Margo Pecha

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I struggle a lot with imposter syndrome since I'm able to live a relatively normal life, so it was pretty validating. (Also amusing, because it's just my skin! I've had it my whole life!)

Mentioned to the anesthesiologist before my endoscopy that I have EDS, and he perked up. "You have the stretchy skin?" So I tugged on my face a little and he got SO excited. "That's so cool! You hear about it but never see it in the wild!"

I loved your story!

Out today! You can find my story "The Beast of Old Blodgett Road" inside, among other excellent stories. Many thanks to Andy and Trevor for all their hard work on this book and for being such great editors to work with!

Out today! Includes my story “I Send You a Kiss” alongside a whole slew of exquisitely creepy tales. Full TOC at the link below.

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Friends! Our 2026 titles are up for pre-order. And our 2025 print titles are on sale. Pre-orders help us immensely. Take a look at our site for all the details. I hope you'll consider grabbing something, if you're able. Thank you all so much.

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Hey everyone! We've extended our preorder offer! You can now enter the giveaway until Fri 13th March 😱! Post your order confirmation or email it to encounterswithcryptids@gmail.com for a chance to win 1 of 5 paperbacks!

Fifteen monstrous tales. Out Friday 13th March! 👻 www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4BLN1GR

Kicking off 2026 with a gastric emptying study and an upper endoscopy on the books, so that's cool I guess. Love to have chronic conditions that cause additional chronic conditions!

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

So relatable.

Home | Laughing Man House | Horror Publisher The Laughing Man House is an indie publisher of dark fantasy, horror, and southern gothic fiction.

🦋 The Secret Is Out 🦋

After 15 months of searching, my debut queer bug novella 'Mariposa' has found its future home with
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I'm so grateful for all the support I've gotten for this fucked up story, and I can't wait for you to see it fully emerge Feb 2027 🐛

#horrorsky #booksky

Whoohoo congrats!!

Pre-order offer! If you pre-order our new antho, ENCOUNTERS, you'll be in with a chance of winning one of five paperback copies on release day. Either post your order confirmation or email it to encounterswithcryptids@gmail.com.

Fifteen monstrous stories. Out 02/14/26 www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4BLN1GR.

Nearly 10 years into our marriage, and tonight my husband tells me the reason he agreed to the wedding date I picked is because it's the day Charlie Bucket went to the chocolate factory. I've never laughed so hard in my life.

👹 @slimyswampghost.bsky.social and I are stoked to announce ENCOUNTERS with cryptids is now available to preorder! www.amazon.com/dp/B0G4BLN1GR

Stories by @heidimarjamaki.bsky.social, @vilefable.bsky.social,
@rlmeza.bsky.social, @notmargopecha.bsky.social, @jennystrath.bsky.social and many more...

Thanks so much for putting this together, A.C.! Here's mine:

First frost on the ground this morning, and I'm proofing spring print newsletter templates for work. Feels like a little joke from the universe.

Coming Feb. 14, 2026! I am so excited to be included in this alongside many other amazing authors.

Margo Pecha 2025 Awards Eligibility (Text set over a background image of crunchy fall leaves) 1. Articulation – Cosmic Horror Monthly, #61 2. Attractions Next Exit – October Oddities Microfiction Contest, second place (Cat Eye Press) 3. Aged to Perfection – Kozy Krampus (Underland Press) 4. The Goat Waits for No One – The Muddy Goose Guide to the Weird Northwest (Demagogue Press) 5. Seymour's Sensation – Fraidy Cat Quarterly, Vol. 6 6. Summoning Caleb – Kosmos Obscura (Graveside Press)

Humbly offering up the six short stories I had published this year. If any of them have made an impression on you, please consider them for your 2025 awards nominations! 🥰

Convincing you to read my short story with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.

"Robert first noticed the head in the pantry on a Tuesday morning."

The Head in the Pantry published at @chmmagazine.bsky.social
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Love this story!

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy stylized as cover text.

If you wrote an SF/F/H story that was published in 2025 (or read a story that you thought was great), tell me about it in this thread!

Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)

My story "Articulation" was published in Cosmic Horror Monthly this year. It's one of my favorite pieces I've written, and I'm still so thrilled the editors picked it up!

Thank you!!

So stoked to share that my story "The Beast of Old Blodgett Road" will appear in ENCOUNTERS with Cryptids, edited by @andrewcull.bsky.social and @slimyswampghost.bsky.social. It's a story about grief, and goats, and a creature that lurks in an old homestead. I can't wait for y'all to read it!

October Oddities Presents: Attractions Next Exit — Cat Eye Press LLC Read "Attractions Next Exit" by Margo Pecha. The story was selected as the 2nd place winner for the 2025 October Oddities Horror Microfiction Contest hosted by Cat Eye Press

Happy Halloween! Need something spooky to read today? Check out my story "Attractions Next Exit" over at @cateyepress.bsky.social for a little dose of dread. 🕯️

atlantic article screenshot headline: no one knows how big pumpkins can get sub head: a decade ago, the worlds heaviest pumpkin weighed 2,000 pounds. now the 3,000 pound mark is within sight by yasmin tayag

this headline hums with ancient autumnal dread