Tessera
Folgen

Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers)

@nicolemwolverton.bsky.social

Professionally unsettling | Philly-area writer of (mostly) horror & thrillers | MEAT SWEATS * MARCH 2027 | HWA, SFWA, SCBWI, Codex | horror academic | scent-obsessed | nicolewolverton.com

3266 Posts4502 Follower3554 Folgt
Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers)@nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 7h ago

I also know of an upcoming position at the airline for which my husband works. If you've got warehouse and/or supervisory experience, it might be a good fit for you. It's entirely an in-person position, third shift. #philly

Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers)@nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 13h ago

Hey, #Philly area folks--if you have experience in social media and website management, DM me. I know of an open position; it requires 2-3 days per week in-office and a high EQ level.

Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers)@nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 19h ago

Remember when the worm-riddled US Health and Human Services Secretary said the cyclosporiasis outbreak was "under control" two weeks ago? Uh huh. This article is from yesterday, & Michigan reported two related deaths a few days ago. I guess it's appropriate to associate the GOP with explosive poop.

CDC reportedly expands scope of US cyclosporiasis outbreak to 15 states

Six additional states caught up in investigation after Michigan reported first two US deaths linked to disease

theguardian.com

Pedro Iniguez@pedroiniguez.bsky.social · yesterday

My horror fiction collection FEVER DREAMS OF A PARASITE was just nominated for a Sacred Crypt Award. Many thanks to Voices from the Mausoleum for the honor! Voting is now open at Voices From The Mausoleum

Bild
Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers)@nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · yesterday

I was on a 2026 Stokercon panel titled A Survival Guide for Writers In An Age of Censorship and AI, so this is jarring. I mean, the writer has an AI app coming out apparently...so that makes it even worse. It's also a strange organizational choice just months before membership dues are charged.

Holly Lyn Walrath@hollylynwalrath.bsky.social · yesterday

There is a lengthy pro-AI screed in the latest HWA newsletter and it is . . . a mood.

The real enemy isn’t your buddy who is using AI to make a book cover; the enemy is the Powers-That-Be who thrive on dividing everyone, especially in the United States. Look at how divided everyone in the US got over politics over the past ten years, and it’s now trickled to other countries. No more, are you a fellow human? Nope, it’s who did you vote for? Well, then you must be a hateful asshole. Instant block. But who’s the asshole? Every week, the gatekeepers of horror writers have some new witch hunt. Sometimes it’s a good thing to suss out shitty publishers, editors, and agents. Yet, not ALL shitty ones are sussed out because, you know, there are consequences to getting all the shitty people shut down. Some people still like the opportunities to get published or represented even if it means going with the most despicable people because the gatekeepers didn’t get them shut down, or sometimes, don’t even notice. It all depends on who is buttering the toast.
Tiffany Morris@tiffmorris.bsky.social · yesterday

So apparently that HWA pro-AI newsletter also uses Indigenous water rights issues as a prop, trivializing the activism by Indigenous peoples to protect our water including specific anti-data centre actions. I guess they figured why not alienate Indigenous horror writers while they’re at it?

“Sure. Sure. Yes, we know AI is using up resources. So does driving a car or a planes so does building a new home. So do a lot of things. Humans have always used up Earth’s resources and usually not nicely. There are reservations and other Indigenous communities in Canada that have never had clean water and have been ravaged by pipeline construction. But somehow that’s been okay for the past fifty or a hundred years, and very few people scream about that. But suddenly, AI is the enemy, not everything else we’ve been doing all along. Suddenly YOUR water might not be clean, so it’s a Big Deal”.
Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers)@nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 2d ago

I secretly dream of ATB doing a Supernatural OutsideIn series, but for now you can find my nonfiction essays in the OutsideIn books on DS9, X-Files (both volumes), and Angel. I highly recommend grabbing one or two using the 40% code. The collections are delightful & entertaining!

Natalie Litofsky@positivelynatalie.bsky.social · 6d ago

It's been a slow summer for us, so it's time to see if this site has the juice. We've created an exclusive coupon code that will get you 40% off your entire order of awesome nonfiction books. Just enter "bluesky" at checkout (no quotes) and you're good to go! 😍📚 ---> www.atbpublishing.com

Promo image with a coupon code. The background is of a blue sky with wispy clouds. Text in white and yellow reads, "use coupon code bluesky for 40 percent off your order." At the bottom is a rainbow gradient version of the atb logo and the website that is also included in the post.
Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers)@nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · last wk.

The new Table Manners column is up at Macabre Daily! This month I'm looking at #horror through the lens of colonizers and digestion, because the two are very, very connected.

TABLE MANNERS: The Empire That Feeds — Macabre Daily

Nicole Wolverton returns with this month's installment of TABE MANNERS. "The Empire That Feeds" explores colonialism as consumption and offers a fascinating take on the hunger for power.

macabredaily.com

Analisa Swan (she/her)@analisaswan.bsky.social · last wk.

Trump/GOP is causing Americans’ price pain with costly tariffs, reckless war of choice in Iran pushing up gas prices & inflation, Big Ugly Bill stripping Americans’ healthcare subsidies to give billionaires tax cuts, massive incompetence, rampant corruption, & DOGE gutting national science & safety!

Bild
𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎 🪷@waggingtale.bsky.social · 2w ago

As an American citizen, how much have you had to compartmentalize? Go to work, do the food shopping, pay the bills, absorb the horrors of stochastic terrorism and Christofascism, living life afraid to scream because you know you won't be able to stop. You know, normal life.

Nicole M. Wolverton (she/her/hers)@nicolemwolverton.bsky.social · 2w ago

There are moments I feel like world's biggest schmuck. I worked on my tax expenses sheet today a bit as I was getting ready for my panel moderation gig and discovered a payment for an event that I had no memory about whatsoever & was freaking out. Turns out it's for 2027, & I'd forgotten it.