Rex Burrows
@improbablerex.bsky.social
Writer, biologist, various other things. Stories in Cosmic Horror Monthly, Weird Horror Magazine, Supernatural Tales, Horror Library, etc.
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Here's a thread listing all of my published stories. I've noted the ones that are available to read for free, but please consider supporting these (across the board excellent) magazines, anthologies, etc. And thank you for reading! Here we go...
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Here is the beautiful front cover for SUFFERING THE OTHER, art and design by RewX. See the loaded TOC here: bit.ly/4i03e3h (TOC is also in the alt-text here). Coming February 2026, pre-order open in December. Reminder, this is a benefit for @raicestexas.bsky.social and Transgender Law Center!
November 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Here is the beautiful front cover for SUFFERING THE OTHER, art and design by RewX. See the loaded TOC here: bit.ly/4i03e3h (TOC is also in the alt-text here). Coming February 2026, pre-order open in December. Reminder, this is a benefit for @raicestexas.bsky.social and Transgender Law Center!
I’ve really leveled up as a writer this year (in the sense that I’m getting lots of scammy emails).
November 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I’ve really leveled up as a writer this year (in the sense that I’m getting lots of scammy emails).
Today in unwinnable battles: finishing a story and then trying not to tinker with it (to diminishing effect) before the intended market’s sub period opens.
November 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Today in unwinnable battles: finishing a story and then trying not to tinker with it (to diminishing effect) before the intended market’s sub period opens.
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It's that time of year again! I've started collecting my annual list of eligibility and recommendation lists and award resources. Check out what people have done and loved this year and send me your own posts to add to the list!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
What Have You Done, What Have You Loved 2025 – acwise.net
acwise.net
November 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It's that time of year again! I've started collecting my annual list of eligibility and recommendation lists and award resources. Check out what people have done and loved this year and send me your own posts to add to the list!
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
acwise.net/what-have-yo...
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Convincing you to read my short story with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
"Robert first noticed the head in the pantry on a Tuesday morning."
The Head in the Pantry published at @chmmagazine.bsky.social
cosmichorrormonthly.com/fiction/the-...
"Robert first noticed the head in the pantry on a Tuesday morning."
The Head in the Pantry published at @chmmagazine.bsky.social
cosmichorrormonthly.com/fiction/the-...
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Convincing you to read my short story with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
"Robert first noticed the head in the pantry on a Tuesday morning."
The Head in the Pantry published at @chmmagazine.bsky.social
cosmichorrormonthly.com/fiction/the-...
"Robert first noticed the head in the pantry on a Tuesday morning."
The Head in the Pantry published at @chmmagazine.bsky.social
cosmichorrormonthly.com/fiction/the-...
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It's very simple. The next film should be about four Bonds: a cyborg one, a bloke in a suit of armour with a big hammer, a teenage one who's cloned from the DNA of Bond and Blofeld, and a fascist one that's secretly an artifact from Bond's homeworld.
Then the real one should come back with a mullet.
Then the real one should come back with a mullet.
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It's very simple. The next film should be about four Bonds: a cyborg one, a bloke in a suit of armour with a big hammer, a teenage one who's cloned from the DNA of Bond and Blofeld, and a fascist one that's secretly an artifact from Bond's homeworld.
Then the real one should come back with a mullet.
Then the real one should come back with a mullet.
Convincing you to read my short story with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
"Robert first noticed the head in the pantry on a Tuesday morning."
The Head in the Pantry published at @chmmagazine.bsky.social
cosmichorrormonthly.com/fiction/the-...
"Robert first noticed the head in the pantry on a Tuesday morning."
The Head in the Pantry published at @chmmagazine.bsky.social
cosmichorrormonthly.com/fiction/the-...
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Convincing you to read my short story with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
"Robert first noticed the head in the pantry on a Tuesday morning."
The Head in the Pantry published at @chmmagazine.bsky.social
cosmichorrormonthly.com/fiction/the-...
"Robert first noticed the head in the pantry on a Tuesday morning."
The Head in the Pantry published at @chmmagazine.bsky.social
cosmichorrormonthly.com/fiction/the-...
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Thanks to Rex for spotting this one! Necropolis contains 5 stories about strange, decaying cities and is now available for purchase at Hexagon's patreon!
@alexfox.bsky.social @omersarae.bsky.social @nightgleaming.bsky.social @improbablerex.bsky.social and Victoria!
cover art by @warls.bsky.social
@alexfox.bsky.social @omersarae.bsky.social @nightgleaming.bsky.social @improbablerex.bsky.social and Victoria!
cover art by @warls.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Thanks to Rex for spotting this one! Necropolis contains 5 stories about strange, decaying cities and is now available for purchase at Hexagon's patreon!
@alexfox.bsky.social @omersarae.bsky.social @nightgleaming.bsky.social @improbablerex.bsky.social and Victoria!
cover art by @warls.bsky.social
@alexfox.bsky.social @omersarae.bsky.social @nightgleaming.bsky.social @improbablerex.bsky.social and Victoria!
cover art by @warls.bsky.social
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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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A Cover Reveal! 🌕
Many thanks to everyone involved in the creation of this auroralicious cover for The Cellar Below The Cellar...out February 2026
Many thanks to everyone involved in the creation of this auroralicious cover for The Cellar Below The Cellar...out February 2026
Apex Book Company and Violet Lichen are thrilled to reveal the cover of @ivygrimes.bsky.social's Russian fairytale-inspired folk horror, THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR! 🌌 Out February 18th, available for preorder now at www.apexbookcompany.com!
