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Jem Wellward

@jemwritesghosts.bsky.social
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She/they. Collects/writes ghost stories (and other things). Favourite tropes include '𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘨𝘢𝘺' along with '𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘭 𝘨𝘶𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘸𝘢𝘺'.

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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Oh, and the idea of lobbing a brick through a spectral nun just to *check* that she's an apparition. Amazing. 10/10
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It's gonna take me a while to catch up on all these (thank you again for posting them!), but I looooved this one. The audio recordings towards the end were stellar.
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Phew, #furiousfiction story submitted (and with three whole minutes to spare!). Good luck to all who partook!
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Gavin Fox (Author) @gavinfoxauthor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
OK Gravehounds, here's my first of 31 days of classic ghost documentaries, one a day all the way up to #Halloween. A tradition that I keep every October, in the hopes of spreading a little of the spooky around #ForteanSky and #ParanormalSky as the nights close in. This one is a personal favourite.
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Ghosts On The Underground
YouTube video by António Marques
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Just caught up on this one, brilliantly spooky! Thank you!
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Good shout, I'd totally forgotten about that!! Good luck with your entry!
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ooh consider me sat.
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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
‘I got my money and fame! To hell with art and integrity! Screw everyone below me on the ladder!’
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Telltale Hartman @rachelhartmanbooks.com · 23/09/2026
PEOPLE OF EARTH: if you are having trouble coming up with story ideas, why are you asking the machine that can only cough up already-used ideas? I'll give you NEW BAD IDEAS FOR FREE. More than you can POSSIBLY USE. Ideas so bad, you'll be coming up with your own in no time because ANYTHING IS BETTER
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Magpie is back. Every evening, in fact. I've christened him Martin Luther (because he has a Diet of Worms), but Marty for short because he can McFly. #birdsky #magpie
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Ooh, entirely my deal, lining this up for later. Thank you!
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Loved both the story and the art for this! Well worth a squiz.
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Ooh I'm in (I hope it's okay to just watch the recordings and be a bit of a spectator! Timezone woes as always!)
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Alex Davis @alexdavis1981.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
So many exciting events coming up for the remainder of this year and into next, with a wide range of online events for writers of horror and more! www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/alex-davis... #wriitng #writers #authors #events #fiction #classes #workshops #courses
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Alex Davis Events
Alex Davis is an established organiser of horror, fantasy and science-fiction events. He established and co-ordinates the popular Edge-Lit and Sledge-Lit events in Derby, with Edge-Lit now entering…
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The world feels broadly terrible and more than a little bit doomed but a couple of days ago I whistled to a maggie while out walking, and today the same one (grass stain on his judge's wig) visited my yard and unearthed some heckin' CHONKER worms. It was really nice. #birdsky
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
How to tell someone you're a cat person without telling them you're a cat person 💜
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Next time! If nothing else, FF is teaching me better time management haha.
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Well that was a huge derp. Missed out on #furiousfiction by about a minute. Oops and serves me right.
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Yay, well done and good luck! I'm still attempting to finish mine, oops.
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Travel has gotten in the way for last few #furiousfiction prompts (huge kudos to any non-AU timezone writers who manage to get an entry in, I'm hopeless!) but I'm determined to get something in this time. Great prompt this round too!
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Borley Rectory is (a little bit) my Roman Empire.
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
So I came across your blog today in such a roundabout way (doing some Arthur Conan Doyle research earlier and ending up down rabbitholes) and I'm so glad I did, it's hundo p my jam. Borley Rectory is endlessly fascinating (I have Price's second book on it, still looking for the first!).
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Tats @tatsie.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I, like many other queerdos, found community, acceptance and expression through Rocky Horror. I hope another weird queer sees this and feels Tim Curry's love and authenticity 👑❤️ #timcurry #228labels #RHPS #rockyhorrorpictureshow #franknfurter
Acrylic paint marker on a 228, label of Tim Curry as Frank-n-Furter. He has his eyes closed, blue eyeshadow, red lips and dark curly hair. Pastel smoke flows out of his mouth with the text "Don't dream it, be it." Along with a trans colored heart under it.
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Liberator_hen @lisatea.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Yes. #TimCurry
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"Honestly, people losing their minds not knowing who Tim Curry chose to put his Frank-N-Furter into. I think he would be delighted how much it bothers people that he never discussed his sexuality in interviews.  Because it's nobody's fucking business.  The man was a legend. 
Reply: I don't know what Tim Curry's sexuality was, but it seems pretty obvious that everybody else's sexuality is Tim Curry.
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I should post more of the odd things I come across in story research, so here's one: London Evening News 1926 clipping - Harry Price keeping Eleonora Zugun ('Poltergeist Girl') 'under close observation' for three days and witnessing a stiletto hurl itself at the wall. Well suss!
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Oh in that case, I'm definitely signing up. thanks so much!
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Damn my timezone, this looks so interesting! Tempted to just pull an all nighter for Harbingers and Spirits in December (seems fitting for the theme!).
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Well worth a visit if you're ever in the vicinity!
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Haha that sounds amazing! I wrote about tourist kids time travelling in the Stasimuseum.
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Well done!! It was such a fun prompt!
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
EEEEEEE I see you there in the list, well done!! What did you write about?
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
So true! Also, I like how fast n dirty #furiousfiction is, it means I can't just tell myself 'I'll give it a week to simmer and then see how derpy it is'.
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
I also enjoyed the process, but, as always, I've got no idea whether the final product is decent or shite haha. Happy-ish I suppose!
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
AWC really outdid themselves with this #furiousfiction submission receipt. (That thing I did an hour ago wasn't what it looked like, I swear! I just got the thing...stuck...in the thing. Perfectly normal, could happen to anyone.) Good luck to all the entries!
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Well done and good luck!!
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Well done you, good luck!! I'm hopeless at editing, I just change words and then change them back until I've no idea what's going on.
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Well done and good luck! Can't wait to read this month's shorties.
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Congrats and good luck!! I adore present tense, feels so snappy and fun to write. Also, I still need to upload mine, gotta get on that...
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Oh well done, cheers to words on the page! I've got a draft done, ended up really enjoying this one (will see what it looks like in the morning though haha).
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Yep, I'm in! Good luck!!
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Defs tough but cool prompt! Good luck, hope the words are flowing for you!
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Wait till they hear about mice living in walls! Minds will be *blown*!
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Hefty-footed Cathy's villain arc is everything, congratulations!! Loved your story!
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Exactly, tech bros come back when you've invented something that can wash the dishes and take the bins out.
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
This one really made me proper chuckle, it's divine.
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Yayyyy well done! *reaches out across longlist to high five*
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee I made the #furiousfiction longlist for the first time, so chuffed! The shortlist stories are well worth a read, all very different and wonderful: www.writerscentre.com.au/blog/furious...
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Oh, that sucked me right in. Just ordered, looking forward to it!
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Solid find nonetheless! I'm quite interested in the cat who led a dog's life...
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Jem Wellward @jemwritesghosts.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
I don't know what it is about POV talk that inspires regular bad takes (from, as you said, page whifflers), but ugh, how vastly dopey. In the same vein, I've encountered people who think the only acceptable POV is 3PO, and the only acceptable tense is past. My eyes get tired from rolling.
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