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Jim Russo
@jimrusso.bsky.social
Writer, Educator. But primarily known for haunting LA karaoke bars and murdering "There Is A Light That Never Goes Out."

Mood: https://jmwwblog.wordpress.com/2021/05/12/fiction-the-bear-by-jim-russo/
I could watch this on a loop for the rest of my life.
Powell called out Trump for making stuff up to smear him

"I'm not aware of that, Mr President. I haven't heard that from anybody at the Fed. You just added in a third building is what that is. No, it was built five years ago. We finished it five years ago. It's not new."
July 25, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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For no reason whatsoever I asked 30 musicians and music writers to write to me about their top 5 Weezer songs for Hell World. “No matter how bad the Weezer song is, hang in until the bridge, because the bridge is always good.” https://www.welcometohellworld.com/the-world-has-turned-and-left-me-here/
The world has turned and left me here
The 5 best Weezer songs ever
www.welcometohellworld.com
July 18, 2023 at 10:41 PM
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Thanks, Gabino!

Next week I'll be at #ReaderCon to talk about my latest book, shown here in its eye-dazzling-cover glory. Come on over and see me!
linktr.ee/authorlevai
July 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Hey, gang! -- Check out this Cosmic Horror Anthology kickstarter! Looks pretty cool, doesn't it?

I've contributed a story to the collection, by the way 😎

kickstarter.com/projects/171...
What Translucent Eyes See Vol. 1
Through translucent eyes, nightmares take shape.
kickstarter.com
July 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Thanks, Gabino!

I have a new Victorian gothic novella coming out next Tuesday, July 15th, from @rdspress.bsky.social!

www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
July 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Thanks, Gabino ❤️
I've set myself a goal of one pre-order a week until November for The Haunting of Wounded Birds, my coming-of-age folk horror steeped in ritual & tragedy.
Dark forests. Black birds. Old rituals. Haunted boys.
Some stories will not rest. 11/11/25.
mybook.to/woundedbirds
July 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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my debut is now a month old! it’s rumoured that @gabino.bsky.social also really liked it 😛

many links to order here: linktr.ee/lauracelliott
July 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Thanks, Gabino! As for my stuff, my entire backlog of ebooks are heavily discounted exclusively at @smashwords.bsky.social as part of their Annual Summer/Winter Sale!

Find my books at www.smashwords.com/profile/view... all month! #SWSale2025 #Smashwords 🩸📚 💙📚 #booksky #horror #horrorbooks
July 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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The Hand of the Archer
(Psychedelics & Zombie Wildlife) 🧟🫎
&
Noise Ordinance
(Dark humor, Revenge, & Shapeshifting) 💀🐙
E-books are on sale throughout July.
$2.99 & $0.99
Get ‘em while they’re creepy.

a.co/d/1FN2itN

a.co/d/hutoMgi
Amazon.com
a.co
July 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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After an air disaster kills them both, a newly dead father must contend with his newly dead wife, who, driven by her grief, sets out to learn how to possess souls in order to bring their still-living toddler to the cult-inspired afterlife they now inhabit. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/what-the-d... 🙏🖤🙏
July 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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“Frank Lightning takes center stage to mash up literature’s most famous resurrected corpse with Old West witchery, arcane traveling sideshows, and the classic journey of retribution turned completely on its ear in a totally novel way.”
―David J. Schow

tachyonpublications.com/product/the-...
The Unkillable Frank Lightning - Tachyon Publications
[STARRED REVIEW] “Like Elmore Leonard by way of Mary Shelley, Josh Rountree’s Western spin on Frankenstein is a propulsive, haunting adaptation.” —Bookpage In this riveting historical horror novel, Fr...
tachyonpublications.com
July 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Hustling to get the next one done and you know every copy counts when it’s time to get a new contract, so…please, get you some!

bookshop.org/p/books/hous...

www.amazon.com/House-Bone-R...
July 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The dismissal of the real (sirens, warning systems) for the unreal (faith in a man in the sky): "Hey, let's go skydiving! Yes, we will follow the safety protocols to a T, but it's our faith that will get us through this."
Dan Patrick: "In times like this, no one objects to us praying in the public square ... we'll install sirens, we'll improve our warning systems, we'll take care of all of those issues. But it's faith that will get us through this."
July 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"The hottest country anywhere in the world," like he's Casey Kasem intro-ing the new hit single from En Vogue.
Trump: "One year ago our country was a dead country. We were going nowhere except down. We were the laughingstock all over the world. And now we're the hottest country anywhere in the world. That's all they're talking about is our country."
July 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Don't just laugh at the headline and move on. Actually watch this one. I am in tears.
Trump Announces Seal Team 6 Killed U.S. Protester In Daring Overnight Raid
April 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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There are 776 public comments on this at the time of my submission. If you're an artist, love artists, hate Al, or just generally want to yell about the value of human creativity as a concept before our right to say "No" to having it exploited by the robots is stripped from us: you have 40 minutes.
March 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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I will watch this but only if it’s written and directed by David Fincher
Meg Ryan says she and Billy Crystal are reuniting for something “iconic.”
January 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Brilliant, lacerating piece on the Inauguration by Vinson Cunningham:
www.newyorker.com/culture/on-t...
January 21, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Los Angeles teachers, if you lost your classroom library in the fire, I am a HS English teacher and YA author and I will get you books whenever you're ready for them. The bookish community is here for you. There is no expiration date.

tinyurl.com/LAFireBookDo...
January 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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The absolute worst people.
Breaking News: President-elect Trump’s advisers are said to be trying to identify a disease that could help them justify closing the U.S. border with Mexico. They have spent months trying to find the right disease to build their case.
Inside Trump’s Search for a Health Threat to Justify His Immigration Crackdown
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s advisers have spent months trying to identify a disease that will help them build their case for closing the border.
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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I am a nyc teacher and I would love giftcards to help clear the list. Please retweet. Thanks www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
December 20, 2024 at 11:06 AM
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I am a nyc teacher and would love a chromebook for my students. Please retweet. Thanks www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
December 20, 2024 at 11:07 AM