You're an amazing talent, dude!

My 2025 Awards Eligibility Post listing 11 stories and their publishers

I have no idea if these award eligibility posts actually DO anything other than lay bare the good and silly work I've been lucky to achieve in 2025. 11 short stories published (on top of finishing my first novel)! I'm very grateful to all the editors and publications who've given my words a go!

Monstrous Angels: An Anthology of Religious Horror An Anthology of Religious Horror

MONSTROUS ANGELS is out!

Get a copy and feast your multitudinous seraphic eyes on this anthology of angelic horror! Mine’s called GIVE ME WINGS and it’s got music, madness, movies, and a mysterious monk.

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A skeleton made of disco ball mirrors lounges in bed with a book held open in his hands to reveal the cover. Sparkle Barry is feeling grateful and giving thanks that he doesn’t have any giblets to yank from his disco ball bones because watching those plastic-wrapped organs get pulled out of the turkey was traumatizing! He’s recovering from the gnarly scene with a copy of NINETEEN LITTLE STAB WOUNDS, a chapbook of dark microfiction and flash by Alexis Dubon.

Black Friday who? It’s Nineteen Little Stab Wounds week! But only for three more days.

Order your copy of Nineteen Little Stab Wounds at: dreadstonepress.com/product-cate...

All sales will be donated to Transgender Law Center. 1/7

I present Pushing Daisy—my debut novel—for your consideration in any literary awards for 2025!

If you're interested in reading the novel Publishers Weekly called "unforgettable" in their starred review, DM me and I'll make sure you get a copy. Digital and Audio available 🌻

One chapter later and I think I know 😭

What am I in for, @comptonwrites.bsky.social?!

Not a fan of audible? You're in luck! You can get the Pushing Daisy audiobook on 34 other platforms 🤯

Thanks to both of you ❤️

Don't worry everyone, I just bought a fresh box of baby wipes from Costco, so they'll go on sale now.

NOW AVAILABLE ON AUDIBLE

From @lethepress.bsky.social, produced with the help of Lit Lantern Media, listen to the book @publisherswkly.bsky.social calls "an intimate horror story that masterfully combines psychological and supernatural terror." (Starred review)

#audible #audiobook #debutauthor

A tie against Pete Carroll? Feels right. Sign me up for that Horton, Holani, and Milroe hype train.
#seahawks

Used to Be Some Kind of Badass Fiction by Andy Boyle

My story “Used To Be Some Kind of Badass” is up at Cold Caller Magazine. It’s a tale of brothers, revenge, and unfinished business. Check it out.

Pig races are the biggest bust, man. 5 minutes of the same pig puns you've already heard, then 10 seconds of action. I don't care about the backstory of Ham Solo or The Notorious PIG, just lemme see them hogs run.

Fans of the weird, mark your calendar for the upcoming collection release from @erikmchatton.bsky.social!

Loved your artwork! Haunting stuff 🫣

Anybody read this graphic novel by @tananarivedue.bsky.social and Steven Barnes, illustrated by @marcofinnegan.bsky.social? I'd kill to get any Due novel in theatres—or miniseries?! Looking at you, African Immortals Series—but I really need to see Aisha's story on film.

spongebob is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee in a diner . ALT: spongebob is sitting at a table with a cup of coffee in a diner .

IF YOU'RE READY FOR THE WEEKEND, PUT YOUR HANDS UP

IF YOU WEARING SUNSCREEN, PUT YOUR HANDS UP

IF YOU GOT A BOOK HANGOVER, SIT IN SILENCE

Thanks for all the stories, brother. It's a gift you give the world.

Incredible story. I had to read it any chance I got. So far, it's my favourite release of the year. The history, Good Stab's love for the people he cares about, the horrors, and Etsy! What an ending.

Stephen, you're an inspiration. Truly.

Finished THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER in the walmart parking lot of walmart while my wife grabs the kids some ketchup chips (they've been asking for days) and—beyond my love for the book—I'm always brought to tears by the acknowledgment sections @sgj.bsky.social writes.

The love in his heart, man...

Abbotsford author to hold book signing in Chilliwack for horror novel Christopher O’Halloran will be at The Book Man with debut novel Pushing Daisy

If you're in the lower mainland July 26, come visit me in Chilliwack for a signing!

If you can't make that one, keep an eye out for future dates. There are more coming 👀

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NOT YOUR GRANDMA’S HAUNTED HOUSE: HAUNTING IN HOMES WHERE WE ACTUALLY LIVE Victorian mansions aren’t the only haunted homes. Christopher O’ Halloran’s rec list explores ghost stories rooted in today’s living spaces: townhouses, flats, apartments above off-bran…

Horror heads: @cohalloran.bsky.social explores ghost stories rooted in today’s living spaces beyond the Victorian mansion: townhouses, flats, apartments above off-brand laundromats. Because even without creaky attics, the dark still knows how to find us.
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I can't wait for the follow up, Pauline 🤩

@cohalloran.bsky.social is an author of dark fiction and president of @howlsociety.bsky.social. His novel "Pushing Daisy" is a haunting exploration of grief and toxic relationships. I loved his portrayal of flawed characters, which is also my favorite way to write stories!

You can now get Pushing Daisy from @lethepress.bsky.social anywhere you find books. And word on the street is the audiobook will be available any day 👀

Big thanks to my old friend @shanehawk.com for taking the time to read my debut novel and share such kind words 🥹 If you haven't read the anthology he edited with @tvayyyy.bsky.social, Never Whistle a
At Night, please get on it! #ReadIndigenous

SPILLING INK: An Interview with Michelle Tang - MaryRajotte.com A new interview with author Michelle Tang! Find out about the magical ingredients in Michelle's stories, her writing rituals, and all about her upcoming book, DuMort!

Check out this interview between friends @maryrajotte.bsky.social and @michelletang.bsky.social to promote Michelle's debut novella, DuMort! The interview is very fun and charming 🤩
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Now he knows his dad is famous 😎

I highly recommend this collection! Loved it 😊