Sydney Bollinger (she/her)
@sydboll.bsky.social
Queer writer of dark fiction and horror. Zine fanatic. I also like to run and be outside. MS in Environmental Writing.
Running on Sentences (Substack): https://runningonsentences.substack.com/
https://www.sydneybollinger.com/links
Running on Sentences (Substack): https://runningonsentences.substack.com/
https://www.sydneybollinger.com/links
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I’m 29 Years Old. I’m in Menopause. I Chose This.
It's better than the alternative.
slate.com
For @slate.com I wrote about taking Lupron, a controversial drug that has put me in menopause. I'm not even 30.
#endometriosis
slate.com/technology/2...
#endometriosis
slate.com/technology/2...
Hello. I wrote a story about bumper stickers, a demonic cassette tape, and sad clowns.
Big thanks to @foofarawpress.bsky.social for giving it a home & Fright Club for the space (and idea) to write.
foofaraw.press/squeeze-my-n...
Big thanks to @foofarawpress.bsky.social for giving it a home & Fright Club for the space (and idea) to write.
foofaraw.press/squeeze-my-n...
🤡 Squeeze my nose for a good time
by Sydney Bollinger
foofaraw.press
October 30, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Hello. I wrote a story about bumper stickers, a demonic cassette tape, and sad clowns.
Big thanks to @foofarawpress.bsky.social for giving it a home & Fright Club for the space (and idea) to write.
foofaraw.press/squeeze-my-n...
Big thanks to @foofarawpress.bsky.social for giving it a home & Fright Club for the space (and idea) to write.
foofaraw.press/squeeze-my-n...
I'm working on a project about dryads and would love recommendations for books about dryads, nature spirits, nymphs, or anything that seems somewhat relevant.
#amwriting
#amwriting
October 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I'm working on a project about dryads and would love recommendations for books about dryads, nature spirits, nymphs, or anything that seems somewhat relevant.
#amwriting
#amwriting
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“This digital doppelganger lives on, and I can’t kill her…Soon she might be more real than me.”
@sydboll.bsky.social is in Estate of Fright, a black mirror shows horrifying reflections, and more in the latest Manor Post.
📩 Tomorrow! 8/1/25 @ 6:00AMET
🖱️ Free subscription www.manorhq.com/manorpost
@sydboll.bsky.social is in Estate of Fright, a black mirror shows horrifying reflections, and more in the latest Manor Post.
📩 Tomorrow! 8/1/25 @ 6:00AMET
🖱️ Free subscription www.manorhq.com/manorpost
July 31, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“This digital doppelganger lives on, and I can’t kill her…Soon she might be more real than me.”
@sydboll.bsky.social is in Estate of Fright, a black mirror shows horrifying reflections, and more in the latest Manor Post.
📩 Tomorrow! 8/1/25 @ 6:00AMET
🖱️ Free subscription www.manorhq.com/manorpost
@sydboll.bsky.social is in Estate of Fright, a black mirror shows horrifying reflections, and more in the latest Manor Post.
📩 Tomorrow! 8/1/25 @ 6:00AMET
🖱️ Free subscription www.manorhq.com/manorpost
Reposted by Sydney Bollinger (she/her)
[AI] is not your therapist
it does not know or care about what is best for you
it’s not your friend/partner
it does not know you or wish to know you
it has no will of its own and will only ever be a tool of capitalism
its purpose is replacing jobs (yes, even yours) to make the rich richer
it does not know or care about what is best for you
it’s not your friend/partner
it does not know you or wish to know you
it has no will of its own and will only ever be a tool of capitalism
its purpose is replacing jobs (yes, even yours) to make the rich richer
it's made by fascists
it's always been a scam
it doesn't do what it says it does
it is not sentient
it will never be sentient
it is not a god
it will never become a god
it is provably reducing your ability to think and feel
it's always been a scam
it doesn't do what it says it does
it is not sentient
it will never be sentient
it is not a god
it will never become a god
it is provably reducing your ability to think and feel
July 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
[AI] is not your therapist
it does not know or care about what is best for you
it’s not your friend/partner
it does not know you or wish to know you
it has no will of its own and will only ever be a tool of capitalism
its purpose is replacing jobs (yes, even yours) to make the rich richer
it does not know or care about what is best for you
it’s not your friend/partner
it does not know you or wish to know you
it has no will of its own and will only ever be a tool of capitalism
its purpose is replacing jobs (yes, even yours) to make the rich richer
Finishing up revisions on Death Wish, vol. 2, so it will be ready for Charleston Zine Fest on July 9. So much new material for this one & I'm excited to share it -- and work on the design.
July 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Finishing up revisions on Death Wish, vol. 2, so it will be ready for Charleston Zine Fest on July 9. So much new material for this one & I'm excited to share it -- and work on the design.
I got stung by a fire ant yesterday and one of the worst parts is I have to take Benadryl to combat the itchiness and burning sensation... but now I'm too sleepy to write!
#amwriting
#amwriting
June 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I got stung by a fire ant yesterday and one of the worst parts is I have to take Benadryl to combat the itchiness and burning sensation... but now I'm too sleepy to write!
#amwriting
#amwriting
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print zines are here! physical rewards will be filled starting this week. all proceeds from this zine go to a local arts charity 🌈🖍️
menshevixen.itch.io/fugitive-color
menshevixen.itch.io/fugitive-color
June 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM
print zines are here! physical rewards will be filled starting this week. all proceeds from this zine go to a local arts charity 🌈🖍️
menshevixen.itch.io/fugitive-color
menshevixen.itch.io/fugitive-color
Ok, so I have a memoir project, a novel revision, and a novel first draft I'm working on. Any advice from the #writercommunity on how to manage multiple projects at once?
Do you pick one and stick with it? Work on each based on some kind of regular schedule? Just vibe out?
#amwriting #writing
Do you pick one and stick with it? Work on each based on some kind of regular schedule? Just vibe out?
#amwriting #writing
June 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Ok, so I have a memoir project, a novel revision, and a novel first draft I'm working on. Any advice from the #writercommunity on how to manage multiple projects at once?
Do you pick one and stick with it? Work on each based on some kind of regular schedule? Just vibe out?
#amwriting #writing
Do you pick one and stick with it? Work on each based on some kind of regular schedule? Just vibe out?
#amwriting #writing
I am working on a couple of book projects and finally decided to give Scrivener a try and, oh my god, this is so much easier than the messy Google Docs system I was trying to use.
#amwriting
#amwriting
June 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I am working on a couple of book projects and finally decided to give Scrivener a try and, oh my god, this is so much easier than the messy Google Docs system I was trying to use.
#amwriting
#amwriting
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A few months ago, I wrote about the impact of THELMA & LOUISE on my life. If you wanted to give it a read, here you go: thehorrorchick.substack.com/p/90s-rewind...
Any shares would be appreciated - cheers y'all! 🖤
Any shares would be appreciated - cheers y'all! 🖤
'90s Rewind: Thelma & Louise
I don't remember ever feeling this awake.
thehorrorchick.substack.com
June 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
A few months ago, I wrote about the impact of THELMA & LOUISE on my life. If you wanted to give it a read, here you go: thehorrorchick.substack.com/p/90s-rewind...
Any shares would be appreciated - cheers y'all! 🖤
Any shares would be appreciated - cheers y'all! 🖤
My partner, who does endurance sports, has longer training sessions in the summer, which means I have longer writing sessions! In the fall/winter, I find myself "squeezing in" writing around life responsibilities and peak running training for autumn races.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat question 2:
How does you writing ritual or process differ in summer from the colder months?
Quote post, and don't forget to include the hashtag! (no links)
How does you writing ritual or process differ in summer from the colder months?
Quote post, and don't forget to include the hashtag! (no links)
June 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
My partner, who does endurance sports, has longer training sessions in the summer, which means I have longer writing sessions! In the fall/winter, I find myself "squeezing in" writing around life responsibilities and peak running training for autumn races.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
Hi - I'm Sydney/Syd. I'm currently working on a memoir about running & mental health and a queer YA/NA crossover about ghosts and hauntings.
I'm drawn to horror b/c it gives me the space to think about and process the dark things I experience with major depressive disorder.
#HorrorWritersChat
I'm drawn to horror b/c it gives me the space to think about and process the dark things I experience with major depressive disorder.
#HorrorWritersChat
Yello everyone, here we are for this week's #HorrorWritersChat
Here is question 1: Introduce yourself: Tell us who you are, what you write, and why horror resonates with you
Quote post, and don't forget to include the hashtag! (no links)
Here is question 1: Introduce yourself: Tell us who you are, what you write, and why horror resonates with you
Quote post, and don't forget to include the hashtag! (no links)
June 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Hi - I'm Sydney/Syd. I'm currently working on a memoir about running & mental health and a queer YA/NA crossover about ghosts and hauntings.
I'm drawn to horror b/c it gives me the space to think about and process the dark things I experience with major depressive disorder.
#HorrorWritersChat
I'm drawn to horror b/c it gives me the space to think about and process the dark things I experience with major depressive disorder.
#HorrorWritersChat
This is so boring, but it would be vanilla ice cream with oreos, resee's cups, and cookie dough in it.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat question 3:
You become a local celebrity. Your favourite ice cream parlour wants to make a special ice cream named after you. Describe it!
Quote post, and don't forget to include the hashtag! (no links)
You become a local celebrity. Your favourite ice cream parlour wants to make a special ice cream named after you. Describe it!
Quote post, and don't forget to include the hashtag! (no links)
June 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
This is so boring, but it would be vanilla ice cream with oreos, resee's cups, and cookie dough in it.
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
I watched my mother's gaze follow the solstice sunrise over the horizon. She grasped my fingers and the sharp scent of iron wafting to my nose in the early morning.
"It is finished," she said, and I looked over the cliff at the man splayed out on the altar below. "We are free."
#HorrorWritersChat
"It is finished," she said, and I looked over the cliff at the man splayed out on the altar below. "We are free."
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat question 4 (last question but stick around in ten minutes for the outro):
Creative writing time! In a single post, write a horror story or a horror poem using the term "Solstice sunrise"
Quote post, and don't forget to include the hashtag! (no links)
Creative writing time! In a single post, write a horror story or a horror poem using the term "Solstice sunrise"
Quote post, and don't forget to include the hashtag! (no links)
June 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I watched my mother's gaze follow the solstice sunrise over the horizon. She grasped my fingers and the sharp scent of iron wafting to my nose in the early morning.
"It is finished," she said, and I looked over the cliff at the man splayed out on the altar below. "We are free."
#HorrorWritersChat
"It is finished," she said, and I looked over the cliff at the man splayed out on the altar below. "We are free."
#HorrorWritersChat
Home from #StokerCon, very tired (but inspired) and ready to dig into all my new horror books 👻
June 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Home from #StokerCon, very tired (but inspired) and ready to dig into all my new horror books 👻
Reposted by Sydney Bollinger (she/her)
Happy Fathers Day to Tar
June 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Happy Fathers Day to Tar
Reposted by Sydney Bollinger (she/her)
this was a thoughtful reflection on an experience getting medical help and bumping up against emotional challenges. it’s so easy to compare our journeys with health and wellness to other people, but ultimately we have to do what is right for US, regardless of how others interpret our choices.
For @slate.com I wrote about taking Lupron, a controversial drug that has put me in menopause. I'm not even 30.
#endometriosis
slate.com/technology/2...
#endometriosis
slate.com/technology/2...
I’m 29 Years Old. I’m in Menopause. I Chose This.
It's better than the alternative.
slate.com
June 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
this was a thoughtful reflection on an experience getting medical help and bumping up against emotional challenges. it’s so easy to compare our journeys with health and wellness to other people, but ultimately we have to do what is right for US, regardless of how others interpret our choices.
Reposted by Sydney Bollinger (she/her)
For @slate.com I wrote about taking Lupron, a controversial drug that has put me in menopause. I'm not even 30.
#endometriosis
slate.com/technology/2...
#endometriosis
slate.com/technology/2...
I’m 29 Years Old. I’m in Menopause. I Chose This.
It's better than the alternative.
slate.com
June 15, 2025 at 12:07 AM
For @slate.com I wrote about taking Lupron, a controversial drug that has put me in menopause. I'm not even 30.
#endometriosis
slate.com/technology/2...
#endometriosis
slate.com/technology/2...
For @slate.com I wrote about taking Lupron, a controversial drug that has put me in menopause. I'm not even 30.
#endometriosis
slate.com/technology/2...
#endometriosis
slate.com/technology/2...
I’m 29 Years Old. I’m in Menopause. I Chose This.
It's better than the alternative.
slate.com
June 15, 2025 at 12:07 AM
For @slate.com I wrote about taking Lupron, a controversial drug that has put me in menopause. I'm not even 30.
#endometriosis
slate.com/technology/2...
#endometriosis
slate.com/technology/2...
New Running on Sentences!
I interviewed Meg Smith about running a mile every day and completing her first marathon during chemo!
open.substack.com/pub/runningo...
#running #runner #marathon
I interviewed Meg Smith about running a mile every day and completing her first marathon during chemo!
open.substack.com/pub/runningo...
#running #runner #marathon
Running During Cancer Treatment: A Conversation with Meg Smith
Runner Meg Smith talks about her relationship with running and how it has changed since being diagnosed with and going through treatment for cancer.
open.substack.com
June 13, 2025 at 9:22 PM
New Running on Sentences!
I interviewed Meg Smith about running a mile every day and completing her first marathon during chemo!
open.substack.com/pub/runningo...
#running #runner #marathon
I interviewed Meg Smith about running a mile every day and completing her first marathon during chemo!
open.substack.com/pub/runningo...
#running #runner #marathon
Celebrate Friday the 13th with my essay on the franchise 👻👻
To celebrate today’s unlucky holiday read MANOR Resident @sydboll.bsky.social’s first experience watching the FRIDAY THE 13TH franchise films, as documented on the membrane.
Monstrosity and Immortality: The Life, Death, and Life Again of Jason Voorhees 🩸📜 manorvellum.medium.com/monstrosity-...
Monstrosity and Immortality: The Life, Death, and Life Again of Jason Voorhees 🩸📜 manorvellum.medium.com/monstrosity-...
Monstrosity and Immortality: The Life, Death, and Life Again of Jason Voorhees
By Sydney Bollinger
manorvellum.medium.com
June 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Celebrate Friday the 13th with my essay on the franchise 👻👻
Reposted by Sydney Bollinger (she/her)
To celebrate today’s unlucky holiday read MANOR Resident @sydboll.bsky.social’s first experience watching the FRIDAY THE 13TH franchise films, as documented on the membrane.
Monstrosity and Immortality: The Life, Death, and Life Again of Jason Voorhees 🩸📜 manorvellum.medium.com/monstrosity-...
Monstrosity and Immortality: The Life, Death, and Life Again of Jason Voorhees 🩸📜 manorvellum.medium.com/monstrosity-...
Monstrosity and Immortality: The Life, Death, and Life Again of Jason Voorhees
By Sydney Bollinger
manorvellum.medium.com
June 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
To celebrate today’s unlucky holiday read MANOR Resident @sydboll.bsky.social’s first experience watching the FRIDAY THE 13TH franchise films, as documented on the membrane.
Monstrosity and Immortality: The Life, Death, and Life Again of Jason Voorhees 🩸📜 manorvellum.medium.com/monstrosity-...
Monstrosity and Immortality: The Life, Death, and Life Again of Jason Voorhees 🩸📜 manorvellum.medium.com/monstrosity-...
excellent first day of #StokerCon. Met some cool folks, got inspired, and maybe am ready to pull the eco-horror ttrpg I started working on a while back out of the drawer
June 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
excellent first day of #StokerCon. Met some cool folks, got inspired, and maybe am ready to pull the eco-horror ttrpg I started working on a while back out of the drawer