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M.M. MacLeod

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Quiet Horror/Dark Fiction author Lene MacLeod ON THIS DARK OCCASION - collection Autumn, 2026 FRINGES of GREY-collection https://books2read.com/u/4NVxA9 eic @frostzonestories.bsky.social 👻🎸🎵👽💀🎥🍁🇨🇦 https://linktr.ee/lenemacleod

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Frost Zone Stories @frostzonestories.bsky.social · 4d ago

Frost Zone Stories books are available at Bookshop.org today and tomorrow orders within USA have FREE S&H bookshop.org/p/books/fros... bookshop.org/p/books/fros... bookshop.org/p/books/fros... bookshop.org/p/books/fros...

Cover of the four Frost Zone Stories books: 1 & 2 at top, below are 3 & 4

Bookshop.org@bookshop.org · 4d ago

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

M.M. MacLeod @lenemacleod.bsky.social · 4d ago

My collection Fringes of Grey is available through Bookshop.org USA readers can now order with free shipping through tomorrow. bookshop.org/p/books/frin... Short stories that explore themes of aging, death, the supernatural, and the spaces of liminality present on the fringes of the everyday.

Fringes of Grey

Fringes of Grey is a collection of dark stories that explores themes of aging, death, grief, the supernatural, and spaces of liminality present on the fringes of the everyday. An elderly woman recruit...

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Bookshop.org@bookshop.org · 4d ago

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

Frost Zone Press @frostzonepress.bsky.social · 4d ago

USA readers you can enjoy a book of Canadian Ghost stories now with free shipping through October7 from Bookshop.org short stories and flash fiction haunting tales. bookshop.org/p/books/ghos...

paperback of Ghost to Ghost to Ghost anthology, upright with autumn leaves and river stones surrounding its base. Cover shows a large dark-hued translucent maple leaf atop which is the title and other text: title is (red) Ghost (white) To Ghost To (red) Ghost. an anthology of Haunting Tales from Canada. edited by M.M. MacLeod with a tiny a blue maple leaf above the 'L' in MacLeod.

Bookshop.org@bookshop.org · 4d ago

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 6d ago

Sass Jordan has died. Born in 1962 in England, she grew up in Montreal. Jordan had several hit songs in Canada including Rescue Me and Tell Somebody. A Juno Award winner, she also served as the honorary colonel of 417 Combat Support Squadron. (Announced on her Facebook page)

Sass Jordan in a denim jacket looks back over her shoulder while leaning on a wooden bar counter in a warmly lit, sticker-covered pub.

M.M. MacLeod @lenemacleod.bsky.social · last wk.

October 1st means spooky season - Halloween isn't far away now... and the release of On This Dark Occasion is even sooner: Oct14. Holiday horror stories told via short story, flash fiction, and poetry. Tales set in or around Halloween, Christmas, and other occasions. books2read.com/u/38BVPw

paperback copy of On This Dark Occasion (propped upright with a proof copy underneath) flanked by an orange mini pumpkin on the left and a white ceramic tree with colourful lights on the right.
COver is in purple tones, a dark, brick duplex house with a tree trunk partially visible on the left side, three windows on each floor. The lower centre window is decorated with a Jack o'lantern with glowing blue lights surrounding it. Text reads ON THIS DARK Occasion a collection of Holiday Horror Stories LENE MacLEOD

Frost Zone Stories @frostzonestories.bsky.social · 3w ago

At last autumn has arrived 🍁🍂 a good time to read some frosty tales... You can now pick up an ePUB of each Frost Zone Stories book for .99c on KOBO through the end of Sept. www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/... www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/... www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/... www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/...

image shows covers of all 4 Frost Zone Stories books: 1 & 2 on top, 3 & 4 below. Top of image text reads Frost Zone Stories books 1 -4 .

SJ Townend @sjtownend.bsky.social · last mo.

HORROR STORY CALL ALERT! Bag of Bones Press is back in action and after your darkest stories for our next paid, charity anthology. Working title: STUCK. Details can be found here: www.bagofbonespress.com/submission-c... Please like and share!

