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hollylynwalrath.bsky.social
Peppermint Waffles
@hollylynwalrath.bsky.social
Writer. Poet. Editor. Nerd. Managing Editor Interstellar Flight Press. Author of NUMINOUS STONES, THE SMALLEST OF BONES, GLIMMERGLASS GIRL. She/They
Website: www.Hlwalrath.com
Crying at the Zinefest…it’s my brand 😭

So many people have told me how they are on SNAP and appreciate my SNAP zine.
November 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Erasure of Dickens A CHRISTMAS CAROL 1843
November 15, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Are these the hands of a zinester?
November 15, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Fun fact, the Gingerbread house is modeled after Dicken’s Swiss writing chalet, where he died.
November 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I will have 4 packs of these Charles Dickens blackout poem holiday cards at Houston’s Zinefest tomorrow!
November 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
My totally normal workspace
November 14, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Guess the timely topic of my latest radical left zine

Hoping to get my act together and finish this for Zinefest
November 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Erasures for the erasure gods
November 12, 2025 at 3:07 AM
My 2026 workshop schedule is LIVE! Includes two new workshops all focused on using visual art for inspiration. Learn how to observe like an artist to enhance your writing with detail, focus, and other artistic techniques. www.hlwalrath.com/wo...
November 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
It’s a bad day when both mom AND the two dogs are sick.

Nothing to do but cuddle it out.
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Happy Halloween ✌️💀
November 1, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Woof woof baby
October 31, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Prepping some fan art for Houston’s Zinefest. I’m hoping to do a series on feminist Horror icons. Here’s beautiful Shelly Duvall.
October 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Read my review of FIND YOUR FRIENDS, a horror film about a chaotic girls trip gone wrong that premiered in the US at Fantastic Fest. "It's clear that women need and want the release of watching raw, complex, violent horror films." magazine.interstella...
October 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Haven’t done an erasure of a reply guy in a while. 😌

(Re: Man convinced the film WEAPONS has no deeper message or plot when all the characters who die are marginalized)
October 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
From monsters to ghosts to fairy tales, darkness can be a powerful metaphor to explore trauma, gender, sexuality, and grief. In this workshop, we’ll dive into the shadows and write dark, personal poems using speculative tropes. www.poetrybarn.org/p...
October 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Is it my dog or is it a blob monster
September 26, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Proof that labs are just made of smoosh
September 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Are you dark poetry curious? Join me as we dive into the shadows in October. www.poetrybarn.org/p...
September 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Trying to decide if I read the “yoga studio becomes a yawning void” or “Britney spears as queer icon” or “poetry as a metaphor for the pandemic” poem at the @ghoulish.bsky.social Fantastic Fest reading.

Unrelated: the hair gloss I did last night ended up way dark so the goth is gothing
September 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This sweet baby just showed up at my Airbnb. Tell me I can’t rescue her ☹️ she’s clearly been beat up
September 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
My yearly focus on the Elgin Awards continues with reviews from this year's awards, plus a bit of soapboxing. magazine.interstella...
September 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Starting in October, I'm teaching an online workshop for dark poets. Sign up here: www.poetrybarn.org/p...
September 15, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I’ve done a lot of cons and now the dog associates me packing books with me leaving 💀
September 11, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Erasure of Wind in the Willows. The poem reads:
Wayfarers
The others always
depart
we miss them
the land
the air
the waterside
a stream
a field
the great sea of
love
September 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM