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For the duration of Prime Days (today through the 11th), ebooks from our store are only 99¢. That means you can pick up ALL of our books for under $10. If you like short horror and Weird fiction with a queer, anti-fascist, anti-capitalist bent, spend that ten: www.cursedmorselspress.com

#buymybooks #buymostofmybooks THIS SATURDAY! 12 pm to 7 pm Central in the Education Building at the MN State Fairgrounds, come to Table 103 and buy some of my books! I’ll even sign ‘em. Heck I’ll sign someone else’s name if you ask. Oh and did I mention…there’s beer?

Please don't break your sobriety over this. Please don't harm yourself over this. We're all scared as fuck, but please, PLEASE don't undo all of your hard work. No matter what happens, you HAVE to protect yourself. You HAVE to hold on. Please hold on.

Sept 9 is gonna see hella awesome horror books, including one from me! I'm so hype to be able to get to celebrate along with so many authors I admire!

Jumping on here to say that CodeSkull my YA sci-fi horror novella is now out in the world for everyone to enjoy. It centers on an arcade gamer girl who has to save the world from a demon. If you ever wanted a quick read that's like Scooby Doo meets the Goonies, this one's for you. 💀⚡️

Some folks apparently forgot the first rule of publishing, so once more with feeling:

Good morning, Bluesky.

love to make america great again by essentially expelling the people that enrich our children’s lives

TOURÉ REPORT TO THE FLOOR!!!!!!!!!!!

I would love to know how Vox fucked up having the second biggest gaming site so bad. If you can’t make money on three and a half million monthly clicks, maybe you shouldn’t be making business decisions!

video games are considered art and you really don’t have to try to argue with people who don’t believe that

there is no more "video games journalism"

The slow death of game journalism was not inevitable - it was death by 1000 cuts from people with more money than sense and in my mind began with "pivot to video," a lie perpetrated by Facebook which moved advertising dollars to video and away from web ads with falsified beefed numbers.

having a hard time accepting this future of games media where the gaming space has accepted the must trustworthy source of information is not a diverse ecosystem of publications but professional spokespeople paid to tell you they like a thing

i don’t think game journalists should have to be internet personalities to survive tbh. good writing isn’t just entertainment, it’s boring stuff like “gets on the phone to fact check something” and “knows where to look for Weird stuff” and “has a personality marginalized people feel safe talking to”

What happened with Polygon today is so fucked. Vox Media has made some atrocious decisions in my six years here but this is really something else. And to do this in the middle of us bargaining a new union contract, where they scold us for asking for better protections, is just unconscionable.

Getting a job in games media seemed almost unattainable when I broke in back in 2005. In the years since, it’s become almost impossible and ultimately inadvisable. I can’t imagine trying to break in today. Independent is pretty much the only option now. Support your favorite creators directly.

I am among the MANY folks who got laid off today. Don't have anything good or thoughtful to say on it atm. gutted, sad, feel completely fucked. Fuck vox media management forever. they did this shit on may day. vox media union forever.

nothing but hate in my heart for the people who are stripping our creative industries for parts

The Young Center helps connect migrant children with child advocates so they have someone with them through the legal process. Your donations, especially monthly donations, help to prevent scenes like the one described from happening. I've been a monthly donor for years. www.theyoungcenter.org

Creating an account to make fun of authors’ manuscript submissions doesn’t make you cool or witty. No, it makes you an incredibly unkind person and I hope your socks are wet and stinky forever, you petty little brat who honestly deserves to be fired for a lack of ethics and punching down on authors.

this is some cruel, mean shit!!

Looking up Warrior cats AMVs 😔 I didn't even have my Fanfiction account yet

Never really done a #promosky so let’s try: I’m Bri, I’m AuDHD and I like too many things: 🎮Video Games 🎬Film ✍️Writing 🎼Music (listening and making!) 🗡️Legend of Zelda 🧟‍♂️Resident Evil 🐦‍🔥Final Fantasy I’m also a walking Simpsons encyclopedia 😅 Feel free to chat with me anytime, DMs open 😊

sapphic saturday you say? a honking huge shout out to @heyitschloespencer.bsky.social's MONSTERSONA which i had the massive pleasure of putting a cover together for for @tinyghostpress.bsky.social #ya #art #lgbtq

If you're protesting this weekend, know your rights when interacting with law enforcement, including immigration agents.

Gasp, Israel lied about executing aid workers? The genocide nation lied? The human rights violation nation that massacred babies in respirators lied? The war crime nation that massacres journalists to hide the truth lied? The apartheid nation lied? No way, who could've seen this coming.

And she’s right. What ppl don’t seem to understand is that the hell has almost nothing to do with the kids. It’s because the US does virtually nothing to help mothers. No childcare, no paid leave, no at-home help, no community support. Mothers are told to fuck off and fend for ourselves

a happy trans day of visibility to all who are being perceived. i’m an agenda illustrator and comic book creator who is very here for bright colours and big teeth. #transdayofvisibility #tdov #art

Can't believe we're only like, a little over two months away from the release of CodeSkull. I loved writing about these 3 so much they inspired me to draw again. 😊 If you like sci-fi horror, short reads, and unlikely friendships--preorder is at link in bio.

Better a pig than a gen A.I. user!

Eight figures. Eiiiiiight figures. Eight. Figures. Listen, I know I'm screaming into the void on this one, but you know how many great authors -- marginalized authors! new authors! authors of all genres! -- you could publish with this *at a still high level of advance* -? Answer: a lot! A lot a lot!

This year's #WomeninHorrorMonth theme is all about villains, so I asked some amazing horror writers who their favorite female villain is! From Annie Wilkes to Cathy in East of Eden, the answers were of course varied & incredible! 🖤 #wihm www.gwendolynkiste.com/Blog/women-i...

Featuring (because there are so many awesome women they couldn't all fit in one post!) @teawitch.bsky.social, @heyitschloespencer.bsky.social, @kcgrifant.bsky.social, @percypropa.bsky.social, @wsbdestiny.bsky.social, Francesca Maria, & Catherine Jordan!

Moon Palace is doing a Trans Readathon: moonpalacebooks.com/lists/LGQkO-... 10% of the proceeds from all books bought from the 21-31st of March will be donated to the MN Transgender health coalition.

currently compiling the recs! there's still time to add yours 🏳️‍⚧️

In the, apparently increasingly likely, event that someone doesn't receive their Social Security benefit I would recommend that your first stop not be trying to call SSA directly. Report it to your local Congressperson or Senator's office, using their website constituent services form if possible 1/

I seem to have gained a sudden influx of followers. ✨️Welcome, welcome!✨️ I am a horror author who has a 90s-era YA novella releasing this June. It's about a group of kids who team up to fight a demon that can infest electrically powered objects. Like Goosebumps or Scooby Doo? This is for you! ⚡️💀

Pro tip: if you aren't sure if a protest is legitimate, ask if they have legal support and who the lawyer for the legal support is. If the answer is no, don't go. Because experienced organizers don't have sign up sheets for protests. They do, however, have legal support beforehand.

WhenI last checked in with @shortwavebooks.bsky.social , we were at 353 pre-orders for NIGHT OF THE WITCH-HUNTER. Alan @ Shortwave wants to get to 400 preorders by on-sale day MARCH 18. But I think we can do better. I want to get to 500 easy. Please share, repost, etc., and let's make it happen!