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Andy Humphrey @andyhumphrey11.bsky.social · last mo.

I am thrilled to be part of the line-up for Issue 2 of Velvet Tarantula, alongside some terrific writers including fellow Norwich writer and friend, Andrew Hook, and the latest Road Song author, Lisa Williams. Please support this excellent magazine if you can.

CHCH News @chchnews.bsky.social · last mo.

The University of Guelph is launching the only university-level music theatre degree in Ontario next September.

University of Guelph to launch only uni-level music theatre degree in Ontario

The University of Guelph is launching the only university-level music theatre degree in Ontario next September.

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M.M. MacLeod @lenemacleod.bsky.social · last mo.

Happy Labour Day/Labor Day/Fête du Travail Everyone wants to be outside in the great weather we're having today in southern Ontario.

photo of a Praying Mantis on a brick wall. The insect is facing the camera with its big green eyes, and it's spindly shadow darkens the brick below it.

Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · last mo.

Georgina Lightning has died. Born in 1963 in Edmonton, she was leading First Nations filmmaker and actor. She was the first Indigenous woman to direct a major feature film with 2008's Older Than America, which earned more than 25 festival awards. 📸 ACCT

Georgina Lightning with long dark braided hair and dangling earrings, wearing a burgundy sweater, lit by purple and orange neon lights and gazing directly at the camera in a moody portrait.

s.j. bagley @heksenhaus.bsky.social · last mo.

more people should talk about how c.m. muller is one of the best contemporary editors of short horror fiction, every anthology and/or journal he's been involved with has helped me discover so many writers i was previously aware of. he's a powerhouse, like an american michael kelly.

Frost Zone Stories @frostzonestories.bsky.social · last mo.

Submissions will be open Oct 17 - 31 for the 2027 issues. www.frostzonestories.com/p/submission...

top half of image has black background, the paperbacks of books 1 -4 are lined up (plus one showing back cover of book 2 above its front cover) text: Frost Zone Stories digest-sized paperbacks.
bottom half of image is white with black text: Submissions will be open:
October 17 -31 for 2027 issues short stories 1000 - 4000 words 3 compensation options quiet horror, dark weird/strange/speculative fiction, horror adjacent, literary horror - more details on the website/guidelines

M.M. MacLeod @lenemacleod.bsky.social · last mo.

Don't miss your voting day if Ontario by elections are coming to your area. Helpful hint: place the sticker on your front door (not on a plastic skull with a dislocated jaw and dog-chew marks). This way last-minute canvassers know not to knock.

grey-tone photo of plastic skull that has chew marks in various spots and a dislocated jaw. On top of the skull is a round sticker with an 'X' over which are the words I voted! J'ai vote!

Victoria Ward @hotspurstudio.bsky.social · last mo.

Possibly the best tweet ever.

Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · last mo.

Neil Peart wrote "Lakeside Park" about his own childhood summers on Lake Ontario's shore. Here's every song that got the name right the first time. zurl.co/UThUD

America's Newest Lake Has A Songbook It Can't Rename: Songs That Mention Lake Ontario - That Eric Alper

On August 27, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America” for US federal purposes, part of an escalating trade dispute with Canada. Trump told reporters the change was “effective immediately,” directing Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to update federal maps, contracts, and the Geographic Names Information System within 30 days. Canadian […]

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M.M. MacLeod @lenemacleod.bsky.social · last mo.

New cover I made for my 2nd collection - ON THIS DARK OCCASION coming in October, exact date TBD. Horror stories centred around Halloween, Christmas, and other occasions.

$purple tones mostly, a fraction of a brick house: windows of up and down of duplex, part of tree visible on the left, with branch shadows playing across the house. Near roof is a string of red and green holiday lights, in lower front window is a dark jack o'lantern with faint blue lights zapping from within. Text: ON THIS DARK OCCASION a collection of Holiday Horror Stories Lene MacLeod$

M.M. MacLeod @lenemacleod.bsky.social · last mo.

Introduce yourself with five artists you’ve seen at least twice: David Bowie The Rolling Stones ELO The Cure Iron Maiden

Rex Burrows@improbablerex.bsky.social · last mo.

Introduce yourself with five artists you’ve seen at least twice: GY!BE Sleater-Kinney Bob Mould Mogwai Dismemberment Plan

M.M. MacLeod @lenemacleod.bsky.social · last mo.

New cover I made for my 2nd collection - ON THIS DARK OCCASION coming in October, exact date TBD. Horror stories centred around Halloween, Christmas, and other occasions.

Frost Zone Press @frostzonepress.bsky.social · last mo.

Frost Zone Stories book 4 now available. Thank you to the authors for these eleven new, chilling tales. Available from most places, or ask your local library or bookshop to order for you. www.frostzonestories.com/p/issuesbook...

Issues/Books

AVAILABLE NOW ... Frost Zone Stories book 4 pre-order eBook: HERE for KOBO and HERE for KDP more places to order will soon be available....

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Frost Zone Stories@frostzonestories.bsky.social · last mo.

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY Frost Zone Stories book 4 @kristalstittle.bsky.social Ian Inglis @hvpatterson.bsky.social @phenryward.bsky.social James Hobbs, Christian Macklam, Elizabeth Guilt, Mark Keane, Nissa Harlow, Kimberly Y. Choi @lawrencedagstine.com www.frostzonestories.com/p/issuesbook...

cover features a black background, a b&w photo of park bleachers, with trees in background and a chain link fence to the right (beyond which is the baseball diamond). Maple leaves in various tones of red, orange, and grey, fall and gather in the foreground around a metal garbage can. Inside the can, among some trash, can be seen a skull with red eyes & two skeleton arms and hands reaching out of the can. Hidden below one seat in the bleachers is a wasp nest. Authors names are on right-hand side of cover listed vertically: Kristal Stittle, Ian Inglis, H.V. Patterson, Pete Ward, James Hobbs, Christian Macklam, Elizabeth Guilt, Mark Keane, Nissa Harlow, Kimberly Y. Choi, and Lawerence Dagstine

Paul Robichaud 🪨🐐@pjrobichaud.bsky.social · last mo.

I'm from Toronto, a Canadian city on the shores of Lake Ontario. The name of the lake and province comes from the Wendat word Ontarí'io, meaning great or beautiful lake. And it is!

Frost Zone Stories @frostzonestories.bsky.social · last mo.

Frost Zone Stories book 4 officially arrives on Friday, but you can grab a copy of the paperback now at a few places... (maybe from Lulu if you can). www.frostzonestories.com/p/issuesbook... Contributor copies have mostly been delivered with a few more still in transit, to arrive soon.

a paperback copy of Frost Zone Stories book 4 upright on a couple of other copies of the book which are flat beneath it. The cover: a black background, a b&w photo of park bleachers, with trees in background and a chain link fence to the right (beyond which is the baseball diamond). Maple leaves in various tones of red, orange, and grey, fall and gather in the foreground around a metal garbage can. Inside the can, among some trash, can be seen a skull with red eyes & two skeleton arms and hands reaching out of the can. Hidden below one seat in the bleachers is a wasp nest. Authors names are on right-hand side of cover listed vertically: Kristal Stittle, Ian Inglis, H.V. Patterson, Pete Ward, James Hobbs, Christian Macklam, Elizabeth Guilt, Mark Keane, Nissa Harlow, Kimberly Y. Choi, Lawrence Dagstine

Frost Zone Stories @frostzonestories.bsky.social · last mo.

The final story, closing Frost Zone Stories book 4 is an immersive and atmospheric tale of old ghosts in NYC; the kind of story that sticks with you just like the ghosts that stick to the Big Apple. "The Bar That Remembered" by @lawrencedagstine.com www.frostzonestories.com/p/issuesbook...

Vertical banner with orange border. Text: Lawrence Dagstine The Bar That Remembered They said the Forty-Deuce Bar was built on a sinkhole of bad dreams. You couldn't tell by looking at it. It was just another dim joint holding up a corner on 8th and 41st, a bar that smelled like beer-soaked plywood and cheap cigarette smoke. But sometimes, when the neon from across the street flickered wrong, the floor seemed to breathe. Frost Zone Stories, book 4 https://frostzonestories.com/p/issues Bottom right-hand corner has image of the book cover. Cover:
a black background, a b&w photo of park bleachers, with trees in background and a chain link fence to the right (beyond which is the baseball diamond). Maple leaves in various tones of red, orange, and grey, fall and gather in the foreground around a metal garbage can. Inside the can, among some trash, can be seen a skull with red eyes & two skeleton arms and hands reaching out of the can. Hidden below one seat in the bleachers is a wasp nest. Authors names are on right-hand side of cover listed vertically: Kristal Stittle, Ian Inglis, H.V. Patterson, Pete Ward, James Hobbs, Christian Macklam, Elizabeth Guilt, Mark Keane, Nissa Harlow, Kimberly Y. Choi, Lawrence Dagstine

M.M. MacLeod @lenemacleod.bsky.social · last mo.

I made a paper mache Frank 'N Furter sculpture for 8th grade art class, right in the midst of my friends and mine Rocky Horror Picture Show obsession. Teacher loved it, and said, "Oh, nice clown!" Now that I think about IT, maybe he had a premonition of Pennywise. RIP Tim Curry

Three images of Tim Curry from L to R: as Pennywise the clown in IT, as his smiling self, wearing a green bowtie, white shirt and black suit jacket, and as Frank 'N Furter in the Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social · last mo.

Has there ever been a more iconic entrance? Rest in peace, Tim Curry.

Frost Zone Stories @frostzonestories.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The penultimate story in the table of contents for Frost Zone Stories book 4 is "Shade of Unremembered Trees" by Kimberly Y. Choi. This tale is a scary reminder to keep Ai out of the arts! Final story spotlight coming on Friday; the official release day. www.frostzonestories.com/p/issuesbook...

Vertical banner with orange border. Text: Kimberly Y. Choi Shade of Unremembered Trees Although art gives a peek into a person's mind, we can't really know the person behind the art from their works alone. I just like knowing they're there, that when I listen to music, someone's on the other end, trying to communicate.
Frost Zone Stories, book 4 https://frostzonestories.com/p/issues Bottom right-hand corner has image of the book cover. Cover:
a black background, a b&w photo of park bleachers, with trees in background and a chain link fence to the right (beyond which is the baseball diamond). Maple leaves in various tones of red, orange, and grey, fall and gather in the foreground around a metal garbage can. Inside the can, among some trash, can be seen a skull with red eyes & two skeleton arms and hands reaching out of the can. Hidden below one seat in the bleachers is a wasp nest. Authors names are on right-hand side of cover listed vertically: Kristal Stittle, Ian Inglis, H.V. Patterson, Pete Ward, James Hobbs, Christian Macklam, Elizabeth Guilt, Mark Keane, Nissa Harlow, Kimberly Y. Choi, Lawrence Dagstine

Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Lake Ontario's name comes from the Wyandot word Ontarí'io, which is typically translated as "beautiful lake". The Kanienʼkéha called it Katarokwi. Samuel de Champlain called it Lac de St. Louis. The name Lacus Ontario was first recorded in 1660 by Francis Creuxius.

Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Dolly Parton at the first show she ever played in Canada. It was on Feb. 20, 1972 at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver, where she was a special guest for Porter Wagoner's Traveling Road Show. While not the headliner, many said she stole the show. 📸 Vancouver Sun

Dolly Parton with a vintage hairstyle stands on stage holding an acoustic guitar near a microphone, mid-performance, captured in black-and-white.

M.M. MacLeod @lenemacleod.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Has anyone told him to go jump in a lake yet? Lake ONTARIO just might be big enough for his huge head!

image of an orange object - a buoy that looks like an orange (the fruit) floating in open water (let's pretend it is Lake Ontario).
photo credit: Hongjin Wang on Unsplash