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Because of extended hospital stays and general overwhelm, my wife and I—a first for either of us—have hired someone to come help make the house less of a mess. Which means, of course, I am currently in a frenzy, trying to clean the place before they get here.

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Do NOT agree to a limited edition of one of your books bound in YOUR flesh. Yes, it would be a valuable collector’s item, but you need your flesh to keep your organs in place while you write.

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Mary by @natcassidy.bsky.social I may never get a good night's sleep again. www.goodreads.com/book/show/58...

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In every single interview I’ve done with international media since Trump took power I’ve been asked: Why are there no mass protests? There are many reasons, of course, but the utter refusal of the self-proclaimed “fourth estate” to communicate clearly what is happening has to be high on the list.

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UK FRIENDS! US FRIENDS! FRIENDS LIVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ATLANTIC OCEAN! Quit yer squabbling—you ALL get a discount when preordering WHEN THE WOLF COMES HOME this weekend! Double your wolves for a fraction of the cost! Preorder early and often!

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It’s #FridayReads time! Books always help. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. All artists welcome. I’m sharing a book full of everything fascists hate. Wishing you a peaceful weekend. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316... bookshop.org/p/books/hous...

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PLAY NICE COVER REVEAL MONDAY FEBRUARY 24th Over on my Insta @ rachelharrisonsghost 9 AM ET 😈💗

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Ooooooohhhhhh friends look what’s about to bite into my earholes. 🐺 👂 I have been SPOILED by brilliant audiobook narrators and this one is no exception. Trust me: you're gonna want to preorder this edition along with your print copy. (ALC also now available on @netgalley.bsky.social . . . )

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If you are a cis person please take 2 minutes to do this. Trans people with non-updated gender markers, historical gender marker changes, and X markers are terrified to travel right now; rolling back this policy would mean a lot.

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It would really help if the cisses spoke up for us! If nothing else, it helps with court challenges.

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The CURRENT ERA is a whole lot, and maybe you like books as a place to escape -- if'n you were looking to escape into my books (and oof, I've written a lot of 'em), here's maybe where I'd start:

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An llustration I did of Down There, one of my favourite Ramsey Campbell stories. I reread it the other day and it’s still a wonderful story with a really gross monster! I wish the planned adaptation by @realgdt.bsky.social had happened. @ramseycampbell.bsky.social

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I cannot emphasize enough that the New York City subway is not scary. It’s one of my favorite parts of living here. I grew up in the suburbs having to drive on highways everywhere and that’s way scarier

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One of the most destructive, treacherous American politicians in history. He squirted crisco all over the steps that would lead a democracy into tyranny. That said, he's also the person opposition Democrats need to fucking learn some lessons from.

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For the love of God, at least carry a mask in the event you need to use a multi stall public restroom. Seriously.

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Let's watch the CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD trailer together (and confirm book 4, and reveal the movie tie-in edition cover): youtu.be/t0Dlwt_AlYU

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Today on This Is Horror Podcast Patreon, a conversation with @natcassidy.bsky.social in which we talk about his early life lessons and first writing steps. Here's the twist, Nat returns this weekend for a deep dive into his books—so patrons can submit questions. www.patreon.com/posts/122611...

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Ex NFL player @chriswarcraft.bsky.social protesting the inclusion of a MAGA acronym in the Huntington Beach library plaque at last night’s council meeting. He was arrested and cited.

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Fucking infuriating. And unsurprising. It’s basically spring fever for corporations’ worst inclinations.

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Creepy-crying. It's a new thing coined by @thevampireslibrary.bsky.social, and it starts with THE SUNDOWNER'S DANCE. Releasing April 22 from @shortwavebooks.bsky.social - Pre-order now!

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I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes

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Umberto Eco put together a now-famous list of 14 attributes of fascistic states. I'm going to discuss each of them in hopes this helps ppl understand that fascism is not just a buzzword. We're going to go through these by theme, so strap in. 🧵

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Our February FEARMONGERS is full of fearsome friends! Join Eric LaRocca (AT DARK I BECOME LOATHSOME), Dennis Mahoney (OUR WINTER MONSTER) & E.K. Sathue (YOUTHJUICE) as we bring our horror author panel to the digital airwaves. Mon, Feb 24th @ 8 PM/ET. Register via Zoom: bit.ly/4hDigef

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I wrote about the worst people in the world, charting the depths of their depravity and vastness of their incompetence, and offered some thoughts about the opportunity presented by their failure to acknowledge reality and their refusal to access any form of human virtue. www.the-reframe.com/the/

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how appropriate that this is costing billions of dollars only to look about as good as the music video for dire straits' "money for nothing"

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If you're on Goodreads, Tor Nightfire is doing a giveaway for ARCs of GIRL IN THE CREEK! www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

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Another starred review?? I am beyond grateful and honored. Sixty-four days until the wolf comes home.

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😍😍😍 NEW JHJ NEW JHJ

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Same goes for trickle down economics. It’s made life worse for pretty much everyone and yet there are entire generations of Republicans who are like “the solution is to ensure the rich keep as much of their money as possible! (A rich person told me this was true.)”

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A lot of Republicans refusing to see their theories come to fruition as total and utter disasters. “Mr. President I love small government! But I don’t like that the planes are falling from the sky and that my child died of botulism. Could you look into this?”

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imagine if the media treated the dismantling of the country the same way they treated a bad debate performance

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TEN?! Impossible. Odessey & Oracle Bookends Arthur Walk Away Renee We're Only In It for the Money The Who Sell Out Lady Soul Ghetto Music Cloud Nine Ogdens' Nut Gone Flakes Traffic Going to a Go Go For Once In My Life Incredible Kaleidoscope Begin Reach Out Os Mutantes Black Saint and Sinner Lady

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Information hygiene request - please circulate & take action. I’m getting bombarded with frantic fragments. Information flow is crucial right now, and every link in the chain matters. This is a concrete place where you can play a massive role in improving transmission. Start with SIFT method:

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I realize it's exactly 7 months until TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE DEMONS releases, 13 coming-of-rage stories, so I'm mentioning that—success!—and now I'm going to try salvaging the rest of the day from all the psychic damage 🫠💜 bookshop.org/p/books/teen...

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According to too many, there is white and then there is political there is male and then there is political there is capitalism and then there is political there is straight and then there is political there is cis and then there is political there is non-disabled and then there is political

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This. Especially Senate Republicans.

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NIXON: "When a President does it, that means it's not illegal." BOOMERS: "What abject corruption; I will never forget this." TRUMP: "No laws can touch me. You are my vassals." BOOMERS: "lol this makes the they/thems in my head soooo mad i don't even care that i spend my holidays alone"

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