Hazel Zorn
@hazelzorn.bsky.social
Writer and oil painter. "No Excuses for AI Art" in Blood Knife. Fiction in Dark Matter INK: The Off-Season. REEF MIND out now from Tenebrous Press. She/Her hazelzorn.com
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Hazel Zorn
@hazelzorn.bsky.social
· Sep 9
OUT NOW: my debut novella with @tenebrouspress.bsky.social ! The coral reef becomes sentient and invades the surface world, mutating all life. 🔥🪸🪸🔥 Pick up your copy today! store.tenebrouspress.com/products/ree...
Incredible
Released later than I would have liked, but today I can unveil our Fall/Winter cocktail menu! Inspired by such fine authors as @ericlarocca.bsky.social , @horrorsong.blog , @haileypiperfights.bsky.social , @goresorcerer.bsky.social , @scumbelievable.bsky.social , and Poppy Z. Brite! Read more horror
November 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Incredible
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This is a thread of stuff that inspired my novella THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR, out with Violet Lichen Press on Feb 18, 2026!
Thread updated weekly, maybe?
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
Thread updated weekly, maybe?
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
The Cellar Below the Cellar
Preorder and save 30%! Release Date 2/18/26 A playfully dark folk horror inspired by the fairy tale "Vasilisa the Beautiful" and the mythology around Frau Perchta, set under the blazing sky of endless...
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November 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
This is a thread of stuff that inspired my novella THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR, out with Violet Lichen Press on Feb 18, 2026!
Thread updated weekly, maybe?
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
Thread updated weekly, maybe?
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
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reading @hazelzorn.bsky.social 's 'reef mind,' for a second time, and i'm struck at how beautiful it is.
it's language is elegant and understated but manages to be both beautiful and furiously ugly, when needed.
it echoes buth diane seuss and rachel carson while still feeling novel and so... now.
it's language is elegant and understated but manages to be both beautiful and furiously ugly, when needed.
it echoes buth diane seuss and rachel carson while still feeling novel and so... now.
November 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
reading @hazelzorn.bsky.social 's 'reef mind,' for a second time, and i'm struck at how beautiful it is.
it's language is elegant and understated but manages to be both beautiful and furiously ugly, when needed.
it echoes buth diane seuss and rachel carson while still feeling novel and so... now.
it's language is elegant and understated but manages to be both beautiful and furiously ugly, when needed.
it echoes buth diane seuss and rachel carson while still feeling novel and so... now.
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With the shutdown, I had forgotten that it's Puerto Rican Heritage Month. Great month to sell a story about Puerto Rico in @typebarmagazine.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
With the shutdown, I had forgotten that it's Puerto Rican Heritage Month. Great month to sell a story about Puerto Rico in @typebarmagazine.bsky.social
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Weird Year in Review:
8 books.
3 magazine issues.
2 sleep-deprived co-publishers.
Let's do it again in '26!
Missing anything from your bookshelves? Hit up our webstore🖤☠️
store.tenebrouspress.com
8 books.
3 magazine issues.
2 sleep-deprived co-publishers.
Let's do it again in '26!
Missing anything from your bookshelves? Hit up our webstore🖤☠️
store.tenebrouspress.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Weird Year in Review:
8 books.
3 magazine issues.
2 sleep-deprived co-publishers.
Let's do it again in '26!
Missing anything from your bookshelves? Hit up our webstore🖤☠️
store.tenebrouspress.com
8 books.
3 magazine issues.
2 sleep-deprived co-publishers.
Let's do it again in '26!
Missing anything from your bookshelves? Hit up our webstore🖤☠️
store.tenebrouspress.com
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instead of being on social media i chose to drink many beers and watch barry lyndon
more of you should do this
more of you should do this
November 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
instead of being on social media i chose to drink many beers and watch barry lyndon
more of you should do this
more of you should do this
Hell yeah, @feastlastharlequin.bsky.social so glad you liked it! 🙌
Thoroughly loved @hazelzorn.bsky.social ‘s REEF MIND! I’ll be eating for days on its environmental and philosophical depths, and, as if it needed to do anything else, it’s also a damned good aquatic horror. Highly, highly recommended!
November 16, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Hell yeah, @feastlastharlequin.bsky.social so glad you liked it! 🙌
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When they aren’t busy reenacting their favorite scenes from FUNNY GAMES, Tenebrous Cult members @beardedbetts.bsky.social (TRVE CVLT) & @anthonyengebretson.bsky.social (LUMBERJACK) hold down the Tenebrous remote table.
Your service is appreciated, Weirdos🖤☠️
Your service is appreciated, Weirdos🖤☠️
November 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
When they aren’t busy reenacting their favorite scenes from FUNNY GAMES, Tenebrous Cult members @beardedbetts.bsky.social (TRVE CVLT) & @anthonyengebretson.bsky.social (LUMBERJACK) hold down the Tenebrous remote table.
Your service is appreciated, Weirdos🖤☠️
Your service is appreciated, Weirdos🖤☠️
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Pope Leo's winning streak continues
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Pope Leo's winning streak continues
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And in this issue's eco-fiction review, @benlockwood.bsky.social reviews Reef Mind, from @hazelzorn.bsky.social and @tenebrouspress.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
And in this issue's eco-fiction review, @benlockwood.bsky.social reviews Reef Mind, from @hazelzorn.bsky.social and @tenebrouspress.bsky.social
“Life being very short, and the quiet hours of it few,” Ruskin wrote, “we ought to waste none of them in reading valueless books.”
November 13, 2025 at 1:48 PM
“Life being very short, and the quiet hours of it few,” Ruskin wrote, “we ought to waste none of them in reading valueless books.”
