Kristy Park Kulski
@garnetonwinter.bsky.social
Bram Stoker Award nominated author ❀ FAIREST FLESH ❀ HOUSE OF PUNGSU ❀ editor SILK & SINEW ❀ feminist, historian, Navy & AF veteran, Korean-Polish-et-al hapa, bi-bi girl ❀ (she/her) ❀
Rep: @laneheymont.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/garnetonwinter
Rep: @laneheymont.bsky.social
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Hi bluesky people.
I write #horror. I'm the author of the #gothichorror novel FAIREST FLESH (Elizabeth Bathory + Snow White but feminist), and novella HOUSE OF PUNGSU #joseon Korea feels + more feminism). I like things sorrowful, haunting, beautiful, and horrifying, usually with a dash of history.
I write #horror. I'm the author of the #gothichorror novel FAIREST FLESH (Elizabeth Bathory + Snow White but feminist), and novella HOUSE OF PUNGSU #joseon Korea feels + more feminism). I like things sorrowful, haunting, beautiful, and horrifying, usually with a dash of history.
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And I signed two books to my publishing imprint.
December 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
And I signed two books to my publishing imprint.
When you have fabulous people in your corner! 🥰 🥰🥰
Oh my goodness. Danai, this makes my heart glow!! ❤️
Oh my goodness. Danai, this makes my heart glow!! ❤️
Some books you fall in love with from the very first sentence. This was CRACKS IN AN OCEAN OF GLASS by @garnetonwinter.bsky.social for me, from the first time I read the query, to having the honor of being in Kristy’s team with @laneheymont.bsky.social to working on revisions, to this day.
December 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM
When you have fabulous people in your corner! 🥰 🥰🥰
Oh my goodness. Danai, this makes my heart glow!! ❤️
Oh my goodness. Danai, this makes my heart glow!! ❤️
Excited. Honored. And absolutely delighted to be part of @fromthemixedupdesk.bsky.social 's Boozhoo Books at Bindery. So very proud to announce CRACKS IN AN OCEAN OF GLASS has found a wonderful home!!!
The news is out!! I fell in love with Bram Stoker Award nominated author @garnetonwinter.bsky.social ‘s hauntingly beautiful horror story and I can’t wait to share it with the world! To keep up date and get a behind the scenes look at pub, join my bindery! boozhoo.binderybooks.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Excited. Honored. And absolutely delighted to be part of @fromthemixedupdesk.bsky.social 's Boozhoo Books at Bindery. So very proud to announce CRACKS IN AN OCEAN OF GLASS has found a wonderful home!!!
Get shot in service. Be awarded a Purple Heart. But it will never be enough.
I am among multiple US military veterans in my Korean-American family. My family has served in almost every branch of the military. We know what it means to serve ideals bigger than ourselves.
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I am among multiple US military veterans in my Korean-American family. My family has served in almost every branch of the military. We know what it means to serve ideals bigger than ourselves.
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WATCH: Rep. Magaziner confronts Noem with deported U.S. military veteran on Zoom in hearing
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she would review the cases of several called out by Rep. Seth Magaziner of Rhode Island.
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December 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Get shot in service. Be awarded a Purple Heart. But it will never be enough.
I am among multiple US military veterans in my Korean-American family. My family has served in almost every branch of the military. We know what it means to serve ideals bigger than ourselves.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
I am among multiple US military veterans in my Korean-American family. My family has served in almost every branch of the military. We know what it means to serve ideals bigger than ourselves.
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
What a gorgeous list with amazing authors. Am beyond tickled to see Silk & Sinew among them!
I'm back at The Lineup with my biggest list yet: the Best Horror Books of 2025!
So many fantastic horror books this year! 🖤☠️😱
the-line-up.com/best-horror-...
So many fantastic horror books this year! 🖤☠️😱
the-line-up.com/best-horror-...
December 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
What a gorgeous list with amazing authors. Am beyond tickled to see Silk & Sinew among them!
Reposted by Kristy Park Kulski
I have no idea if these award eligibility posts actually DO anything other than lay bare the good and silly work I've been lucky to achieve in 2025. 11 short stories published (on top of finishing my first novel)! I'm very grateful to all the editors and publications who've given my words a go!
December 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I have no idea if these award eligibility posts actually DO anything other than lay bare the good and silly work I've been lucky to achieve in 2025. 11 short stories published (on top of finishing my first novel)! I'm very grateful to all the editors and publications who've given my words a go!
Reposted by Kristy Park Kulski
Yet another BEST OF for SILK & SINEW! Not only is a treat to be included among so fine a roster of writers, but to again be lauded amongst today’s best horror authors… well, bless my soul! Major congrats to @garnetonwinter.bsky.social and @badhandbooks.bsky.social for all the solid buttkicking.
December 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Yet another BEST OF for SILK & SINEW! Not only is a treat to be included among so fine a roster of writers, but to again be lauded amongst today’s best horror authors… well, bless my soul! Major congrats to @garnetonwinter.bsky.social and @badhandbooks.bsky.social for all the solid buttkicking.
Raising awareness for work eligible for award consideration this year. Be sure to give love to any (not just my) work you read and adored this year.
#awardeligible #horror2025
#awardeligible #horror2025
December 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Raising awareness for work eligible for award consideration this year. Be sure to give love to any (not just my) work you read and adored this year.
#awardeligible #horror2025
#awardeligible #horror2025
Silk & Sinew on The Lineup's best horror list for 2025! I am blown away and so dang proud of all the authors and their stories. 💪💪💪❤️
Big thanks to @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social !!!
Big thanks to @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social !!!
SILK & SINEW edited by @garnetonwinter.bsky.social makes THE LINEUP’S list of best horror books of 2025! the-line-up.com/best-horror-...
The Best Horror Books of 2025
A list of some of the best, most enthralling horror books of the year.
the-line-up.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Silk & Sinew on The Lineup's best horror list for 2025! I am blown away and so dang proud of all the authors and their stories. 💪💪💪❤️
Big thanks to @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social !!!
Big thanks to @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social !!!
Epic to see Silk & Sinew part of @fromthemixedupdesk.bsky.social 's book club! Eep! And those selections--so many fabulous titles. 😍
Women in Horror Book Club 2026 is gonna be LIT!
To join us, become a free member of my Bindery and join our community Discord! boozhoo.binderybooks.com
To join us, become a free member of my Bindery and join our community Discord! boozhoo.binderybooks.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Epic to see Silk & Sinew part of @fromthemixedupdesk.bsky.social 's book club! Eep! And those selections--so many fabulous titles. 😍
Reposted by Kristy Park Kulski
Find your next favorite #horrornovel from one of these great #horrorauthors
@daniel-lorn.bsky.social
@emilyweedon.bsky.social
@amshine.bsky.social
@ronaldmcgillvray.bsky.social
@spookywv.bsky.social
@coyhall.bsky.social
@stevestred.bsky.social
@daniel-lorn.bsky.social
@emilyweedon.bsky.social
@amshine.bsky.social
@ronaldmcgillvray.bsky.social
@spookywv.bsky.social
@coyhall.bsky.social
@stevestred.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Find your next favorite #horrornovel from one of these great #horrorauthors
@daniel-lorn.bsky.social
@emilyweedon.bsky.social
@amshine.bsky.social
@ronaldmcgillvray.bsky.social
@spookywv.bsky.social
@coyhall.bsky.social
@stevestred.bsky.social
@daniel-lorn.bsky.social
@emilyweedon.bsky.social
@amshine.bsky.social
@ronaldmcgillvray.bsky.social
@spookywv.bsky.social
@coyhall.bsky.social
@stevestred.bsky.social
A village in Joseon period Korea where the children don't die... as long as they offer their baby teeth to the Magpies.
I will be reading from my story, "Magpie Teeth" from the very cool antho, Darkness Most Fowl.
Hope you can join us!
YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3of...
#readhorror
I will be reading from my story, "Magpie Teeth" from the very cool antho, Darkness Most Fowl.
Hope you can join us!
YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3of...
#readhorror
November 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A village in Joseon period Korea where the children don't die... as long as they offer their baby teeth to the Magpies.
I will be reading from my story, "Magpie Teeth" from the very cool antho, Darkness Most Fowl.
Hope you can join us!
YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3of...
#readhorror
I will be reading from my story, "Magpie Teeth" from the very cool antho, Darkness Most Fowl.
Hope you can join us!
YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3of...
#readhorror
Previous graphic incorrectly states Sunday when this is occurring on **SATURDAY**. Apologies!
Don't forget to register!
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#nypl #authortalk #silkandsinewantho #badhandbooks
Don't forget to register!
www.nypl.org/events/progr...
#nypl #authortalk #silkandsinewantho #badhandbooks
November 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Previous graphic incorrectly states Sunday when this is occurring on **SATURDAY**. Apologies!
Don't forget to register!
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#nypl #authortalk #silkandsinewantho #badhandbooks
Don't forget to register!
www.nypl.org/events/progr...
#nypl #authortalk #silkandsinewantho #badhandbooks
HELL YAS, CHICAGO! So much to learn here from their example! apnews.com/article/chic...
Immigration crackdown inspires uniquely Chicago pushback that's now a model for other cities
As an unprecedented immigration crackdown enters a third month, a growing number of Chicago residents are fighting back against what they deem a racist and aggressive overreach of the federal governme...
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November 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
HELL YAS, CHICAGO! So much to learn here from their example! apnews.com/article/chic...
Excited to share PseudoPod's wonderful performance (read by Rebecca Wei Hsieh) of "The Squatters" by Shawna Yang Ryan from Silk & Sinew. This is a story that will stick with you for a long long time.
Light a candle, snuggle with a blanket, and take a listen.
#badhandbooks #silkandsinew #horror
Light a candle, snuggle with a blanket, and take a listen.
#badhandbooks #silkandsinew #horror
"The government begins excavating the bones in late February"
The Squatters, by Shawna Yang Ryan
Narrator: Rebecca Wei Hsieh
Host: Kat Day
Audio: Chelsea Davis
pseudopod.org/2025/11/07/p...
This story originally appeared in the 2025 Anthology, Silk and Sinew
The Squatters, by Shawna Yang Ryan
Narrator: Rebecca Wei Hsieh
Host: Kat Day
Audio: Chelsea Davis
pseudopod.org/2025/11/07/p...
This story originally appeared in the 2025 Anthology, Silk and Sinew
PseudoPod 1002: The Squatters
The government begins excavating the bones in late February to coincide with the events planned to commemorate the massacre. It is meant to gesture that they truly do intend to follow through on their...
pseudopod.org
November 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Excited to share PseudoPod's wonderful performance (read by Rebecca Wei Hsieh) of "The Squatters" by Shawna Yang Ryan from Silk & Sinew. This is a story that will stick with you for a long long time.
Light a candle, snuggle with a blanket, and take a listen.
#badhandbooks #silkandsinew #horror
Light a candle, snuggle with a blanket, and take a listen.
#badhandbooks #silkandsinew #horror
Reposted by Kristy Park Kulski
From a recent Goodreads review of @garnetonwinter.bsky.social's SILK & SINEW:
"Silk & Sinew is excellent. It’s the sort of anthology that convinces you themed collections can still surprise you if the theme is a living organism."
Join the conversation.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
"Silk & Sinew is excellent. It’s the sort of anthology that convinces you themed collections can still surprise you if the theme is a living organism."
Join the conversation.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
Silk & Sinew: A Collection of Folk Horror from the Asia…
Named by the New York Public Library as one of the best…
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November 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
From a recent Goodreads review of @garnetonwinter.bsky.social's SILK & SINEW:
"Silk & Sinew is excellent. It’s the sort of anthology that convinces you themed collections can still surprise you if the theme is a living organism."
Join the conversation.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
"Silk & Sinew is excellent. It’s the sort of anthology that convinces you themed collections can still surprise you if the theme is a living organism."
Join the conversation.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/22...
Reposted by Kristy Park Kulski
We're having another nice round of sales of @garnetonwinter.bsky.social's SILK & SINEW. Named one of the best horror books of 2025 by the NY Public Library, the anthology features @aijiang.bsky.social @leemurraywriter.bsky.social @geneveflynn.bsky.social & more!
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Silk & Sinew: A Collection of Folk Horror From the Asian Diaspora
A Collection of Folk Horror From the Asian Diaspora
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November 6, 2025 at 2:38 PM
We're having another nice round of sales of @garnetonwinter.bsky.social's SILK & SINEW. Named one of the best horror books of 2025 by the NY Public Library, the anthology features @aijiang.bsky.social @leemurraywriter.bsky.social @geneveflynn.bsky.social & more!
bookshop.org/p/books/silk...
bookshop.org/p/books/silk...
Best Books of the Year Author Talk:
Join Silk & Sinew Editor Kristy Park Kulski and Author @leemurraywriter.bsky.social for an insightful discussion on the anthology
Register here:
www.nypl.org/events/progr...
#nypl #silkandsinewantho #leemurray #kristyparkkulski #besthorror #bestbook
Join Silk & Sinew Editor Kristy Park Kulski and Author @leemurraywriter.bsky.social for an insightful discussion on the anthology
Register here:
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#nypl #silkandsinewantho #leemurray #kristyparkkulski #besthorror #bestbook
November 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Best Books of the Year Author Talk:
Join Silk & Sinew Editor Kristy Park Kulski and Author @leemurraywriter.bsky.social for an insightful discussion on the anthology
Register here:
www.nypl.org/events/progr...
#nypl #silkandsinewantho #leemurray #kristyparkkulski #besthorror #bestbook
Join Silk & Sinew Editor Kristy Park Kulski and Author @leemurraywriter.bsky.social for an insightful discussion on the anthology
Register here:
www.nypl.org/events/progr...
#nypl #silkandsinewantho #leemurray #kristyparkkulski #besthorror #bestbook
Thank you to The Brimming Brain for this lovely review of SILK & SINEW!
