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Benedict Anning
@benedictanning.bsky.social
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Horror/SF writer, occasional artist, general creative chump. Creature of the abyss and dedicated cat dad.🐈

Rep: @jjbker.bsky.social at Bell Lomax Moreton.

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Ingrid and Quolngea Bhranapapthevadd VII, Wandering Piquol-sorcerer
2022
January 27, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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rainewilson.bsky.social
Come talk to us tomorrow evening! It'll be a lot of fun!
britfantasysoc.bsky.social British Fantasy Society @britfantasysoc.bsky.social · 2d
BFS Online is excited to announce our next event, Faith, Science & Folklore, taking place Wednesday 28th January 2026, 7pm (GMT).

Ticket: tinyurl.com/fascifolk

@samkhorton.bsky.social @rainewilson.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com @davidgreenwriter.bsky.social
Shown is a graphic of a stone maze with lava running between the gaps. In the centre is a golden tree with many leaves. Top left and right is the BFS logo, a silver dragon design curling around the letters ‘BFS’. Photos (left to right): David Green; MK Hardy; Sam K Horton; Lorraine Wilson.
January 26, 2026 at 4:25 PM
benedictanning.bsky.social
looking at the forecast after seven days of grey skies and drizzle without a sliver of sunshine
Staring Into Space Leo Pap GIF
Alt: Gif of a guy lying against a wall, staring tired at the floor
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January 26, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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mkhardywrites.com
Celebrated Burns Night a little early and took possibly the best uncurated picture of our wee book yet. Needed a night of friends and food and song - hoping for the same for you all x
A picture of the book the Needfire on a table with a seventies-esque patterned surface. It is surrounded by empty whisky and fizz glasses and a bottle of Irn Bru.
January 25, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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parkparr.bsky.social
Dancer on the Pond, 2024✨
A rectangular painting of a green grass with small white flowers in front of a body of water reflecting trees out of frame in magenta and periwinkle, a lone star floats across the surface reflecting below
January 21, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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mahmudelsayed.bsky.social
That's right, REPUBLIC OF MEMORY is also a secret hardboiled detective novel (thanks to the ahem joys of multi-pov). Now ain't that a kick in the head?

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10 Speculative Mysteries and Thrillers to Check Out in 2026
Interesting times lead to fascinating fiction, especially in the speculative realm, where each future-set plot point feels like a logical extension of our current woes, especially regarding the imm…
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January 24, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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lyndseycroal.bsky.social
It was an absolute delight to join Page One for this episode! Watch on YouTube or listen via your favourite podcast app! Here's a wee sneak peek chat about my upcoming novella with @lunapress.bsky.social! ✨️👇✍️
ukpageone.bsky.social Page One @ukpageone.bsky.social · 5d
This week on the pod we talk with the brilliant @lyndseycroal.bsky.social, who was just yesterday nominated for a BSFA Award! She tells us about writing 100 published stories, and explains what her next book (out soon!) is about...

Watch now: youtu.be/oQkEzFDtyKE
Or listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone
January 23, 2026 at 9:41 AM
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zeburnay.bsky.social
Here’s some horns
Deer with a hat
January 20, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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She's had this cat tree for three years. She has only decided to use the little hammock bowl in the past week. She is now soup.
Penny - the best calico cat in the world - sits in a fluffy hanging bowl on a cat tree. Her legs dangle out of the bowl after having stretched a "hello" to her dad, the photographer As before, now she has tucked her legs inside the bowl. She's wicked adorable.
January 19, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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egallagher.bsky.social
ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏᴍᴀɪᴅᴇɴ
A primarily pink and green illustration of a person inside of an Iron Maiden, instead of spikes there are wires and cables going into ports in her body
January 5, 2026 at 6:34 PM
benedictanning.bsky.social
not being able to run for the past couple weeks has sucked so bad, dudes

i must run to escape the bees

my head is full of bees

bees. in. my head
a man says he 's got bees no bees in front of a group of people
Alt: GIF from Arrested Development - Gob looks at a small container in his hands before being tackled by two prison guards. The subtitle text reads "He's got bees! No bees!"
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January 18, 2026 at 8:55 PM
benedictanning.bsky.social
Spoiler alert: this freaky puzzlebox is gonna fuckin slap
bingewriting.bsky.social Nicholas Binge @bingewriting.bsky.social · 11d
keep your eyes peeled Binge-book-lovers

the big one is coming

👀
January 17, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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titanbooks.bsky.social
We are two months away from SENSELESS by @ronaldmalfi.bsky.social in paperback! 🖤

A page-turning, supernaturally-tinged LA puzzle-box thriller – Zodiac with teeth.

Pre-order your copy now: https://tinyurl.com/3f8wz9fv
January 17, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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faithschaffer.bsky.social
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Black and white illustration- a woman with bird feet and wings sprouting from her back and head. She is kneeling on a bit of rock in the middle of the water with a couple scrubby little trees for company.
January 15, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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YT algorithm delivering gold today
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Boards of Canada "Olson" on a 1959 PDP-1 Computer
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January 12, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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asmeesh.bsky.social
Plein air gouache paintings I did while at a cabin yesterday.
gouache painting of a winter forest scene, bare trees, long blue shadows, and stones make up the composition. gouache painting of a stone and small pine tree. Snow and tree trunks in the background. Blue shadows, white snow, and purple rocks.
January 11, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com
Filled this out, it's a really quick and easy survey to tell Discord no AI.
January 10, 2026 at 6:04 AM
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samguayart.bsky.social
New art for Lorwyn Eclipsed: Glen Elendra's Answer
AD: Deborah Garcia
A painting depicting a figure casting a spell - a magical orb forms around them, surrounded by a ring of fairies in dark, intense sunset colors.
January 5, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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thebreadwyrm.bsky.social
Final illustration here.
January 6, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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mkhardywrites.com
Just spotted a favourite new review on The Bad Place. If you are looking for a lesbian romp by all means please do buy our book (but if it isn't quite what you were looking for plz direct your complaints to 'Swiftie4lyfe').
Amazon user 'Swiftie4lyfe' rates The Needfire by MK Hardy 1 star, review title: 'Same sex romp', review content: "There should be a content warning: This is a lesbian romance romp, not a gothic mystery."
January 5, 2026 at 4:50 PM
benedictanning.bsky.social
look she's just very cute okay
Penny - the best calico cat in the world - sits in a box. She looks pretty tiny and very cute. Penny - the best calico cat in the world - sits in the sun on her cat tree, looking to the camera
January 5, 2026 at 2:38 PM
benedictanning.bsky.social
today is all about divorced dad rock and writing in a sunny spot on the sofa

i may be sober atm but emotionally i am four beers deep
January 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
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Snow-dusted pathways
Hills aglow in morning sun
Caw! Caw! from the crow
Leafless tree glows in sunlight against a dusty blue winter sky
January 2, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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clhellisen.bsky.social
If you're looking for a story about grieving, revenant mothers, laying the undead to rest, about diaspora families who come together only at funerals, about how childhood neglect echoes through generations and the magic of plastic baby dolls.

Then I am here to meet your very specific needs.
January 1, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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BIG NEWS COMING IN 2026
BIG THINGS V SOON
I WILL BECOME INSUFFERABLE
more cat pics, too
December 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM