Erin Brown
@babblewocky.bsky.social
Spec Fic Author. SFWA. Voodoonaut. Words in FIYAH Mag, Nightmare Mag, Baffling, Fantasy Mag, The Deadlands, EscapePod, Truman Capote Lit Trust 2022. A watched plot never thickens. http://ebrownwrites.com
Biggest goal? I want to be curriculum. I want entire semesters of classes taught about my work. I want 9 honorary doctorates and at least three works translated into 80 languages.
I want to head a new Harlem Renaissance.
I want to head a new Harlem Renaissance.
what is the biggest writerly goal you are willing to cop to publicly? I would like to be nominated for a Lammy
January 17, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Biggest goal? I want to be curriculum. I want entire semesters of classes taught about my work. I want 9 honorary doctorates and at least three works translated into 80 languages.
I want to head a new Harlem Renaissance.
I want to head a new Harlem Renaissance.
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SO EXCITE
to see @babblewocky.bsky.social WONDERFUL novelette Garden of the Bloodpotter on this stellar @foxesandroses.bsky.social list!!
🖤💀🙌
to see @babblewocky.bsky.social WONDERFUL novelette Garden of the Bloodpotter on this stellar @foxesandroses.bsky.social list!!
🖤💀🙌
Crawling back from a very nasty bout of flu by posting some of my favorite stories I read last year. Is it a perfect list? No, there's a ton of amazing stuff out there. But I am happy with it and I hope you can find something in here for you <3
AN INCOMPLETE LIST OF GLORIOUS SHORT FICTION THAT I ENJOYED IN 2025 (BY PUBLICATION MONTH).
his love’s ashes on his tongue, by Monte Lin, in The Deadlands (January) I love how this story explores grief and death. It’s a journey in a strange city. A journey inside our minds and the v…
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January 16, 2026 at 7:14 PM
SO EXCITE
to see @babblewocky.bsky.social WONDERFUL novelette Garden of the Bloodpotter on this stellar @foxesandroses.bsky.social list!!
🖤💀🙌
to see @babblewocky.bsky.social WONDERFUL novelette Garden of the Bloodpotter on this stellar @foxesandroses.bsky.social list!!
🖤💀🙌
Wheeeee! Thank you @foxesandroses.bsky.social for the shout out of my debut novelette! And I’m so glad you are feeling better.
“Garden of the Bloodpotter” is available to read at @psychopomp.com , which is itself a veritable garden of strange novellas and short fiction.
“Garden of the Bloodpotter” is available to read at @psychopomp.com , which is itself a veritable garden of strange novellas and short fiction.
Crawling back from a very nasty bout of flu by posting some of my favorite stories I read last year. Is it a perfect list? No, there's a ton of amazing stuff out there. But I am happy with it and I hope you can find something in here for you <3
AN INCOMPLETE LIST OF GLORIOUS SHORT FICTION THAT I ENJOYED IN 2025 (BY PUBLICATION MONTH).
his love’s ashes on his tongue, by Monte Lin, in The Deadlands (January) I love how this story explores grief and death. It’s a journey in a strange city. A journey inside our minds and the v…
eugeniatriantafyllou.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Wheeeee! Thank you @foxesandroses.bsky.social for the shout out of my debut novelette! And I’m so glad you are feeling better.
“Garden of the Bloodpotter” is available to read at @psychopomp.com , which is itself a veritable garden of strange novellas and short fiction.
“Garden of the Bloodpotter” is available to read at @psychopomp.com , which is itself a veritable garden of strange novellas and short fiction.
Pepperidge Farms remembers.
PSA: Don't self-reject, but please honor submission guidelines. Assuming the rules don't apply to you will result in rejections for not following the rules.
Signed, a first reader
Signed, a first reader
January 15, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Pepperidge Farms remembers.
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness
January 14, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness
Yeah… they like money too much, I don’t think it will last.
January 14, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Yeah… they like money too much, I don’t think it will last.
This is like a bat signal for me.
I am so excited to graduate and finally start teaching these kids using play, multi-learning-style techniques, and just plain weirdness. It’s possible, it just takes a new kind of teacher for this new kind of student.
I am so excited to graduate and finally start teaching these kids using play, multi-learning-style techniques, and just plain weirdness. It’s possible, it just takes a new kind of teacher for this new kind of student.
January 13, 2026 at 3:45 AM
This is like a bat signal for me.
I am so excited to graduate and finally start teaching these kids using play, multi-learning-style techniques, and just plain weirdness. It’s possible, it just takes a new kind of teacher for this new kind of student.
I am so excited to graduate and finally start teaching these kids using play, multi-learning-style techniques, and just plain weirdness. It’s possible, it just takes a new kind of teacher for this new kind of student.
If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula.
January 11, 2026 at 6:45 PM
If you see this, post a vampire that isn't Dracula.
Slightly diminish a band:
8.25 Inch Nails
8.25 Inch Nails
January 10, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Slightly diminish a band:
8.25 Inch Nails
8.25 Inch Nails
#sffchat My fave openings are ones where the main character’s personality comes through in dialogue and action, instead of inner monologue (exception: when the inner monologue is captivating or hilarious.)
I do not detest the weather/travel/mirror opening when it’s funny. (Hitchhiker’s Guide)
I do not detest the weather/travel/mirror opening when it’s funny. (Hitchhiker’s Guide)
January 8, 2026 at 11:40 PM
#sffchat My fave openings are ones where the main character’s personality comes through in dialogue and action, instead of inner monologue (exception: when the inner monologue is captivating or hilarious.)
I do not detest the weather/travel/mirror opening when it’s funny. (Hitchhiker’s Guide)
I do not detest the weather/travel/mirror opening when it’s funny. (Hitchhiker’s Guide)
There is an entire folder of pictures I took in Japan and they need to be made into mixed media collages immediately
u heard sharon, everyone post about their esoteric interests right fucking now. for the good of the community, we need to be hyperfixationmaxxing.
i think this site really needs to figure out how to grow the non-politics verticals (the baseball moment was a good thing!) because i suspect a lot of the bad clusters come out of the political clusters driving 95% of ENG-lang posts
January 5, 2026 at 11:47 PM
There is an entire folder of pictures I took in Japan and they need to be made into mixed media collages immediately
“I don't care what anyone says, I actually didn't like this movie"
January 4, 2026 at 7:38 AM
“I don't care what anyone says, I actually didn't like this movie"
We. Are. Not. A. Monolith.
It makes me sick to my stomach every time I read a post about how “Americans” bombed this or desecrated that- I’m still eating the greens and beans of ancestors who went through hell to be free Americans, and we aren’t down with ANY of this bullshit.
Words matter.
It makes me sick to my stomach every time I read a post about how “Americans” bombed this or desecrated that- I’m still eating the greens and beans of ancestors who went through hell to be free Americans, and we aren’t down with ANY of this bullshit.
Words matter.
prince is sitting on a couch with his eyes closed and the words `` do better '' written on the screen .
ALT: prince is sitting on a couch with his eyes closed and the words `` do better '' written on the screen .
media.tenor.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:21 AM
We. Are. Not. A. Monolith.
It makes me sick to my stomach every time I read a post about how “Americans” bombed this or desecrated that- I’m still eating the greens and beans of ancestors who went through hell to be free Americans, and we aren’t down with ANY of this bullshit.
Words matter.
It makes me sick to my stomach every time I read a post about how “Americans” bombed this or desecrated that- I’m still eating the greens and beans of ancestors who went through hell to be free Americans, and we aren’t down with ANY of this bullshit.
Words matter.
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It took just a few minutes to complete the form for Sweet & Wild! All my self-published fantasy author friends should do this, it's quick and easy! 💛🐝
January 3, 2026 at 1:58 PM
It took just a few minutes to complete the form for Sweet & Wild! All my self-published fantasy author friends should do this, it's quick and easy! 💛🐝
@tco-anthology.bsky.social
Happy New Year to you and yours, however you gather!
Happy New Year to you and yours, however you gather!
