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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Hoping my plants make the journey to my new home 800 miles away!

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I'm currently moving for the 19th time in the last 9 years. Migratory birds move less often than me. 🤬

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

My top 5 zombie movies: 1. Day of the Dead (1985) 2. Night of the Living Dead (1968) 3. Re-Animator (1985) 4. Pontypool 5. [REC]

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Heading to the airport for #StokerCon! Hope to see some of you there!

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Excited to be heading to StokerCon on Wednesday. Any of you gonna be there? If so, say hi!

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I just read The Sort (clarkesworldmagazine.com/ha_08_24/) by @thomasha.bsky.social in The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year and wow--my favorite in the anthology by far. Great job Thomas!

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The Sort by Thomas Ha

Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I've been pushing my work into weirder and weirder territory and keep waiting for people to say, "Nope, that's way too fucked up." But it never happens. Just finished the first draft of a new story... Maybe this will be the one.

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Hey, I learned a new word today. kakistocracy noun kak·is·toc·ra·cy : government by the worst people Yup.

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The Thing In the Mouth of Madness Prince of Darkness They Live The Fog

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I thought I was a pessimist, but came to the realization that I might just be a cynic. Turns out that was too optimistic.

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Sent a story in to a magazine and they sent me back two form rejections just to stress the point. 😂

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Any day now, it's going to happen.

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

If the fire alarm goes off in my house, that means the food is almost done.

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

I've had a story at a publication for 440 days now. At the year mark, I reached out to ask if it was still under consideration and was told I would hear back soon... That word, I do not think it means what you think it means. 🤣

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Mercedes M. Yardley @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Ahh, today is the cover reveal of the new and improved DARLING! Preorders are open and a gift is included!

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Clay Vermulm @clayvermulm.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

As we get closer and closer to release day (May 2nd, at the Crypticon Seattle Horror convention), I become more and more inspired. So for the rest of this pre-release promo tour, I'll be sharing some quotes from those who've inspired the words within the pages of 𝘊𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘯 and 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦.

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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I wrote a new blog about the Hell of Querying Your Manuscript. You can check it out here: jrblanes.com/grimoire/ #writerlife #writingcommunity #horrorwriters #writers

Image of hell with hands coming out of a fiery lake

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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

my latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com

Two hooded figures with lamps approach a moonlit, isolated cottage.
A woman answers the door.
We have come for the child, says the hooded figure
So soon? she asks
It is time, says the hooded figure.
The woman is distraught. We should never have got him a library card!
What is done cannot be undone, says the hooded figure
We couldn’t see the harm! We just wanted him to enjoy reading!
For most, it ends there, says the hooded figure, turning away and walking into the wilderness
Oh lord, What have I done! says the woman,
the child walks past her and out into the darkness with them.
Do not cry mother.
I am a writer now.

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Michael Boulerice @michaelboulerice.com · 14/04/2026

Check out what living literary legend and consummate masshole B.R. Yeager has to say about INHALATION, my forthcoming cosmic/gothic/religious horror novella with @deadskypub.bsky.social. Pub day: 6/16 🚬 ARCs: tinyurl.com/wnvdfdsu Preorders: tinyurl.com/yey84vby Signed copies: tinyurl.com/4dt8m998

A red-and-black blurb card graphic for Michael Boulerice's INHALATION that reads as follows:

"Boulerice is the People’s Champ of indie horror, and his latest sees him at the top of his game, threading cosmic dread with all-too-real human frailty. It’s a story of memory, families, and faith, all drenched in an oppressively hostile atmosphere, where past and present tangle, culminating in a knot of psychedelic phantasmagoria. By turns horrific and heartbreaking, Inhalation is a fresh and masterful exploration of what it means to be haunted. - B.R. Yeager, author of Negative Space"

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Michael Wehunt @michaelwehunt.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Surreal to see this 10-year retrospective on my collection, Greener Pastures. Moving, too, as I teared up reading it just now, thinking back on where I was then and what I was (and have been) trying to do. Thank you, Mr. November and The Blog Without a Face. theblogwithoutaface.com/2026/04/01/1...

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10 Years Buried: Michael Wehunt’s Greener Pastures

Body Horror Cosmic Horror Folk Horror Psychological Horror Supernatural Surreal TL;DR: Greener Pastures is grief-lit weird horror that keeps sneaking up behind you and whispering, “Hey buddy, what …

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KC Grifant, Author @kcgrifant.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who contributed! We’re so, SO close. Ends later today!! #indiepublisher #indiehorror #weirdwest

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I wrote 1500 words of a short story WHILE taking care of my kids... Never have I been able to do this. This is a big deal. I feel like I've unlocked boss mode.

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Ruadán Books @ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

We are open to novella manuscripts! We're looking for dark thrillers, crime noir, & dark speculative fiction—if you've got a complete novella (25k-40k words) that fits, we want to hear from you. Submission guidelines here: links.ruadanbooks.com/Novellas26 #WriterSky #AuthorSky #writingcommunity

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Okay FreeWrite. You win April fools advertising today. Lol. getfreewrite.com/blogs/writin...

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Freewrite with AI

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Flabbergasted. Not about anything in particular... I just love the word every time I see it. Lol. What are some of your favorite words?

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

hellitself.com/mouth-of-the... Cool story by @jrblanes.bsky.social out today in Hell Itself! Check it out! Free to read!

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Mouth of the Cave – Hell Itself

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I'm not one to get overly excited, but with this and @johnlangan.bsky.social's The Cleaving Stone coming out in 2026, I'm agog.

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

The Watchers by Dean Koontz @ age 10. I remember reading it through the crack of my open desk in 5th grade.

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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

My story "The Whistler & The Cube" is out at hauntedmailbox.com Subscribe now and get it sent to your mailbox. #horrorstories #horror #horrorcommunity #horrorbooks

Skull with a punch needle through the head.

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Regurgitating information in sentence form is not intelligence. Intelligence requires experience and reasoning. Thinking. Computers are still not capable of this regardless of what these fuckwits want you to believe. And they're not getting closer. Artificial Intelligence does not exist.

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Officially sold my 7th short story today. Woot!

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

If anyone needs me, I'll be in my box writing a novel.

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

My wife, who has described The Lost Boys as being too scary, has agreed to a Halloween horror movie. What should we watch?

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Happy Halloween! My story "Neighborhood Decorations" is out today in the Trembling with Fear Halloween Special. Check it out!

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Thinking about how small details illuminates character... Almost every morning I have a Caffe Americano (Long Black) followed by a large cup of instant coffee with milk and sugar. What the hell does that say about me as a character? Lol.

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

@jrblanes.bsky.social's awesome debut novel is out today! Check it out! Please reskeet to share the news!

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

I worked at a poker dealer for 14 years. If anyone ever needs to make sure the poker game in their fiction rings true, feel free to reach out. I also make sourdough and know how to distill alcohol... What practical knowledge do you have that would help other writers?

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👻Michael J. Riser𖤐🧊❌👑 @michaeljriser.com · 14/10/2025

Newsletter drop! @bryanpedersen.bsky.social's been telling me to get this done for ages. It still took a month. Herein we've got Hollow Knight, Silksong, Dark Souls, Yahweh, and America mashed up together in an unholy bundle of post-imperial #horror fantasy, plus a few choice words for fascists.

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Hollow Knight, Dark Souls, and the Catharsis of Post-Empire Fantasy

Because when you inhabit a crumbling empire, I guess all you want to do is stomp around one that's already crumbled.

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

I took some time off submitting short stories—had a rough go with life shit there for awhile and couldn't handle rejections on top of it. But now I'm back to the grind. *Nails spike into wall* I'm ready.

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