Elana Gomel
@mor1233.bsky.social
I am a writer. I have lived in 5 countries (including one that no longer exists), written 6 novels, and 160 stories (more, actually, but who’s counting?). And when I am not writing fantasy and horror, I am writing about fantasy and horror written by others
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My latest article is up on the The Lineup where I spotlight Jewish authors in the horror space! This is something I’ll be doing more often.
@johnpalisano.bsky.social
@raforall.bsky.social
@natcassidy.bsky.social
@nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social
@mor1233.bsky.social
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@johnpalisano.bsky.social
@raforall.bsky.social
@natcassidy.bsky.social
@nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social
@mor1233.bsky.social
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Jewish Authors in the Horror Space
This list highlight a few of the many Jewish authors in the horror and dark literature spaces who are creating work today and telling stories in ways that have become meaningful to them and to their r
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November 17, 2025 at 11:51 PM
My latest article is up on the The Lineup where I spotlight Jewish authors in the horror space! This is something I’ll be doing more often.
@johnpalisano.bsky.social
@raforall.bsky.social
@natcassidy.bsky.social
@nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social
@mor1233.bsky.social
the-line-up.com/jewish-horro...
@johnpalisano.bsky.social
@raforall.bsky.social
@natcassidy.bsky.social
@nicholaskaufmann.bsky.social
@mor1233.bsky.social
the-line-up.com/jewish-horro...
Somewhat belatedly, I want to share this excellent review of my #darkfantasy novel Nine Levels.
www.abyssapexzine.com/2025/07/aa-r...
www.abyssapexzine.com/2025/07/aa-r...
A&A reviews NINE LEVELS by Elana Gomel | Abyss & Apex
www.abyssapexzine.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Somewhat belatedly, I want to share this excellent review of my #darkfantasy novel Nine Levels.
www.abyssapexzine.com/2025/07/aa-r...
www.abyssapexzine.com/2025/07/aa-r...
I am to participate in a fascinating literary event in San Francisco - a panel with post-Soviet writers. There should be more of those. As opposed to fascism which seems to be everywhere, the terrible legacy of communism is forgotten. We, writers and intellectuals, need to speak out
October 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I am to participate in a fascinating literary event in San Francisco - a panel with post-Soviet writers. There should be more of those. As opposed to fascism which seems to be everywhere, the terrible legacy of communism is forgotten. We, writers and intellectuals, need to speak out
I have been absent from this platform for a while, sorry. But things are happening: my new novel is coming out and my Substack is gaining steam. So I thought that on this somber day I will share with you my essay about the importance of free speech open.substack.com/pub/elanagom...
Big Brother Is Working For You!
Orwell, Trigger Warnings, and the Meaning of Censorship (Part 1)
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September 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I have been absent from this platform for a while, sorry. But things are happening: my new novel is coming out and my Substack is gaining steam. So I thought that on this somber day I will share with you my essay about the importance of free speech open.substack.com/pub/elanagom...
When I am not writing novels or articles, I run a series of free essays on Substack where I discuss philosophical or political issues through the lens of speculative fiction (SF). Here is the latest. It concludes a three-part series on SF and violence.
elanagomel.substack.com/p/righteous-...
elanagomel.substack.com/p/righteous-...
Righteous Killers
SF and Violence, Part 3
elanagomel.substack.com
May 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
When I am not writing novels or articles, I run a series of free essays on Substack where I discuss philosophical or political issues through the lens of speculative fiction (SF). Here is the latest. It concludes a three-part series on SF and violence.
elanagomel.substack.com/p/righteous-...
elanagomel.substack.com/p/righteous-...
Among all the novels I have written, this is my own favorite. If you want to wander in the dark forest of fairy tales, here is your gateway to the land of ghoulish Little Mother, the Ogre, and the Three Dragon Rivers. Thank you Crystal Lake Publishing for featuring it!
May 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Among all the novels I have written, this is my own favorite. If you want to wander in the dark forest of fairy tales, here is your gateway to the land of ghoulish Little Mother, the Ogre, and the Three Dragon Rivers. Thank you Crystal Lake Publishing for featuring it!
As some of you may know, I have a Substack where I discuss speculative fiction. Some of my previous posts addressed fairy tales, utopias, ghost stories, and toxic nostalgia. My latest post is about violence and SF.
open.substack.com/pub/elanagom...
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Can We Vaccinate Against Murder?
SF and Violence, Part 1
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April 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
As some of you may know, I have a Substack where I discuss speculative fiction. Some of my previous posts addressed fairy tales, utopias, ghost stories, and toxic nostalgia. My latest post is about violence and SF.
open.substack.com/pub/elanagom...
open.substack.com/pub/elanagom...
Just in time for #womeninhorror month! This new collection of #dark #fantasy contains my story “Thief of Dreams” and many other wonderful tales by women authors! tinyurl.com/axkkbsyv
March 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Just in time for #womeninhorror month! This new collection of #dark #fantasy contains my story “Thief of Dreams” and many other wonderful tales by women authors! tinyurl.com/axkkbsyv
My new #Substack answering the question: Is #ScienceFiction a #Marxist genre (and if not, why do so many Marxists like it?)
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Is Science Fiction Marxist?
Genre and Ideology
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February 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
My new #Substack answering the question: Is #ScienceFiction a #Marxist genre (and if not, why do so many Marxists like it?)
open.substack.com/pub/elanagom...
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I discuss #sciencefiction theory and #gender in my new Substack on the #Alien franchise open.substack.com/pub/elanagom...
Xenomorphs and gender
And why you should not watch Alien: Romulus
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February 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I discuss #sciencefiction theory and #gender in my new Substack on the #Alien franchise open.substack.com/pub/elanagom...
I am revisiting my favorite places of the imagination. First on the list: William Hope Hodgson’s The Night Land. But this Edwardian masterpiece is blatantly misogynist. So as a feminist, how can I love it so much? Here is my answer
elanagomel.substack.com/p/shared-uni...
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Shared Universes, History, and Feminism
Are women welcome in the Night Land?
elanagomel.substack.com
January 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
I am revisiting my favorite places of the imagination. First on the list: William Hope Hodgson’s The Night Land. But this Edwardian masterpiece is blatantly misogynist. So as a feminist, how can I love it so much? Here is my answer
elanagomel.substack.com/p/shared-uni...
elanagomel.substack.com/p/shared-uni...
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If you're interested in Jewish books and authors, check out our titles at ben yehuda press!
www.benyehudapress.com/
8/8
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8/8
January 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
If you're interested in Jewish books and authors, check out our titles at ben yehuda press!
www.benyehudapress.com/
8/8
www.benyehudapress.com/
8/8
My last two essays of the bad year 2024 have to do with learning from the past and understanding the present. The first one is about #sci-fi of the past and why prophecy always fail.
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Recommended Reading in 2025
And how to travel back in time when you really need to - like, right now
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January 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
My last two essays of the bad year 2024 have to do with learning from the past and understanding the present. The first one is about #sci-fi of the past and why prophecy always fail.
open.substack.com/pub/elanagom...
open.substack.com/pub/elanagom...
I am stuck in cold Amsterdam but sending warm New Year wishes to all my friends, near and far 💕💕💕
January 1, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I am stuck in cold Amsterdam but sending warm New Year wishes to all my friends, near and far 💕💕💕
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Congratulations to @mor1233.bsky.social! Her book, NINE LEVELS, has been nominated for the 2025 @specawards.bsky.social by Mirror World Publishing.
#SSBA #BookSky #indiepress #bookawards #fantasy 💙📚
#SSBA #BookSky #indiepress #bookawards #fantasy 💙📚
December 15, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Congratulations to @mor1233.bsky.social! Her book, NINE LEVELS, has been nominated for the 2025 @specawards.bsky.social by Mirror World Publishing.
#SSBA #BookSky #indiepress #bookawards #fantasy 💙📚
#SSBA #BookSky #indiepress #bookawards #fantasy 💙📚
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This is my new #story about war, loss, grief and the unbeatable bond between parents and children and between brothers-in-arms. Free to read in Judith Magazine.
This is my new #story about war, loss, grief and the unbeatable bond between parents and children and between brothers-in-arms. Free to read in Judith Magazine.
Oaks
Roots run deep
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December 10, 2024 at 6:25 PM
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This is my new #story about war, loss, grief and the unbeatable bond between parents and children and between brothers-in-arms. Free to read in Judith Magazine.
This is my new #story about war, loss, grief and the unbeatable bond between parents and children and between brothers-in-arms. Free to read in Judith Magazine.
Here is my new Substack essay about Lunar Gothic: a genre that combines the techno ambience of science fiction and the spookiness of supernatural horror. Free for all! open.substack.com/pub/elanagom...
December 2, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Here is my new Substack essay about Lunar Gothic: a genre that combines the techno ambience of science fiction and the spookiness of supernatural horror. Free for all! open.substack.com/pub/elanagom...
The follow-up to my discussion of #utopia and of the connection between utopia and violence. My Substack is free, and (polite) responses are always appreciated.
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On the Utopian Impulse; or Why Better is Never the Best
A Postscript to Utopia-Bashing
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November 26, 2024 at 8:45 PM
The follow-up to my discussion of #utopia and of the connection between utopia and violence. My Substack is free, and (polite) responses are always appreciated.
open.substack.com/pub/elanagom...
open.substack.com/pub/elanagom...
I keep complaining that not enough #international #sciencefiction and #fantasy is being published. Well, here is a new international collection of SFF by women with my story about #aliens and #motherhood.
November 25, 2024 at 7:24 PM
I keep complaining that not enough #international #sciencefiction and #fantasy is being published. Well, here is a new international collection of SFF by women with my story about #aliens and #motherhood.
Since #censorship is in the news, let me post a short list of books that were banned in the USSR (meaning you could go to jail for reading one).
George Orwell Nineteen eighty-four
Evgeniy Zamyatin We
Alexander Solzhenitsyn The Gulag Archipelago
Arthur Koestler Darkness at Noon
George Orwell Nineteen eighty-four
Evgeniy Zamyatin We
Alexander Solzhenitsyn The Gulag Archipelago
Arthur Koestler Darkness at Noon
November 20, 2024 at 2:34 AM
Since #censorship is in the news, let me post a short list of books that were banned in the USSR (meaning you could go to jail for reading one).
George Orwell Nineteen eighty-four
Evgeniy Zamyatin We
Alexander Solzhenitsyn The Gulag Archipelago
Arthur Koestler Darkness at Noon
George Orwell Nineteen eighty-four
Evgeniy Zamyatin We
Alexander Solzhenitsyn The Gulag Archipelago
Arthur Koestler Darkness at Noon
If you are interested in portal fantasy (and who isn’t?), check out this new collection. It contains my story ״The White Forest״, a mashup of folk horror and Ukrainian nostalgia #fantasy #newrelease
November 18, 2024 at 8:24 PM
If you are interested in portal fantasy (and who isn’t?), check out this new collection. It contains my story ״The White Forest״, a mashup of folk horror and Ukrainian nostalgia #fantasy #newrelease
I write on Substack about speculative fiction. Here is my new post on utopia, dystopia and anti-utopia (these are different things), arguing that search for a perfect society inevitably leads to totalitarianism.
open.substack.com/pub/elanagom...
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Utopia, Dystopia, Anti-Utopia, Hetertopia...
A Guide for the Perplexed
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November 17, 2024 at 10:50 PM
I write on Substack about speculative fiction. Here is my new post on utopia, dystopia and anti-utopia (these are different things), arguing that search for a perfect society inevitably leads to totalitarianism.
open.substack.com/pub/elanagom...
open.substack.com/pub/elanagom...
