Corey Farrenkopf
@coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social
Writer / Librarian
Work in Electric Literature, the Deadlands, Strange Horizons, Nightmare, etc
Repped by Marie Lamba of Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency.
Novel: Living in Cemeteries
Collection: Haunted Ecologies
https://coreys-stories.beehiiv.com
Work in Electric Literature, the Deadlands, Strange Horizons, Nightmare, etc
Repped by Marie Lamba of Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency.
Novel: Living in Cemeteries
Collection: Haunted Ecologies
https://coreys-stories.beehiiv.com
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HUGE NEWS!!!
Living in Cemeteries earned out its advance!!! I want to say a massive thank you to everyone who picked up a copy!!!
This has meant so much to me. I hope my little novel keeps making its way out into the world. And if you are one of my readers, I hope you enjoyed it :)
Living in Cemeteries earned out its advance!!! I want to say a massive thank you to everyone who picked up a copy!!!
This has meant so much to me. I hope my little novel keeps making its way out into the world. And if you are one of my readers, I hope you enjoyed it :)
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Very excited to see my @thedeadlands.com story on @datlow.bsky.social’s short story recommendation list :)
find all of @datlow.bsky.social's picks here:
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full list of BH #17 recommendations part 1
Aaron, Camara “Inheritance,” The Black Girl Survives in This One.Abbott, Marc L. “The Reclaiming of New York City,” The Chaos Clock.Abian, Mars “Manila,” Winter in the City.Acadia, L. “Unsolved Ele…
ellendatlow.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Very excited to see my @thedeadlands.com story on @datlow.bsky.social’s short story recommendation list :)
Very excited to see my @thedeadlands.com story on @datlow.bsky.social’s short story recommendation list :)
find all of @datlow.bsky.social's picks here:
Part1 ellendatlow.com/2026/01/03/f...
Part 2 ellendatlow.com/2026/01/03/f...
Part1 ellendatlow.com/2026/01/03/f...
Part 2 ellendatlow.com/2026/01/03/f...
full list of BH #17 recommendations part 1
Aaron, Camara “Inheritance,” The Black Girl Survives in This One.Abbott, Marc L. “The Reclaiming of New York City,” The Chaos Clock.Abian, Mars “Manila,” Winter in the City.Acadia, L. “Unsolved Ele…
ellendatlow.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Very excited to see my @thedeadlands.com story on @datlow.bsky.social’s short story recommendation list :)
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👀 @datlow.bsky.social's Year's Best Horror #17 recommendations are out!!
we are SO EXCITED to have five authors/stories/poems in the mix.
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we are SO EXCITED to have five authors/stories/poems in the mix.
/thread
January 4, 2026 at 7:39 PM
👀 @datlow.bsky.social's Year's Best Horror #17 recommendations are out!!
we are SO EXCITED to have five authors/stories/poems in the mix.
/thread
we are SO EXCITED to have five authors/stories/poems in the mix.
/thread
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It’s another Saturday at the Library!
Being at the library before it opens is fairly surreal. It’s extremely calm, almost church-like. There’s a peace to things. All the books. All that space dedicated to reading nooks and creative expression.
Have you stopped by your local branch lately?
Being at the library before it opens is fairly surreal. It’s extremely calm, almost church-like. There’s a peace to things. All the books. All that space dedicated to reading nooks and creative expression.
Have you stopped by your local branch lately?
January 3, 2026 at 1:50 PM
It’s another Saturday at the Library!
Being at the library before it opens is fairly surreal. It’s extremely calm, almost church-like. There’s a peace to things. All the books. All that space dedicated to reading nooks and creative expression.
Have you stopped by your local branch lately?
Being at the library before it opens is fairly surreal. It’s extremely calm, almost church-like. There’s a peace to things. All the books. All that space dedicated to reading nooks and creative expression.
Have you stopped by your local branch lately?
It’s another Saturday at the Library!
Being at the library before it opens is fairly surreal. It’s extremely calm, almost church-like. There’s a peace to things. All the books. All that space dedicated to reading nooks and creative expression.
Have you stopped by your local branch lately?
Being at the library before it opens is fairly surreal. It’s extremely calm, almost church-like. There’s a peace to things. All the books. All that space dedicated to reading nooks and creative expression.
Have you stopped by your local branch lately?
January 3, 2026 at 1:50 PM
It’s another Saturday at the Library!
Being at the library before it opens is fairly surreal. It’s extremely calm, almost church-like. There’s a peace to things. All the books. All that space dedicated to reading nooks and creative expression.
Have you stopped by your local branch lately?
Being at the library before it opens is fairly surreal. It’s extremely calm, almost church-like. There’s a peace to things. All the books. All that space dedicated to reading nooks and creative expression.
Have you stopped by your local branch lately?
Reposted by Corey Farrenkopf
Every year I write a list of authors I want to read in the coming year.
I’m doing that today.
Who is on your list?
I’m doing that today.
Who is on your list?
January 2, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Every year I write a list of authors I want to read in the coming year.
I’m doing that today.
Who is on your list?
I’m doing that today.
Who is on your list?
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On this Story Hour, Corey Farrenkopf read "The Man of Reeds and Seaweed" and "We've Been In Enough Places to Know" from his 2025 collection HAUNTED ECOLOGIES. @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social www.coreyfarrenkopf.com/haunted-ecol... youtu.be/kqGyi_QlmRk
February 12, 2025: Penelope Flynn and Corey Farrenkopf
YouTube video by Story Hour
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January 2, 2026 at 8:01 PM
On this Story Hour, Corey Farrenkopf read "The Man of Reeds and Seaweed" and "We've Been In Enough Places to Know" from his 2025 collection HAUNTED ECOLOGIES. @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social www.coreyfarrenkopf.com/haunted-ecol... youtu.be/kqGyi_QlmRk
Every year I write a list of authors I want to read in the coming year.
I’m doing that today.
Who is on your list?
I’m doing that today.
Who is on your list?
January 2, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Every year I write a list of authors I want to read in the coming year.
I’m doing that today.
Who is on your list?
I’m doing that today.
Who is on your list?
Reposted by Corey Farrenkopf
I’m a little late on this one, but wow was @kcmeadbrewer.com’s My Pretties, over in @barrelhouse.bsky.social a wild ride!
If Wizard of Oz was a heartbreaking ghost story…
…that cake server scene.
…the seance.
Don’t miss this one :)
www.barrelhousemag.com/online-lit/m...
If Wizard of Oz was a heartbreaking ghost story…
…that cake server scene.
…the seance.
Don’t miss this one :)
www.barrelhousemag.com/online-lit/m...
My Pretties, by K.C. Mead-Brewer — Barrelhouse
Deirdre has no idea how to stop this. Could just say ‘stop’ , she reminds herself, but no, look: Lisa’s already dimming the lights and everyone’s already setting aside their yellow squares of cake, p...
www.barrelhousemag.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I’m a little late on this one, but wow was @kcmeadbrewer.com’s My Pretties, over in @barrelhouse.bsky.social a wild ride!
If Wizard of Oz was a heartbreaking ghost story…
…that cake server scene.
…the seance.
Don’t miss this one :)
www.barrelhousemag.com/online-lit/m...
If Wizard of Oz was a heartbreaking ghost story…
…that cake server scene.
…the seance.
Don’t miss this one :)
www.barrelhousemag.com/online-lit/m...
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You know who’s stopping by my next newsletter to talk about 5 of his favorite stories???
@pedroiniguez.bsky.social!!!
It will be out next week. A few fun updates from me, a little vampire story, and some thoughts on writing in the New Year :)
Want to sign up???
coreys-stories.beehiiv.com
@pedroiniguez.bsky.social!!!
It will be out next week. A few fun updates from me, a little vampire story, and some thoughts on writing in the New Year :)
Want to sign up???
coreys-stories.beehiiv.com
Corey's Stories
A newsletter for people who love Horror / Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Weird / Between Genre / STRANGE short stories and people who are interested in my short stories/novels.
coreys-stories.beehiiv.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:53 PM
You know who’s stopping by my next newsletter to talk about 5 of his favorite stories???
@pedroiniguez.bsky.social!!!
It will be out next week. A few fun updates from me, a little vampire story, and some thoughts on writing in the New Year :)
Want to sign up???
coreys-stories.beehiiv.com
@pedroiniguez.bsky.social!!!
It will be out next week. A few fun updates from me, a little vampire story, and some thoughts on writing in the New Year :)
Want to sign up???
coreys-stories.beehiiv.com
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My newsletter in 2026 is going to be odes to things that I love. It’s free and it’s gonna be fun. buttondown.com/megelison
Letters from Meg
Letters from Meg will tell you a story, link you to new writing, make you feel the turning of the wheel, and surprise you.
buttondown.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
My newsletter in 2026 is going to be odes to things that I love. It’s free and it’s gonna be fun. buttondown.com/megelison
You know who’s stopping by my next newsletter to talk about 5 of his favorite stories???
@pedroiniguez.bsky.social!!!
It will be out next week. A few fun updates from me, a little vampire story, and some thoughts on writing in the New Year :)
Want to sign up???
coreys-stories.beehiiv.com
@pedroiniguez.bsky.social!!!
It will be out next week. A few fun updates from me, a little vampire story, and some thoughts on writing in the New Year :)
Want to sign up???
coreys-stories.beehiiv.com
Corey's Stories
A newsletter for people who love Horror / Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Weird / Between Genre / STRANGE short stories and people who are interested in my short stories/novels.
coreys-stories.beehiiv.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:53 PM
You know who’s stopping by my next newsletter to talk about 5 of his favorite stories???
@pedroiniguez.bsky.social!!!
It will be out next week. A few fun updates from me, a little vampire story, and some thoughts on writing in the New Year :)
Want to sign up???
coreys-stories.beehiiv.com
@pedroiniguez.bsky.social!!!
It will be out next week. A few fun updates from me, a little vampire story, and some thoughts on writing in the New Year :)
Want to sign up???
coreys-stories.beehiiv.com
I’m a little late on this one, but wow was @kcmeadbrewer.com’s My Pretties, over in @barrelhouse.bsky.social a wild ride!
If Wizard of Oz was a heartbreaking ghost story…
…that cake server scene.
…the seance.
Don’t miss this one :)
www.barrelhousemag.com/online-lit/m...
If Wizard of Oz was a heartbreaking ghost story…
…that cake server scene.
…the seance.
Don’t miss this one :)
www.barrelhousemag.com/online-lit/m...
My Pretties, by K.C. Mead-Brewer — Barrelhouse
Deirdre has no idea how to stop this. Could just say ‘stop’ , she reminds herself, but no, look: Lisa’s already dimming the lights and everyone’s already setting aside their yellow squares of cake, p...
www.barrelhousemag.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I’m a little late on this one, but wow was @kcmeadbrewer.com’s My Pretties, over in @barrelhouse.bsky.social a wild ride!
If Wizard of Oz was a heartbreaking ghost story…
…that cake server scene.
…the seance.
Don’t miss this one :)
www.barrelhousemag.com/online-lit/m...
If Wizard of Oz was a heartbreaking ghost story…
…that cake server scene.
…the seance.
Don’t miss this one :)
www.barrelhousemag.com/online-lit/m...
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Wicked excited to see my story, For When The Night Is Behind You And The Depths Are Ahead, from the last issue of @3lobedmag.com on @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social’s list of must read spec fiction from November over in @reactorsff.bsky.social :)
reactormag.com/must-read-sh...
reactormag.com/must-read-sh...
Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: November 2025 - Reactor
Add some of the best new short fiction stories to your end of year reading lists!
reactormag.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Wicked excited to see my story, For When The Night Is Behind You And The Depths Are Ahead, from the last issue of @3lobedmag.com on @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social’s list of must read spec fiction from November over in @reactorsff.bsky.social :)
reactormag.com/must-read-sh...
reactormag.com/must-read-sh...
Wicked excited to see my story, For When The Night Is Behind You And The Depths Are Ahead, from the last issue of @3lobedmag.com on @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social’s list of must read spec fiction from November over in @reactorsff.bsky.social :)
reactormag.com/must-read-sh...
reactormag.com/must-read-sh...
Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: November 2025 - Reactor
Add some of the best new short fiction stories to your end of year reading lists!
reactormag.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Wicked excited to see my story, For When The Night Is Behind You And The Depths Are Ahead, from the last issue of @3lobedmag.com on @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social’s list of must read spec fiction from November over in @reactorsff.bsky.social :)
reactormag.com/must-read-sh...
reactormag.com/must-read-sh...
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Look what showed up today!
My copy of Chthonic Matter Quarterly just arrive with my haunted statues made from the wood of haunted houses (say that five times fast) story in it. It’s called Dead Wood…and wow is it bleak.
If that’s your thing, as I know it is for most of you, check it out :)
My copy of Chthonic Matter Quarterly just arrive with my haunted statues made from the wood of haunted houses (say that five times fast) story in it. It’s called Dead Wood…and wow is it bleak.
If that’s your thing, as I know it is for most of you, check it out :)
December 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Look what showed up today!
My copy of Chthonic Matter Quarterly just arrive with my haunted statues made from the wood of haunted houses (say that five times fast) story in it. It’s called Dead Wood…and wow is it bleak.
If that’s your thing, as I know it is for most of you, check it out :)
My copy of Chthonic Matter Quarterly just arrive with my haunted statues made from the wood of haunted houses (say that five times fast) story in it. It’s called Dead Wood…and wow is it bleak.
If that’s your thing, as I know it is for most of you, check it out :)
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I’ve been sending stories to @fantasymagazine.bsky.social for years and today is the day I finally have a story out with them!
Wicked proud of this little post apocalyptic haunted highway tale :)
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
Wicked proud of this little post apocalyptic haunted highway tale :)
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
When You Hit the Poison Ivy Thicket, You’ve Gone Too Far - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
The Wandering Woman of 95 paced in slow circles across the four-lane highway, translucent dress billowing about her, long hair a mess of twigs and leaves, also translucent, also dead.
psychopomp.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I’ve been sending stories to @fantasymagazine.bsky.social for years and today is the day I finally have a story out with them!
Wicked proud of this little post apocalyptic haunted highway tale :)
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
Wicked proud of this little post apocalyptic haunted highway tale :)
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
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Request a free digital review copy of The Writhing, Verdant End here! Perfect for fans of weird ecology, apocalyptic lamentation, and anti-capitalist horror. #booksky #horrorlit #horrorfiction #weirdfiction #ecohorror
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The Writhing, Verdant End by Corey Farrenkopf - Review Copy | BookSirens
Join the review team for The Writhing, Verdant End. Read it for free before the rest of the world does. Share your honest review. Discover hundreds of other books in your favorite genres.
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December 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Request a free digital review copy of The Writhing, Verdant End here! Perfect for fans of weird ecology, apocalyptic lamentation, and anti-capitalist horror. #booksky #horrorlit #horrorfiction #weirdfiction #ecohorror
booksirens.com/book/F2AFZC5...
booksirens.com/book/F2AFZC5...
Look what showed up today!
My copy of Chthonic Matter Quarterly just arrive with my haunted statues made from the wood of haunted houses (say that five times fast) story in it. It’s called Dead Wood…and wow is it bleak.
If that’s your thing, as I know it is for most of you, check it out :)
My copy of Chthonic Matter Quarterly just arrive with my haunted statues made from the wood of haunted houses (say that five times fast) story in it. It’s called Dead Wood…and wow is it bleak.
If that’s your thing, as I know it is for most of you, check it out :)
December 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Look what showed up today!
My copy of Chthonic Matter Quarterly just arrive with my haunted statues made from the wood of haunted houses (say that five times fast) story in it. It’s called Dead Wood…and wow is it bleak.
If that’s your thing, as I know it is for most of you, check it out :)
My copy of Chthonic Matter Quarterly just arrive with my haunted statues made from the wood of haunted houses (say that five times fast) story in it. It’s called Dead Wood…and wow is it bleak.
If that’s your thing, as I know it is for most of you, check it out :)
Reposted by Corey Farrenkopf
This is creepy and charming and good. That last line...!
I’ve been sending stories to @fantasymagazine.bsky.social for years and today is the day I finally have a story out with them!
Wicked proud of this little post apocalyptic haunted highway tale :)
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
Wicked proud of this little post apocalyptic haunted highway tale :)
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
When You Hit the Poison Ivy Thicket, You’ve Gone Too Far - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
The Wandering Woman of 95 paced in slow circles across the four-lane highway, translucent dress billowing about her, long hair a mess of twigs and leaves, also translucent, also dead.
psychopomp.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This is creepy and charming and good. That last line...!
NEW GHOST STORY JUST DROPPED!
issue 99 is nearly rolled-out! ✨
did you catch When You Hit the Poison Ivy Thicket, You’ve Gone Too Far by @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social?
or @arleysorg.bsky.social's conversation with Moniquill Blackgoose?
yours to read, just click on through!!
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
did you catch When You Hit the Poison Ivy Thicket, You’ve Gone Too Far by @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social?
or @arleysorg.bsky.social's conversation with Moniquill Blackgoose?
yours to read, just click on through!!
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
Fantasy Magazine - issue 99 | Psychopomp
Fantasy Magazine Issue 99 features work by: Nwuguru Chidiebere Sullivan, Malena Salazar Maciá, Eleanor Glewwe, Alex Jennings, Cory Farrenkopf, and M. L. Krishnan
psychopomp.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEW GHOST STORY JUST DROPPED!
I’ve been sending stories to @fantasymagazine.bsky.social for years and today is the day I finally have a story out with them!
Wicked proud of this little post apocalyptic haunted highway tale :)
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
Wicked proud of this little post apocalyptic haunted highway tale :)
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
When You Hit the Poison Ivy Thicket, You’ve Gone Too Far - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
The Wandering Woman of 95 paced in slow circles across the four-lane highway, translucent dress billowing about her, long hair a mess of twigs and leaves, also translucent, also dead.
psychopomp.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I’ve been sending stories to @fantasymagazine.bsky.social for years and today is the day I finally have a story out with them!
Wicked proud of this little post apocalyptic haunted highway tale :)
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
Wicked proud of this little post apocalyptic haunted highway tale :)
psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
What books did I get for Christmas, you ask???
These two :)
( @jeffreyford8.bsky.social / @stevetoase.bsky.social )
These two :)
( @jeffreyford8.bsky.social / @stevetoase.bsky.social )
December 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
What books did I get for Christmas, you ask???
These two :)
( @jeffreyford8.bsky.social / @stevetoase.bsky.social )
These two :)
( @jeffreyford8.bsky.social / @stevetoase.bsky.social )
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Merry Christmas.
I hope someone gives you a book today.
I hope someone gives you a book today.
December 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Merry Christmas.
I hope someone gives you a book today.
I hope someone gives you a book today.