That Burnt Writer
@thatburntwriter.bsky.social
Katie & Seren live in my head along with #GrumpySwearyFairy, #TarlaTheBlack, #RandomHorrorBits, others.
Horror Writer. Beta reader. Metal Musician.
Not on TikTok.
Horror Writer. Beta reader. Metal Musician.
Not on TikTok.
I just saw this album, which I adore, come up on YT Music, and thought "Jesus, 20th anniversary?"... then realised that next year is the THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY.👀
Saw them on this tour and could've sworn it was less than a decade ago. Incredible band.
Oh, and I'm not *that* old, I swear!😳😬😂
Saw them on this tour and could've sworn it was less than a decade ago. Incredible band.
Oh, and I'm not *that* old, I swear!😳😬😂
February 9, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I just saw this album, which I adore, come up on YT Music, and thought "Jesus, 20th anniversary?"... then realised that next year is the THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY.👀
Saw them on this tour and could've sworn it was less than a decade ago. Incredible band.
Oh, and I'm not *that* old, I swear!😳😬😂
Saw them on this tour and could've sworn it was less than a decade ago. Incredible band.
Oh, and I'm not *that* old, I swear!😳😬😂
👀👀👀👀👏👏👏👏👏
February 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM
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"Help," he grunted, leaning on the door frame. "I'm #wound -ed. Call an ambulan—"
"Come in," I said, smiling faintly as he entered, and closed it behind him.
"Please," he begged. "It's agony."
"Hush now," I murmured, caressing the rusted blade behind my back. "It won't hurt much longer."
#vss365
"Come in," I said, smiling faintly as he entered, and closed it behind him.
"Please," he begged. "It's agony."
"Hush now," I murmured, caressing the rusted blade behind my back. "It won't hurt much longer."
#vss365
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February 6, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Ooof. Clever, though-provoking and heartbreaking all in one go. Incredible writing.👏👏👏
Everyone in A&E on Friday night compares #wounds.
“You should see the other guy,” the woman with the black eye laughs.
The waiting room falls silent. They all look at the husband.
He hasn’t got a mark on him. Yet.
#vss365
“You should see the other guy,” the woman with the black eye laughs.
The waiting room falls silent. They all look at the husband.
He hasn’t got a mark on him. Yet.
#vss365
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February 6, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Ooof. Clever, though-provoking and heartbreaking all in one go. Incredible writing.👏👏👏
Oh, I feel this in my soul. Such a clever piece of writing.👏👏👏
February 6, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Oh, I feel this in my soul. Such a clever piece of writing.👏👏👏
Just wonderful.👏👏👏👏👏👏
If you're not following @blsamaddar.bsky.social, why not?👀 Incredible writing, every time.
If you're not following @blsamaddar.bsky.social, why not?👀 Incredible writing, every time.
February 6, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Just wonderful.👏👏👏👏👏👏
If you're not following @blsamaddar.bsky.social, why not?👀 Incredible writing, every time.
If you're not following @blsamaddar.bsky.social, why not?👀 Incredible writing, every time.
I was never scared of my #shadow, it could never be blacker than my soul.
Yesterday, I found it in the kitchen, selecting a carving knife.
"I don't want to be free," it hissed, "just to kill you."
Last night, I slept in a fully lit room. Not through fear, but to make it suffer.
#vss365
Yesterday, I found it in the kitchen, selecting a carving knife.
"I don't want to be free," it hissed, "just to kill you."
Last night, I slept in a fully lit room. Not through fear, but to make it suffer.
#vss365
February 1, 2026 at 5:30 PM
This month's #SciFanSat includes a sci-fi horror of mine called Escape Pod Three. The other pieces in here are incredible too! Thanks, as always, to @jason-h-abbott.bsky.social and the SFS crew.💖
Free at www.scifansat.com
Also, congrats to R.J. Glynn for winning the 2025 Bartleby B Boar award!👏👏👏
Free at www.scifansat.com
Also, congrats to R.J. Glynn for winning the 2025 Bartleby B Boar award!👏👏👏
February 1, 2026 at 12:10 PM
This month's #SciFanSat includes a sci-fi horror of mine called Escape Pod Three. The other pieces in here are incredible too! Thanks, as always, to @jason-h-abbott.bsky.social and the SFS crew.💖
Free at www.scifansat.com
Also, congrats to R.J. Glynn for winning the 2025 Bartleby B Boar award!👏👏👏
Free at www.scifansat.com
Also, congrats to R.J. Glynn for winning the 2025 Bartleby B Boar award!👏👏👏
A new year, a new submission deadline for the fabulous #SciFanSat magazine, this time with a chilly theme indeed! Only a few hours left, so get writing!
I've just submitted my short SF story "Escape Pod Three" where you might get to find out what's happened to Technical Specialist Jodie McKinley...
I've just submitted my short SF story "Escape Pod Three" where you might get to find out what's happened to Technical Specialist Jodie McKinley...
Authors! If you’ve got a manuscript of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and More you want to send in, don’t freeze-up! Grab some hot chocolate because #SciFanSat submissions don’t close until 11:59 PM EST tonight at scifansat.com/landing.html!
#SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts
#SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts
January 22, 2026 at 7:34 PM
A new year, a new submission deadline for the fabulous #SciFanSat magazine, this time with a chilly theme indeed! Only a few hours left, so get writing!
I've just submitted my short SF story "Escape Pod Three" where you might get to find out what's happened to Technical Specialist Jodie McKinley...
I've just submitted my short SF story "Escape Pod Three" where you might get to find out what's happened to Technical Specialist Jodie McKinley...
I sit
as the wind howls, and the rain beats
a violent tattoo
against the window.
Soon, I must leave this warmth,
but
I've had
a sudden attack of
whimsy
and am wondering...
is there
any
possibility
I could be transported to my car
on the back of a rubber ducky?
Alas, not. Sad face.
#SillyPoem #rain
as the wind howls, and the rain beats
a violent tattoo
against the window.
Soon, I must leave this warmth,
but
I've had
a sudden attack of
whimsy
and am wondering...
is there
any
possibility
I could be transported to my car
on the back of a rubber ducky?
Alas, not. Sad face.
#SillyPoem #rain
a yellow rubber duck wearing sunglasses floats in a pool
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January 20, 2026 at 1:58 PM
I sit
as the wind howls, and the rain beats
a violent tattoo
against the window.
Soon, I must leave this warmth,
but
I've had
a sudden attack of
whimsy
and am wondering...
is there
any
possibility
I could be transported to my car
on the back of a rubber ducky?
Alas, not. Sad face.
#SillyPoem #rain
as the wind howls, and the rain beats
a violent tattoo
against the window.
Soon, I must leave this warmth,
but
I've had
a sudden attack of
whimsy
and am wondering...
is there
any
possibility
I could be transported to my car
on the back of a rubber ducky?
Alas, not. Sad face.
#SillyPoem #rain
I feel this deep in my soul.😬😬😬🤣👏👏👏
I woke up on my 18th birthday feeling worldly wise. But the note under my pillow told me otherwise.
“You’re #clueless!” it said.
“As if!” I pouted.
Nanna said I’d find true wisdom on my 50th birthday…
Under my pillow, the note says, “Still clueless.”
I nod. “I know.” #vss365
“You’re #clueless!” it said.
“As if!” I pouted.
Nanna said I’d find true wisdom on my 50th birthday…
Under my pillow, the note says, “Still clueless.”
I nod. “I know.” #vss365
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January 4, 2026 at 1:53 PM
I feel this deep in my soul.😬😬😬🤣👏👏👏
We've all wanted to do this...🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏👏
January 4, 2026 at 1:52 PM
We've all wanted to do this...🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏👏
"But Daddy, what'll we eat when the food is spoiled?"
"Don't spout #balderdash, boy! Picking aren't #sparse here—and when they become so, well, my son, then we shall #consume #war."
"Shouldn't we try to—?"
"Silence! I'll not be questioned!"
#vss365 #vssmagic #2WordPrompt
This is not about food.
"Don't spout #balderdash, boy! Picking aren't #sparse here—and when they become so, well, my son, then we shall #consume #war."
"Shouldn't we try to—?"
"Silence! I'll not be questioned!"
#vss365 #vssmagic #2WordPrompt
This is not about food.
January 3, 2026 at 6:52 PM
"But Daddy, what'll we eat when the food is spoiled?"
"Don't spout #balderdash, boy! Picking aren't #sparse here—and when they become so, well, my son, then we shall #consume #war."
"Shouldn't we try to—?"
"Silence! I'll not be questioned!"
#vss365 #vssmagic #2WordPrompt
This is not about food.
"Don't spout #balderdash, boy! Picking aren't #sparse here—and when they become so, well, my son, then we shall #consume #war."
"Shouldn't we try to—?"
"Silence! I'll not be questioned!"
#vss365 #vssmagic #2WordPrompt
This is not about food.
As wintery chills feather your spine, and the raucous cackling descends further into madness, witness the #poisoned abyss of a mind reaching its inevitable destruction.
You try to back away slowly, but cannot. Look in the mirror, friend, embrace your torment.
It is [y]m[o]e[u].
#HorrorPrompt 2055
You try to back away slowly, but cannot. Look in the mirror, friend, embrace your torment.
It is [y]m[o]e[u].
#HorrorPrompt 2055
Horror Writing Prompt no. 2055: poisoned
Craft a terrifying tale inspired by the prompt and share your work with #horrorprompt.
Big thanks to Randy Graf for sparking today's terror!
Craft a terrifying tale inspired by the prompt and share your work with #horrorprompt.
Big thanks to Randy Graf for sparking today's terror!
January 2, 2026 at 11:06 PM
As wintery chills feather your spine, and the raucous cackling descends further into madness, witness the #poisoned abyss of a mind reaching its inevitable destruction.
You try to back away slowly, but cannot. Look in the mirror, friend, embrace your torment.
It is [y]m[o]e[u].
#HorrorPrompt 2055
You try to back away slowly, but cannot. Look in the mirror, friend, embrace your torment.
It is [y]m[o]e[u].
#HorrorPrompt 2055
"Question," she says.
"Yeah?"
"If tags are wrong when writing vss, you might as well #remove them, right?"
"Well, the story'd become an #abstraction, but I usually #cram them in anyway to help #define things."
"Like yesterday?"
"What? Oh. Damn."
#vss365 #vssmagic #2WordPrompt #Wrongtag #Oops
"Yeah?"
"If tags are wrong when writing vss, you might as well #remove them, right?"
"Well, the story'd become an #abstraction, but I usually #cram them in anyway to help #define things."
"Like yesterday?"
"What? Oh. Damn."
#vss365 #vssmagic #2WordPrompt #Wrongtag #Oops
jack sparrow from pirates of the caribbean is standing in front of a cross in the dirt .
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January 2, 2026 at 7:15 PM
"Question," she says.
"Yeah?"
"If tags are wrong when writing vss, you might as well #remove them, right?"
"Well, the story'd become an #abstraction, but I usually #cram them in anyway to help #define things."
"Like yesterday?"
"What? Oh. Damn."
#vss365 #vssmagic #2WordPrompt #Wrongtag #Oops
"Yeah?"
"If tags are wrong when writing vss, you might as well #remove them, right?"
"Well, the story'd become an #abstraction, but I usually #cram them in anyway to help #define things."
"Like yesterday?"
"What? Oh. Damn."
#vss365 #vssmagic #2WordPrompt #Wrongtag #Oops
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I read so much these days that I conserve energy by not fully imagining the characters. They’re just an #abstraction. It’s the story that matters.
“That’s very lazy,” says my book club friend. “It could be dangerous.”
“What? How?” I laugh. But her face is just a blur. #vss365
“That’s very lazy,” says my book club friend. “It could be dangerous.”
“What? How?” I laugh. But her face is just a blur. #vss365
a blurry picture of a person wearing a blue jacket on a gray background .
