M. Lopes da Silva

Hailey Piper holding up the new edition of her book No Gods for Drowning, cover art by Anna Chiara Stagi

My baby is back in print today 🥰

A woman trying to save her city has to slit a few throats to do it in this noir-inspired dark fantasy world, a story I wanted to tell that was the reason I became a writer.

NO GODS FOR DROWNING, out now from Bad Hand Books 🔪🌊

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/no-gods-fo...

I read my poem “what is a man?” at PoetikLA:

Thank you for reading and taking the time to share your thoughts!

Damn. Gripping from start to finish.

The power dynamics of identity, art, and death explored through the lens of horror...

Beautifully told @mlopesdasilva.bsky.social!

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PseudoPod 1018: The Polyamorous Heart of Death You took her story like an organ removed in the night by a stranger she thought she knew. Victorian mummy unwrapping parties move in parallel to the kind of destruction you casually did.

Mentioned this in my newsletter but wanted to give it its own spotlight. “The Polyamorous Heart of Death” by @mlopesdasilva.bsky.social (1st pub’ed in my AND ONE DAY WE WILL DIE: STRANGE STORIES INSPIRED BY THE MUSIC OF NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL) was featured on @pseudopod.org as read by @jordankurella.com

I’m in the hosting chair this week, and I need to shout out a few people! Firstly of course, @mlopesdasilva.bsky.social for the amazing story, and @jordankurella.com for the wonderful narration. Also @christinogle.bsky.social for her insightful notes on the story and Neutral Milk Hotel, and…

Thank you, that means a lot! I respect your work so much!!! You’re VERY welcome (and hardcore same - they got me through college 💜)

Jordan! I just finished listening - you did an incredible job!! I loved your reading. Thank you for making my work shine :)

i had so much fun narrating this!!! @mlopesdasilva.bsky.social did a fantastic job writing a beautifully twisted story.

give it a listen! this one jumpscared me in my own edits.

PseudoPod 1018: The Polyamorous Heart of Death You took her story like an organ removed in the night by a stranger she thought she knew. Victorian mummy unwrapping parties move in parallel to the kind of destruction you casually did.

“You took her story like an organ removed in the night by a stranger she thought she knew.”

The Polyamorous Heart of Death, by M. Lopes Da Silva

Narrator: Jordan Kurella
Host: Kat Day
Audio: Graeme Dunlop

pseudopod.org/2026/02/27/p...

A picture of the story’s title, Fleshprinted Frankenstein, byline, and a couple of cut-off sentences

Hey, psst, wanna read my fucked-up 500 word Frankenstein story in The Bleeding Margin? Here you go: www.capitalhorror.com/products/the...

Thank you 💜 I hope you’re doing well

As of tonight, licenses of trans people across Kansas are being invalidated en masse, enabling the overnight criminalization of an entire group of people for going about our lives. It’s often said you never know when you’re living through history, so let me assure you: that’s what’s happening now.

This over the course of 5 days, disrupting lives now and endangering them going forward any time they need to show licenses or IDs.

This while marauding ogres are demanding arbitrary identification or else they lock you up for as long as they like.

And it's the year of a major federal election.

I read my poem “what is a man?” at PoetikLA:

In honor of black horror month & women in horror month (March), I’m kicking off my weekly WIHM features a week early!

1st up is @lmariewood.bsky.social Her book, The Tryst: The Red Thread Saga Book One, is available now! Wood also recommends you check out @rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social
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Just to be clear (because I've had questions):

*** We are currently open to submissions. ***

Ramadan

Queer Greenhouse Art & Comedy Showcase Queer Art. Trans Joy. Unapologetic Laughter.

Performing at a queer comedy & art show in WeHo tomorrow! Pick up a ticket here and lmk if you want a discount code
www.eventbrite.com/e/queer-gree...

Living the dream out here!

A bowl of chili with mac n cheese on top of it and a spoon

STARTLING NEW INFORMATION THAT MAY IMPACT THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY: eating chili with mac n cheese on top of it is hella delicious.

In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:

- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown

This is unprecedented.

Submission Calls OPEN Zine call (January 28th through February 14th) Zine PromptsFor this zine bundle, I’m looking for written pieces about these five prompts: -Cunty Horrors (cunty horror microfiction and mi…

Submissions for our zine call have been a little slow, so I've extended the call to February 14th. Check out our themes and guidelines here:
cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...

Reminder: In light of Bad Bunny's Superbowl performance spotlighting Latino culture, here's a hefty list of Latino speculative fiction authors I curated if anyone wants to take a gander and read some phenomenal work. Much love to all!
go.bsky.app/6BAmgpi

Writers Who Use AI Are Not Real Writers Dorothy Parker famously (but probably not really) said, “I hate to write, but I love having written,” which is a sentiment I don’t largely understand or agree with in the broader …

Read that article about the """writer""" generating 200 books a year with AI and needless to say, I had THOUGHTS

Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism

There is no excuse for anyone in 2026 to use substack.

www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...

Take it easy, but TAKE it

I’m drunk. I think a guy tried to pick me up at a bar but got turned off after I started gushing about Night Visitors (1987) lol

Oh no you’re writing my thoughts out, only gender-swapped lol