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Weird/Curio/Sci-Fi/Horror writer, novelist, & creator of the Haunted Hotel Project. Founder/editor/cover artist for @TLDRpress. A Home For Grief out in 2025, published by Diachroneity Books. (He/Him) www.writelikeashark.com
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Last thing, THE CITADEL OF ICE is out now. Yay four year publishing anniversary! Please be kind to this if you pick it up.

Stand up today and fight against hate. 🖤🏳️‍🌈

🚨 ALERT 🚨 ALERT 🚨 ALERT 🚨 *spaceship siren noises* ASTROPHOBIA IS OUT NOW!

Amazon listings are now up and accessible through the link below! Go treat yourself to some satisfying dread in the cold and the dark >:3 books2read.com/astrophobia

Right this way, you simply MUST check out these short fiction highlights of April 2025, featuring necromancy, a moon journey, and a dead witch-doctor! reactormag.com/must-read-sh...

ASTROPHOBIA IS OUT NOW! Check out these thirteen stories of horror beyond earth and buy at: books2read.com/astrophobia Check out the review in @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social at: www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-astro...

Joe's story is AMAZING

Astrophobia is out now! I'm so happy to be part of this collection.

Tomorrow!!

ASTROPHOBIA will be out in TWO DAYS! The anthology of space horror curated by @vesperdoom.com contains my short story GUDSKOMPLEX, featuring an engineer desperate to survive and a spaceship AI whose literal understanding of God leads to horrible consequences. Available in ASTROPHOBIA on MAY 13!

In three days time ... ASTROPHOBIA, an anthology of space horror curated by @vesperdoom.com will be live with pre orders available now! Featuring my short story, Gigantomachy - a hardened mecha pilot is left behind on the battlefield... books2read.com/b/astrophobia #booksky 💜📚🌌

Astrophobia releases on May 13th which means there are only 4 more days until it is unleashed upon the world! The anthology includes my story Ice about a research station on an empty ice planet, what lurks beneath the surface, a deep craving for isolation and a forming obsession.

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ASTROPHOBIA is out in just 5 days! 13 spooky space horror stories almost here! You and I Are Eternal is included and it is my space fantasy horror about waking up a cosmic eldritch being that once brought silence to the cosmos... Add to goodreads! Preorder! Check it out! astroantho.carrd.co 🪐📚💙

The sirens are singing🧜‍♀️💀 @timmcgregor.bsky.social's Shirley Jackson-nommed novella LURE is now an audiobook &—for the moment—available EXCLUSIVELY from us. Whether its a return trip to the cold shores of Torgrimsvær or your maiden voyage, now's the time: store.tenebrouspress.com/collections/...

ONE WEEK until ASTROPHOBIA is unleashed onto the world! Here's a little mood board for my contribution, WE ARE HERE TO HELP. astroantho.carrd.co for links and pre-orders!

8 DAYS UNTIL ASTROPHOBIA! This space horror anthology includes my first original story! A mechanic wakes up amidst an emergency issue. His job is to keep the inner machinery in good condition, and he grows resentful of those who have it easier on the ship. eat the rich astroantho.carrd.co

9 Days til Astrophobia, a space horror anthology including my Ontology of a Killer Robot 🤖🩸🔪 An ancient robot of unknown origin is assigned to help a human crew investigate an alien ship. What they find spells trouble for all of them, even the indestructible android himself… astroantho.carrd.co

11 days!!!

✨🪐 10 DAYS UNTIL ASTROPHOBIA That includes my contribution, "Blind Spots"—where a routine maintenance crew member notes just how devoid of life a space port is, despite the number of docked ships. But there are no blind spots on Egeria-1... or are there? astroantho.carrd.co 💙 📚🪐 🌈🚀💫 📢📚🌈📚

All my books have signed copies available over at my Etsy store! morgandante.etsy.com

On a floating lighthouse at the starless edge of the known universe, a clone gazes into the abyss beyond and hears it calling his name. My story, We Give Our Bodies to the Beautiful Dark, features in Astrophobia, an anthology of space horror, out in 11 days!

Sneak peek at one of the most interesting conversations I’ve had the pleasure of having all year!! 👀

Astrophobia releases in 12 days! My story is "To the Crust": When contract miner Mist encounters a fungal slime deep within the crust of the volcanic planet where she’s stationed, she’s immediately whisked away for disposal. The sentient fungus that’s taking over her body, though, has other ideas

Astrophobia releases in 13 days. Not long now... In my contribution, 'Imperative', a sapient hardsuit awakens to a downed starship, and an unresponsive operator. Nothing is more important than keeping her safe, but even that simple objective may be a bridge too far... Buy here: astroantho.carrd.co

The world’s greatest monster hunters are back, in Cindy and Biscuit vol 2: Wild, Wild Life, published by Oni Press on August 5th, 2025. The volume brings together some classic C&B strips from the self-publishing years. In addition there are three brand new strips. Pre-order now and spread the word x

BOOK REVIEW: Astrophobia, an anthology of space horror Have you ever wondered what might happen if an AI reflects on religion and godhood? Have you ever pondered what we'd do if we encountered a different life… https://tafferling.com/2025/04/29/book-review-astrophobia-an-anthology-of-space-horror/

I put this #buyastrangerabook offer from @vmlinuz.org out earlier today. V was offering to buy two people a Discworld book by Terry Pratchett. One has gone, but there's still one on offer! So, if you'd like one, get in touch! UK only.

Wow! We have already flown past 50% ticket capacity in just over 24 hours! Register for 1KWHC Flash Fiction Competition before May 26th to help raise money for Trans Lifeline and take part in a fun writing contest. www.eventbrite.com/e/the-1000-w...

The TL;DR Press 1K Word Herd Competition is now open for registrations! All proceeds from the competition and the sale of the ebook will go to TransLifeline.

Happy Canadian Independent Bookstore Day, pals! One half of Diachro is Canadian, so here are Jaclyn's indie bookshop faves: @pfbvan.bsky.social @bookwarehouse.bsky.social @massybooks.bsky.social Iron Dog People's Co-op 🍁Show them some love today🍁 #CIBD2025 #IndieBookStoresCA

Happy Indie Bookstore Day to the GHOULS buttondown.com/ghoulish/arc...

It’s funny, we don’t think of ourselves as a *store* proper, per se; but if you order direct from us you’ll get cool packaging and swag and stuff; so, screw it, support Tenebrous alongside all the other rad bookshops this #indiebookstoreday 🖤☠️ store.tenebrouspress.com

🪲 Happy publication day to The Red Light Starts Blinking by Jonathon Kane 🪲 Less a collection of short stories and more a set of interlocking teeth. A disquieting game of emotional roulette. Disturbed? Deranged? Delighted? The Red Light is on. diachroneitybooks.com/The-Red-Ligh...

Not me playing yet another stealth archer like it's 2006 all over again.