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Jon Adcock @jonadcock.bsky.social · 12h

For the spooky season: The Misfits - Halloween The Misfits pioneered horror punk, a genre that blends punk rock with morbid imagery and horror- and B-movie sci-fi-inspired lyrics. #musicsky #nowplaying #nowlistening #halloween youtu.be/xaQldbJP4Zg?...

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Misfits - Halloween - Live Famous Monsters Tour '97 [Footage]

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Jon Adcock @jonadcock.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I read the book over the summer and, at least so far, it’s been very faithful

East of Eden | Official Trailer | Netflix

Not my favorite Steinbeck book, but I'm partway through the Netflix adaptation and loving it. For the most part, very faithful to the book, and Florence Pugh is chillingly good as the sociopathic Cathy Ames. #tvsky #eastofeden #netflix youtu.be/M9NWvGZViCg?...

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Winter Ives @winterives.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Vanquish the myth A false tale of sin Involving an ancient apple What nonsense! Only spineless sycophants Ring-kissing miscreants Accept the abuse And subjugation of women #vss365 #inkMine #OurPoetryX #poetsofbluesky #blueskypoets #PaintbyWords #EastCoastKin #poetrysky #writesky #ECK 🎨Magritte

Renee Magritte
The Son of Man, 1964
Oil on Canvas
Private Collection

Magritte painted it as a self-portrait.

The painting is of Magritte in an overcoat and a bowler hat standing in front of a low wall, beyond which are the sea and a cloudy sky.

Magritte’s face is almost obscured by a green apple. However, his eyes can be seen peeking over the edge of the apple.

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Elon would make a great Bond villain

We always ask which dystopian novels best predicted the future, but it was in reality Ian Fleming who succinctly showed that the real dangers of the world are mega-rich businessmen whose money didn't make them happy, so they want to destroy the world.

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Henry Cavill's nephew was being bullied for saying his uncle was Superman, so Cavill took him to school to prove it (though it would have been better if Cavill had worn the costume)

Ramones - Pet Sematary (Official Music Video) [HD]

For the spooky season: The Ramones - Pet Sematary A huge Ramones fan, Stephen King invited the band to his home and gave Dee Dee Ramone a copy of his book, Pet Sematary. They wrote the song for the film's soundtrack. #musicsky #nowplaying #nowlistening #halloween youtu.be/HJWFsZ_YUc4?...

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I know how it starts and how it ends before I start writing

Yeah, I always know how the stories will end and usually know what the last sentences will be before I start writing..

No, but eventually I'll publish everything in an anthology.

Under the Twinkle of a Fading Star

In most of my stories, bad things happen to bad people. Though I've written five stories with the same main character, who often has to make choices and always chooses the right one (often reluctantly) www.metastellar.com/fiction/unde...

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A veteran soldier in a postwar city, Jackson agrees to search for a friend’s wayward daughter and bring her back to her father. The task will be harder than he expected.

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Going in. Didn't want the character to be a rapist.

From the start. I spent a lot of time researching folktales. The tale about stealing something belonging to a selkie or mermaid to make them your wife kept coming up. There's more than a little rape vibe to that. That's why he tried to give it back, and it turns out to be something that she wanted.

Belladonna's Garden - JonAdcock

By trying. "Siren's Song" was initially written for an Apex monthly contest. That month's prompt was "folklore." I struggled to get it to 1000 words or fewer and couldn't. Belladonna's Garden accepted the longer, better version. www.belladonnasgardenlit.com/issues/winte...

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Jon Adcock Siren's Song

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No, three weeks is enough time to write 1000 words (even though I’m a slow writer). Though, there’s been a few times I’ve given up because I just couldn’t tell the story i wanted to tell in so few words. Those stories ended up getting published in the longer versions

Most of the flash have been written for the Apex Magazine monthly contest, which I have yet to win. If it works as a flash, I’ll then submit to AntipodeanSF and the editor there usually accepts it.

I usually have to go back and cut the story down. All the flash fiction I've written has been for specific publications; if they don't accept it, I go back, expand the story, and submit the longer version elsewhere.

The endings are easy. Most of the time, I've already written the sentence the story will end on. Getting there in 1000-1200 words is the hard part.

The story is set in a bar located in the bayous of Louisiana where the clientele is a bit "unusual." It's flash fiction and, at least for me, that's difficult to write.

Tabatha Smith (she/her) 🇺🇲🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @grrlgirl.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

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My book, "Whispers in the Soot" is available now on Amazon. Get your copy today, and if you're so inclined, please leave a review. Thanks so much! 💖 #Writing #WritingCommunity #Erotica #WhispersInTheSoot www.amazon.com/dp/B0D4R6P9Y7

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Whispers in the Soot: 20 Erotic Short Stories

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Seriously, it was like Butler looked into a crystal ball and saw the road we we’re heading down. Very prescient

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Kes was a great film. I love Ken Loach as a filmmaker

Whoa...I love China Mieville, but 1300 pages? There's a reason why War and Peace has been sitting unread on my bookshelves for over 20 years.

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So far, my short story "Last Call" has been the most-read story in the latest edition of AntipodeanSF. If you have time, give it a read and let me know what you think. Link: antisf.com/the-stories/... #SciFi-Fantasy-SpecFic 🪐📚 #SFF #SFFWriting/Writers 🔱 #writingcommunity #booksky #IndieAuthor

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If you haven't read them yet, Joseph Hansen wrote a series of books featuring insurance investigator Dave Brandstetter, a complex, openly gay character. I read Early Graves and it was great.

I've read two so far and loved both of them

Garrett MacArthur, Author @garrett-macarthur.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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My sci-fi short story about an #ethologist, Ava Driver, working on the secretive DANI Project—but right when the project needs her, she finds herself hospitalized and forced to help from the sidelines. books2read.com/the-danny

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Available now at your favorite digital store!

The Danny by Garrett MacArthur

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J. L. Hruska is ✨QUERYING✨ @arcofthesun.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Introducing the #agentsguide to BENEATH THE ARC OF THE SUN, my political flintlock fantasy. ⚜️Gas lamps and gunpowder ⚜️Evil capitalist republic ⚜️Age-old feuds ⚜️Romance between a biologist and a map-maker I officially #amquerying. Agents, my manuscript is ready for you! #agentguide #writesky

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Read my first Pratchett book this year and loved it. I was never a big fan of fantasy, but regret not reading him sooner.

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