Janet Alcorn
@janetalcorn.bsky.social
Author (crime fiction, horror, and romance), librarian, gardener, very amateur photographer, 80s rocker chick. I write and I grow things. http://janetalcorn.com. Sign up for my newsletter to get a free story.
Point Sur Light Station. It’s owned by the Coast Guard and only open for tours 3 days/week, 2 tours/day. My friend and I were lucky enough to arrive 15 minutes before a tour was starting. Fascinating place with incredible scenery. #BigSur #California
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Point Sur Light Station. It’s owned by the Coast Guard and only open for tours 3 days/week, 2 tours/day. My friend and I were lucky enough to arrive 15 minutes before a tour was starting. Fascinating place with incredible scenery. #BigSur #California
A perfect day exploring Big Sur yesterday. I feel so lucky to live in #California, where beauty like this is a short road trip away.
November 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
A perfect day exploring Big Sur yesterday. I feel so lucky to live in #California, where beauty like this is a short road trip away.
Sign up for my newsletter and get a free copy of "Collateral Damage," a short story about a hard-edged postapocalyptic survivor who's about to face the toughest challenge of his life. #ShortStory
Pic is of a postapocalyptic pre-enactor camp in the Arizona desert--the setting for "Collateral Damage"
Pic is of a postapocalyptic pre-enactor camp in the Arizona desert--the setting for "Collateral Damage"
October 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Sign up for my newsletter and get a free copy of "Collateral Damage," a short story about a hard-edged postapocalyptic survivor who's about to face the toughest challenge of his life. #ShortStory
Pic is of a postapocalyptic pre-enactor camp in the Arizona desert--the setting for "Collateral Damage"
Pic is of a postapocalyptic pre-enactor camp in the Arizona desert--the setting for "Collateral Damage"
In my #Clovis garden this morning: pink brugmansia, purple mums, and 'Scentimental' rose 🌱 #gardening #flowers
October 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
In my #Clovis garden this morning: pink brugmansia, purple mums, and 'Scentimental' rose 🌱 #gardening #flowers
James Clear shared this quote in his newsletter this week, and it really resonated with me. I'm a bit of an introvert, but I also know I need other people. This quote is a great reminder that if we don't want to be lonely, we have to put forth effort to be in community.
October 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
James Clear shared this quote in his newsletter this week, and it really resonated with me. I'm a bit of an introvert, but I also know I need other people. This quote is a great reminder that if we don't want to be lonely, we have to put forth effort to be in community.
October 9, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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I'm doing my first-ever giveaway to newsletter subscribers! To be entered to win a copy of the 2022 Deathlehem holiday horror anthology, which includes my short story, "The Fine Print," subscribe to my newsletter (janetalcorn.com/newsletter/) (sorry, I can only ship to the US)
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I'm doing my first-ever giveaway to newsletter subscribers! To be entered to win a copy of the 2022 Deathlehem holiday horror anthology, which includes my short story, "The Fine Print," subscribe to my newsletter (janetalcorn.com/newsletter/) (sorry, I can only ship to the US)
October 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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I'm doing my first-ever giveaway to newsletter subscribers! To be entered to win a copy of the 2022 Deathlehem holiday horror anthology, which includes my short story, "The Fine Print," subscribe to my newsletter (janetalcorn.com/newsletter/) (sorry, I can only ship to the US)
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I'm doing my first-ever giveaway to newsletter subscribers! To be entered to win a copy of the 2022 Deathlehem holiday horror anthology, which includes my short story, "The Fine Print," subscribe to my newsletter (janetalcorn.com/newsletter/) (sorry, I can only ship to the US)
October = time for the annual changing of the socks. Out go the ankle socks, in come the (fun) crew socks. These were a gift from first coworkers at a time when I truly felt like the ringmaster of a shit show.
October 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
October = time for the annual changing of the socks. Out go the ankle socks, in come the (fun) crew socks. These were a gift from first coworkers at a time when I truly felt like the ringmaster of a shit show.
Behold the language choices from the online patient registration form I just filled out for a new doctor. I *so* wanted to choose Middle English, then rock up to the reception desk on appointment day with, "Waes hail, I am heir for to se the doctour."
September 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Behold the language choices from the online patient registration form I just filled out for a new doctor. I *so* wanted to choose Middle English, then rock up to the reception desk on appointment day with, "Waes hail, I am heir for to se the doctour."
