I’m returning to social media to be unreasonably grumpy about a tiny thing that doesn’t actively harm me or anyone else, but Jesus Christ I hate “the [insert seasonal fashion trend] edit” phrasing.

I feel *very strongly* about Apex and I want to live in a literary ecosystem where it survives and thrives. So, help me be good algae here. This metaphor is really wanting to go off leash so I should probably stop, but please back Apex if you can.

Apex Magazine and Book Company@apexmag.bsky.social · 11mo ago

NEW KICKSTARTER TIER UNLOCKED! At 110%, each backer will receive a NEW BRAIN 🧠 with zero microplastics*🚮, a normal amount of dopamine**😃✨, and the ability to see shrimp colors***🦐🌈! * okay maybe a few microplastics **what is “normal” anyway? *** 9 out of 10 shrimps recommend!

If you're looking for a short horror story that will have you sobbing, look no further than @avgreenewrites.bsky.social's story "Bubble Bath" which asks just how much a parent will do for their child, knowing they cannot be saved. Find it in our anthology, Tangle & Fen (link in bio) #horrorstory

I’m so honored by this review of Horror Vacui - and as a bonus, I’ve also got a solid list of stories to go read next. 💚

Locus Magazine@locusmag.bsky.social · last yr.

“Horror Vacui” by @avgreenewrites.bsky.social from @giganotosaurus.bsky.social, “The City of Tears” by Molly Tanzer from @bcsmagazine.bsky.social, and more short fic recs from @cypayseur.bsky.social locusmag.com/2025/07...

What’s a poster you had in your room growing up? (There were at least three other NIN posters, but this was the one right above my bed)

Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers)@nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · last yr.

What's a poster you had up in your room growing up? My mother was scandalized.

I’ve got a micro piece opening this installment, and the whole episode is fantastic!

Tales to Terrify@talestoterrify.bsky.social · last yr.

Welcome to episode 694. We have five bite-sized tales of terror for you this week. About avoidant home renovations, a plan for the zombie apocalypse, a siren’s awakening, an evil fingernail, and a family of squatters defending their home. talestoterrify.com/episodes/694-flashageddon

I’m driving around in a giant ass suburban as an only-thing-available rental, and friends, there is absolutely no reason for a private vehicle to be this fucking big.

I pine for this gorgeous French restaurant in Nanjing, China (Les 5 Sens) pretty regularly.

Chloe N. Clark@pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · last yr.

I don't want to hear about your lost loves, tell me about the restaurant food that haunts you because you'll never be able to taste it again

This poor drenched cardinal is so pitiful and irritated.

Loved this story! "No one is ever really ready for a demon to drag them to Hell."!!! And the parenting scenes: so spot on, so solid and emotional amidst [the world] going to hell!

Please enjoy a brief respite from the moral, political, and social collapse of the United States, courtesy of the very real and inexplicably ungated walk-in storm drain next to my old junior high! Thank you @giganotosaurus.bsky.social and @tbonejenkins.bsky.social for the space to go long. 💚 🛶

GigaNotoSaurus Magazine@giganotosaurus.bsky.social · last yr.

New story up at GNS: No joke, the devil you made a deal with at thirteen is back to make you drink the Lethe, save Hell, and your son with it. But you must remember not to look back. Read “Horror Vacui” by A.V. Greene @avgreenewrites.bsky.social giganotosaurus.org/2025/04/01/horror-vacui/

I spent about two hours in the car wondering what happened to this truck.

Penguins. They are penguins. Penguins exhibiting well-documented penguin behavior. They are cute penguins who adopt a cute baby. It’s a book about cute penguins whose moral is basically that all kinds of families love their babies. pen.org/banned-pictu...

The 23 Most Banned Picture Books of the 2023-2024 School Year - PEN America

These are the most banned picture books of the 2023-2024 school year. Most feature LGBTQ+ identities, including lighthearted fiction about animals.

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For the “read a childhood favorite” task in my annual reading challenge, I busted out Clan of the Cave Bear. Is it perfect? No. Would I be able to not just survive but thrive if I got stranded in the Pleistocene because of how many times I read this book in fifth grade? Thousand percent.

there should be a version of LinkedIn but it's called LynchedIn and we all post the weird and wonderful art we're working on

Oh man. This is absolutely wonderful but heed that content warning!

Sasha Brown@sashabrown.bsky.social · 2y ago

This is the best thing I've written yet. And it's short! cw: babies. Nothing bad happens to the babies, it’s just babies in general. splitlipthemag.com/flash/0125/s...

Oh god the customer service airline rep is gamely mirroring my anxious millennial fawn-response exclamation mark usage. The perkiness of this text exchange is becoming unbearably unhinged.

I made it all the way to the page with the hormone graph in All Fours before I realized I was reading a horror novel.

He’s not sleeping, he’s dead, Duo.

‘Monster Fuckers Club’…fucking brilliant by @avgreenewrites.bsky.social in @apexmag.bsky.social

The Monster Fucker Club - Apex Magazine

The six of us—well, five after Sophie left—were friends because we all understood why she kept going back, again and again.

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I’m FINALLY watching Penny Dreadful, and my god this show came here ready to have a good time, huh?

This story is incredible.

Rachael K. Jones@rachaelkjones.bsky.social · 3y ago

Today my story "The Sound of Children Screaming" is out in @nightmare-magazine.com. This story is my attempt to wrestle with the gun culture that leads to school shootings here in the USA. Because school safety when it comes to shooters *is* gun culture. www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/the-...

Jesus Christ, old timey newspapers pulled no punches (1923).

I’m having a really hard time writing right now, BUT I have learned how to make the ever living fuck out of buttermilk biscuits from scratch, so at least it’s not a total wash.

Look, I’m as tired of a Lovecraft pastiche as the next guy, I just don’t know how else to describe the last two hours I spent cleaning out my fridge.

Last call! Closes tonight at 11:59pm CST

Marissa van Uden@marissavu.bsky.social · 3y ago

2 more days to send in your stories!! 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀 We have more than 500 submissions so far, and we're having a blast reading them. So many incredible, moody, weird, gross seaside horrors. This anthology is gonna be a briny New Weird nightmare, in the best way possible 🌊🖤🪸

If you'd like to support Sheree, Apex is launching a Kickstarter this fall for an anthology she will be co-editing: The Map of Lost Places. It isn't live yet but you can bookmark it at the link below to be reminded. It's something she's been excited about. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

SEPTEMBER, 2023 Dark Fiction Short Story Markets (as reported to Horror Writers Association HWA, Los Angeles chapter) — "A selection of New or Reopening Market Listings this month paying minimum pro rates of 5 cents+ per word" ericjguignard.blogspot.com/2023/08/sept...

Does anyone know how long the “random ear-piercing pterodactyl shrieks” phase of elementary-aged human development lasts?

We've got a new month starting next week, which means it's new issue time! Here's a quick glimpse of Issue 140's gorgeous cover art created by Aaron Nakahara