S.M. Shrike
@smshrike.bsky.social
Gay, disabled Horror Fantasy Writer. Lover of all things strange.
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S.M. Shrike
@smshrike.bsky.social
· Sep 29
A Crown Atop A Skull
A Crown Atop A Skull - Kindle edition by Shrike, S.M. . Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading A Crown Atop A Skull.
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Nathaniel - White Dress Shirt, speckled with blood, black trousers
Brienne - an old fashioned dress, torn at the hem
Adrian - a white shift, covered in blood, fox ears
Brienne - an old fashioned dress, torn at the hem
Adrian - a white shift, covered in blood, fox ears
#LGBTQWriteAThon October 22:
Tell us what would be included in a costume kit for your characters!
#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters
Tell us what would be included in a costume kit for your characters!
#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters
October 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Nathaniel - White Dress Shirt, speckled with blood, black trousers
Brienne - an old fashioned dress, torn at the hem
Adrian - a white shift, covered in blood, fox ears
Brienne - an old fashioned dress, torn at the hem
Adrian - a white shift, covered in blood, fox ears
I need to make some progress on my current nonfiction essay and prep for my fiction WIP edits
#LGBTQWriteAThon October 20:
Goals day! What are your goals this week?
#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters
Goals day! What are your goals this week?
#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters
October 21, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I need to make some progress on my current nonfiction essay and prep for my fiction WIP edits
My first fiction piece is available on Kindle unlimited exclusively until December. After that it will be on other platforms. It's a Gothic body horror about a queen, a talking head and the will of the gods.
October 18, 2025 at 1:29 AM
My first fiction piece is available on Kindle unlimited exclusively until December. After that it will be on other platforms. It's a Gothic body horror about a queen, a talking head and the will of the gods.
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I somehow missed that my 16th book came out on the 16th, so that's pretty neat, but anyway, happy one month of TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE DEMONS! 😈
It's been immensely cool seeing everyone check out the stories, and meet or get reacquainted with Benny Rose the Cannibal King this Halloween season 🎃
It's been immensely cool seeing everyone check out the stories, and meet or get reacquainted with Benny Rose the Cannibal King this Halloween season 🎃
October 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I somehow missed that my 16th book came out on the 16th, so that's pretty neat, but anyway, happy one month of TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE DEMONS! 😈
It's been immensely cool seeing everyone check out the stories, and meet or get reacquainted with Benny Rose the Cannibal King this Halloween season 🎃
It's been immensely cool seeing everyone check out the stories, and meet or get reacquainted with Benny Rose the Cannibal King this Halloween season 🎃
This bad boy is out now! Explore a world of grotesque prophecy, murder and royalty in this Gothic horror novellete! Only .99 on Kindle unlimited until December!
A Crown Atop A Skull is now available for pre-order!!!
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A Crown Atop A Skull
A Crown Atop A Skull - Kindle edition by Shrike, S.M. . Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading A Crown Atop A Skull.
a.co
October 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This bad boy is out now! Explore a world of grotesque prophecy, murder and royalty in this Gothic horror novellete! Only .99 on Kindle unlimited until December!
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What would you do if you were gifted a severed head... And it began to speak?
A Crown Atop A Skull is available on Kindle unlimited now!
A Crown Atop A Skull is available on Kindle unlimited now!
October 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
What would you do if you were gifted a severed head... And it began to speak?
A Crown Atop A Skull is available on Kindle unlimited now!
A Crown Atop A Skull is available on Kindle unlimited now!
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Spooky season painting No.2: Possession (1981)
October 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Spooky season painting No.2: Possession (1981)
The vanilla candies his vampire wives give him to sweeten his blood.
#LGBTQWriteAThon October 15:
What's your MC's favorite treat?
#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters
What's your MC's favorite treat?
#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters
October 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The vanilla candies his vampire wives give him to sweeten his blood.
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Hundreds of talks on Gothic and Horror topics by experts from around the world?
