Craftwork Podcast
@craftworkpod.bsky.social
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/craftwork
Co-hosted by Mike Thorn and Miriam Richer. Everything about writing: craft, process, and technique.
Co-hosted by Mike Thorn and Miriam Richer. Everything about writing: craft, process, and technique.
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Another exhilarating conversation about craft! @mikethorn.bsky.social and I spoke to Jean Marc Ah-Sen about comic books, building writing communities, reading the comments section, and lots more.
tinyurl.com/tfs8vc8s
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November 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Another exhilarating conversation about craft! @mikethorn.bsky.social and I spoke to Jean Marc Ah-Sen about comic books, building writing communities, reading the comments section, and lots more.
tinyurl.com/tfs8vc8s
tinyurl.com/tfs8vc8s
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On the latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social,
@miriamricher.bsky.social & I talked craft and process with
Jean Marc Ah-Sen.
Good conversation!
tinyurl.com/tfs8vc8s
@miriamricher.bsky.social & I talked craft and process with
Jean Marc Ah-Sen.
Good conversation!
tinyurl.com/tfs8vc8s
November 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
On the latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social,
@miriamricher.bsky.social & I talked craft and process with
Jean Marc Ah-Sen.
Good conversation!
tinyurl.com/tfs8vc8s
@miriamricher.bsky.social & I talked craft and process with
Jean Marc Ah-Sen.
Good conversation!
tinyurl.com/tfs8vc8s
Listen to our our latest episode!
In this interview, we chat with Jean Marc Ah-Sen about comic books, literary scenes, flipping the script on what a book can be, and so much more.
tinyurl.com/tfs8vc8s
In this interview, we chat with Jean Marc Ah-Sen about comic books, literary scenes, flipping the script on what a book can be, and so much more.
tinyurl.com/tfs8vc8s
November 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Listen to our our latest episode!
In this interview, we chat with Jean Marc Ah-Sen about comic books, literary scenes, flipping the script on what a book can be, and so much more.
tinyurl.com/tfs8vc8s
In this interview, we chat with Jean Marc Ah-Sen about comic books, literary scenes, flipping the script on what a book can be, and so much more.
tinyurl.com/tfs8vc8s
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🚨 Announcing: The Great Canadian Art Book Sale! 🚨
On November 1, we'll be launching our biggest sale yet: a whopping 50% off select art books! Get ahead on gifts this year — or treat yourself, you deserve it — while giving your wallet a break.
More information to come - stay tuned! 🤩
On November 1, we'll be launching our biggest sale yet: a whopping 50% off select art books! Get ahead on gifts this year — or treat yourself, you deserve it — while giving your wallet a break.
More information to come - stay tuned! 🤩
October 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
🚨 Announcing: The Great Canadian Art Book Sale! 🚨
On November 1, we'll be launching our biggest sale yet: a whopping 50% off select art books! Get ahead on gifts this year — or treat yourself, you deserve it — while giving your wallet a break.
More information to come - stay tuned! 🤩
On November 1, we'll be launching our biggest sale yet: a whopping 50% off select art books! Get ahead on gifts this year — or treat yourself, you deserve it — while giving your wallet a break.
More information to come - stay tuned! 🤩
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If you're a reviewer and willing to do a girl a solid, there's definitely something on this list for calls for reviews that would treat you right.
And also there's my hoodlum of a book
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/10/02/c...
And also there's my hoodlum of a book
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/10/02/c...
Calls for Reviews & Essays: January 2026
The Ancillary Review of Books publishes reviews and essays with an emphasis on utopian impulses and systemic injustices. ARB seeks to build a community of radical thinkers writing about amazing, sp…
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October 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
If you're a reviewer and willing to do a girl a solid, there's definitely something on this list for calls for reviews that would treat you right.
And also there's my hoodlum of a book
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/10/02/c...
And also there's my hoodlum of a book
ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2025/10/02/c...
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I spoke with CBC Calgary Eyeopener about my list of 100 favorite horror books.
