Review Editor Courtney Umphress offers 17 bite-sized tales to curl up with during the ‘BER’ months, when days grow shorter and shadows lengthen. They work together and yet each one is different. A spine-chilling collection with twists and turns to surprise. Thank you, authors for a great read.

Read an interview with Roxanne Werner's characters from The Stroke of a Pen, plus a giveaway. www.gayleckrause.com

If you like kindness and tea, Zadie and the Witch’s Tea is for you and your little witchlings,

If you like kindness and tea, Zadie and the Witch’s Tea is for you and your little witchlings. #Halloween #kindness #sisters

Amazon rated number 1 in newly released historical fiction anthologies. Autumn approaches. The days grow short. Shadows lengthen. It's the perfect time for a collection of spine-tingling tales. Anthologies are like a box of chocolates you never know what you'll find until you sample each story.

New Release! Not As It Seems: A Gothic Anthology Ft. short stories by @coralaineauthor.bsky.social @jesseferreras.bsky.social @roxannemwerner.bsky.social @onthewritelines.bsky.social @shmonstermaker.bsky.social @sarahbjorkauthor.bsky.social & more! Edited by @courtneyumphress.bsky.social

“Not As It Seems - A Gothic Anthology,” edited by courtney umphress released today. Manors echo with secrets, family curses stretch across generations, and narrators leave you questioning everything. 17 chilling tales from &youpress, an imprint of nicolefrailbooks #shortstories #gothic #books

Not As It Seems release day creeping up. I'm curled up with my ARC reading. #gothic #anthology #shortstories #andyoupress #nicolefrailbooks #pageturnerawards

I was happy to hear that Kentucky has returned script to the elementary school. I know we all 'type' now, but cursive is good for hand/eye coordination. And it certainly adds a personal touch when you send a handwritten message. #kentucky #cursive #writing #gothic #anthology

kathytemean.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... Great wordplay and rhyme. Another “Sweet Treat” from Josh Funk.

Autumn's in the air. Walking Weather! No more 90's! 3.35 miles today. How far did you walk? #walking #nature #flowers

Start the countdown. Ten days. Dare to look in the mirror. #gothic #anthology #nicolefrail #andyoupress #shortstories #books #newrelease #amreading #courtneyumphress

William, why did you purchase a bunch of violets? For Elizabeth, but it didn't turn out that way. Do they have any meaning? In Victorian floriography they stand for faithful love. Why she didn't get them? I'm afraid you'll have to read The Stroke of a Pen to find out. #books #gothic #reader

William and Elizabeth would definitely drink Victorian London Fog tea after strolling through the thick fog of Widow's Cauldron. Preorder: Not As It Seems and look forward to a foggy night reading and sipping your favorite cuppa. #Harneyteas #gothicanthology #nicolefrailbooks #andyoupress

Black Cat Appreciation Day! Remember basic black is elegant and goes with everything. #cats #blackcats #rumpole #mystery

Time to celebrate our tiny dragons. Just as beautiful and magical as the ones we read and write about. Sometimes reality and fantasy overlap. #lizards #reptiles #dragons #fantasy #writingcommunity #books

After her hospital stay, Whimsey is recovering and contemplating writing a story about the experience. #catsofbluesky #catlovers #whimsey #writers #booklovers #readers

While Whimsey recuperates she is looking for a great book to read. Have any suggestions? Something she will give a 5 PAW rating. #whimsey #5paws #nationalbookloversday #caturday #books #writers #readers

Needlefelting lets you create anything you can imagine. What feltlings have you made lately? Here's one I made for my friend WingWings the Ice Falcon. #needlefeting #imagination #create #wings

Whimsey is home from the hospital on International Cat Day! Going to get this feline tale to read to her. So happy she's home. #internationalcatday #cats #felines #nicolefrailbooks #astrocats

Who says you can't judge a book by its cover? With a cover like this, what's inside has to be good! 17 eerily good tales! @nicolefrailbooks , @andyoupress , @courtneyumphress_editor and @plungeintobookstours #gothic #cover #booksky #writingcommunity

My calico girl Whimsey is off to the hospital Monday. Send good cat vibes! #caturday #calico

Twelfth Night Shakespeare in the Park Louisville, KY great production! #shakespeare #louisville

The gothic anthology Not As It Seems cover release coming August 6th. Can't wait to share it with my fellow authors and friends. Spread the word! #gothic #books #writers #readers #mystery

In two days....a rollicking, rhyme-filled poetry collection that can be read for amusement or used in a classroom to compare original fairy tales to these twisted tales.

