Daniel Sheen
@danielsheen.bsky.social
Queer Artist and Writer
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Pushcart Nom | Best of the Net | Monarch Literary Award | Longlisted - Caledonian First Novel Award
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Anthologies out on Filthy Loot and Ram Eye Press
www.danielsheen.net
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Pushcart Nom | Best of the Net | Monarch Literary Award | Longlisted - Caledonian First Novel Award
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Anthologies out on Filthy Loot and Ram Eye Press
www.danielsheen.net
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Daniel Sheen
@danielsheen.bsky.social
· Aug 16
#PosterPit
Set in Appalachia during the 90s, 15yo troubled loner Daniel forms an intense bond with mysterious new boy Lucas, who’s on the run from the shadowy forces stalking his abusive & controlling father.
#YA #R #M #W #Q
Can they survive their destiny?
danielsheen.net/agentsguide
Set in Appalachia during the 90s, 15yo troubled loner Daniel forms an intense bond with mysterious new boy Lucas, who’s on the run from the shadowy forces stalking his abusive & controlling father.
#YA #R #M #W #Q
Can they survive their destiny?
danielsheen.net/agentsguide
#questpit
All the best stories have a few things in common. They don't please everyone, not everyone survives, and everyone leaves changed.
danielsheen.net/agentsguide
The story of two teenage runaways
- 1990s
- Appalachia
- Be Gay Do Crime
- Small Town
- Coming of age
#YA #Queer #Q #R #DR
All the best stories have a few things in common. They don't please everyone, not everyone survives, and everyone leaves changed.
danielsheen.net/agentsguide
The story of two teenage runaways
- 1990s
- Appalachia
- Be Gay Do Crime
- Small Town
- Coming of age
#YA #Queer #Q #R #DR
November 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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wrote a little essay about prose, 90s historical romances, and why fascists love AI so much 💕
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September 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
wrote a little essay about prose, 90s historical romances, and why fascists love AI so much 💕
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September 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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#PosterPit
Set in Appalachia during the 90s, 15yo troubled loner Daniel forms an intense bond with mysterious new boy Lucas, who’s on the run from the shadowy forces stalking his abusive & controlling father.
#YA #R #M #W #Q
Can they survive their destiny?
danielsheen.net/agentsguide
Set in Appalachia during the 90s, 15yo troubled loner Daniel forms an intense bond with mysterious new boy Lucas, who’s on the run from the shadowy forces stalking his abusive & controlling father.
#YA #R #M #W #Q
Can they survive their destiny?
danielsheen.net/agentsguide
August 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
#PosterPit
Set in Appalachia during the 90s, 15yo troubled loner Daniel forms an intense bond with mysterious new boy Lucas, who’s on the run from the shadowy forces stalking his abusive & controlling father.
#YA #R #M #W #Q
Can they survive their destiny?
danielsheen.net/agentsguide
Set in Appalachia during the 90s, 15yo troubled loner Daniel forms an intense bond with mysterious new boy Lucas, who’s on the run from the shadowy forces stalking his abusive & controlling father.
#YA #R #M #W #Q
Can they survive their destiny?
danielsheen.net/agentsguide
#PosterPit
Set in Appalachia during the 90s, troubled loner Daniel forms an intense bond with mysterious new boy Lucas, who’s on the run from the shadowy forces stalking his abusive & controlling father.
#YA #R #M #W #Q
Can you survive your destiny?
www.danielsheen.net/agentsguide
Set in Appalachia during the 90s, troubled loner Daniel forms an intense bond with mysterious new boy Lucas, who’s on the run from the shadowy forces stalking his abusive & controlling father.
#YA #R #M #W #Q
Can you survive your destiny?
www.danielsheen.net/agentsguide
August 16, 2025 at 8:20 AM
#PosterPit
Set in Appalachia during the 90s, troubled loner Daniel forms an intense bond with mysterious new boy Lucas, who’s on the run from the shadowy forces stalking his abusive & controlling father.
#YA #R #M #W #Q
Can you survive your destiny?
www.danielsheen.net/agentsguide
Set in Appalachia during the 90s, troubled loner Daniel forms an intense bond with mysterious new boy Lucas, who’s on the run from the shadowy forces stalking his abusive & controlling father.
#YA #R #M #W #Q
Can you survive your destiny?
www.danielsheen.net/agentsguide
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A ghost determined to solve her own murder, allies with the vengeful spirit of a cult leader’s daughter to unearth the rotting secrets of their small town. As decay spreads and the town teeters on the edge of ruin, she must choose to put the monsters to rest or become one to stop them.
#QueerPit #YA
#QueerPit #YA
August 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
#QueerPit
Set in Appalachia during the 1990s, Every Bright Thing follows two young boys haunted by their violent and mysterious past. A shocking new #YA #COA romantic adventure trilogy.
#R #AC #M #D
✖️Hurt Comfort
✖️Friends to lovers
✖️Epic Tragedy
✖️Be Gay Do Crime
danielsheen.net/agentsguide
Set in Appalachia during the 1990s, Every Bright Thing follows two young boys haunted by their violent and mysterious past. A shocking new #YA #COA romantic adventure trilogy.
#R #AC #M #D
✖️Hurt Comfort
✖️Friends to lovers
✖️Epic Tragedy
✖️Be Gay Do Crime
danielsheen.net/agentsguide
August 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
#questpit
Set in Appalachia during the 90s, Every Bright Thing follows Daniel and Lucas, social outcasts haunted by Lucas's shocking, violent and mysterious past.
◼️ Hurt Comfort
◼️ Friends to Lovers
◼️ Queer
◼️ Epic Tragedy
◼️ Be Gay Do Crime
#YA #LF #R #W #DR
A visceral queer romantic adventure!
Set in Appalachia during the 90s, Every Bright Thing follows Daniel and Lucas, social outcasts haunted by Lucas's shocking, violent and mysterious past.
◼️ Hurt Comfort
◼️ Friends to Lovers
◼️ Queer
◼️ Epic Tragedy
◼️ Be Gay Do Crime
#YA #LF #R #W #DR
A visceral queer romantic adventure!
August 6, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Hiii #BluePit
My name is Daniel Sheen and I write queer, transgressive literary YA (yes, it's a thing 😅).
I'm currently writing my debut trilogy of epic queer Appalachian adventure novels that are quickly spiralling out of control, lol 🤫
Find out moooore:
www.danielsheen.net
My name is Daniel Sheen and I write queer, transgressive literary YA (yes, it's a thing 😅).
I'm currently writing my debut trilogy of epic queer Appalachian adventure novels that are quickly spiralling out of control, lol 🤫
Find out moooore:
www.danielsheen.net
Welcome to the first day of #BluePitHype!
It's only 5 days to #BluePit on July 13th! So, join us for our Q&A.
Today is Introduction Day! Tell us who you are! Make some new friends!
We can't wait to meet you and your stories!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #GameDev #TTRPG #AmQuerying
It's only 5 days to #BluePit on July 13th! So, join us for our Q&A.
Today is Introduction Day! Tell us who you are! Make some new friends!
We can't wait to meet you and your stories!
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #GameDev #TTRPG #AmQuerying
July 9, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Hiii #BluePit
My name is Daniel Sheen and I write queer, transgressive literary YA (yes, it's a thing 😅).
I'm currently writing my debut trilogy of epic queer Appalachian adventure novels that are quickly spiralling out of control, lol 🤫
Find out moooore:
www.danielsheen.net
My name is Daniel Sheen and I write queer, transgressive literary YA (yes, it's a thing 😅).
