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Happy October Pod People! If This Goes On (Don't Panic) has an interview with the illustrious horror author, Ramsey Campbell, coming up. He's won 23 literary awards including 4 lifetime achievement awards. What burning questions do you have for him? @itgodp.bsky.social @catrambo.bsky.social

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Jen @jenbached.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

If This Goes On (Don't Panic) has a new interview this week with the SciFi author, Nadia Afifi. This is a must! We discuss Nadia's new duology, writing multiple timelines, Palestine, history through different POV, improving as a writer, and much more. @itgodp.bsky.social @catrambo.bsky.social

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Matthew Kressel @matthewkressel.net · 25/09/2026

Here's the audio from this month's Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series with Jeff Ford & John Foster. H/t to AT Sayre for the audio. @jeffreyford8.bsky.social @jfoster.bsky.social @datlow.bsky.social @amygoldschlager.bsky.social @atsayre.bsky.social www.kgbfantasticfiction.org/2026/09/25/a...

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Paul Jessup @pauljessup.com · 25/09/2026

Tomorrow! Tomorrow! The greatest night of the week, #HorrorWatch! Join us at 9PM EST as watch and discuss Scars of Dracula! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2d2...

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Scars Of Dracula (1970) - Official Trailer

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Jen @jenbached.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Have you caught our latest? I loved hearing about how the Russian folklore story of Vasilisa the Beautiful and the Baba Yaga played into @grimivys novel, The Cellar Below the Cellar. @itgodp.bsky.social @ivygrimes.bsky.social Listen to full episode: itgodp.libsyn.com/the-cellar-b...

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Cat Rambo @catrambo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This weekend, a brand new class, looking at a specific aspect of theme: using it in description. Plenty of full and partial scholarships available. #booksky www.patreon.com/catrambo/pos...

September 27, 2026 1-3 PM eastern Establishing, Underscoring, and Utilizing Theme in Description with Cat Rambo catrambo.com

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Jen @jenbached.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

New Episode published today! If This Goes On (Don't Panic) interviews a writer of strange stories, Ivy Grimes. They discuss Vasilisa, Baba Yaga, Weird Fiction, sitcom tropes in horror, & more. Listen: itgodp.libsyn.com/the-cellar-b... @itgodp.bsky.social @ivygrimes.bsky.social @catrambo.bsky.social

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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 22/08/2026

“Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.” Frank Herbert, Dune

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Jen @jenbached.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Just Alan with If This Goes On (Don’t Panic) and Paul Jessup catching up over the weekend. The horror world isn’t ready for whatever these two were discussing ✌🏻 @pauljessup.com @itgodp.bsky.social

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If This Goes On (Don't Panic) @itgodp.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

It's a good problem to have, but so many people are asking to come on to the show I don't even know where to start. And so many of them seem like great guests...I can barely keep up putting out the 12-ish interviews/year we have time for. Apologies to all the great people we have to turn down.

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Jen @jenbached.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

If This Goes On (Don't Panic) - new interview with the incredible & incredibly hilarious, @lilithsaintcrow.com. @itgodp.bsky.social & @catrambo.bsky.social discuss D&D, Tolkien, nerd culture, Lili's 5th grade novella (hello!), writing in different genres, & more. itgodp.libsyn.com/lying-to-tel...

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Jen @jenbached.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Let’s do this! 3% to go!

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Jen @jenbached.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Catch our last interview with @matthewkressel.net? Here @catrambo.bsky.social asks Matt about writing with authenticity. Listen to If This Goes On (Don’t Panic) itgodp.libsyn.com/site/the-rai... @itgodp.bsky.social

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Jen @jenbached.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

My home is alive with the smell of pesto….

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Air and Nothingness Press @aanpress.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The pre-launch link for our next KS book campaign is now active - www.kickstarter.com/projects/526... #sff #bookshy #sf #fantasy Hope you'll join AaN's campaign and pledge to help bring two new books to life and support talented authors. Begins August 4.

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Coming soon: Two Intriguing AaN Anthologies: One Campaign

Two Anthologies: "Are You Everything Alright" and "Endings"

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Jen @jenbached.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

@itgodp.bsky.social attended Confluence this weekend, Pittsburgh’s longest-running literary, art and music conference with a focus on science fiction, fantasy and horror. Alan served on a panel with @michaelswanwick.bsky.social and chatted with many community members. Thanks for supporting the arts!

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Jen @jenbached.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

If This Goes On (Don’t Panic) is always proud to support independent bookstores. While visiting Memphis this week I stumbled upon the most charming bookshop, Burke’s Book Store. If you’re ever in Midtown, buy a book and then head over to Young Ave Deli for divine onion rings! @itgodp.bsky.social

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Solarpunk Magazine @solarpunklitmag.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Okay folks, here's the update on the situation. You can read the full story on our blog. But the person behind two of the stories we published in March, Issue 26 of Solarpunk Magazine misrepresented themself and used AI to generate the stories. Thse two stories have been removed from Issue 26.

