K Petras
@kirstynpetras.bsky.social
Writes dark stuff. Author of THE NEXT WITNESS, co-host of the Dark Waters podcast
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Another one from the vault: Careful which Halloween parties you go to. Big thanks to @kirstynpetras.bsky.social for Punk Noir Magazine: bit.ly/3XZ9ONq
September 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Another one from the vault: Careful which Halloween parties you go to. Big thanks to @kirstynpetras.bsky.social for Punk Noir Magazine: bit.ly/3XZ9ONq
I'm so, so excited to have my story 'Golden Child' included in this fantastic collection and would love for you to check it out, along with all the other awesome stories. Available now!!
AVAILABLE NOW: When the dog makes the heist.
When life gives you a chance to make a connection after all these years.
One swing of the machete solves all your problems . . .
Best eaten cold? Small-town revenge stays hot for years. Order your copy of RHP #15 today: amzn.to/4peTqW6
When life gives you a chance to make a connection after all these years.
One swing of the machete solves all your problems . . .
Best eaten cold? Small-town revenge stays hot for years. Order your copy of RHP #15 today: amzn.to/4peTqW6
September 13, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I'm so, so excited to have my story 'Golden Child' included in this fantastic collection and would love for you to check it out, along with all the other awesome stories. Available now!!
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The people you run into at #bouchercon #bunchawriters
@kirstynpetras.bsky.social @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social @jdallen.bsky.social @cwblackwell.bsky.social @browneallover.bsky.social
Fun was had!
@kirstynpetras.bsky.social @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social @jdallen.bsky.social @cwblackwell.bsky.social @browneallover.bsky.social
Fun was had!
September 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
The people you run into at #bouchercon #bunchawriters
@kirstynpetras.bsky.social @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social @jdallen.bsky.social @cwblackwell.bsky.social @browneallover.bsky.social
Fun was had!
@kirstynpetras.bsky.social @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social @jdallen.bsky.social @cwblackwell.bsky.social @browneallover.bsky.social
Fun was had!
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I’ve been so lucky lately to have some of the best conversation partners around. Check out this chat with the amazing @darkwaterspodcast.bsky.social!
🃏NEW EPISODE🃏
We had the opportunity to sit down with Lina Chern to discuss her novel Play the Fool and its new sequel, Tricks of Fortune 🔮 Tune in for a great discussion and more on your favorite streaming platform, or via the link below 🖤
@linachern.bsky.social
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We had the opportunity to sit down with Lina Chern to discuss her novel Play the Fool and its new sequel, Tricks of Fortune 🔮 Tune in for a great discussion and more on your favorite streaming platform, or via the link below 🖤
@linachern.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/5wcB...
July 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I’ve been so lucky lately to have some of the best conversation partners around. Check out this chat with the amazing @darkwaterspodcast.bsky.social!
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An interview with me about my co-written sword & sorcery story The Many Mouths of the Endless Night in Tales from the Cursed Edge from Edge Weaver Books.
Pay no attention to all the nerd stuff in the background. I'm actually pretty cool.
youtu.be/LJgyqA4n-Tw?...
Pay no attention to all the nerd stuff in the background. I'm actually pretty cool.
youtu.be/LJgyqA4n-Tw?...
EP 2: Tales from the Cursed Edge: Rob D. Smith
YouTube video by Edge Weaver Books
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July 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
An interview with me about my co-written sword & sorcery story The Many Mouths of the Endless Night in Tales from the Cursed Edge from Edge Weaver Books.
Pay no attention to all the nerd stuff in the background. I'm actually pretty cool.
youtu.be/LJgyqA4n-Tw?...
Pay no attention to all the nerd stuff in the background. I'm actually pretty cool.
youtu.be/LJgyqA4n-Tw?...
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Hey, it’s #MondayReads time! Think of it like a key party, but you know, with books! Repost this post and tell us what you want reposted. Me, I have a preorder for my first ever audio book! 🤯
#BookSky 📚🪓 #July20
www.audible.com/pd/Brand-New...
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#BookSky 📚🪓 #July20
www.audible.com/pd/Brand-New...
www.audible.ca/pd/B0FBMLL5Y...
June 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Hey, it’s #MondayReads time! Think of it like a key party, but you know, with books! Repost this post and tell us what you want reposted. Me, I have a preorder for my first ever audio book! 🤯
#BookSky 📚🪓 #July20
www.audible.com/pd/Brand-New...
www.audible.ca/pd/B0FBMLL5Y...
#BookSky 📚🪓 #July20
www.audible.com/pd/Brand-New...
www.audible.ca/pd/B0FBMLL5Y...
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New episode is live! Join the chat with Libby Cudmore about her new book—Negative Girl 🎸 and her short story in #dwvol2 We Hunger 🦷 Via the link below! And check out the second photo to see who else has been listening lately 🐈⬛
@libbycudmore.bsky.social
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@libbycudmore.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/7iHm...
May 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
New episode is live! Join the chat with Libby Cudmore about her new book—Negative Girl 🎸 and her short story in #dwvol2 We Hunger 🦷 Via the link below! And check out the second photo to see who else has been listening lately 🐈⬛
@libbycudmore.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/7iHm...
@libbycudmore.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/7iHm...
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We are officially starting the prep work for the Dark Waters Anthology Volume 3 🌊 We want YOUR submissions for this publication. More guidelines will be coming shortly, so start brainstorming now! And in the meantime, check out both Dark Water Anthologies 1 and 2 via the link in our bio 🖤
May 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
We are officially starting the prep work for the Dark Waters Anthology Volume 3 🌊 We want YOUR submissions for this publication. More guidelines will be coming shortly, so start brainstorming now! And in the meantime, check out both Dark Water Anthologies 1 and 2 via the link in our bio 🖤
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Preorder some grim Sword & Sorcery fiction now! Featuring my co-written The Many Mouths of the Endless Night.
Tales From the Cursed Edge: Dark Stories of Swords and Sorcery a.co/d/ezBDeRN
Tales From the Cursed Edge: Dark Stories of Swords and Sorcery a.co/d/ezBDeRN
Tales From the Cursed Edge: Dark Stories of Swords and Sorcery
Tales From the Cursed Edge: Dark Stories of Swords and Sorcery [Andrews, James, Finn, Jack, Magistro, Michael, Mason, Chris, Smith, Rob D., Wertenberger, W.E., Wilder, JP, Ito, Marie] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Tales From the Cursed Edge: Dark Stories of Swords and Sorcery
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May 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Preorder some grim Sword & Sorcery fiction now! Featuring my co-written The Many Mouths of the Endless Night.
Tales From the Cursed Edge: Dark Stories of Swords and Sorcery a.co/d/ezBDeRN
Tales From the Cursed Edge: Dark Stories of Swords and Sorcery a.co/d/ezBDeRN
@marythor.bsky.social is a rockstar, and I'm so excited for this - you should be too.
Some news…
In 2026, Rock and a Hard place Press will be publishing the debut collection of the lauded and celebrated @marythor.bsky.social, “A Woman’s Guide to True Crime”. More info below:
In 2026, Rock and a Hard place Press will be publishing the debut collection of the lauded and celebrated @marythor.bsky.social, “A Woman’s Guide to True Crime”. More info below:
April 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
@marythor.bsky.social is a rockstar, and I'm so excited for this - you should be too.
More @cwblackwell.bsky.social ? Say less. 🔥
WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN is now in the top ten bestselling collections / anthologies on Amazon. If you haven’t picked up your copy, do so in the thread below!!
Coming soon from Rock and a Hard Place Press
The day one bestselling collection from award winning author @cwblackwell.bsky.social:
WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN
available for preorder right now, coming July 18th.
The day one bestselling collection from award winning author @cwblackwell.bsky.social:
WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN
available for preorder right now, coming July 18th.
April 16, 2025 at 1:40 PM
More @cwblackwell.bsky.social ? Say less. 🔥
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Read "Sunvalley Mall, 1985" written by @marythor.bsky.social and illustrated by @courtneyb77.bsky.social.
"Let me tell you how I know that Christmas ornaments are more beautiful when they are breaking."
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"Let me tell you how I know that Christmas ornaments are more beautiful when they are breaking."
tinyurl.com/rj69pxyx
Sunvalley Mall, 1985 — Ghost Parachute
Let me tell you how I know that Christmas ornaments are more beautiful when they are breaking. When tiny shards of red and green and silver glass spray into the air so small they almost look like dust...
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April 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Read "Sunvalley Mall, 1985" written by @marythor.bsky.social and illustrated by @courtneyb77.bsky.social.
"Let me tell you how I know that Christmas ornaments are more beautiful when they are breaking."
tinyurl.com/rj69pxyx
"Let me tell you how I know that Christmas ornaments are more beautiful when they are breaking."
tinyurl.com/rj69pxyx
Tonight! Hope to see you there!
March 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Tonight! Hope to see you there!
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So I heard Daredevil's trending today!
Enemy of My Enemy: A Daredevil Marvel Crime Novel that I wrote is out Sept. 23. A perfect read for anyone who feels Born Again 😉
Enemy of My Enemy: A Daredevil Marvel Crime Novel that I wrote is out Sept. 23. A perfect read for anyone who feels Born Again 😉
March 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
So I heard Daredevil's trending today!
Enemy of My Enemy: A Daredevil Marvel Crime Novel that I wrote is out Sept. 23. A perfect read for anyone who feels Born Again 😉
Enemy of My Enemy: A Daredevil Marvel Crime Novel that I wrote is out Sept. 23. A perfect read for anyone who feels Born Again 😉
For your Anthony consideration, we would be over the moon if the second @darkwaterspodcast.bsky.social anthology finds its way on to your ballot (and/or any of the stories within!) 🙏🙏
March 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
For your Anthony consideration, we would be over the moon if the second @darkwaterspodcast.bsky.social anthology finds its way on to your ballot (and/or any of the stories within!) 🙏🙏
Had a great time last night with @hwany.org at #brokenheartshorror - thank you HWA for having me and thanks to everyone who came!
February 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Had a great time last night with @hwany.org at #brokenheartshorror - thank you HWA for having me and thanks to everyone who came!
Tomorrow! Join this great group of writers for some horrifyingly romantic (or romantically horrifying, depending) tales 🖤☠️
Heartfelt readings,TOMORROW NIGHT, 2/23 from 6-9PM at Shade Bar #NYC: #OliverBaer
@charlesbarouch.bsky.social @teelglenn.bsky.social
@amygrech.bsky.social@carolgyzander.bsky.social
@kirstynpetras.bsky.social @ghostlyverse.bsky.social
@chrisryanwrites.bsky.social! @hwany.org
tinyurl.com/387mktt6
@charlesbarouch.bsky.social @teelglenn.bsky.social
@amygrech.bsky.social@carolgyzander.bsky.social
@kirstynpetras.bsky.social @ghostlyverse.bsky.social
@chrisryanwrites.bsky.social! @hwany.org
tinyurl.com/387mktt6
February 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Tomorrow! Join this great group of writers for some horrifyingly romantic (or romantically horrifying, depending) tales 🖤☠️
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Heartfelt readings, SUNDAY, 2/23 from 6-9PM at Shade Bar #NYC: #OliverBaer
@charlesbarouch.bsky.social @teelglenn.bsky.social
@amygrech.bsky.social @carolgyzander.bsky.social
@kirstynpetras.bsky.social @ghostlyverse.bsky.social @chrisryanwrites.bsky.social! @hwany.org
tinyurl.com/387mktt6
@charlesbarouch.bsky.social @teelglenn.bsky.social
@amygrech.bsky.social @carolgyzander.bsky.social
@kirstynpetras.bsky.social @ghostlyverse.bsky.social @chrisryanwrites.bsky.social! @hwany.org
tinyurl.com/387mktt6
February 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Heartfelt readings, SUNDAY, 2/23 from 6-9PM at Shade Bar #NYC: #OliverBaer
@charlesbarouch.bsky.social @teelglenn.bsky.social
@amygrech.bsky.social @carolgyzander.bsky.social
@kirstynpetras.bsky.social @ghostlyverse.bsky.social @chrisryanwrites.bsky.social! @hwany.org
tinyurl.com/387mktt6
@charlesbarouch.bsky.social @teelglenn.bsky.social
@amygrech.bsky.social @carolgyzander.bsky.social
@kirstynpetras.bsky.social @ghostlyverse.bsky.social @chrisryanwrites.bsky.social! @hwany.org