Check it out!
Check it out!
I updated the Online Class page so that now you can:
See the programme right up to the end of the year!
See ALL out Saturday and Sunday talks from the last 5 years!!
romancingthegothic.com/class-schedu...
See the programme right up to the end of the year!
See ALL out Saturday and Sunday talks from the last 5 years!!
romancingthegothic.com/class-schedu...
Class Schedules
For classes that have already happened, you can click on ‘Online Here’ to see a recorded version. Check out the YouTube channel for earlier classes as well! Sign up here Date (All times…
romancingthegothic.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Hundreds of talks on Gothic and Horror topics by experts from around the world?
Check it out!
Check it out!
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woah did you know you could get this postcard in the mail this very month
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October 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
woah did you know you could get this postcard in the mail this very month
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Rest in Power, Miss Major.💔
On solidarity: “We can’t go it alone… I mean, you can try, and get knocked down and get up and try again, and get knocked down and get up and try again. But that’s how it’ll be, until somebody helps you up and says, let me stand with you.”
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On solidarity: “We can’t go it alone… I mean, you can try, and get knocked down and get up and try again, and get knocked down and get up and try again. But that’s how it’ll be, until somebody helps you up and says, let me stand with you.”
truthout.org/articles/a-m...
A Mother’s Day Chat With Revolutionary Trans Activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy
Janet Mock has called Miss Major, who has nurtured generations of queer and trans youth, “the mother we all deserve.”…
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October 14, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Rest in Power, Miss Major.💔
On solidarity: “We can’t go it alone… I mean, you can try, and get knocked down and get up and try again, and get knocked down and get up and try again. But that’s how it’ll be, until somebody helps you up and says, let me stand with you.”
truthout.org/articles/a-m...
On solidarity: “We can’t go it alone… I mean, you can try, and get knocked down and get up and try again, and get knocked down and get up and try again. But that’s how it’ll be, until somebody helps you up and says, let me stand with you.”
truthout.org/articles/a-m...
Gonna get my rough draft ready for my first beta reader. Then prep a new essay!
#LGBTQWriteAThon October 13:
Goals day! What are your goals this week?
#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters
Goals day! What are your goals this week?
#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters
October 14, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Gonna get my rough draft ready for my first beta reader. Then prep a new essay!
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It makes me happy that I’m the teacher students came to when they wanted to form a book club. The ones who asked haven’t even had me yet so they approached a stranger with their ideas and now it’s a weekly thing where they come and read and talk about their books.
#LGBTQWriteAThon
#LGBTQWriteAThon
#LGBTQWriteAThon October 10:
It's promo Friday! Today, share something that makes you happy! Don't forget to boost others' posts!
#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters
It's promo Friday! Today, share something that makes you happy! Don't forget to boost others' posts!
#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters
October 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
It makes me happy that I’m the teacher students came to when they wanted to form a book club. The ones who asked haven’t even had me yet so they approached a stranger with their ideas and now it’s a weekly thing where they come and read and talk about their books.
#LGBTQWriteAThon
#LGBTQWriteAThon
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#LGBTQWriteAThon
My debut novella is included in the Under-Rated Itch Bundle rn, alongside 60+ other titles w/ under 15 ratings and reviews! Only $38 for a curated collection of the best books you've never heard of.
Give it a looksee here: itch.io/b/3305/under...
My debut novella is included in the Under-Rated Itch Bundle rn, alongside 60+ other titles w/ under 15 ratings and reviews! Only $38 for a curated collection of the best books you've never heard of.
Give it a looksee here: itch.io/b/3305/under...
October 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
#LGBTQWriteAThon
My debut novella is included in the Under-Rated Itch Bundle rn, alongside 60+ other titles w/ under 15 ratings and reviews! Only $38 for a curated collection of the best books you've never heard of.
Give it a looksee here: itch.io/b/3305/under...
