When I fail… I fail hard. I’m usually pretty good at crochet, but there was no saving Rudolph.
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When I fail… I fail hard. I’m usually pretty good at crochet, but there was no saving Rudolph.
So much snow that we can’t see across the lake!
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"There is no easy cure for depression. It feels like an experiment, trying to balance eating right, and exercising, and getting 8 hours of sleep, and sunshine, and journaling, and medicine. It's frustrating and scary exploring what works, or doesn't work. I wondered how far someone would go, what would they risk to try and feel like themselves again?" -ashley huyge
author interview with @ashleyhuygewrites.bsky.social is live on the (s)crawl blog ✍️
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learn more about the inspiration behind her piece “Glass Girl", as well as the insidious nature of depression and its lasting effects within families.
tinyurl.com/GlassGirlStory
black and white graphic that says: contributor spotlight ashley huyge Ashley Huyge (she/her) is a writer, educator, and course designer. A longtime lover of speculative fiction, dark fantasy, and horror, she finds dark and unexpected themes a comforting way to explore the things that scare us. Reading and writing horror is the safest way to enjoy recreational fear. Her writing has appeared in the flash fiction anthology Darkness 101 Lessons Were Learned. A transplant living in Southern California, she enjoys supernatural movies, Americanos, and sunshine from a shaded vantage point. She lives with her husband, her cats, and her dreams. read ashley’s work in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl coming 10.26.25
last, but definitely not least, we have our contributor spotlight on @ashleyhuygewrites.bsky.social!
read ashley’s work in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl coming 10.26.25
greyscale graphic showing a portion of a human skull. overlaid text says: FIRST LINES I never wanted children of my own. Glass Girl Ashley Huyge
read the rest of “Glass Girl” by Ashley Huyge (@ashleyhuygewrites.bsky.social) in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl on 10.26.25
#scrawlmagazine #litmag #horrorlit #horrorwriters
Oh, hello, new WIP.
I’ve learned so much writing my first novel and querying. I’ve still got a few queries out there, and a couple agents reviewing requested pages, but I’m excited to keep writing.
Beta reading for a friend!
Happy Friday, ya’ll!
The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley
Mysteries, secrets, complicated family dynamics, and Paris. Lots of fun!
Brandon’s lectures are amazing! youtu.be/-6HOdHEeosc
I need to celebrate every little win and there’s more to celebrate when I break a big goal into smaller bits.
I have 17 chapters to review and making a color-in tracker in Canva is one of my favorite ways to stay on task.
The Bandit Queens by @parinishroff has been the perfect read for me. I really needed an empowering, imperfect, and strong cast of women fighting injustice using the few resources they had available.
Geeta not fighting the rumors about her murdered husband are the epitome of “Let them.”
My fabulous husband bought me flowers, but it looks like I have to share. Roses are Astro’s favorite food. happy Valentine’s Day! #valentinesday #stupidcat
Oh, I have a monstrous, female MC using her ability to control minds to take advantage of her grandmother! (Never thought I'd type something so dark with such enthusiasm.)
I'm so excited to see you participating in MSWL Day, you've been on my list to query for my speculative fiction/horror manuscript. I'll be submitting today!
I have an atmospheric speculative fiction/horror that checks these boxes! I'm marking my calendar for March 10th!
Darkness 101: Lessons Were Learned is available to listen to through Audible!
I’m so grateful to be a part of this dark flash fiction anthology, and I’m so excited to see it grown from print and ebook to audiobook.
New notebooks. I’m the worst at keeping track of my notes. At least, I was. I finally treated myself to a leather notebook portfolio.
#writing #writersnotes #notebooks #notebookportfolio #writerstoolbox #horrorwriter #horrorwritersofinstagram #horrorwritersassociation
49 well respected lit mags that arn't impossible ot get published in
Here are some well-respected lit mags where your chances are better than impossible!
Not too competitive, but not exactly easy either. 3-8% acceptance rates based on 100+ subs tracked on the website
Find them here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/sweet-...
The Biggest Horror Books of 2025 www.denofgeek.com/books/bigges... @haileypiperfights.bsky.social @sgj.bsky.social
A good reminder!
17 is hard, but when you're set to take over presidency from your father, survive a ☠️ attempt, are betrayed by the two you love & learn your role is to maintain peace by keeping 200yo lies & manipulating the public or start the biggest war in centuries, 17 is REALLY hard.
#2025Pit #Q #YA #SF #LGBTQ
Girl in blue background; yellow sun; girl in purple background; red clouds; hot sun over city; woman in red background.
Candy has hidden her unique ability to shift between male and female her whole life, now she has the government hunting her for the one thing she can’t hide, her skin color. As she dodges the labs, she’s starting to wonder if humanity’s future is more important than her own.
#2025pit #YA #Q #SF #D
When struggling artist Charlotte discovers she can control minds, she turns her ability on the woman whose tough love tactics are holding her back: her grandmother. But Grandma Philly has her own gifts and a dark secret she's kept for more than forty years.
#2025pit #A #SPEC #H
🔥 FIX YOU 🔥
🔥 Latina Representation
🔥 Catholic High School
🔥 Enemies to Lovers
🔥 Sapphic Love Triangle
🔥 Slow Burn
🔥 Mental Health Rep
🔥 Passionate Sports Girl
🔥 Serial Killers
🔥 Love Conquers All
🔥 Cooper the Corgi
#2025Pit #YA #agentsguide #litagents
Three by three grid of pictures: a white feather, a silhouette of a woman; a silhouette of a couple, a silhouette of a person with wings before a sunset; a silhouette of a woman wrapped in lights; a silhouette of a woman at sunset; a silhouette of a woman at sunrise; a couple kissing in the sun; a hand reaching out towards a window with sunlight.
SHADOW AND BONE x ACOTAR
When Keira's sister is captured by a shape-shifting immortal, her fate intertwines with the God of Light to rescue her; but an ancient darkness grows within Keira, and she must choose between stopping those who seek to harness it or saving those she loves #2025Pit #RM #A #F
A collage or mood board of pictures in sepia tones. The text Eleutheria is displayed over pictures. Corner text reads: Meta data, 133k words, Adult, High Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy. Clockwise pictures: Two chess pieces breaking, several hands weaving strings, a moth on fire, a woman holding a dagger to her chest, a floating book with sparks, a mirror with someone trapped inside, a man looking down on a woman, a castle up on a hill, a pair of hands with a brain and heart dangling on strings, a figure gripping a man as his essence is stolen
⚔️Witches with swords and compulsion magic⚔️
Fate chose wrong. Alys Sathos has no desire to free an enemy realm from their queen’s mind twisting magic. Especially not after the prince captures her when her broom crashes behind enemy lines.
#2025pit #F #A #RF #ownvoice #bipocFMC
A collage of six images; three rows with two images each. 1. An ocean cave entrance shot from inside the cave, looking toward the horizon. 2. A birch tree with a sign hanging on it reading Bludeye Beach est. 1818. 3. Two hands reaching toward each other but not touching. 4. A silhouette of a girl standing in front of a bright, green light. 5. A forest of dark, spooky trees. 6. A girl's face, looking distressed, with the shadows of fingers overlaid.
Edie Grayson is confronted with horrific monsters while getting to know her estranged father, and must face her trauma to learn the truth about what’s going on in Bludeye Beach.
DRESDEN FILES X GRAVITY FALLS
👧Character driven
🫂Found family
💕Slowburn romance
👻Monster menagerie
#2025pit #A #Q #H #F
