Stephanie Smith 🌙
@horrorsteph78.bsky.social
Writer / Poet
Lives in: Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
💙 Jeopardy! * memory sports * trivia * horror films * Clive Barker * Shakespeare * Star Trek * Monty Python * HSAM 💙
Lives in: Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania
💙 Jeopardy! * memory sports * trivia * horror films * Clive Barker * Shakespeare * Star Trek * Monty Python * HSAM 💙
Sorry I haven't felt very social lately, but I wanted to say good luck to all llamas as we begin #LearnedLeague #LL107! 💙🦙
November 11, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Sorry I haven't felt very social lately, but I wanted to say good luck to all llamas as we begin #LearnedLeague #LL107! 💙🦙
Also in time for your Halloween reading: the Autumn issue of BLACK PETALS is now online and features my poems, "The Dream Exhibit", "An Evening Lament", and "Black Night". 💀
#darkpoetry #poetry #authorsofbluesky #horror
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#darkpoetry #poetry #authorsofbluesky #horror
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Black Petals Issue #113, Autumn, 2025
Black Petals Issue #113, Autumn, 2025
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October 17, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Also in time for your Halloween reading: the Autumn issue of BLACK PETALS is now online and features my poems, "The Dream Exhibit", "An Evening Lament", and "Black Night". 💀
#darkpoetry #poetry #authorsofbluesky #horror
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#darkpoetry #poetry #authorsofbluesky #horror
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The Halloween issue of BLOOD MOON RISING is now available! It contains my poems, "Scarlet", "Murmurs", and "Pulling Light Out of My Darkest Dreams". 🎃
#horror #darkpoetry #fiction #authorsofbluesky
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#horror #darkpoetry #fiction #authorsofbluesky
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BMR Issue #101 | Blood Moon Rising Ma
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October 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The Halloween issue of BLOOD MOON RISING is now available! It contains my poems, "Scarlet", "Murmurs", and "Pulling Light Out of My Darkest Dreams". 🎃
#horror #darkpoetry #fiction #authorsofbluesky
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#horror #darkpoetry #fiction #authorsofbluesky
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Photo taken of Sammy before vet appointment yesterday. Look at that face! It breaks my heart that at this time we were thinking he just maybe had a tooth or gum infection or at worst an abscessed tooth only to find out he has a mass in his abdomen. My whole world is at a standstill. 😿
October 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Photo taken of Sammy before vet appointment yesterday. Look at that face! It breaks my heart that at this time we were thinking he just maybe had a tooth or gum infection or at worst an abscessed tooth only to find out he has a mass in his abdomen. My whole world is at a standstill. 😿
Nothing like receiving bad news at the vet then coming home to find in your mailbox an advertisement for some pet crematorium.
Not. Cool.
Not. Cool.
October 3, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Nothing like receiving bad news at the vet then coming home to find in your mailbox an advertisement for some pet crematorium.
Not. Cool.
Not. Cool.
Haven't been posting much. My Sammy (🐈) hasn't been well so my mind has only been on him.
I wanted to post my final #LearnedLeague standings. I happily managed to not be relegated (had some lucky defense and had an opponent forfeit near the end). Ended up in an okay 14th place, going 10-10-5.
I wanted to post my final #LearnedLeague standings. I happily managed to not be relegated (had some lucky defense and had an opponent forfeit near the end). Ended up in an okay 14th place, going 10-10-5.
September 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Haven't been posting much. My Sammy (🐈) hasn't been well so my mind has only been on him.
I wanted to post my final #LearnedLeague standings. I happily managed to not be relegated (had some lucky defense and had an opponent forfeit near the end). Ended up in an okay 14th place, going 10-10-5.
I wanted to post my final #LearnedLeague standings. I happily managed to not be relegated (had some lucky defense and had an opponent forfeit near the end). Ended up in an okay 14th place, going 10-10-5.
🌈 Taking a break from all the disgusting things going on and enjoying something beautiful. Honestly, I wish I could crawl inside this video and live there forever and ever. 🪷
#GretaVanFleet
#GretaVanFleet
Greta Van Fleet - Meeting The Master (Official Music Video)
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September 12, 2025 at 4:50 AM
🌈 Taking a break from all the disgusting things going on and enjoying something beautiful. Honestly, I wish I could crawl inside this video and live there forever and ever. 🪷
#GretaVanFleet
#GretaVanFleet
Started the new week with, yep, another tie. This, against an opponent whom I tied with in LL105. Scored 5(3)-5(4), which puts me currently 5-5-5 and in 15th. And the roller coaster continues... 🎢🥴 #LearnedLeague
September 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Started the new week with, yep, another tie. This, against an opponent whom I tied with in LL105. Scored 5(3)-5(4), which puts me currently 5-5-5 and in 15th. And the roller coaster continues... 🎢🥴 #LearnedLeague
😔 Another tie. I'm digging that hole deeper and deeper. Decent defense may have helped me in Rundle C, but here in Rundle B, it's just not cutting it. I just..don't...know...things. Feeling so stressed and ill lately, too, I can't seem to focus. Still, I must keep trying. #LearnedLeague
September 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
😔 Another tie. I'm digging that hole deeper and deeper. Decent defense may have helped me in Rundle C, but here in Rundle B, it's just not cutting it. I just..don't...know...things. Feeling so stressed and ill lately, too, I can't seem to focus. Still, I must keep trying. #LearnedLeague
😞 and...another tie. 3-3-3 here and I drop to 17th. Needless to say, it's been a trying week. 🤯 #LearnedLeague
August 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
😞 and...another tie. 3-3-3 here and I drop to 17th. Needless to say, it's been a trying week. 🤯 #LearnedLeague
Bit sad I didn't get the #Shaka question correct. Would have given me 2 more points to win the match (we tied 3(2)-3(2) and dropped me down from 13th to 16th place). #LearnedLeague
a brick wall with the word shaka in white letters
Alt: a brick wall with the word shaka in white letters
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August 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Bit sad I didn't get the #Shaka question correct. Would have given me 2 more points to win the match (we tied 3(2)-3(2) and dropped me down from 13th to 16th place). #LearnedLeague
Beginning the second week of #LearnedLeague with a little less confidence as the first. Last week I started strong, winning my first two matches, but it was all downhill from there. MD5 yielded me only 1 correct answer.
And so I begin the week 2-3-0 and in 18th place. Hoping for a better week!
And so I begin the week 2-3-0 and in 18th place. Hoping for a better week!
August 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Beginning the second week of #LearnedLeague with a little less confidence as the first. Last week I started strong, winning my first two matches, but it was all downhill from there. MD5 yielded me only 1 correct answer.
And so I begin the week 2-3-0 and in 18th place. Hoping for a better week!
And so I begin the week 2-3-0 and in 18th place. Hoping for a better week!
Good luck to all Llamas as we begin #LearnedLeague #LL106! It's Rundle B Elysium for me this season. I'm just hoping to keep up! 🦙🤯
August 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Good luck to all Llamas as we begin #LearnedLeague #LL106! It's Rundle B Elysium for me this season. I'm just hoping to keep up! 🦙🤯
My poems, "An Early Grave", "Doppelganger", and "The Sounds of Night", have been published in the new issue of BLACK PETALS! 🪞 #poetry #darkpoetry #writingcommunity
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Black Petals Issue #112 Summer, 2025
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July 14, 2025 at 4:30 AM
My poems, "An Early Grave", "Doppelganger", and "The Sounds of Night", have been published in the new issue of BLACK PETALS! 🪞 #poetry #darkpoetry #writingcommunity
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I did it! Even with two losses while sitting in 1st, I managed to keep my place, which means a promotion to Rundle B for #LL106. A little nervous about that, but I am happy. See you LLamas in August! 💙 #LearnedLeague
June 18, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I did it! Even with two losses while sitting in 1st, I managed to keep my place, which means a promotion to Rundle B for #LL106. A little nervous about that, but I am happy. See you LLamas in August! 💙 #LearnedLeague
Lost my first #LL105 match after a nice, week-long winning streak. I knew I would, actually. Was having a tiring day and I was in no mood and rushed to submit. With just two matches left of the season, however, I'm feeling the anxiety. 😧
#LearnedLeague
#LearnedLeague
June 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Lost my first #LL105 match after a nice, week-long winning streak. I knew I would, actually. Was having a tiring day and I was in no mood and rushed to submit. With just two matches left of the season, however, I'm feeling the anxiety. 😧
#LearnedLeague
#LearnedLeague
It's been one (really hard) year. Miss you, Daddy. 💔🥀
June 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
It's been one (really hard) year. Miss you, Daddy. 💔🥀
Wrapping up some oddly lucky week on #LearnedLeague. Somehow, I spent the whole week in 1st place (don't know how that happened; even had a loss, but stayed put) 🤷♀️ Got my first beer of #LL105 on MD17 then squeaked out the win on MD18 by 1 whole point (ugh Q5, I knew that was going to be a problem).
June 7, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Wrapping up some oddly lucky week on #LearnedLeague. Somehow, I spent the whole week in 1st place (don't know how that happened; even had a loss, but stayed put) 🤷♀️ Got my first beer of #LL105 on MD17 then squeaked out the win on MD18 by 1 whole point (ugh Q5, I knew that was going to be a problem).
Let's see how long this lasts, right? 🙃 I got lucky on MD11 going 9(5)-7(5). If I lost, I would have shot way down in the rankings. I've not been doing so well in defense, so I have to watch myself b/c it's been coming down to one little point. #LearnedLeague
May 29, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Let's see how long this lasts, right? 🙃 I got lucky on MD11 going 9(5)-7(5). If I lost, I would have shot way down in the rankings. I've not been doing so well in defense, so I have to watch myself b/c it's been coming down to one little point. #LearnedLeague
My poems, "In the Bowels of a Horse-Shaped Cloud" and "At the Center of Chaos" are featured in the April-May 2025 issue of APHELION! ☄️🔭
#poets #poetry #speculativepoetry #writingcommunity
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#poets #poetry #speculativepoetry #writingcommunity
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May 8, 2025 at 6:02 PM
My poems, "In the Bowels of a Horse-Shaped Cloud" and "At the Center of Chaos" are featured in the April-May 2025 issue of APHELION! ☄️🔭
#poets #poetry #speculativepoetry #writingcommunity
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#poets #poetry #speculativepoetry #writingcommunity
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Almost made it into the Horror Film ML championship. Fourth place is a lonely place to be. 😔 #LearnedLeague
May 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Almost made it into the Horror Film ML championship. Fourth place is a lonely place to be. 😔 #LearnedLeague
My poems "The Insomniac" and "The Watchers" are featured in the Spring 2025 issue of ILLUMEN, alongside a few other Smiths (no relations) and other great poets! 🐺☄️
#poets #poetry #speculativepoetry #writingcommunity
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ILLUMEN Spring 2025 | Hiraeth Publishing
Illumen is a quarterly digest of science fiction and fantasy poetry, includingminimalist forms such as haiku, haibun, empat perkataan, cinquains, and others, as well as more traditional formats for po...
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April 23, 2025 at 4:00 AM
My poems "The Insomniac" and "The Watchers" are featured in the Spring 2025 issue of ILLUMEN, alongside a few other Smiths (no relations) and other great poets! 🐺☄️
#poets #poetry #speculativepoetry #writingcommunity
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#poets #poetry #speculativepoetry #writingcommunity
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On this day in 2020 Sammy came into our lives. He is my light, my angel, my reason for waking up in the morning. I love him more than anything. 💗🐈😽
#CatsofBlueSky #sheltercats #GriffinPondAnimalShelter
#CatsofBlueSky #sheltercats #GriffinPondAnimalShelter
April 22, 2025 at 6:07 PM
On this day in 2020 Sammy came into our lives. He is my light, my angel, my reason for waking up in the morning. I love him more than anything. 💗🐈😽
#CatsofBlueSky #sheltercats #GriffinPondAnimalShelter
#CatsofBlueSky #sheltercats #GriffinPondAnimalShelter
Available now on Amazon and Godless.com: The Best of CARNAGE HOUSE Year One, which features my story, "Legion"! 🩸
#fiction #horror #extremehorror #splatterpunk #authors #anthology #writingcommunity
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#fiction #horror #extremehorror #splatterpunk #authors #anthology #writingcommunity
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The Best of Carnage House Year One
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April 7, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Available now on Amazon and Godless.com: The Best of CARNAGE HOUSE Year One, which features my story, "Legion"! 🩸
#fiction #horror #extremehorror #splatterpunk #authors #anthology #writingcommunity
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#fiction #horror #extremehorror #splatterpunk #authors #anthology #writingcommunity
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Well, that's a wrap for #LearnedLeague #LL104, my rookie season. Despite a lousy TCA of 68, I managed to place 7th in my division. Off to Rundle C I go for next season (which isn't until May! Oh no, more #trivia withdrawal!). 🧠
March 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Well, that's a wrap for #LearnedLeague #LL104, my rookie season. Despite a lousy TCA of 68, I managed to place 7th in my division. Off to Rundle C I go for next season (which isn't until May! Oh no, more #trivia withdrawal!). 🧠