.org/p/books/hous...

Frost Zone Stories book 2 will be here in September. The opener in this TOC tells about a short getaway on the canal enjoyed by four friends, and a big black dog... “Wet Dogs and Wednesdays” by Jenny Hart. #shortstories #litmag #quiethorror #writingcommunity #indiepublishing (pre-order link below)

I always linger a moment when walking by Delta High in Hamilton, ON. The grand old building has been a filming location for many projects including, Fear Street: Prom Queen, The Final Act, and Welcome to Derry (IT prequel), among others. #hamont #filminglocation #film #movies

RIP Ozzy 😥

AS THE EARTH DREAMS, edited by Terese Mason Pierre, is a ground-breaking anthology of haunting speculative stories by contemporary Black Canadian writers. AS THE EARTH DREAMS is out October 14th, learn more here: houseofanansi.com/products/as-... #booksky #blackbooksky

Monday, monday.

Enjoy a free visit to the Art Gallery of Hamilton this summer. 🖼🎨 sharing from urbanicity Hamilton blog: www.urbanicity.com/blog/art-gal... #hamont #art

Happy Canada Day! We hang this Canadian flag designed by First Nations artist Curtis Wilson in honour of the people who have lived here for time immemorial. Today is a day to celebrate but also look at the hard truths that exist in our country. We pledge to continue to work towards reconciliation.

Hi, my name’s not Joe but I am Canadian. I wrote a book of short stories – set in Canada! A few locales are mentioned by name; hello, East Hamilton, Burlington, Simcoe County, fictional Cape Breton village, and others… Link in comments to purchase @darkwinterlitmag.bsky.social Happy Canada Day🍁🇨🇦

A great list of Canadian authors and books for Canada Day! 🇨🇦

Happy Canada Day from the Frost Zone! Luckily there's no frost to be seen here this July 1st! An excellent day to relax, and read Canadian books 📚 🍁🇨🇦

The Nova Scotian Twinkie inventor.

Monday, monday.

With kindness...???

Sale price for one more week! Frost Zone Stories Book 1 eBook 10 unsettling tales for .99c on KOBO, Payhip, and Am*zon until July 05.

Summer Solstice is wonderful, but... We know that autumn isn't that far off. 🍂🍁🎃 Releasing in September is Book 2 of Frost Zone Stories, featuring new short stories by 11 authors. #shortstories #horrormag #quiethorror #Canadianpublisher

"Go Jump in a Lake!" 🌊 Today? If only. 35°C, feels like 45°C

Join me on your preferred podcast platform and on athousandshadesofgreen.com/story-sessio..., for the latest episode of Story Sessions, featuring another incredible story from "Dark Nocturnes", by @mydangblog.bsky.social published by @janecornwell.bsky.social

I have two new poems out today in the wonderful Polar Starlight Magazine. "Apples Rolling Out of Time" and "Stairs of the Disappeared". polarborealis.ca/wp-content/u... #Canlit #poetry #poem

OUT NOW!! Sing and rejoice, brothers and sisters! Your redemption is here. Let fire purge whatever ails you. 🐁☀️🐀 Grab it in comments.

Frost Zone Stories Book 2 will be here in September, but have you read Book 1? The eBook is currently on SALE for only $0.99 at KOBO, PAYHIP, and (soon) Kindle. (Link is below in comments) #quiethorror #shortstories #horrormag #darkfiction

Who couldn't use a good laugh? Streaming for free everywhere. Listening now ... 😂

Google and Meta search both report that Cape Breton Island has its own time zone 12 minutes ahead of mainland Nova Scotia time because they are both drawing that information from a Beaverton article I wrote in 2024

If these pissy dipshits having their online scratch-fight are what the brosphere considers "alpha" I'm proud to be a beta or zoomba or feta or whatever they aren't. (I am approx 64% feta.)

“What do you mean this isn’t for us?” You can listen to my full conversation with @linwoodbarclay.bsky.social now and wish him ‘Happy Publication Day” 🎉🎉. His chilling new novel ‘Whistle’ 🚂 is out today! As always, links in bio 🎧

Marc Garneau, the first Canadian to fly into space, has died. He flew into space three times from 1984 to 2000. He spent 29 days, 2 hours and 1 minute in space. Garneau later served in Parliament from 2008 to 2023.