Damien Smith
@damo.bsky.social
Bibliophile - hemipygic ninja (missed ANW S6 by that much 🤏) - grizzled funambulist. Elder #65,658.
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Official release date:
Friday 13th of Feb '26.
Seems like an auspicious date. Pre-orders coming very soon. I'm excited!
Friday 13th of Feb '26.
Seems like an auspicious date. Pre-orders coming very soon. I'm excited!
More humbling praise for THE RISE: Tales From The Gulp 3 (coming in February 2026) this time from the amazing @joanneanderton.bsky.social Thank you!
#WelcomeToTheGulp #Booksky
#WelcomeToTheGulp #Booksky
November 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Official release date:
Friday 13th of Feb '26.
Seems like an auspicious date. Pre-orders coming very soon. I'm excited!
Friday 13th of Feb '26.
Seems like an auspicious date. Pre-orders coming very soon. I'm excited!
This is partly why I’m not quite fully invested in using AI just yet.
November 17, 2025 at 6:00 AM
This is partly why I’m not quite fully invested in using AI just yet.
Far better than ordering from the big river, although some caution is advisable. Lucky for me I did really enjoy this.
November 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Far better than ordering from the big river, although some caution is advisable. Lucky for me I did really enjoy this.
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The manuscript is back from the editor, which means I can go through the edits and then get both print and ebook ARCs up within the next week or two. So if you're one of those awesome review folks and you'd like an early read, please hit me up! Pre-orders will be up soon too.
Huge thanks to John Durgin for reading an early draft of THE RISE: Tales From The Gulp 3, and saying kind things about it. Coming in February 2026, pre-orders up soon.
November 6, 2025 at 5:09 AM
The manuscript is back from the editor, which means I can go through the edits and then get both print and ebook ARCs up within the next week or two. So if you're one of those awesome review folks and you'd like an early read, please hit me up! Pre-orders will be up soon too.
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Once again, I'd like to point out that an edit button on a platform like this is a terrible idea because anyone quoting or even liking your post can be manipulated. If you make a mistake, just copy, delete, paste, correct and post again. It's really simple.
November 1, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Once again, I'd like to point out that an edit button on a platform like this is a terrible idea because anyone quoting or even liking your post can be manipulated. If you make a mistake, just copy, delete, paste, correct and post again. It's really simple.
Top points for this #Halloween installation.
October 31, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Top points for this #Halloween installation.
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Spittles
Spittles
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Reese's Peanut Butter Cuts
Reese's Peanut Butter Cuts
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Bitterfinger
Bitterfinger
October 30, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Change one letter, ruin a candy
Spittles
Spittles
This comment implies that I, even after watching this half a dozen times, have any notion as to how this works. But holy hell that’s an amazing skill!
You know when Terry Pratchett said 'It doesn't stop being magic just because you know how it works'? Yeah, he meant this.
October 28, 2025 at 10:58 AM
This comment implies that I, even after watching this half a dozen times, have any notion as to how this works. But holy hell that’s an amazing skill!
My neighbours are not mucking about this #Halloween
October 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
My neighbours are not mucking about this #Halloween
If you see this post a vampire that isn’t Dracula.
October 27, 2025 at 5:50 AM
If you see this post a vampire that isn’t Dracula.
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You should do something nice for someone tomorrow.
Don’t post about it. Don’t share it.
Just do something nice for someone.
Don’t post about it. Don’t share it.
Just do something nice for someone.
October 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM
You should do something nice for someone tomorrow.
Don’t post about it. Don’t share it.
Just do something nice for someone.
Don’t post about it. Don’t share it.
Just do something nice for someone.
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I've just posted a brand new short story over at Patreon, available for all members. Or you can read it for AU$5 (about US$3.00) without signing up. Please share!
www.patreon.com/posts/oath-s...
www.patreon.com/posts/oath-s...
The Oath Skull | Alan Baxter
Get more from Alan Baxter on Patreon
www.patreon.com
October 26, 2025 at 5:05 AM
I've just posted a brand new short story over at Patreon, available for all members. Or you can read it for AU$5 (about US$3.00) without signing up. Please share!
www.patreon.com/posts/oath-s...
www.patreon.com/posts/oath-s...
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Hi! I'm Alan, a horror writer from Tasmania. Talking Scared called me "The Lord of Weird Australia" and This is Horror called me "Australia's master of literary darkness." The graphic below shows all my stuff and how it interacts. I hope you'll give something there a go. More here: alanbaxter.com.au
October 22, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Hi! I'm Alan, a horror writer from Tasmania. Talking Scared called me "The Lord of Weird Australia" and This is Horror called me "Australia's master of literary darkness." The graphic below shows all my stuff and how it interacts. I hope you'll give something there a go. More here: alanbaxter.com.au
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Hey friends, a spot of friendly advice from a Bluesky elder (I was in the first 1% of users) - this place got good because early on we used a policy of:
Do not engage, do not dunk, just block.
The block here is powerful and super effective. It starves them out. Nothing grinds them more.
Do not engage, do not dunk, just block.
The block here is powerful and super effective. It starves them out. Nothing grinds them more.
October 18, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Hey friends, a spot of friendly advice from a Bluesky elder (I was in the first 1% of users) - this place got good because early on we used a policy of:
Do not engage, do not dunk, just block.
The block here is powerful and super effective. It starves them out. Nothing grinds them more.
Do not engage, do not dunk, just block.
The block here is powerful and super effective. It starves them out. Nothing grinds them more.
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It's been a while since we visited the weird harbour town of Gulpepper. But now we're going back. The third volume in the Tales From The Gulp is coming in February 2026. Another five tales of horror. Are you ready for The Rise?
(Cover art from an original painting by Halinka Orszulok.)
(Cover art from an original painting by Halinka Orszulok.)
October 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
It's been a while since we visited the weird harbour town of Gulpepper. But now we're going back. The third volume in the Tales From The Gulp is coming in February 2026. Another five tales of horror. Are you ready for The Rise?
(Cover art from an original painting by Halinka Orszulok.)
(Cover art from an original painting by Halinka Orszulok.)
"I was married, but I'm not married anymore. Women don't like the vehicle."
October 16, 2025 at 10:23 PM
"I was married, but I'm not married anymore. Women don't like the vehicle."
Genuinely surprise this was a UK thing and not an Aussie thing. I guess we figured that one out long ago.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...
September 8, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Genuinely surprise this was a UK thing and not an Aussie thing. I guess we figured that one out long ago.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...
Slightly diminish a book
The Manager of the Rings
The Manager of the Rings
Slightly diminish a book
A Wizard of Earthpond
A Wizard of Earthpond
Slightly diminish a book
The Left Hand Of Dusk
The Left Hand Of Dusk
September 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Slightly diminish a book
The Manager of the Rings
The Manager of the Rings
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I just posted a brand new short story exclusively for patrons. It's called Chicken Zombie Paradise and it's all my patrons fault.
Chicken Zombie Paradise | Alan Baxter
Get more from Alan Baxter on Patreon
www.patreon.com
September 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I just posted a brand new short story exclusively for patrons. It's called Chicken Zombie Paradise and it's all my patrons fault.
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Coming early 2026. Are you ready for another five Tales From The Gulp?
#WelcomeToTheGulp #GulpepperMythos
#WelcomeToTheGulp #GulpepperMythos
August 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Coming early 2026. Are you ready for another five Tales From The Gulp?
#WelcomeToTheGulp #GulpepperMythos
#WelcomeToTheGulp #GulpepperMythos
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When you say "AI is absolute shit" people will say "that shows you don't understand AI and how it's supposed to be used" and I will say "I'm not talking about AI in some imaginary rainbow world where it's used right and not fecklessly monetized, I'm talking about our world, fucknuts."
August 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
When you say "AI is absolute shit" people will say "that shows you don't understand AI and how it's supposed to be used" and I will say "I'm not talking about AI in some imaginary rainbow world where it's used right and not fecklessly monetized, I'm talking about our world, fucknuts."
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I'm reliably informed that it's Aussie Author Month and, as luck would have it, I'm an Aussie author. Grab yourself something to celebrate? 🖤
alanbaxter.com.au
alanbaxter.com.au
August 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I'm reliably informed that it's Aussie Author Month and, as luck would have it, I'm an Aussie author. Grab yourself something to celebrate? 🖤
alanbaxter.com.au
alanbaxter.com.au
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It's World Emoji Day, so here's a review of my book, THE ROO, written entirely in emojis by @damo.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 11:12 AM
It's World Emoji Day, so here's a review of my book, THE ROO, written entirely in emojis by @damo.bsky.social