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Over the moon to announce I will be writing a comic book for Vampire Surf Cult! Check out the first two pages by the amazing Seba Guidobono! Thrilled to be part of the team on this journey into indie animation.
#VampireSurfCult #horror #comics #indieanimation #comicbook #amreading #amwriting
#VampireSurfCult #horror #comics #indieanimation #comicbook #amreading #amwriting
Signing up kids for different activities all requiring different usernames and passwords sure isn’t fun.
November 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Signing up kids for different activities all requiring different usernames and passwords sure isn’t fun.
The bitter freezing temps that are hitting Atlanta are spelling the end of the Joro spiders for the year. This giant is at the end of her life. Sad but not quite Charlotte’s Web sad.
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The bitter freezing temps that are hitting Atlanta are spelling the end of the Joro spiders for the year. This giant is at the end of her life. Sad but not quite Charlotte’s Web sad.
Finished submitting a Drabble (100 word story). Always feels great to send out something when I’ve been working on a longer story. It keeps me motivated.
Anyone else use this strategy?
Anyone else use this strategy?
November 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Finished submitting a Drabble (100 word story). Always feels great to send out something when I’ve been working on a longer story. It keeps me motivated.
Anyone else use this strategy?
Anyone else use this strategy?
For a limited time the comic I wrote, ECLIPSED #1, is available for preorder @vampiresurfcult.bsky.social Slug’s Secret Stash Store! Link in comments.
ECLIPSED is the origin story of Eclipse, one of Blood Island’s Shred Lords from the upcoming Vampire Surf Cult animated series.
#horror #comicbooks
ECLIPSED is the origin story of Eclipse, one of Blood Island’s Shred Lords from the upcoming Vampire Surf Cult animated series.
#horror #comicbooks
October 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
For a limited time the comic I wrote, ECLIPSED #1, is available for preorder @vampiresurfcult.bsky.social Slug’s Secret Stash Store! Link in comments.
ECLIPSED is the origin story of Eclipse, one of Blood Island’s Shred Lords from the upcoming Vampire Surf Cult animated series.
#horror #comicbooks
ECLIPSED is the origin story of Eclipse, one of Blood Island’s Shred Lords from the upcoming Vampire Surf Cult animated series.
#horror #comicbooks
Did anyone else submit to the Coverfly Red List Marketing Consideration at Roadmap Writers? It’s been 3 months since my submission.
I was also wondering if anyone else has had any success with them or has any opinions on this program.
#writingcommunity #coverfly #roadmapwriters #amwriting
I was also wondering if anyone else has had any success with them or has any opinions on this program.
#writingcommunity #coverfly #roadmapwriters #amwriting
October 30, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Did anyone else submit to the Coverfly Red List Marketing Consideration at Roadmap Writers? It’s been 3 months since my submission.
I was also wondering if anyone else has had any success with them or has any opinions on this program.
#writingcommunity #coverfly #roadmapwriters #amwriting
I was also wondering if anyone else has had any success with them or has any opinions on this program.
#writingcommunity #coverfly #roadmapwriters #amwriting
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FOOTPATH: DANGEROUS NIGHTS 🎯
Live on @kickstarter.com! #ProjectWeLove 💚
Written by @jonathanhedrick.bsky.social
Pencils & Inks by @marcelosalaza.bsky.social
Colors by Matheus Huve
Letters by Saida Temofonte
Cover A by Edson Alves & Leah Kemp
Created by Alfred Paige
kck.st/3KO25is
Live on @kickstarter.com! #ProjectWeLove 💚
Written by @jonathanhedrick.bsky.social
Pencils & Inks by @marcelosalaza.bsky.social
Colors by Matheus Huve
Letters by Saida Temofonte
Cover A by Edson Alves & Leah Kemp
Created by Alfred Paige
kck.st/3KO25is
Footpath: Dangerous Nights
32 pages of heart-pounding, rapid-fire action for fans of G.I. Joe, Birds Of Prey, and Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.!
kck.st
October 29, 2025 at 2:28 PM
FOOTPATH: DANGEROUS NIGHTS 🎯
Live on @kickstarter.com! #ProjectWeLove 💚
Written by @jonathanhedrick.bsky.social
Pencils & Inks by @marcelosalaza.bsky.social
Colors by Matheus Huve
Letters by Saida Temofonte
Cover A by Edson Alves & Leah Kemp
Created by Alfred Paige
kck.st/3KO25is
Live on @kickstarter.com! #ProjectWeLove 💚
Written by @jonathanhedrick.bsky.social
Pencils & Inks by @marcelosalaza.bsky.social
Colors by Matheus Huve
Letters by Saida Temofonte
Cover A by Edson Alves & Leah Kemp
Created by Alfred Paige
kck.st/3KO25is
Last chance to back this awesome comic! Tons of great rewards.
We're down to the LAST DAY to back FOOTPATH: DANGEROUS NIGHTS on @kickstarter.com! ⌛
All backers are getting a FREE extra digital comic & all physical backers get a FREE art print.