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We Unknowingly Published AI Slop, and We're Taking Accountability

Solarpunk Magazine has removed two stories due to strong evidence of AI use, in addition to other submission policy violaitons. We're taking accountability.

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If This Goes On (Don't Panic) @itgodp.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Finally getting back to editing our interview with @lilithsaintcrow.com. What a great interview! Hoping to have it out to you all in a week or two.

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Jen @jenbached.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Have you caught our new episode? @pauljessup.com provides a phantasmic intro that could land him a gig as the narrator if The Outer Limits ever reboots! He then discusses some of Stephen King’s most iconic works. Turn on @itgodp.bsky.social today as you run errands or take your cat for a walk.

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If This Goes On (Don't Panic) @itgodp.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Interviewing Nadi Afifi tomorrow. She's of the Palestinian diaspora. What should I ask her about the genecide?

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Jen @jenbached.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

If This Goes On (Don't Panic) dropped a rad new episode this week. Paul Jessup takes over and tackles the most iconic writer of our time. 🎧Take a 15 minute break, your ears will thank you: itgodp.libsyn.com/hope-in-horr... @pauljessup.com @itgodp.bsky.social @catrambo.bsky.social

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Jen @jenbached.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Dad jokes are how eye roll! Happy Father's Day to our cohost Alan @itgodp.bsky.social ! Next-level dad, elite-tier Cat Dad, and the absolute best. Comic book image: This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-SA

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Jen @jenbached.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

What is Hoodoo? Beatrice Winifred Iker explains in @itgodp.bsky.social where they discuss their dark academia horror book, “I’ll Make a Spectacle Out Of You” with @catrambo.bsky.social & Alan. 🎧 itgodp.libsyn.com/ill-make-a-s...

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Tanya D. || Writer || Narrative Designer @cypheroftyr.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

If you got the money to spare this #Juneteenth put it to use in supporting Black business, creatives and others. Find a Patreon, tip someone via ko-fi, chip in to a Go Fund Me or support by sharing folks work if you ain't got the coin.

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Juneteenth: Celebrate Emancipation

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I don't always get UK slang, but when I see posts like this I know exactly what my Brit friends mean when they call someone a twat.

Trump's post from last night: we didn't meet out of desperation, Iran did. They are finished! We'll play out the 60 days. They get no money, not ten cents!

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Jen @jenbached.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Spent an afternoon at a lake in Eastern Kansas with a few friends. Her aunt’s lake house seating vignettes were enchanting. This one captured my imagination.

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Clarkesworld @clarkesworldmagazine.com · 15/06/2026

Much appreciation to the people that have been subscribing and helping us spread the word. Improving staff pay isn't something that's typically a big motivator, so it means a lot to see so many people getting behind the goal.

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Jeremy C. Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Hey Bluesky, could you help me signal boost my Big Cartel shop? Jeremy Creatures are designed and hand-sewed by me, and they take many hours to create. jeremycreature.bigcartel.com

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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Jen @jenbached.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Ready for the weekend! If This Goes On (Don’t Panic) thanks you, #stokercon! @itgodp.bsky.social

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Jen @jenbached.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

If This Goes On (Don't Panic) - New Episode! Alan & @catrambo.bsky.social talk to writer, @matthewkressel.net . They discuss writing with authenticity, writing unfamiliar cultures, Dungeons & Dragons, what writers can take from RPGs, Matt's new novels, AI, plagiarism, & more. @itgodp.bsky.social

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Jen @jenbached.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

@itgodp.bsky.social is dropping an an interview this Thursday with the speculative fiction writer, @matthewkressel.net. We'll see you then!

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Jen @jenbached.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Surprised my kids with made from scratch cosmic brownies.

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Jen @jenbached.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

The hole in the shell is from a carnivorous snail that has a special tongue called a radula. The radula is covered in tiny teeth and it drills through the shell to get its meal. It’s probably more like teeth of a saw blade but I picture it differently.

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Jen @jenbached.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I have decided I am no longer a “bowl on the floor” kind of cat.

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Jen @jenbached.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Tomorrow @itgodp.bsky.social, we welcome Beatrice Winifred Iker to the podcast. Their debut novel explores a chilling question: What happens when a graduate student's research of a local legendary beast leads to the slipping grasp of reality.🎧Set your reminders. This one will linger.

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Jen @jenbached.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Kicking off the weekend with everyday magic from the Farmer’s Market. Homegrown asparagus and local honey, yes please.

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Brandon Crilly (Announcements Only) @brandoncrilly.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

The next event you'll find me at is @tricon-hfx.bsky.social! Can't wait to attend this inaugural event and a brand new Canadian spec fic con. (We need more of these.) Stay tuned for my panel schedule, and in the meantime, give me a shout if you'll be there!

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Jen @jenbached.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Independent Bookstore Day! We've all stumbled into a neighborhood gem where there is a bookseller that won't stop until your book is secured. The bookseller's face when you ask for a book they love. Book recs they can't help but share. Booksellers care deeply so GO BUY A BOOK AT YOUR LOCALl! #SFF

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Jen @jenbached.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Trying to prepare for an interview…and this happened. Feels like a win.

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