Cover Art: Jack Hillside
Cover Design: Silent Q Design
Cover Art: Jack Hillside
Cover Design: Silent Q Design
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A Cover Reveal! 🌕
Many thanks to everyone involved in the creation of this auroralicious cover for The Cellar Below The Cellar...out February 2026
Many thanks to everyone involved in the creation of this auroralicious cover for The Cellar Below The Cellar...out February 2026
Just noticed that Hexagon's MYRIAD zine series is now available for purchase as individual ebooks at $4 a pop. I wrote a weird little thing for the Necropolis volume edited by @rlsummerling.bsky.social, but you can't go wrong with any issue.
www.patreon.com/posts/946670...
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Necropolis MYRIAD Zine | Hexagon Magazine
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November 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Just noticed that Hexagon's MYRIAD zine series is now available for purchase as individual ebooks at $4 a pop. I wrote a weird little thing for the Necropolis volume edited by @rlsummerling.bsky.social, but you can't go wrong with any issue.
www.patreon.com/posts/946670...
www.patreon.com/posts/946670...
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Our new issue is out now! Grab single issues here: https://bit.ly/484Awe6
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Our new issue is out now! Grab single issues here: https://bit.ly/484Awe6
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Hey! Sort of a surprise new story day. @undertow.bsky.social is making my novelette, "Uncertain Sons," (original to the collection) available online for a short time for folks catching up on end-of-year reading. Eligible for most novelette/long fiction categories. Online until end of November!
Uncertain Sons — Undertow Publications
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November 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Hey! Sort of a surprise new story day. @undertow.bsky.social is making my novelette, "Uncertain Sons," (original to the collection) available online for a short time for folks catching up on end-of-year reading. Eligible for most novelette/long fiction categories. Online until end of November!
Autumning, as one does.
November 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Autumning, as one does.
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So excited that "Our Lady of the Grain" is part of Harvest the Night: An Anthology of Folk Horror, ed. by C.M. Muller and out now from Chthonic Matter. I can't wait to read the other spooky stories in this anthology!
November 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
So excited that "Our Lady of the Grain" is part of Harvest the Night: An Anthology of Folk Horror, ed. by C.M. Muller and out now from Chthonic Matter. I can't wait to read the other spooky stories in this anthology!
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Soup’s on in December from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social. Includes a short essay by yours truly on Bernie Wrightson’s comic book adaptation of George Romero and Stephen King's Creepshow. Edited by Grace Reynolds and Wendy Dalrymple with cover art by Alison Flannery
November 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Soup’s on in December from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social. Includes a short essay by yours truly on Bernie Wrightson’s comic book adaptation of George Romero and Stephen King's Creepshow. Edited by Grace Reynolds and Wendy Dalrymple with cover art by Alison Flannery
She smiles and says “I will always love you”
November 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
She smiles and says “I will always love you”
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As a debut indie author, I’m really grateful to have found the readers I have with these two books. Would be honored to have them considered alongside 2025’s other great new releases!
November 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
As a debut indie author, I’m really grateful to have found the readers I have with these two books. Would be honored to have them considered alongside 2025’s other great new releases!
I’m ninety percent certain that the genesis of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was just Stevenson being stuck behind a bunch of kids on the sidewalk.
November 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I’m ninety percent certain that the genesis of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was just Stevenson being stuck behind a bunch of kids on the sidewalk.
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I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
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'A Bram Stoker Award winning novel, The Fisherman is a masterpiece of cosmic horror that contains elements of Lovecraft, Moby Dick and the ghost stories of M.R. James.'
#JohnLangan's The Fisherman is No 16 in The Quietus 25 best pieces of #Horror Fiction of the 21st Century so far
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#JohnLangan's The Fisherman is No 16 in The Quietus 25 best pieces of #Horror Fiction of the 21st Century so far
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November 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
'A Bram Stoker Award winning novel, The Fisherman is a masterpiece of cosmic horror that contains elements of Lovecraft, Moby Dick and the ghost stories of M.R. James.'
#JohnLangan's The Fisherman is No 16 in The Quietus 25 best pieces of #Horror Fiction of the 21st Century so far
buff.ly/C4B49ZM
#JohnLangan's The Fisherman is No 16 in The Quietus 25 best pieces of #Horror Fiction of the 21st Century so far
buff.ly/C4B49ZM
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I made an awards eligibility post! I always feel a bit embarrassed doing these, but I'm really proud of these stories and extremely grateful to the editors who've published them
November 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I made an awards eligibility post! I always feel a bit embarrassed doing these, but I'm really proud of these stories and extremely grateful to the editors who've published them
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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I'd be REALLY curious to see data on how much productivity & $$ gets wasted on these implementations (& on correcting all the various & varied mistakes/errors they'll make) but of course, no one is going to keep track of this except for those who will be unwilling to share any negative info 🙃
In October, Artificial Intelligence (AI) was the second-most cited reason employers gave for job reductions, leading to 31,039 job cuts. AI has been cited for 48,414 job cuts this year. [Rephrased for Blue Sky character limit.]
www.challengergray.com/blog/october...
www.challengergray.com/blog/october...
October Challenger Report: 153,074 Job Cuts on Cost-Cutting & AI
Challenger reports 153,074 October job cuts, up 175% year over year and 183% month over month. YTD cuts reached 1,099,500, up 65% from 2024 YTD and already 44% above full-year 2024. Warehousing led Oc...
www.challengergray.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
I'd be REALLY curious to see data on how much productivity & $$ gets wasted on these implementations (& on correcting all the various & varied mistakes/errors they'll make) but of course, no one is going to keep track of this except for those who will be unwilling to share any negative info 🙃
Wait, what emergency? WHAT EMERGENCY???
November 6, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Wait, what emergency? WHAT EMERGENCY???