Kristina Ten
@kristinaten.bsky.social
Writer, rusalka. TELL ME YOURS, I'LL TELL YOU MINE (Oct ‘25, Stillhouse Press). Stories in McSweeney's, Best American SFF, more. she/her 🌈!
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Read this on the heels of a 29 Palms trip (though not of the toxic wellness variety). A slashin’ good time from @brianmcwriter.bsky.social.
December 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Read this on the heels of a 29 Palms trip (though not of the toxic wellness variety). A slashin’ good time from @brianmcwriter.bsky.social.
Signed some copies of Tell Me Yours, I’ll Tell You Mine at Ampersand Books on the ground floor of Writers & Books. Go get ‘em! ❤️
December 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Signed some copies of Tell Me Yours, I’ll Tell You Mine at Ampersand Books on the ground floor of Writers & Books. Go get ‘em! ❤️
Sale alert: This month, Stillhouse Press's best sellers are 50% off! Get titles like Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine and @amystuber.com's PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize–winning Sad Grownups for less than ten bucks.
Supporting small presses = a guaranteed spot on the nice list, I hear...
Supporting small presses = a guaranteed spot on the nice list, I hear...
December 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Sale alert: This month, Stillhouse Press's best sellers are 50% off! Get titles like Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine and @amystuber.com's PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize–winning Sad Grownups for less than ten bucks.
Supporting small presses = a guaranteed spot on the nice list, I hear...
Supporting small presses = a guaranteed spot on the nice list, I hear...
Thank you, Writers & Books! Always glad for a chance to bring out the slumber party activity die.
December 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Thank you, Writers & Books! Always glad for a chance to bring out the slumber party activity die.
A week from today, I'll be at Buffalo's @eveninghouse.bsky.social in conversation with @casella.bsky.social of @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org and @mealofthorns.bsky.social. Excited to talk Tell Me Yours, horror fiction, and all things Western New York.
Last event of the year. Come through! 🕯️❄️
Last event of the year. Come through! 🕯️❄️
December 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
A week from today, I'll be at Buffalo's @eveninghouse.bsky.social in conversation with @casella.bsky.social of @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org and @mealofthorns.bsky.social. Excited to talk Tell Me Yours, horror fiction, and all things Western New York.
Last event of the year. Come through! 🕯️❄️
Last event of the year. Come through! 🕯️❄️
Had a blast chatting with the folks at IngramSpark and Bookfinity for this pair of interviews on my debut journey, inspirations, and why you gotta watch out for the cuddly ones, too...
(🔗s below!)
(🔗s below!)
December 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Had a blast chatting with the folks at IngramSpark and Bookfinity for this pair of interviews on my debut journey, inspirations, and why you gotta watch out for the cuddly ones, too...
(🔗s below!)
(🔗s below!)
Pittsford, NY: Get your copy of Tell Me Yours over at @bookculture.com!
December 3, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Pittsford, NY: Get your copy of Tell Me Yours over at @bookculture.com!
If you find yourself near Book Moon in Western Mass, you can visit Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine and this very kind shelf talker!
(Jumped when I saw my last name on the book to the left, too, before I realized it's part of that title...)
(Jumped when I saw my last name on the book to the left, too, before I realized it's part of that title...)
December 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
If you find yourself near Book Moon in Western Mass, you can visit Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine and this very kind shelf talker!
(Jumped when I saw my last name on the book to the left, too, before I realized it's part of that title...)
(Jumped when I saw my last name on the book to the left, too, before I realized it's part of that title...)
This Thursday, I'll be at Writers & Books in conversation with fellow debut author @exlibris.bsky.social. If you're in/around Rochester, NY, I'd love to see you!
Remember: you can't spell "Rochester" without the Cool S 😉
Remember: you can't spell "Rochester" without the Cool S 😉
December 1, 2025 at 3:35 PM
This Thursday, I'll be at Writers & Books in conversation with fellow debut author @exlibris.bsky.social. If you're in/around Rochester, NY, I'd love to see you!
Remember: you can't spell "Rochester" without the Cool S 😉
Remember: you can't spell "Rochester" without the Cool S 😉
happy hols from the 😇nice😇 list
yes that’s our decorative hand saw
yes that’s our decorative hand saw
November 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
happy hols from the 😇nice😇 list
yes that’s our decorative hand saw
yes that’s our decorative hand saw
A handful of signed copies of
Tell Me Yours await their readers at the Pittsford, NY B&N, on the horror/dark fiction table right up front!
Pup tax since I forgot to grab a book pic:
Tell Me Yours await their readers at the Pittsford, NY B&N, on the horror/dark fiction table right up front!
Pup tax since I forgot to grab a book pic:
November 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
A handful of signed copies of
Tell Me Yours await their readers at the Pittsford, NY B&N, on the horror/dark fiction table right up front!
Pup tax since I forgot to grab a book pic:
Tell Me Yours await their readers at the Pittsford, NY B&N, on the horror/dark fiction table right up front!
Pup tax since I forgot to grab a book pic:
Spotted the new Fairy Tales issue of F(r)iction out in the wild at my local B&N! Featuring “Head of the Household,” my twisted story of an evil sorcerer and his tougher-than-he-bargained-for bride-to-be.
November 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Spotted the new Fairy Tales issue of F(r)iction out in the wild at my local B&N! Featuring “Head of the Household,” my twisted story of an evil sorcerer and his tougher-than-he-bargained-for bride-to-be.
Rochester, NY! Find me signing copies of Tell Me Yours at the Barnes & Noble in Pittsford Plaza all afternoon. I’m at the lilac table having my own personal lilac festival (of books) 💜
November 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Rochester, NY! Find me signing copies of Tell Me Yours at the Barnes & Noble in Pittsford Plaza all afternoon. I’m at the lilac table having my own personal lilac festival (of books) 💜
Sending the next installment of my newsletter this weekend, and it's a fun/weird one! You may subscribe at kristinaten dot com if you wish!
November 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Sending the next installment of my newsletter this weekend, and it's a fun/weird one! You may subscribe at kristinaten dot com if you wish!
Heard it’s a big shopping weekend or something? Saturday, stop by the Barnes & Noble in Pittsford, NY and pick up a signed copy of Tell Me Yours for the short story lover in your life. If you play me a song that isn’t store xmas music I’ll throw in an xtra surprise…
November 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Heard it’s a big shopping weekend or something? Saturday, stop by the Barnes & Noble in Pittsford, NY and pick up a signed copy of Tell Me Yours for the short story lover in your life. If you play me a song that isn’t store xmas music I’ll throw in an xtra surprise…
The rainbow-catching print issue of F(r)iction: Fairy Tales! 🌈🐸🐁
My story, “Head of the Household,” in which Koschei the Deathless has visa problems and one woman on a mission adopts an all-carb wedding diet, is here alongside fiction, poetry, and comics by some of my favorite writers today!
My story, “Head of the Household,” in which Koschei the Deathless has visa problems and one woman on a mission adopts an all-carb wedding diet, is here alongside fiction, poetry, and comics by some of my favorite writers today!
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The rainbow-catching print issue of F(r)iction: Fairy Tales! 🌈🐸🐁
My story, “Head of the Household,” in which Koschei the Deathless has visa problems and one woman on a mission adopts an all-carb wedding diet, is here alongside fiction, poetry, and comics by some of my favorite writers today!
My story, “Head of the Household,” in which Koschei the Deathless has visa problems and one woman on a mission adopts an all-carb wedding diet, is here alongside fiction, poetry, and comics by some of my favorite writers today!
Had a blast chatting with book editor and fellow author Carol Mitchell on Stillhouse Press's extremely well-named Moonshine Murmurs podcast!
Listen here: www.stillhousepress.org/podcast
Listen here: www.stillhousepress.org/podcast
November 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Had a blast chatting with book editor and fellow author Carol Mitchell on Stillhouse Press's extremely well-named Moonshine Murmurs podcast!
Listen here: www.stillhousepress.org/podcast
Listen here: www.stillhousepress.org/podcast
Thanks to every bookstore that’s stocked Tell Me Yours, I’ll Tell You Mine and every library that’s put a copy into circulation. Find it now at the legendary Book Moon in Easthampton, MA and at Cornell University’s Olin Library 🤯💗
First couple photos taken at SF's Dog Eared.
First couple photos taken at SF's Dog Eared.
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Thanks to every bookstore that’s stocked Tell Me Yours, I’ll Tell You Mine and every library that’s put a copy into circulation. Find it now at the legendary Book Moon in Easthampton, MA and at Cornell University’s Olin Library 🤯💗
First couple photos taken at SF's Dog Eared.
First couple photos taken at SF's Dog Eared.
Fun day signing books and leading a workshop at the B&N at Clarence Mall! Thanks to everyone who found me in my dream location next to Stephen King Mountain. Few signed copies remain, if you’re looking for one!
November 24, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Fun day signing books and leading a workshop at the B&N at Clarence Mall! Thanks to everyone who found me in my dream location next to Stephen King Mountain. Few signed copies remain, if you’re looking for one!
I’m at the Barnes & Noble at Clarence Mall in Buffalo, NY all afternoon, if ya wanna come by. I hear signed books by local authors make great gifts!
November 23, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I’m at the Barnes & Noble at Clarence Mall in Buffalo, NY all afternoon, if ya wanna come by. I hear signed books by local authors make great gifts!
This was a hell yes for me
November 23, 2025 at 1:55 AM
This was a hell yes for me
Thanks to everyone who came by the B&N at Greece Ridge today to chat and get books signed! Left a couple signed and doodled-in copies on that little green table. If you need it, I hope it finds you 💕
November 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Thanks to everyone who came by the B&N at Greece Ridge today to chat and get books signed! Left a couple signed and doodled-in copies on that little green table. If you need it, I hope it finds you 💕
They only want to play...
November 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
They only want to play...
Dawned on me that if you haven’t picked up a copy of Tell Me Yours yet, you probably haven’t seen the back cover! So here’s the full jacket, creepy ring-around-the-rosie paper-people-chain dolls and all 🐰👯♀️❤️🔥
Out now, wherever books are.
Out now, wherever books are.
November 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Dawned on me that if you haven’t picked up a copy of Tell Me Yours yet, you probably haven’t seen the back cover! So here’s the full jacket, creepy ring-around-the-rosie paper-people-chain dolls and all 🐰👯♀️❤️🔥
Out now, wherever books are.
Out now, wherever books are.