It's almost here...

Congratulations! This contest was in conjunction with the ONCE UPON A TWISTED TALE Special Anniversary Edition release set for August 1st. If you like "Fractured Fairytales", this collection is for you. <3 #OnceUponaTwistedTale

Shakespeare in the park at Louisville, KY. Much Ado About Nothing. Three baby raccoons came out from a hole under the stage and startled actors by running up on the stage. Totally stole the show. Wish I had pix. #raccoons #shakespeare

Raining, raining so hard the rainchain is overflowing. Good night to curl up with a cup of tea and a good book! At the moment I'm reading Inheritance by Nora Roberts? What are you reading? #rainchains #amreading #booksky #rain #amwriting

Last day to enter...

Release day is supposed to be for books, but we'll be celebrating two release days with my black cat Rumpole. July 21st we'll call his cover reveal when he is sent home from the cat hospital where he received iodine radiation treatment for hyperthyroidism.

Happy release day to @alyssafwrites and LOVE’S FLAME! This short story, published by @attic.ebooks, an imprint of @nicolefrailbooks exclusively on Amazon/KU. #nfbstreetteam #lovesflame #alyssafeliciano #romantasy #shortstories #ireadromance #atticebooks #nicolefrailbooks #indiepress #newrelease

Starting at midnight...#fracturedfairytalewriting contestforKidlit

Have you written your "fractured fairytale?" Submit entries starting tonight at midnight. #fracturedfairytalewritingcontest

I've always loved Arthur Rackham's fairytale illustrations and trees. Best of both in this picture. Hope it inspires all of you to enter The Fracture Fairytale Contest @www.gayleckrause.com Share your favorite fairytale illustrations with me. #fairytale #rackham #gayleckrause #booksky

New anthology from Nicole Frail And You Press this Fall #gothic #booksky #amwriting #@nicolefrail #@courtneyumphress_editor

Happy to announce my story The Stroke of a Pen will be in the gothic anthology Not As It Seems this fall from Nicole Frail Books! #Booksky #@NicoleFrailBooks #@andyoupress.bsky.social #@courtneyumphress_editor #gothic #raven

Anoona will be flying over your town real soon! Preorder now so the boys and ghouls in your life won't miss out! www.amazon.com/Precise-Litt... www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-precis...

Coming soon!

www.gayleckrause.com/post/uncover... Join in on the fun and prizes! Fractured Fairy Tale Contest! #fracturedfairytalecontest #amwriting #booksky

Just One Month Away...Open to All Kid Lit Writers!

Fun book from fellow Mighty Kidlit author Danielle Simone. #stream #kayak #booksky

I joined the @nicolefrailbooks Street Team to support a small independent press. Looking forward to getting a sneak peek at original titles, participating in blasts and tours, and getting to know NFB authors! #nfbstreetteam #nicolefrailbooks #andyoupress #atticebooks #inkbridgebooks #booksky

Join us at The Storyteller's Scroll for a fun interview with the princesses from ONCE UPON A TWISTED TALE, Anniversary edition to be released on August 1, 2025. www.gayleckrause.com/post/intervi...

Exciting news! Read about tghe Special Edition of ONCE UPON A TWISTED TALE at Ellen Leventhal's blog and enter for a giveaway. ellenleventhal.com/2025/07/once...

Happy to be a new member of Bluesky and to join the #kidlit community! #teachers #librarians #kidsbooks #loveofbooks #friendship #abookforbear @penguinkids.bsky.social @scbwiepa.bsky.social

While I was away for a week visiting friends my potted avocado tree got severe sunburn from the heat days. If only I had applied sunscreen. The leaves twisted and shriveled into crispy, green crackers. It's now in intensive care on my porch. Any advice welcome! #avocado #plants #heatwave

This just in.

Come, Join in the Writing Fun. Prizes for The Fractured Fairy Tale Contest. #fracturedfairytalewritingcontestforkids #prizesforwritingfracturedfairytales

I'm old enough to have been writing before AI. I ran some of my writing through AI detection and learn that 80 percent of my writing is considered AI. Even though I wrote it before there was AI. Evidently, I'm not human. I'm a computer in disguise. Anyone else have this issue? #AI #human #writer