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Kathy
@orbgirl1.bsky.social
writer/editor; amateur photographer; paranormal investigator

Photos are my own.

Author of Stories Best Read at Midnight: Eerie Tales Inspired by Actual Events, Nightmares, and Imagination available at https://a.co/d/1nqpNS9
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Looking for something spooky to read this #Halloween? Curl up with 10 eerie short stories from my new book: Stories Best Read at Midnight: Eerie Tales Inspired by Actual Events, Nightmares, and Imagination available at a.co/d/gqxjeZB
Amazon.com: Stories Best Read at Midnight: Eerie Tales Inspired by Actual Events, Nightmares, and Imagination: 9798266381285: McCray, Katherine: Books
Amazon.com: Stories Best Read at Midnight: Eerie Tales Inspired by Actual Events, Nightmares, and Imagination: 9798266381285: McCray, Katherine: Books
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“Families and young couples with shopping bags were nowhere to be found—only shadowy figures and ghostly beings walked the street. Eerie trick-or-treaters that vanished in the blink of an eye.”

From my new book: Stories Best Read at Midnight (a.co/d/1nqpNS9) #books #Christmas #cybermonday 📚🩸
November 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
“The footlights at the edge of the stage flicker. His skin prickles. ‘Someone is watching me.’”

From “The Frightening Flicker,” a #creepy short story in my new book: Stories Best Read at Midnight (a.co/d/1nqpNS9) #books #Christmas #holiday #cybermonday 📚🩸
November 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
“Goosebumps appeared on her arms as she sensed an overbearing presence standing over her. Rattled, she stood up. No one was there.”

From “Home,” a #creepy short story in my new book Stories Best Read at Midnight (a.co/d/1nqpNS9) #books #blackfriday 📚🩸
November 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
winter wren #birds #nature #photography 🪶
November 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
After the turkey has been eaten and the football games have been played, sneak away for some "you" time with a book of creepy short stories.

Stories Best Read at Midnight: Eerie Tales Inspired by Actual Events, Nightmares, and Imagination (a.co/d/1lG1sAu) #thanksgiving #books 📚🩸
Amazon.com: Stories Best Read at Midnight: Eerie Tales Inspired by Actual Events, Nightmares, and Imagination: 9798266381285: McCray, Katherine: Books
Amazon.com: Stories Best Read at Midnight: Eerie Tales Inspired by Actual Events, Nightmares, and Imagination: 9798266381285: McCray, Katherine: Books
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November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Downy woodpecker #birds #nature #photography 🪶
November 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
fox sparrow #birds #nature #photography 🪶
November 16, 2025 at 12:06 AM
golden-crowned kinglet #birds #nature #photography 🪶
November 15, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Can anyone confirm if this is a gray-headed junco? They are not supposed to be in my area, but it does not look like a slate junco. #birds #nature #photography 🪶
November 12, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Reporter: Dr Oz said that—

Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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If Chuck Schumer was a stronger leader, he would have been able to convince most of these senators to hold the line.

I’m terribly disappointed in him.
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Hey @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and @schumer.senate.gov: compromising with fascists is compliance. Read the room. Do your jobs. Protect your constituents.
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Fall colors #nature #photography
November 9, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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VA Senate president has words for the MD senate president, who is the main obstacle to Dems redistricting in that state.
November 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
blue jay with a bad hair day #birds #nature #photography 🪶
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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#ResistanceRoots

Today in history, 2008: Barack Obama becomes the first person of African American or biracial descent to be elected President of the United States.

May we channel the joy and hope we felt on that day as we forge a path forward for democracy in America.
November 4, 2025 at 11:07 PM
reflection of #trees in a pond #nature #photography
November 3, 2025 at 11:35 PM
November 2, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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October 31, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I ran into a flock of purple finch yesterday. #birds #nature #photography 🪶
October 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM
“Goosebumps appeared on her arms as she sensed an overbearing presence standing over her. Rattled, she stood up. No one was there.”

From “Home,” a #creepy short story in my new book Stories Best Read at Midnight (a.co/d/1nqpNS9) #books #Halloween
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October 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“She never let him keep the bones they found, not even the smaller ones, but sometimes he saw her take a few. They also went into her satchel.”

From “Birds, Bees, and Bones,” a #creepy short story in my new book Stories Best Read at Midnight (a.co/d/1nqpNS9) #books #Halloween 📚🩸
October 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
“The footlights at the edge of the stage flicker. His skin prickles. ‘Someone is watching me.’”

From “The Frightening Flicker,” a #creepy short story in my new book Stories Best Read at Midnight (a.co/d/1nqpNS9) #books #Halloween 📚🩸💙
October 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
“Families and young couples with shopping bags were nowhere to be found—only shadowy figures and ghostly beings walked the street. Eerie trick-or-treaters that vanished in the blink of an eye.”

From a short story in my new book Stories Best Read at Midnight (a.co/d/1nqpNS9) #books #Halloween 📚🩸💙
October 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I ran across my first flock of juncos for this season. #birds #nature #photography 🪶
October 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM