Jo Kaplan
@joannapary.bsky.social
Author of IT WILL JUST BE US (2020) and WHEN THE NIGHT BELLS RING (2022). AKA Joanna Parypinski. Co-chair of HWA LA chapter. https://jo-kaplan.com/
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Please tell your kids, every damn day if necessary, that chatGPT is not a goddamn search engine and you shouldn’t believe a word it says. Tell the adults too, but it’s especially imperative to inoculate kids against this
December 10, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Please tell your kids, every damn day if necessary, that chatGPT is not a goddamn search engine and you shouldn’t believe a word it says. Tell the adults too, but it’s especially imperative to inoculate kids against this
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Normalize slow writers with seasonal depression and full-time jobs. Like, 500 words is a good day for me and I will not be made to feel bad about it 😂
December 1, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Normalize slow writers with seasonal depression and full-time jobs. Like, 500 words is a good day for me and I will not be made to feel bad about it 😂
Hate that this has to be a thing, love that I get to be in it though
Today and tomorrow remain to turn in submissions for FUMPTRUCK, which is now over 90% full. Submissions close at midnight (your time) on 11/30/24. This also means it's time for another mass contributor reveal! See nettirw.com for details.
December 1, 2024 at 11:47 PM
Hate that this has to be a thing, love that I get to be in it though
I feel so incredibly honored that Sadie listed IT WILL JUST BE US as one of her favorite reads this year!
My list of Favorite Books in 2024. New releases & Backlist. Full shopping links here:
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December 1, 2024 at 11:43 PM
I feel so incredibly honored that Sadie listed IT WILL JUST BE US as one of her favorite reads this year!
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This is the rallying call that I've needed to hear since November 6th. From Roxane Gay in today's New York Times www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
November 17, 2024 at 7:43 PM
This is the rallying call that I've needed to hear since November 6th. From Roxane Gay in today's New York Times www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/o...
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This is one of the truest things I’ve seen in the post-election “the problem is the left was mean” discourse.
Show me the phenomenally, worldwide popular lefty lady podcaster saying anything like Andrew Tate teaching middle school boys how to become sex traffickers, fascists, & rapists.
Show me the phenomenally, worldwide popular lefty lady podcaster saying anything like Andrew Tate teaching middle school boys how to become sex traffickers, fascists, & rapists.
November 15, 2024 at 4:33 PM
This is one of the truest things I’ve seen in the post-election “the problem is the left was mean” discourse.
Show me the phenomenally, worldwide popular lefty lady podcaster saying anything like Andrew Tate teaching middle school boys how to become sex traffickers, fascists, & rapists.
Show me the phenomenally, worldwide popular lefty lady podcaster saying anything like Andrew Tate teaching middle school boys how to become sex traffickers, fascists, & rapists.
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“My vibe right now is witches against the patriarchy.”
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“I have a book for that.”
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“I have a book for that.”
November 15, 2024 at 5:09 PM
“My vibe right now is witches against the patriarchy.”
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“I have a book for that.”
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“I have a book for that.”
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Oh hey, did you know the paperbacks of WHEN THE NIGHT BELLS RING are out now?
October 23, 2023 at 3:26 PM
Oh hey, did you know the paperbacks of WHEN THE NIGHT BELLS RING are out now?
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Attention mutuals, Kanopy has X and Pearl available, among a TON of genre releases! Free app, serviced through your local library, ready to help you scratch your genre itch?
GET ON THIS!!!
GET ON THIS!!!
October 4, 2023 at 12:21 AM
Attention mutuals, Kanopy has X and Pearl available, among a TON of genre releases! Free app, serviced through your local library, ready to help you scratch your genre itch?
GET ON THIS!!!
GET ON THIS!!!
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For those looking to get the LINGHUN ebook or know someone who might want to grab a copy for a short Halloween read… it’s now on sale for $1.99 in the @darkmattermedia.bsky.social shop! 👀🤍
*the paperback is also back in stock with signed bookplates (while supplies last) 🫣
*the paperback is also back in stock with signed bookplates (while supplies last) 🫣
October 5, 2023 at 5:30 PM
For those looking to get the LINGHUN ebook or know someone who might want to grab a copy for a short Halloween read… it’s now on sale for $1.99 in the @darkmattermedia.bsky.social shop! 👀🤍
*the paperback is also back in stock with signed bookplates (while supplies last) 🫣
*the paperback is also back in stock with signed bookplates (while supplies last) 🫣
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For the next few days, my debut novel NERVES is free on #Kindle #indieauthor #HorrorCommunity "Something strange has changed in Josiah. He has awoken with the power to give life to the dead and his skin is slowly turning translucent..." a.co/d/9nHjpMk
October 5, 2023 at 5:18 PM
For the next few days, my debut novel NERVES is free on #Kindle #indieauthor #HorrorCommunity "Something strange has changed in Josiah. He has awoken with the power to give life to the dead and his skin is slowly turning translucent..." a.co/d/9nHjpMk
Nearly impossible, but fine, I'll try. 5 favorite modern horror books:
📚 The Only Good Indians, Stephen Graham Jones
📚 Mary, Nat Cassidy
📚 The Last House on Needless Street, Catriona Ward
📚 This Thing Between Us, Gus Moreno
📚 House of Leaves, Mark Z. Danielewski
📚 The Only Good Indians, Stephen Graham Jones
📚 Mary, Nat Cassidy
📚 The Last House on Needless Street, Catriona Ward
📚 This Thing Between Us, Gus Moreno
📚 House of Leaves, Mark Z. Danielewski
It's October- let's do a 5 Fave Modern Horror book list 📚 #booksky
My Top 5, in no particular order:
📕 You Should Have Left, Daniel Kehlmann
📗 A Head Full of Ghosts, Paul Tremblay
📘 Experimental Film, Gemma Files
📙 The Croning, Laird Barron
📕 Revival, Stephen King
My Top 5, in no particular order:
📕 You Should Have Left, Daniel Kehlmann
📗 A Head Full of Ghosts, Paul Tremblay
📘 Experimental Film, Gemma Files
📙 The Croning, Laird Barron
📕 Revival, Stephen King
October 3, 2023 at 11:48 PM
Nearly impossible, but fine, I'll try. 5 favorite modern horror books:
📚 The Only Good Indians, Stephen Graham Jones
📚 Mary, Nat Cassidy
📚 The Last House on Needless Street, Catriona Ward
📚 This Thing Between Us, Gus Moreno
📚 House of Leaves, Mark Z. Danielewski
📚 The Only Good Indians, Stephen Graham Jones
📚 Mary, Nat Cassidy
📚 The Last House on Needless Street, Catriona Ward
📚 This Thing Between Us, Gus Moreno
📚 House of Leaves, Mark Z. Danielewski
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I recently co-hosted a writers retreat called Horror Conclave along with my pal Kate Jonez up in Big Bear, CA. Finally getting around to posting about it, and here's proof:
brentmichaelkelley.com/2023/09/29/h...
brentmichaelkelley.com/2023/09/29/h...
Horror Conclave: The Lodge – Brent Michael Kelley
brentmichaelkelley.com
September 29, 2023 at 2:20 PM
I recently co-hosted a writers retreat called Horror Conclave along with my pal Kate Jonez up in Big Bear, CA. Finally getting around to posting about it, and here's proof:
brentmichaelkelley.com/2023/09/29/h...
brentmichaelkelley.com/2023/09/29/h...
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OUT TODAY!!
Wilted Pages: An Anthology of Dark Academia edited by Christi Nogle and I, published by Shortwave Publishing, cover artist Yorgos Cotronis is officially out today! 👀🔥🤍
If you order through the Shortwave site, you’ll get a few extra goodies as well 🫣✨
Wilted Pages: An Anthology of Dark Academia edited by Christi Nogle and I, published by Shortwave Publishing, cover artist Yorgos Cotronis is officially out today! 👀🔥🤍
If you order through the Shortwave site, you’ll get a few extra goodies as well 🫣✨
September 19, 2023 at 1:03 PM
OUT TODAY!!
Wilted Pages: An Anthology of Dark Academia edited by Christi Nogle and I, published by Shortwave Publishing, cover artist Yorgos Cotronis is officially out today! 👀🔥🤍
If you order through the Shortwave site, you’ll get a few extra goodies as well 🫣✨
Wilted Pages: An Anthology of Dark Academia edited by Christi Nogle and I, published by Shortwave Publishing, cover artist Yorgos Cotronis is officially out today! 👀🔥🤍
If you order through the Shortwave site, you’ll get a few extra goodies as well 🫣✨
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There is a giveaway for PROMISE on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...
October 2, 2023 at 6:44 PM
There is a giveaway for PROMISE on Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/ent...
Happy October! I would be remiss if I didn't mention that the paperback of WHEN THE NIGHT BELLS RING drops on October 10!
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October 2, 2023 at 6:55 PM
Happy October! I would be remiss if I didn't mention that the paperback of WHEN THE NIGHT BELLS RING drops on October 10!
Yes, yes, I've finally gone to the blue app in the sky
October 1, 2023 at 6:36 PM
Yes, yes, I've finally gone to the blue app in the sky