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Another Wednesday, another post about writing craft. jonathanwood.substack.com/p/in-and-out

Black Spot Books has opened The Year's Best from Women in Horror, a reprint anthology edited by Lindy Ryan and Stephanie M. Wytovich, for horror by women first published in 2026. Here's why it matters. #WomenInHorror https://gnofhorror.com/women-in-horror-anthology-submissions/ #HorrorFeatures

Women in Horror Anthology: Year’s Best Submissions Open

Black Spot Books opens submissions for The Year’s Best from Women in Horror, a reprint women in horror anthology edited by Lindy Ryan and Stephanie M. Wytovich.

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The 1820-30s were a transitional period, so you see a lot of experimentation, waists and sleeves rising and falling. Which can lead to some curious examples. This gown is from 1838, but I, who love brown dresses, love it. Still, what brings me the most joy here is the SILK. #FashionHistory

So M. John Harrison has won the Booker for a work of weird fiction and now you're scrambling to read more about what weird fiction is, or does, or was, or whatever? Do I have some essays for you:

Apparently I missed that ScreenRant not only put Dragon Lords on this list, but they put it as their #1 recommendation on this list. I'm pretty sure this violates some pretty fundamental rules of the universe because the Dragon Lords books don't make lists. screenrant.com/fantasy-heis...

7 Fantasy Heist Books as Good as Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn

Here are 7 great fantasy heist books to read.

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More free fiction for your Friday. Year 4 of Something's a Little Off kicks off with a sideways glance at the future that's coming for us all. Enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/the-future...

Apparently I have been posting free weekly stories for 3 years now. A brief moment to reflect follows. jonathanwood.substack.com/p/three-year...

Another Monday, another 6 minutes of weirdness. Enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/a-report-f...

I can't help but notice that it's Halloween and I have a book out that Ginger Nuts of Horror called "One of the most disciplined horror novels of the year." www.underlandpress.com/washed-up-on...

Washed Up On Dark Shores - Underland Press

WASHED UP ON DARK SHORES by Jonathan Wood Published September 15th, 2026ISBN 978-1-63023-132-3 BUY: PRINT | EBOOK Look here. Three fools come for a reckoning. DANNY staggering through life, wounded in...

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Another week comes to a close, and I mark it with another bit of weird fiction. This is the last story of Year 3 of Something's a Little Off, so my 156th bit of flash fiction if my math is right. I hope folk enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/a-report-f...

Some thoughts about swinging for the fences, and whether it's worth it, and why imho it really always is. jonathanwood.substack.com/p/making-big...

A new week = a new bit of audio. This week, a woman either charts her descent into a tunnel or the decline of her relationship. You decide. jonathanwood.substack.com/p/a-map-of-t...

Having spent half the afternoon trying to remember a song I last listened to in 2005, I have finally tracked down "Everything is Alright" by Motion City Soundtrack. This feels like a good way to close out the work week...

Motion City Soundtrack - Everything Is Alright

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Another Friday. Another free story. Another oddity. This week, I wondered if I could turn a map into a story. Because apparently that's how my brain works. Enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/a-map-of-t...

I don't mention this very often, but if you're the sort of person who like solo RPGs, I wrote a solo RPG and it's free. jonathanpwood.itch.io/a-land-of-bl...

A Land of Blood & Honey by jonathanpwood

A solo journaling & map-making rpg of hope and horror

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Today: I am judgy about other people's writing advice, so you can be judgy about my opinions of other people's writing advice! Enjoy. jonathanwood.substack.com/p/some-occas...

Check it. Good people publishing a good magazine.

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Apex Magazine @apexmag.bsky.social is doing their annual Kickstarter and I urge everyone to back one of the genre's most constantly amazing magazines! BONUS: If you share this post you're in the running to receive a signed book from me. Details in thread. 1/ www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

Looks like a lot of great books are coming out today! So buy Rustbelt Gothic and all the rest and BE SPOILED FOR AWESOME BOOKS (yes, Rustbelt Gothic comes out today, you know you want to buy it) www.amazon.com/Rustbelt-Got... here's the book trailer

Rustbelt Gothic Book Trailer

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HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY to @pauljessup.com! "Rustbelt Gothic" hits shelves today like an absolute atom bomb. www.underlandpress.com/rustbelt-got...

Rustbelt Gothic - Underland Press

RUSTBELT GOTHIC by Paul Jessup To Be Published: October 20th, 2026ISBN 978-1-63023-133-0 BUY: PRINT Coppercreek is barely a century old—a child, as far as towns go, born in an age of steel and steam. ...

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Morning. A fresh Monday = fresh audio. The subject of this week's story: a mysterious mall. Enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/selected-h...

Morning! Another Friday, another story. This week: paranormal shopping malls and government reports. Enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/selected-h...

Another day, another audio edition of a story. I never go into these flash pieces sure how they'll turn out, but I'm quite happy with this one. I applied a bunch of lessons learned from playing around with horror over the past 3 years. Hopefully folk enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/an-apology...

Morning! Why not close out your week with a few minutes of horror? As a break from... you know, all the horror. jonathanwood.substack.com/p/an-apology...

Morning. Today: some quick thoughts about who we write for, and why we write for them, and what everyone gets out of the whole thing. jonathanwood.substack.com/p/who-is-you...

New Amon Amarth album sounds exactly like an Amon Amarth album, so as far as I'm concerned it's an absolute banger.

Morning. It's Monday, which means free audio. Six minutes to explore what might have really been going on behind Aesop's most popular fable. But which probably wasn't. Enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/the-tortoi...

Morning. Fresh friday = fresh fiction. This week: do you know the full story of the tortoise and the hare? Yes, you probably do. But I made up some additional nonsense for your amusement anyway. Enjoy! jonathanwood.substack.com/p/the-tortoi...