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Robert Helfst is doing the best he can @roberthelfst.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

When you realize you accidentally put "Jump in the Line" by Harry Belafonte on repeat...20 minutes ago. Gotta listen to it one more time.

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Robert Helfst is doing the best he can @roberthelfst.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A Weird Al style cover of “Mirtazapine” by Hayley Williams titled “Loperamide.”

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Rawhead @rawheadjournal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Issue 03 of Rawhead is live! Check it out. rawheadjournal.org/rawhead-issu... #litmag #artmag #rawheadjournal #artandliterature #newpoetry #newfiction #cnf #writingcommunity #artcommunity

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Robert Helfst is doing the best he can @roberthelfst.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Very proud to share my story about self-immolation has been published in @rawheadjournal.bsky.social Issue 03! Check it out - there's tons of great authors here, including a couple of great pieces from @allisonfieldbell.bsky.social (very cool to share a ToC with a former MFA classmate!) @rawhead

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs. Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare.

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Michael Boulerice @michaelboulerice.com · 27/08/2026

Whelp, here we go again tinyurl.com/53kjnpv2

A screencap from a statement that reads as follows: "Public Statement Regarding Our Formal Complaint to the Horror Writers Association
August 26, 2026
Last updated: August 26, 2026

Creepaway Camp is publishing this statement to provide a clear, factual record regarding a formal complaint we have submitted to the Horror Writers Association (“HWA”) concerning communications and conduct involving HWA representative Max Gold."

The "0 days without" Simpsons meme that reads "The HWA apparently revealing itself to be dabbling in some light extortion"

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Allison @doilyparton.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I spend more time vetting restaurants to eat at than the HWA does heads of committees, nominees, and trustees.

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The Midnight Society @midnightpals.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The HWA grievance committee is run by the failed Trump judicial Nominee who praised the Klan? Seems not ideal!

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T(errifying) C(ryptid) Parker (she/her) @tcparker.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Hey, @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social - don't get me wrong, I'm not looking to join... but can you explain this one? Because it's not looking good for your vetting protocols

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Robert Helfst is doing the best he can @roberthelfst.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Truly astounded to learn about Brett J Talley hiding under a rock in the HWA governance structure. Explains too much about that org.

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Joe Koch @horrorsong.blog · 19/08/2026

TIL this is who apparently runs the Grievance Committee of the HWA. Patrick's still running unopposed. He's posted a weak statement on his substack saying he's grown as a person since creeping on Theo and "let the voters decide." There's no one else to vote for. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brett_T...

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Brett Talley - Wikipedia

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Theodore Hill (he/him) @probablyharmless.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Hi. Everything I want to say it at the following link, which contains why I think Patrick Barb should not be HWA President. I'm going to step away from socials for a few hours now, and will see you all later. 🫀 CW: sexual misconduct. theodorehill.weebly.com/statement.html

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Robert Helfst is doing the best he can @roberthelfst.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Why a fireworks display in Nashville, TN on a Tuesday night? For a moment I thought the hotel was collapsing when I was jolted out of sleep.

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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

I saw someone call Ai a Thneed and I can't stop thinking about it. It's a PERFECT analogy. The Thneed was an all-purpose tool that didn't do anything really useful. It was a fad that did major damage to the environment to make the Onceler a billionare. It left no real lasting impact, only damage.

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ash 🍉 @smashingaisling.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

R.I.P Anthony Head 💔

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Cheyenne Lin @cheyennelin.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Boomer grandparents have failed their grandkids so hard there’s an actual phenomenon happening called absent grandparents about how boomers don’t want to spend time with their grandkids

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Tenebrous Press @tenebrouspress.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

🖤☠️MEET @corriehaldane.bsky.social, BRAVE NEW WEIRD AWARD WINNER🖤☠️ In "Hivemind", a grieving father is encouraged to share the news of his young son's death with his bees, an old tradition that initially provides comfort. But the bond he forms with his hive has unexpected consequences. ⬇️

Red and black graphic box featuring cover art by Matt Blairstone; a human form seated, one hand on a book emblazoned with the Tenebrous skull & laurel. Where the screen cuts from red to black, the flesh is stripped from the human, exposing its skeleton. It thrusts its harm into the air, transforming into a death's head moth. It looks pretty cool.
And then there's a picture of the author next to it, who looks even cooler.

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morganite 💖 @morganite.io · 09/04/2026

“but we stay silly”

the dad from coraline typing at a computer with an exhausted expression

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

"I asked ChatGPt-" "Oh yeah? Well I went into the woods and screamed at squirrels for similar results, shut the fuck up."

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The Midnight Society @midnightpals.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

instead of watching the new harry potter trailer, why not pick up some horror books by trans and nb writers for the trans rights readathon?? there are so many good options. For example, check out some of these writers:

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Robert Helfst is doing the best he can @roberthelfst.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Beyond proud to have a story out in Saros SF Issue Five today! Very excited for my weird story about blue jays, pocket realities, and facing death to have found such a wonderful home. Snag your copy today! sarossf.com/issue-5/

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Issue #5 - Saros Speculative Fiction

Edited by Ariel Marken Jack “Land of Lasts” by Theodore Hill: endlings / what are your three things? / the story is us “On the Matter of Homo sapiens” by Kel Coleman: orienteering / they made us / we ...

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

No exceptions. If you use Gen A I in any capacity whatsoever, you suck. Yes, the way you're using it too. You're not special. "She probably doesn't mean me" I do.

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Robert Helfst is doing the best he can @roberthelfst.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Still mad at myself for selling my ds lite and soul silver years ago. Fool decision.

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Robert Helfst is doing the best he can @roberthelfst.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Very excited and proud for my weird little blue jay story to have found such an awesome home! And beyond stoked to be TOC buds with @probablyharmless.bsky.social (finally)! March 23rd is gonna be a great day for weird #horror fiction!

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Robert Helfst is doing the best he can @roberthelfst.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

"The problem is not the dream. The problem is waking up." - @brianevenson.bsky.social, "Disquaire" in SALT LAKE CITY

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Robert Helfst is doing the best he can @roberthelfst.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

His Dark Materials AKA "Lyra Belacqua and all her much more qualified and helpful surrogate parents."

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Blue sky nice ghost @rajandelman.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Is there a technology the left is excited about?" It's called the clamshell e-reader from It Follows, and I've been waiting for it since 2014

Teen girl in hospital bed reading from her little clam shell

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

From now through March 1st you can save 14% on all Fraidy Cat Quarterly single volumes and ebooks when you buy direct! fraidy-cat-press.myshopify.com And we have some awesome new handmade bookmark designs too! #horrorlit #sale #amreading #horror #ebook #2026readingchallenge #indie #cosmichorror

Valentine’s Day sale image of a bloody heart featuring 14% off all single issues and ebooks of Fraidy Cat Quarterly

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Robert Helfst is doing the best he can @roberthelfst.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

It seems like editors missed the memo yesterday, but I was looking forward to 1+ acceptances for my birthday. Luckily for y’all, belated wishes and gifts are always appreciated too! #author #wishfulthinking #birthdaywish #horrorlit #shortstory #horror

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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie) @stinasdemons.com · 16/02/2026

This, and I'm not sorry about it. Not only is all this true, using them indicates to me that you are also a lazy, uncreative human being who can't be bothered with/won't admit these truths enough to stop, so you're also a cheating, selfish little turd

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Robert Helfst is doing the best he can @roberthelfst.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Send me your creepy and unsettling stories and art!

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 09/02/2026

I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them

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(⊙‿⊙✿) @xhappyccino.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

amber glenn even putting her skates on the ice when people from her own country hate her and wish death and harm on her is strength most of us could never dream of. respect her or shut the entire fuck up. #MilanoCortina2026

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Robert Helfst is doing the best he can @roberthelfst.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Recent Jeopardy contestant shared that she sings “Defying Gravity” and other show tunes while riding roller coasters to overcome her fear, thereby ensuring that NOBODY has a good time on the roller coaster. Supervillain behavior.

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Michael Boulerice @michaelboulerice.com · 02/02/2026

Nothing like a thank-you-for-your-kind-messages post from a disgraced piece of shit with the comments turned off to make you say OH YEAH BABY COMEBACK TOUR IS GOING GREAT

A screencap from Neil Gaiman's post on Instagram with the comments button missing. I guess we're happy enough with the imaginary outpouring of support that we don't need to hear from the public

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Robert Helfst is doing the best he can @roberthelfst.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Neil Gaiman's writing meant a lot to me as a young man. His stories helped me through very rough times. I tossed out every book of his I owned when the news broke. Without hesitation. Don't allow this self-rehabilitation tour to take. Block him. Make him one of the most-blocked accounts here.

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Marty Cahill @mcflycahill90.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

ICYMI, Gai*man is slinking out of the shadows and posting again, trying to scuttle his way back into the public's good graces. Please take care of yourselves, believe women, believe survivors, and fuck that guy.

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Robert Helfst is doing the best he can @roberthelfst.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Really looking forward to reading great words and admiring great artwork when we open!

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Robert Helfst is doing the best he can @roberthelfst.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

I love every volume we publish, but this is seriously one of my favorites, stuffed chock-full with stories of all-consuming and righteous anger. Don't miss out! #rage #horror #book

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Fraidy Cat Press @fraidycatpress.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

We're incredibly proud to have published this absolute banger of a story in FCQ Volume 7! Congrats to @corriehaldane.bsky.social on the very well-deserved recognition and thank you to @tenebrouspress.bsky.social for highlighting excellent work in the weird horror indie community!

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

every time

The story in my head: pic of a beautiful sleek horse.

My first draft: pic of a short plump shaggy pony.

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Robert Helfst is doing the best he can @roberthelfst.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Finished edits on and submitted my first new story of 2026 today. Fingers crossed on this one!

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Lesbian Death Bed: The Bed that Eats Pussy (pro orph) @bitterkarella.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

A friend pointed out to me that content warnings in horror books can actually help heighten tension, ala Hitchcock's "bomb under the table" theory of suspense. I have to say, that is not something I ever considered!

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It's Abby. Yep @itsabbyyep.bsky.social · 13/12/2023

Escalate any disagreement by saying “here we go” whenever someone starts talking

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Robert Helfst is doing the best he can @roberthelfst.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

I almost missed sharing this: my latest short story “Flashlight Tag” is available today in Chthonic Matter Quarterly #12! Get your copy direct or from Amazon (but preferably direct!) Very proud to appear in another project from CM Muller! chthonicmatter.wordpress.com #indie #horrorlit #shortstory

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