"There are often lessons to be learned in these tales, if not by the characters, than by the readers." ❤️
frankskornia.com/2025/09/07/5...
#silkandsinewantho #badhandbooks
"There are often lessons to be learned in these tales, if not by the characters, than by the readers." ❤️
frankskornia.com/2025/09/07/5...
#silkandsinewantho #badhandbooks
5 Thoughts on Silk & Sinew – The Brimming Brain
frankskornia.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Thank you to The Brimming Brain for this lovely review of SILK & SINEW!
"There are often lessons to be learned in these tales, if not by the characters, than by the readers." ❤️
frankskornia.com/2025/09/07/5...
#silkandsinewantho #badhandbooks
"There are often lessons to be learned in these tales, if not by the characters, than by the readers." ❤️
frankskornia.com/2025/09/07/5...
#silkandsinewantho #badhandbooks
Thank you, Sandra for adding Silk & Sinew to this fabulous spooky-time read pile!
#bookstacks with #spookybookrecs
The horror anthology/short story collection stack features
Unfortunate Elements of My Anatomy by Hailey Piper
All These Sunken Souls
Never Whistle at Night
Terror is Our Business: Dana Roberts' Casebook of Horrors
Silk & Sinew edited by @garnetonwinter.bsky.social
The horror anthology/short story collection stack features
Unfortunate Elements of My Anatomy by Hailey Piper
All These Sunken Souls
Never Whistle at Night
Terror is Our Business: Dana Roberts' Casebook of Horrors
Silk & Sinew edited by @garnetonwinter.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Thank you, Sandra for adding Silk & Sinew to this fabulous spooky-time read pile!
#Bookmail! REALLY looking forward to this read by the brilliant @yiizzy.bsky.social and John Yu Branscum!!! I’ve been super excited for this since it was announced. #starsthatpause #yiizzyyu #johnyubranscum #asianufoencounters
October 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
#Bookmail! REALLY looking forward to this read by the brilliant @yiizzy.bsky.social and John Yu Branscum!!! I’ve been super excited for this since it was announced. #starsthatpause #yiizzyyu #johnyubranscum #asianufoencounters
It's been awhile since my last newsletter and I figure I should fix that. Working on one and sending it out soon. If you want to hear about our newly adopted kittens (you know the hard hitting stuff) and I guess... writing things too... go do the subscribe thing. www.garnetonwinter.com/subscribe-1
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October 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It's been awhile since my last newsletter and I figure I should fix that. Working on one and sending it out soon. If you want to hear about our newly adopted kittens (you know the hard hitting stuff) and I guess... writing things too... go do the subscribe thing. www.garnetonwinter.com/subscribe-1
Just saw an indie bookstore in Lowell, MA, has SILK & SINEW in stock (shoutout to La La Books). My dad's from Lowell. My grandfather's buried there. I like the idea that somehow, this book bearing my name is somewhere they at one time existed. What a strange and really neat idea.
October 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Just saw an indie bookstore in Lowell, MA, has SILK & SINEW in stock (shoutout to La La Books). My dad's from Lowell. My grandfather's buried there. I like the idea that somehow, this book bearing my name is somewhere they at one time existed. What a strange and really neat idea.
This review just blew me away:
"Silk & Sinew: Diaspora Dread Served Hot with a Splash of Ancestral Vinegar" 🔥🔥🔥
theblogwithoutaface.com/2025/10/10/s...
Much appreciation to Mr. November!
#silkandsinewantho #silkandsinew #badhandbooks #folkhorror #asiandiasporastories
"Silk & Sinew: Diaspora Dread Served Hot with a Splash of Ancestral Vinegar" 🔥🔥🔥
theblogwithoutaface.com/2025/10/10/s...
Much appreciation to Mr. November!
#silkandsinewantho #silkandsinew #badhandbooks #folkhorror #asiandiasporastories
October 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This review just blew me away:
"Silk & Sinew: Diaspora Dread Served Hot with a Splash of Ancestral Vinegar" 🔥🔥🔥
theblogwithoutaface.com/2025/10/10/s...
Much appreciation to Mr. November!
#silkandsinewantho #silkandsinew #badhandbooks #folkhorror #asiandiasporastories
"Silk & Sinew: Diaspora Dread Served Hot with a Splash of Ancestral Vinegar" 🔥🔥🔥
theblogwithoutaface.com/2025/10/10/s...
Much appreciation to Mr. November!
#silkandsinewantho #silkandsinew #badhandbooks #folkhorror #asiandiasporastories
Reposted by Kristy Park Kulski
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HOLY MOLY! The New York Public Library has named SILK & SINEW one of the best new horror books for adults. Congratulations to @garnetonwinter.bsky.social and all of our contributors. The anthology is available now wherever books are sold.
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/silk-sinew...
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/silk-sinew...
October 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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