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Art-obsessed writer and editor | bookreviewer | SHUWPF graduate | she/her

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GETTING IT RIGHT: Balance telling stories that honor the truth while still being entertaining as hell. A 5-week online course with @nkolakowski.bsky.social on avoiding info-dumps and making your writing shine. Class starts March 15th, sign up today: bit.ly/4rm3Bbs

12.03.2026 16:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Crone: Exclusive sneak peek at Keith Rossonโ€™s new novel Exclusive! Read the prologue and chapter one of Keith Rosson's new novel Crone....

Holy shit, there's a sizable excerpt of CRONE up at SciFiNow, the prologue and first chapter. Real easy to catch the tone of the book and see if it's your thing.

I'll put preorder links in the comments. Thanks!
www.scifinow.co.uk/books/crone-...

12.03.2026 16:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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MARY THORSON ON THE WRITER'S DOSSIER: Listen to @marythor.bsky.social talk with @jeffcircle.bsky.social about her story collection A WOMAN'S GUIDE TO TRUE CRIME, available for pre-order from RHP Press. Listen to the show here: bit.ly/4rt9gwl and pre-order your copy here: bit.ly/4r1u8KU

10.03.2026 16:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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GETTING IT RIGHT: Balance telling stories that honor the truth while still being entertaining as hell. A 5-week online course with @nkolakowski.bsky.social on avoiding info-dumps and making your writing shine. Class starts March 15th, sign up today: bit.ly/4rm3Bbs

11.03.2026 12:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just a few days away from @marythor.bsky.socialโ€™s new release at @rhppress.bsky.social. Iโ€™ve got my copy pre-ordered; you should grab one too.

11.03.2026 14:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Issues/Books PRICE TEMPORARILY LOWERED ON PAPERBACK on Amazon Canada, UK, and USA, Also on Lulu for most destinations - Happy one year anniversary Frost ...

Book 1, 1 year sale. Paperback price reduced here: www.frostzonestories.com/p/issuesbook...

Authors: Elizabeth Guilt, Katie Marie, Stephen McQuiggan,
@odinmeadows.bsky.social

@micahcastle.com
Lena Ng,
@marcruvolo.bsky.social

@kristalstittle.bsky.social
Amelia Gorman, James Owens
1/2

11.03.2026 15:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
VIRTUAL BOOK LAUNCH

Join author Ivy Grimes, special guests TJ Price, Christi Nogle, Sasha Brown, and host P.L. McMillan for a live reading, Q&A, and giveaways to celebrate the release of THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR! Wed. March 25th. 8PM EST. Free entry!

VIRTUAL BOOK LAUNCH Join author Ivy Grimes, special guests TJ Price, Christi Nogle, Sasha Brown, and host P.L. McMillan for a live reading, Q&A, and giveaways to celebrate the release of THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR! Wed. March 25th. 8PM EST. Free entry!

GIVEAWAY!
Ready to discover what lurks in THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR?
Enter today for a chance to win a free print or digital copy of Ivy Grimes's upcoming folk horror THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR from now until March 18th!

GIVEAWAY! Ready to discover what lurks in THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR? Enter today for a chance to win a free print or digital copy of Ivy Grimes's upcoming folk horror THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR from now until March 18th!

A photo of a small zine with a galactic star cover, next to a print copy of The Cellar Below the Cellar

A photo of a small zine with a galactic star cover, next to a print copy of The Cellar Below the Cellar

Cover of The Cellar Below the Cellar: a lonely cottage on a hillside beneath a sky full of auroras and an enormous full moon.

Cover of The Cellar Below the Cellar: a lonely cottage on a hillside beneath a sky full of auroras and an enormous full moon.

Are you ready to discover what lurks in THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR? ๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŒŒ๐Ÿš๏ธ

@ivygrimes.bsky.social's highly anticipated folk horror is out in just TWO WEEKS, and we have so many ways you can celebrate with us linked below! ๐Ÿงต

Preorder your copy for 30% off here! www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...

11.03.2026 16:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In addition to having the unmitigated GALL to be proud of my work, I also dress very loudly (crinolines take up a LOT of space) which makes insecure (always male) writers super uncomfortable. Like, how DARE I not be hiding in a drawer with them?

11.03.2026 16:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Shout out to @ivygrimes.bsky.social for a truly phenomenal piece of writing with The Cellar Below the Cellar, creating a soft Southern Gothic apocalypse digging its fingers into the raw, rich dirt of life.

A fairy tale for our fallen age, with teeth & heart to spare & great depths below the surface

10.03.2026 18:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 32 ๐Ÿ” 13 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

๐Ÿ˜ฎ Have not been motivated to write for a long time until nowโ€ฆ

10.03.2026 18:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Midwest Shadows: A Conversation with Mary Thorson The award-winning short story writer talks moral darkness, historical horrors, and the quiet dread lurking in everyday places.

Check out this interview with @marythor.bsky.social from @dosomedamage.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/dosomeda...

10.03.2026 01:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NOW ON PATREON: Our conversation with @marythor.bsky.social, author of A WOMAN'S GUIDE TO TRUE CRIME, available for pre-order now: bit.ly/4r1u8KU Listen to the podcast here: bit.ly/4bazv4n Patreon subscriptions start at $5/month!

10.03.2026 12:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Come on through...
We are gonna talk symbolism, existentialism and the best way to get rid of a body

10.03.2026 13:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 66 ๐Ÿ” 18 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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So many thanks to @rebecca-rowland.bsky.social for this incredible blurb for my forthcoming collection! ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค

The Haunted Houses She Calls Her Own is out on 4/14 from @rdspress.bsky.social!

shop.riverstonebookstore.com/event/2026-0...

09.03.2026 21:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Guinness the black cat sits on a new green striped rug placed under a hallway table. He looks pleased that he is depositing his scent and fur all over it.

Guinness the black cat sits on a new green striped rug placed under a hallway table. He looks pleased that he is depositing his scent and fur all over it.

NEW RUG

GOTTA SIT

09.03.2026 23:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 257 ๐Ÿ” 21 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Body? Glass - Nightmare Magazine My head. Letโ€™s start with my hair, more specifically, follicle by follicle. Brown in color to match my eyes; curly like trapsโ€”Iโ€™m Blackโ€”see it now. My hair lies fluffy on my head, like a good wig for ...

How does depression feel like? Like a rock sitting on your head. Like a portal made of broken glass, that you created. In @nightmare-magazine.com is Body? Glass, a world where you can feel every pain. But what if you could feel more than just suffering? www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/body...

22.10.2025 21:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Honored to announce that Peter Atkins (Screenwriter: Hellraiser II, III, IV, and Wishmaster) has written the introduction to my upcoming horror poetry collection, The Build-A-Monster Workshop from Raw Dog Screaming Press. Much love!
rawdogscreaming.com/book/the-bui...

09.03.2026 23:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 29 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I had lunch with a friend who is a publicist and he wants to write a book. I told him: you have to really want to, because it doesn't pay at all. He looked at me and said, "But you had three books. That must have been, what? $100k?"

the laugh i laughed will haunt the other people in that restaurant

09.03.2026 20:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 48 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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LETโ€™E GO! Canโ€™t wait to chat with @davidbowles.us and @rzsantos.bsky.social !!! See you soon, Tejas.
@titanbooks.bsky.social

09.03.2026 13:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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GETTING IT RIGHT: Balance telling stories that honor the truth while still being entertaining as hell. A 5-week online course with @nkolakowski.bsky.social on avoiding info-dumps and making your writing shine. Class starts March 15th, sign up today: bit.ly/4rm3Bbs

09.03.2026 16:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

he's the librarian, thank you

09.03.2026 14:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Heads up, everyone! There's a new Cathy Ulrich story out in the world. One of my very favorite writers. ๐Ÿ’™

09.03.2026 15:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 25 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Writer Internet is full of pics of writers partying together at conventions, making it easy to feel like that's what you need to do to succeed, but it's actually totally unnecessary. (Fun! But unnecessary.)

The only thing you *need* to do to write professionally is write and submit your work.

09.03.2026 15:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 35 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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violetlichenbooks's giveaway for The Cellar Below the Cellar: A Folk Horror Novella on The StoryGraph Violet Lichen Books, an imprint of Apex Book Company, is excited to offer copies of The Cellar...

Thanks to you all, we've received nearly 7 THOUSAND entries into our CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR Storygraph giveaway! Thank you so much for your support! ๐Ÿ“š๐ŸŒŒ

Entries to win a free print or digital copy of @ivygrimes.bsky.social's cozy horror novella are open until March 18th! Go check it out ๐ŸŒŸโฐ

09.03.2026 15:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Q: How do you build dread in a short story?

@marythor.bsky.social: Itโ€™s about playing chicken, pushing characters to the edge repeatedlyโ€”the edge of what they shouldnโ€™t do, shouldnโ€™t see, shouldnโ€™t pursue. Then asking: what happens if they keep going?

dosomedamage.substack.com/publish/post...

09.03.2026 17:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

"Give us stories of satellites and sewists, terminals and tailors, dandies and dying stars.

Give us gossip wicked and vital, dinner parties salacious and droll, debutantes vile and intrepid.

Give us unforgivable rudeness and oppressive etiquette, scathing asides and dire gaffes."

Under 6K words

09.03.2026 20:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 37 ๐Ÿ” 33 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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submissions โ€” neon hemlock

We have only 61 stories submitted for WHAT ELEGANT STARS so far. I suppose a lot of folks will submit in the last month, but that still seems low. Though the theme is more specific than some previous ones, so folks are less likely to have anything ready to go.

www.neonhemlock.com/submissions

09.03.2026 16:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 87 ๐Ÿ” 74 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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GETTING IT RIGHT: Balance telling stories that honor the truth while still being entertaining as hell. A 5-week online course with @nkolakowski.bsky.social on avoiding info-dumps and making your writing shine. Class starts March 15th, sign up today:

08.03.2026 02:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NOW ON PATREON: Our conversation with @marythor.bsky.social, author of A WOMAN'S GUIDE TO TRUE CRIME, available for pre-order now: bit.ly/4r1u8KU Listen to the podcast here: bit.ly/4bazv4n Patreon subscriptions start at $5/month!

08.03.2026 12:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sure, we saved the daylight, but at what cost?

08.03.2026 12:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0