UNCERTAINTIES 8 | Naben Ruthnum Featuring stories by: R. Ostermeier Jessica Johns Miriam Richer Rebecca Campbell Rebecca Kuder Andrew F. Sullivan Mike Thorn Michael Kelly Erica McKeen Quentin S. Crisp Michael Wehunt Matthew Holness Preorder: swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/un...

Uncertainties 8 | Swan River Press

Estimated to ship in December 2026 “Who is the third who walks always beside you?” – T. S. Eliot “Ghost stories,” as Elizabeth Bowen observed, “are not easy to write—least easy now, for they involve m...

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I'm honoured and excited to be an invited reader for CBC's 2027 Short Story Prize. The contest is open until Nov. 1, so there's still plenty of time to submit! www.cbc.ca/books/litera...

Meet the 2027 CBC Short Story Prize readers | CBC Books

The longlists for the CBC Literary Prizes are chosen by a team of writers from across Canada. Meet who will be reading the submissions to the 2027 CBC Short Story Prize, which is open until Nov. 1.

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Today's SFF story: Chlorophilia by @mikethorn.bsky.social & @miriamricher.bsky.social. Love a gleefully gruesome tone and a character who is ALSO gleeful about the ghastliness. I assume spinningjenny is still thriving in the woods behind my old dorm at Bennington. augursociety.org/chlorophilia/

Our new issue of Shirley Jackson Studies, with the very timely theme of "Shirley Jackson in an Age of Anxiety," is out now! Read below for essays and reviews by @miriamricher.bsky.social, @constructivedeath.bsky.social, @sadiehartmann.bsky.social & more: shirleyjacksonstudies.org?page_id=668

In the latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social, @mikethorn.bsky.social and I chatted with the inimitable @carolinebicks.bsky.social about combatting AI in the classroom, words clanging on readers' ears, the uniquely portable magic of fiction, and so much more. tinyurl.com/4b55uhpa

Caroline Bicks is the first scholar to be granted extended access by @stephenking.bsky.social to his private archive. We interviewed her about Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King (one of the best books I've read this year). tinyurl.com/4b55uhpa @carolinebicks.bsky.social

ICYMI: @mikethorn.bsky.social and I interviewed @lukefrancisbeirne.bsky.social on the latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social. We chatted about ghostwriting, Cold War propaganda, and relearning to write after a five-week coma. tinyurl.com/2s3zm3md

Went slightly overboard at the local book fair w/ @miriamricher.bsky.social (who practiced much more restraint than me). The Straub & King books are replacement copies.

Check out the latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social, in which @miriamricher.bsky.social & I chatted with Luke Francis Beirne about classic film noir, New Brunswick settings, collaborating with editors, and much more. tinyurl.com/3xhdbdx3

ICYMI: @mikethorn.bsky.social and I interviewed the brilliant @cassidymcfadzean.bsky.social on the latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social. We spoke at length about collecting pieces of lore, bringing levity to fiction, being "on thin ice" with our devices, and much more. tinyurl.com/325mv3fe

Check out the latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social. @miriamricher.bsky.social & I chatted with the great @cassidymcfadzean.bsky.social about cacophonies of voices, mercurial relationships with phones, Gordon Lish heads, and more. tinyurl.com/48fwkktn

Want to listen to two intelligent people and a goober talk about writing? Here you go. Miriam Richer and Mike Thorn are great hosts. Check out all the CRAFTWORK PODCAST episodes. ❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTmh...

Worldbuilding, Aha Moments, & Writing for the Stage w/ S. P. Miskowski

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ICYMI: @mikethorn.bsky.social and I had a riveting conversation with @michaelwehunt.bsky.social on the latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social. We spoke about "earthy" writing, rendering dread on the page, the unanticipated weirdness of public selfhood, and so much more. tinyurl.com/cjv95742

Check out the latest episode of Craftwork! @miriamricher.bsky.social & I chatted with the brilliant @michaelwehunt.bsky.social about the weight of dread, the erosion of truth in contemporary online life, and much more. This is a great one. tinyurl.com/cjv95742

Also, in case you missed our @craftworkpod.bsky.social interview with the brilliant and erudite Hajer Mirwali... We discussed cross-disciplinary work, embodied writing, poetic mad libs, and a whole lot more. open.spotify.com/episode/4AUu...

New episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social! @mikethorn.bsky.social and I chatted with @danielbraum.bsky.social about exploring the ecology of the supernatural, finding inspiration in liminal spaces, cultivating a sense of awe, and so much more.

Read my first essay for @nightmare-magazine.com, "Plumbing the Depths: Haunted Writers and Hauntings Writings," which examines @caitlinrkiernan.bsky.social's The Red Tree & @joycecaroloates.bsky.social's Jack of Spades as exemplars of 21st-century writer-centred horror. tinyurl.com/ym4xzvbp

Plumbing the Depths: Haunted Writers and Haunted Writings - Nightmare Magazine

Throughout its history, horror literature has frequently mediated its eponymous affect through an obsession with the act of writing. The field is replete with writer protagonists, with depictions of t...

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My debut novel turns 5 this month! Nice words from writers I admire: “A full-bore, vicious death metal roar through suburbia towards hell.” — @gemmafiles.bsky.social “Superbly written.” — @laurelhightower.bsky.social "[A] coming-of-age story with teeth and claws.” — @spmiskowski.bsky.social

We could listen to Mike, Miriam, and Hajer talk poetry all day! 🤩

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New @craftworkpod.bsky.social! @miriamricher.bsky.social & I chatted with Hajer Mirwali, author of Revolutions (@talonbooks.bsky.social, 2025). We discussed the influence of Mona Hatoum and Mahmoud Darwish, timed writing, the voice of the body & mind, and much more. tinyurl.com/bdnm5bsa

New @craftworkpod.bsky.social! @miriamricher.bsky.social & I chatted with Hajer Mirwali, author of Revolutions (@talonbooks.bsky.social, 2025). We discussed the influence of Mona Hatoum and Mahmoud Darwish, timed writing, the voice of the body & mind, and much more. tinyurl.com/bdnm5bsa

Miriam Richer's review, "Citizens of Ulro: A Review of Olga Tokarczuk’s Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead", offers a critical reassessment of the (anti-)anthropocentrism in Nobel laureate Tokarczuk's novel. @miriamricher.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2hp6967b

@mikethorn.bsky.social and I co-wrote "Chlorophilia" as a fun little diversion when we started dating. It's wild to see it in print at @augursociety.bsky.social! augursociety.org/chlorophilia/

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Miriam Richer & I co-wrote a weird, epistolary, cyber body horror story, which has been published in the latest issue of @augursociety.bsky.social! Thrilled to be included. 🍃🖤💀 Read here: augursociety.org/chlorophilia/ Full issue: augursociety.org/augur-issue-... @miriamricher.bsky.social

Issue 8.3 features... ✒️ "On Fields of Purple Grass" by @ianli.bsky.social ✒️ "Tapetum Lucidum" by @nebulouswrites.com ✒️ "The Great Divide" by Meryem Yildiz ✒️ “Chlorophilia” by @mikethorn.bsky.social & @miriamricher.bsky.social augursociety.org/augur-issue-... 🧵

We've got 2 samples on our site! ✒️ “Rocky Mountain Gothic” by @evdatsyk.bsky.social, a girl in between the wild & human world ✒️ “Chlorophilia” by @mikethorn.bsky.social & @miriamricher.bsky.social, about metamorphosis, betrayal, & nature’s revenge READ NOW 👉 augursociety.org/augur-issue-... 🧵

It was a pleasure to feature a dialogue with the incredibly talented Kasia Van Schaik on @craftworkpod.bsky.social. We chatted about braided essays, the objective correlative, the "solitude collective", and so much more! tinyurl.com/mr3jacnp

Another exhilarating conversation about craft! @mikethorn.bsky.social and I spoke to Jean Marc Ah-Sen about comic books, building writing communities, reading the comments section, and lots more. tinyurl.com/tfs8vc8s

Listen to our our latest episode! In this interview, we chat with Jean Marc Ah-Sen about comic books, literary scenes, flipping the script on what a book can be, and so much more. tinyurl.com/tfs8vc8s

fit check (convocation happened) 🎓👨‍🎓🎓 @miriamricher.bsky.social