Laura Keating
@lorekeating.bsky.social
Writer of Fiction; Bae of Fundy
Website https://www.lorekeating.com/
Novella AGONY'S LODESTONE https://store.tenebrouspress.com/products/agonys-lodestone-print
She/Her
Website https://www.lorekeating.com/
Novella AGONY'S LODESTONE https://store.tenebrouspress.com/products/agonys-lodestone-print
She/Her
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Laura Keating
@lorekeating.bsky.social
· Aug 12
[Very Attenborough voice] The Author, startled by onlookers, observed in her natural New Brunswick habitat. Help keep this isolated creature's environment thriving.
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But does your Valentine's Day involve a blanket fort?
February 14, 2026 at 7:27 PM
But does your Valentine's Day involve a blanket fort?
Reposted by Laura Keating
35 years ago today THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS was released in theaters and the pull quote it received on this newspaper ad has never been topped.
February 14, 2026 at 4:33 PM
35 years ago today THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS was released in theaters and the pull quote it received on this newspaper ad has never been topped.
The older I get the more I suspect that Bravery is not the foremost opposite of Fear, Curiosity is.
February 14, 2026 at 1:48 PM
The older I get the more I suspect that Bravery is not the foremost opposite of Fear, Curiosity is.
Be like del Toro, seize every opportunity to have fun and be a big ol' nerd (complimentary)
Guillermo del Toro’s ‘jazz hands’ at Oscar lunch a recreation of Shining photo, director says
The picture, taken with Paul Thomas Anderson at this year’s Oscar nominee lunch, recalls the eerie image that closes Kubrick’s 1980 horror classic
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Be like del Toro, seize every opportunity to have fun and be a big ol' nerd (complimentary)
Woke up certain it was Wednesday.
It is Friday. Friday the 13th.
We're off to a great start.
It is Friday. Friday the 13th.
We're off to a great start.
February 13, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Woke up certain it was Wednesday.
It is Friday. Friday the 13th.
We're off to a great start.
It is Friday. Friday the 13th.
We're off to a great start.
Reposted by Laura Keating
I just don’t want “film a video and hope it goes viral” to be a “reasonable” expectation of authors!! I hate being on video! I am too awkward for video!
September 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I just don’t want “film a video and hope it goes viral” to be a “reasonable” expectation of authors!! I hate being on video! I am too awkward for video!
One of the more frustrating aspects of being a writer is when people ask, "But how much do you have left?"
I don't know, man. 600 good words? 2000 mediocre ones? The good words take longer, but many medi ones don't make the cut so you have to redo?
Writing is not typing into a spreadsheet, Tonya.
I don't know, man. 600 good words? 2000 mediocre ones? The good words take longer, but many medi ones don't make the cut so you have to redo?
Writing is not typing into a spreadsheet, Tonya.
February 12, 2026 at 12:38 PM
One of the more frustrating aspects of being a writer is when people ask, "But how much do you have left?"
I don't know, man. 600 good words? 2000 mediocre ones? The good words take longer, but many medi ones don't make the cut so you have to redo?
Writing is not typing into a spreadsheet, Tonya.
I don't know, man. 600 good words? 2000 mediocre ones? The good words take longer, but many medi ones don't make the cut so you have to redo?
Writing is not typing into a spreadsheet, Tonya.
A real gasp left me. I knew that he'd been sick ... this one hurts a lot.
I grew up with Dawson's Creek. Having followed him for the last few years, James Van Der Beek was such an interesting, humane, and insightful man. His poor family.
48. Heartbroken.
RIP.
Fuck cancer.
I grew up with Dawson's Creek. Having followed him for the last few years, James Van Der Beek was such an interesting, humane, and insightful man. His poor family.
48. Heartbroken.
RIP.
Fuck cancer.
February 11, 2026 at 7:58 PM
A real gasp left me. I knew that he'd been sick ... this one hurts a lot.
I grew up with Dawson's Creek. Having followed him for the last few years, James Van Der Beek was such an interesting, humane, and insightful man. His poor family.
48. Heartbroken.
RIP.
Fuck cancer.
I grew up with Dawson's Creek. Having followed him for the last few years, James Van Der Beek was such an interesting, humane, and insightful man. His poor family.
48. Heartbroken.
RIP.
Fuck cancer.
Devastating news coming out of Tumbler Ridge BC 💔
February 11, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Devastating news coming out of Tumbler Ridge BC 💔
If you are not familiar with July Talk, they are an incredible band from Toronto. It has baffled me for ten years that they are not a household name.
(but no surprise that Ryan Coogler would know them; he's a man of immaculate taste).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWyw...
(but no surprise that Ryan Coogler would know them; he's a man of immaculate taste).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWyw...
February 10, 2026 at 6:07 PM
If you are not familiar with July Talk, they are an incredible band from Toronto. It has baffled me for ten years that they are not a household name.
(but no surprise that Ryan Coogler would know them; he's a man of immaculate taste).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWyw...
(but no surprise that Ryan Coogler would know them; he's a man of immaculate taste).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWyw...