tinyurl.com/387mktt6
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Join @hwany.org for heartfelt readings to celebrate Valentine's Day on, 2/23 from 6-9PM with readings from: #OliverBaer @charlesbarouch.bsky.social
@teelglenn.bsky.social @amygrech.bsky.social
@carolgyzander.bsky.social @kirstynpetras.bsky.social
#LindaAnnLoSchiavo! tinyurl.com/387mktt6
@teelglenn.bsky.social @amygrech.bsky.social
@carolgyzander.bsky.social @kirstynpetras.bsky.social
#LindaAnnLoSchiavo! tinyurl.com/387mktt6
February 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Join @hwany.org for heartfelt readings to celebrate Valentine's Day on, 2/23 from 6-9PM with readings from: #OliverBaer @charlesbarouch.bsky.social
@teelglenn.bsky.social @amygrech.bsky.social
@carolgyzander.bsky.social @kirstynpetras.bsky.social
#LindaAnnLoSchiavo! tinyurl.com/387mktt6
@teelglenn.bsky.social @amygrech.bsky.social
@carolgyzander.bsky.social @kirstynpetras.bsky.social
#LindaAnnLoSchiavo! tinyurl.com/387mktt6
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Look, I’m not saying the gods are smiling upon me but maybe they are. LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS is now on sale for $16.49 for some reason. Come, join the resistance on the cheap. See how we make them burn.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1643...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1643...
February 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Look, I’m not saying the gods are smiling upon me but maybe they are. LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS is now on sale for $16.49 for some reason. Come, join the resistance on the cheap. See how we make them burn.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1643...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1643...
My friend, in conversation with her husband/my bf:
"I'm not afraid of KK. I'm the fairy sprite on Cthulhu's shoulder."
And I just really appreciate that energy, you know?
"I'm not afraid of KK. I'm the fairy sprite on Cthulhu's shoulder."
And I just really appreciate that energy, you know?
January 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM
My friend, in conversation with her husband/my bf:
"I'm not afraid of KK. I'm the fairy sprite on Cthulhu's shoulder."
And I just really appreciate that energy, you know?
"I'm not afraid of KK. I'm the fairy sprite on Cthulhu's shoulder."
And I just really appreciate that energy, you know?
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Hey, here’s a story I wrote.
700 words.
Bishop Rider in his prime and before Jeramiah Abrum takes the reigns.
shotgunhoney.com/fiction/smal...
700 words.
Bishop Rider in his prime and before Jeramiah Abrum takes the reigns.
shotgunhoney.com/fiction/smal...
Smaller Fries by Beau Johnson
EDITOR’S NOTE: “Smaller Fries” was first published November 11, 2019. This Flash Fiction Rewind is in celebration of Beau Johnson’s new bestselling release The Abrum Files: …
shotgunhoney.com
December 27, 2024 at 7:14 PM
Hey, here’s a story I wrote.
700 words.
Bishop Rider in his prime and before Jeramiah Abrum takes the reigns.
shotgunhoney.com/fiction/smal...
700 words.
Bishop Rider in his prime and before Jeramiah Abrum takes the reigns.
shotgunhoney.com/fiction/smal...
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Write because you are going to run out of everything else: time, money, fucks to give. But you will never run out of your own bullshit. You could live forever on this unlimited fuel of emotional damage and charm. Plus people think you're funny. You're such a good writer. Live más.
December 27, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Write because you are going to run out of everything else: time, money, fucks to give. But you will never run out of your own bullshit. You could live forever on this unlimited fuel of emotional damage and charm. Plus people think you're funny. You're such a good writer. Live más.
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ICYMI: The first page of my story "Ahuizotl," out now in Dark Waters Vol. 2 from @darkwaterspodcast.bsky.social! Get your copy today: amzn.to/3P6VD5a
December 21, 2024 at 5:40 PM
ICYMI: The first page of my story "Ahuizotl," out now in Dark Waters Vol. 2 from @darkwaterspodcast.bsky.social! Get your copy today: amzn.to/3P6VD5a