You can support the project for just $1!
Visit our campaign page now before it's too late.
Synopsis in alt text. ⤵️
All backers are getting a FREE extra digital comic & all physical backers get a FREE art print.
You can support the project for just $1!
Visit our campaign page now before it's too late.
Synopsis in alt text. ⤵️
October 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Last chance to back this awesome comic! Tons of great rewards.
I’ve been listening to a lot of Tool this Halloween season. It’s a good change up from soundtracks and Rob zombie.
Anyone else got any good Halloween tunes they listen to to get in the spooky mood?
youtu.be/MM62wjLrgmA?si
Anyone else got any good Halloween tunes they listen to to get in the spooky mood?
youtu.be/MM62wjLrgmA?si
TOOL - Schism (Official Video)
YouTube video by TOOLVEVO
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I’ve been listening to a lot of Tool this Halloween season. It’s a good change up from soundtracks and Rob zombie.
Anyone else got any good Halloween tunes they listen to to get in the spooky mood?
youtu.be/MM62wjLrgmA?si
Anyone else got any good Halloween tunes they listen to to get in the spooky mood?
youtu.be/MM62wjLrgmA?si
A year ago, I was overwhelmed as I tried to complete a novel. I received a text asking if I wanted to write a comic. I almost declined despite being excited. Now, the comic book in print and I’m onto issue #2!
Long story short, don’t take opportunities for granted!
Long story short, don’t take opportunities for granted!
October 23, 2025 at 5:54 PM
A year ago, I was overwhelmed as I tried to complete a novel. I received a text asking if I wanted to write a comic. I almost declined despite being excited. Now, the comic book in print and I’m onto issue #2!
Long story short, don’t take opportunities for granted!
Long story short, don’t take opportunities for granted!
Finished reading issue 1 of IT KILLED EVERYONE BUT ME from @madcavestudios.com and really enjoyed it. The writing and art by Ryan Parrott and Letizia Cadonici was great and I like where the story seems to be going. Great spooky, bloody story for the spooky season. #horror #comics #amreading
October 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Finished reading issue 1 of IT KILLED EVERYONE BUT ME from @madcavestudios.com and really enjoyed it. The writing and art by Ryan Parrott and Letizia Cadonici was great and I like where the story seems to be going. Great spooky, bloody story for the spooky season. #horror #comics #amreading
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Yoooooooo! VSC is kicking off Slugtober with our very own spooky and weird drawing prompts calendar!
Follow the prompts, tag us and use hash #slugtober - for participating there will be some VSC sticker slaps headed your way -- when we spin em all up big wheel style!
Lets get weird, ya ghouls!
Follow the prompts, tag us and use hash #slugtober - for participating there will be some VSC sticker slaps headed your way -- when we spin em all up big wheel style!
Lets get weird, ya ghouls!
October 7, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Yoooooooo! VSC is kicking off Slugtober with our very own spooky and weird drawing prompts calendar!
Follow the prompts, tag us and use hash #slugtober - for participating there will be some VSC sticker slaps headed your way -- when we spin em all up big wheel style!
Lets get weird, ya ghouls!
Follow the prompts, tag us and use hash #slugtober - for participating there will be some VSC sticker slaps headed your way -- when we spin em all up big wheel style!
Lets get weird, ya ghouls!
My story, BLOOD TIES was a finalist in the #ShortStory category at the @horrorigins.com Film Fest! It’s an honor to be included with the amazing movies, screenplays, short stories, graphic novels, etc.
#horrorigins #film #horror #shortstories #amwriting #filmfestival #horrormovies
#horrorigins #film #horror #shortstories #amwriting #filmfestival #horrormovies
October 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
My story, BLOOD TIES was a finalist in the #ShortStory category at the @horrorigins.com Film Fest! It’s an honor to be included with the amazing movies, screenplays, short stories, graphic novels, etc.
#horrorigins #film #horror #shortstories #amwriting #filmfestival #horrormovies
#horrorigins #film #horror #shortstories #amwriting #filmfestival #horrormovies
Check out this awesome Simpsons Treehouse of Horror advent calendar for Halloween. The first item was the book, “How to Cook for Forty Humans,” from the first Treehouse of Horror (1990 😳).
Bought it at Costco.
#halloween #treehouseofhorror #simpsons #horror
Bought it at Costco.
#halloween #treehouseofhorror #simpsons #horror
October 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Check out this awesome Simpsons Treehouse of Horror advent calendar for Halloween. The first item was the book, “How to Cook for Forty Humans,” from the first Treehouse of Horror (1990 😳).
Bought it at Costco.
#halloween #treehouseofhorror #simpsons #horror
Bought it at Costco.
#halloween #treehouseofhorror #simpsons #horror
I just backed Footpath: Dangerous Nights on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/jon...
Footpath: Dangerous Nights
32 pages of heart-pounding, rapid-fire action for fans of G.I. Joe, Birds Of Prey, and Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.!
www.kickstarter.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I just backed Footpath: Dangerous Nights on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/jon...
