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R. Ruhl 🌙 @writingruhls.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

There are a TON of walnut trees behind my house and I'm sitting on my porch, editing a horror story, and watching the leaves rain down like confetti. Best start to October.

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R. Ruhl 🌙 @writingruhls.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's finally cool enough to wear long sleeves >:)

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Gwendolyn Kiste @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

So thrilled to see In These Gilded, Ghostly Hearts on Goodreads' huge list of fall horror! And tomorrow is the big day! My Gatsby ghosts will officially be unleashed on the world! Expect lots of phantoms, melancholy, and plenty of gooey ectoplasm! www.goodreads.com/blog/show/31...

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R. Ruhl 🌙 @writingruhls.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Begging all people who work in visual presentation (artists, lighting techs, theaters, film/tv makers, cover designers, web designers, game developers, etc), to consider accessibility, flashing/strobe sensitivity, and eyestrain in design.

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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

we all know this classic way

cover of THE PHYSICAL MANIFESTATION OF CANCELLED PLANS GETS ME OFF BECAUSE DEEP DOWN I KINDA DIDN’T WANT TO GO featuring beautiful ladybuck on the right smilin standing in front of a house in the evening with a slight sunset behind and on the left if a good lookin sentient calendar

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R. Ruhl 🌙 @writingruhls.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I am under attack [ant in my bed and spider on my laptop] I love spiders. But not surprise spiders close to my skin!

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R. Ruhl 🌙 @writingruhls.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

In rereading my WIP I came across the perfect scene to put a piece of exposition I've been struggling to place. Wishing you all a similar moment in things coming together. #writesky #writingcommunity

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Lore & Rime Literary Journal @loreandrime.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Fall is a season of change, of a transition from past to future or vice versa. Stay tuned for information about the launch of our first edition of Lore and the opening of submissions for our poetry imprint, Rime... all coming very soon. #writesky #indie #booksky

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Liz @stayathomecommie.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

RIP to two of the best to ever do it

dolly parton in the 80s in black lingerie with red trim with garters and stockings

dolly parton again in red lingerie with a garter belt and stockings

tim curry in rocky horror picture show in a sparkly garter belt and lingerie too

tim curry posing with a black jacket and his stockinged legs extended to show off black stilettos

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Horror Writers Association @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Statement from the HWA Board of Trustees: The Executive Leadership and Trustees on the Board of the Horror Writers Association has voted to remove Sephera Giron from her position as Trustee effective immediately.

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Ai Jiang || 江艾🎐 @aijiang.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

May I offer you a scifi short today? 👀✨h

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Dorian Dawes @doriandawes.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

It is worth noting that the writer of that HWA newsletter telling people to embrace AI, has an AI based coaching app they are selling

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Emily Ruth Verona @emilyrverona.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Guess who has a signing this weekend? I will be at the new Barnes & Noble Livingston location for opening weekend this Saturday from 5 pm to 7 pm. Come say hi! stores.barnesandnoble.com/event/978006...

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Aaron Meyers @aaronmeyers.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

"Today is August 4, 2026" There Will Come Soft Rains By: Ray Bradbury

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Gillian "JENNY WILL EAT YOU NOW" Daniels @gillianlynndaniels.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Just so you know, the GoodReads giveaway for Jenny Will Eat You Now ends TODAY at 11:59 PM PST! Almost 4000 people have entered to win 1 of 50 books and ✨ YOU ✨ could be one of them. www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

You can kill a French vampire with a baguette. It's a painstaking process but it works.

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A.C. Wise @acwise.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Need more Canadian speculative fiction in your life? Of course you do! Here are a few of my favorite Canadian spec fic titles published last year. 🇨🇦 acwise.net/fantastic-ca...

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Fantastic Canadian Fiction – acwise.net

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R. Ruhl 🌙 @writingruhls.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I've sent out a short story every day this week :) it's been a nice little new habit. Summer 2026 is the season of realistic goals!

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Gillian "JENNY WILL EAT YOU NOW" Daniels @gillianlynndaniels.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I feel this. The idea that disturbing, dark fiction is more "unethical" than fluffy, gentle fiction is not an idea I think needs to be taken seriously!

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TribLive @triblive.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Here’s a look at the wildfire smoke that descended Thursday afternoon in Western Pennsylvania #smoke #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #wildfire #fire triblive.com/local/regional/wildfir…

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R. Ruhl 🌙 @writingruhls.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

I miss when the Northeast did not have a fire season.

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R. Ruhl 🌙 @writingruhls.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

My local library has a continuous used book sale. Just got a big bag of mystery/thriller for my grandma's 82nd bday. Never flowers or candles for her--always tales of blood and murder. I love her reading tastes.

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R. Ruhl 🌙 @writingruhls.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I attended a writers conference last week and participated in a flash fiction challenge to write and submit a piece in the same evening. On the conference blog, check out my piece: "The Life of a STEM Tutor in the 24th Century" as well as more great SFF stories from other participants! #writersky

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Flash Mob Takeover

These flash fiction stories were generated during a 45 minute workshop. The brave souls who wrote them agreed to having their stories posted the same night they were written. 🧿 🧿 🧿 Battle Fatigue B…

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Lore & Rime Literary Journal @loreandrime.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Our tabling event at the In Your Write Mind Writers Conference was a success! Thank you to all who have submitted or just stopped by to say hello and learn more. Submissions for Lore close at the end of June, and submissions for Rime, our poetry-focused imprint, will be opening soon. #writersky

A view of the whole table, with various info brochures.

A close-up of the table with signs that say "Open for Submissions" and "Lore and Rime (Jacqueline Gamache, R. Ruhl, Alex Belanger, and more!)"

A close-up of the table showing business cards and stickers.

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Lore & Rime Literary Journal @loreandrime.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

LORE: narrative and visual storytelling, modern mythology in the making. We seek short stories, flash fiction, & short graphic novels of all genres that answer: What does it mean to be in this current time and place? Submissions for our first issue close in 5 days on 6/30! #writersky #booksky💙📚

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Common Folk

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Sliced Up Press @sliceduppress.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Just over a week left to get your application in! To address a point we saw, we know this is a small grant. We're a very small business! If you're not sure how $100 would help, what about buying a few books? Notepads? Registering a web domain? Getting a coffee and sitting somewhere quiet to think?

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Gillian "JENNY WILL EAT YOU NOW" Daniels @gillianlynndaniels.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

She’s here. 💀 Jenny Will Eat You Now is available for pre-order wherever books are sold. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Jenny-... #coverreveal #coverart #horror #JennyWillEatYouNow #debut

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R. Ruhl 🌙 @writingruhls.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

In the battle of "grocery shopping while neurodivergent" today, the store drew first blood (cut my hand on a price tag holder) (a small cut, I'm fine) but I won the war (only spent 20 minutes inside, it wasn't loud or crowded despite being lunchtime, and there was no line at the checkout) 😌

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Diversity in Horror (they/them) @diversityhorror.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Books by Black authors that take place in Texas for Juneteenth. ✊🏾

Cover for My Monsters Ain’t Like Yours: A Collection of Short Stories by R. J. Joseph.

The cover for Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves

The cover for Dead First by Johnny Compton

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Ai Jiang || 江艾🎐 @aijiang.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

🌊🌬️⚙️A RIVER FROM THE SKY⚙️🌬️🌊 is officially out in the world!! 👀🤍✨ this marks the conclusion of the Natural Engines duology—thank y’all for coming on the journey with me! 🥹🤍🌊🌬️⚙️🏰🍃🎐 @titanbooks.bsky.social 💫

A RIVER FROM THE SKY book surrounded by bell-shaped lavender flowers

A PALACE NEAR THE WIND and A RIVER FROM THE SKY books surrounded by bell-shaped lavender flowers

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KC Grifant, Author @kcgrifant.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

It is publication day for Women of the Weird West!! 🥳 What a journey! This anthology published by Brigids Gate Press and edited by me is near and dear to my heart. I am grateful to the authors for their fascinating tales spanning far-flung galaxies to classic Old West settings.

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R. Ruhl 🌙 @writingruhls.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I'm pleased to report the stinging nettle survived the transplant! I was like, it had better survive after how far I went out of my way to not kill it! My wrist's sacrifice was not in vain...

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R. Ruhl 🌙 @writingruhls.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I miss my StokerCon friends already! We need to have StokerCon more than once a year, and we need at least an entire day with no events or panels where we all just sit in a big circle and hang out with snacks.

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English Glitter Prince @matwinser.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

It’s interesting it’s always “Art should be free” and never “Cars should be free” or “Cake should be free” so that art gains this weird status of being priceless and worthless at the same time.

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R. Ruhl 🌙 @writingruhls.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

A couple days before StokerCon and I got a hairline fracture in my wrist, sustained after fighting to repot a nettle with its superpowered root system (I won the fight, btw 😌). Hoping it clears up in a few days, but until then I'm stuck not being able to write or garden. Why is resting so hard!

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R. Ruhl 🌙 @writingruhls.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I finally got to watch Sinners last night. A phenomenal movie I will be thinking about forever. I cannot handle watching it again any time soon. 10/10.

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R. Ruhl 🌙 @writingruhls.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Who's all going to #StokerCon next week? 😃🦇

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R. Ruhl 🌙 @writingruhls.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

It's my punnable last name and I get to make puns with it

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Lore & Rime Literary Journal @loreandrime.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Submissions for Lore literary journal are open until May 31. We seek short stories, flash fiction, & short graphic novels of all genres that answer the question: what does it mean to be in this current time and place? Share your lore with us! We can't wait to hear from you. 🧡🦊 #writesky #booksky💙📚

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Common Folk

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Lark “Tornado” Morgan Lu @larkmorganlu.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Excuse me excuse me I did not want ”I’ll find you in every lifetime 😘” I wanted “I’ll find you in every lifetime 🔪” Thank you for your attention to this matter

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Leanna Renee Hieber @leannareneehieber.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Also, it's #WorldGothDay AND it is now a lucky 13 days until #StokerCon where AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC is a nominee, so as I am both a Goth and Gothic Novelist, we're in full, immersive Gothception 🖤🖤🖤 Buy our books to support us AND a historic house on this grand holiday: bookshop.org/shop/JPH

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Thea O'Ryan Files @theaoryanfiles.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Calling horror writers: Do you have a 2500-6000 word short horror story about film, filmmaking, or watching movies? You have until July 1st (Canada Day) to submit. Samara is rooting for you! #HorrorWriter horrortree.com/taking-submi...

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Taking Submissions: Movie Horror Themed Anthology - The Horror Tree

Submit to Dark Ink’s Movie Horror Themed Anthology by July 1, 2026. Seeking horror and dark thriller stories about movies, filmmaking, and cursed cinema. Pays $20 plus contributor copies.

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Mary Soon Lee @marysoonlee.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

A reminder that I will be at Balticon this weekend. I will give away a copy of "The Sign of the Dragon" to the first 5 people who ask me :-) You can see my schedule (panels, signing, reading) here: schedule.balticon.org/people/19165 ✏️📖🐉🐎

Front cover of "The Sign of the Dragon." Title in large yellow letters above the author's name (Mary Soon Lee). The artwork shows a nighttime scene with a line of people riding across hilly plains, a huge full moon behind them. At the bottom is the following blurb:

"It's as close to perfect as a book can get... A favorite book, period." - Beth Cato, two-time Rhysling Award winner.

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R. Ruhl 🌙 @writingruhls.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I've now officially seen every James Bond movie.

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R. Ruhl 🌙 @writingruhls.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Making a playlist of boss fight music to listen to while I revise my current novel project. Anyone have recommendations of their favorites? #writersky #writingcommunity

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Lore & Rime Literary Journal @loreandrime.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Submissions for Lore literary journal are open until May 31. We seek short stories, flash fiction, and short graphic novels of all genres that answer the question: what does it mean to be in this current time and place? Share your lore with us! We can't wait to hear from you. 🧡 #writesky #booksky💙📚

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Literary Journal — Common Folk

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Corey Farrenkopf @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Hey, look who showed up at the Library!!! Pumped to have @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social’s new short story collection, The Haunted House She Calls Her Own, hanging out on our shelves!!!

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R. Ruhl 🌙 @writingruhls.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Saw Project Hail Mary again with my mum and she loved it, as I knew she would! 1st reaction: "I would love to see this in IMAX." 2nd reaction: "THEY KIDNAPPED HIM?" 3rd reaction: "Amaze amaze amaze"

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