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🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈@haileypiperfights.bsky.social · yesterday

I love how there's "what, are we in grade school?" preceded and followed by juvenile raving to stop being divisive by caving to slop. The author who wrote this also has a slop "writing coach" she developed, so this is just use the newsletter as advertising for her grift. Waste of email space.

TCM's Star of the Day is Joan Bennett. I love that this evening they'll swerve away from her classic era to show Suspiria and House of Dark Shadows. #tcmparty

Congratulations to the finalists!

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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Election Protection Zoom signups for Wed, Aug 19, 8:00pm–9:00pm EDT and Wed, Aug 26, 8:00pm–9:00pm EDT: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

Hands Off Our Vote: Election Protection 101 & 201 · Indivisible

Calling all Indivisibles who are ready to demand Hands Off Our Vote! This August, Indivisible is holding two trainings on election protection: the actions you and those around you can take to ensure e...

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New essay out today in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social ! www.uncannymagazine.com/article/midd...

Middle-Aged Love: Rereading in Your Forties and Beyond - Uncanny Magazine

If you last reread one of your favorite books for comfort during lockdown, congratulations, that was six years ago and counting. A major event like lockdown is likely to stand out no matter how old yo...

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The “best” thing about genAI (the quotes are doing heavy work here) is that it’s really lowered the bar on getting into hand-made art. Literally anything you make is better than ai. There’s never been a better time to throw away your fear and start learning that craft you’ve always wanted to learn.

The Day After (1983) scared the crap out of me when it first aired. I never knew it had such a worldwide impact, but it doesn't surprise me. bsky.app/profile/horr...

James Van Fleet@horrorfilms101.bsky.social · 2d ago

Genuinely incredible that a movie helped do this. It’s like the most noble thing I can imagine a piece of art doing.

It is time! The @pseudopod.org general submissions is open!!! Go submit your short horror fiction (<6000 words). I want to get my grubby claws on your stories!! Guidelines: pseudopod.org/submissions/ Submission portal: escapeartists.moksha.io/publication/...

Submissions | PseudoPod

PseudoPod wants to find quality fiction to feed our listeners. If you’re a writer with a short horror story that you’d like to hear narrated by one of our talented performers, we’d like to see it.

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My top 3 weekly #lastfm artists: Blondie (25), James Brown (14), Scott Walker (10).

I just backed The Neon Hemlock Novella Series | Volume Seven on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...

The Neon Hemlock Novella Series | Volume Seven

Novellas and a short story collection from “the apex of queer speculative fiction publishing” —Publishers Weekly

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TCM is showing Midnight Lace (1960), AKA Doris Day vs. the Patriarchy.

"I shall use undreamed-of measures." Uh oh. #horrorwatch

"Witchcraft! Pah!" #horrorwatch

I really like the musical score. #horrorwatch

Creepy Rosalind. #horrorwatch

That escalated quickly. #horrorwatch

If you write horror, thrillers, noir, neo-noir, horror thrillers, crime fiction, etc.—Ruadán Books is accepting novel manuscript submissions through August 31st.

Ruadán Books@ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 4d ago

We are OPEN to manuscript submissions in the horror, thriller, & crime fiction genres! Check out our guidelines & wishlist, then submit on Moksha. Guidelines: links.ruadanbooks.com/Novels26 Submit: links.ruadanbooks.com/submitnovel #AuthorSky #writingcommunity #WriterSky #HorrorSky #ThrillerSky

Every con, doubly and triply so the big ones, I hate watching COVID rip through them, but c'mon y'all. Mask up. It didn't go away. Long covid is still al thing. We don't HAVE to have super spreader cons. We don't. It's a choice, now.

struck by this clip of Josh Johnson standup: he doesn't really develop the theme, no real punchlines. he just says what people have been complaining about re: The Odyssey and everyone laughs for *3 minutes* because a professional comedian *could not improve upon it* www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKcv...

Some people were so mad about the casting of The Odyssey

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I detest this humid heat, but today I saw a monarch butterfly near Gelson's, plus, on my street, this beauty (a black butterfly I've never seen before).

Hey! Do you want to hear "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything", which is nominated for a Hugo, read by an actual professional reader? Here you go, it's on the awesome Cast of Wonders podcast!

Cast of Wonders@castofwonders.org · 5d ago

Cast of Wonders 692: Laser Eyes Ain't Everything by @effies.bsky.social narrated by Jairus Durnett produced by Andrew Jack CW: ableism www.castofwonders.org/2026/07/cast...

Are you jonesing for a little Halloween spooky season inspiration? I've got you, boo. Here are my 31 creative prompts for Summerween! newsletter.hlwalrath.com

*takes deep breath* *ululates* WE ARE OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS hornedlarkpress.moksha.io/publication/...

Huzzah! This month's Dragons' Book Club post is up now. Just subscribe to my Patreon at any level from $1.99/month upwards to read all of my reading recs from this month and share your own with fellow club members in the comments! patreon.com/stephanieburgis #romancelandia

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Get more from Stephanie Burgis on Patreon. Become a member for just $1.99/month. Hi! I'm a fantasy writer and an obsessive book-lover. This is my…

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The splendid @romiesays.bsky.social has an editorial on AI in a mini-issue of SH this week (check out the full Samovar issue, too!). This is me commending it to you. “There’s no way to eliminate risk when you’re meeting someone for the first time. And I love meeting writers for the first time.”

Imprisoned Lightning: Trust and AI-Generated Submissions

People keep asking for our AI policy. One editor points a finger at the moon.

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I remain so incredibly fascinated by Alexander Skarsgård's career choices as of late, which apparently also include [checks notes] playing a WICKER HUSBAND

WICKER | Official Trailer | Only In Theaters October

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I am on two LACon panels! One is on Sherlock Holmes, the other on SF Films of the 1950s. Yay! Full schedule at: guide.lacon.org

ANYWAY. Daily Science Fiction published between 44 to 47 of my short stories. As far as I can tell, Science Fiction Weekly hasn't published ALL of them yet, but they have published MOST of them without my permission.

Beth Cato@bethcato.bsky.social · 6d ago

Hey! If you were published at Daily Science Fiction, be aware that a site called Science Fiction Weekly has stolen the entire story database & posted it on their site. All of my DSF stories are there without my permission. sciencefictionweekly.com

I'm especially jazzed about the Poetry track for this year's Worldcon—panels on poetry writing and editing, workshops on sonnets and haiku, readings and discussions with the Best Poem finalists, and more!

Los Angeles Worldcon@laworldcon.bsky.social · 6d ago

We are thrilled to share an incredible schedule jammed with engaging panels, special guests, events, workshops, performances, readings, table talks and so much more. Everything is available via our program guide guide.lacon.org

Hey! If you were published at Daily Science Fiction, be aware that a site called Science Fiction Weekly has stolen the entire story database & posted it on their site. All of my DSF stories are there without my permission. sciencefictionweekly.com