Rhys Hughes
@rhysaurus.bsky.social
Author
Europe / India / Africa
Short Fiction, Novels, Articles, Plays, Poems.
50+ books
1000+ short stories.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhys_Hughes
SFE: https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/hughes_rhys
Europe / India / Africa
Short Fiction, Novels, Articles, Plays, Poems.
50+ books
1000+ short stories.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhys_Hughes
SFE: https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/hughes_rhys
Just received an Introduction by Brian Evenson to my short novel THE UNFAIR DINKUM. I feel incredibly lucky. All three books of my 'Knick Knack Trilogy' now have Introductions and I wish to thank Brian, Michael Moorcock, and Paul Di Filippo for their kindness :-) #booksky
November 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Just received an Introduction by Brian Evenson to my short novel THE UNFAIR DINKUM. I feel incredibly lucky. All three books of my 'Knick Knack Trilogy' now have Introductions and I wish to thank Brian, Michael Moorcock, and Paul Di Filippo for their kindness :-) #booksky
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Maithreyi's poetry collection is now available for pre-order at Waterstones 😊 #booksky
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Skinny Dipping in Tiger Country by Maithreyi Hughes | Waterstones
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November 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Maithreyi's poetry collection is now available for pre-order at Waterstones 😊 #booksky
www.waterstones.com/book/skinny-...
www.waterstones.com/book/skinny-...
Exactly one year ago, I received my complimentary copies of this anthology. The book includes my story 'What Actually Happened', written while I was working at the university. It was nice getting paid to write, even though my employers didn't know that's what they were paying me for 😊 #booksky
November 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Exactly one year ago, I received my complimentary copies of this anthology. The book includes my story 'What Actually Happened', written while I was working at the university. It was nice getting paid to write, even though my employers didn't know that's what they were paying me for 😊 #booksky
Published one year ago, SECOND HAND HANDS, a collection of fifty stories. To celebrate its first anniversary, the ebook edition is free from any Amazon outlet for the next five days. These stories are mostly very short, and some are flash fictions 😊 #booksky
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DM32KX7T
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DM32KX7T
Second Hand Hands: offbeat fantasy tales
Amazon.com: Second Hand Hands: offbeat fantasy tales eBook : Hughes, Rhys: Kindle Store
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November 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Published one year ago, SECOND HAND HANDS, a collection of fifty stories. To celebrate its first anniversary, the ebook edition is free from any Amazon outlet for the next five days. These stories are mostly very short, and some are flash fictions 😊 #booksky
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DM32KX7T
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DM32KX7T
Exactly thirty years ago, the very first experimental story I ever wrote was published.
I had only written stories with conventional structures until I decided to try something different.
An important point: back then, aubergines weren't considered rude :-)
Here's the first page... #booksky
I had only written stories with conventional structures until I decided to try something different.
An important point: back then, aubergines weren't considered rude :-)
Here's the first page... #booksky
November 8, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Exactly thirty years ago, the very first experimental story I ever wrote was published.
I had only written stories with conventional structures until I decided to try something different.
An important point: back then, aubergines weren't considered rude :-)
Here's the first page... #booksky
I had only written stories with conventional structures until I decided to try something different.
An important point: back then, aubergines weren't considered rude :-)
Here's the first page... #booksky
I think I am a pretty good writer but when I read books like DHALGREN I tend to think that 'good' isn't so great really. I know this novel evokes mixed responses but for me it's astounding, an utterly mighty masterpiece 😊 #booksky
November 6, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I think I am a pretty good writer but when I read books like DHALGREN I tend to think that 'good' isn't so great really. I know this novel evokes mixed responses but for me it's astounding, an utterly mighty masterpiece 😊 #booksky
November 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Three free ebooks for you. Free for three days. These two have been offered for free before:
CTHULHU WANTS YOU
www.amazon.com/dp/B09DB3R1S1
STARFISH WISH
www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7PMCXYC
And here's one that hasn't been offered before now:
THE GOLDEN FLEAS
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMPNRH4V
#booksky
CTHULHU WANTS YOU
www.amazon.com/dp/B09DB3R1S1
STARFISH WISH
www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7PMCXYC
And here's one that hasn't been offered before now:
THE GOLDEN FLEAS
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMPNRH4V
#booksky
Cthulhu Wants You
Amazon.com: Cthulhu Wants You eBook : Hughes, Rhys: Kindle Store
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November 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Three free ebooks for you. Free for three days. These two have been offered for free before:
CTHULHU WANTS YOU
www.amazon.com/dp/B09DB3R1S1
STARFISH WISH
www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7PMCXYC
And here's one that hasn't been offered before now:
THE GOLDEN FLEAS
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMPNRH4V
#booksky
CTHULHU WANTS YOU
www.amazon.com/dp/B09DB3R1S1
STARFISH WISH
www.amazon.com/dp/B0C7PMCXYC
And here's one that hasn't been offered before now:
THE GOLDEN FLEAS
www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMPNRH4V
#booksky
Exactly 17 years ago, my novel ENGELBRECHT AGAIN was published. It was the first novel I ever wrote. It concerns the further adventures of the dwarf surrealist boxer invented in the 1940s by Maurice Richardson. The book includes an introduction by Jeff VanderMeer 😊 #booksky
November 4, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Exactly 17 years ago, my novel ENGELBRECHT AGAIN was published. It was the first novel I ever wrote. It concerns the further adventures of the dwarf surrealist boxer invented in the 1940s by Maurice Richardson. The book includes an introduction by Jeff VanderMeer 😊 #booksky
First day of November, therefore it's time to start reading a new book. Recently I read MOLLOY and thought it was excellent, so now I am launching into the second volume of his loose 'trilogy' and I'm delighted to be doing so ☺️ #booksky
November 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
First day of November, therefore it's time to start reading a new book. Recently I read MOLLOY and thought it was excellent, so now I am launching into the second volume of his loose 'trilogy' and I'm delighted to be doing so ☺️ #booksky
FB Memories tells me that exactly two years ago, I finished writing this book, published earlier this year by @elsewhen.press. This is one of my books that needs more love. In my opinion, THE DEVIL'S HALO is my best fantasy novel :-) 💀👻 #booksky #fantasy #fiction #novels #ghosts #demons
October 31, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I am the Great Teapot. "Dunk what thou wilt shall be the whole of the biscuit." #Halloween #Crowley #chaos #tea
October 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
I am the Great Teapot. "Dunk what thou wilt shall be the whole of the biscuit." #Halloween #Crowley #chaos #tea
THE GHOST LOSER is still a free ebook. You have today and tomorrow to download it and enjoy the spooky misadventures of Clumsy Carnacki, the incompetent son of the famous occult detective 💀👻👻💀 #booksky #Halloween #freebooks #ghosts
www.amazon.com/dp/B09SWYNTFM
www.amazon.com/dp/B09SWYNTFM
The Ghost Loser: The Misadventures of Clumsy Carnacki
Amazon.com: The Ghost Loser: The Misadventures of Clumsy Carnacki eBook : Hughes, Rhys: Kindle Store
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October 30, 2025 at 5:22 PM
THE GHOST LOSER is still a free ebook. You have today and tomorrow to download it and enjoy the spooky misadventures of Clumsy Carnacki, the incompetent son of the famous occult detective 💀👻👻💀 #booksky #Halloween #freebooks #ghosts
www.amazon.com/dp/B09SWYNTFM
www.amazon.com/dp/B09SWYNTFM
To celebrate the fact I live in the village that William Hope Hodgson lived in, and also to pay my respects to Halloween, I have made THE GHOST LOSER a free ebook for the next five days. This is the link to Amazon US but the book is available on all Amazons 🙂 #booksky
www.amazon.com/dp/B09SWYNTFM
www.amazon.com/dp/B09SWYNTFM
The Ghost Loser: The Misadventures of Clumsy Carnacki
Amazon.com: The Ghost Loser: The Misadventures of Clumsy Carnacki eBook : Hughes, Rhys: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
To celebrate the fact I live in the village that William Hope Hodgson lived in, and also to pay my respects to Halloween, I have made THE GHOST LOSER a free ebook for the next five days. This is the link to Amazon US but the book is available on all Amazons 🙂 #booksky
www.amazon.com/dp/B09SWYNTFM
www.amazon.com/dp/B09SWYNTFM
The ebook edition of MY LITTLE HALLOWEEN BOOK is free for the next five days. Look for it on Amazon in any country 💀👻👻💀 #booksky #Halloween #ghosts #books #free #freebooks #horror
www.amazon.com/dp/B09JN8Y8DN
www.amazon.com/dp/B09JN8Y8DN
My Little Halloween Book: A Horror Quartet
Amazon.com: My Little Halloween Book: A Horror Quartet eBook : Hughes, Rhys: Kindle Store
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October 24, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The ebook edition of MY LITTLE HALLOWEEN BOOK is free for the next five days. Look for it on Amazon in any country 💀👻👻💀 #booksky #Halloween #ghosts #books #free #freebooks #horror
www.amazon.com/dp/B09JN8Y8DN
www.amazon.com/dp/B09JN8Y8DN
Reform lost the by-election in Caerphilly.
This might seem an insignificant result on the grand stage, but it's a vital piece of news. It's a litmus test for the country.
The amount of propaganda pushing Reform in this election was staggering. But Reform lost anyway. Plaid Cymru hammered them.
This might seem an insignificant result on the grand stage, but it's a vital piece of news. It's a litmus test for the country.
The amount of propaganda pushing Reform in this election was staggering. But Reform lost anyway. Plaid Cymru hammered them.
October 24, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Reform lost the by-election in Caerphilly.
This might seem an insignificant result on the grand stage, but it's a vital piece of news. It's a litmus test for the country.
The amount of propaganda pushing Reform in this election was staggering. But Reform lost anyway. Plaid Cymru hammered them.
This might seem an insignificant result on the grand stage, but it's a vital piece of news. It's a litmus test for the country.
The amount of propaganda pushing Reform in this election was staggering. But Reform lost anyway. Plaid Cymru hammered them.
Some people deserve to be forgotten. People who say you have a bad memory, for example.
Or people who say you have a good memory when you don't. Who needs such people?
Forget them !
Or people who say you have a good memory when you don't. Who needs such people?
Forget them !
October 24, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Some people deserve to be forgotten. People who say you have a bad memory, for example.
Or people who say you have a good memory when you don't. Who needs such people?
Forget them !
Or people who say you have a good memory when you don't. Who needs such people?
Forget them !
My most recent book is this novella/short novel about an explorer who can turn his head into a musical instrument when necessary... With an Introduction by the legendary Michael Moorcock 🎺🎺🎺 #booksky
October 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
My most recent book is this novella/short novel about an explorer who can turn his head into a musical instrument when necessary... With an Introduction by the legendary Michael Moorcock 🎺🎺🎺 #booksky
My picks for "three favourite reads of 2025" have just gone up on Shepherd. Here they are... The list is about books I read this year, rather than books published this year 😊 #booksky
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Want to know Rhys Hughes' Top 3 Books of 2025?
Rhys's top 3 reads of 2025 include Molloy and two other amazing books. Discover what makes these books unmissable!
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October 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
My picks for "three favourite reads of 2025" have just gone up on Shepherd. Here they are... The list is about books I read this year, rather than books published this year 😊 #booksky
shepherd.com/bboy/2025/f/...
shepherd.com/bboy/2025/f/...
Exactly two years ago in India, we went out for ice cream, and mine was served in a frying pan 😃
October 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Exactly two years ago in India, we went out for ice cream, and mine was served in a frying pan 😃
I have a question. Why are all the misinformation bots out there working for Fascism, the Dark Enlightenment, Nativism, Duginism, Christofascism, etc?
Why are there no bots spreading the secular liberal humanist message? Why aren't the good guys fighting back with the same propaganda techniques?
Why are there no bots spreading the secular liberal humanist message? Why aren't the good guys fighting back with the same propaganda techniques?
October 17, 2025 at 7:10 AM
I have a question. Why are all the misinformation bots out there working for Fascism, the Dark Enlightenment, Nativism, Duginism, Christofascism, etc?
Why are there no bots spreading the secular liberal humanist message? Why aren't the good guys fighting back with the same propaganda techniques?
Why are there no bots spreading the secular liberal humanist message? Why aren't the good guys fighting back with the same propaganda techniques?