Kat Hausler
@kathausler.bsky.social
#Author of #WhatIKnowAboutJuly, #Retrograde and more, translator, reader, (horror) movie fan and occasional screenwriter. She/her.
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So I was telling everyone there were 12 days of Halloween this year, but now it's been even longer and I still don't feel ready for spooky season to end 😿🎃
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November 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
So I was telling everyone there were 12 days of Halloween this year, but now it's been even longer and I still don't feel ready for spooky season to end 😿🎃
#writingcommunity have you received messages about your books that seem like they're AI?
I've gotten 2 through my site. They sound like they were written by someone who actually read the books. But they're in a very similar style yet sent by two different "people" advertising the same service... 🤔
I've gotten 2 through my site. They sound like they were written by someone who actually read the books. But they're in a very similar style yet sent by two different "people" advertising the same service... 🤔
September 24, 2025 at 8:25 AM
#writingcommunity have you received messages about your books that seem like they're AI?
I've gotten 2 through my site. They sound like they were written by someone who actually read the books. But they're in a very similar style yet sent by two different "people" advertising the same service... 🤔
I've gotten 2 through my site. They sound like they were written by someone who actually read the books. But they're in a very similar style yet sent by two different "people" advertising the same service... 🤔
The new issue of @afterdinnerconversation.com is out, featuring my short story "Changelings" and much more new #writing with a philosophical twist! Grab a print copy now, ebook coming soon...
After Dinner Conversation (September, 2025): Philosophy | Ethics Short Story Literary Magazine (After Dinner Conversation Magazine Book 63)
After Dinner Conversation (September, 2025): Philosophy | Ethics Short Story Literary Magazine (After Dinner Conversation Magazine Book 63) - Kindle edition by Peterson, Casey, Perzigian, Jerry, Jong, Steven, Clabault, Benjamin, Parker, Morgan, Hausler, Kat, Joy, Alexander B., Granville, Kolby. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading After Dinner Conversation (September, 2025): Philosophy | Ethics Short Story Literary Magazine (After Dinner Conversation Magazine Book 63).
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September 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The new issue of @afterdinnerconversation.com is out, featuring my short story "Changelings" and much more new #writing with a philosophical twist! Grab a print copy now, ebook coming soon...
Can vampires get tattoos?
August 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Can vampires get tattoos?
#writingcommunity do you also notice this weird phenomenon where you'll get no responses on submissions for like 6 months and then 3 in a day? Seems like a conspiracy 😄
#amsubmitting #amwriting #submittable
#amsubmitting #amwriting #submittable
May 21, 2025 at 7:23 AM
#writingcommunity do you also notice this weird phenomenon where you'll get no responses on submissions for like 6 months and then 3 in a day? Seems like a conspiracy 😄
#amsubmitting #amwriting #submittable
#amsubmitting #amwriting #submittable
#writingcommunity how old is your oldest outstanding submission? Mine's getting close to a year and a half but I better there are older ones out there!
#amsubmitting #amwriting
#amsubmitting #amwriting
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May 14, 2025 at 6:50 AM
#writingcommunity how old is your oldest outstanding submission? Mine's getting close to a year and a half but I better there are older ones out there!
#amsubmitting #amwriting
#amsubmitting #amwriting
Reposted by Kat Hausler
The Question
"I'm not in a hurry," Stefanie had said whenever someone asked. "It'll happen when it happens." But that had been in her twenties. This side of thirty, she watched the Christmas fairs with their bright lights and carousels pass by, and then the holiday itself, and told herself there…
"I'm not in a hurry," Stefanie had said whenever someone asked. "It'll happen when it happens." But that had been in her twenties. This side of thirty, she watched the Christmas fairs with their bright lights and carousels pass by, and then the holiday itself, and told herself there…
The Question
"I'm not in a hurry," Stefanie had said whenever someone asked. "It'll happen when it happens." But that had been in her twenties. This side of thirty, she watched the Christmas fairs with their bright lights and carousels pass by, and then the holiday itself, and told herself there was too much going on at this time of year; Michael was right to wait.
