“BUT I’M SPECIAL BECAUSE IT’S SPECIAL” 🫠

Sad state of affairs when grok gets it before most departments do.

SO GOOD

And if I’m remembering right this is also the one with Campbell? Obvs need a double feature of these again soon.

I'm Michael, I write queer cosmic horror. I'm currently focusing on works set in the fictional town of Hazel Branch, NC, in the southern Appalachian mountains. I like to tell stories about queer people navigating a world in which some horrors are supernatural and many are not.

#JanuaryWorldbuilders

Igor comes through NC once or twice a year and plays at little breweries—it’s a 10/10 vibe

Yes please! Also that is a :chefs kiss: cover

Wonderful news! Can’t wait

YESSSSSS

Wonderful list @keithroysdon.bsky.social!

Some nice person urged me to post links to some of my stories published in 2025 and I probably will, but I think I'll post links to some friends' work first or instead of. Please add your own or others. See thread to follow, which I'll add to (and you should too.)

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A Word With P.M. Raymond Now it’s time to learn more about the authors we read. . .   What drew you to the genre you write? Because I write across genres, there are many creative funnels that got me to this place. I g…

“Building a writing community is important… [and] actively supporting other writers. I don’t see other writers as competition but as opportunities to grow. I get to be a colleague AND a fan!”

Great interview featuring @pmraymond.bsky.social
ahead of her debut collection this spring

Ive not been on socials much these last few months, and not writing as much either—this was a very kind surprise to wrap up the year.

Here’s to more writing, boosting, and making art with friends in 2026 🖤

So kind! Thank you @caseystegman.com 🖤

Pre ordered!! Can’t wait!!!

So excited!!!

Time to spill the tea! Meet the cover of my debut novel-length work, The Bush Tea Murder, coming from Crooked Lane Books in April 2026!
Want to win one of 5 physical galleys of the book? Enter at Goodreads between now and 11/16: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...

I’m so sorry Matt. I’m glad she had you and you her

Happy anniversary!

We just changed pediatricians and had to call several to ask about their updated vaccine policies… such a (completely avoidable) nightmare

For Latin American Heritage month give the gift of a review! Reviews sell books. If you liked a book, review it. Even a sentence. If you can't do the one sentence maybe upvote a good review you agree with.
In the age of the algorithm we gotta work the system. Upvote, click or share. Thnx.

“An ask” just sounds wrong, I will die on this hill

Omg I have no idea when or why “ask” became so pervasive and “request” completely forgotten…it’s like I woke up one day and everyone Ive ever met agreed to be super weird about it?!

“Now, my silhouette reshaped by hormones, surgery on the horizon, I watch it unfold itself like some ghoulish flower, its shape continually swelling, bursting, and reforming as it seeks an escape, a way to move undetected in the world, and I see myself.”

Gretchen Felker-Martin

absolutely love this cover, and such a cool concept!

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Nothing quite as damning to the nation as a 10 year old telling a reporter they didn’t know where to hide bc they practiced shooting drills in the classroom and not the church.

Sign up & join me Saturday, Sept. 13th for “Genre Mashups - Including a Pinch of Horror in Your Next Mystery/Suspense”!

This FREE ZOOM presentation examines how horror blends with mystery, crime, thriller, and suspense elements.

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