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Kaya Skovdatter 🏳️‍⚧️ (She/They)
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Writer, poet, editor, reviewer. @anathemamagazine.bsky.social co-founder. Publisher at @huldrahouse.bsky.social. Trans. (She/They)

https://kayaskovdatter.wordpress.com/
https://mathesonfreelancing.com/
https://www.huldrahouse.com
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gothgreenwitch.bsky.social
Okay, for real though. I question the bananas being packed at the bottom, and there were two tomatoes in here that were rotting. And yes, this is all food that needs to be used asap. But also, holy fuck. I will remind everyone: this was marked as ~$8 down from $21. Like. O_o
A counter's worth of just ... so much fruit and vegetables. Very clearly needing to be eaten sooner than later. But an epic sweep of potatoes, sweet potatoes, avocado, limes, apples, carrots, bananas, and more.
November 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
gothgreenwitch.bsky.social
Toronto people: Saw the Too Good to Go food app shared the other day (discounted end of day clearout food). Turns out we have it here. Tried it for produce from a store local to me. This bag they filled (pictured) was $8.

www.toogoodtogo.com/en-ca
A red reusable bag filled to the brim with a variety of fruits and vegetables. Apples and carrots visible on top.
November 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
gothgreenwitch.bsky.social
Read the first three stories from the forthcoming Titan and Serpent collection for free from:

www.huldrahouse.com/shop/titan-a...

Some fundraising toward getting the full collection out shortly. (Way behind, but hopefully up in the next few days.)

I'm also fond of how these covers worked out, so:
Cover image of a book/short story called "And at its Heart, Such Depths", written by Kaya Skovdatter. Background is two figures standing in front of a glowing orange-gold sphere nestled among a crush of rocks and a rock wall behind. The image is cast in indigo, magenta, and hot pink tones. The title is overlaid against the cover image, its text matte white. Cover image of a book/short story called "And in That Sheltered Sea, a Colossus", written by Kaya Skovdatter. Background is a figure in a short jacket with their back to us as they stand windswept, watching rocks float in the sky between the edges of old, overgrown buildings encroaching on the image from either side, with a giant abandoned metallic stepped tower struture lying on a 45 degree angle in the far distance. Everything but the figure is cast in vibrant green and yellow-green hues. The title is overlaid against the cover image, its text matte white. Cover image of a book/short story called "Until There is Only Hunger", written by Kaya Skovdatter. Background is a shadowed figure standing in a circle of two concentric, burning rings, orange flames edging up along the outer track. Birds fly across the far background, which appears to be the interior of a cave. The majority of the image, including the cavern itself, is cast in dark green and brown hues. The title is overlaid against the cover image, its text matte white.
November 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
gothgreenwitch.bsky.social
Convincing you to read the Titan and Serpent story cycle via the first lines of "And at its Heart, Such Depths".

Share yours!

(Collection comes out Fall 2026, and you can read the first couple stories from it free - links in next post.)
Opening lines/first paragraph of a story by Kaya Skovdatter, titled "And at its Heart, Such Depths": Siva has been so long under the mountain, so long tracing tunnels ascending and descending, she can no longer tell where earth meets sky, nor what lies above and what below. Or if the world beyond the rock walls and chalcedony-ridden veins still exists. That opening paragraph is followed by a section divider symbol in the form of a black and white drawing of a curved stem of greenery, speckled with leaves of different sizes, some filled in with solid black ink, others left with white fill to contrast the darker parts of the image.
November 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
gothgreenwitch.bsky.social
A Deal with the Devil is finally out!

5.4k of WLW lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers glacially cold revenge fic: how far will Eresh go to destroy Hulngal, the woman who murdered her wife?

