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Artemis Quinn 🏳️‍⚧️🎨📚 undead & thriving 🦇👻😱 @vampireantihero.com · 20h

'Tis spooky season and this undead soul is thriving. Check out this itch.io bundle! The LGBTQ+ Gothic, Dark Fantasy, and Horror Bundle has over 30 stories in it for $10! Only available until the 17th, so make sure to grab it now! itch.io/b/3931/lgbtq... #AQPromo

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S.M. Shrike @smshrike.bsky.social · 10h

I took a chunk of Sept. Off to celebrate and rest after PFOP released. So this month I'm back working on my cozy Patreon series and officially starting work on my next novel! I've finished the outline and I can start writing!

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Mattibad @itsmattibad.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Ready for his shift

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 19h

Autumn is essentially a gothic spring.

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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 17h

Congratulations to all the winners of this year's Ignyte Awards, starting here with this fantastic novel by Stephen Graham Jones!

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Alex Larkspur 💛📚🌻 @applesncinnamon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#QueerPrompts Oct 1 I'm Alex Larkspur and I write queer fantasy! I'm the author of Sweet & Wild, The Need for Dandelions, and The Witch of the Wood. I'm finishing up a novelette called A Harvest of the Heart, editing a novella, Guardian of the Sky, and drafting a novel, The Bird and the Blade!

Over a forest with flowers:
Alex Larkspur - Queer Fantasy Author

Novels: Sweet & Wild, The Need for Dandelions

Novellas: The Witch of the Wood

Short Stories: A Taste of Wild Honey, Wild & Sweet

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Matt Emmons @secondatbest.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The Knight’s Repose, this month’s entry in the riso print club. I’ve been wanted to draw some medieval marginalia for a while now, especially snail-related

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S.M. Shrike @smshrike.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Plate Full of Pomegranates is officially out today! I hope you all enjoy it and can get lost between its chilly pages..

Photo of wood burning in a hearth. Gold text reads "today".

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S.M. Shrike @smshrike.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Plate Full of Pomegranates comes out tomorrow! It feels surreal that it's almost here. This story means a great deal to me and it has been a wild journey getting to this place. I can't wait for you too meet Nate, Brienne and Adrian tomorrow.

A photo of a pile of pomegranates. Gold text reads "1 day."

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S.M. Shrike @smshrike.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Here is a snippet of a much longer, wonderful early review of Plate Full of Pomegranates!

A short review of Plate Full of Pomegranates. There are several photos also in frame, these include the book's cover, bloody snow, lips and hands. The review says "S.M. Shrike knows how to get at the bloody heart of a scene, slicing straight through the bone when they have to (and sometimes for the pure, gory joy of it."

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S.M. Shrike @smshrike.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

If you are interested in any of these topics then I would highly suggest trying out Plate Full of Pomegranates. (I'm extremely biased). PFOP will be out on Kindle, my website and itch on Sept. 14th!

An image of the cover of Plate full of pomegranates by s.m. Shrike with a list of themes/tropes in the book. These include the horror of isolation, a winter cabin setting, blood kink, queer vampires and no happy endings.

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Corey Brickley * Blight's Hollow Dot Com @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

See how delightfully the Warren Folk of Blight's Hollow prance in their parade! And who’s this who’s come to join them? What a Royal fellow.

figures with muscular rabbit heads dancing around a man covered in spores and fungal growths

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S.M. Shrike @smshrike.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

If you are interested in any of these topics then I would highly suggest trying out Plate Full of Pomegranates. (I'm extremely biased). PFOP will be out on Kindle, my website and itch on Sept. 14th!

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S.M. Shrike @smshrike.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Early review of PFOP. Thank you so much to all my ARC readers.

Early reviews of Plate Full of Pomegranates.

"What begins as an arrangement to provide untainted blood in exchange for mercy evolves into a complex relationship of dependency. I thought the writing of this was absolutely lovely. The writing weaves back and forth between romance, gore, vulnerability, violence and smut in a way that feels organic and effortless."

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Eric LaRocca @ericlarocca.com · 08/09/2026

Today’s the day!!! My new novel, WE TURN GRUESOME AT NIGHT, is officially out 🖤

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Jeremy Ghooooost Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Today's a great day to support some creators. Writers and artists and creatives of all sorts: reply with a link to one of your works, if you'd like. And feel free to tell us about it. Everyone: let's check through the replies and buy some creations and support some human beings.

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S.M. Shrike @smshrike.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Early review of PFOP. Thank you so much to all my ARC readers.

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S.M. Shrike @smshrike.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

With PFOP coming out soon I wanted to give the lowdown on all my published work and where you can find it all! I have three horror shorts that are all available as ebooks on Kindle, my Website and itch.io. My sapphic fantasy series is exclusive to Patreon. PFOP will add paperbacks!

An image of all the published works of S.M. Shrike.

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S.M. Shrike @smshrike.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Early reviews of PFOP are incoming and I am beyond honored by their kind words. #vampire #horror #bookreviews #arcreaders

Red background with an overlay of a painted pomegranate. White text says "early reviews of Plate Full of Pomegranates: Pomegranates is a deliciously claustrophobic tale of horror, lust and twisted love. I found the horror elements unsettling and a good counterweight to the eroticism of the story. Pick this up to read on a cold night with a hot cup of tea while the snow falls."

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Jeremy Ghooooost Shipp @jeremycshipp.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Bat update: I didn't see any bats, although I thought about a bioluminescent bat wearing a glittery witch hat.

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S.M. Shrike @smshrike.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Early reviews of PFOP are incoming and I am beyond honored by their kind words. #vampire #horror #bookreviews #arcreaders

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S.M. Shrike @smshrike.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

✨COVER REVEAL✨ The wonderful artist Brian Heritage made this 1960s gothic and pulp inspired cover for Plate Full of Pomegranates. I love it and it's so fun to see my characters depicted in this style.

Cover of Plate Full of Pomegranates by S.M. Shrike.

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Salem @salemszarek.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I'll be launching my newsletter on October 31st (salemszarek.beehiiv.com) so I'm looking forward to that! Announcements will be happening. #QueerWritersChat I also have some fanfiction (archiveofourown.org/users/saintwyrd) and I also have a fan bsky (@saintwyrd.bsky.social).

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Pixies a/k/a Map Nerd @mcburnellauthor.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

#QueerWritersChat Thanks for hosting! Check out my new urban fantasy! 🔪 murder mystery 🧚‍♂️ badass faerie people 🔥 fuck capitalism 🕵️ corporate espionage 🌇 amazing magical city books2read.com/book-Erosion mcburnell.itch.io/erosion

the cover of a book called Erosion by MC Burnell shows a bespectacled man in winter gear walking through a landscape of dirty snow and garbage. Behind him, a fabulous city in vivid pink appears to erupt out of the aurora.
“Think there’s nothing in the world worth fighting for? What about the world next door?”

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S.M. Shrike @smshrike.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

It's 10 days until Plate Full of Pomegranates releases! This book is a nasty vampire book that explores co-dependancy between the worst thrupple ever. I'm so proud of it and if you are interested in reading it, you can find it on Amazon, my website and itch. Links to all below. linktr.ee/S.M.Shrike

Photo of the interior of a pomegranate. Gold text at the top reads "ten days"

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S.M. Shrike @smshrike.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

If you want to get a quick taste of my work before PFOP comes out then may I offer these three short pieces! All are available on Amazon, my website and itch! They are pagan horror that explores themes of isolation, loneliness, and family!

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Julie Dillon @juliedillon.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Well, this ended up more of an experiment with media than anything else, but to be fair, that was what I intended when I started. I don't know how I feel about the finished result as a whole, but I like a lot of the textures, and I learned a little more about what works for me and what doesn't.

A watercolor and ink painting of a barn owl with starry patterning on its neck and down the center of its face. The owl sits nestled in a dead tree, looking directly at the viewer. Five other larger star designs are positioned around the owl and its tree.

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S.M. Shrike @smshrike.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

What happens when a con man with blood on his hands and two vampires walk into a cabin in the woods? Probably nothing healthy. Join these three lost souls as they descend into lust and isolation. Plate Full of Pomegranates comes out Sept. 14th. Pre-orders available now. Links in my pinned post.

A photo of bloody snow with white and red text that reads "Nathaniel (con man), Brienne (vampire) and Adrian (fox.)

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S.M. Shrike @smshrike.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

It's officially 14 days before Plate Full of Pomegranates comes out. I'm beyond excited and fucking terrified. I really hope you all like it. These characters are my heart.

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S.M. Shrike @smshrike.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

🩸A man with blood on his hands. 🩸A vampire who longs for her lost humanity. 🩸A daughter of night who lives in the shape of a fox. These are the sad creatures at the center of the woods in Plate Full of Pomegranates. Meet them in a cabin outside of time in Sept. 14. Pre-orders available now.

Photo of two bloody hands in front of a grey spider webbed background. Black text reads "Plate Full of Pomegranates. Pre-order now."

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S.M. Shrike @smshrike.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

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SARDINE @kjr0313.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

that night in raccoon city

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

“I better not write this thing I love, or else jerks might interpret it the worst way possible—” Fun fact: if you ever hear this voice, you are legally allowed to beat it to death with mental hammers.

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S.M. Shrike @smshrike.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Chapter 5 comes out on the 29th! These two disasters are getting closer even if they don't want to admit it. The whole story is available on Patreon (link in pinned) and chapter 1 is completely free!

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Yorgos Cotronis @cotronis.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

QRP your starry art

illustration depicts a woman with glowing white eyes and a very pale face, her torso and head glowing with thousands of stars

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S.M. Shrike @smshrike.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

PFOP is an exploration of shattered identity and isolation in love. When he meets two starving vampires in the woods, Nathaniel Harris hopes his devotion to them will prove to be his Absolution. PFOP comes out on Sept. 14. Pre-orders available on my website, Kindle and itch.io. links in pinned.

Photo of a bloody woman. Red text reads "Plate Full of Pomegranates, September 14th."

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S.M. Shrike @smshrike.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

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Tomb Heintjes @hogansalley.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Charles Addams introduced his “family” in the August 6, 1935, issue of the New Yorker. (They weren’t called the Addams Family until the TV show.) Here’s that debut:

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Trevor Henderson 🍉 (commissions closed) @slimyswampghost.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

have to remember this is my default reading mode when recommending books to other people

trent reznor of the band nine inch nails. he's saying: how are you tonight? having a good time? ready to party? have fun? well that was the last guys. wrong fucking band. we're here to have a bad time. (synthesizer playing)

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Basil Wright @kobanya.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

There's only 3 days until my birthday! I'm very close to the goal; can we hit it before my birthday? 👀 ko-fi.com/kobanya/goal...

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Become a supporter of Basil today!

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Evan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I have to really hustle for memberships through the end of this year because I took a big risk in changing platforms away from Squarespace. The effort is chugging along so far, but we're not out of the woods. I made the change to assure Assigned's long term viability, but in the short term eeeeek!

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