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Bethany C Morrow @bethanycmorrow.com · 10/08/2026

I didn’t expect to be giving proof of life on Bluesky, but here we are.

Bethany C Morrow @bethanycmorrow.com · 20/05/2026

GUYS, IT’S NOT THAT WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO FORCEFULLY IMBED “AI” INTO SOCIETY AND THAT’S WHY WE’RE SHUFFLING THROUGH TACTICS RATHER THAN DROPPING IT—IT’S THAT WE’RE OUT OF IDEAS SO WE HAVE TO PLAGIARIZE EXISTING IDEAS CUZ THERE’S NO IDEAS SO WE HAVE TO STEAL YOUR IDEAS OF WHICH THERE ARE NONE

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Bethany C Morrow @bethanycmorrow.com · 17/05/2026

Pick a Bond from photos you already have in your phone.

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Simon and Gargamel @kellylink.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

This Is Just To Say I have turned off the AI features that were in the update and which you were probably hoping to monetize Fuck you they were stupid so unnecessary and so annoying

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Bethany C Morrow @bethanycmorrow.com · 28/04/2026

Film you've watched more than six times with gif. hard mode: no star wars, star trek, lotr, dc, marvel, disney, pixar, dreamworks, spielberg, cameron, wachowskis, or ghibli

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Maya Gittelman @mayagittelman.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Always grateful for @bethanycmorrow.com’s voice, but whew—I love this one something special. Latest review is up!

One of my favorite elements, which I found myself thinking of obsessively in the hours between reading over the days I read this book, is how it's religious horror without almost ever invoking God. No explicit prayers, no routines of kneeling and worship. Partly because Mavis left her family's church, but partly because religious horror (at least/especially for women and other marginalized people) is not about fearing God. It's about the behaviors of the people who believe beyond self-reflection that they are guided by a higher power. The horror is the bloody, gristle-rich sacrifice you have been instructed is necessary for salvation.
The horror is what people do to each other under the guise of grace.

This has always been true, and as the daughter of a Roman Catholic Filipina, I'd argue it has always been true of the Catholic Church in particular. There are peaceful people of every faith, but evangelism and control are harmful no matter who preaches it. All to say, the horror is not about any one religion, really. It's about blind obedience. Unjustified self-forgiveness. A sense of righteousness and purpose so powerful it blots out all else.

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Lauren Ireland @laurenireland.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

🩸📚💙 February’s Lurid Things is live on Substack! I review @bethanycmorrow.com ‘s phenomenal, supernatural horror, The Body, “Wuthering Heights”, hemlocke springs’ album the apple tree under the sea, and more! 😈 thelaurenireland.substack.com/p/the-februa...

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Michelle Kenneth @michellekenneth.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Owlcrate Horror took on @bethanycmorrow.com's The Body. How stunning is that artwork?

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Washington Independent Review of Books @wirobooks.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

The Washington Writers Conference presents Bethany C. Morrow! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/the... @dcwriterscon.bsky.social @bethanycmorrow.com @tornightfire.bsky.social #booksky

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Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I’m a bit of a baby when it comes to scary stuff, so I’m going to microdose my way through @bethanycmorrow.com's THE BODY. Got to listen to her discuss the book and so much more last night thanks to @leftbankbooks.bsky.social.

Cover of the book THE BODY by Bethany C. Morrow. Gold foil lettering against a dark background, with a red shovel planted in the ground. A church window is in the background.

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Bethany C Morrow @bethanycmorrow.com · 15/02/2026

See you tomorrow, St. Louis! RSVP: left-bank.com/event/2026-0...

A poster advertising a book tour event for Bethany C Morrow’s new novel, The Body. The event will be held at The Heavy Anchor in St Louis MO at 6pm on February 16th.

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Marguerite/Peg Turley @margueriteturl2.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Woah, this was one huge psychological mind f**k! So much going on here, I just couldn’t put it down! I am a huge fan of @bethanycmorrow.com now! Full review: www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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Bethany C Morrow @bethanycmorrow.com · 10/02/2026

Last call, Brooklyn! RSVP and join me and Erin E Adams talking Black women in publishing, in church, in Appalachia—and the horror of it all. Powerhouse Arena, 2/11 at 7pm! RSVP: powerhousearena.com/events/book-...