Laura Palmer marker sketch. Completed last night -- might do another version.
November 12, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Laura Palmer marker sketch. Completed last night -- might do another version.
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I'm so humbled by this reaction. I'm glad that Reef Mind resonates with you. Thank you for sharing. ❤️
Sometimes you meet a book at just the right time, & the ensuing pain is what you needed all along to midwife a catharsis. I read @hazelzorn.bsky.social's Reef Mind at work today @weirdpvd.bsky.social, & it felt a bit like cauterizing a wound. Here's the blurb we've got up for it:
November 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I'm so humbled by this reaction. I'm glad that Reef Mind resonates with you. Thank you for sharing. ❤️
Solidarity forever! 🌹✊ Congratulations to the strikers! www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/10/t...
Third Circuit Court of Appeals rules for striking Pittsburgh journalists - Pittsburgh Union Progress
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Monday morning ruled for the journalists of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh in the federal case behind their more than three-year strike at the Pit...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Solidarity forever! 🌹✊ Congratulations to the strikers! www.unionprogress.com/2025/11/10/t...
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Sean's covering TWIN PEAKS. All of it. This is not something to miss.
November 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Sean's covering TWIN PEAKS. All of it. This is not something to miss.
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
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#OnThisDay in 1966, #Tolkien writes to Gene Wolfe.
Tolkien writes to Gene Wolf about the origin of "Orc" and "Warg". This letter was reproduced in Vector #67/68 (1974)
Tolkien writes to Gene Wolf about the origin of "Orc" and "Warg". This letter was reproduced in Vector #67/68 (1974)
Guide to Tolkien's Letters: J.R.R. Tolkien to Gene Wolfe
Tolkien writes to Gene Wolf about the origin of "Orc" and "Warg". This letter was reproduced in Vector #67/68 (1974)
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November 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
#OnThisDay in 1966, #Tolkien writes to Gene Wolfe.
Tolkien writes to Gene Wolf about the origin of "Orc" and "Warg". This letter was reproduced in Vector #67/68 (1974)
Tolkien writes to Gene Wolf about the origin of "Orc" and "Warg". This letter was reproduced in Vector #67/68 (1974)
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2025 so far🔥 With one more book to come.
This has been our most ambitious, heartburn-y year so far, & only most of it was self-induced.
But no one died. That's key.
If you missed any of these badass titles, well you know they're gonna be Weird. Hail the Tenebrous Cult.
store.tenebrouspress.com
This has been our most ambitious, heartburn-y year so far, & only most of it was self-induced.
But no one died. That's key.
If you missed any of these badass titles, well you know they're gonna be Weird. Hail the Tenebrous Cult.
store.tenebrouspress.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
2025 so far🔥 With one more book to come.
This has been our most ambitious, heartburn-y year so far, & only most of it was self-induced.
But no one died. That's key.
If you missed any of these badass titles, well you know they're gonna be Weird. Hail the Tenebrous Cult.
store.tenebrouspress.com
This has been our most ambitious, heartburn-y year so far, & only most of it was self-induced.
But no one died. That's key.
If you missed any of these badass titles, well you know they're gonna be Weird. Hail the Tenebrous Cult.
store.tenebrouspress.com
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extremely correct opinion
November 7, 2025 at 12:17 AM
extremely correct opinion
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Kicking in the doors of daycares is a great way to turn wine moms into molotov cocktail moms.
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Kicking in the doors of daycares is a great way to turn wine moms into molotov cocktail moms.
I'm so humbled by this reaction. I'm glad that Reef Mind resonates with you. Thank you for sharing. ❤️
Sometimes you meet a book at just the right time, & the ensuing pain is what you needed all along to midwife a catharsis. I read @hazelzorn.bsky.social's Reef Mind at work today @weirdpvd.bsky.social, & it felt a bit like cauterizing a wound. Here's the blurb we've got up for it:
November 6, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I'm so humbled by this reaction. I'm glad that Reef Mind resonates with you. Thank you for sharing. ❤️
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Honored to be a (virtual) guest at the Clinton Hill Library's book club. 🪸 We'll be chatting about climate rage, jellyfish, what have you. Happening October 30th! www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/sci...
Science Fiction Book Club Featuring Author Hazel Zorn! | Brooklyn Public Library
This special Science Fiction Book Club we will be joined by author Hazel Zorn to discuss her new book Reef Mind! Copies of the book are available at the Clinton Hill Library. Join Brooklyn Public Libr...
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September 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Honored to be a (virtual) guest at the Clinton Hill Library's book club. 🪸 We'll be chatting about climate rage, jellyfish, what have you. Happening October 30th! www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/sci...
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🌿 NEW STORY DAY🩸
“Drosera regina” is about a woman whose body behaves like a carnivorous plant, attracting men whether she likes it or not.
Read here: www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/dros...
Listen here: tinyurl.com/drosera-regina
Art by the talented @headfullopuddin.bsky.social
“Drosera regina” is about a woman whose body behaves like a carnivorous plant, attracting men whether she likes it or not.
Read here: www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/dros...
Listen here: tinyurl.com/drosera-regina
Art by the talented @headfullopuddin.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🌿 NEW STORY DAY🩸
“Drosera regina” is about a woman whose body behaves like a carnivorous plant, attracting men whether she likes it or not.
Read here: www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/dros...
Listen here: tinyurl.com/drosera-regina
Art by the talented @headfullopuddin.bsky.social
“Drosera regina” is about a woman whose body behaves like a carnivorous plant, attracting men whether she likes it or not.
Read here: www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/dros...
Listen here: tinyurl.com/drosera-regina
Art by the talented @headfullopuddin.bsky.social