I'm going to do my first ever in-person public reading! I'll be at LitHop Fresno on Oct. 18 as part of a 4-person team from Central Valley Fiction Writers. I'll be reading from my award-winning suspense short story, "Walk Me Home." #WritingCommunity #Suspense
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September 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I'm going to do my first ever in-person public reading! I'll be at LitHop Fresno on Oct. 18 as part of a 4-person team from Central Valley Fiction Writers. I'll be reading from my award-winning suspense short story, "Walk Me Home." #WritingCommunity #Suspense
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The #WIPSnips word for May 11 is "pant" or "pants." This is a quote from the opening scene of Vanishing, Inc., a time travel romance/small town romantic suspense manuscript I'm currently querying.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying
May 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The #WIPSnips word for May 11 is "pant" or "pants." This is a quote from the opening scene of Vanishing, Inc., a time travel romance/small town romantic suspense manuscript I'm currently querying.
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying
#WriteSky #WritingCommunity #AmQuerying
I read this quote from James Clear this morning, and it really resonated with me. Every day we get to choose where to focus our time and energy--and those choices can have a huge impact on how we experience our lives and how other people experience us.
April 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I read this quote from James Clear this morning, and it really resonated with me. Every day we get to choose where to focus our time and energy--and those choices can have a huge impact on how we experience our lives and how other people experience us.
Sunset at Pismo Beach, CA
April 10, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Sunset at Pismo Beach, CA
I’m rebuilding my daily writing habit after an unproductive year. That 11 next to the flame in Online Writing Log represents my 11-day writing streak. When I really wanted to skip, I wrote anyway to keep my streak alive.
#WritingCommunity, What motivates you to write when you don’t want to?
#WritingCommunity, What motivates you to write when you don’t want to?
January 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I’m rebuilding my daily writing habit after an unproductive year. That 11 next to the flame in Online Writing Log represents my 11-day writing streak. When I really wanted to skip, I wrote anyway to keep my streak alive.
#WritingCommunity, What motivates you to write when you don’t want to?
#WritingCommunity, What motivates you to write when you don’t want to?
Did you know that during World War II, Monopoly was made with wooden tokens? When I was a kid, I wondered why my game (which had belonged to my parents) was different from the ones my friends had.
Here are 7 of the original 8 tokens in my game. The white one went missing years ago.
Here are 7 of the original 8 tokens in my game. The white one went missing years ago.
December 24, 2024 at 6:03 AM
Did you know that during World War II, Monopoly was made with wooden tokens? When I was a kid, I wondered why my game (which had belonged to my parents) was different from the ones my friends had.
Here are 7 of the original 8 tokens in my game. The white one went missing years ago.
Here are 7 of the original 8 tokens in my game. The white one went missing years ago.
View from my office window. The tule fog is thick this morning. #fresno #FresnoState
December 20, 2024 at 3:44 PM
View from my office window. The tule fog is thick this morning. #fresno #FresnoState
I dragged my lazy middle-aged butt to the gym this morning, so this one seems appropriate.
December 13, 2024 at 3:48 AM
I dragged my lazy middle-aged butt to the gym this morning, so this one seems appropriate.
No, we didn’t have the internet. We had to walk across the room to change the channel while fighting our way through knee-high shag carpet. Uphill. Both ways.
December 10, 2024 at 2:26 PM
No, we didn’t have the internet. We had to walk across the room to change the channel while fighting our way through knee-high shag carpet. Uphill. Both ways.
I had a zillion things to do today, but I skipped most of them to visit Fresno’s Shin Zen Friendship Garden. It was just what I needed.
Moral: Make time for peace and beauty. The chores will still be there tomorrow.
Moral: Make time for peace and beauty. The chores will still be there tomorrow.
November 24, 2024 at 6:23 AM
I had a zillion things to do today, but I skipped most of them to visit Fresno’s Shin Zen Friendship Garden. It was just what I needed.
Moral: Make time for peace and beauty. The chores will still be there tomorrow.
Moral: Make time for peace and beauty. The chores will still be there tomorrow.
November 23, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Post a ship that’s neither Star Wars nor Star Trek.
Ship on Lake Huron, 2023 May
Ship on Lake Huron, 2023 May
November 23, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Post a ship that’s neither Star Wars nor Star Trek.
Ship on Lake Huron, 2023 May
Ship on Lake Huron, 2023 May
🌱 First raised bed is built at our new home. And so it begins… #GardeningSky
November 22, 2024 at 2:45 PM
🌱 First raised bed is built at our new home. And so it begins… #GardeningSky
I’ve gained a bunch of new followers recently, so I’ll re-introduce myself. I’m a librarian, fiction writer (crime, horror, romance), gardener, and very amateur photographer. Looking to connect with interesting people. Here’s a pic of the Merced River in Yosemite so people will stop scrolling :-)
November 21, 2024 at 2:26 PM
I’ve gained a bunch of new followers recently, so I’ll re-introduce myself. I’m a librarian, fiction writer (crime, horror, romance), gardener, and very amateur photographer. Looking to connect with interesting people. Here’s a pic of the Merced River in Yosemite so people will stop scrolling :-)