Melissa O
@melissaoauthor.bsky.social
Horror writer. Lone wolf. Toddler mom. Probably on life #7, hoping we get the full 9.
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Day 5 of our Better Than Bezos sale!
Today, and all week: grab Widows-style sapphic heist thriller THE DEBT from our digital store & get 50% off BOTH sequels
(That's the whole trilogy... for under a tenner!)
See bad guys get what's coming to them. And support an indie press while you're at it!
Today, and all week: grab Widows-style sapphic heist thriller THE DEBT from our digital store & get 50% off BOTH sequels
(That's the whole trilogy... for under a tenner!)
See bad guys get what's coming to them. And support an indie press while you're at it!
November 27, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Day 5 of our Better Than Bezos sale!
Today, and all week: grab Widows-style sapphic heist thriller THE DEBT from our digital store & get 50% off BOTH sequels
(That's the whole trilogy... for under a tenner!)
See bad guys get what's coming to them. And support an indie press while you're at it!
Today, and all week: grab Widows-style sapphic heist thriller THE DEBT from our digital store & get 50% off BOTH sequels
(That's the whole trilogy... for under a tenner!)
See bad guys get what's coming to them. And support an indie press while you're at it!
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Some Indigenous/First Nations science fiction, fantasy, and horror recs for your Wednesday!
November 26, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Some Indigenous/First Nations science fiction, fantasy, and horror recs for your Wednesday!
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The plan for 2026 is to be open to submissions these three times:
April 19-25
July 19-25
October 18-24
I’ll be updating Kaleidotrope’s submissions guidelines page accordingly soon.
April 19-25
July 19-25
October 18-24
I’ll be updating Kaleidotrope’s submissions guidelines page accordingly soon.
Do you have a specific date for opening back up for submissions in 2026? If you care to share...
November 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The plan for 2026 is to be open to submissions these three times:
April 19-25
July 19-25
October 18-24
I’ll be updating Kaleidotrope’s submissions guidelines page accordingly soon.
April 19-25
July 19-25
October 18-24
I’ll be updating Kaleidotrope’s submissions guidelines page accordingly soon.
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#MustRead horror this week: @bloody-disgusting.com remember 6 times an animal actor deserved the oscar in a horror movie, @horrortree.com head all the way to New Zealand to find the creators of modern Kiwi horror, The Lineup recommend 5 fantastic Jewish horror creators ...
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It's time to give thanks because @kevharrison.bsky.social has the 5 must-read horror articles online for you right now.
5 Must Read Horror Articles 24 November 2025
Welcome to Must Read Horror, where we search the internet for the best horror articles of the week so you don’t have to. Without further ado: Bloody Disgusting pick out six animal actors in horror…
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November 25, 2025 at 9:25 AM
#MustRead horror this week: @bloody-disgusting.com remember 6 times an animal actor deserved the oscar in a horror movie, @horrortree.com head all the way to New Zealand to find the creators of modern Kiwi horror, The Lineup recommend 5 fantastic Jewish horror creators ...
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You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 AM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
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As promised, here is the cover for Muñeca, out June of 2026!
Described thusly: A vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211...
Described thusly: A vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211...
November 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
As promised, here is the cover for Muñeca, out June of 2026!
Described thusly: A vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211...
Described thusly: A vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211...
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Totally obsessed with the subline ingenuity of this bag!
This "1/1 beaded bag", made with glass beads, crystals and scrap leather, took approximately 50 hours and it shows. Amazing work by Rachel Ellenbogen
#beautifulbizarre #artmagazine #wearableart #couture #beadedbag #fashion #art
This "1/1 beaded bag", made with glass beads, crystals and scrap leather, took approximately 50 hours and it shows. Amazing work by Rachel Ellenbogen
#beautifulbizarre #artmagazine #wearableart #couture #beadedbag #fashion #art
June 22, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Totally obsessed with the subline ingenuity of this bag!
This "1/1 beaded bag", made with glass beads, crystals and scrap leather, took approximately 50 hours and it shows. Amazing work by Rachel Ellenbogen
#beautifulbizarre #artmagazine #wearableart #couture #beadedbag #fashion #art
This "1/1 beaded bag", made with glass beads, crystals and scrap leather, took approximately 50 hours and it shows. Amazing work by Rachel Ellenbogen
#beautifulbizarre #artmagazine #wearableart #couture #beadedbag #fashion #art
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I got 10/10 on this. When it's a matter of directly comparing a real picture to a fake one...the fake ones look fake! Shiny and perfect and glossy.
Less easy when it's not a direct comparison obv, but in general, if it looks too good to be true...
Less easy when it's not a direct comparison obv, but in general, if it looks too good to be true...
Real or AI Quiz: Can You Tell the Difference? » Britannica
Investigate strategies for detecting real versus fake images. Test your students' image evaluation skills with our interactive challenge!
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May 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I got 10/10 on this. When it's a matter of directly comparing a real picture to a fake one...the fake ones look fake! Shiny and perfect and glossy.
Less easy when it's not a direct comparison obv, but in general, if it looks too good to be true...
Less easy when it's not a direct comparison obv, but in general, if it looks too good to be true...
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What is Asian diaspora folk horror?
SILK & SINEW contributing author, the extraordinary @geneveflynn.bsky.social, on understanding the #Asiandiaspora perspective in the #folkhorror subgenre.
OUT TOMORROW from @badhandbooks.bsky.social
#badhandbooks #silkandsinewantho #asiandiasporastories
SILK & SINEW contributing author, the extraordinary @geneveflynn.bsky.social, on understanding the #Asiandiaspora perspective in the #folkhorror subgenre.
OUT TOMORROW from @badhandbooks.bsky.social
#badhandbooks #silkandsinewantho #asiandiasporastories
May 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
What is Asian diaspora folk horror?
SILK & SINEW contributing author, the extraordinary @geneveflynn.bsky.social, on understanding the #Asiandiaspora perspective in the #folkhorror subgenre.
OUT TOMORROW from @badhandbooks.bsky.social
#badhandbooks #silkandsinewantho #asiandiasporastories
SILK & SINEW contributing author, the extraordinary @geneveflynn.bsky.social, on understanding the #Asiandiaspora perspective in the #folkhorror subgenre.
OUT TOMORROW from @badhandbooks.bsky.social
#badhandbooks #silkandsinewantho #asiandiasporastories
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#MonstrousMay is very nearly upon us! Are you taking part?
The Monstrous May Challenge is for artists, writers, other creators, and anybody else motivated by monsters to create works that feature monstrous romance and monsterfucking!
KISS A MONSTER TODAY.
#WriteSky #ArtSky #MonsterFucking
The Monstrous May Challenge is for artists, writers, other creators, and anybody else motivated by monsters to create works that feature monstrous romance and monsterfucking!
KISS A MONSTER TODAY.
#WriteSky #ArtSky #MonsterFucking
April 24, 2025 at 6:31 AM
#MonstrousMay is very nearly upon us! Are you taking part?
The Monstrous May Challenge is for artists, writers, other creators, and anybody else motivated by monsters to create works that feature monstrous romance and monsterfucking!
KISS A MONSTER TODAY.
#WriteSky #ArtSky #MonsterFucking
The Monstrous May Challenge is for artists, writers, other creators, and anybody else motivated by monsters to create works that feature monstrous romance and monsterfucking!
KISS A MONSTER TODAY.
#WriteSky #ArtSky #MonsterFucking
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In more feminist and less "Behold! A new all-dude press!" news...
We're delighted to reveal 2 more authors in the GOOD FOR HER: AN ANTHOLOGY OF WOMEN'S RAGE lineup - the magnificent @haileypiperfights.bsky.social and @rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social!
So happy to have them on board!!🎉🎉🎉
We're delighted to reveal 2 more authors in the GOOD FOR HER: AN ANTHOLOGY OF WOMEN'S RAGE lineup - the magnificent @haileypiperfights.bsky.social and @rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social!
So happy to have them on board!!🎉🎉🎉
April 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
In more feminist and less "Behold! A new all-dude press!" news...
We're delighted to reveal 2 more authors in the GOOD FOR HER: AN ANTHOLOGY OF WOMEN'S RAGE lineup - the magnificent @haileypiperfights.bsky.social and @rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social!
So happy to have them on board!!🎉🎉🎉
We're delighted to reveal 2 more authors in the GOOD FOR HER: AN ANTHOLOGY OF WOMEN'S RAGE lineup - the magnificent @haileypiperfights.bsky.social and @rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social!
So happy to have them on board!!🎉🎉🎉
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TRANS ARTIST BOOST!!! Please leave your shop links and websites in the comments!
Buy from them, hire them, support them ❤️ 🏳️⚧️
Buy from them, hire them, support them ❤️ 🏳️⚧️
April 18, 2025 at 11:10 AM
TRANS ARTIST BOOST!!! Please leave your shop links and websites in the comments!
Buy from them, hire them, support them ❤️ 🏳️⚧️
Buy from them, hire them, support them ❤️ 🏳️⚧️
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Dark & Disturbing tales about Mermaids, Selkies, Sires, and Water Spirits 🧜♀️ @authorkatm.bsky.social @timmcgregor.bsky.social @raewilde.bsky.social @angelaslatter.bsky.social @torbooks.bsky.social full list in the alt text
April 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Dark & Disturbing tales about Mermaids, Selkies, Sires, and Water Spirits 🧜♀️ @authorkatm.bsky.social @timmcgregor.bsky.social @raewilde.bsky.social @angelaslatter.bsky.social @torbooks.bsky.social full list in the alt text
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Tenebrous is run by a pair of uhh, I’ll charitably call us non-Economics majors💀
We strive to understand what the hell’s going on in the world rn along w/everyone, & atm we’re holding strong.
But if you ever want to support yr fave small presses: DIRECTLY is the best way🖤☠️
store.tenebrouspress.com
We strive to understand what the hell’s going on in the world rn along w/everyone, & atm we’re holding strong.
But if you ever want to support yr fave small presses: DIRECTLY is the best way🖤☠️
store.tenebrouspress.com
April 7, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Tenebrous is run by a pair of uhh, I’ll charitably call us non-Economics majors💀
We strive to understand what the hell’s going on in the world rn along w/everyone, & atm we’re holding strong.
But if you ever want to support yr fave small presses: DIRECTLY is the best way🖤☠️
store.tenebrouspress.com
We strive to understand what the hell’s going on in the world rn along w/everyone, & atm we’re holding strong.
But if you ever want to support yr fave small presses: DIRECTLY is the best way🖤☠️
store.tenebrouspress.com
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$10 anthology
$10 query critique
$20 short story critique
Get some cool stuff and support marginalized writers!
#writing #booksky
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$10 query critique
$20 short story critique
Get some cool stuff and support marginalized writers!
#writing #booksky
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ent...
Enter Here: An Anthology of Portals
A speculative fantasy, science-fiction, and horror anthology by marginalized writers on the theme of "a door opens."
www.kickstarter.com
April 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
$10 anthology
$10 query critique
$20 short story critique
Get some cool stuff and support marginalized writers!
#writing #booksky
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ent...
$10 query critique
$20 short story critique
Get some cool stuff and support marginalized writers!
#writing #booksky
www.kickstarter.com/projects/ent...
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We're still donating proceeds to the Chicago Abortion Fund!
Pick up a copy of the Shirley Jackson-award winning ASEPTIC AND FAINTLY SADISTIC right here: bit.ly/3LjnWfz
Pick up a copy of the Shirley Jackson-award winning ASEPTIC AND FAINTLY SADISTIC right here: bit.ly/3LjnWfz
ASEPTIC AND FAINTLY SADISTIC Anthology - Cosmic Horror Monthly
Are you sure something’s wrong? Or are you just hysterical? Aseptic and Faintly Sadistic is rage-made-art, an unsettling meditation that […]
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March 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
We're still donating proceeds to the Chicago Abortion Fund!
Pick up a copy of the Shirley Jackson-award winning ASEPTIC AND FAINTLY SADISTIC right here: bit.ly/3LjnWfz
Pick up a copy of the Shirley Jackson-award winning ASEPTIC AND FAINTLY SADISTIC right here: bit.ly/3LjnWfz
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Writers! Spread the word! Uncanny Magazine will be open for Flash Fiction submissions (750-1500 words) from March 24-28. www.uncannymagazine.com/submissions/
March 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Writers! Spread the word! Uncanny Magazine will be open for Flash Fiction submissions (750-1500 words) from March 24-28. www.uncannymagazine.com/submissions/
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In honor of #InternationalWomensDay I’d like to celebrate some of my favorite #WomenOfHorror 🖤
@rachelharrison.bsky.social @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social @christaqua.bsky.social @sadiehartmann.bsky.social @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social @almakatsu.bsky.social @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social @datlow.bsky.social
@rachelharrison.bsky.social @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social @christaqua.bsky.social @sadiehartmann.bsky.social @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social @almakatsu.bsky.social @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social @datlow.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
In honor of #InternationalWomensDay I’d like to celebrate some of my favorite #WomenOfHorror 🖤
@rachelharrison.bsky.social @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social @christaqua.bsky.social @sadiehartmann.bsky.social @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social @almakatsu.bsky.social @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social @datlow.bsky.social
@rachelharrison.bsky.social @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social @christaqua.bsky.social @sadiehartmann.bsky.social @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social @almakatsu.bsky.social @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social @datlow.bsky.social
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BIPOC authors, bring us your cosmic horror. This submission opportunity runs through the month of March! Learn more at sobelobooks.com/submissions
March 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
BIPOC authors, bring us your cosmic horror. This submission opportunity runs through the month of March! Learn more at sobelobooks.com/submissions
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Happy Valentine’s, Monsterfuckers!
Submissions are OPEN for Wet Screams, an erotic anthology of creature feature delights! Bring us your bump-in-the-night stories of encounters with fur, fangs, and more… Open now until April 14th.
Guidelines & link here:
www.littleghostsbooks.com/wetscreams
Submissions are OPEN for Wet Screams, an erotic anthology of creature feature delights! Bring us your bump-in-the-night stories of encounters with fur, fangs, and more… Open now until April 14th.
Guidelines & link here:
www.littleghostsbooks.com/wetscreams
February 14, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Happy Valentine’s, Monsterfuckers!
Submissions are OPEN for Wet Screams, an erotic anthology of creature feature delights! Bring us your bump-in-the-night stories of encounters with fur, fangs, and more… Open now until April 14th.
Guidelines & link here:
www.littleghostsbooks.com/wetscreams
Submissions are OPEN for Wet Screams, an erotic anthology of creature feature delights! Bring us your bump-in-the-night stories of encounters with fur, fangs, and more… Open now until April 14th.
Guidelines & link here:
www.littleghostsbooks.com/wetscreams
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hey
psychopomp blog is back
we want your death or fantasy focused articles
got budget to acquire a few articles a month currently (buy our books!)
read the guidelines + pitch at the link below
(would *really* appreciate if you could share this paid writing opportunity).
psychopomp blog is back
we want your death or fantasy focused articles
got budget to acquire a few articles a month currently (buy our books!)
read the guidelines + pitch at the link below
(would *really* appreciate if you could share this paid writing opportunity).
Nonfiction Guidelines for PSYCHOPOMP.COM
We are looking for nonfiction essays across a multitude of themes and categories. Check out the guidelines for more info!
psychopomp.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:52 AM
hey
psychopomp blog is back
we want your death or fantasy focused articles
got budget to acquire a few articles a month currently (buy our books!)
read the guidelines + pitch at the link below
(would *really* appreciate if you could share this paid writing opportunity).
psychopomp blog is back
we want your death or fantasy focused articles
got budget to acquire a few articles a month currently (buy our books!)
read the guidelines + pitch at the link below
(would *really* appreciate if you could share this paid writing opportunity).
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Short story submission call! Opening June 1!
From the minds of me and @mstevensonbooks.bsky.social comes ENTER HERE: An Anthology of Portals. It's an adult SFFH speculative anthology celebrating marginalized authors. More info on our website!
#writing #WritingCommunity
cjsubko.com/enter-here-a...
From the minds of me and @mstevensonbooks.bsky.social comes ENTER HERE: An Anthology of Portals. It's an adult SFFH speculative anthology celebrating marginalized authors. More info on our website!
#writing #WritingCommunity
cjsubko.com/enter-here-a...
Enter Here Anthology
Enter Here Anthology – Submission Guidelines GENRE: Speculative Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror TITLE: Enter Here: An Anthology of Portals For untold years, the door has been …
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February 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Short story submission call! Opening June 1!
From the minds of me and @mstevensonbooks.bsky.social comes ENTER HERE: An Anthology of Portals. It's an adult SFFH speculative anthology celebrating marginalized authors. More info on our website!
#writing #WritingCommunity
cjsubko.com/enter-here-a...
From the minds of me and @mstevensonbooks.bsky.social comes ENTER HERE: An Anthology of Portals. It's an adult SFFH speculative anthology celebrating marginalized authors. More info on our website!
#writing #WritingCommunity
cjsubko.com/enter-here-a...
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𝑺𝑳𝑨𝑲𝑬 𝑯𝑶𝑼𝑺𝑬 is a queer erotic horror choose-your-own-ending anthology featuring some of your faaavourite authors and artists :J
It's now available on itch, but only until July!!!
💙 papriqa.itch.io/slake-house 💙
🏚️ papriqa.itch.io/slake-house 🏚️
🩸 papriqa.itch.io/slake-house 🩸
It's now available on itch, but only until July!!!
💙 papriqa.itch.io/slake-house 💙
🏚️ papriqa.itch.io/slake-house 🏚️
🩸 papriqa.itch.io/slake-house 🩸
February 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
𝑺𝑳𝑨𝑲𝑬 𝑯𝑶𝑼𝑺𝑬 is a queer erotic horror choose-your-own-ending anthology featuring some of your faaavourite authors and artists :J
It's now available on itch, but only until July!!!
💙 papriqa.itch.io/slake-house 💙
🏚️ papriqa.itch.io/slake-house 🏚️
🩸 papriqa.itch.io/slake-house 🩸
It's now available on itch, but only until July!!!
💙 papriqa.itch.io/slake-house 💙
🏚️ papriqa.itch.io/slake-house 🏚️
🩸 papriqa.itch.io/slake-house 🩸