Subscribers already have it. Yours for $1 at:
www.huldrahouse.com/shop/p/a-dea...
huldrahouse.itch.io/a-deal-with-...
Cover image of a book/short story called "A Deal with the Devil", written by Kaya Skovdatter. In the foreground, two figures face away from us, the figure on the right only turned three-quarters away, and that figure caresses the face of the figure on the left. In the background is a sun-streaked room, whose walls are cast in pink and reddish-brown hues by the light. The title is overlaid against the cover image, its text matte white.
November 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
gothgreenwitch.bsky.social
It's the LAST day of the Huldra House Samhain Sale! Don't miss:

3 FREE horrorotica stories!
50% off subs! ($9 USD for 24 stories, plus collected edition w/extras once out.)

Can we get the last *6* sub sales (9/15) to yeet my deadname!?

www.huldrahouse.com/shop/samhain...
itch.io/s/160941/the...
A sale banner with a dark background, centred on a red-hooded figure holding a long axe with its blade pointed toward the ground. They stand in an open doorway, and moths flutter around them. In the foreground is matte white text that reads: The Huldra House Samhain Sale is on now, through October 31st!
October 31, 2025 at 9:07 AM
gothgreenwitch.bsky.social
Just *3* days left in the Huldra House Samhain Sale!

3 FREE horrorotica stories!
50% off subs! ($9 USD for 24 stories, plus collected edition w/extras once out.)

And only *6* more sub sales (9/15) to go to being able to yeet my deadname!

www.huldrahouse.com/shop/samhain...
itch.io/s/160941/the...
A sale banner with a dark background, centred on a red-hooded figure holding a long axe with its blade pointed toward the ground. They stand in an open doorway, and moths flutter around them. In the foreground is matte white text that reads: The Huldra House Samhain Sale is on now, through October 31st!
October 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
gothgreenwitch.bsky.social
Only *4* days left in the Huldra House Samhain Sale!

3 FREE horrorotica stories!
50% off subs! ($9 USD for 24 stories, plus collected edition w/extras once out.)

And just *6* more sub sales (9/15) to go to being able to yeet my deadname!

www.huldrahouse.com/shop/samhain...
itch.io/s/160941/the...
A sale banner with a dark background, centred on a red-hooded figure holding a long axe with its blade pointed toward the ground. They stand in an open doorway, and moths flutter around them. In the foreground is matte white text that reads: The Huldra House Samhain Sale is on now, through October 31st!
October 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
gothgreenwitch.bsky.social
Need something (violently) cathartic to read this weekend? B/c: *gestures at everything*

The Holy Hammer Falls is out and just $1 USD for a ~12k cryptids fucking up humans horrorotica/monsterfucking/survival horror novelette:

www.huldrahouse.com/shop/p/the-h...
huldrahouse.itch.io/the-holy-ham...
Cover image of a book/short story called "The Holy Hammer Falls", written by Kaya Skovdatter. Background is blue-tinted, with three high-tech-suited women, with wires coming from their suits. They wield a mix of rifles and other guns, and crackling static halos float over their heads. The one in the centre kneels on one knee, while the others stand flanking her. The title is overlaid against the cover image, its text matte white.
October 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
gothgreenwitch.bsky.social
Hulderotica #21: The Holy Hammer Falls is out!

And it's (almost) all series protags on deck because the outside world just declared war on Marrowmont.

Just $1 USD for a 12k horrorotica/monsterfucking/survival horror novelette:
www.huldrahouse.com/shop/p/the-h...
huldrahouse.itch.io/the-holy-ham...
Cover image of a book/short story called "The Holy Hammer Falls", written by Kaya Skovdatter. Background is blue-tinted, with three high-tech-suited women, with wires coming from their suits. They wield a mix of rifles and other guns, and crackling static halos float over their heads. The one in the centre kneels on one knee, while the others stand flanking her. The title is overlaid against the cover image, its text matte white.
October 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
gothgreenwitch.bsky.social
We're halfway through Huldra House's Samhain Sale!

