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Nathan Pettigrew

@nathanpettigrew.bsky.social
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Writer. Author of TALES FROM TERREBONNE, forthcoming in 2026 from @rhppress.bsky.social. Managing Editor at Mythic Picnic. Awarded 2nd Place in the 22nd Annual Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Competition for his story "Yemma."

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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
HAD YOUR QUARTERLY DOSE OF CRIME FICTION? Issue 16 of RHP is available now! Check out this list of amazing writers. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4eJmjp7 #crimefiction #shortstories
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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
*ahem* 1,911 posts. 1,342 writers. 5 years. Issue #100 live now. Give your grandma her lucky number before she heads to the bingo hall, yes? www.roifaineantpress.com/blog #WritingCommunity
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Nathan Pettigrew @nathanpettigrew.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Happy Sunday 100 to the best!
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Nathan Pettigrew @nathanpettigrew.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Cheers, Bluesky! Rock and a Hard Place #16 has dropped and features my story "Brighter Horizons." Special thanks to @suzjay11.bsky.social, @robdsmith.bsky.social and the entire @rhppress.bsky.social team! www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX32LMC7
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Nathan Pettigrew @nathanpettigrew.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Bad Intentions from @literarygarage.bsky.social has launched! Features my story "Milton," along with bangers from @keithroysdon.bsky.social, @zimwrites.bsky.social, @andrewcareaga.bsky.social & @jessebinger.bsky.social among others! a.co/d/0gG2WpNd
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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today at BEHIND THE STORIES, @JoelNedecky talks about his writing career & "Oil in the Bones" a gripping crime story that asks how far any of us would go to save the people we love. At the St**K: literarygarage.substack.com/p/behind-the...
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Behind the Stories
Get to Know Joel Nedecky
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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
You can prepare for almost anything. Fill the tank. Check the tires. Pack water, flares, blankets, chains, a shovel. Charge the phone. Download the app. And still find yourself driving toward something bigger than all of it. literarygarage.com/the-mint-of-...
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The Mint of His Breath | Literary Garage
A beautifully observed story about mortality, love, and the fragile bargains we make with ourselves when we believe being careful might keep the worst things away.
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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Memory is a funny thing. In “What Were You Watching,” JJ Landry looks back on one night in 1999—and the enormous difference between what a seventeen-year-old boy thought he witnessed and what the man he became now understands happened. literarygarage.com/what-were-yo...
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What Were You Watching | Literary Garage
One night in 1999—and the enormous difference between what a seventeen-year-old boy thought he witnessed and what the man he became now understands happened.
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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A grimy, darkly funny crime story about loneliness, desperation, self-deception—and the kind of trouble that starts looking like opportunity. Today at the Garage: literarygarage.com/handyman
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Handyman | Literary Garage
A grimy, darkly funny crime story about loneliness, desperation, self-deception—and the kind of trouble that starts looking like opportunity.
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Michael Downing @kmwriter01.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
DAYDREAM BELIEVER is out today from Shotgun Honey. Thrilled to have my story “Goin’ Down” included in this Monkees-inspired crime anthology alongside a terrific group of writers. Bad decisions, desperation, darkness & a song I knew I had to write from… x.com/kmwriter01/s...
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DAYDREAM BELIEVER is out today from Shotgun Honey. Thrilled to have my story “Goin’ Down” included in this Monkees-inspired crime anthology alongside a terrific group of writers. Bad decisions, desperation, darkness & a song I knew I had to write from. https://t.co/uZQnS1vyZi
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Michael Downing @kmwriter01.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This week’s SIDE B feature turns the spotlight on “Things to Do in Denver” by @geonncannon.bsky.social Inspired by Warren Zevon & featured in Bad Intentions, Cannon’s story gets the deep-dive treatment as we look at the story behind the story. michaeldowning3.substack.com/p/side-b-3d2...
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Editor’s Notes and Comments From Inside the Pages of Bad Intentions
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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We've got a double-feature today at the Garage!
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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
First up is a sharp, funny flash about adolescents, panic, power & one very badly timed bird (part classroom chaos, part Salem hysteria— a reminder of how quickly something harmless can become something else entirely when authority enters the room). literarygarage.com/testing
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Testing | Literary Garage
A sharp, funny flash about adolescents, panic, power, and one very badly timed bird.
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Literary Garage @literarygarage.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Following that is a story about an AI-saturated future where longevity hasn’t created freedom - it's simply made the sentence longer. Darkly funny, strange, angry & disturbingly recognizable... literarygarage.com/tenured-posi...
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Tenured Position | Literary Garage
A story about an AI-saturated future where longevity hasn’t created freedom—it's simply made the sentence longer.
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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I can't say we've all been there. But I can say I have. Hungover, that is. If you too are one of those foolish souls who have overindulged at times, have I got a poem for you! This is "Cities, surrounded by friends" by DS Maolalai & you can find it here!👇 www.roifaineantpress.com/post/blonde-...
I HAVE WOKEN TO HANGOVERS
THAT WOULD CAUSE ME TO WEEP
IF I WEREN'T SO CRITICALLY DEHYDRATED.
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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Meet Birdie. I love this girl as much as I love this introduction. She is one of the 2 characters you'll meet in "The Damn Train" by @keithroysdon.bsky.social You can find her down by the tracks in our 100th issue. See if you don't love her as much as I do! www.roifaineantpress.com/post/the-dam...
THE GIRL CAME UP LIKE A SQUIRREL OR SOME OTHER SMALL WILD THING:
IN A HURRY, THEN FROZEN BY CAUTION, THEN SLOWLY. SCRAWNY AND MOSTLY MADE UP OF HAIR THAT HADN'T BEEN BRUSHED, SHE STOPPED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TRACKS FROM LEELEE.
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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What would you do if you knew the exact moment of the foretold Rapture? And would your behavior in your last days on this earth change your eternal outcome? Thoughts to ponder as you read "Out of Office" by @andrewcareaga.bsky.social in issue 100. www.roifaineantpress.com/post/out-of-...
NOW, IF YOU'RE WITH THE COMPANY, THIS OUT-OF-OFFICE MESSAGE MAY COME AS A SHOCK, SINCE I DIDN'T GIVE NOTICE. WHY SHOULD I TIP THEM OFF?
THEY'D ONLY THINK I'M NUTSO. BUT THEY'LL LEARN THE TRUTH SOON ENOUGH. I'M SURE EVERYONE IN HR AND ACCOUNTING IS STRANDED ON THIS LITERALLY BUT TEMPORARILY GODFORSAKEN PLANET (HI, EVELYN! HI, MAX!)
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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I don't think I've ever watched an entire episode of Xena. After reading @sadeebee.bsky.social 's essay, "Who wouldn’t want a badass woman with a sword?", I am going to have to rectify that! Check it out and answer the question for yourself! Live now 👇 www.roifaineantpress.com/post/who-wou...
XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS
KICKED DOWN SO MANY WALLS AND OPENED UP SO MANY
WOMEN AND FEMME-
PRESENTING FOLKS TO THE IDEA THAT POWER AND BEAUTY DON'T HAVE TO BE POLAR OPPOSITES. IF ANYTHING, THE POWER MAKES YOU HOTTER.
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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I don't know what kind of scarecrow hangs out with a crow at a writers' workshop and then hooks up with them. But I do know I'm ready to find out more! This is "Good Morning!" by Mark Ifanson and it's live now in our 100th issue! www.roifaineantpress.com/post/good-mo...
THE CROW STARES AT ME WITH ITS MISCHIEVOUS CORVUS GRIN, REFUSING TO SAY MORE. I STUDY ITS POSTURE AS IT GROOMS ITS FEATHERS, AND BEGIN TO REALIZE THIS ODD BIRD LOOKS SOMEHOW
FAMILIAR. IS IT WINKING AT ME?
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Roi Fainéant Press SUBS ARE OPEN, BAYBEE! @rfpress.bsky.social · 17h
We're wrapping up our rewind of issue 100 with a little tale that is half coming-of-age story, half nature documentary, and half thriller. Yes, I know that doesn't add up. Just go check it out. This is "Big Bald Bear" by Devin James Leonard. www.roifaineantpress.com/post/big-bal...
