Jan Stinchcomb
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Jan Stinchcomb
@janstinchcomb.bsky.social
Dark/Horror/Speculative Fiction
VERUSHKA is out now (JournalStone)
Stories in Gamut Magazine, Bourbon Penn, Tales to Terrify, Wigleaf
janstinchcomb.com
I’m sorry. This is all I have to offer but it’s the biggest one I could find.
November 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This was the prettiest pie I ever made. My usual minimalist thing and it didn’t last long.
November 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from:
November 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I surrender, winter.
November 22, 2025 at 5:22 PM
This is the best “selector” I ever had. 😿
November 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
This is happening in December! So grateful to have a nonfiction piece included.

Many thanks to @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social and intrepid editors Grace R. Reynolds & Wendy Dalrymple.
November 1, 2025 at 9:35 PM
As Halloween draws near, a reminder that my two scariest are still available.
October 22, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
October 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
So much depends on a giant plastic skeleton.
October 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The ultimate woodpecker.
October 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
The neighborhood wiseman here to remind you that October is Black Cat Awareness Month.
October 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Equinox, babies!
September 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Terrible-terrible news day. Year.
Anyway this is our actual wedding anniversary (as opposed to our secret date in April, which was done for health insurance.)
I don’t feel very celebratory but here is a naturally occurring bouquet.
September 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I post too many pics of this cat who isn’t mine, but come on, pearls on a Monday?
September 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I said what I said: illegitimate Supreme Court.
September 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Hello, September.
September 1, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Having my usual crisis about letting go of summer.
August 22, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Post one of the most haunting shots in movie history from a film made before the year 2000
August 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Enjoy the Sturgeon Moon tonight.
August 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Happy International Cat Day.
I couldn’t resist sharing the looker of the neighborhood.
August 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
When that Saturday morning acceptance comes sailing through across the choppy sea of rejections.
August 2, 2025 at 6:49 PM
You, in my notebook:
July 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Happy Bastille Day to the people who brought us the guillotine. ⚜️
July 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
If you go out and sit very still next to the bird feeder, there is SO much drama.
July 11, 2025 at 10:17 PM
This girl is 2 years old today!
If you like scary California, intergenerational misery, evil women & multiple-POV narratives, spend some time with Verushka.
July 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM