@authorcreekmore
2023 - Manly Wade Wellman Finalist 2025 - Manly Wade Wellman Semifinalist 2025 - Killer Shorts Semifinalist with an honorable mention 2025 - HorrOrigins Film Festival top three 2026 - Killer Shorts Quarterfinalist
I only wrote two short stories last year. Regardless, I was fortunate enough to become a @killershorts.bsky.social quarterfinalist for a second year in a row.
I'd be glad to provide copies upon request, as it is not published.
Out there, some dude is secretly betting his kid's entire college fund on the game.
We are a nation of indecent people who punish decency.
I'm from the South; they aren't. They are horrible people who talk about lynching folks and use the n-word and other epithets in casual conversation.
I wonder how much of that 5 million Ashli Babbitt's family has wasted on lifted trucks and meth?
#j6
Whoever did that to her needs to be facedown in a shallow grave.
The flames of Hell are licking these ICE agents so hard they already smell like bacon.
Where did they find one that wouldn't drag the ground when he wore it?
Hey, y'all. I'm in Ink and Oak Magazine!
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You are lying.
@bellablack.bsky.social
The only way to deal with bullies is to make them fear you.
I distinctly remember reading this line when I was a teenager.
A few years later, when old men came around, pointed to Iraq and offered me a gun and glory, I knew who my real enemy was.
It looks like I'm catching up to @stephenking.bsky.social.
Clever.
When she burned that manuscript, though.
What a weird incel.
Next Friday (Dec 12) in Wilson, NC, I will be reading alongside some incredibly talented authors, including: @authorcreekmore.bsky.social, @pmraymond.bsky.social, @isaachughesgreen.bsky.social
Thank you, Safety Dansky! It now sits on the shelf above my desk with the trilobite my sister gave me and a Star Trek Next Generation promotional hologram from 1986.
We don’t slap enough people who say stupid shit.
Tell them to launch that shitty attitude into space onboard a leaky rocket.
This quote landed me the publication deal for my trilogy.
It depends on what one means by masculinity.
There's the simpleton who has a short fuse, whose personality is fueled by anger. Then, there is the caring father figure, think Mr. Rogers, whose job it is to protect.
The second is more nuanced, and for the good guy. I use the first for villains.
No, it isn't.
Does finishing in the top three mean I won second or third place? I don't know.
Spooky season over but you're still craving scary reads? Check out Ink & Oak's recommendations, including killer work by: @authorcreekmore.bsky.social @samanthabwriter.bsky.social
It won't matter in 2026 and 2028 when they use violence to stop the democratic process.
Not at all.
Was his name Jakub?
