Shantell Powell
@shanmonster.bsky.social
Author, artist, poet, & Indigiqueer swamp hag. Grew up on the land & off the grid. Work appears in The Deadlands, Augur Magazine, Nightmare Magazine, Strange Horizons, On Spec, etc. Aurora finalist and total weirdo.
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Just to confirm: all our books are 100% LLM-free, at every stage of the writing, editing, design/production and marketing process
We are a 100% LLM-free publisher. It's in our contracts
Any alternative is repugnant
We are a 100% LLM-free publisher. It's in our contracts
Any alternative is repugnant
January 6, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Just to confirm: all our books are 100% LLM-free, at every stage of the writing, editing, design/production and marketing process
We are a 100% LLM-free publisher. It's in our contracts
Any alternative is repugnant
We are a 100% LLM-free publisher. It's in our contracts
Any alternative is repugnant
Applications are open until January 14 for disabled artists/writers/musicians/etc in Canada for a Knowledge & Mentorship Initiative. redefinearts.ca/blog/kimi-me...
KIMI Mentor Roster
The full roster of KIMI Mentors available for mentorship from February to May 2026.
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January 6, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Applications are open until January 14 for disabled artists/writers/musicians/etc in Canada for a Knowledge & Mentorship Initiative. redefinearts.ca/blog/kimi-me...
I sprained my neck by eating a spoonful of porridge wrong. I sprained a foot while taking off a boot. I put my back out by taking a half dozen eggs out of the fridge. I broke off a front tooth in a botched kiss.
It's the mundane that will be the death of me.
It's the mundane that will be the death of me.
What's the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I got out of the tub, skidded in water and tripped over the toilet. Ankle sprain.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:52 AM
I sprained my neck by eating a spoonful of porridge wrong. I sprained a foot while taking off a boot. I put my back out by taking a half dozen eggs out of the fridge. I broke off a front tooth in a botched kiss.
It's the mundane that will be the death of me.
It's the mundane that will be the death of me.
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North Atlantic #Orca appear to be expanding from harassing #yachts to going after #commercialvessels
North Atlantic warning: orcas now targeting commercial vessels in what experts call coordinated assaults share.google/kwy5wy9eIc33...
North Atlantic warning: orcas now targeting commercial vessels in what experts call coordinated assaults share.google/kwy5wy9eIc33...
North Atlantic warning: orcas now targeting commercial vessels in what experts call coordinated assaults
The wind drops, the radar hums softly, and the crew relaxes a fraction as the cargo ship cuts a clean path through the water. Then the first shudder runs
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January 4, 2026 at 2:12 AM
North Atlantic #Orca appear to be expanding from harassing #yachts to going after #commercialvessels
North Atlantic warning: orcas now targeting commercial vessels in what experts call coordinated assaults share.google/kwy5wy9eIc33...
North Atlantic warning: orcas now targeting commercial vessels in what experts call coordinated assaults share.google/kwy5wy9eIc33...
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January 5, 2026 at 12:56 PM
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If I wasn't already busy that day, I'd be showing up for this.
First day back at work after the festive break getting you down? Keep an eye on here, and we'll cheer you up with the first speaker announcements for Writing the Occult: Love & Death...
January 5, 2026 at 1:35 PM
If I wasn't already busy that day, I'd be showing up for this.
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NATIVE #MUTUALAID💸💕
Cherokee family of 4 w toddler is $99 short for rent this month. 4 allies sending $25 meets this need. Overdrawn so using my pay links. Mvto!
Cashapp $fdanger
Venmo/PayPal @francesdanger
#settlersaturday #helpsky
Cherokee family of 4 w toddler is $99 short for rent this month. 4 allies sending $25 meets this need. Overdrawn so using my pay links. Mvto!
Cashapp $fdanger
Venmo/PayPal @francesdanger
#settlersaturday #helpsky
January 4, 2026 at 6:05 AM
NATIVE #MUTUALAID💸💕
Cherokee family of 4 w toddler is $99 short for rent this month. 4 allies sending $25 meets this need. Overdrawn so using my pay links. Mvto!
Cashapp $fdanger
Venmo/PayPal @francesdanger
#settlersaturday #helpsky
Cherokee family of 4 w toddler is $99 short for rent this month. 4 allies sending $25 meets this need. Overdrawn so using my pay links. Mvto!
Cashapp $fdanger
Venmo/PayPal @francesdanger
#settlersaturday #helpsky
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Have we told you lately just how badass @wordhorde.bsky.social & their namesake brick & mortar @wordhorde-emporium.bsky.social are?
We are eternally grateful for everyone who bets on us.
Bookstores, we’re tellin ya: put us on your shelves, & we will sell🖤☠️
We are eternally grateful for everyone who bets on us.
Bookstores, we’re tellin ya: put us on your shelves, & we will sell🖤☠️
January 4, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Have we told you lately just how badass @wordhorde.bsky.social & their namesake brick & mortar @wordhorde-emporium.bsky.social are?
We are eternally grateful for everyone who bets on us.
Bookstores, we’re tellin ya: put us on your shelves, & we will sell🖤☠️
We are eternally grateful for everyone who bets on us.
Bookstores, we’re tellin ya: put us on your shelves, & we will sell🖤☠️
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I only found out there was a Audible sale after seeing my bookscan numbers for The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet suddenly jump by several hundred 🤣 nobody tells me anything. So, grab a copy for 99 cents if you've got a US account! The narrator (Clare Corbett) does an absolutely cracking job.
a group of women are standing next to each other looking at something .
ALT: a group of women are standing next to each other looking at something .
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January 4, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I only found out there was a Audible sale after seeing my bookscan numbers for The Unlikely Pursuit of Mary Bennet suddenly jump by several hundred 🤣 nobody tells me anything. So, grab a copy for 99 cents if you've got a US account! The narrator (Clare Corbett) does an absolutely cracking job.
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Friends! For June 2026, Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein wants to host reviews of older pulp/SFF works involving gender change, identity, and transition from LGBTQ+ guests. These are paid reviews. I've got three folks lined up, but I would like one or two more, if anyone is interested.
January 1, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Friends! For June 2026, Deep Cuts in a Lovecraftian Vein wants to host reviews of older pulp/SFF works involving gender change, identity, and transition from LGBTQ+ guests. These are paid reviews. I've got three folks lined up, but I would like one or two more, if anyone is interested.
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Hello friends, greetings! I want to thank everyone who has donated to my family recently, and I thank everyone who has shared my story. I always say the world is full of humanity. Here are some recent pictures of my plants. Please share and donate if you can.
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January 4, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Hello friends, greetings! I want to thank everyone who has donated to my family recently, and I thank everyone who has shared my story. I always say the world is full of humanity. Here are some recent pictures of my plants. Please share and donate if you can.
chuffed.org/project/help...
chuffed.org/project/help...
I've been watching Three's Company lately. It's surprisingly wholesome. Mr. Roper is down with the gays in his own repressed way, and I'm pretty sure he's asexual.
January 4, 2026 at 6:05 PM
I've been watching Three's Company lately. It's surprisingly wholesome. Mr. Roper is down with the gays in his own repressed way, and I'm pretty sure he's asexual.
Leaether Strip is raising money for an animal shelter/rescue centre with this cover of Covenant's "Call The Ships to Port." You can also download it for free if you cant donate right now. leaetherstrip.bandcamp.com/album/call-t...
#IndustrialMusic
#IndustrialMusic
Call The Ships To Port (Covenant Cover Version), by Leaether Strip
2 track album
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January 4, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Leaether Strip is raising money for an animal shelter/rescue centre with this cover of Covenant's "Call The Ships to Port." You can also download it for free if you cant donate right now. leaetherstrip.bandcamp.com/album/call-t...
#IndustrialMusic
#IndustrialMusic
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Reminder for everyone operating at situationally-diminished capacity.
January 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Reminder for everyone operating at situationally-diminished capacity.
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To this end, did you know that I have a book of fantasy short stories inspired by Palestinian folklore?
Not my other book, which I edited. Not Thyme Travellers. I mean this one: Muneera and the Moon. www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
Not my other book, which I edited. Not Thyme Travellers. I mean this one: Muneera and the Moon. www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
January 4, 2026 at 1:16 PM
To this end, did you know that I have a book of fantasy short stories inspired by Palestinian folklore?
Not my other book, which I edited. Not Thyme Travellers. I mean this one: Muneera and the Moon. www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
Not my other book, which I edited. Not Thyme Travellers. I mean this one: Muneera and the Moon. www.goodreads.com/book/show/12...
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Ten days left to go - join us for a deep dive into the intriguing world of semiotics, led by the awesome Dr Nat Edwards! www.eventbrite.com/e/semiotics-... #stories #story #storytelling #fiction #authors #writers #writing #semiotics #workshop #workshops
Semiotics for Storytelling with Dr Nat Edwards
A three-week course exploring the world of semiotics and the impact it can have on your storytelling.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Ten days left to go - join us for a deep dive into the intriguing world of semiotics, led by the awesome Dr Nat Edwards! www.eventbrite.com/e/semiotics-... #stories #story #storytelling #fiction #authors #writers #writing #semiotics #workshop #workshops
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It is time... Time to #FinishYourWIP2026 ! I run this challenge every year in my Discord, but you don't have to be in it to participate! Put together a bunch of WIPs in your WIP folder, then have people vote on which one(s) to finish first! The one with the most votes wins and you gotta finish it
January 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
It is time... Time to #FinishYourWIP2026 ! I run this challenge every year in my Discord, but you don't have to be in it to participate! Put together a bunch of WIPs in your WIP folder, then have people vote on which one(s) to finish first! The one with the most votes wins and you gotta finish it
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Boosting this today led to a load of people signing up so... boosting again!
Come join us!
We'll be reading a book a month and I'll be providing contextualising and critical material, questions AND creative prompts.
Come join us!
We'll be reading a book a month and I'll be providing contextualising and critical material, questions AND creative prompts.
First up, I have a whole year course! 1 book a month. We're reading our way through the long-eighteenth century, concentrating entirely on women's writing.
The course is through the Regency academe and costs only $55 for non-members! For a whole year!
regencyfictionwriters.org/academe/12-b...
The course is through the Regency academe and costs only $55 for non-members! For a whole year!
regencyfictionwriters.org/academe/12-b...
12 Books Your Regency Heroine Should Read – Regency Fiction Writers
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January 2, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Boosting this today led to a load of people signing up so... boosting again!
Come join us!
We'll be reading a book a month and I'll be providing contextualising and critical material, questions AND creative prompts.
Come join us!
We'll be reading a book a month and I'll be providing contextualising and critical material, questions AND creative prompts.
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To celebrate tonight’s Wolf Moon, I’m re-sharing one of my earliest short stories, SCALES FELL FROM HER EYES.
It’s a sapphic, Indigenous reverse werewolf story, free-to-read on my website: maemurray.com/scalesfellfr...
It’s a sapphic, Indigenous reverse werewolf story, free-to-read on my website: maemurray.com/scalesfellfr...
January 3, 2026 at 7:49 PM
To celebrate tonight’s Wolf Moon, I’m re-sharing one of my earliest short stories, SCALES FELL FROM HER EYES.
It’s a sapphic, Indigenous reverse werewolf story, free-to-read on my website: maemurray.com/scalesfellfr...
It’s a sapphic, Indigenous reverse werewolf story, free-to-read on my website: maemurray.com/scalesfellfr...
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So X is now just 100 million fake people, 200 million fake followers and for some reason every journalist on fucking Earth
January 2, 2026 at 10:34 PM
So X is now just 100 million fake people, 200 million fake followers and for some reason every journalist on fucking Earth
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I wish I didn’t have to do this, but I have no choice. I need some financial help to pay my rent and bills ASAP. You can also support me by buying books directly from my ebook shop as well: ko-fi.com/A356F63/goal...
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December 30, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I wish I didn’t have to do this, but I have no choice. I need some financial help to pay my rent and bills ASAP. You can also support me by buying books directly from my ebook shop as well: ko-fi.com/A356F63/goal...