The richest man owns X.
The second and third richest men control Google.
The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post.
And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros.
See the problem here?
The latest Hedone bullshit is exactly the reason orgs like the HWA *should* exist - to let people know about toxic, fraudulent practices in the publishing industry
Writers shouldn't be expected to assume every publisher is a potential embezzler. The onus to investigate should not be on them 🧵
If you were personally affected by Hedone Books/Dark Lit Press and CM's latest behavior, I want to talk to you. It can be on background or off the record, but I want to hear your story. DM's are open.
Hedone was run by perpetual non-payer Caitlin Marceau. Avoid this editor when they inevitably launch their next project.
To all Hedone authors affected, you have my sympathies and I’m sorry this is happening to you.
That’s an incredible one and hard to top… mine is and has been for sometime ’London After Midnight,’ starring Lon Chaney and directed by Tod Browning.
Right after Renée Good’s disgusting murder, a ICE goon was filmed kicking her memorial candles.
Absolutely vile.
"Take the Baby" by Cita A F Text: Kaleidotrope, Winter 2026
The cover artwork from the new Winter issue of Kaleidotrope—as well as my new header and avatar—is by the talented Cita A F, whose art has previously appeared in the zine!
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I love the smell of panic in the evening. Smells like…victory
Trump is absolute human garbage
I talked with Thomas Jane & director Travis Mills about FRONTIER CRUCIBLE, a brutal new western from the producer of Bone Tomahawk.
Watch here: youtu.be/02G6bEt_PBM?...
#FrontierCrucible #ThomasJane #Western
larenmejesse + THE SHITPOSTING ROBOT For the last time people "Epstein" is the name of the criminal. The president is "Epstein's monster."
For the last time, people, "Epstein" is the name of the criminal. The president is "Epstein's monster."
To all the weirdos defending Megyn Kelly: 15 year olds are underage, and that is statutory rape.
Pretty simple
Tomorrow I get to interview two of the co-directors on Ken Burns’ new Revolutionary War documentary series — Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt.
Fellow history/Ken Burns nerds: what are the big questions you’d love me to ask them? #kenburns #theamericanrevolution #PBS
Yeahhhhhh but now i love em. Lol
My name is Ryan, and I write Midwest Gothic.
Childhood fear? Dolls... My teen mom thought it was hilarious. My great aunt used him to punish me by locking me in a room with a doll. Midwest family dynamics at their finest, right?
I've always wanted to write a haunted doll story
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#VinceGilligan and #RheaSeehorn reunite for a mysterious #AppleTV+ sci-fi drama that turns bliss into a battlefield. I cannot wait for #PLURIBUS
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Copy of the Best American Short Stories 2025, edited by Celeste Ng
Out today: BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2025, edited by... me! So so many great stories in here. I can't wait for you to discover them and their talented writers.
(around an image of the No Kings logo) IT’S OFFICIAL Nearly 7 million people have attended today's peaceful protests, which makes No Kings Day the biggest single-day protest against tyranny in American history! With more than 2,700 lawful and peaceful protests across all 50 states, No Kings Day was 14 times larger than both of Trump's presidential inaugurations (combined).
After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings
Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
Thanks for another insightful chat! To kind of tie back today's theme, in my LWF series, power and oppression play major roles, particularly with regards to misogyny and ableism. You can find Little White Flowers lots of places, including the UMaine Bookstore (pictured below)!
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Alright, my turn in the confessional. If you’re in the mood for small-town mayhem, pumpkins, and poor decisions, The Halloween Party & Other Tales of All Hallows’ Eve Terror is my love letter to October. www.amazon.com/Halloween-Pa... #HorrorWritersChat
That is great.
My guiding principle is "comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable" and if I'm not doing both, I've missed the mark #HorrorWritersChat
I'm a Eat The Rich girlie head to toe, so I will always write stories where the rich get their comeuppance.
Although, there's this one story I wrote where riches were used in order to exact vengeance on rapists and abusers in the form of a torture banquet 😇
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Despair is far more satisfying because you can utilize it anywhere at any time, especially when hope is kept out of a hand's reach.
Best example? Mike Flanagan's Midnight Mass
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I'm Michael, I write queer cosmic & supernatural horror!
I think of myself as scraping-by-working-class after spending most of my life living that way. Morally, I have high enough standards that I constantly beat myself up. (Or is that the religious trauma from youth?)
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