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Diane Dooley

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Aging guttersnipe. Brit living in Vermont. Published author of Science Fiction, Horror, Romance. Interests: books, history, politics, tennis, music, poetry, travel, gardens. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/dianedooley

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Yes, please.

02.03.2026 21:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you're a Woman in Horror, be it artist, illustrator, author, writer, reviewer, director, WHATEVER-

Say hi and link to your work here!

Let's make a thread of Horror from Women that people can peruse & discover some cool, new stuff

I'll start, in the comments/replies :)
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02.03.2026 20:24 πŸ‘ 225 πŸ” 144 πŸ’¬ 51 πŸ“Œ 9
A woman lies submerged in water. Cover of 'Down By the Dark Water' by Diane Dooley

A woman lies submerged in water. Cover of 'Down By the Dark Water' by Diane Dooley

Hi! Writer of horror short stories and novellas here. Check 'em out.
dianedooley.wordpress.com/short-stories/

02.03.2026 21:25 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Illustration of short story "A  War-Torn Country" in Issue Ten of Pulp Asylum. A  haggard woman nurses a baby in front of a fireplace.

Illustration of short story "A War-Torn Country" in Issue Ten of Pulp Asylum. A haggard woman nurses a baby in front of a fireplace.

Cover illustration Penumbric Volume IX, Issue 3. Well-dressed young woman carrying a severed head and a machete.

Cover illustration Penumbric Volume IX, Issue 3. Well-dressed young woman carrying a severed head and a machete.

Cover illustration of Rainy Weather Days magazine Volume Four. A man and a woman stand on silhouetted buildings communicating in colors.

Cover illustration of Rainy Weather Days magazine Volume Four. A man and a woman stand on silhouetted buildings communicating in colors.

My published short stories: dianedooley.wordpress.com/short-stories/

02.01.2026 23:14 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Novak Djokovic. Simply astonishing.

30.01.2026 14:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Still and always choosing the bear. ✌️

16.01.2026 04:41 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Teen Titans
Teen Titans YouTube video by scooller

And now I must listen to the Teen Titans theme:

16.01.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Teen titan clash in Australia! That's my evening planned.

16.01.2026 13:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
An intriguing door in a very posh but non-smug non-judgemental old wall.

An intriguing door in a very posh but non-smug non-judgemental old wall.

A door in an old wall leading to a garden where you can bet there is a fucking crazy party happening

A door in an old wall leading to a garden where you can bet there is a fucking crazy party happening

An old door in an old wall which is so arrogantly great, it’s almost disgusting.

An old door in an old wall which is so arrogantly great, it’s almost disgusting.

Some dickhead had better not try to paint this great messed up old door in an even older wall or I am going over there with some people I know, and I am not kidding.

Some dickhead had better not try to paint this great messed up old door in an even older wall or I am going over there with some people I know, and I am not kidding.

This might well become a thread.

I am calling it 'Bloody Hell, Aren't Doors On Old Walls Fucking Brilliant?'

16.01.2026 11:46 πŸ‘ 1262 πŸ” 260 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 26

Bloody hell, but toothache makes me cranky :(

10.01.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If NicolΓ‘s Maduro stands trial in the United States and gets convicted of 34 felonies, does that mean he’s qualified to be our next president now?

Just checking what the standards are these days.

03.01.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 14463 πŸ” 3526 πŸ’¬ 498 πŸ“Œ 139
Illustration of short story "A  War-Torn Country" in Issue Ten of Pulp Asylum. A  haggard woman nurses a baby in front of a fireplace.

Illustration of short story "A War-Torn Country" in Issue Ten of Pulp Asylum. A haggard woman nurses a baby in front of a fireplace.

Cover illustration Penumbric Volume IX, Issue 3. Well-dressed young woman carrying a severed head and a machete.

Cover illustration Penumbric Volume IX, Issue 3. Well-dressed young woman carrying a severed head and a machete.

Cover illustration of Rainy Weather Days magazine Volume Four. A man and a woman stand on silhouetted buildings communicating in colors.

Cover illustration of Rainy Weather Days magazine Volume Four. A man and a woman stand on silhouetted buildings communicating in colors.

My published short stories: dianedooley.wordpress.com/short-stories/

02.01.2026 23:14 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Romance novel?

02.01.2026 18:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
THE SPECIALS - Enjoy Yourself Live Montreux 1980
THE SPECIALS - Enjoy Yourself Live Montreux 1980 YouTube video by exceller8000

Wishing a great 2026 to everyone. Don't forget to enjoy yourself. It's later than you think. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t2s...

01.01.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Filed a complaint and was rather coldly reminded of the two other books I got for Christmas, and if I wanted more books as gifts perhaps I should stop complaining about how we have run out of room for more books. Dammit.

01.01.2026 17:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Painting, The Magic Circle, by John William Waterhouse. cover image for Issue 10 of Pulp Asylum.

Painting, The Magic Circle, by John William Waterhouse. cover image for Issue 10 of Pulp Asylum.

Out today, my latest short story, A War-Torn Country, in Issue 10 of Pulp Asylum:

www.pulpasylum.com/january-cont...

01.01.2026 17:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My New Year's Resolution:

01.01.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Water Gypsies: A History of Life on Britain's Rivers and Canals by Julian Dutton.
Fugue State: Stories by Brian Evenson.
What did you get?

01.01.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Woke up this morning to the cold realization I only got two books for Christmas. Gonna file a complaint.

01.01.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Me: got vinyl, cassettes, CDs, but won't get a Spotify account :)

01.01.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Murderous Business 9781250356482 - Macmillan A sharp, captivating historical mystery about two queer women in turn-of-the-century New York, for fans ofΒ Lavender HouseΒ andΒ A Most Agreeable Murde...

"Cathy Pegau brilliantly immerses us in the pleasures, the biases, and the underlying energy of the emerging 20th century." -Ann Aptaker, multi-award winning author of A Crime of Secrets and the Cantor Gold crime series

A Murderous Business
bit.ly/AMurderousBu...
#historical #queer #crime

29.12.2025 20:46 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

First short story (and hopefully not the last) of the new year coming 1/1/26. Love the creepy illustration, Billy! @pulpasylum.bsky.social

25.12.2025 02:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
"Alice Lives Here Forevermore" by Diane Dooley (@dianedooley.bsky.social), in October's Penumbric at https://www.penumbric.com/currentissue/dooleyAlice.html

"Alice Lives Here Forevermore" by Diane Dooley (@dianedooley.bsky.social), in October's Penumbric at https://www.penumbric.com/currentissue/dooleyAlice.html

An endless Tuesday …

-from "Alice Lives Here Forevermore" by Diane Dooley (@dianedooley.bsky.social), in October's #Penumbric at www.penumbric.com/currentissue... and pdf www.penumbric.com/currentissue...

#shortstory #horror

26.11.2025 03:12 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats! They're a pleasure to work with :)

22.11.2025 15:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I know it's kind of pathetic to be in bed by 6pm, but then I remember what a rough year it's been. Lost both my parents and currently recovering from my second bout of pneumonia.
*turns on electric blanket*

20.11.2025 22:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

You know, I don't think anyone could pay me enough to give a flying fuck about anyone's immigration status. Country borders are imaginary, made-up lines, subject to change every time stupid, egotistical men start another war. We are all humans, sharing the same planet, and nobody owns the earth.

30.10.2025 22:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alice Lives Here Forevermore: New Short Story Now Available Alice has no friends, is not allowed outside, and doesn’t even go to school. Her mother won’t allow it. Direct link to Alice Lives Here Forevemore. Come meet poor little Alice, the prot…

Blogging about my latest short story:

17.10.2025 17:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Flowers and seed. Fall, Vermont

Flowers and seed. Fall, Vermont

Gathering seed.

11.10.2025 17:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, @lukewalkerwriter.bsky.social
First time we've shared a ToC!

11.10.2025 14:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

'Alice Lives Here Forevermore': new story from me in the current issue of @penumbricmag.bsky.social
Come meet poor wee Alice :)

11.10.2025 14:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0