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Cynthia Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
SOMETHING FOLLOWED US HOME IS AVAILABLE NOW!! 💗 THANK YOU STEPHEN GRAHAM JONES!!
THES OF LATHE HORROR
SOMETHING
FOLLOWED
US
HOME
EDITED BY
Cynthia Pelayo
FOREWORD BY
Brenda Lozano
WITH STORIES FROM
Agusiina Bazlerrica, Isabel Canas, Mariana Enriquez, and olhers
Some of the best writers working, doing their scariest stuff.
This anthology will get you thinking twice about turning the lights off at night."
-STEPHEN GRAHAM JONES, New York Times bestselling author of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter
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Mike McClelland @magicmikewrites.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Hi Folks! I'm sorry I've been out of touch. I've been on a social media break while dadding and writing and praying and trying to exist and be of service in this weird world. However, I've got some work coming out in dream publications and I'd love for you to check it out. (1/3)
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MidCenturyCinema @midcenturycinema.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
9/3/66: Agnès Varda's The Creatures w/Catherine Deneuve, Michel Piccoli Coolly received, but note: @tnyfrontrow.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/culture/rich... @magicmikewrites.bsky.social: spectrumculture.com/2019/07/11/o... [Bonus - Much more on Agnes from us: midcenturycinema.org/wp-content/u...
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Agnès Varda’s Lost Sci-Fi Romance, “Les Créatures”
In a 1966 movie starring Catherine Deneuve, Varda transformed science fiction into a subject in her own image.
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Mike McClelland @magicmikewrites.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Omg it’s like all my depressive episodes are having a slumber party
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Mike McClelland @magicmikewrites.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Returned to Twitter to follow the French Open - found horrors at every turn. F-slurs, bots galore, incel tea parties, tea party incels, and my ex-boyfriend is now a pectoral influencer (!?!?!) whose nipples have gone viral. Will it just keep getting weirder til it pops? (Twitter, not the pecs)
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Aubrey Hirsch @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
The news about Trump’s $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded slush fund has left me absolutely ENRAGED! So I made some art about it. Here are some ideas for other places where we could put that money to much better use. Click the link to read the whole comic! aubreyhirsch.substack.com/p/trumps-18-...
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Samantha Brennan @samanthabrennan.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
There Has Never Been an Example of Presidential Corruption Like This Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/o...
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Opinion | There Has Never Been an Example of Presidential Corruption Like This
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Mike McClelland @magicmikewrites.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
I love this book! Dig your teeth in!
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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
the thing of "trans people just pushed too hard on the sports stuff" is so ahistorical that it makes me mad, when did you hear about trans sports before 2020 outside of the occasinoal human interest story on it
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thank u, hexed @lindsaykingmiller.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
"the R slur is coming back" not within slapping distance of me it's not
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Dr. Holly Walters @manigarm.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
I'm sorry, what? In writing my first monograph, I spent six weeks trying to track down a citation in TWO languages I didn't know. And good thing too, because the citation was wrong. That's scholarship. That's research. You know, the thing we're trained to do?!?
The reactions of some researchers on Twitter finally being held responsible for not having read the very paper they submitted are... something. Mainly, they don't think they should have to check every citation or make sure the data is real and accurate. Because it's too hard, I guess.
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Richard Mirabella 🐝 @rpmirabella.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
I'm sorry for anyone asking how I am lately, because I'm being honest.
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Aruni Kashyap @arunikashyap.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Delighted to be in this list : “15 must-read queer books to kick off your summer stack” www.queerty.com/15-must-read...
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ALOCASIA @alocasiamag.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
ALOCASIA is now open for applications for the 2026 ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers! Two recipients will receive $500 each to help incubate their future creative endeavors. Deadline: July 31st, 2026. More: alocasia.org/alocasias-mi...
Orchid on white background. Text reads: the ALOCASIA Microgrant for Queer Nature Writers. $500 award for two writers .
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The Bulb Region @bulbregion.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
"When the mailboxes started appearing all over town—the ones in which you could send letters to your dead that they’d be able to receive and read—we all regarded it as something dangerous." 📬 Find @anniejowrites.bsky.social's haunting story in The Bulb Region today. bulbregion.com/Unsent-Love-...
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Unsent Love Letters (& Other Regrets), by Anna Vangala Jones — The Bulb Region
Unsent Love Letters (& Other Regrets) — Anna Vangala Jones WHEN THE MAILBOXES...
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Mike McClelland @magicmikewrites.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Comments here are glorious!
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Brittany Terwilliger @brttnyblm.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
I finally get to announce my second novel will come out next spring! 🎉
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ESCAPE WILL MAKE ME DOG @munocard.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
If anyone is capable of picking up the mantle left behind by David Lynch, I’m certain that Jane Schoenbrun could do it.
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Chicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Our next Chicago Writers Showcase reader is C. Russell Price reading from their new poetry collection BISQUICK: AN AMERICAN SEANCE (Northwestern University Press).They are a Poet in Residence at the Chicago Poetry Center and work with the Anarchist Review of Books 🧵 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Chloe N. Clark @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
I'm still doing a GoFundMe to help my parents rebuild after a devastating house fire. The costs of doing so, with an uninsured house, are extremely high. My parents are elderly and low-income and my disabled brother lives with them. I deeply appreciate shares of this link! gofund.me/ac93c03d5
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Donate to We Lost Everything to a Fire. Help My Family Rebuild., organized by Chloe Clark
On January 24th, our childhood home burned down. Our parents lost 50… Chloe Clark needs your support for We Lost Everything to a Fire. Help My Family Rebuild.
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Glen Weldon @ghweldon.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
It’s her day
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Aaron Burch @aaronburch.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Couldn't be more excited to get to share that @amystuber.com's Short Story, Long story, "Swans," was selected for The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2026! This was not only one of my fave stories I published last year, but one of my fave stories of the year, period. Congrats, Amy!!
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"Swans" by Amy Stuber
"This is a story about Peter’s first year of college. No, it’s about boys and birds and men. Or it’s about love and safety and the ways we hurt each other."
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Wendy N. Wagner 🎃 @wnwagner.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Don't forget that GIRL IN THE CREEK is half-off at Books-A-Million as part of their Mother's Day sale. (What Mom wouldn't want to get a book about creepy mushrooms for Mother's Day?) www.booksamillion.com/p/Girl-Creek...
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Girl in the Creek: Wendy N. Wagner: 9781250908643
Girl in the Creek: Wendy N. Wagner: 9781250908643: Hardcover: Horror - Cosmic & Eldritch
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Mike McClelland @magicmikewrites.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
I'm so excited to share that my short story collection, Is the Sky Falling or Are We Rising Towards the Lord?, will be published by @jacklegpress.bsky.social in February of 2028. JackLeg has published some of my favorite books of recent times, books by writers I admire so much.
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Mike McClelland @magicmikewrites.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Agree 700%
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AWP @awpwriter.org · 28/04/2026
The latest issue of THE WRITER’S CHRONICLE is here, and with it, new writing prompts for our subscribers. Find inspiration in poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction from @subhaga.bsky.social, @jacqdoyle.bsky.social, and @magicmikewrites.bsky.social.
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Juan Martinez @fulmerford.com · 07/04/2026
I joined @jacklegpress.bsky.social to bring books like Clark's out--essential, unique voices that push the limits of what the literary and the speculative could do. Just super proud of Clark & if you have not bought a copy of EVERY GALAXY A CIRCLE now's your chance. bookshop.org/p/books/ever...
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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 23/04/2026
1. In a draconian new policy, Texas Tech is banning writing about LGBTQ+ topics. The ban is the first don't say gay or trans policy to apply to students themselves. It applies to any thesis/dissertation moving forward. They are using AI to scan everything. Subscribe to support our journalism.
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Texas Tech Issues Ban On Students Writing On LGBTQ+ Topics
The ban applies to theses and dissertations, and is expected to begin going into effect on a rolling basis.
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Sean @shirleystanson.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
We aren’t angry enough.
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Chloe N. Clark @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Saturday thread of stuff I've published so far this year! For your reading pleasure (or displeasure if you do not like it): First up: a creepy story in @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social about how you can't go home again
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Sunday Stories: “We Buy Houses”
We Buy Housesby Chloe N. Clark My parents had been planning to move for as long as I could remember. They were always talking about picking everything up and speeding across the state, across the c…
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Manohla Dargis @manohladargis.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Gift article! www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/o...
“Why is it that the most vocal cheerleaders of generative A.I. are always the hackiest motherfreakers around? You expect studio executives to say things like “it’s going to revolutionize content” and “from a bottom-line standpoint it’s inevitable” and “I’ve finally found an instrument as cold and empty as myself,” but you’d hope that an artist would have more self-respect.”
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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
I need writers to stop writing flop-sweat articles claiming “everyone” uses AI. Like baby you give away your artistic soul if you want, no one’s stopping you, but you don’t get to self-soothe on a lie. You’re not an artist anymore and other people still are, and that’s the price of your laziness
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Chloe N. Clark @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Icymi, I have a new story at @doricliterary.bsky.social about space and loss and seeking
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Apogee
Finally, another manned mission to Mars. How he’d glowed with excitement.
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Ford @wfordh.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Pairs well with this delightful story by @magicmikewrites.bsky.social ! Greenland sharks are amazing grist.org/climate-fict...
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The Secrets of the Last Greenland Shark
From the Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest: The last four creatures on Earth make an amazing discovery as the oldest of them finally returns home.
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Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I wrote about how Heated Rivalry is just the latest case of how publishers, with all their data, are still not able to predict what will be the next sensation. lithub.com/get-ready-fo...
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Get Ready For Publishing to Chase the Heated Rivalry Phenomenon
Heated Rivalry mania has swept the world, and it’s been so fun to watch the stars of the TV series becoming A-list celebrities while the books upon which the show was based hit the bestseller list …
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Bluestem @bluestemmag.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
This weekend, we hunker down. Next weekend, we gather. Central IL, join us for Lions in Winter at EIU. thekeep.eiu.edu/lionsinwinte...
A poster advertising the Lions in Winter literary festival at the Doudna Fine Arts Center at EIU. The poster shows the headshots and bios and book covers for Ruth Awad and Aram Mrjoian and the daily events on January 31, 2026. Find out more at link.
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David Demchuk 👻 (he/him) 📚 @daviddemchuk.com · 23/01/2026
While I tend not to get swept up by the Oscars, I am still sitting with wonder and delight that the film now holding the most nominations in the history of the awards is an R-Rated - 140 Minute - $100M - Period - Black - Horror - Musical.
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the word sinners is on a black background with a group of people
Alt: The word SINNERS appears letter-by-letter on a black background; we see through the letters to watch a group of people in period clothing gather for a party.
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Helen Lane @helenlane.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Not sure if Mike is on here. But so excited to have him on the team. His weird books are a perfect fit for me!!!!!
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Ki Agency @kiagency.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Dr. Mike McClelland is newly represented by @helenlane.bsky.social - thriller lovers, this is one for you! Read more: www.ki-agency.co.uk/post/dr-mike...
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Dr Mike McClelland joins Ki | Ki Agency
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
maybe the 6 month old they tear gassed was driving right at them, maybe think about that before you pass judgement
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Chloe N. Clark @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
It's release day for my book! Thank you so much to @jacklegpress.bsky.social and @fulmerford.com
The cover of Every Galaxy a Circle
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Mike McClelland @magicmikewrites.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
So I’m honored to have a Ghost Jesus story in the gorgeous Penn Review, which was one of the first literary magazines I ever submitted to. It’s a super quick read and I hope it makes you laugh. Link in bio/hiding inside an abalone shell at the bottom of the sea.
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Mike McClelland @magicmikewrites.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Good news in your teens: eat cake Good news in your twenties: drink champagne! Good news as a newlywed: a weekend trip away! Good news as a parent: take an uninterrupted shower, maybe light a candle?
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Chicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
We're double-digits! To our readers, @mbwwelch.bsky.social writes, thank you for your continued trust and support. It’s been a beautiful ten years of talking books with you, and the best has yet to come. Here’s to decade two of the Chicago Review of Books! chireviewofbooks.com/2026/01/05/t...
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The Chicago Review of Books Turns 10 - Chicago Review of Books
A letter from Editor-In-Chief Michael Welch on the Chicago Review of Book's 10 year anniversary.
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Ilana Masad @ilanaslightly.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Finally, one part of parenting I've always been a natural at!
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The Onion @theonion.com · 05/01/2026
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
the goal is killing kids and we should say so
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Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
This is, to be clear, an insane decision. No recommended flu or RSV?
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Kennedy Scales Back the Number of Vaccines Recommended for Children
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