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Alex C. Telander
@alexctelander.bsky.social
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(He/Him) Horror writer. Creator/writer of Ostium Podcast and Circé Podcast. Cohost Me & Virgil: A Genesis Brother’s Podcast. Love Stephen King, Stephen Graham Jones, Josh Mallerman, all horror, the Expanse, Genesis, Phil Collins, Mike Oldfield, Pink Floyd.
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Alex C. Telander @alexctelander.bsky.social · Nov 10
Who am I? (Spoken in Jean Valjean's voice.)

I am the creator and writer for the Ostium Podcast, part of the @rustyquill.bsky.social network.

Ostium is a hidden town where there are no people but many doors leading to different places in space and time.

Find it wherever you get your podcasts.
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margueriteturl2.bsky.social
Added a stocking stuffer novella list to my staff picks page today!

doylestownbookshop.com/list/perfect...
November 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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jasonkoebler.bsky.social
last night at a bar I learned that they improved pinball by making machines that are entirely computers and they’re much better than what we had before
A video pinball machine with a blue screen of death
November 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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emilyhughes.bsky.social
we implemented a movie jar (exactly what it sounds like) to randomize the process of picking what to watch. it’s genuinely great and has led to some delightful discoveries! it is, however, also how we ended up watching Come and See tonight. so.
November 16, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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rolandofgilead19.bsky.social
This guy is pretty cool...for a Christian.

www.npr.org/2025/11/15/n...
Pope Leo returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada
The Vatican returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada, a historic restitution that is part of the Catholic Church's reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture.
www.npr.org
November 16, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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chadperman.bsky.social Chad Perman @chadperman.bsky.social · 20h
Mental health professional here, depends on many things, but “the pandemic and how we never addressed what that was like in any real way” is near the top of my list
philnobilejr.bsky.social Phil Nobile Jr. @philnobilejr.bsky.social · 20h
Question for mental health professionals and not astrologers: why is everyone being fucking insane right now
November 16, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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awalrusdarkly.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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bookshop.org
Reminder: Every time you shop at an independent bookstore, Jeff Bezos loses a little bit of power.
November 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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theathletic.com
The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
November 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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theinfinitedadness.bsky.social
“He blew him, Brendan. He blew Bubba and now Putin has a picture of it. Makes sense though. If a guy sucks your dick you have to invite him to your daughter’s wedding, it’s part of the code. The brojob code, Brendan”
Coach MacGurk
November 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
"To think that realistic fiction is by definition superior to imaginative fiction is to think imitation is superior to invention."
Ursula K. LeGuin
November 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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alanbaxter.bsky.social
More humbling praise for THE RISE: Tales From The Gulp 3 (coming in February 2026) this time from the amazing @joanneanderton.bsky.social Thank you!
#WelcomeToTheGulp #Booksky
Cover of The Rise showing a creepy road at night (art by Halinka Orszulok) and the text reads: “In The Rise, Alan Baxter returns to Gulpepper, and there’s something about this small town that draws you in. Wouldn’t want to live there, not sure it’s the safest holiday destination either, but I’m still thrilled to set foot on its disturbing streets once again. These five new novellas balance masterfully between heartbreaking, horrific, and out-right action packed. Whether you’re a hardened local, or visiting for the first time, any trip to The Gulp is an experience you’ll never forget.” – Joanne Anderton, author of Pixerina: A Haunting and The Bone Chime Song.
November 15, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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slimyswampghost.bsky.social
I'VE BEEN SAYING
wesblk.bsky.social Wes Black @wesblk.bsky.social · 2d
What if I told you that the best modern horror anthology series is a Japanese found footage show on youtube called Fake Documentary Q?
バックナンバー - YouTube
m.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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helleborezine.bsky.social
Our Piper at the Gates of Dawn jumper stirred a bit of Satanic Panic! Thank you, @davidmbarnett.bsky.social, for covering this story for The Guardian.

By popular demand, you can get the jumper that got banned from Westminster Abbey here: everpress.com/hellebore-pi...
Guardian headline: 'Demonic' Wind in the Willows jumper banned from Westminster Abbey
November 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
alexctelander.bsky.social
@macrogers.bsky.social it’s fucking happening, just like you said in LifeAfter!
chuckwendig.bsky.social Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 2d
This is literally hell
cpaxton.bsky.social Chris Paxton @cpaxton.bsky.social · 3d
Nightmarish idea for a startup tbh
November 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
Sounds like a great turnout motivator.
November 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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kashana.blacksky.app
Informer, by Snow
November 14, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com
pluribus rocks holy shit lol
November 11, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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peacefuloni.bsky.social
Repost of IT cover design I made for school that I still very much love.

#stephenking #illustration #horror #IT #bookcover #bookillustrator #horrorclown #surrealism #digitalart
November 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.

And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*

Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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dcpierson.bsky.social
Bach, you have to stop. Your clavier is too well-tempered. Your concertos too Brandenburg. They’ll kill you
November 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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wastelandrover.bsky.social
My feed right now:

Epstein
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Golden State Warriors
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goldengateblond.bsky.social shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 3d
i have no idea how we beat the Spurs but #dubnation 4evahhhh
November 13, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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goldengateblond.bsky.social
at no point while reading this did i have any idea what the next word would be
November 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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maddow.bsky.social
Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”:

wapo.st/448fDw6
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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daviddaniel.bsky.social
Text of a Sarah Kendzior post screenshot, with a photo of Johnny Cash giving the finger: I was suspended from BlueSky for defending the honor of Johnny Cash. I wish I were joking. In early October, I referenced the “I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die” lyric of “Folsom Prison Blues” in response to a terrible Wall Street Journal article saying that Johnny Cash was uncool. I quote-tweeted the article and everyone understood the reference. There was no outcry. I stand by my assessment that Johnny Cash is cool. I do not like being the subject of so much attention, especially when I cannot see the discussion. But the BlueSky admins are now claiming that I wrote a post saying, out of nowhere, “I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die”. They are not posting a screenshot of the actual tweet, which shows that I am quote-tweeting an article about Johnny Cash, and that my post is obviously not a threat but a play on “Folsom Prison Blues.” BlueSky is lying and saying I posted this line on November 10. I did not. I posted it in early October, when the WSJ article came out. You can see that they are lying about the date from this page showing my last BlueSky tweets: I was not given any explanation for my suspension the first two times I inquired. Later I was told it was for the “Folsom Prison Blues” reference, and I asked for clarification but did not receive it. I thought it might be a prank until a reporter reached out this morning and confirmed it. BlueSky’s behavior is bizarre and unwarranted. I have lost access to friends and all my posts and photos. I am incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support here on Substack and also on BlueSky — though I cannot see it, because I am suspended. To quote another Johnny Cash song: "I ain’t never done nothin' to nobody/ I ain’t never got nothin’ from nobody, no time/ And until I get somethin' from somebody, sometime, I don't intend to do nothin' for nobody, no time." As for BlueSky…
November 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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midnightpals.bsky.social
Musk: joyce carol oates? she a very meana lady!
Musk: she usa too many semicolons!
Mortal Kombat Announcer: FINISH HIM
Oates: i hear you have a cool daughter
Oates: a normal dad would be very proud
Mortal Kombat Announcer: FATALITY
November 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM