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jaklacroix.bsky.social
((Herschel))
@jaklacroix.bsky.social
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Jewish and constantly angry.
He/they.
Author of UGLY: A BIKIE'S LIFE (Penguin, 2021).
Lead vocals/guitar in @thelimitedmusic.bsky.social

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What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
The album cover for Bad Religion's "The Empire Strikes First". It shows a man wearing a long sleeve white shirt and black tie, his hands are held in the prayer position. His face is not visible. Behind him is an American flag facing downwards in red and black. The whole image is rendered to look like a stenciled graffiti on a concrete wall.
November 17, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Begging book publishers to stop doing shit like this.

Why do you make books different sizes even though they're stylistically the same? Why swap whether author or book title comes first? Why change the cover style and size of books WITHIN THE SAME SERIES??
Old Man's War series by John Scalzi and The End of All Things is a different size and cover style to the 5 other books All 6 of Jane Harper's novels. The Dry and The Lost Man are smaller than the other 4, and Last One Out has author name first instead of title first like all the rest.
October 31, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Ahmad's roof is only the sky. He has no tent to stay safe in. His sister must do her studies by phone light. Please, please help. He needs a new tent ASAP. The weather is getting colder.
October 19, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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Finally back home.
A small, lit tea candle
October 13, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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A horror anthology I'm in, BLACK CAT TALES, has had some great reviews! Including being #1 best-seller in horror and anthologies on both IngramSpark & Barnes and Noble!

It's also on discount at Bookshop.org; why not pick up a copy?

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Black Cat Tales #1 Best-seller in Horror Collections & Anthologies at Barnes and Noble! Black Cat Tales #1 Best-seller in Horror Collections & Anthologies via IngramSpark!
October 9, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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Today, on the first day of Sukkot and the 2nd anniversary of the Oct 7th massacre, I light a candle in memory of the victims and hope for the safe return of the remaining hostages.
A lit beeswax candle on a table.
October 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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New York friends!! My friend Daniela Naomi Molnar is having a book launch event in Brooklyn this Thursday, 7pm, at the Center for New Jewish Culture! It's for her poetry work PROTOCOLS: AN ERASURE, which was honestly a revelation.

Sign up here: newjewishculture.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/ne...
"Protocols: An Erasure" book launch! The Center for New Jewish Culture, Brooklyn, NY, Thursday October 9th, 7pm.
October 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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I keep seeing Facebook adds for this very dumb-sounding game "BallBuds". It portrays itself as being "Pokemon but for grown-ass adults" because these monsters "cuss at you". There's shooting & gore and it just has the same energy as those "SOAP: BUT FOR MEN" products.
The BallBuds banner on their website. It has a manly man man holding a steel pokeball that looks like a death star next to a my little pony-style creature. On either side are the "good" side (with a unicorn) and the "bad" side (with a warthog monster). The First Monster Tamer for Grown Ass Adults BallBuds: The Game throws you into a deadly, first-person, open-world, monster-taming adventure where chaos reigns and nothing is sacred. You awake with no real memories on the beach of a hidden archipelago crawling with BallBuds—elemental creatures that range from cute and cuddly to nightmare-fueled killing machines. Two factions of stranded survivors are waging all-out war: one led by a heavy metal maniac obsessed with "alpha energy," and the other by a performative "spiritual" influencer who thinks kombucha and mushrooms can create world peace. Armed with high-powered weapons, ancient alien tech, and a team of BallBuds ready to wreak havoc, you’ll battle through abandoned research labs filled with corporate secrets, deadly creatures, and existential horrors. Tame and collect over 300 BallBuds (150+ base creatures, each with two versions), command their powers in combat, and discover the truth behind BudCorp’s rise to power. Whether you play as a lone wolf or team up with friends, the choices you make will shape the fate of the islands—and possibly the entire world.
September 25, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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It's been a while since I reminded you all that I'm featured in both of the debut collections from @whisperhousepress.bsky.social‬! COSTS OF LIVING is out now, and you can pre-order DREAD MONDAYS which comes out next month!

#booksky #horrorsky #writersky
An artistic representation of the cover of the COSTS OF LIVING horror anthology from Whisper House Press, edited by Steve Capone Jr An artistic representation of the cover of the DREAD MONDAYS horror anthology from Whisper House Press, edited by Steve Capone Jr. There is a Kirkus Reviews quote, "Editor Capone has done a masterful job, as this multifaceted collection offers something for everybody. This is a gripping compendium to curl up with on a spooky night or a haunted holiday."
September 25, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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Post a concert photo you took
Guitarist and drummer from Otoboke Beaver performing in Sydney in 2023.
September 25, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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Ahmad is in a really hard place right now. He had to spend his tent money on food. Now he has no money for food or a tent. He desperately needs $500 USD for a tent and tent bathroom. Please, please help.

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September 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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Once again asking my lovely followers to check out COSTS OF LIVING from #WhisperHousePress (ed. by
@whisperhousepress.bsky.social) which has my story "Just Being Neighborly" in it. It's good!

#booksky #horrorsky #Horror #CostsOfLiving #DreadMondays #BookLaunch #writersky
A rendition of the cover of Costs of Living edited by Steve Capone, Jr. It has a haunted looking house surrounded by ominous grayscale clouds.
September 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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COSTS OF LIVING from #WhisperHousePress (ed. by @whisperhousepress.bsky.social) is out TODAY! Very proud of the piece I've got in here, and to be sharing page space with all these other great stories. Check it out!

#booksky #horrorsky #Horror #CostsOfLiving #DreadMondays #BookLaunch #writersky
Promotional image for COSTS OF LIVING from Whisper House Press. Available wherever books are sold. "A well done, page-turning anthology of stories about home being where the horror is." - Kirkus Reviews
September 2, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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He and his little brother had to wait in line for over 3hrs in the terrible heat to get only this amount of water.
August 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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My story "Just Being Neighborly" is featuring in @whisperhousepress.bsky.social nee anthology COSTS OF LIVING, out September 1!

#booksky #horrorsky #WhisperHousePress #Horror #CostsOfLiving #DreadMondays #BookLaunch
Jordan King-Lacroix's "Just Being Neighborly" is featured in COSTS OF LIVING. Pre-order now wherever books are sold. Releases September 1
July 28, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Just gonna leave this here today.
The handshake meme: a muscled black arm and a muscled white arm grasp in a firm handshake. The left arm is labelled "Leftists" and the right arm is labelled "Neurotypicals". Where their hands are grasped is labelled "Hearing something I didn't say".
July 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Please help. Look at these insane prices for simple commodities.
Market prices North Gaza 25th June 2025: Prices change daily (USD). This post shows how hard survival is in Gaza--no income, no aid, soaring costs. Currently the commission on cash in Gaza is at least 42%. 1kg Lentils $14 1kg flour $23 1kg cooking oil $23 1kg sugar $80 1kg rice $20 1kg onions $57 1kg potatoes $18 1kg tomatoes $13 Babies milk $45 if you can find it Diapers $88
June 27, 2025 at 5:33 AM
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Great to finally have my hands on a copy of this, with my poem "Judge" smack bang in the middle! Black Cat Publishing did a great job on the printing. The stories and poems are so fun, go grab a copy!
June 18, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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Finally saw a female Satin Bower Bird!!
A female satin bower bird on the branch of a tree. It had a greenish body with brown wings and tail. It's head has dappled brown feathers and a short beak.
June 13, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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Another @whisperhousepress.bsky.social anthology I'm being featured in, DREAD MONDAYS, is being released in October this year!

whisperhousepress.com/whisper-hous...
The cover for Dread Mondays, edited by Steve Capone Jr. There is a forest below, a city above upside down, and mists entangled in between.
June 6, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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Please help Mahmoud and his family.

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May 31, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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The horror collection my story "Just Being Neighborly" is featured in, COSTS OF LIVING by @whisperhousepress.bsky.social, is releasing in September this year! I even got name-checked in the Kirkus review for this one, which is lovely.

Available in paperback and ebook!

bookshop.org/p/books/cost...
The cover of Costs of Living, edited by Steve Capone, Jr. A haunted looking house sits on a hill at dusk with ominous clouds behind. A single light is on in the attic.
May 30, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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A bunch of forest sprites holding a large banner that says, "If you claim to love Studio Ghibli but use the ChatGPT image generator, then no. You don't love Studio Ghibli, and you fundamentally do not understand or respect Hayao Miyazaki and his art."
March 31, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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A mediaeval peasant saying, "We should stop using AI to rip off artists." A smirking jerk in a well in the ground says, "Yer you support capitalism that artists are forced to be part of to survive. I am very intelligent."
March 31, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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A poster that reads "One AI prompt uses 16oz of fresh water" in pink text over a graphic of a water bottle.
March 28, 2025 at 6:14 AM