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ghoul thing @davevriser.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

so pleased to have an essay in the #lore issue of #bloodletter magazine ! i talk about (gay) trans masc erasure and poppy z brite / billy martin's fierce and heartbreaking essay "Enough Rope." + how horror can soothe bad trans feelings ♡ bloodlettermag.com/enough-rope-...

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“Enough Rope:” Transmasculine Erasure, Violence, and Reading Trans Horror

There was a horror novel kept behind glass when I visited the Chicago Leather Archives and Museum. Poppy Z. Brite, or Billy Martin, is the author of Exquisite Corpse, a disgusting…

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Tenebrous Press @tenebrouspress.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM Table of Contents will be announced on 3/31! In the meantime, are you looking for some New Weird Horror + More authors & books to support during the #transrightsreadathon? 🏳️‍⚧️ Tenebrous can hook you up! a 🧵 (1/?)

Swirling cosmic art courtesy of Mx Morgan G Robles against the colors of the trans flag.

YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM
A Cosmic Horror Anthology
October 6, 2026

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J.A. Sullivan @jasullivan.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Trans Rights Readathon 🏳️‍⚧️📚❤️ Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw - a haunted Japanese mansion & a bridal party. Reminded me of a fine dining experience - food foam in glass dishes with dry ice, sort of thing, which isn't really my sort of thing, but might be yours.

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Undertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

#WiHM Agustina Bazterrica, Bora Chung, Mariana Enriquez, Hiroko Oyamada, Hye-Young Pyun, @angelaslatter.bsky.social , Alison Littlewood, Lynda E. Rucker, Joyce Carol Oates, M. Rickert, @kellylink.bsky.social , @elizabethhand.bsky.social , @shereereneethomas.bsky.social @tananarivedue.bsky.social

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J.A. Sullivan @jasullivan.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Me too! Really liked the wrap up at the end in the "choose your own adventure" style.

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Josh Sutphin @joshsutphin.com · 17/03/2026

THESE SO RULE

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Weirdpunk Books @weirdpunkbooks.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

New hotness just dropped! Grab a copy in the store. These are ltd and won't last long.

Photo of my hand holding Vol 3 of Profane Sorcery.

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J.A. Sullivan @jasullivan.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Today until March 31st is the Trans Rights Readathon 🏳️‍⚧️📚🎉 Kicking things off is Coup de Grâce by Sofia Ajram, the story of Vicken who on the day he planned to end his life ends up in a subterranean labyrinth with no visible exits. My Rating: 4/5 subways to hell! #transrightsreadathon

The Transgender Flag of blue, pink, and white horizontal stripes sits above a book. The cover is white, grey, black, and red depicting stairs, ladders, and hallways. The text reads:

No hope. No exit. Coup de Grâce Sofia Ajram 'One of the most powerful books I've ever been lost inside.' Daniel Kraus

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Xavier Aldana Reyes @xaldanareyes.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

For any of you who listen podcasts, I recently had the opportunity to chat to the lovely @drrachelknightley.bsky.social about academic writing as creative practice. #horror #gothic www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP5W...

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Dr Xavier Aldana Reyes joins Dr Rachel Knightley at The Writers' Gym

YouTube video by Dr Rachel Knightley

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J.A. Sullivan @jasullivan.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Very true! That's why I never throw any words away - but it is frustrating at the time. Mine do seem to rot, but in a good way, like kombucha 😂

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J.A. Sullivan @jasullivan.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Feeling close to scrapping my latest short story. It's weird but not weird enough to keep me interested. Perhaps it needs to fester in the folder where I keep my other garbage stories 😮‍💨

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a man is sitting in a pile of garbage bags .

Alt: a man is sitting in a pile of garbage bags .

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J.A. Sullivan @jasullivan.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Yes, that's a great one! Last Breath was probably my fav. I think if they had been arranged differently, or split into 2 collections, I would have liked them better. It's like when albums have songs on it that just don't fit.

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J.A. Sullivan @jasullivan.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Maintained my goal of reading a short story a day this week with 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill. Hill is a great writer, but this collection was tonally a little too broad & varied for me. My Rating: ☎️☎️☎️, that's 3 of 5 phone calls from the dead 23/365 Short stories read 📚

The book cover for 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill, re-released as The Black Phone Stories. The cover features a picture of the Grabber from the film The Black Phone, a man with a top hat, grey hair flowing out the back, face painted the same shade of grey in makeup, the bottom half of the face is covered by a mask with a menacing grin and is also the same shade of grey.

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J.A. Sullivan @jasullivan.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Good point! I definitely want the most goodliness. Thanks 😊

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J.A. Sullivan @jasullivan.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

One of my goals this year is to start submitting stories to pro markets. Yesterday I saw an upcoming open call that's perfect for the only short story I wrote last year. Now I just need to stare at my cover letter a few more days, do the add/remove comma ritual, & throw up after hitting send 😆

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joe @darknweird.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

1st read of '26: Not a Speck of Light - Laird Barron - @lairdbarron.bsky.social - 'Blood in My Mouth' and 'Tiptoe' were exceptional. All around solid horror short stories, with some overlap (big fan). All of them Alaska winter bleak. #reading #bookblog #booksky #horrorbooks

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J.A. Sullivan @jasullivan.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

First read of the year was a delightfully dark collection of human depravity! Inhumanities by Andrew Robertson is perfect for fans of body horror & looking to explore the worst humanity has to offer. My Rating: 4 out of 5 stained porn mags with stuck together pages; bring soap 🧼 #queerhorror

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J.A. Sullivan @jasullivan.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

😂 Haven't heard that one before!

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J.A. Sullivan @jasullivan.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Guess who is now a member of the Brantford YMCA? 🫢 With hubby by my side, I got in the pool, in the "slow af" lane & managed to not drown for 1.1 km, that's 44 laps 🏊 🎉 I haven't swam much in my life, so let's see how this goes! A thousand thanks to hubby for always encouraging me ❤️

A tall bearded person and a short person with purple hair smile at the camera. Behind them is a grey concrete building with glass doors. On the building it says: Laurier Brantford YMCA

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J.A. Sullivan @jasullivan.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Thank you 😊 The first words are always the toughest!

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J.A. Sullivan @jasullivan.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

If you hear screeching, like the rusty gates of hell trying to open, sorry about that. It's just me attempting to write a short story after much too long of a break.

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Scene on Radio @sceneonradio.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Hey, I wrote a post about the bleak start to this new year, about one year of Keeping ScOR, and about some of the media response to the Venezuela invasion. buttondown.com/KeepingScOR/...

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New Year's Devolution: Keeping ScOR #19

As of this month it’s been one year of Keeping ScOR. I wasn’t sure what this newsletter would be when I birthed it at the start of 2025. I only knew I wanted...

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J.A. Sullivan @jasullivan.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Getting ready for the last round of holiday visits today. Was nice taking this week off after the busy season, but I'm itching to get back to writing projects next week. Hopefully I can maintain my streak of reading 1 short story a day once real life kicks back in 📚

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Jeremy Ghooooost Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Hey Bluesky, could you help spread the word about my Patreon? My goal for the night is one new patron. Patrons help support my art and my existence. You'll receive positive affirmations from Felmer, etiquette advice from Mothman, and other fun posts. www.patreon.com/jeremycreature

Here's a lovely photo of a plethora of hand-sewn fabric art creatures. There's a watermelon creature with a red face, eight black seed-like eyes, and a wide mouth with five sharp teeth. There's a white ghost trinket bag covered with purple embroidered flowers. She has a gray face, sparkly black eyes and a little frown. There's a strawberry creature with three bulbous green eyes. There's a watermelon ghost, and a black creature with sharp teeth wearing a bulbous eye earring. There's a large purple creature with many yellow eyes and an open mouth, with a little green creature popping her head out. All the creatures are sitting on green fur and there's a galaxy print fabric in the background.

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

"Wrathful gods, drowning cities, and an ancient, bloody mystery—Piper's novel had me from the jump. No Gods For Drowning is a superior offering." — @lairdbarron.bsky.social, author of Not A Speck of Light COMING MARCH 3! badhandbooks.com/preorders/no...

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No Gods for Drowning by Hailey Piper (Paperback With Signed Bookplate) — Bad Hand Books

Set in an alternate reality which updates mythology to near-modern day,  No Gods For Drowning  is part dark fantasy, part noir detective story, and unlike anything you've read before, fr...

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J.A. Sullivan @jasullivan.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

This is the way, lol. I enjoyed Santa Jaws over the holidays for the same reason!

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Kev Harrison @kevharrison.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

#MustRead horror kicks off 2026 like this: The Lineup choose the best indie & small press books of 2025, @bloody-disgusting.com explain the horror references in the #StrangerThings finale (caution: spoilers!), @whatsleepsbeneath.com look back at the most terrifying scenes of 2000 film The Skulls 1/2

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Little Ghosts Books @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

LAST CHANCE for the Little Ghosts’ NO RETURNS sale! 10-65% deals automatically applied at www.littleghostsbooks.com until MIDNIGHT. Chris will be in the shop packing your sale orders for pickup & shipping bright and early tomorrow. Thanks everyone for supporting us through our annual hibernation!

Jay’s Screenwriting Workshop Jan. 21-Feb 15th is discounted 10% off because WHOOPS the deal applies to everything! This was actually a mistake but hey! Save $10 on this great workshop!

A screenshot from the website of some of the deals offered.
Darkness Beckons short story collection on No Returns DEEP DEAL. $7.68 down 65% from $21.95
Audio Bookish Skeleton shirt down 40% from $27 to $16.20

Summon a Ghost Mystery pack on sale, two books at $50 down 40% to $30
The Witching Hour by Anne Rice down 65% to $4.55 from $12.99

A flat lay on red background featuring books on sale on the website! Plus the Pink NO GODS NO BILLIONAIRES tote which YES is 40% off right now! What a steal.

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SoulScratches @soulscratches.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

epicene and virile energy such palpable enigmas strike a balance as unknown thresholds mesh the friend and foe never straying too far twice born and raised in a full blind fever let the howling rise a familiar sensation like a worn sweater #poet #poetry #writerslife

Snow covered peaks and a golden orange Full Wolf Moon rise in Montana.

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J.A. Sullivan @jasullivan.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Hope you're feeling better soon!

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J.A. Sullivan @jasullivan.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Last read of 2025: A Cursed Collection of Haunted Dolls by Fiona Dodwell. Highly recommended for anyone who wants to learn more about the true world of haunted dolls! My Rating: 🪆🪆🪆🪆, that's 4 out of 5 spiritually infested nesting dolls www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...

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A Cursed Collection of Haunted Dolls: From Real Life to…

Silent Stares and Malevolent Whispers from Possessed Do…

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The Ballad of Jack Racket @balladofjackracket.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Werewolves! ‘There’s a lot of things in the universe I don’t know anything about. I saw a statue of a saint that wept orange blossom water once so…I’m not saying this guy is a werewolf, I’m just not saying he ain’t.’ balladofjackracket.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/w... #writing

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Wolfsbane

Even before I get off the boat the gulls are pinwheeling, screaming their war cry over the water, warning me this is their place. I’m an irritating splinter of humanity pricking their skins as I ho…

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J.A. Sullivan @jasullivan.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Maybe 2026 is the year I remember to be posting here regularly 🤔 At any rate, as I've been digesting the Disney themed cookies & cupcakes from my New Year's Eve party, I set some lofty writing & reading goals, & even have plans to train for a triathlon. Yes, let's do all the things 😆

A Christmas wreath made of cupcakes. The top of the wreath is a Santa hat with a Mickey Mouse year sticking out. There are 4 cookies shaped like ornaments on the bottom of the wreath. From left to right: a spinning wheel and rose for Sleeping Beauty; a patch of blue and purple fur for Sully from Monsters Inc.; purple and green flames beneath Maleficent's horned crown; Ariel's mermaid tail; Baloo from The Jungle Book.

Another Christmas wreath, this topped with two Black Mouse ears under Minnie's polkadot bow. The ornaments are: the poison apple from Snow White; Cinderella's glass slipper and a pumpkin; Tigger's tail; Stitch's ears with a white hibiscus flower; Buzz Lightyear's outfit.

A tray of sugar cookies, stacked in 3 layers. The back layer looks like Pluto. The middle layer is polar bears. The top layer is Winnie the Pooh.

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J.A. Sullivan @jasullivan.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

I am so saddened to hear of Matt's passing. We all had so many good chats together. Hope you're doing ok.

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Ske-Lou-Ton 💀 @louwrites.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

His widow, Cat, has invited friends to leave messages and donations in his memory to Macmillan, Matt's chosen charity. I've helped set up a memorial page so please feel free to share this to anyone who knew and loved him. www.justgiving.com/page/mattmas...

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Fundraiser in Memory of Matt Mason for Macmillan Cancer Support

Help Louise Willingham raise money to support Macmillan Cancer Support

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J.A. Sullivan @jasullivan.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

#HorrorWritersChat 🕯Thank you, Matt, for bringing so much light and laughter to so many of us. You will be missed but never forgotten ❤🕯

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J.A. Sullivan @jasullivan.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Fantastic book! I remember borrowing my dad's copy a long time ago & he was so happy I liked it.

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J.A. Sullivan @jasullivan.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Sending hugs to you & your family ❤️

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J.A. Sullivan @jasullivan.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Happy release day to @lisel.bsky.social 🥳🖤 Her new short story collection, From the Dark Observatory, is incredible! Atmospheric dread, creatures beyond belief, and bleak nightmares await you on every page. My Rating 5/5 🖤

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