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Lene MacLeod
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Quiet Horror/Dark Fiction author.
+sometimes editor (M.M. MacLeod) artist, poet
FRINGES of GREY now available https://books2read.com/u/4NVxA9
eic @frostzonestories.bsky.social

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Lene MacLeod @lenemacleod.bsky.social · Dec 29
𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘺 is a collection of dark stories that explores themes of aging, death, grief, the supernatural and spaces of liminality present on the fringes of the everyday.
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#quiethorror #shortstories #darkfiction #griefhorror #storycollection
Book cover: Fringes of Grey by Lene MacLeod. Image on cover: a figure with her back turned to viewer, long dark hair, she is wearing a long garment and is standing in the foggy or misty woods.
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Singing Trees
Emily Carr
c. 1935
December 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Caribou
Eddie Cobiness ~ Ojibwe
1976
December 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Remember folks, my poetry book A mouthful of Space dust is currently a free download but only till Christmas day.

Preorders also open for Chopsticks, my new novella NOW!
December 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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A little holiday shopping, in support of indie publishers, because books make great gifts.
paperback books: on left, Patterns from Bag of Bones Press, right: The Black Beacon Book of Horror, in front of these: A year of Short Fiction Stone's Throw from Rock and a Hard Place image of covers for two Tyche Books eBooks: Home for the Howlidays, and Hauntings and Hoarfrost
December 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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People REALLY shouldn't believe everything they hear.
brentbutt.bsky.social Brent Butt @brentbutt.bsky.social · 28d
It's easy to convince someone of something they want to believe, unless they are far above average intelligence like you.
December 22, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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Welcome to the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.
Happy Winter Solstice
snow-covered fields with fence posts separating them, a lone winter tree towards right side of photo, cloudy sky with the sun showing through, sun rays beaming down on the shadowed fields in background. Photo credit: Peter Law
December 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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A Saturday hello 🐾
December 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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old winter coat
the ghost of Christmas past
in its pocket

#DailyHaikuPrompt (winter)
December 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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The ugly Christmas sweater has been around for as long as Christmas sweaters have existed.
Today, they are a prominent part of the Christmas season thanks to Ugly Christmas Sweater Parties.
And those parties got their start in Canada.
This is the story.

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Two men sitting cross-legged on the floor in front of a decorated Christmas tree and fireplace, both smiling at the camera. The man on the left wears a red Christmas sweater with holiday patterns, a red and green knit beanie that says "CHRISTMAS," and fuzzy white slippers with green accents. The man on the right wears a blue and white winter-themed sweater with snowflakes and trees, a blue knit beanie with a pom-pom, and has a button pinned to his sweater. Stockings hang on the mantel, lights glow on the tree, and wrapped gifts sit nearby in a cozy living room setting.
December 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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The holiday season is all about horror, and HORRIFIC SCRIBES has opened its first Special Exhibit, HOLIDAY HURLYBURLY, to celebrate! Six new, original tales, nine attractions in all. Free at horrificscribblings.com

#holidayhorror #Christmashorror #horrorstories #shortstories #anthologies
December 19, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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It's the Holiday Hurlyburly Special Exhibit!
Thanks for including "Slippers from Hell", @horrificscribs.bsky.social
horrificscribs.bsky.social Horrific Scribblings @horrificscribs.bsky.social · Dec 19
NEW SCRIBE ALERT! Lene MacLeod joins HORRIFIC SCRIBES with “Slippers from Hell,” now part of the Holiday Hurlyburly Special Exhibit. Free at horrificscribblings.com

#holidayhorror #Christmashorror #horrorstories #shortstories #anthologies
December 19, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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He’s sick. 25th Amendment Sick.
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump A very sad thing happened last night in Hollywood. Rob Reiner, a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star, has passed away, together with his wife, Michele, reportedly due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, sometimes referred to as TDS. He was known to have driven people CRAZY by his raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump, with his obvious paranoia reaching new heights as the Trump Administration surpassed all goals and expectations of greatness, and with the Golden Age of America upon us, perhaps like never before. May Rob and Michele rest in peace! 440 ReTruths 1.41k Likes Dec 15, 2025, 8AM
December 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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‪Out today Spectral & Strange from @mugwortmagazine.bsky.social filled with poetry and fiction for the darkest, coldest months...

Thanks so much for including my pieces @kategarrettwrites.bsky.social It is a lovely and haunting issue!
mugwortmagazine.bsky.social Mugwort Magazine @mugwortmagazine.bsky.social · Dec 6
Our Winter 2025 bonus issue, Spectral & Strange, is out now!

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December 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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The cold, dark months are the perfect time to curl up with a book of haunting tales. Looking for #ghoststories for Christmas? Order Ghost to Ghost to Ghost: short stories & flash fiction by Canadian authors via link, or ask your local shop or library to order a copy for you

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Paperback of Ghost to Ghost to Ghost anthology; 2 copies. On left front cover is showing - title in red and white, an anthology of Haunting Tales from Canada and a tiny blue maple leaf, edited by M.M. MacLeod, atop a translucent maple leaf behind which is a winter scene of bare, ice-coated trees. On right is a copy with back of cover showing Ghost to Ghost to Ghost, a blurb, then list of authors in two columns with a translucent blue maple leaf in centre and a background continuing the winter ice-covered trees scene. Authors listed on left: Nadia Steven Rysing, Nissa Harlow, Kristal Stittle, Rosalind Goldsmith, Natasha Smith, KT Wagner, Ali MacWha, Monique Cuillerier, Nathan Poole Shannon, C.J. Frederick. On right: Lene MacLeod, Anthony Michael Murphy, Erin Brandt Filliter, E.B. Gula, Dana Gricken, Alison McBain, Landon K. Mar, Robert Dawson, EC Dorgan
November 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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BS spouted
1000 times is
still BS 🐂
December 3, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Ghost to Ghost to Ghost
an anthology of Haunting Tales form Canada
available in eBook and Paperback.
Nineteen short stories and flash fiction by a wonderful gathering of Canadian authors.

books2read.com/u/3GkdOL
paperback book, Ghost to Ghost to Ghost: cover has title in large type (red and white) then smaller, an anthology of Haunting Tales from Canada, a tiny blue-hued translucent maple leaf, then edited by M.M. MacLeod. Behind wording is a dark-toned translucent maple leaf behind which is a winter scene of ice-covered trees. Surrounding the book are small maple and other leaves, and a few small river stones.
October 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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It's October 21... HAPPY RELEASE DAY!
Ghost to Ghost to Ghost - an anthology of 19 Haunting Tales from Canada.
Happy publication day to the authors of these wonderful short stories and flash fiction.
The paperback has been available for a while and today the eBook is here.

books2read.com/u/3GkdOL
paperback book, Ghost to Ghost to Ghost: cover has title in large type (red and white) then smaller, an anthology of Haunting Tales from Canada, a tiny blue-hued translucent maple leaf, then edited by M.M. MacLeod. Behind wording is a dark-toned translucent maple leaf behind which is a winter scene of ice-covered trees. Surrounding the book are small maple and other leaves, and a few small river stones.
October 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Today's story is "Down the Lane" by Lene Macleod.
#ratbag #ratbaglit #litmag #literarymagazine #micro #micros

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October 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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So much for an extra hour of sleep...
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November 2, 2025 at 4:04 AM
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My Substack Today: Canada's Year Without A Summer!
A volcano eruption created a very cold year for Canada.

Subscribe and receive these Canadian history stories in your e-mail three times a week (one for paid subscribers, two for free subscribers) 👇
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Canada's Year Without A Summer
A volcano half a world away stole our summer in 1816
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October 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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My daughter Ella is raising £500 for Thornton Rose RDA. Help her provide life-changing therapy for riders with disabilities. Every bit helps!

Please consider donating, and if you can't, please share the fundraiser wherever you can.

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Donate to Help Our Riders Soar at Thornton Rose RDA, organized by Ella McLeod
Today, we're reaching out to our wider community to help us raise £500 as a tru… Ella McLeod needs your support for Help Our Riders Soar at Thornton Rose RDA
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October 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Frost Zone Stories is open to submissions of short horror stories; quiet horror, dark fiction - tales of the unexpected, the chilling, the dreadful, and the strange. Token $ plus print copy, or 2 print copies. OPEN until Nov01.
For books 3&4 which will be published in spring & autumn 2026
October 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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It is Ghost to Ghost to Ghost's 2nd day alive (or dead?)
Thanks so much to everyone who gave a boo-out 👻 for its release yesterday - picking up a copy, liking, sharing 🖤
This is a fantastic group of authors, telling short, haunting stories.

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October 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Thank you Duotrope for selecting Frost Zone Stories as the listing of the day!

We are OPEN for submissions until November 01.
October 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Fancy reading a new book of Canadian ghost stories?
Two more days to grab the paperback of the Ghost to Ghost to Ghost anthology for reduced price of $9.99 on amzon dot CA

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October 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM