I have no idea if these award eligibility posts actually DO anything other than lay bare the good and silly work I've been lucky to achieve in 2025. 11 short stories published (on top of finishing my first novel)! I'm very grateful to all the editors and publications who've given my words a go!

MONSTROUS ANGELS is out! Get a copy and feast your multitudinous seraphic eyes on this anthology of angelic horror! Mine’s called GIVE ME WINGS and it’s got music, madness, movies, and a mysterious monk. 🪽🪽

Monstrous Angels: An Anthology of Religious Horror

An Anthology of Religious Horror

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Black Friday who? It’s Nineteen Little Stab Wounds week! But only for three more days. Order your copy of Nineteen Little Stab Wounds at: dreadstonepress.com/product-cate... All sales will be donated to Transgender Law Center. 1/7

I present Pushing Daisy—my debut novel—for your consideration in any literary awards for 2025! If you're interested in reading the novel Publishers Weekly called "unforgettable" in their starred review, DM me and I'll make sure you get a copy. Digital and Audio available 🌻

What am I in for, @comptonwrites.bsky.social?!

Not a fan of audible? You're in luck! You can get the Pushing Daisy audiobook on 34 other platforms 🤯

Don't worry everyone, I just bought a fresh box of baby wipes from Costco, so they'll go on sale now.

NOW AVAILABLE ON AUDIBLE From @lethepress.bsky.social, produced with the help of Lit Lantern Media, listen to the book @publisherswkly.bsky.social calls "an intimate horror story that masterfully combines psychological and supernatural terror." (Starred review) #audible #audiobook #debutauthor

A tie against Pete Carroll? Feels right. Sign me up for that Horton, Holani, and Milroe hype train. #seahawks

My story “Used To Be Some Kind of Badass” is up at Cold Caller Magazine. It’s a tale of brothers, revenge, and unfinished business. Check it out.

Used to Be Some Kind of Badass

Fiction by Andy Boyle

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Pig races are the biggest bust, man. 5 minutes of the same pig puns you've already heard, then 10 seconds of action. I don't care about the backstory of Ham Solo or The Notorious PIG, just lemme see them hogs run.

Fans of the weird, mark your calendar for the upcoming collection release from @erikmchatton.bsky.social!

Anybody read this graphic novel by @tananarivedue.bsky.social and Steven Barnes, illustrated by @marcofinnegan.bsky.social? I'd kill to get any Due novel in theatres—or miniseries?! Looking at you, African Immortals Series—but I really need to see Aisha's story on film.

IF YOU'RE READY FOR THE WEEKEND, PUT YOUR HANDS UP IF YOU WEARING SUNSCREEN, PUT YOUR HANDS UP IF YOU GOT A BOOK HANGOVER, SIT IN SILENCE

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Finished THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER in the walmart parking lot of walmart while my wife grabs the kids some ketchup chips (they've been asking for days) and—beyond my love for the book—I'm always brought to tears by the acknowledgment sections @sgj.bsky.social writes. The love in his heart, man...

If you're in the lower mainland July 26, come visit me in Chilliwack for a signing! If you can't make that one, keep an eye out for future dates. There are more coming 👀 share.google/sllBLjaedMtK...

Abbotsford author to hold book signing in Chilliwack for horror novel

Christopher O’Halloran will be at The Book Man with debut novel Pushing Daisy

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Horror heads: @cohalloran.bsky.social explores ghost stories rooted in today’s living spaces beyond the Victorian mansion: townhouses, flats, apartments above off-brand laundromats. Because even without creaky attics, the dark still knows how to find us. nighttidemag.com/2025/07/07/s...

NOT YOUR GRANDMA’S HAUNTED HOUSE: HAUNTING IN HOMES WHERE WE ACTUALLY LIVE

Victorian mansions aren’t the only haunted homes. Christopher O’ Halloran’s rec list explores ghost stories rooted in today’s living spaces: townhouses, flats, apartments above off-bran…

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@cohalloran.bsky.social is an author of dark fiction and president of @howlsociety.bsky.social. His novel "Pushing Daisy" is a haunting exploration of grief and toxic relationships. I loved his portrayal of flawed characters, which is also my favorite way to write stories!

Big thanks to my old friend @shanehawk.com for taking the time to read my debut novel and share such kind words 🥹 If you haven't read the anthology he edited with @tvayyyy.bsky.social, Never Whistle a At Night, please get on it! #ReadIndigenous

Check out this interview between friends @maryrajotte.bsky.social and @michelletang.bsky.social to promote Michelle's debut novella, DuMort! The interview is very fun and charming 🤩 maryrajotte.com/blog/2025/06...

SPILLING INK: An Interview with Michelle Tang - MaryRajotte.com

A new interview with author Michelle Tang! Find out about the magical ingredients in Michelle's stories, her writing rituals, and all about her upcoming book, DuMort!

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I highly recommend this collection! Loved it 😊

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Hot dog! My Barnes & Noble has 3 copies of SILK & SINEW on the shelves… just below @stephenking.bsky.social! Big ups to @badhandbooks.bsky.social for making this happen. And my son was very kind and patient and happy about this hoopla but finally he asked, “Can we go look at the DVDs now?”

The audio for the Pushing Daisy audiobook is fully recorded. Now comes the fun part... Editing.

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If you haven't had a taste of Carson's short fiction, what are you even doing? He's constantly coming at the world from new angles. Check out that geometry in his debut collection 🔥

Carson Winter@carsonwinter.bsky.social · last yr.

PORTRAITS OF DECAY is out NOW! I couldn’t be prouder of this book—the short story is such a fundamental part of the horror genre, it feels especially exciting to see my work collected. To kick off PORTRAITS’ birth, I wanted to talk about some of the works that served as its inspiration. THREAD/

Visit @lethepress.bsky.social in the Dealer's Room at #stokercon2025 for your copy of Pushing Daisy and send me a pic so I can ship you a bookplate package!

Congrats to my publisher siblings, Will and David!

Lethe Press@lethepress.bsky.social · last yr.

I'm thrilled to announce that Lethe has two finalists for the Shirley Jackson Awards. Congratulations to @will-ludwigsen.com and David Surface for their imagination and hard work, and kudos to all the finalists.

THE SELENA GOMEZ OREOS TASTE LIKE DUNKAROOS. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.

The paperback of Pushing Daisy is on sale in Canada! Prime members only pay $25 with free shipping 🔥 a.co/d/4rPsChJ

Canadians rejoice! Pushing Daisy is now available through Amazon Prime Canada and Indigo 🎉 If high shipping has been keeping you from ordering a paperback, we now have more options 🙌 Still offering signed bookplate packages to anyone with a physical copy of Pushing Daisy as well, so hit me up 💪

Ooooo, look who arrived and who I just picked up, @cohalloran.bsky.social ! Woo-hoo! #PushingDaisy

This - this in damned SPADES - write because you love to write or because you have a story you believe is worth telling. Not because you want to "have written", as long as someone else puts in all the hard work that is necessary.

Christopher O'Halloran—author@cohalloran.bsky.social · last yr.

I pity writers who don't actually enjoy the act of writing. Why do it otherwise? For the money?! 😂😭