HOW AM I ONLY JUST RECOGNIZING THAT BERT IN 'SINNERS' IS PETER DREIMANIS OF JULY TALK WHAT
February 10, 2026 at 6:02 PM
HOW AM I ONLY JUST RECOGNIZING THAT BERT IN 'SINNERS' IS PETER DREIMANIS OF JULY TALK WHAT
Post a banger not in English
Ich kündige by Grossstadtgeflüster
All of their catalogue rules, but have been feeling this one lately.
Ich kündige by Grossstadtgeflüster
All of their catalogue rules, but have been feeling this one lately.
February 10, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Post a banger not in English
Ich kündige by Grossstadtgeflüster
All of their catalogue rules, but have been feeling this one lately.
Ich kündige by Grossstadtgeflüster
All of their catalogue rules, but have been feeling this one lately.
Reposted by Laura Keating
Make Art (1/4)
February 10, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Make Art (1/4)
This was actually really fun, especially recognizing so many people in my orbit of the Sci-Fi & Fantasy Authors nebula. Hey, folks!
February 9, 2026 at 7:21 PM
This was actually really fun, especially recognizing so many people in my orbit of the Sci-Fi & Fantasy Authors nebula. Hey, folks!
I get so disheartened, it's hard not to when the door you keep banging on just won't open, but I least I have integrity & know art is a chance to say something worthwhile, to connect with people in a meaningful way, and entertain as you go
I may never Make It, but at least I'll never Make Sh*t.
I may never Make It, but at least I'll never Make Sh*t.
Been hearing from agents that the wait times for query responses have become so brutal (or non-existent) bc of the HUGE influx of queries in their inboxes due to AI slop.
So a hearty F*CK YOU to AI sloppers for making the jobs of Literary Agents (who work on COMMISSION) & debut authors even harder 🫠
So a hearty F*CK YOU to AI sloppers for making the jobs of Literary Agents (who work on COMMISSION) & debut authors even harder 🫠
February 9, 2026 at 2:21 PM
I get so disheartened, it's hard not to when the door you keep banging on just won't open, but I least I have integrity & know art is a chance to say something worthwhile, to connect with people in a meaningful way, and entertain as you go
I may never Make It, but at least I'll never Make Sh*t.
I may never Make It, but at least I'll never Make Sh*t.
Been hearing from agents that the wait times for query responses have become so brutal (or non-existent) bc of the HUGE influx of queries in their inboxes due to AI slop.
So a hearty F*CK YOU to AI sloppers for making the jobs of Literary Agents (who work on COMMISSION) & debut authors even harder 🫠
So a hearty F*CK YOU to AI sloppers for making the jobs of Literary Agents (who work on COMMISSION) & debut authors even harder 🫠
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Been hearing from agents that the wait times for query responses have become so brutal (or non-existent) bc of the HUGE influx of queries in their inboxes due to AI slop.
So a hearty F*CK YOU to AI sloppers for making the jobs of Literary Agents (who work on COMMISSION) & debut authors even harder 🫠
So a hearty F*CK YOU to AI sloppers for making the jobs of Literary Agents (who work on COMMISSION) & debut authors even harder 🫠
Reposted by Laura Keating
Someone please make this happen
Dear @gemmafiles.bsky.social & @daviddemchuk.com: have you two ever done a horror podcast together? That is a conversation I’d love to hear. Maybe moderated by @peterbcounter.com. Anyway, just dreaming out loud.
February 9, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Someone please make this happen
Reposted by Laura Keating
I don't know what to tell you. You can't sit at a piano for the first time ever and play a sonata. You can't pick up a tennis racket for the first time and serve a 110MPH Ace.
You have to fuck up.
You have to be able to handle failing.
You have to love it enough to not get it right and keep on.
You have to fuck up.
You have to be able to handle failing.
You have to love it enough to not get it right and keep on.
February 7, 2026 at 5:10 AM
I don't know what to tell you. You can't sit at a piano for the first time ever and play a sonata. You can't pick up a tennis racket for the first time and serve a 110MPH Ace.
You have to fuck up.
You have to be able to handle failing.
You have to love it enough to not get it right and keep on.
You have to fuck up.
You have to be able to handle failing.
You have to love it enough to not get it right and keep on.
Will be taking a little Blue Sky break. Need to focus.
Catch you later.
Catch you later.
February 6, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Will be taking a little Blue Sky break. Need to focus.
Catch you later.
Catch you later.
The art of Tom Forrestall, Nova Scotian artist (1936-2024)
He studied with Alex Colville at Mt. Allison, in case you also see the similarities in style.
He studied with Alex Colville at Mt. Allison, in case you also see the similarities in style.
February 5, 2026 at 3:28 PM
The art of Tom Forrestall, Nova Scotian artist (1936-2024)
He studied with Alex Colville at Mt. Allison, in case you also see the similarities in style.
He studied with Alex Colville at Mt. Allison, in case you also see the similarities in style.
Incredible
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Incredible
Reposted by Laura Keating
Good morning, friends!
It's Thursday, which means it's also almost Friday.
It's Thursday, which means it's also almost Friday.
February 5, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Good morning, friends!
It's Thursday, which means it's also almost Friday.
It's Thursday, which means it's also almost Friday.
What's a healthy number of times to refresh your inbox in one day? 1, 2, 30 times? 🫠
February 4, 2026 at 5:46 PM
What's a healthy number of times to refresh your inbox in one day? 1, 2, 30 times? 🫠