Pamela Weis
@pammerdrums.bsky.social
Writer (Spec Fic of various flavors, but mostly horror as of late), Reader, Cat Mom, Former Anthropologist, Forever Musician, Reluctant Web Developer, Fiction Editor
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Pamela Weis
@pammerdrums.bsky.social
· Aug 7
I'm so freaking honored to have my weird body horror story, "It Seeps in," included in this stunning anthology.
"...a volume of weird, fantastic, absurd, humorous, amorous, and horrific stories and poems." - Naomi Simone Borwein and Chun Hyon Lee, editors
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCCM8XQB
"...a volume of weird, fantastic, absurd, humorous, amorous, and horrific stories and poems." - Naomi Simone Borwein and Chun Hyon Lee, editors
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCCM8XQB
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Enjoy these pieces of love, closeness, and bonding in This Exquisite Topology!
February 10, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Enjoy these pieces of love, closeness, and bonding in This Exquisite Topology!
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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It's out on the 17th... so here, for your pleasure, is @brennanlafaro.bsky.social's THE DENIZENS, deconstructed 🧟♂️🏘️🌳
Get your orders in now!
www.amazon.com/Denizens-Bre...
Get your orders in now!
www.amazon.com/Denizens-Bre...
February 2, 2026 at 5:08 PM
It's out on the 17th... so here, for your pleasure, is @brennanlafaro.bsky.social's THE DENIZENS, deconstructed 🧟♂️🏘️🌳
Get your orders in now!
www.amazon.com/Denizens-Bre...
Get your orders in now!
www.amazon.com/Denizens-Bre...
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Hey friends! I have a brand new story up at The Dark. Somewhat autobiographical, and one of the favorite things I've written for that. I hope you'll give it a read. It is a bit strange and dark.
www.thedarkmagazine.com/hunger-2/
www.thedarkmagazine.com/hunger-2/
February 1, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Hey friends! I have a brand new story up at The Dark. Somewhat autobiographical, and one of the favorite things I've written for that. I hope you'll give it a read. It is a bit strange and dark.
www.thedarkmagazine.com/hunger-2/
www.thedarkmagazine.com/hunger-2/
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Huge congratulations to everyone with work on the Locus Recommended Reading List! Voting is now open for the Locus Awards. Anyone can vote, no subscription or membership required. You can also write in your favorites!
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
2025 Recommended Reading List
Welcome to the Locus Recommended Reading List… We saw some fabulous books come out last year and are so pleased to let you know about them! Our recommendations are compiled annually by the Locus re…
locusmag.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Huge congratulations to everyone with work on the Locus Recommended Reading List! Voting is now open for the Locus Awards. Anyone can vote, no subscription or membership required. You can also write in your favorites!
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
locusmag.com/2026/02/2025...
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Things are shaping up (even since yesterday!) for Women in Horror Month this year!
If you're a debut horror author this year (or you know a debut horror author), please let me know! We have someone interested in doing a spotlight on debuts, especially indie authors!
Only 32 days until #WiHM!
If you're a debut horror author this year (or you know a debut horror author), please let me know! We have someone interested in doing a spotlight on debuts, especially indie authors!
Only 32 days until #WiHM!
January 28, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Things are shaping up (even since yesterday!) for Women in Horror Month this year!
If you're a debut horror author this year (or you know a debut horror author), please let me know! We have someone interested in doing a spotlight on debuts, especially indie authors!
Only 32 days until #WiHM!
If you're a debut horror author this year (or you know a debut horror author), please let me know! We have someone interested in doing a spotlight on debuts, especially indie authors!
Only 32 days until #WiHM!
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We are elated to announce the BRAVE NEW WEIRD Award Winners, Class of 2025!
This year's Table of Contents truly has something for everyone...as long as you like it Weird.
BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Horror + More Vol. Four is out in July.
Congratulations, Weirdos🖤☠️
tinyurl.com/47f6tt48
This year's Table of Contents truly has something for everyone...as long as you like it Weird.
BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Horror + More Vol. Four is out in July.
Congratulations, Weirdos🖤☠️
tinyurl.com/47f6tt48
BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Horror + More, Vol. 4, Table of Contents! — tenebrous press
The Weird Fiction scene is as healthy now as it's ever been, and I think this collection—our fourth!—might have the broadest appeal yet. Much as Tenebrous continues to evolve, so has our selections pr...
tenebrouspress.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:52 PM
We are elated to announce the BRAVE NEW WEIRD Award Winners, Class of 2025!
This year's Table of Contents truly has something for everyone...as long as you like it Weird.
BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Horror + More Vol. Four is out in July.
Congratulations, Weirdos🖤☠️
tinyurl.com/47f6tt48
This year's Table of Contents truly has something for everyone...as long as you like it Weird.
BRAVE NEW WEIRD: The Best New Weird Horror + More Vol. Four is out in July.
Congratulations, Weirdos🖤☠️
tinyurl.com/47f6tt48
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Write, because there is so much to say.
Applications are due February 20. There is no application fee and the application only takes a few minutes — just tell us about your project and upload a 10-page sample.
These 3 cohorts all begin in April 2026.
www.storystudiochicago.org/advanced-wri...
Applications are due February 20. There is no application fee and the application only takes a few minutes — just tell us about your project and upload a 10-page sample.
These 3 cohorts all begin in April 2026.
www.storystudiochicago.org/advanced-wri...
January 28, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Write, because there is so much to say.
Applications are due February 20. There is no application fee and the application only takes a few minutes — just tell us about your project and upload a 10-page sample.
These 3 cohorts all begin in April 2026.
www.storystudiochicago.org/advanced-wri...
Applications are due February 20. There is no application fee and the application only takes a few minutes — just tell us about your project and upload a 10-page sample.
These 3 cohorts all begin in April 2026.
www.storystudiochicago.org/advanced-wri...
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Launched today! Our new anthology Fascination, edited by @rhondaparrish.bsky.social is live on Kickstarter. Fungi, poppets, witches & other creatures that should be cozy, but absolutely aren't. Check it out here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
January 27, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Launched today! Our new anthology Fascination, edited by @rhondaparrish.bsky.social is live on Kickstarter. Fungi, poppets, witches & other creatures that should be cozy, but absolutely aren't. Check it out here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tyc...
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Debbie was discharged from hospital on Saturday after her bout with pneumonia. I am now her caregiver as her legs are very weak and she is on oxygen. Please consider donating or sharing to help ease her burden. Every bit helps. gofund.me/8e591447d
Donate to Help Debbie Bradbury Fight Lung Cancer, organized by Samantha Darrin
Friends. I post this fundraiser with a heavy heart for my mom, Debbie Bradbury.… Samantha Darrin needs your support for Help Debbie Bradbury Fight Lung Cancer
gofund.me
January 26, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Debbie was discharged from hospital on Saturday after her bout with pneumonia. I am now her caregiver as her legs are very weak and she is on oxygen. Please consider donating or sharing to help ease her burden. Every bit helps. gofund.me/8e591447d
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Campaign is here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/slo...
Horror Not Hate
An anti-fascist, anti-hate anthology of horror comics and art supporting LGBTQIA+ and Immigrant rights!
www.kickstarter.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Campaign is here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/slo...
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feel gross self-promoting when ICE is murdering people so I keep reposting & then immediately un-reposting, but it's awards season & I'm proud of this story. anyway fuck AI, the baby food of fascism.
New story from me @lightspeedmagazine.com, maybe the bleakest I've ever written. It's about:
-AI’s effect on teaching literature
-what literature can (& can't) actually teach us
-trans fatherhood
-the road to hell being paved with white saviorism
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/tell...
-AI’s effect on teaching literature
-what literature can (& can't) actually teach us
-trans fatherhood
-the road to hell being paved with white saviorism
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/tell...
Tell Them a Story to Teach Them Kindness - Lightspeed Magazine
USER: this is a message for Milwaukee Elementary’s curator Jude Towers, I hope this is the right address. anyway thanks for the story you had RIGHTR generate for my 10th graders’ Empathy Week. it was ...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:43 PM
feel gross self-promoting when ICE is murdering people so I keep reposting & then immediately un-reposting, but it's awards season & I'm proud of this story. anyway fuck AI, the baby food of fascism.
Predators rule! And they help maintain healthy ecosystems. This is a cool article about recent research on the impact alligators have on carbon storage. You already knew alligators were awesome, but did you know they were THIS awesome? Now you do.
Alligators are climate guardians. Read about how they protect their habitats and the planet: https://therevelator.org/alligators-climate-guardians/
Gator Country’s Climate Guardians • The Revelator
A growing field of research reveals that predators like alligators play an important — but little-recognized — role in protecting their habitats and the planet.
therevelator.org
January 26, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Predators rule! And they help maintain healthy ecosystems. This is a cool article about recent research on the impact alligators have on carbon storage. You already knew alligators were awesome, but did you know they were THIS awesome? Now you do.
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Contemporary Indigenous Horror (2027) is now seeking creative pieces. Check out the attached CFP and send us your scary stuff. @nsborwein.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Contemporary Indigenous Horror (2027) is now seeking creative pieces. Check out the attached CFP and send us your scary stuff. @nsborwein.bsky.social
It just. Keeps. Snowing. 😭🥶
January 26, 2026 at 2:11 PM
It just. Keeps. Snowing. 😭🥶
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23 Americans can end this. Can we persuade them?
Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
January 25, 2026 at 2:30 PM
23 Americans can end this. Can we persuade them?
Fun times on a cold ass Thursday evening. Hit a huge icy snow ball that did not like my car. Luckily, I was near my folks' house and they had gorilla tape.
January 22, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Fun times on a cold ass Thursday evening. Hit a huge icy snow ball that did not like my car. Luckily, I was near my folks' house and they had gorilla tape.
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Coming up this weekend, online class "What to Show and What to Tell: Working with Exposition"
www.catrambo.com/classes/work...
Full and partial scholarships available.
www.catrambo.com/classes/work...
Full and partial scholarships available.
What to Show and What to Tell: Working with Exposition | The World of Cat Rambo
How do you know when to show versus when to tell, and how does the show/tell ratio affect the flow of time in the story? Learn tips and tricks for working with exposition.
www.catrambo.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Coming up this weekend, online class "What to Show and What to Tell: Working with Exposition"
www.catrambo.com/classes/work...
Full and partial scholarships available.
www.catrambo.com/classes/work...
Full and partial scholarships available.
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Submit to Cozy in the Apocalypse
angrygablepress.com/submissions/
angrygablepress.com/submissions/
Submissions
Cozy in the Apocalypse Edited by Chun Hyon Lee and Naomi Simone Borwein Open until filled Edited by Chun Hyon Lee and Naomi Simone Borwein, Cozy in the Apocalypse is a call for fiction and poetry o…
angrygablepress.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Submit to Cozy in the Apocalypse
angrygablepress.com/submissions/
angrygablepress.com/submissions/
A productive writing and reading day here. Finished revising one short story, finished a first draft of another, and got a good amount of reading in too. Now I must brave the outside for awhile in order to feed the birds. It's bitter cold today. Wish me luck. #WritingCommunity
January 19, 2026 at 9:16 PM
A productive writing and reading day here. Finished revising one short story, finished a first draft of another, and got a good amount of reading in too. Now I must brave the outside for awhile in order to feed the birds. It's bitter cold today. Wish me luck. #WritingCommunity
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Explore the darker side of the past with the awesome Ally Wilkes @unheimlichmanvr.bsky.social with this four week course on WRITING HISTORICAL HORROR, starting this March! www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-hi... #horror #history #historical #historicalhorror #writing #writers #course #courses
January 19, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Explore the darker side of the past with the awesome Ally Wilkes @unheimlichmanvr.bsky.social with this four week course on WRITING HISTORICAL HORROR, starting this March! www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-hi... #horror #history #historical #historicalhorror #writing #writers #course #courses
Catching up on some lit mag reading on this snowy MLK Day and I finally finished Remains, Issue 1. Stand out story for me was "A Heartwarming Tale of a Girl and Her Monkey" by Jolie Toomajan. Unsettling, creepy, yet sweet, apocalypse story. Very satisfying. @remainsmagazine.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Catching up on some lit mag reading on this snowy MLK Day and I finally finished Remains, Issue 1. Stand out story for me was "A Heartwarming Tale of a Girl and Her Monkey" by Jolie Toomajan. Unsettling, creepy, yet sweet, apocalypse story. Very satisfying. @remainsmagazine.bsky.social
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Debbie is facing a tough battle against stage 4 lung cancer. She developed pneumonia from it and is still in hospital. Please consider donating or sharing to help ease her burden during this challenging time. Every bit helps. gofund.me/294a0076d
Donate to Help Debbie Bradbury Fight Lung Cancer, organized by Samantha Darrin
Friends. I post this fundraiser with a heavy heart for my mom, Debbie Bradbury.… Samantha Darrin needs your support for Help Debbie Bradbury Fight Lung Cancer
gofund.me
January 19, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Debbie is facing a tough battle against stage 4 lung cancer. She developed pneumonia from it and is still in hospital. Please consider donating or sharing to help ease her burden during this challenging time. Every bit helps. gofund.me/294a0076d
The new story, "Slake," from @victormanibo.com in The Sunday Morning Transport is a heartbreaker. I highly recommend reading it. And hey, it's free this month! www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/slake
Slake
In this month’s third, free, story, Victor Manibo brings a skin-crawling, unquenchable horror story to your doorstep.
www.sundaymorningtransport.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:49 PM
The new story, "Slake," from @victormanibo.com in The Sunday Morning Transport is a heartbreaker. I highly recommend reading it. And hey, it's free this month! www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/slake
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Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...