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Writer of SFFH. Snarkwitch. Psych PhD. Approachable goth. Rep: Maria Brannan at Greyhound Literary Words in Small Wonders, Die Laughing; soon to be The Deadlands, Penumbric, Flame Tree Member of HWA and SFWA www.cjsubko.com cjsubko.substack.com
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I don't know if I've said this on main but I work for the VA. We do more than most hospitals for less pay. And our employees for the most part rock. Kudos to this blogger.

Well looks like official return to the office date is May 5. I refuse to call it "return to work." I've BEEN working. Time to pay for a dog walker, and transportation, and knock 3 hours out of my day for commuting...

Some negative people are like the moles in whack-a-mole. Just when you think you've escaped... months, years later...

Always love the people who see you with your dog and have to loudly swear and then exclaim how they hate dogs. In your dog-friendly apartment building. Because the dog *checks notes* came around a corner and existed.

I have a ko-fi! ko-fi.com/cjsubko

Subs for MONSTROUS ANGELS antho open in 3 days! I am not involved, just a fan. #writing arwynsherman.wixsite.com/arwyn-sherma...

I don't know if I've said this on main but I work for the VA. We do more than most hospitals for less pay. And our employees for the most part rock. Kudos to this blogger.

If you’re in the U.S., and you’re upset or afraid about what’s going on, here’s a way to take action!

Reposting with brief alt-text: The image in the post largely replicates the text in the post on a graphic, with the heading ATTENTION WRITERS, and the gmail account for submissions, which can be found in the bio of the account. It also has a QR code. #WriteSky #Horror 🩸📚😱

Does anyone else reliably have a mental breakdown at around 20k on a new manuscript? What do you do to get over it? (And tell me if I can quote you in a newsletter!)

Stakes, agency, what's the point? I talked a little bit about it here: #writing cjsubko.substack.com/p/why-stakes...

I love when the answer to a personal medical mystery is just "Yeah we don't know"

Also this is no shade to Joe and much shade to me never opening my mail

Stakes, agency, what's the point? I talked a little bit about it here: #writing cjsubko.substack.com/p/why-stakes...

Look what I found hiding in my unopened mail under a box of coffee Thanks @horrorsong.blog !!! 🩸📚

A SPEAR CUTS THROUGH WATER has such a weird brilliant structure to it, it's like reading a dream. 💙📚