January 1, 2026 at 8:27 PM
@tco-anthology.bsky.social
Happy New Year to you and yours, however you gather!
Happy New Year to you and yours, however you gather!
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I've been in the parenting void between Christmas and NYE & forgot to share my latest @bookriot.bsky.social post: I highlighted ghostly work by @babblewocky.bsky.social, @sgj.bsky.social, @tkingfisher.com, @kcmeadbrewer.com, @datlow.bsky.social, and Suzan Palumbo.
bookriot.com/ghost-storie...
bookriot.com/ghost-storie...
Ghost Stories to Read On Christmas Eve
It was once a tradition to read ghost stories the night before Christmas—let's bring that tradition back.
bookriot.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I've been in the parenting void between Christmas and NYE & forgot to share my latest @bookriot.bsky.social post: I highlighted ghostly work by @babblewocky.bsky.social, @sgj.bsky.social, @tkingfisher.com, @kcmeadbrewer.com, @datlow.bsky.social, and Suzan Palumbo.
bookriot.com/ghost-storie...
bookriot.com/ghost-storie...
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Dear bluskeeters!
I'm doing research with a friend.
If you're a Black Author with a speculative book publishing in 2026, could you please pitch and link me, please? This a difficult to sus intersection.
Please add your friends' work. Please tag people. Please share
I'm doing research with a friend.
If you're a Black Author with a speculative book publishing in 2026, could you please pitch and link me, please? This a difficult to sus intersection.
Please add your friends' work. Please tag people. Please share
December 29, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Dear bluskeeters!
I'm doing research with a friend.
If you're a Black Author with a speculative book publishing in 2026, could you please pitch and link me, please? This a difficult to sus intersection.
Please add your friends' work. Please tag people. Please share
I'm doing research with a friend.
If you're a Black Author with a speculative book publishing in 2026, could you please pitch and link me, please? This a difficult to sus intersection.
Please add your friends' work. Please tag people. Please share
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or AiC
December 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or AiC
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Conventions, if you use AI do not be surprised if creators turn down your invitations to be guests or even to be on panels.
Do not use tools trained on stolen work from creators and then tell them you want to honor or uplift them - that’s not what you’re doing. You’re stealing and being lazy.
Do not use tools trained on stolen work from creators and then tell them you want to honor or uplift them - that’s not what you’re doing. You’re stealing and being lazy.
December 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Conventions, if you use AI do not be surprised if creators turn down your invitations to be guests or even to be on panels.
Do not use tools trained on stolen work from creators and then tell them you want to honor or uplift them - that’s not what you’re doing. You’re stealing and being lazy.
Do not use tools trained on stolen work from creators and then tell them you want to honor or uplift them - that’s not what you’re doing. You’re stealing and being lazy.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, being a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, is-- and always shall be-- your friend.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, is gonna need a bigger boat.
December 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, being a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
@wordpress.org ya'll okay?
I've been buffering for hours trying to build my new site.
I've been buffering for hours trying to build my new site.
a picture of a sunset with the words please hurry
ALT: a picture of a sunset with the words please hurry
media.tenor.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:28 AM
@wordpress.org ya'll okay?
I've been buffering for hours trying to build my new site.
I've been buffering for hours trying to build my new site.
"Deck the halls with weeping carcass, fa la la la laa..."
My short story "Butter" in @nightmare-magazine.com gets a mention as a Ghost Story to Read on Christmas Eve!
My short story "Butter" in @nightmare-magazine.com gets a mention as a Ghost Story to Read on Christmas Eve!
Ghost Stories to Read On Christmas Eve - The Spotted Cat Magazine
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December 23, 2025 at 4:14 AM
"Deck the halls with weeping carcass, fa la la la laa..."
My short story "Butter" in @nightmare-magazine.com gets a mention as a Ghost Story to Read on Christmas Eve!
My short story "Butter" in @nightmare-magazine.com gets a mention as a Ghost Story to Read on Christmas Eve!
post a random picture or else everything will go bad in 2026
December 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
post a random picture or else everything will go bad in 2026