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
“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
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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
This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Lyndsie Manusos’s fiction has appeared in PANK, SmokeLong Quarterly, and other publication...
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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
Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
December 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Post a book you love from the 80s. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
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good morning, y'all!
fuck AI.
fuck LLMs.
fuck nazis.
unions are vital.
healthcare for everyone.
science is real.
art is made by humans.
fuck AI.
fuck LLMs.
fuck nazis.
unions are vital.
healthcare for everyone.
science is real.
art is made by humans.
December 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
good morning, y'all!
fuck AI.
fuck LLMs.
fuck nazis.
unions are vital.
healthcare for everyone.
science is real.
art is made by humans.
fuck AI.
fuck LLMs.
fuck nazis.
unions are vital.
healthcare for everyone.
science is real.
art is made by humans.
Me considering my power to be kind to people-
December 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Me considering my power to be kind to people-
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Nominations are open! I would be honored if you considered my stories but especially my novelette "The Life and Times of Alavira the Great" published in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social written as a series of Goodreads reviews! 🙏
December 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Nominations are open! I would be honored if you considered my stories but especially my novelette "The Life and Times of Alavira the Great" published in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social written as a series of Goodreads reviews! 🙏
I took my late baby sister to go see the Rugrats movie when she was like 6. I was 16.)
Their dog Spike got lost, the babies looked and couldn’t find him, and began to cry.
All 70 children in the audience started crying too.
Hard day to be an empath. It took so much sugar to cheer sis up again.
Their dog Spike got lost, the babies looked and couldn’t find him, and began to cry.
All 70 children in the audience started crying too.
Hard day to be an empath. It took so much sugar to cheer sis up again.
December 13, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I took my late baby sister to go see the Rugrats movie when she was like 6. I was 16.)
Their dog Spike got lost, the babies looked and couldn’t find him, and began to cry.
All 70 children in the audience started crying too.
Hard day to be an empath. It took so much sugar to cheer sis up again.
Their dog Spike got lost, the babies looked and couldn’t find him, and began to cry.
All 70 children in the audience started crying too.
Hard day to be an empath. It took so much sugar to cheer sis up again.
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I have two starter packs with speculative fiction publications - magazines, podcasts, and publishers. You can follow all or some from these lists.
1. bsky.app/starter-pack...
2. bsky.app/starter-pack...
1. bsky.app/starter-pack...
2. bsky.app/starter-pack...
December 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I have two starter packs with speculative fiction publications - magazines, podcasts, and publishers. You can follow all or some from these lists.
1. bsky.app/starter-pack...
2. bsky.app/starter-pack...
1. bsky.app/starter-pack...
2. bsky.app/starter-pack...
You will be visited by three spirits
December 9, 2025 at 5:46 AM
You will be visited by three spirits
"with up so floating many bells down"
"we jive june/ we die soon"
"and miles to go before I sleep"
"they searched for blue their whole lives through, and passed right by- and never knew."
"I am the captain of my soul"
"and don't have any kids yourself"
"we jive june/ we die soon"
"and miles to go before I sleep"
"they searched for blue their whole lives through, and passed right by- and never knew."
"I am the captain of my soul"
"and don't have any kids yourself"
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"with up so floating many bells down"
"we jive june/ we die soon"
"and miles to go before I sleep"
"they searched for blue their whole lives through, and passed right by- and never knew."
"I am the captain of my soul"
"and don't have any kids yourself"
"we jive june/ we die soon"
"and miles to go before I sleep"
"they searched for blue their whole lives through, and passed right by- and never knew."
"I am the captain of my soul"
"and don't have any kids yourself"
These “opportunities” are why I stopped working freelance fashion and costume design.
"BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY for quality Games Software Programmer..." (Source.)
December 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
These “opportunities” are why I stopped working freelance fashion and costume design.
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Rewatching Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and I miss Val Kilmer. 😢 boxd.it/23c8
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
A petty thief posing as an actor is brought to Los Angeles for an unlikely audition and finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation along with his high school dream girl and a detective who'...
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December 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Rewatching Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and I miss Val Kilmer. 😢 boxd.it/23c8
It’s a conversation of ethics and governance disguised in a fairytale.
A powerful warlord invites a sly philosopher over, says “tell me of all the conquered places I own!” And the philosopher gives him poetic and atmospheric coded descriptions of each, gently proposing what each one needs to thrive.
A powerful warlord invites a sly philosopher over, says “tell me of all the conquered places I own!” And the philosopher gives him poetic and atmospheric coded descriptions of each, gently proposing what each one needs to thrive.
Every novel is a game the reader and the writer agree to play together, but some novels require more agreement than others. INVISIBLE CITIES really asks you to buy in. How to describe it?
I could tell you, I suppose, that it's a dreamy travelogue of invented cities—
I could tell you, I suppose, that it's a dreamy travelogue of invented cities—
December 4, 2025 at 6:54 PM
It’s a conversation of ethics and governance disguised in a fairytale.
A powerful warlord invites a sly philosopher over, says “tell me of all the conquered places I own!” And the philosopher gives him poetic and atmospheric coded descriptions of each, gently proposing what each one needs to thrive.
A powerful warlord invites a sly philosopher over, says “tell me of all the conquered places I own!” And the philosopher gives him poetic and atmospheric coded descriptions of each, gently proposing what each one needs to thrive.