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We are proud to announce the release of Peeling Back the Skin, The Best of The TL;DR Press 2K Terrors short story Horror Competition 2025. This collection contains the top 25 stories of the competition, including the winning story, Tinnitus Irritatus, in Eggshell. Or Maybe Ecru, by Alex Atkins
black and white view of space, with a round part of the craft visible on the left, then the moon, mostly in shadow but with a lit crescent part on its right side, and the much smaller and more distant earth, similar crescent visible, to the right of the moon.
screen grab from Artemis/Integrity's feed just before it went into comms downtime. way to go, folks.
There's a nice #Artemis II mission tracker here: artemis.cdnspace.ca
LOTS of data about its current position, crew activities, and whether or not the toilet is currently "Go"
we just pulled a slug off our cat's undercarriage. not sure what to think about that. happy caturday.
A collage of 40-ish badasses
Both of us at Tenebrous are deeply honored to present the 40+ badass 🏳️⚧️creators🏳️⚧️ who will comprise the Table of Contents for YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM, a New Weird Cosmic Horror anthology due out 10.06.26!
Full deets here: tenebrouspress.com/blog/2026/3/...
#transdayofvisibility #tdov
that is wonderful. congrats on 10 years!
an orange fox stands facing left, showing off his bushy tail to the camera.
today's guest star. he and our white fluffy cat Lyla stared each other down for a full minute before I stepped outside.
this is a good read. and happy pending birthday, you beautiful apple-lovin, butter-meltin collection of Wendig-shaped molecules. you're gonna like post-fifty, just pack a few bottles of ibuprofen.
You need to see baby goat zoomies. Trust me. Sound up.
what a golden age that was, and we hardly knew it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg4-...
Now might be a good time to invest in a torches and pitchforks company
"...if humans could learn anything from crows, it’s that the world needs more witnesses."
You don't want to miss Todd Honeycutt's flash piece THE CROWS TELL ME THEY ARE TIME TRAVELERS. 🐦⬛ buff.ly/bFytnQy
white cat with black splotches climbing into a bush
we get the funniest birds roosting this time of year.
trucking oil to bypass the Strait of Hormuz ain't gonna cut it, folks. hear me out: GIANT TANKER TREBUCHETS can launch the boats, oil and all, into the Arabian Sea.
you're welcome.
We are absolutely THRILLED to announce the top 25 winners of the TL;DR Press 2K Terrors short story horror competition!
In 1st place is Tinnitus Irritatus, in Eggshell. Or Maybe Ecru by Alex Atkins
In 2nd place is Sigma by Jack Lennon
In 3rd place is Second Shot by Wai Chan
a dark, fluffy cat sitting on a printer (where she should not be) and judging the universe...and as it turns out, hitting buttons and making copies.
the queen of the printer here just hit the copy button several times. this could get interesting.
heya writey types-- happy february, and this is your periodic reminder to back up your stuff.
you don't need anything elaborate; attach your files to an email and send to yourself.
hopefully you'll never need to use it, but better to have and not need than need and not have. good luck, write on!
hey Rick, I'm also in Hamilton County, so pretty much the same. don't have a pic for this morning, alas. avoiding outside today if I can at all help it. 🙂
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
pointing at the hamburger menu icon in the top left hand corner of a mobile bluesky app screen
settings menu option circled
content and media menu option circled
autoplay videos and gifs toggled off
to turn off autoplaying video on the bluesky mobile app
select the icon in the top left corner
go to settings
go to content and media
make sure "autoplay videos and gifs" is toggled off
Check out the cover for @slhawthorn.bsky.social's fast-approaching novel, A Fate Worse Than Drowning! www.instagram.com/p/DScu5dbjdAg/
General PSA: Don't be an asshole to retail staff in the run-up to Christmas. Or ever, really.
And all the curses/prompts are with their authors! Good luck to everyone who is taking part this week. Be brave, be bold, and have fun! We can’t wait to read your spooky stories.
#tldrterrors
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firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now
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A shelf in a grocery store, with bulk candy bags: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Starburst, Snickers fun size bars...on top of one is a package of plain white calf-length athletic socks, with the label ALL DAY COMFORT.
ALL DAY COMFORT was discarded here. #SuddenGroceryArt
Writers, today is the last day to enter the TL;DR Press 2K Terrors short story horror competition!
- Receive 2 prompts
- Write, re-write, edit for 7 days
- Win 1 of 25 cash prizes & publication
- Support Scares That Care!
Register here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/2k-terrors...
The TL;DR Press Pushcart Nominations 2025 Sisters of the Word by Grace Quon Time to Stay by Brandon Woo The Dangers of Dreaming by Regan Puckett A More Different Hill by Sam James The Planetarian’s Daughter by Mizuki Yamamoto The Last Sound You Ever Hear by C.M. Dulas
We are pleased to announce our nominations for the 2025 Pushcart Prize. Congratulations to our nominees, and thank you for your amazing stories!