K. Winkler
@bleakhousing.bsky.social
Predominant necromancer.
The Substitute Teacher (Avon A/HarperCollins Fall 2027)
The Ship of Death (Avon A/HarperCollins, Fall 2026)
Enter the Peerless
Grasshands
Tone-Bone
The Nothing That Is
Rep: Naomi Eisenbeiss (InkWell)
The Substitute Teacher (Avon A/HarperCollins Fall 2027)
The Ship of Death (Avon A/HarperCollins, Fall 2026)
Enter the Peerless
Grasshands
Tone-Bone
The Nothing That Is
Rep: Naomi Eisenbeiss (InkWell)
Pinned
K. Winkler
@bleakhousing.bsky.social
· Jun 4
“There are no grown-ups. There are only children and dead people."
- John Gardner, THE SUNLIGHT DIALOGUES
- John Gardner, THE SUNLIGHT DIALOGUES
“Detective but sad” is my whole mode of being.
Top 5 movie genres:
Guy who’s a pathetic piece of shit
Woman falling apart and it’s hard to watch but goddamn
Theater production/movie production falling apart and it’s so fun to watch
Detective but sad
Period film where they just said fuck it
Guy who’s a pathetic piece of shit
Woman falling apart and it’s hard to watch but goddamn
Theater production/movie production falling apart and it’s so fun to watch
Detective but sad
Period film where they just said fuck it
Top 5 movie genres are:
heist
intelligence/espionage thriller
pitch perfect
cerebral ensemble oscar fodder drama
heist some more
heist
intelligence/espionage thriller
pitch perfect
cerebral ensemble oscar fodder drama
heist some more
November 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
“Detective but sad” is my whole mode of being.
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Thank you, soil bacterium.
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Thank you, soil bacterium.
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can the great old ones hurry up and return already
November 15, 2025 at 10:39 PM
can the great old ones hurry up and return already
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OK -- this is a long shot -- but does *anyone* have a copy of either of these two books about Lin Carter? (in the thread) They are hellishly difficult to find; I can't even find them from used sellers or on auction sites at any price!
November 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
OK -- this is a long shot -- but does *anyone* have a copy of either of these two books about Lin Carter? (in the thread) They are hellishly difficult to find; I can't even find them from used sellers or on auction sites at any price!
There is a strange metaphysical mood that exists when you hear abt a book, love the description, samples, order it, read it, & find yrself crushingly bored with it. It feels like a cosmic prank. It's even worse when you've had the book for years, eyeball it on the shelf, & finally give it a go.
November 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
There is a strange metaphysical mood that exists when you hear abt a book, love the description, samples, order it, read it, & find yrself crushingly bored with it. It feels like a cosmic prank. It's even worse when you've had the book for years, eyeball it on the shelf, & finally give it a go.
Turns out I overhyphenate when I shouldn't. And I leave gaps between words that need hyphens.
November 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Turns out I overhyphenate when I shouldn't. And I leave gaps between words that need hyphens.
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J. G. Ballard (1930-2009) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c...
L, Chris Foss, 1978; R, James Marsh, 1985
#scifi #sciencefiction #books
L, Chris Foss, 1978; R, James Marsh, 1985
#scifi #sciencefiction #books
November 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
J. G. Ballard (1930-2009) was born on this day. Bibliography: www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.c...
L, Chris Foss, 1978; R, James Marsh, 1985
#scifi #sciencefiction #books
L, Chris Foss, 1978; R, James Marsh, 1985
#scifi #sciencefiction #books
The episode on Barthelme is 👍
Just found out abt A MEAL OF THORNS hosted by @casella.bsky.social & holy shit is it superb. Talking abt all the books I love/want to read. Give it a listen.
A Meal of Thorns
Books Podcast · Updated Biweekly · A critical book club from the Ancillary Review of Books. Host Jake Casella Brookins invites writers, scholars, and critics to discuss thorny works of science fiction...
podcasts.apple.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The episode on Barthelme is 👍
Just found out abt A MEAL OF THORNS hosted by @casella.bsky.social & holy shit is it superb. Talking abt all the books I love/want to read. Give it a listen.
A Meal of Thorns
Books Podcast · Updated Biweekly · A critical book club from the Ancillary Review of Books. Host Jake Casella Brookins invites writers, scholars, and critics to discuss thorny works of science fiction...
podcasts.apple.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Just found out abt A MEAL OF THORNS hosted by @casella.bsky.social & holy shit is it superb. Talking abt all the books I love/want to read. Give it a listen.
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Hell I’d suck the new Predator’s dick or whatever he’s got going on down there before I’d ever swoon over RFK Jr
November 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Hell I’d suck the new Predator’s dick or whatever he’s got going on down there before I’d ever swoon over RFK Jr
Q: Is tonight a Galaxy of Terror kind of night?
A: Yes.
A: Yes.
Galaxy of Terror - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Q: Is tonight a Galaxy of Terror kind of night?
A: Yes.
A: Yes.
Also, good on you @merriam-webster.com
This is why I love copyeditors. Nothing is too small, nothing is too insignificant.
November 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Also, good on you @merriam-webster.com
This is why I love copyeditors. Nothing is too small, nothing is too insignificant.
November 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This is why I love copyeditors. Nothing is too small, nothing is too insignificant.
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Happy partially muscled skeleton screaming before vanishing day to all those who celebrate.
November 14, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Happy partially muscled skeleton screaming before vanishing day to all those who celebrate.
Many ppl have been saying.
lesbians
November 14, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Many ppl have been saying.
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charging into the glory hole at 200 mph but it's painted on like a looney tunes tunnel and i flatten my dick into an accordion
November 14, 2025 at 1:51 AM
charging into the glory hole at 200 mph but it's painted on like a looney tunes tunnel and i flatten my dick into an accordion
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You GOTTA stop being so desperately afraid of the audience. Look at me. Look in my eyeballs. Stop being so desperate for approval. Stop writing for the whiny babies in your audience and start writing for the freaks who like cool fucked up shit
November 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
You GOTTA stop being so desperately afraid of the audience. Look at me. Look in my eyeballs. Stop being so desperate for approval. Stop writing for the whiny babies in your audience and start writing for the freaks who like cool fucked up shit
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you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
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*pounds table*
MORE LESBIAN WEREWOLVES
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MORE LESBIAN WEREWOLVES
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MORE LESBIAN WEREWOLVES
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MORE LESBIAN WEREWOLVES
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MORE LESBIAN WEREWOLVES
November 12, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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MORE LESBIAN WEREWOLVES
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MORE LESBIAN WEREWOLVES
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MORE LESBIAN WEREWOLVES
MORE LESBIAN WEREWOLVES
*pounds table*
MORE LESBIAN WEREWOLVES
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MORE LESBIAN WEREWOLVES
Happy to watch someone fuck this guy's face with that custom strap-on job from Se7en.
Kevin Hassett lies shamelessly: "The price of groceries has gone up almost not at all this year."
November 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Happy to watch someone fuck this guy's face with that custom strap-on job from Se7en.
I'm going thru the copyedited version of THE SHIP OF DEATH (*out Sept. 2026 from Avon A/HarperCollins*), and my god. These people are doing yeoman service. Wow. I've never had my sentences handed back to me with such sharp insight.
Praise to copyeditors!
Praise to copyeditors!
November 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I'm going thru the copyedited version of THE SHIP OF DEATH (*out Sept. 2026 from Avon A/HarperCollins*), and my god. These people are doing yeoman service. Wow. I've never had my sentences handed back to me with such sharp insight.
Praise to copyeditors!
Praise to copyeditors!
I do think there is a honed skill to this. And I'm the first to admit, I don't have it, likely couldn't abide by it, and don't have someone to teach it to me. This is not whining, either. I've just always held pro-markets up as a goal for me one day. But now, w/ those same places looking sketch...?
I usually never say never. But I think I have to resign from writing short fiction and trying to sell it. I either have no idea how to do it, don’t know the markets ever, or have the worst luck.
November 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I do think there is a honed skill to this. And I'm the first to admit, I don't have it, likely couldn't abide by it, and don't have someone to teach it to me. This is not whining, either. I've just always held pro-markets up as a goal for me one day. But now, w/ those same places looking sketch...?
I usually never say never. But I think I have to resign from writing short fiction and trying to sell it. I either have no idea how to do it, don’t know the markets ever, or have the worst luck.
November 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I usually never say never. But I think I have to resign from writing short fiction and trying to sell it. I either have no idea how to do it, don’t know the markets ever, or have the worst luck.
I need this in my life.
Cover reveal for Frolic's first release!
80th Anniversary Edition with an introduction by Ramsey Campbell @ramseycampbell.bsky.social
New over illustration by James Hutton
trade paper and e-book available:
February 10, 2026
frolicpress.ink
#FritzLeiber
#RamseyCampbell
#WeirdFiction
#CoverReveal
80th Anniversary Edition with an introduction by Ramsey Campbell @ramseycampbell.bsky.social
New over illustration by James Hutton
trade paper and e-book available:
February 10, 2026
frolicpress.ink
#FritzLeiber
#RamseyCampbell
#WeirdFiction
#CoverReveal
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I need this in my life.
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10 years of study and 4 years of work.
May the Spirits be merciful to me. I have attempted to climb their starry ladder and unveil the secrets of their game! The story of many sinners and many saints, the tale of pilgrims and courtesans will serve you as a guide. It is done.
May the Spirits be merciful to me. I have attempted to climb their starry ladder and unveil the secrets of their game! The story of many sinners and many saints, the tale of pilgrims and courtesans will serve you as a guide. It is done.
November 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
10 years of study and 4 years of work.
May the Spirits be merciful to me. I have attempted to climb their starry ladder and unveil the secrets of their game! The story of many sinners and many saints, the tale of pilgrims and courtesans will serve you as a guide. It is done.
May the Spirits be merciful to me. I have attempted to climb their starry ladder and unveil the secrets of their game! The story of many sinners and many saints, the tale of pilgrims and courtesans will serve you as a guide. It is done.