Poster advertising a Brooklyn NY book event with Bethany C Morrow and Erin E Adams on February 11, 2026, at powerhouse arena.

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Bethany C Morrow @bethanycmorrow.com · 10/02/2026

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Happy book birthday, @bethanycmorrow.com 🎉 THE BODY is out today! It's terrific and twisted and twisty, and I said it "marries religious and domestic horror beautifully, wearing a bridal veil of trauma as cuts and carnage." If you missed last night's event, check her book tour, and THE BODY 🔥

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Erin Al-Mehairi, Editor & Author @erinalmehairi.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

From the archives, for black history month, a black woman author you should read: @bethanycmorrow.com! Here is my review of Cherish Farrah, which I recommend and love! hookofabook.wordpress.com/2023/12/11/b...

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Book review: Cherish Farrah by Bethany C. Morrow

Author Bethany C. Morrow writes a thrilling domestic horror featuring black characters and social themes that c

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Bethany C Morrow @bethanycmorrow.com · 05/02/2026

NEW YORK BOOK EVENT! For my NY tour stop, I’ll be launching The Body at POWERHOUSE Arena with the formidable @iameeadams.bsky.social! RSVP and come talk Black women in horror! LINK: powerhousearena.com/events/book-...

Image promoting a February 11th event at Powehouse Arena for author Bethany C Morrow’s latest novel, The Body. She’ll be in conversation with Erin E. Adams, author of Jackal.

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Hey, @bethanycmorrow.com in da house!

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Bethany C Morrow @bethanycmorrow.com · 03/02/2026

LOVE to see The Body on everyone’s lists! One. Week.

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Clay McLeod Chapman @claymcleod.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Fearmongers is now live & listenable! Clay digs deep with authors Bethany C. Morrow (THE BODY) & Gemma Amor (ITCH!) into the terrors of 2026. Apple: apple.co/4qL2ZMS Spotify: bit.ly/3Z5bUg0 Amazon: bit.ly/4a62dmI YouTube: bit.ly/3ZoVFe5 @bethanycmorrow.com @manylittlewords.bsky.social

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Bethany C Morrow @bethanycmorrow.com · 23/01/2026

As long as the horrors persist, Horror must persist. My Churchianity Horror, THE BODY, drops in ✨3 WEEKS ✨! Among my tour stops is my Los Angeles event with THEE @tananarivedue hosted by @reparations.club on February 13, 2026, at 7pm! RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-event...

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Clay McLeod Chapman @claymcleod.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

In one week, Gemma Amor (ITCH!) and Bethany C. Morrow (THE BODY) join me on Fearmongers. We’d love for you to join us. Monday, January 26th at 1:30 PM/ET. Register here: bit.ly/4jwqbeV @manylittlewords.bsky.social @bethanycmorrow.com

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Clay McLeod Chapman @claymcleod.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

In two weeks, please join Gemma Amor (ITCH) and Bethany C. Morrow (THE BODY) for our first Fearmongers of 2026. This one will get under your skin, trust me. Monday, January 26th at 1:30 PM/ET. Register here: bit.ly/4jwqbeV @manylittlewords.bsky.social @bethanycmorrow.com

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Reviews. Interviews. Workshops. Archives. Locus keeps the world of science fiction and fantasy connected, and you can help by donating to our December giving campaign at bwc.io/locus2025. Your donation makes the difference! Your support keeps our work alive.

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Just Jenn (she/her) @justjennm.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

'Mem' by @bethanycmorrow.com In the first quarter of the 1900s, a Montreal scientist can extract memories, as versions of their subjects frozen in a single moment in time. But, meet Dorothy Extract #1, the 1st memory extraction that can create its own memories #BlackBookSky #BlackSky #SciFiBook

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kamilah cole @wordsiren.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

y'all i just turned the final page on THE BODY by @bethanycmorrow.com and i am breathless, speechless, floored by how good it is. the horror of churchianity may be the pitch, but it's so much more i'm. please. preorder this book bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

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Bethany C Morrow @bethanycmorrow.com · 17/09/2025

We love a collage. And a preorder! The Body drops February 10, 2026. Thou who stayest ready hath no need of gettingth ready: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Collage depicting imagery and themes from the novel, The Body by Bethany C Morrow. A Black woman sits, forlorn, before a Palladian window, blood spatter around. There’s a pile of stones, the silhouette of a woman reaching longingly toward the silhouette of a man wearing a halo made of wedding rings. Religious imagery includes stained glass.

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Bethany C Morrow @bethanycmorrow.com · 28/08/2025

SHORT STORY ALERT: My latest, Moonrise, is in Issue 34 of FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction. It’s about a day when only Black women wake up, and I am not done with this story. You’ve been warned.

Image includes an excerpt of the short story, Moonrise, which appears in Issue 34 of FIYAH magazine.

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Bethany C Morrow @bethanycmorrow.com · 20/08/2025

She’s on Netgalley! www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

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Bethany C Morrow @bethanycmorrow.com · 24/07/2025

Apparently Bluesky is where Ashley comes to PREACH so I guess I should come around more becuz WHEW.

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

But the parents are so lost they don’t even realize that it’s not the classes that changed your kid, it was separation from YOU. No gender studies, sociology, or history class could ever accomplish what three months of not having to live with your bullies will do.

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Bethany C Morrow @bethanycmorrow.com · 20/06/2025

Lots of new follows this week. Guess I better put on a show. Give 'em the ol razzle dazzle...

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Bethany C Morrow @bethanycmorrow.com · 18/06/2025

You kids wanna see a dead body? When increasingly vicious and bizarre assaults begin to terrorize her marriage, Mavis realizes that Hell isn’t reserved for the afterlife. And sinner or not, no one's coming to save her. Churchianity horrors abound, 02/10/26! torpublishinggroup.com/the-body/?is...

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Bethany C Morrow @bethanycmorrow.com · 23/05/2025

As ever, the cost of the book purchases…the book! The transaction ends at the register. Celebrity culture eats brains so I’m just gently reminding people that authors do not OWE anything more. We did our job before you bought the book!

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Bethany C Morrow @bethanycmorrow.com · 13/04/2025

Apropos of everything, the buy link for my 2026 release, The Body, my churchianity horror, is up. Hear me when I say churchianity. It’s about the horror that happens when it’s not about faith, it’s about control. So. Just leaving this here. us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

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The Body is a pulse-pounding supernatural horror story from bestselling author Bethany C. Morrow, where one woman must survive a series of bizarre and escala...

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Bethany C Morrow @bethanycmorrow.com · 02/04/2025

YUUSSS! So flipping excited about my story and this issue!

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Bethany C Morrow @bethanycmorrow.com · 04/03/2025

Are you watching every new horror and asking WHY ISN'T ANYONE DOING ANYTHING? Turn on the State of the People 24hr Livestream, beloved. The organization, the knowledge, the energy. Get informed! Get educated! Get engaged! #stateofthepeople www.youtube.com/live/wW1Y4hp...

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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 01/03/2025

Nominations are now open for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction—and anyone can nominate work for this $25,000 prize! We hope you'll nominate books you love that meet this year's criteria:

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Ursula K. Le Guin — Nominate a Book for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction

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Bethany C Morrow @bethanycmorrow.com · 21/02/2025

Sometimes you make art and it is successful, and people treat that success like a mandate for more of your art. But life is your art's mandate. The success is not only subjective, but another matter entirely. Life is art's mandate. You don't need anyone else's permission. #writingcommunity

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SHOEZQ👠✨ @shoezq.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

SHOW ALL THE PROTESTS AROUND THE UNITED STATES! SHOW THEM FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE! Stop bending the knee and show the real news! @apnews.com @msnbc.com @cbsnews.com @nbcnews.com

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Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

This is what revisionist history looks like, in real time. And this also is why it might appear that archaeologists and historians have to dig deep to discover the existence of powerful women and marginalized groups -- because their legacies are so often erased.

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Bethany C Morrow @bethanycmorrow.com · 05/02/2025

Just to give you some insight into the particular brand of nerd* I am: This past weekend at an antique/game shop (this isn't the nerd part), I saw a Deanna Troi action figure. In last night's dream, I was talking at someone about the creative decisions on TNG re her and Tasha Yar. *didactic

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