Sam Flynn - MYSTERY OF THE PALE KING out now!
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A godforsaken author (He/Him). Fantasy-horror novella THE MYSTERY OF THE PALE KING, first half of the DEADLIGHTS DUOLOGY, out now via Timber Ghost Press. Sequel DWELLER IN DARKNESS out Q4 2026: https://linktr.ee/samflynn7
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Beyond honored my novella The Mystery of the Pale King (via
@timberghostpress.bsky.social) is one of @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social's Best Reads of 2024. Grimdark is a bucket list publication for me and to be recognized by them is surreal and incredible.
@timberghostpress.bsky.social) is one of @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social's Best Reads of 2024. Grimdark is a bucket list publication for me and to be recognized by them is surreal and incredible.
"Dashiell Hammett meets Ursula K. Le Guin" is my north star for the current WIP #ApocalypseAuditor
February 6, 2026 at 2:22 AM
"Dashiell Hammett meets Ursula K. Le Guin" is my north star for the current WIP #ApocalypseAuditor
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This is one reason I keep trying to remind people of the power that we have. That we have *always* had. Not because I’m in denial, but because I know history. I’m no sophisticated intellectual, but I do know we’re going to win even though the bad shit is really terrible right now.
Too many people on Bluesky think that relentless expressions of despair are a sign of intellectual sophistication.
February 4, 2026 at 10:33 PM
This is one reason I keep trying to remind people of the power that we have. That we have *always* had. Not because I’m in denial, but because I know history. I’m no sophisticated intellectual, but I do know we’re going to win even though the bad shit is really terrible right now.
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He just tweeted it out …
February 5, 2026 at 1:39 AM
He just tweeted it out …
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I taught a class on “hope” last year and the few theorists who’ve written on it all point out that hope is the harder choice - that despair is easy and too often fashionable
Too many people on Bluesky think that relentless expressions of despair are a sign of intellectual sophistication.
February 4, 2026 at 9:24 PM
I taught a class on “hope” last year and the few theorists who’ve written on it all point out that hope is the harder choice - that despair is easy and too often fashionable
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Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
February 4, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
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It's publication day for In This City, Where it Rains out now from @lunapress.bsky.social! This is my Scottish gothic love letter to Edinburgh, a weird tale of ghosts, curses, family secrets, weird moths, & dark rituals 🖤 All links: linktr.ee/lyndseycroal Bonus Q: how many ghosts can you see here? 👀
February 3, 2026 at 10:23 AM
It's publication day for In This City, Where it Rains out now from @lunapress.bsky.social! This is my Scottish gothic love letter to Edinburgh, a weird tale of ghosts, curses, family secrets, weird moths, & dark rituals 🖤 All links: linktr.ee/lyndseycroal Bonus Q: how many ghosts can you see here? 👀
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New Review - happy publication day to this wonderfully spooky atmospheric tale of hauntings - In This City, Where It Rains by @lyndseycroal.bsky.social out now! Thanks to @lunapress.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/2/...
In This City, Where It Rains by Lyndsay Croal — Runalong The Shelves
I would like to thank Luna Press Publishing for an advance copy of this novella in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher – Luna Press Publishing Published – Out Now Price – 10.66 pa...
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February 3, 2026 at 7:50 AM
New Review - happy publication day to this wonderfully spooky atmospheric tale of hauntings - In This City, Where It Rains by @lyndseycroal.bsky.social out now! Thanks to @lunapress.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/2/...
February 3, 2026 at 9:09 AM
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If they redeem themselves, they wouldn’t care if they got their status back and they might not even want it; that’s how redemption works; that’s what redemption is. What they want is exoneration for free, with a side order of vindication.
In the event that say Gaiman or Rowling or Orson Scott Card or [insert name] magically redeemed themselves, we still wouldn't owe them our time, money or attention nor would they deserve the status they once had. There have always been other people to read.
February 3, 2026 at 2:30 AM
If they redeem themselves, they wouldn’t care if they got their status back and they might not even want it; that’s how redemption works; that’s what redemption is. What they want is exoneration for free, with a side order of vindication.
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furthermore, fuck Neil Gaiman
In Neil Gaiman’s “I did nothing wrong ever” statement he says there’s been no good journalism about him or his assaults. There has been, of course.
Thing is, he said the same thing in 2018 when @moryan.bsky.social reported on issues behind the scenes on American Gods www.moryan.com/a-burn-it-do...
Thing is, he said the same thing in 2018 when @moryan.bsky.social reported on issues behind the scenes on American Gods www.moryan.com/a-burn-it-do...
A Burn It Down video extravaganza, and thoughts on Neil Gaiman, creative gods, American Gods and rotten pedestals
Hello!
Chicago folks, on Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 7 p.m., I’ll be in conversation with my friend Steve Darnall at The Book Cellar in Chicago. The occasion is the reissue of Uncle Sam, a brilliant graph...
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February 3, 2026 at 1:24 AM
furthermore, fuck Neil Gaiman
Me taking the Harari books I own:
February 3, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Me taking the Harari books I own:
😍😍😍 You don't want to miss this!
Check out the cover for my upcoming book, The Worms Shall Feast. If you dig queer, cosmic, wilderness survival horror, this is the book for you. Cover by Don Noble.
@roosterreppress.bsky.social
@roosterreppress.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 1:02 AM
😍😍😍 You don't want to miss this!
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Check out the cover for my upcoming book, The Worms Shall Feast. If you dig queer, cosmic, wilderness survival horror, this is the book for you. Cover by Don Noble.
@roosterreppress.bsky.social
@roosterreppress.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Check out the cover for my upcoming book, The Worms Shall Feast. If you dig queer, cosmic, wilderness survival horror, this is the book for you. Cover by Don Noble.
@roosterreppress.bsky.social
@roosterreppress.bsky.social
I don't know if I can come up with a better encapsulation of anti-anti bullshit than "If we do not employ this Pedophile, the Woke wins."
February 3, 2026 at 12:45 AM
I don't know if I can come up with a better encapsulation of anti-anti bullshit than "If we do not employ this Pedophile, the Woke wins."
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If you campaigned for the presidency on a promise to destroy these assholes, you would win a landslide the size of FDR in 1936, when he campaigned on a promise to destroy these assholes.
Yes, Peter decided that the continued existence of our democracies isn't compatible with his desired level of personal freedom.
An absolute enemy of humanity.
An absolute enemy of humanity.
February 3, 2026 at 12:17 AM
If you campaigned for the presidency on a promise to destroy these assholes, you would win a landslide the size of FDR in 1936, when he campaigned on a promise to destroy these assholes.
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Total agreement with this from @samflynnwrites.bsky.social
Reminder: Legit journalists tell you who they are. 4/
bsky.app/profile/samf...
Reminder: Legit journalists tell you who they are. 4/
bsky.app/profile/samf...
"All these journalists with meticulously sourced articles and fact checking standards? A mere smear campaign. This random substacker named Balls McGee has conclusively pieced together the truth that exonerates me."
February 2, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Total agreement with this from @samflynnwrites.bsky.social
Reminder: Legit journalists tell you who they are. 4/
bsky.app/profile/samf...
Reminder: Legit journalists tell you who they are. 4/
bsky.app/profile/samf...
Re: previous post
A certain world-famous fantasy author was revealed to have done a ton of horrific crap, with journalists like Lila Shapiro providing the evidence.
Now said author has new book coming out and claims he's the victim of a "smear campaign."
Why do rich asshats always claim it's a smear campaign? 1/
Now said author has new book coming out and claims he's the victim of a "smear campaign."
Why do rich asshats always claim it's a smear campaign? 1/
There Is No Safe Word
How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.
www.vulture.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Re: previous post
"All these journalists with meticulously sourced articles and fact checking standards? A mere smear campaign. This random substacker named Balls McGee has conclusively pieced together the truth that exonerates me."
February 2, 2026 at 11:43 PM
"All these journalists with meticulously sourced articles and fact checking standards? A mere smear campaign. This random substacker named Balls McGee has conclusively pieced together the truth that exonerates me."
Sentient sun? Dude is trying to summon the Pale King.
Oh my gd.
Musk is fucking insane with this quoted sentence from the press release on SpaceX acquiring xAI.
"This marks not just the next chapter, but the next book in SpaceX and xAI's mission: scaling to make a sentient sun to understand the Universe."
(full press release in images)
Musk is fucking insane with this quoted sentence from the press release on SpaceX acquiring xAI.
"This marks not just the next chapter, but the next book in SpaceX and xAI's mission: scaling to make a sentient sun to understand the Universe."
(full press release in images)
February 2, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Sentient sun? Dude is trying to summon the Pale King.
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One more day!! Here are some of the very kind things talented author pals have said about the book so far, to tempt you into this strange Scottish gothic horror fold (complete with @clhellisen.bsky.social artwork!) Out from @lunapress.bsky.social tomorrow!! ✨🖤 linktr.ee/lyndseycroal
February 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
One more day!! Here are some of the very kind things talented author pals have said about the book so far, to tempt you into this strange Scottish gothic horror fold (complete with @clhellisen.bsky.social artwork!) Out from @lunapress.bsky.social tomorrow!! ✨🖤 linktr.ee/lyndseycroal
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In 2025 I fell down badly on the self-promo due to a lot of offline issues. This year, I'm trying to get back on track. Looking for some spooky winter reads? I've got you.
Looking for new reads? Try one of mine!
YA Gothic! THE KEEPER OF THE KEY: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQFG8XWZ
Circus horror novella! THE SHADOW DANCERS OF BRIXTON HILL: www.amazon.com/Shadow-Dance...
Or there's my Stoker-nominated historical cosmic horror TIDEPOOL: www.amazon.com/Tidepool-Nic...
YA Gothic! THE KEEPER OF THE KEY: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CQFG8XWZ
Circus horror novella! THE SHADOW DANCERS OF BRIXTON HILL: www.amazon.com/Shadow-Dance...
Or there's my Stoker-nominated historical cosmic horror TIDEPOOL: www.amazon.com/Tidepool-Nic...
February 2, 2026 at 2:24 PM
In 2025 I fell down badly on the self-promo due to a lot of offline issues. This year, I'm trying to get back on track. Looking for some spooky winter reads? I've got you.
Happy to report I'm coming off the most successful book fair sales-wise since launch. In fact I had one new reader say seeing my book in so many other readers' hands made her buy to see what the fuss was about. The fact that the book is still catching the eye of new readers is fuel for my fire.
If you haven't read Mystery of the Pale King by Sam Flynn yet and you're a fan of grim, flintlock fantasy, then you're missing out! Especially seeing how the sequel, Dweller in Darkness is set to come out later this year! Get your copy today!
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February 2, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Happy to report I'm coming off the most successful book fair sales-wise since launch. In fact I had one new reader say seeing my book in so many other readers' hands made her buy to see what the fuss was about. The fact that the book is still catching the eye of new readers is fuel for my fire.
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If you haven't read Mystery of the Pale King by Sam Flynn yet and you're a fan of grim, flintlock fantasy, then you're missing out! Especially seeing how the sequel, Dweller in Darkness is set to come out later this year! Get your copy today!
www.timberghostpress.com/pale-king.ht...
www.timberghostpress.com/pale-king.ht...
January 29, 2026 at 8:13 PM
If you haven't read Mystery of the Pale King by Sam Flynn yet and you're a fan of grim, flintlock fantasy, then you're missing out! Especially seeing how the sequel, Dweller in Darkness is set to come out later this year! Get your copy today!
www.timberghostpress.com/pale-king.ht...
www.timberghostpress.com/pale-king.ht...
The original 1933 Invisible Man is so good, it's the classic Universal Monster movie I return to the most. An absolute blast and so funny. "“We'll begin with a reign of terror, a few murders here and there, murders of great men, murders of little men - well, just to show we make no distinction."
February 1, 2026 at 8:18 PM
The original 1933 Invisible Man is so good, it's the classic Universal Monster movie I return to the most. An absolute blast and so funny. "“We'll begin with a reign of terror, a few murders here and there, murders of great men, murders of little men - well, just to show we make no distinction."