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jessicamaison.bsky.social
Sci-fi, horror, and fantasy author and comics creator trying to do more right than wrong. Owner of Wicked Tree Press. Writer of the Plastic Girl novel series and the Mary Shelley's School for Monsters GN series. linktr.ee/wickedtreepress
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The way our leaders speak about the Middle East, I am becoming convinced none of them have read a history book or even a long article or a short description of a long article on the region. Maybe they read a title, maybe. #iran #israel #middleeast

I'd never go to the place I knew I'd die at, not until I was very old and sick, but we all spend our lives thinking about it. Excited to see @richardfairgray.bsky.social's take. WHERE YOU DIE: A Horror Story About Certainty on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/bla... #comics #horror

Tough titty, indeed! They need to identify themselves and show their faces and badges. No one should be expected to go anywhere with people who look more like masked bandits than law enforcement.

A young citizen, at his job, confronts ICE as they are detaining another employee, and they drag him violently to detainment. They are saying he assaulted them. I watched the video. ICE agents assaulted him. This is not right or legal and should not be normalized. gofund.me/ad6bc354

You definitely want to learn about crowdfunding from @mcholly1.bsky.social - check out her insightful article over at the @sfwa.bsky.social blog! #comics #crowdfunding #writing

I just backed Voodoo Nations - Complete Series - Issues 1 - 5 | Horror | on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/ora...

Let's make a movie! I just backed The Van Helsing Society Movie on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/pau...

Go back this! @paulscarlata.bsky.social #kickstarter #vampires #vanhelsing #animation

When I was in 8th grade, I read The Screwtape Letters. I haven’t revisited it as a fully-baked adult and agnostic. Still, I'm pretty sure this story was inspired by that book. Setting quotas is dangerous. Let’s reject setting them, especially ones that involve human souls.

This month, a team endorsed by Guillermo del Toro released Mexico's first stop-motion feature. It's 2 hours of pure imagination. The film is called I Am Frankelda, and we've taken a deep look into how it came to be: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-film-a...

Meditate with the moon jellies… … I believe in aliens. #ocean #jellyfish #aliens

Wrote a satirical short about the dangers of quotas. You can read it over on my Substack. #writing #shortfiction #politicalsatire #immigration open.substack.com/pub/monstero...

The people showed up and are showing up in LA for #nokings - thousands and thousands of peaceful protestors! Glad to be one.

#nokings Getting started, crowd is already big, people still steadily arriving, and super peaceful! Do one action today if you can! Call your reps or reach out to a friend who needs to hear that you agree with them. Support each other as we resist this assault on our democracy.

Extra! Extra! Read all about it... if you dare. Happy Friday the 13th! open.substack.com/pub/monstero...

Feeling like a good creepy story for Friday the 13th? Check out this one inspired by the Black-Eyed Children! #horrorfiction #horror #Fridaythe13th #writer #shortfiction open.substack.com/pub/monstero...

Pretty much. The amount Pete likes to say "lethality" in general should concern us all.

It's time... 👀✨ We’re thrilled to announce that one of our favorite traditions, our annual talent search, is back for 2025, with submissions open from now through August 29th! Details: bit.ly/43v2Dkq

Another great article in The Comics Panel series from @sfwa.bsky.social @russellnohelty.com digs into marketing books vs. marketing comics!

BREAKING: Federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars tried to snatch 1st graders from LA elementary schools—told staff they had “parental consent.” They lied. When pressed, they HID THEIR IDS. DHS admits they sent them. This wasn’t a welfare check. It was a test run for a police state.

Completely peaceful rally in LA today. Free David Huerta! Stop the raids and threats against our city and its leaders.

Still lying! Now, the outrage machine led by Trump is threatening to arrest the mayor and governor who are just doing their jobs. Antagonizing cities and arresting leaders you don’t agree with? Sounds super American. Is this the country we want?

I also live in Los Angeles. The president is lying per usual.

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Just a reminder. Make those calls, please.

Celebrate the artists you love while they're alive. If you get a chance, share with them how much their work means to you. I'm glad I've been able to tell a few that in person. I hope to meet more to do the same. RIP Peter David. You were my favorite.

A great convo with @authorgabegarcia.bsky.social today! #writing #interview #writingcommunity

If you are a fan of the Tell-Tale Heart, you will really dig this modern take on it by @thesurrealari.bsky.social published over @pseudopod.org! I know did. Nicely done! pseudopod.org/2025/03/28/p...

Woohoo! Go reserve your copy! Back it if you can! www.kickstarter.com/projects/com...

COMING SOON: A brand new horror graphic noovel. CAMP FIRE is about the warmth and safety that draws you in, then takes what it needs from you. Prelaunch page is up. Spread the word. kickrichard.com

📣 What can we do right now? Showing up. Stall Trump's agenda. Push back. Expose the truth. The Republican Billionaire Tax Break Bill may have passed the House—but the fight isn’t over. With the right pushback, we can stop it in the Senate.

This big beautiful bill is an attack on the working class in this country. It must be stopped in the Senate. If the Republicans in the Senate don't stop it, there will be devastating political consequences. You can't do this to the people who voted for you and not face a reckoning.

One does not have to be pro one type of violence to be against another.

You need to know one thing - Trump and Republicans will kick millions of people of their health insurance and make it harder for poor kids to eat so they can give tax cuts to people making over a million a year. This can be stopped. Call your reps - this big evil bill has not passed.

Invaluable direction on comic pitching from @kris10simon.bsky.social on the @sfwa.bsky.social blog. So grateful for her insight! #comics #pitching #writing

That buzzy feeling when you're about to start a new project is priceless. It's even better when you can't talk about it. #comics #writing #books

Great post over @sfwa.bsky.social Thanks for your time and insight @thesurrealari.bsky.social ⭐️ #comics #writingcommunity

A Kaiju Ranger magazine? I am in. @andrewmaxwell.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/rum...

Stop making rules for the rest of us when you don’t follow any. Full stop. Done listening to lawmakers until they reign in their own people.

TOMORROW EVENING!!! 6PM!! FREE AND OPEN TO ALL!!! Are you a comics fan who wants to learn more about comics history and art? I'm doing an intro class tomorrow sponsored by the Durham County Library! Come join me! durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/14317983

@rylendgrant.bsky.social got a new issue out! #comics #kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/ryl...

Happy Mother’s Day! open.substack.com/pub/monstero...

happy mother's day