I'm currently writing my debut trilogy of epic queer Appalachian adventure novels that are quickly spiralling out of control, lol 🤫
Find out moooore:
www.danielsheen.net
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Welcome sign
Gay, MI
Gay, MI
June 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Welcome sign
Gay, MI
Gay, MI
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Reposted by Daniel Sheen
We love the experimental and avant-garde. We love dirty/kitchen sink realism. We love poetry, fiction, and CNF that punches you in the gut with a velvet glove, so send us your "little darlings." See guidelines at tinyurl.com/2vwvvb76
March 31, 2025 at 6:42 AM
We love the experimental and avant-garde. We love dirty/kitchen sink realism. We love poetry, fiction, and CNF that punches you in the gut with a velvet glove, so send us your "little darlings." See guidelines at tinyurl.com/2vwvvb76
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February 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Good news! You can search Bluesky #MSWL just as well as Twitter Advanced Search.
We recommend searching #MSWL with:
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* Possible comp titles
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Demo here! youtu.be/LnZt1MCjKZE
We recommend searching #MSWL with:
* Your genre
* Possible comp titles
* Date range (if you do frequent searches)
* Keywords related to your book
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Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚
Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
January 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚
Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
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idk I feel like the government shutting down a very popular app due to how widely we were able to access information concerning a hushed genocide should be alarming to everybody regardless of your interest in using the app yourself
January 19, 2025 at 5:06 AM
idk I feel like the government shutting down a very popular app due to how widely we were able to access information concerning a hushed genocide should be alarming to everybody regardless of your interest in using the app yourself
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November 21, 2024 at 4:19 PM
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HOWS YOUR BOOK GOING?! HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED WRITING SOMETHING PEOPLE READ? Good luck in the trenches out there today. And remember, all you have to do is self publish a bestseller that becomes a movie and write the newspaper about it
November 28, 2024 at 3:35 PM
HOWS YOUR BOOK GOING?! HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED WRITING SOMETHING PEOPLE READ? Good luck in the trenches out there today. And remember, all you have to do is self publish a bestseller that becomes a movie and write the newspaper about it
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In 2024, we put out eleven books and tabled at more events than any other year. Because of this, we're trying to do a little fundraising. Here's the deal! You buy the books and shirts we've already put out, and we'll be able to afford to put out more. 🤷♂️
Please and thank you.
www.filthyloot.com
Please and thank you.
www.filthyloot.com
filthy loot – misfit fictions est. 2018
ZINES/Chapbooks
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November 20, 2024 at 10:17 PM
In 2024, we put out eleven books and tabled at more events than any other year. Because of this, we're trying to do a little fundraising. Here's the deal! You buy the books and shirts we've already put out, and we'll be able to afford to put out more. 🤷♂️
Please and thank you.
www.filthyloot.com
Please and thank you.
www.filthyloot.com
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Or if they were like me, a vet that was actively working, but couldn't afford rent. wasn't making enough to work both housing and car payments needed for work, so to keep working, was forced to live in the car. Other than rest stops prime for robbery, there's hardly nowhere to park for a rest
June 29, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Or if they were like me, a vet that was actively working, but couldn't afford rent. wasn't making enough to work both housing and car payments needed for work, so to keep working, was forced to live in the car. Other than rest stops prime for robbery, there's hardly nowhere to park for a rest
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Alice McDermott’s writing advice: “Fuck ‘em.”
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Alice McDermott’s Writing Mantra: “Ah, Fuck Em.”
Photo by Miria-Sabina Maciągiewicz. As Emerson said to Whitman: “I greet you at the beginning of a great career, which yet must have had a long foreground somewhere, for such a start.” The same wor…
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May 10, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Alice McDermott’s writing advice: “Fuck ‘em.”
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lithub.com/alice-mcderm...
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perhaps it's better when we don't know how we make beautiful things
December 25, 2023 at 3:13 AM
perhaps it's better when we don't know how we make beautiful things
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Meanwhile if you are Welsh it is the time of year when a skeleton horse might show up at your door and challenge you to a rap battle. If you lose the horse comes into your house and drinks your booze.
Happy Christmas from Mari Lwyd!
Happy Christmas from Mari Lwyd!
December 23, 2023 at 5:28 PM
Meanwhile if you are Welsh it is the time of year when a skeleton horse might show up at your door and challenge you to a rap battle. If you lose the horse comes into your house and drinks your booze.
Happy Christmas from Mari Lwyd!
Happy Christmas from Mari Lwyd!