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Amy Grech
@amygrech.bsky.social
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NYC-based prolific crime/horror author/poet. Active HWA Member. Alien Buddha Press published my poetry chapbook, A Shadow of Your Former Self. 2x Pushcart nominee. SEO is my bread and butter. 🔪🩸

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Are you a fan of @kradec.bsky.social? How about #LewisCarroll? If so, you don't want to miss this! #ACuriosityOfCats, steampunk inspired by Lewis Carroll. Here's a sneak peek. especbooks.com/2026/01/22/e... @especbooks.bsky.social @neoparadoxa.bsky.social
EXCERPT – KEITH R.A. DeCANDIDO
Today we feature another sneak peek of A Curiosity of Cats with “Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say” by Keith R.A. DeCandido! Keith has been in two other Forgotten Lore volumes (A …
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January 22, 2026 at 11:57 AM
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Want to know more about #ACuriosityOfCats? Check out this interview with @christinenorris.bsky.social talking about her story "Pawns and Queens" especbooks.com/2026/01/25/a...
Funding now on @kickstarter.com with just two days left!
AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT – CHRISTINE NORRIS
It’s that time again! We are adding to the Forgotten Lore series, created in conjunction with the Tell-Tale Steampunk Festival. In the event’s fourth year the literary inspiration is Le…
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January 25, 2026 at 2:17 PM
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You can learn a great deal about someone simply by breaking into their house and reading their journal.
February 9, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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Fuck drafts I want draughts
February 10, 2026 at 12:57 AM
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deleted my notes app off of my phone bc we have drafts now
February 9, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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Here are this week's brand-new releases! crimereads.com/10-new-books...
10 New Books Coming Out This Week
Another week, another batch of books for your TBR pile. Happy reading, folks. Yosha Gunasekera, Midnight Taxi (Berkley) “This is a richly detailed, well-crafted debut mystery led by an appealing am…
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February 9, 2026 at 7:05 PM
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Horror writer Cullen Bunn is launching The Midnight Lantern Foundation, a new nonprofit dedicated to supporting families in need through the power of genre storytelling.
Horror Writer Cullen Bunn Launches Nonprofit The Midnight Lantern Foundation
Horror writer Cullen Bunn is launching The Midnight Lantern Foundation, a new nonprofit dedicated to supporting families in need through the power of genre storytelling.
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February 9, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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February 9, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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v1.116 is rolling out now!

For all the overthinkers and perfectionists out there, we're launching Drafts.
A demonstration of where you can find the drafts feature in the top right corner of the post composer on Bluesky.
February 9, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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Meet my newest creation: Mabel the Interdimensional Spider and Builder of Haunted Labyrinths. I designed and hand-sewed her, and I hand-embroidered all her flowers and markings.

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Here's a lovely photo of Mabel. She's a fabric art spider of sorts with 9 red and black eyes on top. She has two mouths on either side of her body full of sharp teeth. She has six long green arms with rows of yellow lines on them. Her body is also covered with green and yellow embroidered flowers and yellow line markings. In the background there's a lovely galaxy print fabric. Here's another lovely photo of Mabel where we can see her closer up. Here's another lovely photo of Mabel where we can see her from above.
February 9, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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@chuckwendig.bsky.social hits the nail on the head. People who use AI to create books are not writers. They're not even writing. They're losers who think this is a "race."

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Writers Who Use AI Are Not Real Writers
Dorothy Parker famously (but probably not really) said, “I hate to write, but I love having written,” which is a sentiment I don’t largely understand or agree with in the broader …
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February 9, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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In light of recent mass media treating AI "writers" like they're actually writing, or doing anything other than feeding off of stolen valor, BBB wants to restate our policy of NOT platforming AI-based writing or art.

Chuck Wendig also has choice thoughts as well:

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February 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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Wednesday night 2/11 from 7-7:30 EST I will be doing the first of a series of brief online gatherings with the good folks at the Ashland (MA) Public Library, where I will recommend some science fiction books you might like to read!

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Virtual: SciFi Book Recommendations with Author Elizabeth Bear
Love SciFi but not sure what to read next? Join bestselling author, Elizabeth Bear, quarterly for 30 minutes of pure book recommendations - the best of Science Fiction books out there (out there - see...
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February 9, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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Lyda, my bestie and fellow SF/F writer, has been volunteering at a food mutual aid that has had to rapidly scale up. This is their venmo, please consider donating.
lydamorehouse.bsky.social Lyda Morehouse 🏳️‍🌈 @lydamorehouse.bsky.social · 4h
I know we are all tapped out, but if you have anything to spare, the mutual aid place I volunteer at is desperate for funds to keep the lights on and folks fec. Venmo: @chef-collective-1123 or casapp: $chefcollective1123. Please share widely.
A chalkboard with words in pink, neat handwriting "Pay it Foward" and info for venmo @chef-collective-1123 and cashapp $chefcollective1123 and below that, in red, "You can sit with us" and a picture of paper dolls with linked hands in a gradation from red to white with hearts in between.
February 9, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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I know we are all tapped out, but if you have anything to spare, the mutual aid place I volunteer at is desperate for funds to keep the lights on and folks fec. Venmo: @chef-collective-1123 or casapp: $chefcollective1123. Please share widely.
A chalkboard with words in pink, neat handwriting "Pay it Foward" and info for venmo @chef-collective-1123 and cashapp $chefcollective1123 and below that, in red, "You can sit with us" and a picture of paper dolls with linked hands in a gradation from red to white with hearts in between.
February 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
amygrech.bsky.social
👀 you there! 🎙️📚🍸
bklynbooksbooze.bsky.social Brooklyn Books & Booze @ Barrow's Intense @bklynbooksbooze.bsky.social · 9h
NEXT WEEK! 🌟 BBB returns for our monthly Fabulous Reading Event on 2/17 @ 7pm at Barrow's! Join us as we welcome authors/readers
@victormanibo.com #ShvetaThakrar @fondalee.bsky.social &
@leannareneehieber.bsky.social for a night of sips, socializing, and stories!📚🎙️🍸

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Authors Fonda Lee, Leanna Renee Hieber, Shveta Thakrar and Victor Manibo at Brooklyn Books & Booze on Feb. 17
February 10, 2026 at 12:44 AM
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NEXT WEEK! 🌟 BBB returns for our monthly Fabulous Reading Event on 2/17 @ 7pm at Barrow's! Join us as we welcome authors/readers
@victormanibo.com #ShvetaThakrar @fondalee.bsky.social &
@leannareneehieber.bsky.social for a night of sips, socializing, and stories!📚🎙️🍸

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Authors Fonda Lee, Leanna Renee Hieber, Shveta Thakrar and Victor Manibo at Brooklyn Books & Booze on Feb. 17
February 9, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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Dangerous Dames: Women Who Write Horror #AuthorSky #BookSky #HorrorSky #NYCAuthors #PoetrySky
#WiHM #WomenInHorror #WritingSky #WriterSky

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Dangerous Dames: Women Who Write Horror
I started writing seriously in high school after reading several of Stephen King’s novels; I got hooked on Horror at the tender age of…
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February 9, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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“Helping people forge new connections.”
A fuck app.

“A new way to invest.”
An S&P 500 fund.

“Decentralized currency.”
Money you can use to buy drugs.
Tech Jargon Translations
“We’re revolutionizing communication.” We’re putting cameras and microphones in your home. “Helping people forge connections.” This app alienates ...
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February 8, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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Here’s your morning mood, courtesy of KOO KOO.
February 9, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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K-Pop Superbowl Halftime next year. Let's keep the assholes angry.
February 9, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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Today is the cover reveal for INCARNATE by @almakatsu.bsky.social.

No one escapes real life.
Coming Set 22.

I am so excited for this one! Also terrified to read it. But also excited.
Image is to announce the cover reveal of Alma Katsu’s incarnate: a novel. The cover is mostly hot pink and pixilated with a painted human eye on the top right corner that looks like the paint is dripping over the hot pink. The author and title are in white all lower case type. The image also shares some of the things you can expect from this book in a list to the left of the cover. They are all in clack capital letters: SOCIAL MEDIA DEEP FAKES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TROLLS INFLUENCERS INSTAGRAM TIKTOK BURY YOUR PAST CONTROL YOUR FUTURE FEMALE RAGE BODY HORROR TECHNOLOGY THE FUTURE THE END LIES LIES LIES On the bottom is the tag line: NO ONE ESCAPES REAL LIFE Coming Set 22
February 9, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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The Kickstarter for my samurais vs zombies comic, THE DEATH POEM OF SENSEI OTORO is live!

Click here now to join in! www.kickstarter.com/projects/770...

#kickstartercomics #kickstarter #zombiecomics #comics #samuraicomics #samurai
THE DEATH POEM OF SENSEI OTORO by Jonathan Maberry
Jonathan Maberry's spell-binding story about an aging samurai in a zombie-infested, feudal Japan!
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February 9, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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'We've heard from many who want nothing to do with AI': Mozilla is rolling out AI controls for Firefox in the next build
Ah, my letter appears to have made it to the Mozilla postbox.
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February 4, 2026 at 1:01 AM
amygrech.bsky.social
Dangerous Dames: Women Who Write Horror #AuthorSky #BookSky #HorrorSky #NYCAuthors #PoetrySky
#WiHM #WomenInHorror #WritingSky #WriterSky

medium.com/@crimsonscre...
Dangerous Dames: Women Who Write Horror
I started writing seriously in high school after reading several of Stephen King’s novels; I got hooked on Horror at the tender age of…
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February 9, 2026 at 4:18 PM