My debut novella is included in the Under-Rated Itch Bundle rn, alongside 60+ other titles w/ under 15 ratings and reviews! Only $38 for a curated collection of the best books you've never heard of.
Give it a looksee here: itch.io/b/3305/under...
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The Sidequest Row series by RK Ashwick
Fractured Magic by @queerenigma.com
Moth Woods you may have heard of it :P it's by @amaralynn.bsky.social
Phantomarine (webcomic) @phantomarine.bsky.social
Aaaand @seraphrdm.bsky.social has some short stories on sale and a debut coming soon!
Fractured Magic by @queerenigma.com
Moth Woods you may have heard of it :P it's by @amaralynn.bsky.social
Phantomarine (webcomic) @phantomarine.bsky.social
Aaaand @seraphrdm.bsky.social has some short stories on sale and a debut coming soon!
#LGBTQWriteAThon October 10:
It's promo Friday! Today, share something that makes you happy! Don't forget to boost others' posts!
#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters
It's promo Friday! Today, share something that makes you happy! Don't forget to boost others' posts!
#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters
October 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The Sidequest Row series by RK Ashwick
Fractured Magic by @queerenigma.com
Moth Woods you may have heard of it :P it's by @amaralynn.bsky.social
Phantomarine (webcomic) @phantomarine.bsky.social
Aaaand @seraphrdm.bsky.social has some short stories on sale and a debut coming soon!
Fractured Magic by @queerenigma.com
Moth Woods you may have heard of it :P it's by @amaralynn.bsky.social
Phantomarine (webcomic) @phantomarine.bsky.social
Aaaand @seraphrdm.bsky.social has some short stories on sale and a debut coming soon!
My three leads are insane bisexual disasters.
October 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
My three leads are insane bisexual disasters.
Gothic horror romance. I'd say its more on the horror side though!
October 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Gothic horror romance. I'd say its more on the horror side though!
My current WIP is vaguely happening in a fantastical, pagan version of the Renaissance. But the majority of it takes place in one crumbling cabin.
#LGBTQWriteAThon October 7:
What is the setting and/or time period of your WIP?
#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters
What is the setting and/or time period of your WIP?
#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters
October 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
My current WIP is vaguely happening in a fantastical, pagan version of the Renaissance. But the majority of it takes place in one crumbling cabin.
My goals are to get the last third of my current WIP plotted out!
#LGBTQWriteAThon October 6:
Goals day! What are your goals this week?
#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters
Goals day! What are your goals this week?
#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters
October 7, 2025 at 1:06 AM
My goals are to get the last third of my current WIP plotted out!
Missed this yesterday. This week was great, very busy but got some good writing done
#LGBTQWriteAThon October 4:
Check in day. How was your week?
#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters
Check in day. How was your week?
#writesky #queerwriters #writers #lgbtqwriters
October 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Missed this yesterday. This week was great, very busy but got some good writing done
Day 3 - I'm still really proud of this essay about silent hill 2 I wrote. SH2 is my favorite game and after the remake came out I had a lot of feelings about the women in the story.
substack.com/@cryptidcaba...
substack.com/@cryptidcaba...
October 4, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Day 3 - I'm still really proud of this essay about silent hill 2 I wrote. SH2 is my favorite game and after the remake came out I had a lot of feelings about the women in the story.
substack.com/@cryptidcaba...
substack.com/@cryptidcaba...
Moodboard for my current vampire WIP. it follows two vampires and a human trapped together in a remote cabin.
October 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Moodboard for my current vampire WIP. it follows two vampires and a human trapped together in a remote cabin.
What would you do if you were gifted a severed head... And it began to speak?
A Crown Atop A Skull is available on Kindle unlimited now!
A Crown Atop A Skull is available on Kindle unlimited now!
October 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
What would you do if you were gifted a severed head... And it began to speak?
A Crown Atop A Skull is available on Kindle unlimited now!
A Crown Atop A Skull is available on Kindle unlimited now!