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Choice is more important than magical moments than never might come.
Start, creative. If you were waiting for a sign, this is it.
#writers #artists #creatives #poets #2rulerecovery
youtube.com/shorts/_nwgl...
Start, creative. If you were waiting for a sign, this is it.
#writers #artists #creatives #poets #2rulerecovery
youtube.com/shorts/_nwgl...
Choosing to start requires forgiving yourself… and it is so very important to do.
YouTube video by Ruthanne Reid
youtube.com
September 25, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Choice is more important than magical moments than never might come.
Start, creative. If you were waiting for a sign, this is it.
#writers #artists #creatives #poets #2rulerecovery
youtube.com/shorts/_nwgl...
Start, creative. If you were waiting for a sign, this is it.
#writers #artists #creatives #poets #2rulerecovery
youtube.com/shorts/_nwgl...
No blood moon in the Americas. 😕 I’ll have to live vicariously through the Vampire Surf Cult.
Third image art by @idrawanimation.bsky.social (First two pics by moi).
#bloodmoon #vampiresurfcult #moon# #vsc
Third image art by @idrawanimation.bsky.social (First two pics by moi).
#bloodmoon #vampiresurfcult #moon# #vsc
September 8, 2025 at 8:33 PM
No blood moon in the Americas. 😕 I’ll have to live vicariously through the Vampire Surf Cult.
Third image art by @idrawanimation.bsky.social (First two pics by moi).
#bloodmoon #vampiresurfcult #moon# #vsc
Third image art by @idrawanimation.bsky.social (First two pics by moi).
#bloodmoon #vampiresurfcult #moon# #vsc
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Yay! My short story, TOWNIE, is an official selection for the HORRORIGINS Film Fest! @horrorigins.com #shortstory #shortstories #filmfestival #horror #horrorigins #HorrOriginsFilmFest
September 3, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Yay! My short story, TOWNIE, is an official selection for the HORRORIGINS Film Fest! @horrorigins.com #shortstory #shortstories #filmfestival #horror #horrorigins #HorrOriginsFilmFest
Yay! My short story, TOWNIE, is an official selection for the HORRORIGINS Film Fest! @horrorigins.com #shortstory #shortstories #filmfestival #horror #horrorigins #HorrOriginsFilmFest
September 3, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Yay! My short story, TOWNIE, is an official selection for the HORRORIGINS Film Fest! @horrorigins.com #shortstory #shortstories #filmfestival #horror #horrorigins #HorrOriginsFilmFest
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It's finally here! @gravesidepress.bsky.social's What Lurks Anthology is out now. So extremely excited to be part of this amazing cryptid anthology! Check out my story "Crack Open the Shell." #writingcommunity #horror #cryptids #anthologies #newreleases
August 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
It's finally here! @gravesidepress.bsky.social's What Lurks Anthology is out now. So extremely excited to be part of this amazing cryptid anthology! Check out my story "Crack Open the Shell." #writingcommunity #horror #cryptids #anthologies #newreleases
August 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Important for writers whose books have been used without permission for AI training--this is the class action lawsuit against Anthropic. Find your books in the LibGen database, and fill out the form on the law firm's website.
"If your books were uploaded to LibGen/fed into the LLMs, add your name to the potential class action lawsuit by tomorrow." Details:
LibDem database: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Attorney form: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
(This information comes via a reliable Discord source.)
LibDem database: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Attorney form: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
(This information comes via a reliable Discord source.)
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
August 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Important for writers whose books have been used without permission for AI training--this is the class action lawsuit against Anthropic. Find your books in the LibGen database, and fill out the form on the law firm's website.
Trembling With Fear Year 7 anthology from @horrortree.com is out! This has all their best of 2023, including my microfiction “Gifted Land.” a.co/d/2rF7xV2
#amreading #amwriting #horror #shortstory #microfiction #shortstories #shortstorywriter #amreadinghorror #horrortree
a.co/d/2rF7xV2
#amreading #amwriting #horror #shortstory #microfiction #shortstories #shortstorywriter #amreadinghorror #horrortree
a.co/d/2rF7xV2
Trembling With Fear: Year 7: Conover, Stuart, McMenemy, Lauren: 9798285793243: Amazon.com: Books
Trembling With Fear: Year 7 [Conover, Stuart, McMenemy, Lauren] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Trembling With Fear: Year 7
a.co
July 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Trembling With Fear Year 7 anthology from @horrortree.com is out! This has all their best of 2023, including my microfiction “Gifted Land.” a.co/d/2rF7xV2
#amreading #amwriting #horror #shortstory #microfiction #shortstories #shortstorywriter #amreadinghorror #horrortree
a.co/d/2rF7xV2
#amreading #amwriting #horror #shortstory #microfiction #shortstories #shortstorywriter #amreadinghorror #horrortree
a.co/d/2rF7xV2
June 18, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Early 2000s sci-fi dropping knowledge.
June 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Early 2000s sci-fi dropping knowledge.