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Art-obsessed writer and editor | bookreviewer | SHUWPF graduate | she/her

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Piglet Delivers Piglet was still hungover when he got to Pooh’s house. Not even the morning breeze dancing through the few remaining trees around...

It's been out for a couple of weeks and I'm still shouting about it: my story "Piglet Delivers" in @apexmag.bsky.social is my (dark?) take on Piglet, Pooh, Kanga, Owl, Rabbit, Eeyore and the Hundred Acre Wood.
www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...

07.03.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
Screenshot of a Facebook memory that says β€œon this day 6 years ago” and the post has a purple background of cats lounging with text over it that says β€œgood morning I just had a dream a cat was leading a seminar for raccoons called β€˜Domesticate Yourself for Fun and Profit’”

Screenshot of a Facebook memory that says β€œon this day 6 years ago” and the post has a purple background of cats lounging with text over it that says β€œgood morning I just had a dream a cat was leading a seminar for raccoons called β€˜Domesticate Yourself for Fun and Profit’”

Happy anniversary to this dream

07.03.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Next class from @rhppress.bsky.social !!

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Dog Named Dog Press | Stories That Bite as Loud as They Bark Independent literary press publishing bold new fiction, digging up old classics. Discover upcoming releases, open calls, and see what we're all about.

www.dognameddogpress.com

21.02.2026 20:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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My latest story Burning Shadows came out this week in Dog Named Dog Quarterly. Lot of creative fiction inside. You can pick it up here.
a.co/d/0dRvqR7Z

21.02.2026 20:54 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Women in Horror: Gwendolyn Kiste The author of The Haunting of Velkwood discusses horror and horror writing

Today for Women in Horror Month, @candacenola.bsky.social and I have an interview with @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social, and she talks about her new book with @rdspress.bsky.social, THE HAUNTED HOUSES SHE CALLS HER OWN:

open.substack.com/pub/eliza392...

04.03.2026 23:10 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Getting It Right: Research, History, and Writing Crime Fiction Nick Kolakowski leads a Rock and a Hard Place Press course on using research in fiction. 3.15 - 4.12. Live Zoom + Discord. $200.

GETTING IT RIGHT: Balance telling stories that honor the truth while still being entertaining as hell. A 5-week online course with @nkolakowski.bsky.social on avoiding info-dumps and making your writing shine. Class starts March 15th, sign up today:

07.03.2026 16:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fantastic collection of stories. Highly recommended

07.03.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Guinness the black cat sits on a cupboard, gazing regally upwards. The photo is taken from a low angle, emphasizing his tallness and majesty.

Guinness the black cat sits on a cupboard, gazing regally upwards. The photo is taken from a low angle, emphasizing his tallness and majesty.

BEHOLD ME

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People Are Calling Meta Ray-Bans "Pervert Glasses" On Bluesky, users quickly embraced the term "pervert glasses" to refer to Meta's Ray Ban smart glasses, following a shocking investigation.

Make it stick.

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Escape Pod 1035: We Who Live in the Heart (Part 1 of 3) Ricci slipped in and out of consciousness as we carried her to the anterior sinus and strapped her into her hammock. Her eyelids drooped but she kept forcing them wide. After we finished tucking her…

Fresh today @escapepod.org, my story WE WHO LIVE IN THE HEART, delightfully narrated by Ibba Armancas
escapepod.org/2026/03/05/e...

06.03.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Will the Last One to Leave Please Turn Out the Lights? - Nightmare Magazine The Idiot looms like a tumorous moon in the morning sky as Morris County Animal Control Officer Bailey Butler passes Stantonsville’s last operating gas station and turns off onto Franklin Road. For a ...

For your weekend reading - my new story about a small town civil servant just trying to find her neighbor’s dog … while an eldritch abomination floats like a mountain of diseased flesh in the sky and its shadow poisons the land. Fun! www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/will...

06.03.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Punk Noir Press The Only Crime Is Getting Caught

Punk Noir Press's online series, "Find what you love and let it kill you," kicked off today with wistful, witty, memorable stories by some terrific authors, including @carlottadale.bsky.social and @nathanpettigrew.bsky.social. Don't miss it!!

punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com/punk-noir-ma...

06.03.2026 16:16 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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CRONE.
9/22/26 via Random House.
Cover by Aarushi Menon.
Preorders live now.

US: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/760819...
Signed/inscribed copies: broadwaybooks.net/book/9780593...
UK: www.waterstones.com/book/crone/9...

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STONE'S THROW IN MARCH: They say you don't know someone until you go on a trip with them. Find out more in this month's killer story from C.E Γ“ Conaing: bit.ly/4u3g1HI

05.03.2026 13:22 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Submissions Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is β€œfun”. [Go to Submissions]

Submissions for the next issue of Translunar Travelers Lounge open soon. From March 15-21 is reserved for writers of color; from March 22 until April 15 is general submissions for everybody. We are looking for speculative fiction up to 5,000 words. translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

06.03.2026 11:17 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Thank you so much for this review, @kjcharleswriter.com!

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Locus Awards Announces Guest of Honor Stephen Graham Jones locusmag.com/2026/03...

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Issue 40 | New Flash Fiction Review Featuring new work by Nadia Born, Bethany Bruno, Sherry Duggal, Rachel Hollis, Tess Kelly, Rosaleen Lynch, Patience Mackarness, Mandira Pattnaik, Tarmo Rajasaari, and Rob Walton.

It's here πŸŽ‰ Welcome to Issue 40, with brilliant stories from:

@nadiaborn.com, Bethany Bruno, Sherry Duggal,
@rachelmhollis.bsky.social Tess Kelly, @rosaleenlynch.bsky.social
@patiencemackarness.bsky.social @mandirapattnaik.bsky.social Tarmo Rajasaari & Rob Walton

newflashfiction.com/issue-40/

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Often short story collections don't even get reviewed so we were especially excited when THE HAUNTED HOUSES SHE CALLS HER OWN received a starred review from Library Journal! You can read the full review here: www.libraryjournal.com/review/the-h...

06.03.2026 00:46 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Women's Guide To True Crime | Rock and a Hard Place Press Get more from Rock and a Hard Place Press on Patreon

I got to hang out with @marythor.bsky.social and @smccaffery.bsky.social on the @rhppress.bsky.social Patreon podcast, where we talked about Mary’s new collection, A WOMANS GUIDE TO TRUE CRIME. It was very fun, and we promise you’ll enjoy listening to it!
www.patreon.com/posts/womens...

06.03.2026 02:46 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2

Elizabeth's essay really delves into the way our culture fails to see women's voices as authoritative, important, or deeply relevant -- and why that makes it so hard for women to be as read within the horror genre.

02.03.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Need a read for Women in Horror month? GIRL IN THE CREEK is excellent!

03.03.2026 05:17 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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ANTHONY AWARD NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN: If you're a Bouchercon voter, please consider nominating either or both of RHP's 2 eligible collections! Thanks again for your support.

04.03.2026 13:07 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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The First Two Pages: "The Skies Are Red" by Richie Narvaez - Art Taylor In April 2015, B.K. Stevens debuted the blog series β€œThe First Two Pages,” hosting craft essays by short story writers […]

Dear Anthony Award ballot fillers,
Please consider "The Skies Are Red" for Best Short Story and ON FIRE AND UNDER WATER: A CLIMATE CHANGE ANTHOLOGY for Best Anthology. #bouchercon
More about both here: arttaylorwriter.com/2025/10/28/t...

04.03.2026 13:42 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A light purple sign with my picture on it. Text: Brampton Arts Organization, Brampton Library, Fold. Writer in Residence. Suzan Palumbo. Suzan is on site at Mount Pleasant Village Branch Library from March 3rd-April 25th on Tuesdays from 10 am to 3 pm, Thursdays from 4 to 9 pm. Email events@bramptonlibrary to reserve your appointment to talk about writing

A light purple sign with my picture on it. Text: Brampton Arts Organization, Brampton Library, Fold. Writer in Residence. Suzan Palumbo. Suzan is on site at Mount Pleasant Village Branch Library from March 3rd-April 25th on Tuesdays from 10 am to 3 pm, Thursdays from 4 to 9 pm. Email events@bramptonlibrary to reserve your appointment to talk about writing

There's a purple sign with a picture of a goth at my local library with info on how you can ask writing questions or get your work reviewed.

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Will the Last One to Leave Please Turn Out the Lights? - Nightmare Magazine The Idiot looms like a tumorous moon in the morning sky as Morris County Animal Control Officer Bailey Butler passes Stantonsville’s last operating gas station and turns off onto Franklin Road. For a ...

My newest story is up at @nightmare-magazine.com today! If you want a novelette about a small town dog catcher just trying to live under the shadow of a cosmic horror, you might like it! www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/will...

04.03.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5

I'm a self-confessed werewolf girl, but this novella won me over as soon as I read it. Vampires from a wholly different perspective: what if we were trying to protect them as a threatened species?

04.03.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey authors, I know y’all hate self-promotion, but when I see book promos in my feed being retweeted by friends I trust, I almost always click through to check it out, and if it’s on sale you have *really* good odds of me taking a chance on it, so, you know, you should do that more.

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