JamesTheBalladeer
@jamestheballadeer.bsky.social
Novelist, short-story scribe, poet, editor, reviewer, comic-book aficionado, selenophile. Librarian-adjacent.
Town & Train, small-town Canadian horror novel & Fear Itself short-story collection from Lethe Press. In indie stores & on the amazons.🍀🩷💜💙🌈
Town & Train, small-town Canadian horror novel & Fear Itself short-story collection from Lethe Press. In indie stores & on the amazons.🍀🩷💜💙🌈
Happy All Souls' Day.
November 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Happy All Souls' Day.
October 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Just finished Tini Howard & @artofnickrobles.bsky.social Euthanauts. Meant to read for ... some time! Quite,quite good. Complex (and gorgeous) characters. Trippy premise. Pithy script. Noble's phantasmagoric double splashes, panel play are stunning.
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October 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Just finished Tini Howard & @artofnickrobles.bsky.social Euthanauts. Meant to read for ... some time! Quite,quite good. Complex (and gorgeous) characters. Trippy premise. Pithy script. Noble's phantasmagoric double splashes, panel play are stunning.
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We had some great chats with attendees and other writers and attended interesting panels. However, book sales hit a record low, perhaps because of the con's move to Kanata, in Ottawa's far-flung west end. 2/2
October 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We had some great chats with attendees and other writers and attended interesting panels. However, book sales hit a record low, perhaps because of the con's move to Kanata, in Ottawa's far-flung west end. 2/2
This weekend, I tabled at Can-Con, Ottawa's Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Convention at the Brook Street Hotel in Kanata with fab co-pilot @ajdolman.bsky.social and fab @xtianbaines.bsky.social.
I was selling my novel Town & Train and collection Fear Itself.
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I was selling my novel Town & Train and collection Fear Itself.
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October 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This weekend, I tabled at Can-Con, Ottawa's Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Convention at the Brook Street Hotel in Kanata with fab co-pilot @ajdolman.bsky.social and fab @xtianbaines.bsky.social.
I was selling my novel Town & Train and collection Fear Itself.
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I was selling my novel Town & Train and collection Fear Itself.
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The spooky season is upon us! Reintroducing myself, a writer/editor/reviewer/comic aficionado and film lover.
Town & Train is my small-town Canadian horror novel and Fear Itself is my debut Lethe Press short-story collection.
Author pic: @photosbyjames.bsky.social @ @canconsffh.bsky.social
Town & Train is my small-town Canadian horror novel and Fear Itself is my debut Lethe Press short-story collection.
Author pic: @photosbyjames.bsky.social @ @canconsffh.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The spooky season is upon us! Reintroducing myself, a writer/editor/reviewer/comic aficionado and film lover.
Town & Train is my small-town Canadian horror novel and Fear Itself is my debut Lethe Press short-story collection.
Author pic: @photosbyjames.bsky.social @ @canconsffh.bsky.social
Town & Train is my small-town Canadian horror novel and Fear Itself is my debut Lethe Press short-story collection.
Author pic: @photosbyjames.bsky.social @ @canconsffh.bsky.social
Had a terrific reading with co-pilot @ajdolman.bsky.social & @amandaearl.bsky.social at the Lieutenant's Pump in Ottawa this Sunday. Monsters abounded in our work—vampires, transphobic parents and shapeshifters, including my longtime pal John Newman I have known since high school.
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September 30, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Had a terrific reading with co-pilot @ajdolman.bsky.social & @amandaearl.bsky.social at the Lieutenant's Pump in Ottawa this Sunday. Monsters abounded in our work—vampires, transphobic parents and shapeshifters, including my longtime pal John Newman I have known since high school.
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Had a terrific reading with co-pilot @ajdolman.bsky.social & @amandaearl.bsky.social at the Lieutenant's Pump in Ottawa this Sunday. Monsters abounded in our work—vampires, transphobic parents and shapeshifters, including my longtime pal John Newman, whom I have known since high school.
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September 29, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Had a terrific reading with co-pilot @ajdolman.bsky.social & @amandaearl.bsky.social at the Lieutenant's Pump in Ottawa this Sunday. Monsters abounded in our work—vampires, transphobic parents and shapeshifters, including my longtime pal John Newman, whom I have known since high school.
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Yes, I believe you might have visited the Bi+ Canada booth where I was personing, or I simply asked you about your cape.
I dig the bi flag flying. Been meaning to don one. 🩷💜💙
Started wearing my pin from Ottawa's Capital Pride, though.
I dig the bi flag flying. Been meaning to don one. 🩷💜💙
Started wearing my pin from Ottawa's Capital Pride, though.
September 29, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Yes, I believe you might have visited the Bi+ Canada booth where I was personing, or I simply asked you about your cape.
I dig the bi flag flying. Been meaning to don one. 🩷💜💙
Started wearing my pin from Ottawa's Capital Pride, though.
I dig the bi flag flying. Been meaning to don one. 🩷💜💙
Started wearing my pin from Ottawa's Capital Pride, though.
Bywords, Glitterwolf, On Spec, and elsewhere. He writes across the genres about grief, love, nomadic superheroes and drag-queen warlocks. Moran’s reviews appear in Arc Poetry Magazine, Plenitude and Strange Horizons.
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September 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Bywords, Glitterwolf, On Spec, and elsewhere. He writes across the genres about grief, love, nomadic superheroes and drag-queen warlocks. Moran’s reviews appear in Arc Poetry Magazine, Plenitude and Strange Horizons.
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My bio ...
James K. Moran’s fiction collection Fear Itself and horror novel Town & Train were published by Lethe Press. Moras poetry and speculative fiction have appeared in Another Dysfunctional Cancer Poem Anthology, Burly Tales: Fairy Tales for the Hirsute and Hefty Gay Man,
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James K. Moran’s fiction collection Fear Itself and horror novel Town & Train were published by Lethe Press. Moras poetry and speculative fiction have appeared in Another Dysfunctional Cancer Poem Anthology, Burly Tales: Fairy Tales for the Hirsute and Hefty Gay Man,
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September 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM
My bio ...
James K. Moran’s fiction collection Fear Itself and horror novel Town & Train were published by Lethe Press. Moras poetry and speculative fiction have appeared in Another Dysfunctional Cancer Poem Anthology, Burly Tales: Fairy Tales for the Hirsute and Hefty Gay Man,
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James K. Moran’s fiction collection Fear Itself and horror novel Town & Train were published by Lethe Press. Moras poetry and speculative fiction have appeared in Another Dysfunctional Cancer Poem Anthology, Burly Tales: Fairy Tales for the Hirsute and Hefty Gay Man,
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Heads up! Stoked that on Sept. 28, I am reading with the magnificent AJ Dolman & Amanda Earl at the Lieutenant's Pump in Ottawa.
Thanks again, Amanda, for putting this together.
Thanks again, Amanda, for putting this together.
September 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Heads up! Stoked that on Sept. 28, I am reading with the magnificent AJ Dolman & Amanda Earl at the Lieutenant's Pump in Ottawa.
Thanks again, Amanda, for putting this together.
Thanks again, Amanda, for putting this together.
Heads up! Stoked that on Sept. 28, I am reading with the magnificent @ajdolman.bsky.social & @amandaearl.bsky.social at the Lieutenant's Pump in Ottawa.
Thanks again, Amanda, for putting this together.
Thanks again, Amanda, for putting this together.
September 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Heads up! Stoked that on Sept. 28, I am reading with the magnificent @ajdolman.bsky.social & @amandaearl.bsky.social at the Lieutenant's Pump in Ottawa.
Thanks again, Amanda, for putting this together.
Thanks again, Amanda, for putting this together.
Very excited to share this
forthcoming Sunday, Sept. 28 event in Ottawa.
Reading with the magnificent @ajdolman.bsky.social and @amandaearl.bsky.social at the Lieutenant's Pump, 361 Elgin.
Doors 1:30pm. Reading, 2pm.
Thanks, Amanda, for organizing the whole enchilada.
forthcoming Sunday, Sept. 28 event in Ottawa.
Reading with the magnificent @ajdolman.bsky.social and @amandaearl.bsky.social at the Lieutenant's Pump, 361 Elgin.
Doors 1:30pm. Reading, 2pm.
Thanks, Amanda, for organizing the whole enchilada.
September 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Very excited to share this
forthcoming Sunday, Sept. 28 event in Ottawa.
Reading with the magnificent @ajdolman.bsky.social and @amandaearl.bsky.social at the Lieutenant's Pump, 361 Elgin.
Doors 1:30pm. Reading, 2pm.
Thanks, Amanda, for organizing the whole enchilada.
forthcoming Sunday, Sept. 28 event in Ottawa.
Reading with the magnificent @ajdolman.bsky.social and @amandaearl.bsky.social at the Lieutenant's Pump, 361 Elgin.
Doors 1:30pm. Reading, 2pm.
Thanks, Amanda, for organizing the whole enchilada.
New comic I dig. Absolutely loving @jasonloo.bsky.social's Dazzler: World Tour with Rafael Loureiro & @alanrobinsonr.bsky.social & Terry & Rachel Dodson. Very fun. Gorgeous art. A snappy script that is surprisingly nuanced. Hm. Wonder if there's ny more Dazzler in this fellow Canuck writer's future?
September 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
New comic I dig. Absolutely loving @jasonloo.bsky.social's Dazzler: World Tour with Rafael Loureiro & @alanrobinsonr.bsky.social & Terry & Rachel Dodson. Very fun. Gorgeous art. A snappy script that is surprisingly nuanced. Hm. Wonder if there's ny more Dazzler in this fellow Canuck writer's future?
That's how the pros do it, true believers. We've got it all—poetry, horror and other speculative fiction, mystery and fab host Eden Moore, to boot!
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August 21, 2025 at 3:18 AM
That's how the pros do it, true believers. We've got it all—poetry, horror and other speculative fiction, mystery and fab host Eden Moore, to boot!
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Queer Indie Authors at T's Pub
Featuring:
Host Eden Moore
@ajdolman.bsky.social
Natalie Hanna
@ceeeejohnson.bsky.social
Yours truly
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Featuring:
Host Eden Moore
@ajdolman.bsky.social
Natalie Hanna
@ceeeejohnson.bsky.social
Yours truly
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August 21, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Queer Indie Authors at T's Pub
Featuring:
Host Eden Moore
@ajdolman.bsky.social
Natalie Hanna
@ceeeejohnson.bsky.social
Yours truly
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Featuring:
Host Eden Moore
@ajdolman.bsky.social
Natalie Hanna
@ceeeejohnson.bsky.social
Yours truly
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Stoked to be a part of Queer Indie Authors at T's Pub in Ottawa.
Come on out!
Featuring fab host Eden Moore &
@ajdolman.bsky.social
@battleaxepress.bsky.social
@ceeeejohnson.bsky.social
Stevie Mikayne
@jamestheballadeer.bsky.social
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Come on out!
Featuring fab host Eden Moore &
@ajdolman.bsky.social
@battleaxepress.bsky.social
@ceeeejohnson.bsky.social
Stevie Mikayne
@jamestheballadeer.bsky.social
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August 17, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Stoked to be a part of Queer Indie Authors at T's Pub in Ottawa.
Come on out!
Featuring fab host Eden Moore &
@ajdolman.bsky.social
@battleaxepress.bsky.social
@ceeeejohnson.bsky.social
Stevie Mikayne
@jamestheballadeer.bsky.social
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Come on out!
Featuring fab host Eden Moore &
@ajdolman.bsky.social
@battleaxepress.bsky.social
@ceeeejohnson.bsky.social
Stevie Mikayne
@jamestheballadeer.bsky.social
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Recently viddfied Chris LaMartina's entertaining 2014 Call Girl of Cthulu on Tubi. It's a Lovecraftian horror sex comedy (you read that correctly). Gory, clever, bawdy and over-the-top. Deserves more attention. Lower budgets mean a film worls harder. Quite enjoyed it.
August 16, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Recently viddfied Chris LaMartina's entertaining 2014 Call Girl of Cthulu on Tubi. It's a Lovecraftian horror sex comedy (you read that correctly). Gory, clever, bawdy and over-the-top. Deserves more attention. Lower budgets mean a film worls harder. Quite enjoyed it.
Eden Moore, AJ Dolman, Natalie Hanna, Chris Johnson, Stevie Mikayne and myself read at T's!
Thurs., Aug. 21.
Y'all are invited.
That's how the pros do it, true believers. We've got it all—lit, poetry, spec-fic, and mystery.
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Thurs., Aug. 21.
Y'all are invited.
That's how the pros do it, true believers. We've got it all—lit, poetry, spec-fic, and mystery.
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August 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Eden Moore, AJ Dolman, Natalie Hanna, Chris Johnson, Stevie Mikayne and myself read at T's!
Thurs., Aug. 21.
Y'all are invited.
That's how the pros do it, true believers. We've got it all—lit, poetry, spec-fic, and mystery.
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Thurs., Aug. 21.
Y'all are invited.
That's how the pros do it, true believers. We've got it all—lit, poetry, spec-fic, and mystery.
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Queer Indie Authors at T's Pub in Ottawa
Featuring fab host Eden Moore &
@ajdolman.bsky.social
@battleaxepress.bsky.social
@ceeeejohnson.bsky.social
Stevie Mikayne
@jamestheballadeer.bsky.social
T's Pub or tspub.ca
Thurs., Aug. 21.
Doors "open", 5:30.
6:00pm start.
Free event.
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Featuring fab host Eden Moore &
@ajdolman.bsky.social
@battleaxepress.bsky.social
@ceeeejohnson.bsky.social
Stevie Mikayne
@jamestheballadeer.bsky.social
T's Pub or tspub.ca
Thurs., Aug. 21.
Doors "open", 5:30.
6:00pm start.
Free event.
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August 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Queer Indie Authors at T's Pub in Ottawa
Featuring fab host Eden Moore &
@ajdolman.bsky.social
@battleaxepress.bsky.social
@ceeeejohnson.bsky.social
Stevie Mikayne
@jamestheballadeer.bsky.social
T's Pub or tspub.ca
Thurs., Aug. 21.
Doors "open", 5:30.
6:00pm start.
Free event.
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Featuring fab host Eden Moore &
@ajdolman.bsky.social
@battleaxepress.bsky.social
@ceeeejohnson.bsky.social
Stevie Mikayne
@jamestheballadeer.bsky.social
T's Pub or tspub.ca
Thurs., Aug. 21.
Doors "open", 5:30.
6:00pm start.
Free event.
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Reading with a fab spec-fic crew on Thurs, July 24!
Raven’s End Books: The Horror Bookshop:
A Spec-Fic Midsummer Spectacular with readings by Canuck speculative fiction voices:
@smbeiko.bsky.social
Keith Cadieux
@susiewrites.bsky.social
& special guest:
Ottawa’s James K. Moran
Raven’s End Books: The Horror Bookshop:
A Spec-Fic Midsummer Spectacular with readings by Canuck speculative fiction voices:
@smbeiko.bsky.social
Keith Cadieux
@susiewrites.bsky.social
& special guest:
Ottawa’s James K. Moran
July 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Reading with a fab spec-fic crew on Thurs, July 24!
Raven’s End Books: The Horror Bookshop:
A Spec-Fic Midsummer Spectacular with readings by Canuck speculative fiction voices:
@smbeiko.bsky.social
Keith Cadieux
@susiewrites.bsky.social
& special guest:
Ottawa’s James K. Moran
Raven’s End Books: The Horror Bookshop:
A Spec-Fic Midsummer Spectacular with readings by Canuck speculative fiction voices:
@smbeiko.bsky.social
Keith Cadieux
@susiewrites.bsky.social
& special guest:
Ottawa’s James K. Moran
Oh, and a pic of yours truly. My Nick Drake kunda vibe.
July 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Oh, and a pic of yours truly. My Nick Drake kunda vibe.