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January 2, 2026 at 7:09 PM
😱😱😱👏👏👏
👏👏👏Love this!
He stared until he thought his eyes might bleed. “Don’t
see it.”
“It’s an #abstraction. Start at the bottom right and then scan slowly to the upper left.”
Heels tapped their way past on the shiny marble floors.
“Nope. Nothing.”
“Too bad. Cute golden.” #vss365
see it.”
“It’s an #abstraction. Start at the bottom right and then scan slowly to the upper left.”
Heels tapped their way past on the shiny marble floors.
“Nope. Nothing.”
“Too bad. Cute golden.” #vss365
January 2, 2026 at 7:08 PM
👏👏👏Love this!
😱😱😱👏👏👏
January 2, 2026 at 7:07 PM
😱😱😱👏👏👏
"Ooh," squeaked #HappyClappyFairy bouncing with #delight. "#Athena is going to be at the bar tonight? Is it a #special occasion? I must ask if I can get a lock of her hair and #frame it..."
#GrumpySwearyFairy sighed. "Another &*$%ing fangirl. She'll be *so* pleased."
#vss265 #vssmagic #2WordPrompt
#GrumpySwearyFairy sighed. "Another &*$%ing fangirl. She'll be *so* pleased."
#vss265 #vssmagic #2WordPrompt
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January 1, 2026 at 11:28 PM
"Ooh," squeaked #HappyClappyFairy bouncing with #delight. "#Athena is going to be at the bar tonight? Is it a #special occasion? I must ask if I can get a lock of her hair and #frame it..."
#GrumpySwearyFairy sighed. "Another &*$%ing fangirl. She'll be *so* pleased."
#vss265 #vssmagic #2WordPrompt
#GrumpySwearyFairy sighed. "Another &*$%ing fangirl. She'll be *so* pleased."
#vss265 #vssmagic #2WordPrompt
Fabulous.👏👏👏
January 1, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Fabulous.👏👏👏
Reposted by That Burnt Writer
Calling all writers of Science Fiction, Fantasy and More: Submissions are open for January’s #SciFanSat issue until 01.22.2026 at scifansat.com/landing.html!
Let’s start the new year with a cold open. This month’s theme is ICE!
#SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts
Let’s start the new year with a cold open. This month’s theme is ICE!
#SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts
January 1, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Calling all writers of Science Fiction, Fantasy and More: Submissions are open for January’s #SciFanSat issue until 01.22.2026 at scifansat.com/landing.html!
Let’s start the new year with a cold open. This month’s theme is ICE!
#SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts
Let’s start the new year with a cold open. This month’s theme is ICE!
#SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts
Uh-oh...👏👏👏
The time always comes. I sigh as she lifts me down from atop the tree. She takes great #delight in tidying us away.
Right before I fall into the box, I flick a bauble down the back of the sofa. Bad luck if it stays beyond twelfth night.
She won’t be so smiley by next year… #vss365
Right before I fall into the box, I flick a bauble down the back of the sofa. Bad luck if it stays beyond twelfth night.
She won’t be so smiley by next year… #vss365
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January 1, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Uh-oh...👏👏👏
👏👏👏Fab write!
January 1, 2026 at 11:23 PM
👏👏👏Fab write!
I'm absolutely thrilled that a piece of mine is included in the December "#SciFanSat Best of 2025"; this was voted for by other authors and alumni, and I couldn't be prouder.
Go read for free at scifansat.com and thank you to @jason-h-abbott.bsky.social and team - and to all that voted for me.❤️
Go read for free at scifansat.com and thank you to @jason-h-abbott.bsky.social and team - and to all that voted for me.❤️
December 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I'm absolutely thrilled that a piece of mine is included in the December "#SciFanSat Best of 2025"; this was voted for by other authors and alumni, and I couldn't be prouder.
Go read for free at scifansat.com and thank you to @jason-h-abbott.bsky.social and team - and to all that voted for me.❤️
Go read for free at scifansat.com and thank you to @jason-h-abbott.bsky.social and team - and to all that voted for me.❤️
