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Craig L Gidney @ethereallad.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Stare into the Abyss, Elizabeth Holmes's eyes stare back at you.

Craig L Gidney @ethereallad.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

STORYTELLER: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology (co-edited with @thisjulieday.bsky.social and Carina Bisset) is a World Fantasy Award Finalist! #tanithlee #worldfantasyaward. This is the third nomination for the book.

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Craig L Gidney @ethereallad.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I've been watching/hate-watching episodes of House of the Dragon. The memes about Rhaena and the dragon Sheepstealer that come from Instagram are almost better than the show.

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Craig L Gidney @ethereallad.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I got this scam invitation today

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Craig L Gidney @ethereallad.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Between the jet flyovers and the impending endless fireworks, DC is going to be noisy tonight

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CJ @noburdenbutjoy.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Has Randy checked the demographic which normally tries to commit mass violence? They primarily look like his sons.

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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

...congratulations also to Story Hour guests @aimeeogdenwrites.com, @ethereallad.bsky.social, @premeemohamed.com, @franwilde.bsky.social, @davering.bsky.social, @wnwagner.bsky.social and @tanaudel.bsky.social—and to all the other Locus Awards finalists! You are awesome!

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Craig L Gidney @ethereallad.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

I met Durgin a couple of times. This sounds very Lynchian!

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Scott Edelman @scottedelman.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Congratulations to all those who made the final ballot for the 2025 Bram Stoker Awards! I'm particularly pleased eight of them have previously dined with me on my Eating the Fantastic podcast. I invite you to learn more about these creators by eavesdropping as we chat and chew. pod.link/1083737796

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Craig L Gidney @ethereallad.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

I'm seeing a lot of microaggression around the BAFTA/Tourette's outburst, mostly of the "you people use the word all the time, so why are you offended" kind. I understand that it's a complex, nuanced issue. But that does not undo the humiliation and dehumanizing position it places upon Black people.

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Craig L Gidney @ethereallad.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Storyteller is on the Stoker final ballot!

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Mike Allen (Mythic Delirium Books📚) @mythicdelirium.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

COVER REVEAL! Mythic Delirium Books is thrilled to share Diana Naneva's stunning cover art 🎨 for THE LANGUAGE OF KNIVES: STORIES, the debut collection by Haralambi Markov, w/ intro by @annvandermeer.bsky.social 🎉 Release date July 7; pre-orders are live now! bit.ly/LOKcoverreveal bit.ly/LOKpreorder

The front cover art by Diana Naneva for THE LANGUAGE OF KNIVES by Haralambi Markov, depicting a living male sculpture with an autopsy incision lying in a field, staring toward the sky with blank eyes.

Another image of the front cover art for THE LANGUAGE OF KNIVES by Haralambi Markov, accompanied by the following blurbs:

“Writes with such power and intensity that you can’t imagine where they get the courage to put such words on paper. Their work challenges us to face our fears, our insecurities, and not look away.” — Ann VanderMeer, Hugo and World Fantasy award-winning editor

“Stylish, macabre, and startling as a cigarette burn ... A haunting debut.”
—Angela “A.G.” Slatter, World Fantasy and Shirley Jackson award-winning author of The Cold House

“So weird. So queer. So nauseating. And so, so beautiful.”
—C. S. E. Cooney, World Fantasy Award-winning author of Saint Death’s Daughter

A mockup of the full wraparpund cover for THE LANGUAGE OF KNIVES by Haralambi Markov, accompanied by the following blurbs:

“Monsters abound, pain and pleasure intertwine, and bodies bloom in ever-surprising transformations in Haralambi Markov’s fiction. A must-read for fans of Clive Barker, queer Weird lovers, and anyone with a taste for beautiful, creeping dread.”
—Nino Cipri, author of Dead Girls Don’t Dream

“Markov is a protean talent, their style changing from story to story, even challenging traditional story forms. Dazzling and dark, The Language of Knives treads the line between beauty and terror.”
—Craig Laurance Gidney, author of A Spectral Hue

A black and white photo of Haralambi Markov, with arms folded and tattoos showing. Accompanied by the following text: Haralambi Markov is a Bulgarian fiction writer and editor with a background in content creation. They were the first ever Bulgarian to be accepted to attend the Clarion Writers’ Workshop in 2014. Their short story “The Language of Knives” was long-listed for the Nebula award for Best Short Story and their essay “My Father, My Private Monster” made it onto the Stoker long list for non-fiction in 2025. Their work has appeared in Reactor, Uncanny Magazine, Evil in Technicolor, Weird Fiction Review, Stories for Chip, Eurasian Monsters and Fractured Reveries. They were part of the team of BonFIYAH 2021. Follow them on Instagram at @somethinghaunted.

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Julie C. Day is communing with tiny dinosaurs @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

The mark Tanith Lee left is wide & deep. My hope is that Storyteller maps a bit of that landscape for those who were unaware and that the wonderful stories found within the book find many readers! @clhellisen.bsky.social @mayadeane.bsky.social @carinabissett.bsky.social @ethereallad.bsky.social

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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

More big awards news: The Bram Stoker Awards®️ Preliminary Ballot, a longlist of notable 2025 horror / dark fantasy works, has been announced! Congratulations to all, including Story Hour guests @ethereallad.bsky.social, @somtoihezue.bsky.social... (1/3) bramstokerawards.horror.org/front-page/t...

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The 2025 Bram Stoker Awards® Preliminary Ballot Announced – The Bram Stoker Awards

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Craig L Gidney @ethereallad.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology made the Bram Stoker Preliminary Ballot. Congratulations to all on the preliminary ballot!

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Duchess of Doom @kilagreene.myatproto.social · 10/12/2025

The Smashwords End of Year Sale is on, and the dauntingly long list can be hard to wade through (especially with all the gen AI these days). I’ve curated a list of books I recommend or am interested in, all AI free to the best of my ability, and all under $3! 🌈📚 kilagreene.dreamwidth.org/7990.html

Cover of Marie Cardno’s book HOW TO GET A GIRLFRIEND (When You’re a Terrifying Monster), featuring art of an eldritch being holding a bouquet of flowers in one of her tentacles.

Cover of Halli Starling’s book COUP DE COEUR, which features a sort of still-life scene of a table covered in things such as flowers, a spool of thread, oyster shells, a pearl necklace, scissors stabbed into a pomegranate, and a still-smoking candle.

Cover of Tamara Jeree’s book A WOLF STEPS IN BLOOD, featuring art of a young Black woman with red eyes and short white hair, gently touching the muzzle of a wolf that’s looking at her affectionately. The woman is wearing a leather jacket and a choker necklace, and her earlobes are gauged.

Cover of the book SEA SWALLOW ME by Craig Laurance Gidney, which features slightly abstract art of a Black man’s face pointed upward with a planet behind him and waves below him.

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Scott Edelman @scottedelman.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Happy birthday to @ethereallad.bsky.social! Celebrate his latest spin around the sun on an episode of Eating the Fantastic, where you'll learn the many ways flaws can often make a story more interesting, why he’s a vibes guy rather than a plot guy — and more. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...

Craig across the table from me at an outdoor patio holding up his crème brûlée French toast with vanilla cream, brioche, and macerated berries.

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The Shirley Jackson Awards @sjacksonawards.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Submissions for the 2025 Shirley Jackson Awards are now OPEN! (Link in bio, read guidelines) We are thrilled to announce the jury for the 2025 Shirley Jackson Awards! Jamal Hodge Molly Tanzer Craig Laurance Gidney Terri Leigh Relf Mike Arnzen Sadie Hartmann

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Julie C. Day is communing with tiny dinosaurs @thisjulieday.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Just over 3 months ago Storyteller was published and interest is still going strong. It’s has been featured on a curated list of indie publishers on Bookshop dot org! You can check out the list here: bookshop.org/lists/short-...

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Short Story Standouts

Check out these gripping, funny, and exciting short story collections & anthologies!

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Mike Allen (Mythic Delirium Books📚) @mythicdelirium.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

…six days… I'm so grateful to my fellow Weird fiction writer @ethereallad.bsky.social for these kind words about my novel from @brokeneyebooks, TRAIL OF SHADOWS! Get an early start on Halloween and pre-order: bit.ly/SpiderBookor... Are you a @netgalley reviewer? bit.ly/SpiderNetgal...

“Trail of Shadows is a fast-paced psychedelic journey through Appalachia that’s also a tender coming of age story. Allen’s hallucinatory prose sears, full of wonder and terror, and his grasp of folklore and history shines throughout this Southern Gothic-meets-Weird fiction novel.”
(Craig Laurance Gidney, Lambda Award-nominated author of A Spectral Hue)

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Craig L Gidney @ethereallad.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

I just heard someone describe Labubus as "goblin rats in hoodies."

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Asher Elbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Back in @defector.com today! I wrote about the "Alligator Alcatraz," the vicious folklore of "gator bait," and the cultural history of white supremacists trying to recruit alligators as enforcers of racial terror

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Why Do Fascists Dream Of Alligators? | Defector

In June, Florida’s attorney general James Uthmeier extolled the benefits of the concentration camp they were rushing to build in the wetlands of the Big Cypress Nature Reserve, west of Miami and just ...

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 30/06/2025

I have a story in this Tanith Lee tribute anthology, which is out in ebook and paperback on July 1:

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James Davis Nicoll @jdnicoll.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Books Received, June 7 to June 13 Ten books new to me: 4.5 fantasy, 1 horror, 1 mystery, 3.5 science fiction, of which only two are identified as series. First four covers! jamesdavisnicoll.com/post/books-r...

Cover, This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews (March 2026)" black placeholder cover, with title and author.

Cover, The Swan’s Daughter: A Possibly Doomed Love Story by Roshani Chokshi (January 2026: a woman towering over a building.

Cover, Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology edited by Julie C. Day, Carina Bissett, and Craig Laurance Gidney (June 2025): a striding female figure. Her feet at on fire, her head seems to be plants and she has wings.

Cover, The Storm by Rachel Hawkins (January2026): Some buildings surrounded by tropical plants.

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Rocío Rincón @rinrocio.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Happy release day to this wonderful tribute anthology! There's a story of mine in it, titled «On Her Head a Crown of Twelve Stars». I am glad readers keep finding Tanith Lee's works and that we fans keep finding each other to celebrate her legacy.

Between a pixel still life and a Japanese plate with bunnies jumping in the moonlight, a papertrade book. The cover shows the title in lavender lettering: «Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology». Stories by C. S. E. Cooney, Maya Deane, Andy Duncan, Theodora Goss, C. L. Hellisen, Getty Hesse, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Nisi Shawl, Martha Wells. Edited by Julie C. Day with Carina Bissett and Craig Laurance Gidney. Over a pale forest background, a slender and unclothed winged humanoid figure made of shells and botanical elements walks on two legs over a fire that reaches their knees.

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Craig L Gidney @ethereallad.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Laura Loomer makes Cersei Lannister look reasonable

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Craig L Gidney @ethereallad.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

I dreamt that I was taking my girlfriend Katy Perry to meet my parents. That's so wrong on very many levels. It almost qualifies as a nightmare.

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'Nathan Burgoine (he/him) @nathanburgoine.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Today in my reposting of #PrideMonth #BookSky suggestions are magic. Specifically, they’re @ethereallad.bsky.social's etherial and wonderful collection "Skin Deep Magic," and @drslayton.bsky.social's "White Trash Warlock," which starts off an awesome series. 💙📚🏳️‍🌈

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Magic Pride!

On this trip through recommendations for Pride Month, I’ve made quick stops with my the first two Triad books, so today I figured I’d round out the journey with Triad Magic, which close…

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Maya Deane (Wrath Goddess Sing) @mayadeane.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

I received my contributor's copy of Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology today. I wept. When I was young and in desperate need, Tanith Lee's stories came to me like a wind from another world. I hope her name lives forever. I hope I can bestow gifts like she did.

The cover of Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology, featuring stories by CSE Cooney, Maya Deane, Andy Duncan, Theodora Goss, CL Hellisen, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Nisi Shawl, and Martha Wells, edited by Julie C Day, Carina Bissett, and Craig Laurance Gidney.

A page saying: "Though we come and go, and pass into the shadows, where we leave behind us stories told--on paper, on the wings of butterflies, on the wind, on the hearts of others--there we are remembered, there we work magic and great change--passing on the fire like a torch--forever and ever. Till the sky falls, and all things are flawless and need no words at all." -- Tanith Lee (1947-2015)

The first page of Maya Deane's "In Your Shadow":
I. The air was thin this high in the Mountains of Alcar, and cold and dry, but young Alleili par Nasheliu climbed on. Her feet, alternately numb and smarting, tingled on each encounter with the black volcanic stone of Phoenix Burn Pass. Ages ago, the whole pass had been charred with fire. Some rocks had melted and flowed, others were sharp as glass, but all had been baked black.
Yet Alleili felt the change when she came to the spot where the Last Breath of Winter fell.
It was sacred ground.
Nothing about this place looked unlike the rest of Phoenix Burn Pass, but here the cold deepened and cut like knives, piercing the youth's fur-lined cloak and numbing her bones. Alleili shivered, though she had vowed to ignore the cold and finish what she started. A thin snow began to fall. Reaching down, the child broke off a glass-sharp spike of rock. It cut her palm, and her blood dripped onto the rocks."

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Craig L Gidney @ethereallad.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Today is the 6th book anniversary for A SPECTRAL HUE. It's been written about in academic papers, taught in classes. It still gives me a royalty check

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Maryelizabeth Yturralde @meakamey.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

20 day (ish) TBR book challenge #8. Choose 20 books on your current TBR shelf/shelves, list, stack, library hold—wherever! One book per day for 20 days, no particular order. No explanations, no expectations, just covers💙📚 #Booksky #bookchallenge #20TBRbookchallenge #readingchallenge #readersky

STORYTELLER: A TANITH LEE TRIBUTE ANTHOLOGY
Lead Editor Julie C. Day with Carina Bissett and Craig Laurance Gidney

Against a misty forest backdrop, a nude, female figure carrying a plant in either hand. Her feet are engulfed in flames. Her head/face evoke a mixture of branches, seashells, a mask, and a bird's beak, and wings emerge from her back.
Description largely snurched from A.C. Wise

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A.C. Wise @acwise.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

I just posted a review of the forthcoming Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology edited by @thisjulieday.bsky.social, @carinabissett.bsky.social, and Craig Laurance Gidney. It's a lovely anthology and it'll be out in July! acwise.net/review-story...

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Review: Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology – acwise.net

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Craig L Gidney @ethereallad.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

There were riots during the Orange Felon's last term. This administration loves violent conflict.

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Craig L Gidney @ethereallad.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

A narcissistic Nazi is feuding with a narcissistic rapist, with the country as collateral damage. It's both delicious and disturbing, in equal measure.

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Craig L Gidney @ethereallad.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Rest in peace, Edmund White. He was a giant in queer literature. I loved his novel A BOY'S OWN STORY, a classic coming out story.

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Craig L Gidney @ethereallad.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

DC is hosting World Pride this year. Earlier this week, there was an Instagram post showing a man ripping down a rainbow banner taped to a light pole. Trump's America. Time for it to be World Wrath month.

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Craig L Gidney @ethereallad.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Black queer author library display that features The Nectar of Nightmares

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Craig L Gidney @ethereallad.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

My writing got praise from Samuel Delany and Brian Evenson!

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Scott Edelman @scottedelman.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

One final ICYMI of the latest episode of Eating the Fantastic for the weekend crowd: join @ethereallad.bsky.social as we chat and chew and discuss the time Tanith Lee bought him a pint, and how that led to him coediting her tribute anthology — and much more. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...

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Toast writer/editor Craig Laurance Gidney on Episode 254 of Eating the Fantastic ‹ Scott Edelman

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Scott Edelman @scottedelman.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

ICYMI — the latest episode of Eating the Fantastic went live this morning with @ethereallad.bsky.social! Eavesdrop as we chat, and learn about our shared love of ambiguity, how meeting Samuel R. Delany led to his attending the Clarion Writing Workshop — and more. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...

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Toast writer/editor Craig Laurance Gidney on Episode 254 of Eating the Fantastic ‹ Scott Edelman

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Scott Edelman @scottedelman.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

A new episode of Eating the Fantastic is now live with guest @ethereallad.bsky.social! Join us at the table and discover why he kept trying to get published when so many of his peers stopped, the many ways flaws can often make a story more interesting — and more. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...

Craig, wearing a red polo shirt, across from me on an outdoor patio holding up his crème brûlée French toast with vanilla cream, brioche, and macerated berries.

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