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May 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The Question
"I'm not in a hurry," Stefanie had said whenever someone asked. "It'll happen when it happens." But that had been in her twenties. This side of thirty, she watched the Christmas fairs with their bright lights and carousels pass by, and then the holiday itself, and told herself there…
"I'm not in a hurry," Stefanie had said whenever someone asked. "It'll happen when it happens." But that had been in her twenties. This side of thirty, she watched the Christmas fairs with their bright lights and carousels pass by, and then the holiday itself, and told herself there…
My short story "The Question" is now in @eunoiareview.bsky.social 💖📖💍🇮🇹
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#writing #fiction
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#writing #fiction
The Question
“I’m not in a hurry,” Stefanie had said whenever someone asked. “It’ll happen when it happens.” But that had been in her twenties. This side of thirty, she watch…
eunoiareview.wordpress.com
May 3, 2025 at 11:29 AM
My short story "The Question" is now in @eunoiareview.bsky.social 💖📖💍🇮🇹
eunoiareview.wordpress.com/2025/05/02/t...
#writing #fiction
eunoiareview.wordpress.com/2025/05/02/t...
#writing #fiction
It never rains but it pours... Here's a short piece I did for Little Old Lady Comedy 📖
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www.littleoldladycomedy.com/all-works/fo...
Forty One — Little Old Lady
A few days after her birthday, Erna was waiting at a noisy bar for her perennially late best friend Michelle. The moment she turned away from the bartender with her first drink, she saw a man beckonin...
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April 28, 2025 at 9:23 AM
It never rains but it pours... Here's a short piece I did for Little Old Lady Comedy 📖
www.littleoldladycomedy.com/all-works/fo...
www.littleoldladycomedy.com/all-works/fo...
Excited to have my short story "Mark as Read" in The Rumen!
Stop by for some weekend reading 💖📖💍🛥️
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#writingcommunity #shortstory #fiction
Stop by for some weekend reading 💖📖💍🛥️
www.therumen.com/publications...
#writingcommunity #shortstory #fiction
April 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Excited to have my short story "Mark as Read" in The Rumen!
Stop by for some weekend reading 💖📖💍🛥️
www.therumen.com/publications...
#writingcommunity #shortstory #fiction
Stop by for some weekend reading 💖📖💍🛥️
www.therumen.com/publications...
#writingcommunity #shortstory #fiction
It's weird how towels don't age
April 24, 2025 at 9:12 AM
It's weird how towels don't age
Reposted by Kat Hausler
Simon Kemper is on the up and up– he's out of rehab, and his band is gaining moderate success around Berlin. But out of the corner of his eye and over his shoulder, he's always aware of her. The stalker.
Read the blurb buff.ly/Qb1j2EG
@kathausler.bsky.social
#ShamelessSelfPromoFriday #booktwt
Read the blurb buff.ly/Qb1j2EG
@kathausler.bsky.social
#ShamelessSelfPromoFriday #booktwt
March 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Simon Kemper is on the up and up– he's out of rehab, and his band is gaining moderate success around Berlin. But out of the corner of his eye and over his shoulder, he's always aware of her. The stalker.
Read the blurb buff.ly/Qb1j2EG
@kathausler.bsky.social
#ShamelessSelfPromoFriday #booktwt
Read the blurb buff.ly/Qb1j2EG
@kathausler.bsky.social
#ShamelessSelfPromoFriday #booktwt
Reposted by Kat Hausler
103 Calls for Submissions in March 2025 - Paying markets. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2025/02/91-c...
103 Calls for Submissions in March 2025 - Paying markets
This March there are more than eight dozen calls for submissions. All of these are paying markets, and none charge submission fees. As alway...
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March 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
103 Calls for Submissions in March 2025 - Paying markets. #writingtips #amwriting #publishing #writing #pubtip #WritingCommunity publishedtodeath.blogspot.com/2025/02/91-c...
I hope everyone's getting ready to celebrate tomorrow by thinking of the opening sentences of O. Henry's "Springtime Á La Carte" 🥚🥬
February 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I hope everyone's getting ready to celebrate tomorrow by thinking of the opening sentences of O. Henry's "Springtime Á La Carte" 🥚🥬
It's so impressive how some literary magazines even now only accept postal submissions.
Like, I hate it, but I'm also impressed 😐
#writingcommunity #amsubmitting
Like, I hate it, but I'm also impressed 😐
#writingcommunity #amsubmitting
January 31, 2025 at 10:51 AM
It's so impressive how some literary magazines even now only accept postal submissions.
Like, I hate it, but I'm also impressed 😐
#writingcommunity #amsubmitting
Like, I hate it, but I'm also impressed 😐
#writingcommunity #amsubmitting
Disappointed by the lack of Vorhees memes on Bluesky today
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December 13, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Disappointed by the lack of Vorhees memes on Bluesky today
#tfw you submit so hard #submittable sends all your notifications in a single email thread 🫠
#writingcommunity #submitting
#writingcommunity #submitting
November 29, 2024 at 3:22 PM
#tfw you submit so hard #submittable sends all your notifications in a single email thread 🫠
#writingcommunity #submitting
#writingcommunity #submitting
Reposted by Kat Hausler
It's that special time of year
November 27, 2024 at 4:42 PM
It's that special time of year
Villages and small towns should be required to disclose whether they have a really loud belltower that goes off every 15 minutes
November 19, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Villages and small towns should be required to disclose whether they have a really loud belltower that goes off every 15 minutes
Reposted by Kat Hausler
Trump ernennt Hannibal Lecter zum Ernährungsminister
Trump ernennt Hannibal Lecter zum Ernährungsminister
Washington (dpo) - Mit seinen Ernennungen für sein Kabinett sorgt Donald Trump national und international für Aufsehen. Nun steht eine weitere umstrit
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November 14, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Trump ernennt Hannibal Lecter zum Ernährungsminister
What seasonal #horror movies is everyone looking forward to? I may or may not watch Thanksgiving, but definitely excited for It's a Wonderful Knife this holiday season 🎄👻
November 15, 2024 at 2:33 PM
What seasonal #horror movies is everyone looking forward to? I may or may not watch Thanksgiving, but definitely excited for It's a Wonderful Knife this holiday season 🎄👻
Reposted by Kat Hausler
Introversion (I) vs. Extroversion (E)
This dichotomy centers around how you relate to the world and where you draw your energy from. If you're an introvert, you may be inclined to wear a hideous rubber mask because you are shy and want to cover your face.
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This dichotomy centers around how you relate to the world and where you draw your energy from. If you're an introvert, you may be inclined to wear a hideous rubber mask because you are shy and want to cover your face.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/und...
Understanding Your Michael Myers-Briggs Type
The Michael Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is an assessment to help people determine how they perceive the world and make decisions about silently sta...
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October 15, 2024 at 12:41 AM
Introversion (I) vs. Extroversion (E)
This dichotomy centers around how you relate to the world and where you draw your energy from. If you're an introvert, you may be inclined to wear a hideous rubber mask because you are shy and want to cover your face.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/und...
This dichotomy centers around how you relate to the world and where you draw your energy from. If you're an introvert, you may be inclined to wear a hideous rubber mask because you are shy and want to cover your face.
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/und...
Check out the new episode of Rock Is Lit's Reading Series... You may recognize someone 😸
Season 4 Reading Series: The Stalker and the Rocker: Kat Hausler Reads From Her Novel ‘What I Know About July’ — Christy Alexander Hallberg
In this installment of the Rock is Lit Season 4 Reading Series, Kat Hausler reads an excerpt from her novel ‘What I Know About July’ and discusses its creation.
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October 15, 2024 at 3:36 PM
Check out the new episode of Rock Is Lit's Reading Series... You may recognize someone 😸
Reposted by Kat Hausler
A book must be an axe for the frozen sea within us - Kafka.
(My cartoon for today’s Guardian books.)
(My cartoon for today’s Guardian books.)
October 5, 2024 at 9:04 AM
A book must be an axe for the frozen sea within us - Kafka.
(My cartoon for today’s Guardian books.)
(My cartoon for today’s Guardian books.)