I’ve had the same editor since 1967. Many times he has said to me over the years or asked me, Why would you use a semicolon instead of a colon? And many times over the years I have said to him things like: I will never speak to you again. Forever. Goodbye. That is it. Thank you very much. And I leave. Then I read the piece and I think of his suggestions. I send him a telegram that says, OK, so you’re right. So what? Don’t ever mention this to me again. If you do, I will never speak to you again

Maya Angelou on the joys of being edited

the guy who sets up the board before all your games is out sick today. please set up your own pieces before your first move

Publisher's Marketplace announcment: Dave V. Riser's NOT ONLY WILL THIS KILL YOU BUT IT WILL HURT THE WHOLE TIME YOU ARE DYING, in which a trans street kid turned necromancer trying to bring about the end of the world is captured by rival cultists from across the ocean, but traps them in turn in his crumbling tower surrounded by cosmic storms, only for the three to find themselves locked in a tender erotic cannibalistic stalemate with each other and the Old Ones, to Alex Woodroe at Tenebrous Press, for publication in summer 2027.

SIGNING ANNOUNCEMENT!

"O Tenebrous, WHY haven't you released more tender necromantic trans erotic cannibalism-tinged Weird Fantasy WHYYY"

Well we heard you, friends. We heard you.

NOT ONLY WILL THIS KILL YOU BUT IT WILL HURT THE WHOLE TIME YOU ARE DYING by @davevriser.bsky.social.

Summer 2027🖤☠️

And I'm in it!!!!

Want to read my take on "The Little Mermaid" (original version) meets "The Cold Heart"? Also queer?

Then save the project today and be the first to know when it goes liiiiive.

Go! Click! ⬇️

dear stupid penpal was amazing -- can't wait for this one.

(If you haven't read dsp yet... you're missing out.)

Aaaa! Thank you!!!

Uhhhh I forgot the blurb so: When Art's brother Ike goes missing, he follows the postmark from Ike's card and finds himself in a small town that doesn't remember Ike at all---but has pictures of him everywhere.

Poster for a novel titled "when I find you". The background is a staticky wolf, and the title is written large across in marker style letters. It has three faux awards reading "small town horror" "trans disabled mc" and "something evil is here". The catch line is "Find your brother. Lose your mind." At the bottom it reads: a novel by Rascal Hartley

CAMP DAMASCUS X THE SHADOW OVER INNSMOUTH

#posterpit #lgbt #w #p #f #m #h #t #a

A Newly Discovered Recording Lets You Hear Delta Blues Legend Robert Johnson in Stunning Clarity Great swathes of rock music since the nineteen-sixties would never have existed, we're sometimes told, were it not for the recordings of Robert Johnson. Certainly the likes of Keith Richards, Eric Cla...

A Newly Discovered Recording Lets You Hear Delta Blues Legend Robert Johnson in Stunning Clarity

Sometimes I feel unsure of myself, while other people go around in 2026 claiming to have invented the Afro

Upset that it got it right lol I DID start playing in the aughts!

I do not want to create an account or open a subscription I just want to buy a thing and never hear from you again why is this so hard.

WELL WELL WELL

I have too much to say about this in relation to TETK 🤣

Tyler's an actor with a musical theatre background & themes of silence, sound, and song are pretty integral to the book. When Tyler first learns about Echo Island, almost the only information available on

#writingprompt

Anne Hathaway bought the rights to a novel about a tradwife influencer who wakes up in 1855 and has to actually live the life she's been selling online. The book is called Yesteryear. It came out 3 days ago. The film rights were already sold to Hathaway, who will produce and star.

Holy shit, I have NEVER been more excited for a movie.

Graphics 1 of 13. Text and a haiku on a light blue background with a light gray decorative circle and a graphic of a red heart. The text on top reads: Haiku Poetry Day. The haiku reads: “Oh hell yes my dude,” Said the authors with delight. “We all love haikus!” — Lucy K.R.

HAPPY HAIKU DAY!

writing haiku is
fun so we asked writers to
make them re: our books!

by Lucy K. R. @boomfanfic.bsky.social :

“Oh hell yes my dude,”
Said the authors with delight.
“We all love haikus!”

Keeping this open through tonight cuz I love watching folks take a shot on some of our older and lesser known titles🖤☠️

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Ngl this one was my favorite

Graphics 7 of 13. Text of a haiku on a light blue background with a light gray decorative circle and a graphic of a contour of a house with a heart for a window and heart-shaped smoke coming from the chimney. The haiku reads: See, it’s all a code, A set of rainbow duck prints. They read: welcome home. — Rascal Hartley

HAPPY HAIKU DAY!

by Rascal Hartley ( @rascalhartley.bsky.social

See, it’s all a code,
A set of rainbow duck prints.
They read: welcome home.

Graphics 6 of 13. Text of a haiku on a light blue background with a light gray decorative circle and a graphic of several raised hands with bracelets in colours of various pride flags and two waving the rainbow gay pride flag. The haiku reads: Queer joy comes in so. Many forms, and right here you. Will find all of them. — Rascal Hartley

HAPPY HAIKU DAY!

by Rascal Hartley ( @rascalhartley.bsky.social )

Queer joy comes in so
Many forms, and right here you
Will find all of them

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Screenshot of Lord of the Rings. The main character says "All right, then. Keep your secrets."

This was fun :) you can find my novel with @tenebrouspress.bsky.social here: store.tenebrouspress.com/products/dea...

And my horror short story by becoming a Patreon with @duckprintspress.com (plus all the other cool stories people write!!)

Jane Schoenbrun. I cannot get over I Saw The TV Glow. I actually stopped writing for a few days bc I was still processing it. How to write a story that means something to us. How the horror is in not being who you are. How to bite back at a genre that has historically and consistently othered us...

I've got a friend whose special interest is history and who adores info dumping, so... I'll just give them a call lol #HorrorWritersChat

....so much fanfiction. So much.

And I feel like honestly my fanfic writing helps with the horror. Fanfic is a great place for stories that don't fit the mold, and, well, so is horror. I got more comfy pushing the boundaries with fanfic so I can do it purposefully with horror.

Hei I'm Rascal, my pronouns are whatever pisses off the most transphobes, I write weird horror, and this week I'm reading this Viossa zine I forgot I signed up for and the book One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This by Omar El Akkad #HorrorWritersChat

#HorrorWritersChat

Go check out books from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social , @stelliform.press , and @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social . They've got the good shit.

Curses and Consequences || Mandrake Rural Life Sim YouTube video by Failbetter Games

If you're coming to @londongamesfest.bsky.social New Game Plus tomorrow or Friday, you'll find us in the Official Selection area.

Here's a taste of what to expect in Mandrake!

A screen capture of the Ducks in a Row Kcisktarter campaign, showing the side widget indicating that the person who is running the campaign is logged in and viewing the page. Funding is at $9,904 with 187 backers. Time left is indicated as 0 seconds to go. There are flashes of color made to resemble confetti splashed over the main page.

Obligatory confetti screen cap of our successful campaign!

Thanks so much to everyone who helped make this possible. Times are so hard right now and the Press really needed this funding, I'm so relieved.

Someone there needs to go look at this for me, and oooo and ahhhh for me, and say something cryptic and fitting for me. I'll pay you in honeybuns. Thanks in advance!

The curse is coming...
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