I discussed the literary greatness of @kkoja.bsky.social's The Cipher (@meerkatpress.bsky.social), the perennial relevance of Shelley's Frankenstein, & more.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
I discussed the literary greatness of @kkoja.bsky.social's The Cipher (@meerkatpress.bsky.social), the perennial relevance of Shelley's Frankenstein, & more.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
October 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I spoke with CBC Calgary Eyeopener about my list of 100 favorite horror books.
I discussed the literary greatness of @kkoja.bsky.social's The Cipher (@meerkatpress.bsky.social), the perennial relevance of Shelley's Frankenstein, & more.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
I discussed the literary greatness of @kkoja.bsky.social's The Cipher (@meerkatpress.bsky.social), the perennial relevance of Shelley's Frankenstein, & more.
www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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Continuing an annual October tradition: my 100 favorite horror books as of this very moment.
Happy reading / happy Halloween! 💀
mikethornwrites.com/2025/10/26/1...
Happy reading / happy Halloween! 💀
mikethornwrites.com/2025/10/26/1...
100 Favorite Horror Books: October 2025 Edition
Continuing a new annual tradition. Titles organized by author name. Hawksmoor, by Peter Ackroyd (1989)Dark Entries, by Robert Aickman (1964)We Are Here to Hurt Each Other, by Paula D. Ashe (2022)Th…
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October 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Continuing an annual October tradition: my 100 favorite horror books as of this very moment.
Happy reading / happy Halloween! 💀
mikethornwrites.com/2025/10/26/1...
Happy reading / happy Halloween! 💀
mikethornwrites.com/2025/10/26/1...
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I recently left Facebook after almost 17 years, making this my only active social media presence. It's mostly a relief, don't get me wrong, but I suppose I should be a bit more proactive about promoting my work. To that end, if you dig pulpy fun horror with a literary heart, I think you'll like...
Every Crawling, Putrid Thing - JournalStone
EVERY CRAWLING, PUTRID THING “It would be accurate to say that Busboom’s fiction is a love letter to schlocky, neon horror, peppered with sticky-sweet nostalgia and loving luridity. It would, however,...
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January 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I recently left Facebook after almost 17 years, making this my only active social media presence. It's mostly a relief, don't get me wrong, but I suppose I should be a bit more proactive about promoting my work. To that end, if you dig pulpy fun horror with a literary heart, I think you'll like...
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It was an absolute treat to chat with the inimitable
@ramseycampbell.bsky.social on our latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social. We discussed creative instincts, happy accidents, eerie children's tales, and a whole lot more.
tinyurl.com/5xau9djn
@ramseycampbell.bsky.social on our latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social. We discussed creative instincts, happy accidents, eerie children's tales, and a whole lot more.
tinyurl.com/5xau9djn
October 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
It was an absolute treat to chat with the inimitable
@ramseycampbell.bsky.social on our latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social. We discussed creative instincts, happy accidents, eerie children's tales, and a whole lot more.
tinyurl.com/5xau9djn
@ramseycampbell.bsky.social on our latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social. We discussed creative instincts, happy accidents, eerie children's tales, and a whole lot more.
tinyurl.com/5xau9djn
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Down in the UK! @deadinkbooks.bsky.social offers the Funhole for your amusement, edification, and emotional dismemberment :) Preorders are live right now. #funhole
October 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Down in the UK! @deadinkbooks.bsky.social offers the Funhole for your amusement, edification, and emotional dismemberment :) Preorders are live right now. #funhole
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Ramsey Campbell needs no introduction, but Stephen King once called him "better than just good" and Peter Straub deemed him "the best of us all."
He really does rank among dark literature's finest. This was such an incredible honor.
tinyurl.com/5xau9djn
@ramseycampbell.bsky.social
He really does rank among dark literature's finest. This was such an incredible honor.
tinyurl.com/5xau9djn
@ramseycampbell.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Ramsey Campbell needs no introduction, but Stephen King once called him "better than just good" and Peter Straub deemed him "the best of us all."
He really does rank among dark literature's finest. This was such an incredible honor.
tinyurl.com/5xau9djn
@ramseycampbell.bsky.social
He really does rank among dark literature's finest. This was such an incredible honor.
tinyurl.com/5xau9djn
@ramseycampbell.bsky.social
Listen to our latest episode!
We chatted with Ramsey Campbell about creative instincts, happy accidents, eerie children's tales, and so much more.
tinyurl.com/5xau9djn
@ramseycampbell.bsky.social
We chatted with Ramsey Campbell about creative instincts, happy accidents, eerie children's tales, and so much more.
tinyurl.com/5xau9djn
@ramseycampbell.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Listen to our latest episode!
We chatted with Ramsey Campbell about creative instincts, happy accidents, eerie children's tales, and so much more.
tinyurl.com/5xau9djn
@ramseycampbell.bsky.social
We chatted with Ramsey Campbell about creative instincts, happy accidents, eerie children's tales, and so much more.
tinyurl.com/5xau9djn
@ramseycampbell.bsky.social
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Halloween's in sight! Seasonal reading!
On Peel Back and See: "a stunning show-stopper of a fiction collection."
— Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke
On Darkest Hours: "an amazing collection."
— Trevor Henderson (@slimyswampghost.bsky.social)
tinyurl.com/28hwvecx
On Peel Back and See: "a stunning show-stopper of a fiction collection."
— Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke
On Darkest Hours: "an amazing collection."
— Trevor Henderson (@slimyswampghost.bsky.social)
tinyurl.com/28hwvecx
October 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Halloween's in sight! Seasonal reading!
On Peel Back and See: "a stunning show-stopper of a fiction collection."
— Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke
On Darkest Hours: "an amazing collection."
— Trevor Henderson (@slimyswampghost.bsky.social)
tinyurl.com/28hwvecx
On Peel Back and See: "a stunning show-stopper of a fiction collection."
— Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke
On Darkest Hours: "an amazing collection."
— Trevor Henderson (@slimyswampghost.bsky.social)
tinyurl.com/28hwvecx
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There’s No Going Back : the Life and Work of Jonathan Demme
Author David M. Stewart is on Writers on Film today
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Author David M. Stewart is on Writers on Film today
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October 1, 2025 at 7:40 AM
There’s No Going Back : the Life and Work of Jonathan Demme
Author David M. Stewart is on Writers on Film today
podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/w...
Author David M. Stewart is on Writers on Film today
podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/w...
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Like everything Kathe Koja writes, Dark Matter is a must-read. Get on it.
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September 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Like everything Kathe Koja writes, Dark Matter is a must-read. Get on it.
meerkatpress.shop/products/dar...
@meerkatpress.bsky.social
meerkatpress.shop/products/dar...
@meerkatpress.bsky.social
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September 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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@victoriadalpe.bsky.social and @mikethorn.bsky.social say #DarkMatter is "Lyrical, frenetic and beautiful" and "A rebellious model of creation from ruins" and I say THANK YOU 🙏♥️ #darkfactory @meerkatpress.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
@victoriadalpe.bsky.social and @mikethorn.bsky.social say #DarkMatter is "Lyrical, frenetic and beautiful" and "A rebellious model of creation from ruins" and I say THANK YOU 🙏♥️ #darkfactory @meerkatpress.bsky.social
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Thanks to Dave Simms for this splendid review at Cemetery Dance!
Review: If You Knew Me by S.P. Miskowski
If You Knew Me by S.P. Miskowski Thomas & Mercer (September 23, 2025) Reviewed by Dave Simms Move over Annie Wilkes — there’s a new ultra fan in horror-thriller literature: Ann Maso…
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September 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Thanks to Dave Simms for this splendid review at Cemetery Dance!
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It was a pleasure to have a dialogue with Michael LaPointe and @mikethorn.bsky.social on @craftworkpod.bsky.social. We chatted about navigating the pipeline between impulse and expression, breaking the genteel picture of literature, and finding liberation in failure.
tinyurl.com/4urvw3mc
tinyurl.com/4urvw3mc
September 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
It was a pleasure to have a dialogue with Michael LaPointe and @mikethorn.bsky.social on @craftworkpod.bsky.social. We chatted about navigating the pipeline between impulse and expression, breaking the genteel picture of literature, and finding liberation in failure.
tinyurl.com/4urvw3mc
tinyurl.com/4urvw3mc
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On the latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social, @miriamricher.bsky.social & I had a far-ranging conversation with Michael LaPointe about routine, curiosity, and much more.
Check it out: tinyurl.com/4urvw3mc
Check it out: tinyurl.com/4urvw3mc
September 23, 2025 at 11:11 AM
On the latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social, @miriamricher.bsky.social & I had a far-ranging conversation with Michael LaPointe about routine, curiosity, and much more.
Check it out: tinyurl.com/4urvw3mc
Check it out: tinyurl.com/4urvw3mc
Listen to our latest episode!
In this interview, we chat with Michael LaPointe about navigating the pipeline between impulse and expression, breaking the genteel picture of literature, finding liberation in failure, and so much more.
tinyurl.com/4urvw3mc
In this interview, we chat with Michael LaPointe about navigating the pipeline between impulse and expression, breaking the genteel picture of literature, finding liberation in failure, and so much more.
tinyurl.com/4urvw3mc
September 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Listen to our latest episode!
In this interview, we chat with Michael LaPointe about navigating the pipeline between impulse and expression, breaking the genteel picture of literature, finding liberation in failure, and so much more.
tinyurl.com/4urvw3mc
In this interview, we chat with Michael LaPointe about navigating the pipeline between impulse and expression, breaking the genteel picture of literature, finding liberation in failure, and so much more.
tinyurl.com/4urvw3mc
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"Nothing human should be alien to us." - Gemma Files ❤️
Myth, Fetishism, & the Horror of Living in an Allistic World w/ Gemma Files
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September 7, 2025 at 10:36 PM
"Nothing human should be alien to us." - Gemma Files ❤️
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Listen to the latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social.
@miriamricher.bsky.social & I chatted with the brilliant @gemmafiles.bsky.social about fantasies of power, Straubian recursiveness, dreams, matter & antimatter, and more!
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@miriamricher.bsky.social & I chatted with the brilliant @gemmafiles.bsky.social about fantasies of power, Straubian recursiveness, dreams, matter & antimatter, and more!
tinyurl.com/4s4amr4z
September 5, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Listen to the latest episode of @craftworkpod.bsky.social.
@miriamricher.bsky.social & I chatted with the brilliant @gemmafiles.bsky.social about fantasies of power, Straubian recursiveness, dreams, matter & antimatter, and more!
tinyurl.com/4s4amr4z
@miriamricher.bsky.social & I chatted with the brilliant @gemmafiles.bsky.social about fantasies of power, Straubian recursiveness, dreams, matter & antimatter, and more!
tinyurl.com/4s4amr4z
Listen to our latest episode!
In this interview, we chat with Gemma Files about horny monsters, Lovecraftian Airbnbs, the female gaze, and so much more.
tinyurl.com/CWS1E21
@gemmafiles.bsky.social
In this interview, we chat with Gemma Files about horny monsters, Lovecraftian Airbnbs, the female gaze, and so much more.
tinyurl.com/CWS1E21
@gemmafiles.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Listen to our latest episode!
In this interview, we chat with Gemma Files about horny monsters, Lovecraftian Airbnbs, the female gaze, and so much more.
tinyurl.com/CWS1E21
@gemmafiles.bsky.social
In this interview, we chat with Gemma Files about horny monsters, Lovecraftian Airbnbs, the female gaze, and so much more.
tinyurl.com/CWS1E21
@gemmafiles.bsky.social
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I'm excited to teach Reading Like a Writer, a writing workshop focused on strategic reading practices, through the University of New Brunswick's College of Extended Learning this fall.
Oct. 1 - Nov. 5, every Wednesday, 6:30 - 8 pm.
www.unb.ca/artcentre/le...
Oct. 1 - Nov. 5, every Wednesday, 6:30 - 8 pm.
www.unb.ca/artcentre/le...
September 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
I'm excited to teach Reading Like a Writer, a writing workshop focused on strategic reading practices, through the University of New Brunswick's College of Extended Learning this fall.
Oct. 1 - Nov. 5, every Wednesday, 6:30 - 8 pm.
www.unb.ca/artcentre/le...
Oct. 1 - Nov. 5, every Wednesday, 6:30 - 8 pm.
www.unb.ca/artcentre/le...