MY DAD NEVER LET ME COME TO JASPER'S WITH HIM, AND THAT WAS LIKELY 'CAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT HIS BOY TO SEE HIM AND HIS BUDDIES TURN INTO ANIMALS WHEN THEY WERE BOOZING.
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Duotrope @duotrope.com · 23/12/2025
New publisher listing for: DNDP Quarterly Online (Fiction Nonfiction; Open, General, Fantasy, Horror, SF; pays). #WritingCommunity
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New Publisher Listing: DNDP Quarterly Online
New publisher listing for: DNDP Quarterly Online (Fiction Nonfiction; Open, General, Fantasy, Horror, SF; pays). #WritingCommunity
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M.E. Proctor @meproctor.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
The first issue of DNDP magazine is out. With stories from Stanton McCaffery, Paul Hostovsky, Susan B. Nolan, Keith David Parsons, Joshua Murray, Frank Finney, Stephanie Valente, Raymond J. Brash, Rob D. Smith, Ayaan Fahad, and more. I have a retro noir in it www.amazon.com/dp/B0GN2885P4
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DNDP Quarterly: Issue 01
DNDP Quarterly: Issue 01 [Murray, Joshua] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. DNDP Quarterly: Issue 01
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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 15h
SOME PLACES ARE BETTER LEFT ALONE: Ghosthunters, real or imagined, find disturbing things sometimes. Check out this great story from @phenryward.bsky.social in this month's Stone's Throw: bit.ly/4yESqyM #flashfiction #noir #crime
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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
CATCH UP ON OUR PATREON: Our conversation with @marythor.bsky.social, author of A WOMAN'S GUIDE TO TRUE CRIME. Listen to the podcast here: bit.ly/4bazv4n Patreon subscriptions start at $5/month! Order the book today: bit.ly/4r1u8KU
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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
NOW AVAILABLE FROM RHP PRESS: The debut collection by @marythor.bsky.social. Listen to @steveweddle.bsky.social and order your copy today: bit.ly/4r1u8KU #literaryfiction #crimefiction #darkfiction
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Dark Waters Podcast @darkwaterspodcast.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We had an amazing chat with one of our favorites - @marythor.bsky.social talking about her collection "A Woman's Guide to True Crime," LOTR nerdom, and the need for wedding liability insurance. Give it a listen on wherever you find your podcasts, and make sure you pick up a copy of the collection!
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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
TRIPLE THREAT: That's a third Derringer for @cwblackwell.bsky.social!! Biggest congratulations on his win for Long Story! It's only part of his amazing collection of stories, just sayin.' Get yourself a copy today: bit.ly/4runwWU #smfs
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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
RIDE THE WAVE: Listen to Gary Phillips and order the new novel from Anthony Award-winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social today. amzn.to/49KAdFG #crimefiction #sandiego #ridethewaves
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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
RIDE THE WAVE ON PATREON: Join us as Managing Editor @jtbutkowski.bsky.social talks to @curtisippolito.bsky.social about his new novel, WAVES OF BURDEN, San Diego, 90s alt-rock, and more. Help support RHP Press on Patreon! bit.ly/4ecbo6U #crimefiction #ridethewaves #sandiego #wavesofburden
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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
ANTHONY NOMINATIONS ARE OUT! And RHP's represented well, big thanks to the BCon voters who helped make this happen. Congrats to @curtisippolito.bsky.social @cwblackwell.bsky.social and @richienarvaez.bsky.social on their noms, big thanks to the contributors for OFUW! #bouchercon2026
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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
ICYMI ON PATREON: A conversation with @adschw.bsky.social. Join the Patreon if you haven't already, memberships start at $5/month. Your support helps us pay our authors and keep the magazine going: bit.ly/4rKCyXG
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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
TWO FROM ERYK PRUITT: Lake Castor is full of shady people making even shadier choices. Find out how and pick up both books by @erykpruitt.bsky.social for that gritty noir reader in your life today: bit.ly/3J1ekYN
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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
THREE FROM NICK KOLAKOWSKI: The “Jake Halligan” trilogy is an action-packed, blood soaked saga that will leave you wanting more! Pick up all three books by @nkolakowski.bsky.social for that crime fiction lover in your life today: bit.ly/3J1ekYN #crimefiction
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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW ON PATREON: Roger and Rob talk to author Colin Brightwell about his stories, their inspiration, and the overall writing process. Patreon memberships start at $5/month. Your support helps us pay our authors and keep the magazine going: bit.ly/4wLXH5V
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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
SUBS OPEN TODAY: For November, we’re looking for stories of revolutionaries, rebels, agitators, and terrorists. Show us what happens when their good plans go bad, or their bad plans go worse. Subs close Oct 4. Send us your <2k flash story: bit.ly/4fQLeGx
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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
DON'T LOOK TWICE: Check out this month's great story on STONE'S THROW by Lisa Robertson. You might be seeing double. Read it today: bit.ly/4i7paLZ #flashfiction #crimefiction
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Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
TIME FOR YOUR QUARTERLY DOSE OF CRIME FICTION: Issue XVI of RHP is available now! Check out this list of amazing writers. Order your copy today: bit.ly/4eJmjp7 #crimefiction #shortstories
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Layla Hawke - author @laylahawke2.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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C.W. Blackwell @cwblackwell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
My last four books together for a group photo 🖤😎
My last four published books: The Cold Dark Forever, Whatever Kills the Pain, Hard Mountain Clay, and Song of the Red Squire fanned out together on a green blanket.
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C.W. Blackwell @cwblackwell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Her first move was to burn everything to the ground.”
The cold dark forever featuring an image of Big Sur’s Bixby Bridge Ella Raines with noir lighting about to light a cigarette
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C.W. Blackwell @cwblackwell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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The Cold Dark Forever
Monterey Bay, 1942. The ocean is rough, the pay is thin, and commercial fisherman Gene Ackerly is just trying to stay afloat. But when his crewmate murders a G.I. during a drunken brawl, Gene makes…
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Curtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Fantastic. Buy it. Read it. @cwblackwell.bsky.social
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Curtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Curtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thrilled to have a story in the new Dark Yonder. “A Righteous Heist” follows two brothers by adoption who decide to do more to fight back against the scourge of ICE in their community. Thanks so much to Katy and Eryk for giving this story a great home. Reading the issue now and 👌🏼. a.co/d/0j5gwaTl
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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sunday Recs? Sunday Recs! Go on, give yourself the gift of fiction. #BookSky
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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A week in, this book has gotten more attention than when it was first released in 2021. My continued thanks to readers of old and to those who are just now discovering how Bishop Rider makes them burn. Big thanks to @ronearl.bsky.social too, for rehoming my books and giving me this second chance.
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Alan Orloff @alanorloff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
VERY HAPPY to have a story in the groovy anthology, DAYDREAM BELIEVER, with so many awesome writers! You want fun? Here’s your fun! Edited by @writelarrywrite.lawrenceallanwrites.com and @shelkubitz.bsky.social! From publisher @shotgunhoney.com! Out today!
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Richie Narvaez @richienarvaez.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It's a sale! Get THE SPECULATIVE DETECTIVE AGENCY at 15% off! Bookshop is celebrating raising $50 million for independent bookstores, and our book is in LxP's curated list for the occasion! 15% off until October 17. bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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The Speculative Detective Agency: Case Files of the Supernatural and Fantastic
Trust the MysteryThe Speculative Detective Agency is a global organization of agents confronting cases that defy conventional logic: haunted environments that resist documentation; a Bloody Mary sight...
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Victor De Anda @victordeanda.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
MORE PRAISE FOR THE SDA: Take it from @vlatinalondon.bsky.social and pre-order your copy today: bit.ly/4tpEXbT. Proud to be part of this antho, big thanks to Matthew David Goodwin @richienarvaez.bsky.social and @diversionbooks.bsky.social for pubbing! #speculative #detective #cryptid #supernatural
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Victor De Anda @victordeanda.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
ARRIVING IN YOUR DIMENSION NEXT TUESDAY! Like this taste? Big thanks to Matthew David Goodwin and @richienarvaez.bsky.social for including my story, "Hecho En Mexico." Pre-order your copy today from @diversionbooks.bsky.social : bit.ly/4tpEXbT #supernatural #fantastic #speculative #anthology
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