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Alex Grecian @alexgrecian.bsky.social · 3h

Yay! It's pub day for Rose! (And on my wife's birthday, too!)

B. Zelkovich is peering out of their cave @bzelkovich.bsky.social · 18h

Well, the break was nice while it lasted, but it's time. Tomorrow I'll start drafting the new novel in earnest. I already have about 8k words I've scribbled out since August. I'm aiming to add 15k in October, then ramp up each month w/the goal of a finished draft by March 1st.

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Underwater Mermaid Scene

Alt: Underwater Mermaid Scene

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Wendy N. Wagner 🎃 @wnwagner.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Portlanders! Next Friday (10/2, 7 pm) come help me launch the new novella THE VEIL by @niyyahwrites.bsky.social at Rose City Book Pub! Twin Peaks vibes, costumes, cherry pie PLUS a fabulous spooky read. It's going to be so fun! www.rosecitybookpub.com/events-1/202...

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Reading: The Veil by Niyyah Ruscher-Haqq — Rose City Book Pub

Niyyah writes middle grade and adult speculative fiction, fantasy and horror, with an emphasis on Muslim American and multicultural characters. She has several stories published in anthologies, and he...

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J. P. Gownder (கவுண்டர்) @jgownder.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Tell them, John Grisham! “I wrote 50 books before I ever heard about Al, so I don't need it."

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ALOCASIA @alocasiamag.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

We're so so thrilled to announce our finalists list for the 2026 ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers. We can't thank you all enough for spreading the message, applying, and sharing your words with us.

The 2026 ALOCASIA

Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers Finalists List

Jaq Hack

Fiona Jin

Tara Labovich

Wylde J. Parsley

Mary Beth Becker

Haley Bossé

Chrysanthemum Brook Watkins

Mikhaela Woodward

Kyla-Yến Huỳnh Giffin

Christopher Phelps

Supported by funding from Accelerate Resilience L.A., a sponsored project of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

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B. Zelkovich is peering out of their cave @bzelkovich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is absolutely part of the literacy crisis and it requires active, critical reading to combat. I've made a goal this year of reading the book in front of me instead of wishing the author had done x or y differently, and it's been a wonderful return to form.

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Vanessa Fogg @vanessafogg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Late, but I wanted to shout this one out. I inhaled @wnwagner.bsky.social 's Girl in the Creek over a single weekend. VanderMeer’s Annihilation meets Twin Peaks in this Pacific Northwest-set missing persons/murder mystery/sci-fi horror. Fungal horror and beauty. Mesmerizing

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B. Zelkovich is peering out of their cave @bzelkovich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

First Tiny Bookshop, now this??? Why do I want to play games that are just my JOB?! (note: to my knowledge, my library is unfortunately not haunted)

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B. Zelkovich is peering out of their cave @bzelkovich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I bought this immediately, but you should definitely look around this etsy shop. There's so much amazing stuff 🤩🤩🤩.

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Mike Chen @mikechenwriter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

You can't unsee this.

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B. Zelkovich is peering out of their cave @bzelkovich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I've been meaning to watch Late Night with the Devil for years, and tonight I was finally brave enough. HOLY SHIT that was stunning from top to bottom. I didn't think I could be more enamored with David Dastmalchian, but here we are.

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Daryl Gregory @darylwriterguy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Damn it, Curtis Chen got my books again. He's taking boxes of THE PORCELAIN SISTERS to #PNBA this weekend, which means I'll have to go there, yank them back, and hand them out to the people who deserve them -- the PNW's finest booksellers. See y'all Sunday night!

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Adam Bolivar @adambolivar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Portlanders! On the sacred night of Halloween, a never-before seen spectacle will take place: a PUPPET EDDA, the world’s first alliterative-verse marionette show, preceded by spooky poetry readings from legendary author John Shirley and myself. At the Rose City Book Pub, Portland on Oct. 31st, 8 pm.

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Robin CM Duncan @robincmduncan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I had great fun chatting to Karin, wearing my BFS Horizons editor hat. (Of course there is an actual hat.)

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B. Zelkovich is peering out of their cave @bzelkovich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Muñeca by Cynthia Gómez and listening to A House at the Bottom of a Lake by Josh Malerman.

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Lividian Publications @lividian.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Announcing the signed and slipcased Limited Edition hardcover of Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Literature edited by Becky Siegel Spratford, featuring exclusive artwork by François Vaillancourt: lividian.com/store/why-i-...

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Cynthia Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

CONGRATULATIONS to our new Horror Writers Association President, Sarah Read, our new trustees, and secretary. As announced in email.

2026 Horror Writers Association
Election Results
We are excited to announce winners for this year's HWA election:
• President - Sarah Read
• Trustee - Dennis Crosby
• Trustee - Lisa Morton
• Trustee - Donna J.W. Munro
• Secretary - Becky Spratford
Thank you to everyone who took part in this year's election. Congratulations to our new President and welcome aboard to our new Trustees.

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B. Zelkovich is peering out of their cave @bzelkovich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My Horror Film education continued tonight with Event Horizon. More gory than scary. I had a good time, even though every character makes the worst possible decision about the horrible thing that is happening around them. It was kinda tropey & predictable, but in 1997 I bet it slapped.

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B. Zelkovich is peering out of their cave @bzelkovich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

We watched Deadstream last night, and while it was certainly scarier than I'm used to (I screamed, a lot) I also laughed a lot, which made it okay.

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B. Zelkovich is peering out of their cave @bzelkovich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Oh my God. It's happening right now?!? My spouse opened the door. He's listening to the spiel. Our dog is barking. Ughhhhhhhhh.

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Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · 23/09/2026

Our host Sharpie @sharpiepls.com sat down with Zaire Lanier @zeestermeester.bsky.social to talk about their work on games like Unknown Worlds' Subnautica: Below Zero and Compulsion Games' South of Midnight. #gamedev #GDocExpo2026

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Jen Brown ✨ @jenbrownwrites.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

In an effort to scream more about the stuff I’m loving lately, YALL SHOULD READ THIS!!! I devoured it in 1.5 days. 😮‍💨

Brown hand holding up a book called DIE FOR ME by Shirlene Obuobi. The cover features a dark skinned black woman with dreads being embraced romantically by a lighter skinned, shaven head man kissing her neck. At the kiss site, glowing red veins spread across her skin.

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dr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

it's weird that ai got too dangerous to keep advancing right around the time money got more expensive to borrow

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Moby Dick by French artist Gérard DuBois,

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K. Tempest Bradford @ktempestbradford.com · 21/09/2026

✨✨✨ Happy 21st of September to all who celebrate! ✨✨✨ Don't forget to put out cookies for Earth, Wind and Fire to show them you remember the 21st night of September! #BahDiYahDiYahDiAy www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm_9...

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Earth, Wind & Fire - September (Live)

YouTube video by EarthWindandFireVEVO

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Patrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 20/09/2026

Not really sure where a bunch of liberals got the idea that they can’t win without throwing trans people in the garbage, but they’re stupid and cruel and wrong. If you want a human sacrifice so damned bad put gavin newsom in the wicker man

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R.S.A. Garcia (BUY THE NIGHTWARD) @rsagarcia.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

@sillysyntax.bsky.social has an incredible story about finding oneself in a world trying to tear you down in Sunday Morning Transport this morning. Sharp short story with bite ;) Highly recommend. www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/red-riding...

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Red Riding Wolf

Author Suzan Palumbo returns to The Sunday Morning Transport this week to invite you on an adventure with several unexpected twists.

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Joe Koch @horrorsong.blog · 20/09/2026

THIS

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Amazing Digital Carcass @amagire.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

this one doin numbers on mastodon but bsky doesn't let me have enough characters

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elevated horror: what if you're grieving your loved one TOO MUCH?
folk horror: what if a child's disability could EAT PEOPLE?
supernatural horror: what if your childhood trauma could EAT PEOPLE?
psychological horror: what if your adult trauma could EAT PEOPLE?
body horror: what if your gender dysphoria could EAT PEOPLE?
slasher horror: what if a random guy was trying to kill you, instead of a cop or your boyfriend?

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B. Zelkovich is peering out of their cave @bzelkovich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This. They know they're hypocrites. It isn't news to them. They just don't care, so long as they're in control.

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B. Zelkovich is peering out of their cave @bzelkovich.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

If one more doctor's office tells me "well we sent that fax..." I am going to become a serious fucking problem.

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I would like to point out that the local people in Bolivia were already familiar with the new cat species, traditionally calling it "Tilcayo", a name honored by the scientists who carried it over into the formal scientific name Leopardus tilcayo.

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Jo Miles @jomiles.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Great list. I switched from Google to Startpage a couple years ago and have zero regrets!

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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

some news!

Publisher's Marketplace Deal Report, Sons of Nod by Thomas Ha Imprint: Tordotcom, Imprint: Tordotcom. Hugo and Nebula Award-winning author Thomas Ha's SONS OF NOD, a novella about a group of boys laboring to build machinery for a reckless corporation on a strange and desolate island, to Avery Davis at Tordotcom, with Ann VanderMeer editing, for publication in fall 2027, by Michael Curry at Donald Maass Literary Agency (world English).

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B. Zelkovich is peering out of their cave @bzelkovich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

While this remains true, it would still be very cool of the weather to pick a damn lane and leave me and my brain out of it.

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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I wrote about being Annie Dillard's student at Wesleyan in the spring of my last year in college for Elizabeth Benedict's Mentors and Monsters anthology, and The Morning News: themorningnews.org/annie-dillar...

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Annie Dillard and the Writing Life - The Morning News

Writers aren’t born, they’re made—from practice, reading, and a lot of caffeine. And sometimes tutelage.

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B. Zelkovich is peering out of their cave @bzelkovich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I am notoriously bad at watching Horror movies, because I am easily frightened. But, I've long wanted to get better about this, and my spouse has agreed to help exposure-therapy my way into being a Horror Movie Fan™. Our first film was The Old Ways, and I fucking LOVED it.

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AndresPlays @andresplays.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Pretty indies heal the soul.

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John Shirley @johnshirley2024.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A classic of pulp mags is being relaunched with a new but vintage style cover. And it has me in it, and I'm vintage too. Has reprints and new stuff, for first issue. @adambolivar.bsky.social

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Coming soon: Strange Tales

The premier in sci-fi, fantasy, and horror.

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