3 FREE horrorotica stories!
50% off subs! ($9 USD for 24 stories, plus collected edition w/extras once out.)

Sub sales go to me yeeting my deadname! Now 9/15 of goal - just 6 more to go!

www.huldrahouse.com/shop/samhain...
itch.io/s/160941/the...
A sale banner with a dark background, centred on a red-hooded figure holding a long axe with its blade pointed toward the ground. They stand in an open doorway, and moths flutter around them. In the foreground is matte white text that reads: The Huldra House Samhain Sale is on now, through October 31st!
October 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
gothgreenwitch.bsky.social
Looking for some spooky reads? The Huldra House Samhain Sale is on!

3 FREE horrorotica stories!
50% off all subs! ($9 USD for 24 stories, plus the collected edition, w/extras once out.)

Sales go to me yeeting my deadname! (8/15 to goal!)

www.huldrahouse.com/shop/samhain...
itch.io/s/160941/the...
A sale banner with a dark background, centred on a red-hooded figure holding a long axe with its blade pointed toward the ground. They stand in an open doorway, and moths flutter around them. In the foreground is matte white text that reads: The Huldra House Samhain Sale is on now, through October 31st!
October 9, 2025 at 4:44 PM
gothgreenwitch.bsky.social
And for those who want to catch up on the entire series so far, you're in luck: the Huldra House Samhain Sale is on all October!

- 3 FREE stories!
- 50% off all subscriptions! ($9 USD for 24 stories, and the collected editions once out.)

www.huldrahouse.com/shop/samhain...
itch.io/s/160941/the...
A sale banner with a dark background, centred on a red-hooded figure holding a long axe with its blade pointed toward the ground. They stand in an open doorway, and moths flutter around them. In the foreground is matte white text that reads: The Huldra House Samhain Sale is on now, through October 31st!
October 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
gothgreenwitch.bsky.social
*appears in a cloud of black witch moths*

Rise in Glorious Raiment, the final historical tale of Hulderotica Year One, is here. Come meet Mercy, and see how Marrowmont began from a Maiden's POV.

$1 USD for a new novelette:
www.huldrahouse.com/shop/p/rise-...
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Cover image of a book/short story called "Rise in Glorious Raiment", written by Kaya Skovdatter. At the bottom of the background is a woman with long flowing hair and a loose dress, both glowing a luminous white. Behind her are several staggered layers of ascending, angled mountain slopes, purple closer and shifting into a purple-grey as they vanish into the distance. In the sky is a flock of glowing white birds of indeterminate species, spread all across the image. The title is overlaid against the cover image, its text matte white.
October 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
gothgreenwitch.bsky.social
Want to read something new, but don't want to support Amazon on Prime Day?

Come take advantage of Huldra House's Samhain Sale!

- 3 FREE stories!
- 50% off all subscriptions! ($9 USD for 24 stories, and the collected editions once out.)

www.huldrahouse.com/shop/samhain...
itch.io/s/160941/the...
A sale banner with a dark background, centred on a red-hooded figure holding a long axe with its blade pointed toward the ground. They stand in an open doorway, and moths flutter around them. In the foreground is matte white text that reads: The Huldra House Samhain Sale is on now, through October 31st!
October 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
gothgreenwitch.bsky.social
The Huldra House Samhain Sale continues!

3 FREE horrorotica stories!
50% off all subscriptions! ($9 USD for 24 stories, plus the collected edition, w/extras once out.)

Sub sales go toward me yeeting my deadname! Now at 4/15 toward goal!

www.huldrahouse.com/shop/samhain...
itch.io/s/160941/the...
A sale banner with a dark background, centred on a red-hooded figure holding a long axe with its blade pointed toward the ground. They stand in an open doorway, and moths flutter around them. In the foreground is matte white text that reads: The Huldra House Samhain Sale is on now, through October 31st!
October 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
gothgreenwitch.bsky.social
Huldra House's Samhain Sale continues, all through October!

3 FREE horrorotica stories!
50% off all subscriptions! (2026 subs available!)

At 50% those subs are just ~*$9* USD for 24 stories, plus the collected edition, w/extras once out.

www.huldrahouse.com/shop/samhain...
itch.io/s/160941/the...
A sale banner with a dark background, centred on a red-hooded figure holding a long axe with its blade pointed toward the ground. They stand in an open doorway, and moths flutter around them. In the foreground is matte white text that reads: The Huldra House Samhain Sale is on now, through October 31st!]
October 2, 2025 at 10:34 AM
gothgreenwitch.bsky.social
It just gets harder as time goes on to working corporate and freelance spaces being referred to as "Mr. [deadname]" in correspondence, sometimes in person. Don't love it. My dysphoria doesn't love it. So: want to buy a sub and help me chuck the old name out? :)

www.huldrahouse.com/shop/samhain...
A sale banner with a dark background, centred on a red-hooded figure holding a long axe with its blade pointed toward the ground. They stand in an open doorway, and moths flutter around them. In the foreground is matte white text that reads: The Huldra House Samhain Sale is on now, through October 31st!
October 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
gothgreenwitch.bsky.social
Huldra House's Samhain Sale is love, all through October!

3 FREE horrorotica stories!
50% off all subscriptions! (2026 subs available!)

At 50% those subs are just ~*$9* USD for 24 stories, plus the collected edition, w/extras once out.

www.huldrahouse.com/shop/samhain...
itch.io/s/160941/the...
A sale banner with a dark background, centred on a red-hooded figure holding a long axe with its blade pointed toward the ground. They stand in an open doorway, and moths flutter around them. In the foreground is matte white text that reads: The Huldra House Samhain Sale is on now, through October 31st!
October 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
gothgreenwitch.bsky.social
Ready to jumpstart spooky season? Huldra House's Samhain Sale is on now through October!

50% off all subscriptions! (2026 subs now live!)
3 FREE horrorotica stories! (Claimed by the Coven, Killing it on Campus, The Saw-toothed Solution)

www.huldrahouse.com/shop/samhain...
itch.io/s/160941/the...
A sale banner with a dark background, centred on a red-hooded figure holding a long axe with its blade pointed toward the ground. They stand in an open doorway, and moths flutter around them. In the foreground is matte white text that reads: The Huldra House Samhain Sale is on now, through October 31st!
September 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
gothgreenwitch.bsky.social
For the night owls: Tracking a Traitor is out!

Come get some noir/thriller/monsterfucking! And follow Aoife as she hunts the mole who exposed Marrowmont to the world. But how long before they do worse? The clock is ticking.

www.huldrahouse.com/shop/p/track...
huldrahouse.itch.io/tracking-a-t...
Cover image of a book/short story called "Tracking a Traitor", written by Kaya Skovdatter. Background is a checkerboard floor seen on an angle from above, with white, brown, and ochre tiles. The upper right corner of the background is flooded with light. And in the foreground is a woman with brown hair, wearing sunglasses and a trench coat belted on and her hands in its pockets. She casts a long shadow across the floor, toward the bottom left. The title is overlaid against the cover image, its text matte black.
September 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
gothgreenwitch.bsky.social
Who wants new Huldra House cover art? :D

There'll be a full blog post about these tomorrow - which is incidentally when these reprints will be live, available free as an intro to the series. Because Titan and Serpent is back! With a collection of these and a bunch of new stories out Fall 2026.
Cover image of a book/short story called "And at its Heart, Such Depths", written by Kaya Skovdatter. Background is two figures standing in front of a glowing orange-gold sphere nestled among a crush of rocks and a rock wall behind. The image is cast in indigo, magenta, and hot pink tones. The title is overlaid against the cover image, its text matte white. Cover image of a book/short story called "And in That Sheltered Sea, a Colossus", written by Kaya Skovdatter. Background is a figure in a short jacket with their back to us as they stand windswept, watching rocks float in the sky between the edges of old, overgrown buildings encroaching on the image from either side, with a giant abandoned metallic stepped tower struture lying on a 45 degree angle in the far distance. Everything but the figure is cast in vibrant green and yellow-green hues. The title is overlaid against the cover image, its text matte white. Cover image of a book/short story called "Until There is Only Hunger", written by Kaya Skovdatter. Background is a shadowed figure standing in a circle of two concentric, burning rings, orange flames edging up along the outer track. Birds fly across the far background, which appears to be the interior of a cave. The majority of the image, including the cavern itself, is cast in dark green and brown hues. The title is overlaid against the cover image, its text matte white.
September 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
gothgreenwitch.bsky.social
It's that time! Hulderotica #18: Only for the Fans is out!

Bailey, Brandon, and Bryce are YouTuber ghost-hunters given a tip about a haunted house; and what they record will change Marrowmont forever.

Yours for $1 from:
www.huldrahouse.com/shop/p/only-...
huldrahouse.itch.io/only-for-the...
Cover image of a book/short story called "Only for the Fans", written by Kaya Skovdatter. Background (left of frame) is a flaming spirit descending a staircase, moving left to right, and the foreground (bottom right) is an out of focus woman filling the spirit descending the stairs with a phone camera. The title is overlaid against the cover image, its text matte white.
September 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
gothgreenwitch.bsky.social
What *kind* of fallout? Let's let some sneak peeks at titles and covers for stories 19-22 answer that.

#19: Tracking Down a Traitor
#20: Rise in Glorious Raiment
#21: The Holy Hammer Falls
#22: A Deal with the Devil

Titles/covers for #23 and #24 contain massive spoilers, so those are for later. :)
Cover image of a book/short story called "Tracking Down a Traitor", written by Kaya Skovdatter. Background is a checkerboard floor seen on an angle from above, with white, brown, and ochre tiles. The upper right corner of the background is flooded with light. And in the foreground is a woman with brown hair, wearing sunglasses and a trench coat belted on and her hands in its pockets. She casts a long shadow across the floor, toward the bottom left. The title is overlaid against the cover image, its text matte black. Cover image of a book/short story called "Rise in Glorious Raiment", written by Kaya Skovdatter. At the bottom of the background is a woman with long flowing hair and a loose dress, both glowing a luminous white. Behind her are several staggered layers of ascending, angled mountain slops, purple closer and shifting into a purple-grey as they vanish into the distance. In the sky is a flock of glowing white birds of indeterminate species, spread all across the image. The title is overlaid against the cover image, its text matte white. Cover image of a book/short story called "The Holy Hammer Falls", written by Kaya Skovdatter. Background is blue-tinted, with three high-tech-suited women, with wires coming from their suits. They wield a mix of rifles and other guns, and crackling static halos float over their heads. The one in the centre kneels on one knee, while the others stand flanking her. The title is overlaid against the cover image, its text matte white. Cover image of a book/short story called "A Deal with the Devil", written by Kaya Skovdatter. In the foreground, two figures face away from us, the figure on the right only turned three-quarters away, and that figure caresses the face of the figure on the left. In the background is a sun-streaked room, whose walls are cast in pink and reddish-brown hues by the light. The title is overlaid against the cover image, its text matte white.
September 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
gothgreenwitch.bsky.social
With Hulderotica #18: Only for the Fans coming out next Tuesday and ending the current mini-arc and changing Marrowmont forever, now's an excellent time to pick up a 2025 subscription. Because it's all fallout from here as we head toward the end of Season One. :)

www.huldrahouse.com/shop/p/2025-...
Cover image of a book/short story called "Only for the Fans", written by Kaya Skovdatter. Background (left of frame) is a flaming spirit descending a staircase, moving left to right, and the foreground (bottom right) is an out of focus woman filling the spirit descending the stairs with a phone camera. The title is overlaid against the cover image, its text matte white.
September 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM