Henry Herz
@henryherz.bsky.social
#Author of 14 picture books (I Am Smoke) & many #MG, #YA & adult short stories - #fantasy, #scifi, #horror. #Editor of 10 #anthologies (Combat Monsters). henryherz.com
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Repped by @casahasegawa.bsky.social
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HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”
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February 10, 2026 at 1:17 PM
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
A #Kickstarter for the Missed-Fits #anthology ( @calendaroffools.bsky.social ) is live. There are bonus rewards for backers in the first 5 days & first 100 backers! Come join the fun. www.kickstarter.com/projects/cal...
Missed-Fits: A Calendar of Fools Anthology
An anthology featuring stories of awkward lengths about things that are missing or out of place.
www.kickstarter.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:53 PM
A #Kickstarter for the Missed-Fits #anthology ( @calendaroffools.bsky.social ) is live. There are bonus rewards for backers in the first 5 days & first 100 backers! Come join the fun. www.kickstarter.com/projects/cal...
I'm really enjoying Martin's/HBO's A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, especially the character, Egg.
February 8, 2026 at 7:43 PM
I'm really enjoying Martin's/HBO's A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, especially the character, Egg.
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Thanks for all the KS campaign reposts. The signal boost helps very much, especially as we are so close to funding.
The “Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity” anthology KS campaign is 95% base goal funded (www.kickstarter.com/projects/526...). This means we are 81% to SG1 & 71% to SG2. 10 more backers to base goal funding. A little more caffeine in our mugs today and we’ll be there. #sff #fantasy #book #ks #booksky
Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity
A Hard SF anthology of stories involving tea or coffee, stars, and gravity.
www.kickstarter.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Thanks for all the KS campaign reposts. The signal boost helps very much, especially as we are so close to funding.
Presenting as the guest of honor to bright high school students at the Canyon Crest Academy Writing Conference.
February 7, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Presenting as the guest of honor to bright high school students at the Canyon Crest Academy Writing Conference.
Consider supporting this fun, soon-to-be-launched #anthology, Missed-Fits, from calendaroffools.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/cal...
February 6, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Consider supporting this fun, soon-to-be-launched #anthology, Missed-Fits, from calendaroffools.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/cal...
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DAY 5 NF Fest: Writing Nonfiction with @henryherz.bsky.social
I love nonfiction #Kidlit that takes new creative approaches like Henry Herz's I AM SMOKE. It's a risk, and there's no guarantee that editors will like it, but when they do, magic like this can happen!
www.nffest.com/2026/02/writ...
I love nonfiction #Kidlit that takes new creative approaches like Henry Herz's I AM SMOKE. It's a risk, and there's no guarantee that editors will like it, but when they do, magic like this can happen!
www.nffest.com/2026/02/writ...
Writing Nonfiction
www.nffest.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:38 PM
DAY 5 NF Fest: Writing Nonfiction with @henryherz.bsky.social
I love nonfiction #Kidlit that takes new creative approaches like Henry Herz's I AM SMOKE. It's a risk, and there's no guarantee that editors will like it, but when they do, magic like this can happen!
www.nffest.com/2026/02/writ...
I love nonfiction #Kidlit that takes new creative approaches like Henry Herz's I AM SMOKE. It's a risk, and there's no guarantee that editors will like it, but when they do, magic like this can happen!
www.nffest.com/2026/02/writ...
I have a post about writing nonfiction picture books, including my latest, I AM LIGHT (Tilbury House Publishing). Thanks to the #NFFest ninjas at www.nffest.com/2026/02/writ...
February 5, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I have a post about writing nonfiction picture books, including my latest, I AM LIGHT (Tilbury House Publishing). Thanks to the #NFFest ninjas at www.nffest.com/2026/02/writ...
