Andy Humphrey
@andyhumphrey11.bsky.social
Mildly left-wing Norwich based author of Trick of the Light, Debris, A Punch to the Heart and others
Today's story starts out like Stand by Me with Milwaukee’s Best: a group of teenage boys, a stolen boat, beer, cigarettes & plans for a night on the lake. Then a little betrayal threatens to turn adolescent rebellion into something genuinely terrible. At the Garage: literarygarage.com/the-anchor
The Anchor | Literary Garage
A group of teenage boys, a stolen boat, beer, cigarettes & plans for a summer night on the lake.
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Book 4 of Frost Zone Stories opens and closes with urban settings. The opener is by @kristalstittle.bsky.social Riding the subway can be an ordeal at times. Add a creepy, mysterious stranger and you have one unsettling tale in "The Pink Jacket". www.frostzonestories.com/p/issuesbook...
This is so good! I mean, I knew it would be, but it definitely is. Highly recommended.
Tim Lees@timlees.bsky.social · last wk.
Having just finished reading this year's awards nominees, none of the captivated me like Black Doe did. It's an absolutely wonderful novel. Authentic and absolutely exhilarating.
Angela Cleland / Cleland Smith@angelacleland.co.uk · 20h ago🎵 Happy birthday to me Happy birthday to me Black Doe is OUT TODAY Go and buy it, pleeeeease! 🎵 Grab it on kindle now, or order from your favourite bookshop in person or online. #newbook #kindlebooks #historicalfantasy #scottishbooks 🩵 📚 blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro... amzn.eu/d/0a0NApjt
Many thanks to the judges @annvandermeer.bsky.social @chikodili.bsky.social @richardthomas.bsky.social Tamsyn Muir, and Madeleine E. Robins for all their time and effort.
Undertow Publications 🇨🇦@undertow.bsky.social · yesterdayCompletely stunned. @thomasha.bsky.social's Uncertain Sons is a World Fantasy Award finalist in Collection, and Long Fiction. Best Weird Fiction of the Year, Vol. 1 is a finalist in Anthology, and Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece's St. Dymphna’s School for Borderland Girls is a finalist! bit.ly/4fS9xoP
Completely stunned. @thomasha.bsky.social's Uncertain Sons is a World Fantasy Award finalist in Collection, and Long Fiction. Best Weird Fiction of the Year, Vol. 1 is a finalist in Anthology, and Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece's St. Dymphna’s School for Borderland Girls is a finalist! bit.ly/4fS9xoP
2026 World Fantasy Awards Finalists
The World Fantasy Awards ballot for works published in 2025 has been announced. The awards will be presented during the 2026 World Fantasy Convention, scheduled for October 22-25, 2026 in Oakland C…
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Frost Zone Stories book 4 officially arrives in 24 days! Follow link to see places to order: www.facebook.com/profile.php?... Check out this Table of Contents, and watch for individual story spotlights soon.
Don't forget to pre-order this beauty, if you haven't. Dropping October. We're not crowd-funding this. The only way it keeps going is through your generosity. Plus, it's pretty good. Shoot me a line if you're unsure if you've pre-ordered. Thx!! undertowpublications.com/shop/best-we...
The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, Vol. 2 — Undertow Publications
Pre-Order. Shipping October 2026. Cover art by Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis PRAISE FOR THE BEST WEIRD FICTION OF THE YEAR “Momentous... an indispensable guide to the state of the weird in ...
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Always grateful for reviews! And this one shows they don't have to be long. Intrigued? Then check it out here➡️ amzn.eu/d/09BLJrh1 #booksky 📚🪐 #sciencefiction #timetravel @elsewhen.press
Two boys grow up together in a working-class Italian neighborhood. Two different paths. Nick Di Carlo's story of friendship, ambition, loyalty & the price of getting exactly what you think you deserve. Today at the Garage: literarygarage.com/the-life-and...
The Life and Times of Sammy Santello | Literary Garage
Ambition, violence, and loyalty between two friends leave only one boy alive to remember..
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There are just two copies remaining of my Nightjar Press short story.
LAST FEW copies remaining of my @nightjarpress.bsky.social story 'Removals'. Get it while you can! nightjarpress.weebly.com/removals.html
Removals
Removals Ian Critchley Author bio Cover photograph: Nicholas Royle ISBN 978-1-907341-89-2 Publication date: January 2024
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Ian Critchley@iancritchley.bsky.social · 3y agoDelighted to say my short story chapbook 'Removals' is now available to buy from the Nightjar Press website, alongside a new story by Alison Moore. Such a thrill to be part of this brilliant series of stories nightjarpress.weebly.com
What does a mother owe her child when protecting him may mean betraying someone else’s child? Told as a desperate prayer from a woman caught between love, guilt & the truth, "You and Me, Kid" by @frankbyrns.bsky.social is at the Garage: literarygarage.com/you-and-me-kid
YOU AND ME, KID | Literary Garage
A mother’s devotion is tested when she discovers evidence that could send her only son to prison.
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August is just around the corner... book 4 releases Aug28. Soon we will be shining the spotlight on each story/author - eleven spooky, dark, and unsettling tales in this digest-sized paperback. where to order: www.frostzonestories.com/p/issuesbook...
Apparently there is ONE copy only of my short story Throttle Body in stock over at @nightjarpress.bsky.social in addition to many other of their titles also in single figures. I suggest a purchase. nightjarpress.weebly.com?utm_source=i...
Nightjar Press
Nightjar Press publish original short stories as signed, limited-edition chapbooks.
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When the entire world is sent home, the classroom Beatriz once loved becomes another place where she has to hide. A quietly devastating flash about isolation, family & the students who disappeared behind black screens in 2020. Read Hector Duarte, Jr.'s story: literarygarage.com/stop-video-m...
Stop Video Mute Audio | Literary Garage
A tense, moody story of a teenage girl as trouble approaches
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Today at the St**k, we go behind the story with @andrewcareaga.bsky.social, , author of “The Doctor’s Version,” inspired by Zevon’s “Charlie’s Medicine.” He discusses writing a narrator who sees himself as a savior, even as the truth tells a far darker story. open.substack.com/pub/literary...
Behind The Story
Get to know Andrew Careaga
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John Symon enjoyed reading Coldwell today, saying some lovely things about the book and its presentation. Available from @roadsongbooks.bsky.social Link to buy in the first comment below.
Talking about and signing copies of Coldwell at Hestia Books in Wirksworth last week. Coldwell is still available from @roadsongbooks.bsky.social or to order via your local independent bookshop.
Scattering the TBR pile asunder to get cracking on the new @remainsmagazine.bsky.social. Always an absolute treat.
Remains issue 5 is mailing out now. New fiction by Tim Lees, Matt Flintoff, Aliya Whiteley, David Vonderheide, Rebecca Zahabi, Ray Cluley, Toby Whithouse, plus James Sallis and colour art by Richard Wagner.
Issue 5
NEW! 100 full colour pages of brand new fiction, with art by Richard Wagner fictionSex Lives of the Spirit World by Tim LeesTributary by Matt FlintoffSandcastle Chalet by Aliya WhiteleyInsights by Dav...
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An abandoned house. A rocking chair in a shuttered room. A worn-out Elvis record that may still be playing long after everyone is gone. In “Mystery Train,” by Mike Lee, memory, longing & ghost-story atmosphere collide in a haunting journey through time. literarygarage.com/mystery-train
Mystery Train | Literary Garage
A woman’s memories—and a worn Elvis record—linger inside the rocking chair of an abandoned Tennessee home.
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Our Bad Intentions editor @kmwriter01.bsky.social has something to say about a list of the top 50 Zevon songs.....
Michael Downing@kmwriter01.bsky.social · 2w agoSomeone ranked Warren Zevon’s 50 greatest songs. Naturally I read the list calmly, considered its merits, & prepared a measured response explaining why parts of it are completely wrong. Also, no “Sentimental Hygiene?” We need to talk… open.substack.com/pub/michaeld...
