Amanda M. Blake
@amandamblake.bsky.social
Horror and fantasy author of QUESTION NOT MY SALT and the Thorns series; mid-age goth, horror movie aficionado. Coming soon: IN THE DOLLHOUSE WE ALL WAIT (2026), MASQUE (2027). 🪚
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the #ritual of the clock
of the tick tock commanding me
when to move when to rest
when to eat when to run
when to work when to swallow
check the numbers check yourself
measuring the days by the
ding dong ringing on the hours
#crowcalls
of the tick tock commanding me
when to move when to rest
when to eat when to run
when to work when to swallow
check the numbers check yourself
measuring the days by the
ding dong ringing on the hours
#crowcalls
November 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
the #ritual of the clock
of the tick tock commanding me
when to move when to rest
when to eat when to run
when to work when to swallow
check the numbers check yourself
measuring the days by the
ding dong ringing on the hours
#crowcalls
of the tick tock commanding me
when to move when to rest
when to eat when to run
when to work when to swallow
check the numbers check yourself
measuring the days by the
ding dong ringing on the hours
#crowcalls
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Musk: i reada da frankenstein
Mary Shelley: motherfucker
Shelley: you better not get this one wrong
Shelley: i literally could not spell it out any more obviously
Mus: itsa about how meddling in da domain ova god is good!
Shelley: MOTHER
Shelley: FUCKER
Mary Shelley: motherfucker
Shelley: you better not get this one wrong
Shelley: i literally could not spell it out any more obviously
Mus: itsa about how meddling in da domain ova god is good!
Shelley: MOTHER
Shelley: FUCKER
November 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Musk: i reada da frankenstein
Mary Shelley: motherfucker
Shelley: you better not get this one wrong
Shelley: i literally could not spell it out any more obviously
Mus: itsa about how meddling in da domain ova god is good!
Shelley: MOTHER
Shelley: FUCKER
Mary Shelley: motherfucker
Shelley: you better not get this one wrong
Shelley: i literally could not spell it out any more obviously
Mus: itsa about how meddling in da domain ova god is good!
Shelley: MOTHER
Shelley: FUCKER
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My kinda zany short story "Zombie Lesbian Bed Death" came out today through Savage Realms Press anthology NECRO-SAPIENS: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1QW8LFV
Necro-Sapiens (Anthologies of Horror Series)
Necro-Sapiens (Anthologies of Horror Series) [Schermer, TroyAnthony, Damon, Matthew Hollis, Lanza, Marie, Simmons, Shane, O'Neill, Paul, Restucci, Rich, Dagstine, Lawrence, Delaughter, John, Blake, Amanda M., Fawns, Angelique] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Necro-Sapiens (Anthologies of Horror Series)
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November 11, 2025 at 5:48 AM
My kinda zany short story "Zombie Lesbian Bed Death" came out today through Savage Realms Press anthology NECRO-SAPIENS: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1QW8LFV
snap the #bone to see how it breaks.
the splinters will tell you the future
of a murderer. take the marrow dust
and stew it in your tea. drink down
the entire brew to the last drop
to see your victim's fate in tandem
with yours. bury the bone as well as (1/2)
#crowcalls
the splinters will tell you the future
of a murderer. take the marrow dust
and stew it in your tea. drink down
the entire brew to the last drop
to see your victim's fate in tandem
with yours. bury the bone as well as (1/2)
#crowcalls
November 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
snap the #bone to see how it breaks.
the splinters will tell you the future
of a murderer. take the marrow dust
and stew it in your tea. drink down
the entire brew to the last drop
to see your victim's fate in tandem
with yours. bury the bone as well as (1/2)
#crowcalls
the splinters will tell you the future
of a murderer. take the marrow dust
and stew it in your tea. drink down
the entire brew to the last drop
to see your victim's fate in tandem
with yours. bury the bone as well as (1/2)
#crowcalls
Had a bad day today. Made mistakes at work. I don't handle that well. No reason why I should, really.
November 11, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Had a bad day today. Made mistakes at work. I don't handle that well. No reason why I should, really.
My kinda zany short story "Zombie Lesbian Bed Death" came out today through Savage Realms Press anthology NECRO-SAPIENS: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1QW8LFV
Necro-Sapiens (Anthologies of Horror Series)
Necro-Sapiens (Anthologies of Horror Series) [Schermer, TroyAnthony, Damon, Matthew Hollis, Lanza, Marie, Simmons, Shane, O'Neill, Paul, Restucci, Rich, Dagstine, Lawrence, Delaughter, John, Blake, Amanda M., Fawns, Angelique] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Necro-Sapiens (Anthologies of Horror Series)
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November 11, 2025 at 5:48 AM
My kinda zany short story "Zombie Lesbian Bed Death" came out today through Savage Realms Press anthology NECRO-SAPIENS: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1QW8LFV
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The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
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Here is the full orders list from the Supreme Court: www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
And here is my earlier report at Law Dork on the Sixth Circuit decision rejecting Kim Davis's case, which the Supreme Court let stand with today's cert denial. www.lawdork.com/p/kim-davis-...
And here is my earlier report at Law Dork on the Sixth Circuit decision rejecting Kim Davis's case, which the Supreme Court let stand with today's cert denial. www.lawdork.com/p/kim-davis-...
Kim Davis loses. Again. Unanimously. (But, this still might not be the end.)
The Sixth Circuit rejected the appeal of the former Kentucky county clerk who was sued after she refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Here is the full orders list from the Supreme Court: www.supremecourt.gov/orders/court...
And here is my earlier report at Law Dork on the Sixth Circuit decision rejecting Kim Davis's case, which the Supreme Court let stand with today's cert denial. www.lawdork.com/p/kim-davis-...
And here is my earlier report at Law Dork on the Sixth Circuit decision rejecting Kim Davis's case, which the Supreme Court let stand with today's cert denial. www.lawdork.com/p/kim-davis-...
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SCOTUS telling Kim Davis to fuck off forever. Pump that right into my veins.
November 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
SCOTUS telling Kim Davis to fuck off forever. Pump that right into my veins.
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Favorite Stories: “I Love You, Lola!” by @stacywayne.bsky.social, “Hemorrhage,” by @cyrusafisher.bsky.social, “First Feast on Film,” by @superfiend.bsky.social, “Caregiver,” by @amandamblake.bsky.social.
www.amazon.com/Book-Queer-S...
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The Book of Queer Saints: Volume II
The Book of Queer Saints: Volume II [Murray, Mae, Rumfitt, Alison, Ashe, Paula D., Richard, Sam, Piper, Hailey] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Book of Queer Saints: Volume II
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November 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Favorite Stories: “I Love You, Lola!” by @stacywayne.bsky.social, “Hemorrhage,” by @cyrusafisher.bsky.social, “First Feast on Film,” by @superfiend.bsky.social, “Caregiver,” by @amandamblake.bsky.social.
www.amazon.com/Book-Queer-S...
www.amazon.com/Book-Queer-S...
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Sometimes I wonder if our many years of jokes about writers hating writing and doing anything but writing, etc, have convinced people that the writing part is the hurdle and the goal is just to have a thing in hand. But I am here to tell you: the writing is the best part. The act is the thing.
November 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Sometimes I wonder if our many years of jokes about writers hating writing and doing anything but writing, etc, have convinced people that the writing part is the hurdle and the goal is just to have a thing in hand. But I am here to tell you: the writing is the best part. The act is the thing.
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My God.
“We're seeing a level of proliferation of bodies & body piles from space that's unlike anything I've ever seen…”
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
Human rights investigator Nathaniel Raymond explains how more people could be killed within a week in Sudan, compared to the past two years in Gaza.
🔗 zeteo.com/p/sudans-dea...
November 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
My God.
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wow!! a trillionaire! every reaction i am having is definitely within both legal and community guidelines!!
November 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
wow!! a trillionaire! every reaction i am having is definitely within both legal and community guidelines!!
I thought Harry Melling was amazing as a young Edgar Allen Poe in THE PALE BLUE EYE, and the oppressive darkness of the film reminds us how ubiquitous light is now. But otherwise I found the movie meandering, and it pulled all its punches. I think I wanted it to be meaner.
November 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
I thought Harry Melling was amazing as a young Edgar Allen Poe in THE PALE BLUE EYE, and the oppressive darkness of the film reminds us how ubiquitous light is now. But otherwise I found the movie meandering, and it pulled all its punches. I think I wanted it to be meaner.
I'll try asking this again: Would you rather have two novellas and a novelette separately or in a single book together?
November 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I'll try asking this again: Would you rather have two novellas and a novelette separately or in a single book together?
My typing muscle memory makes interesting choices sometimes.
November 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
My typing muscle memory makes interesting choices sometimes.
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Whenever language around what people deserve and what they don't deserve in the US comes around I am reminded at how much this is a game to people, how they can't fathom real lives
Not just politicians, but literally our neighbors. The cruelty people will put onto others without a second thought
Not just politicians, but literally our neighbors. The cruelty people will put onto others without a second thought
November 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Whenever language around what people deserve and what they don't deserve in the US comes around I am reminded at how much this is a game to people, how they can't fathom real lives
Not just politicians, but literally our neighbors. The cruelty people will put onto others without a second thought
Not just politicians, but literally our neighbors. The cruelty people will put onto others without a second thought
Did we need JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH? No. Did I enjoy it? Yes. It's second half was stronger than the first for me (which is unusual, bc I usually prefer the set-up). I thought I'd hate the mutants, but it ties back to JW:FALLEN KINGDOM and the more pointed Universal Studios Frankenstein angle.
November 8, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Did we need JURASSIC WORLD: REBIRTH? No. Did I enjoy it? Yes. It's second half was stronger than the first for me (which is unusual, bc I usually prefer the set-up). I thought I'd hate the mutants, but it ties back to JW:FALLEN KINGDOM and the more pointed Universal Studios Frankenstein angle.
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My grimy, glorious, goddess-and-a-gloryhole novelette "Glory to God" is out now in @acoupofowls.bsky.social 's DARK PATHS: A QUEER HORROR ROMANCE COLLECTION: www.amazon.com/Dark-Paths-H...
(One of my favorites, don't sleep on this one)
(One of my favorites, don't sleep on this one)
Dark Paths: A Queer Horror Romance Collection
www.amazon.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:38 PM
My grimy, glorious, goddess-and-a-gloryhole novelette "Glory to God" is out now in @acoupofowls.bsky.social 's DARK PATHS: A QUEER HORROR ROMANCE COLLECTION: www.amazon.com/Dark-Paths-H...
(One of my favorites, don't sleep on this one)
(One of my favorites, don't sleep on this one)
I love this movie so much for all kinds of reasons, but the accents aren't one of them: Julia Roberts and John Malkovich in MARY REILLY (honorable mention, Glenn Close).
Name the worst movie/TV accents.
November 8, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I love this movie so much for all kinds of reasons, but the accents aren't one of them: Julia Roberts and John Malkovich in MARY REILLY (honorable mention, Glenn Close).
N&F(M8): 100,006/120,000 words
This scene is a long one, but if I can get through it, there's light at the end of the tunnel. Might have to amend that end word count to 130,000 words, though.
This scene is a long one, but if I can get through it, there's light at the end of the tunnel. Might have to amend that end word count to 130,000 words, though.
November 8, 2025 at 1:06 AM
N&F(M8): 100,006/120,000 words
This scene is a long one, but if I can get through it, there's light at the end of the tunnel. Might have to amend that end word count to 130,000 words, though.
This scene is a long one, but if I can get through it, there's light at the end of the tunnel. Might have to amend that end word count to 130,000 words, though.
My grimy, glorious, goddess-and-a-gloryhole novelette "Glory to God" is out now in @acoupofowls.bsky.social 's DARK PATHS: A QUEER HORROR ROMANCE COLLECTION: www.amazon.com/Dark-Paths-H...
(One of my favorites, don't sleep on this one)
(One of my favorites, don't sleep on this one)
Dark Paths: A Queer Horror Romance Collection
www.amazon.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:38 PM
My grimy, glorious, goddess-and-a-gloryhole novelette "Glory to God" is out now in @acoupofowls.bsky.social 's DARK PATHS: A QUEER HORROR ROMANCE COLLECTION: www.amazon.com/Dark-Paths-H...
(One of my favorites, don't sleep on this one)
(One of my favorites, don't sleep on this one)
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This is just solid gender-agnostic advice, by the way
If you're feeling isolated or alienated, get into an Art or Craft as best you are able and join a community dedicated to it
Look to your local library for resources! You will be surprised by what's available
If you're feeling isolated or alienated, get into an Art or Craft as best you are able and join a community dedicated to it
Look to your local library for resources! You will be surprised by what's available
Specifically, get a hobby in which you MAKE something, and then find places for other people who share that hobby
Making things is good for you on, like, a spiritual level, so you're already improving your outlook, and you have a healthy foundation on which to build new relationships
Making things is good for you on, like, a spiritual level, so you're already improving your outlook, and you have a healthy foundation on which to build new relationships
November 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This is just solid gender-agnostic advice, by the way
If you're feeling isolated or alienated, get into an Art or Craft as best you are able and join a community dedicated to it
Look to your local library for resources! You will be surprised by what's available
If you're feeling isolated or alienated, get into an Art or Craft as best you are able and join a community dedicated to it
Look to your local library for resources! You will be surprised by what's available
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I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
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All good road trips need a playlist. Here are some songs to make your own One-Shot inspired playlist. Happy book birthday to my weirdo, Indigenous, road trip horror novel. Check it out, and if you can't, at least give me the old share! Thanks to everyone.
November 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
All good road trips need a playlist. Here are some songs to make your own One-Shot inspired playlist. Happy book birthday to my weirdo, Indigenous, road trip horror novel. Check it out, and if you can't, at least give me the old share! Thanks to everyone.