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Our #horror #anthology WATERBORNE got a lovely shoutout from @therealjaywill.bsky.social . www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJ4F64XG
January 23, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Our #horror #anthology WATERBORNE got a lovely shoutout from @therealjaywill.bsky.social . www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJ4F64XG
Thrilled to reveal the gorgeous cover of my upcoming picture book, I AM LIGHT. Art by Merce Lopez , published by Tilbury House. More info at henryherz.wordpress.com/i-am-light/
January 23, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Thrilled to reveal the gorgeous cover of my upcoming picture book, I AM LIGHT. Art by Merce Lopez , published by Tilbury House. More info at henryherz.wordpress.com/i-am-light/
How deep would you go for treasure? For glory? For revenge? Come join today’s masters of horror as they delve deep below the surface in WATERBORNE. The contributing authors and poets include 9 NY Times bestsellers and have won over 25 Bram Stoker Awards!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJ4F64XG
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJ4F64XG
January 23, 2026 at 4:28 PM
How deep would you go for treasure? For glory? For revenge? Come join today’s masters of horror as they delve deep below the surface in WATERBORNE. The contributing authors and poets include 9 NY Times bestsellers and have won over 25 Bram Stoker Awards!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJ4F64XG
www.amazon.com/dp/B0GJ4F64XG
@genni.bsky.social 's story in the Combat Monsters #anthology ( @blackstonepub.bsky.social ) has been long-listed in the Best Short Fiction category for a British Science Fiction Association (#BFSA) Award!
January 22, 2026 at 8:20 PM
@genni.bsky.social 's story in the Combat Monsters #anthology ( @blackstonepub.bsky.social ) has been long-listed in the Best Short Fiction category for a British Science Fiction Association (#BFSA) Award!
With the talented Jim Butcher, who wrote a Harry Dresden short story that will be in my upcoming #UrbanFantasy #anthology, Death Maidens, from Penguin Random House.
January 22, 2026 at 5:45 PM
With the talented Jim Butcher, who wrote a Harry Dresden short story that will be in my upcoming #UrbanFantasy #anthology, Death Maidens, from Penguin Random House.
You can view the trailer for my upcoming picture book, I AM LIGHT (Tilbury House Publishing , art by Merce Lopez) at www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbAO...
January 21, 2026 at 4:54 PM
You can view the trailer for my upcoming picture book, I AM LIGHT (Tilbury House Publishing , art by Merce Lopez) at www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbAO...
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Spending a happy day editing short stories and poems for the anthology, BIG BAD BOOK OF KAIJU, that I'm co-editing with @henryherz.bsky.social for Titan Books
#kaiju #giantmonsters #anthology #monster #kaijuanthology
#kaiju #giantmonsters #anthology #monster #kaijuanthology
January 20, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Spending a happy day editing short stories and poems for the anthology, BIG BAD BOOK OF KAIJU, that I'm co-editing with @henryherz.bsky.social for Titan Books
#kaiju #giantmonsters #anthology #monster #kaijuanthology
#kaiju #giantmonsters #anthology #monster #kaijuanthology
Follow @calendaroffools.bsky.social #Kickstarter for their Missed-Fits #anthology to be alerted when it launches. Special bonus rewards for 1st 100 backers & any who back in first 5 days! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cal...
January 20, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Follow @calendaroffools.bsky.social #Kickstarter for their Missed-Fits #anthology to be alerted when it launches. Special bonus rewards for 1st 100 backers & any who back in first 5 days! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cal...
I'm not saying that @ericjguignard.bsky.social used me as a cover model for #Horror Library vol. 9. But I'm not not saying it, either. Thrilled to be in a ToC filled with luminaries like Poppy Z. Brite, Delilah Dawson, KC Grifant, Mercedes Yardley & many others.
January 19, 2026 at 10:45 PM
I'm not saying that @ericjguignard.bsky.social used me as a cover model for #Horror Library vol. 9. But I'm not not saying it, either. Thrilled to be in a ToC filled with luminaries like Poppy Z. Brite, Delilah Dawson, KC Grifant, Mercedes Yardley & many others.
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haul Bovino’s ass in front of the judge every six hours to explain this shit
keep hauling him in, hold him in contempt, make his life miserable until he tells his goons to cut it out
keep hauling him in, hold him in contempt, make his life miserable until he tells his goons to cut it out
This is what happened in our neighborhood yesterday. ICE snatched a human being off of our streets, roughed them up badly, and then pepper sprayed legal observers as they documented it all. This is a daily occurrence happening all throughout Minnesota right now.
January 19, 2026 at 5:47 PM
haul Bovino’s ass in front of the judge every six hours to explain this shit
keep hauling him in, hold him in contempt, make his life miserable until he tells his goons to cut it out
keep hauling him in, hold him in contempt, make his life miserable until he tells his goons to cut it out
Kirkus gives a nice review of my upcoming book, I AM LIGHT (Tilbury House)!
López once more finds an inspired way to depict the physical phenomena that the author personifies in his two-tiered explanatory narratives. This eloquent, elegant testimonial offers much to engage heads as well as hearts.
López once more finds an inspired way to depict the physical phenomena that the author personifies in his two-tiered explanatory narratives. This eloquent, elegant testimonial offers much to engage heads as well as hearts.
January 19, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Kirkus gives a nice review of my upcoming book, I AM LIGHT (Tilbury House)!
López once more finds an inspired way to depict the physical phenomena that the author personifies in his two-tiered explanatory narratives. This eloquent, elegant testimonial offers much to engage heads as well as hearts.
López once more finds an inspired way to depict the physical phenomena that the author personifies in his two-tiered explanatory narratives. This eloquent, elegant testimonial offers much to engage heads as well as hearts.
Here's a spread from my upcoming picture book, I AM LIGHT (Tilbury House, Mar 17), featuring the stunning art of Merce Lopez. This is third in the series of anthropomorphic autobiographies that began with the award-winning I AM SMOKE and I AM GRAVITY.
January 17, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Here's a spread from my upcoming picture book, I AM LIGHT (Tilbury House, Mar 17), featuring the stunning art of Merce Lopez. This is third in the series of anthropomorphic autobiographies that began with the award-winning I AM SMOKE and I AM GRAVITY.
This is a much smarter soft-power play by the US.
January 14, 2026 at 7:45 PM
This is a much smarter soft-power play by the US.
Tell us you're planning to attack Iran without telling us you're planning to attack Iran.
January 14, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Tell us you're planning to attack Iran without telling us you're planning to attack Iran.
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Where is the business community and corporate leaders of Minnesota based companies in speaking up? Why aren't the big law firms sending lawyers to represent the people being attacked?
We are not at the end of this authoritarianism, we are at the beginning. And, sadly, we are on our own.
We are not at the end of this authoritarianism, we are at the beginning. And, sadly, we are on our own.
January 13, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Where is the business community and corporate leaders of Minnesota based companies in speaking up? Why aren't the big law firms sending lawyers to represent the people being attacked?
We are not at the end of this authoritarianism, we are at the beginning. And, sadly, we are on our own.
We are not at the end of this authoritarianism, we are at the beginning. And, sadly, we are on our own.
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The only synagogue in Jackson, MS burned last night. It was arson. They've been here before--they were attacked by the KKK because the rabbi spoke in favor of civil rights.
They have no usable torah for services, all burned. Torahs are handmade! If you can donate a bit this week, here's a spot.
They have no usable torah for services, all burned. Torahs are handmade! If you can donate a bit this week, here's a spot.
For anyone else reading this, feeling helpless, and wondering what they can do: the synagogue has a donation form and I've donated with a note that it's for fire recovery immediate expenses. www.bethisraelms.org
Beth Israel Congregation
www.bethisraelms.org
January 11, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The only synagogue in Jackson, MS burned last night. It was arson. They've been here before--they were attacked by the KKK because the rabbi spoke in favor of civil rights.
They have no usable torah for services, all burned. Torahs are handmade! If you can donate a bit this week, here's a spot.
They have no usable torah for services, all burned. Torahs are handmade! If you can donate a bit this week, here's a spot.