My story “Starfisher,” inspired by Tim O’Brien’s The ThingsThey Carried, has found a home! I’m am so excited about this anthology.

Kaleidotrope re-opens to fiction and poetry submissions in one week, for one week, April 19-25.

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Demotivational posters are so relatable they end up being slightly motivational.

It’s a really approachable and nuanced text.

This one had a massive impact on my ability to write emotion and sensation without leaning too hard on internality, especially back when all I was writing was horror...

#RevPit #RevPitWaiting

I am learning that I am definitely a plotter. I used to think I was a plantser because I let my characters speak and I dutifully write down their dialogue, but I spend more time planning the arc than taking dictation, so.
#RevPit #RevPitWaiting

@tco-anthology.bsky.social Fried whatnots!

But us if lazy and shiftless??

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Wooden teeth, right?

A cartoon of a sheet of music where the notes have fallen off it's surface. It is gathering the notes and sticking them back on, saying "I need a moment to compose myself."

Nathan W. Pyle is one of my favorite comic artists.

This is an entire mood.

Waiting to find out the original artist and I will tag them, but I found this in the wild:

KitKat issued a statement about their ongoing investigation of 12 tons of KitKats that were stolen while traveling between Italy and Poland.

Horror Writing Prompt!

Which cryptid did it? Let us know in the comments.
#writingprompt

There once was a writer of style
Who used long form texts to beguile.
Then he thought, "Since I've found
All my books gain reknown,
May as well throw a poem on the pile!"

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There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.

Louder for the people in the back.

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“Vera,” said the countess, turning to her older daughter, obviously not her favorite. “How is it you have no notion of anything?” Excerpt From War and Peace Leo Tolstoy, Richard Pevear & Larissa Volokhonsky https://books.apple.com/us/book/war-and-peace/id460819556 This material may be protected by copyright.

“I often think how unfairly life’s good fortune is sometimes distributed. Why has fate given you two such nice children (excluding Anatole, your youngest, I don’t like him),” she put in peremptorily, raising her eyebrows, “such lovely children? And you really value them less than anyone and are therefore unworthy of them.” And she smiled her rapturous smile.” Excerpt From War and Peace Leo Tolstoy, Richard Pevear & Larissa Volokhonsky https://books.apple.com/us/book/war-and-peace/id460819556 This material may be protected by copyright.

“The count is suffering both physically and morally, and it seems you have taken care to cause him as much moral suffering as possible.” “May I see the count?” Pierre repeated. “Hm! … If you want to kill him, to kill him outright, you may see him.” Excerpt From War and Peace Leo Tolstoy, Richard Pevear & Larissa Volokhonsky https://books.apple.com/us/book/war-and-peace/id460819556 This material may be protected by copyright.

I’m reading War and Peace, and you know, probably a lot more people would read it if they knew just how extremely cunty the dialogue is

a black and white photo of a woman in a black top dancing in a dark room . ALT: a black and white photo of a woman in a black top dancing in a dark room .

IYKYK.
Damn shame.

I love those stories.

WHAT ABOUT?

"The Cookout: an anthology of speculative fiction from the African diaspora. Hot dishes and the hottest tea!!" The text is surrounded by images of food, a witch, a werewolf, space jellyfish, a UFO, a castle and a dragon, symbolizing the genres of horror, fantasy, science fiction, and the cookout theme of the anthology.

Subs are open for THE COOKOUT anthology! Authors from the African diaspora, send your unpublished scifi, fantasy, or horror centering the cookout tradition! 500-5,000 words. 10 cents a word for accepted work. Guidelines + sub link at thecookoutanthology.com/submission-g... #authors #writing #books

Can I just add? Really stupid silly internet memes are medicine. Save a bunch to a “Cheer the hell up” folder and administer as needed.
I’m off to go listen to Badger Badger Mushroom.

There are a lot of evil people out there who want you to give up.

Summon your spite and create art. Fuck em. You decide.

Why paint if your pics won’t all hang in a museum? Why weightlift , if you aren’t winning bodybuilding competitions? Why sing along to your favorite songs if you can’t win a Grammy?
Because art is life for an artist, regardless of acclaim.
If you can’t see that, you need a break and some inspiration

Slasher horror is when wooden characters bleed and run around a lot.