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J. Needham
@j-needham.bsky.social
I'm a bog witch that writes about queer people. (They/Them)

Writing seen in Graveside Press, Heartlines Spec, Femspec, Dragon Tomes, Queer Sci Fi, Tor.com, Dark Harbor Magazine & more.

Upcoming in If There's Anyone Left

Editing my gothic horror novel 🦇
So glad you asked! Tick-ling Pastures is an organic, free range small business that aims at rearing well-socialized mega-ticks for convenient blood transfusion transfers between hospitals. (Please do not believe the recent tabloids, we rigorously ensure all our ticks are lyme disease free.)
October 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Goya is truly the Halloween It Girl 🦇 I have to resist making the Witches' Sabbath goat my PFP.
October 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Super jazzed to be included in Dragon Tomes' upcoming spooky Voices from the Void anthology with my comedic New Orleans ghost story "There’s No Runner-Up for the Best Haunt Award". The best part is sharing a cover with @moirariom.bsky.social 🐀💙

Out Oct. 20th: tinyurl.com/293hvx9k
October 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
#AugurMicros2025
@augursociety.bsky.social

⭐ From Nebula to Neutron Star
September 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
@gravesidepress.bsky.social's "What Lurks" cryptid anthology is live and kicking. My queer, monstrous story "The Winter Caretaker" is inside ❄️. I can't express how much this story means to me.

And for all those who decide to read it... remember to keep the lantern lit 🕯️.
September 4, 2025 at 5:17 AM
#queerpit #A #MR #N #R #SN
Delilah, a cranky doctor for hidden magical beings, is ambushed by her ex Darcy with a plea: remove her newborn son Noah’s magic with an illegal surgery to stop the danger his “faulty” magic poses. Think Rowell’s Wayward Son (magical road trip vibes) + a second-chance 👭❤️.
August 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
#queerpit #A #MR #N #R #SN
Delilah, a cranky doctor for hidden magical beings, is ambushed by her ex Darcy with a plea: remove her newborn son Noah’s magic with an illegal surgery to stop the danger his “faulty” magic poses. Think Rowell’s Wayward Son (magical road trip vibes) + a second-chance 👭❤️.
August 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
My Canadiana queer folk horror story "The Winter Caretaker" is coming out this summer in @gravesidepress.bsky.social 's "What Lurks" cryptid anthology. It's a story that went through many loving hands before finally finding a home 🖤.
June 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM