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New #bookreview!

Like alternate timelines? You'll love FOR THE HONOR OF THE AGENCY, which is filled to the brim with them!

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For the Honor of the Agency, by Andrew J. Harvey

I was offered a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This review may contain spoilers. At first glance, For the Honor of the Agency appears to be set in a world much like our own, on…

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January 29, 2026 at 10:06 PM

Bee

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Brilliant film that deserves to win every category!

DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · 21d

‘SINNERS’ has broken history as the MOST-NOMINATED FILM OF ALL TIME at the Oscars with 16 nominations

See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26

January 22, 2026 at 10:28 PM

Bee

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New Thursday, new #bookreview!

DARK CHRONICLES is a short little collection of stories that pack a punch

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#booksky💙📚🩸 #books #specfic #speculativefiction #bookblog #bookreviewer #shortstories #horror #horrorreviews #horrorfam

Dark Chronicles, by Karmen Špiljak

I was offered a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This review may contain spoilers. Dark Chronicles is a fantastic little collection of short stories revolving around modern or te…

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January 22, 2026 at 10:25 PM

Bee

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Another #MicrofictionMonday and I can finally share the story I submitted to the #NYCMidnightScaryStoryChallenge! Competition was fierce and I didn't make it to round 2, but I did get an honourable mention!

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#writingcommunity #horror #writersky #fiction

Art and Augury

I took part in the NYC Midnight Scary Story Challenge a few months ago. There was some fantastic competition in my group and though I didn’t get through to the next round, I did get an honour…

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January 19, 2026 at 9:12 PM

Bee

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The next post in our #gothic season is a close reading of Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart' and the theme of #paranoia!

Would love to know everyone's thoughts 💕

#gothicfiction #edgarallanpoe #horror #booksky💙📚🩸 #writingcommunity

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‘Would a madman have been so wise as this?’: Paranoia in Poe’s ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’

Welcome to week two of our Gothic season! This week, we’re looking at the Edgar Allan Poe story, ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’, and how it presents paranoia. I’m using the Oxford Wo…

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January 17, 2026 at 11:06 PM

Bee

@writingwerewolf.bsky.social

Anohter day, another #bookreview!

BENEATH BEAUFORD GROVE is a gorgeous evocative mix of blood magic and science in a thrilling example of eco-horror

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#bookreviews #bookreviewer #bookblog #books #booksky💙📚🩸 #ecohorror #darkfantasy

Beneath Beauford Grove, by E. Denise Billups

I was offered a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This review may contain spoilers. Beneath Beauford Grove uses one of my favourite types of magic: the earthy, rich, dark, bloody …

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January 16, 2026 at 6:59 PM

Bee

@writingwerewolf.bsky.social

New #bookreview!

I loved A HORN OF ONYX so much I can't stop talking about it—I feel like when my dog sees a bird in the garden and chitters

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#books #booksky💙📚 #bookreviews #ahornofonyx #romantasy #bookreviewer

A Horn of Onyx, by Meredith R. Lyons

I was offered a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This review may contain spoilers. I don’t tend to read romantasy. I find the plots formulaic and predictable, and by the ti…

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January 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM

Bee

@writingwerewolf.bsky.social

I was completing an application yesterday, so we're going to suspend our disbelief for 10 minutes and pretend it's #MicrofictionMonday

This one, ironically, is called 10 Minutes:
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10 Minutes

I spent yesterday filling out an application, so we’re going to pretend today’s Monday… We had ten minutes’ warning before the asteroid hit. We weren’t in its direct p…

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January 13, 2026 at 4:12 PM

Bee

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Focusing on #gothicfiction for the next couple months on my blog. Here's an #essay on what gothic fiction is to get us started:

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#booksky💙📚 #writingcommunity #independentresearch #personalcurriculum #books #fiction #gothic #nonfiction

What is Gothic Fiction?

I graduated from my MLitt programme in 2025 which, while generally about literature from the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, for me focused significantly on Gothic fiction. My thesis was on the …

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January 9, 2026 at 9:40 PM

Bee

@writingwerewolf.bsky.social

New #bookreview!

I read Peter Loughran's DEAREST, first published in 1984, and it made me feel... icky

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#books #booksky📚💙🩸 #bookblog #horrorfam #horrorbooks #horrorcommunity #bookreviewer

Dearest, by Peter Loughran

This review may contain spoilers. When I came across mentions of Dearest on a horror subreddit, it was recommended as an absolutely terrifying and horrific read. Having now found a copy on the Inte…

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January 8, 2026 at 8:27 PM

Bee

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#MicrofictionMonday is back for the new year and today's story is one I've had on my mind for a while!

(yes, technically this is #flashfiction but I like the alliteration better)

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#microfiction #writersky #writingcommunity #fairytaleretellings #writing

Crushed Glass

We’re back for 2026! It was, truly, a fairytale. The crowd had parted as she’d descended the grand staircase into the crystal ballroom, her dress floating behind her despite the many la…

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January 5, 2026 at 9:42 PM

Bee

@writingwerewolf.bsky.social

Brand new #MicrofictionMonday coming later... 👀

January 5, 2026 at 12:59 PM

Bee

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Slept for 14 hours today, didn't get up till after 4, and STILL was more productive than usual

January 2, 2026 at 10:40 PM

Bee

@writingwerewolf.bsky.social

Hi, I'm a sixteen-year-old trying to cut down a banana tree with a machete

Alex Spahn 🌋🌪️☄️ @spahn711.bsky.social · Jan 1

Hi, I'm the center of a borderline EF-4 tornado. 🤷

A post from @Sabeenahmad1 that says "Introduce yourself with what almost killed you"

January 1, 2026 at 10:44 PM

Reposted by Bee

Saša Đurđević

@azuremeraki.bsky.social

Sun Riders

painting of 4 sun faced riders on shining steeds

January 1, 2026 at 10:07 PM

Bee

@writingwerewolf.bsky.social

Anyone fancy a new #bookreview for the #newyear?

Start as you mean to go on, they always say, and I'm hoping to post a review every Thursday!

Here's the first: TREACHEROUS HACK, by KEVIN G. CHAPMAN

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#books #booksky💙📚 #bookblog #thriller #crime