Laura Blackwell
@pronouncedlahra.bsky.social
Shirley Jackson Award-winning writer, manic pixie night hag. Copy editor @thedeadlands.com. Cohost @storyhour.bsky.social. Website & newsletter signup at pronouncedlahra.com. HWA, SFWA. BLM. She/her. Photo: Jodi Foucher. Rep: @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social
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This Story Hour resounded with myth and wisdom! @deeholloway.bsky.social and @ashsmash.bsky.social read us stories that resonated with themes—and in some cases, styles—from fable and folktale. They say they didn't plan it, so watch and tell us: Is this destiny? #Booksky youtu.be/HEu7QYiEqpU
December 10, 2025 Story Hour: Dee Holloway and Ash Huang
YouTube video by Story Hour
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Seriously: Is this destiny? Such a resonant hour!
Cuban sounds like the guy who tried to tell you about his idea for a novel at a party. He thinks ChudGPT will be amanuensis to his genius, and that literary acclaim is right around the corner. Bonus: Since stolen work is already incorporated, he doesn't have to work with—or pay—a real writer!
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 15, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Cuban sounds like the guy who tried to tell you about his idea for a novel at a party. He thinks ChudGPT will be amanuensis to his genius, and that literary acclaim is right around the corner. Bonus: Since stolen work is already incorporated, he doesn't have to work with—or pay—a real writer!
Hey folks, The Deadlands is not just a magazine I love reading, it's one I love working for. One of the great ways to keep it going is to join the Patreon. Join (or up your pledge!) before the end of the year to avoid the $1 price increase that starts January 1. www.patreon.com/c/the_deadla...
December 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Hey folks, The Deadlands is not just a magazine I love reading, it's one I love working for. One of the great ways to keep it going is to join the Patreon. Join (or up your pledge!) before the end of the year to avoid the $1 price increase that starts January 1. www.patreon.com/c/the_deadla...
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As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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How Rob Reiner became anti-Prop. 8 kingpin
Rob Reiner reflects on the critical role he played in getting California's gay marriage ban overturned.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Anybody have an AI-free, free-to-use Adobe Elements rec for this feline?
I canceled my Acrobat subscription last night and left a comment saying why. Join me!
I canceled my Acrobat subscription last night and left a comment saying why. Join me!
Thanks for this, I also need something to replace Element, which I uses AI, is ugly, and doesn't work unless you pay for it.
December 15, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Anybody have an AI-free, free-to-use Adobe Elements rec for this feline?
I canceled my Acrobat subscription last night and left a comment saying why. Join me!
I canceled my Acrobat subscription last night and left a comment saying why. Join me!
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
Looking for an Acrobat replacement for Windows 11. Willing to use a paid program (over time, almost everything is cheaper than an Adobe subscription), and I prefer something I can own instead of a subscription service.
In light of Adobe's plans to add ChatGPT to everything, I need to an alternative for doing the usual writer stuff with PDFs (open them, combine files, sign them, save them). What definitely meets my PDF needs without funding this specific lake-boiling, thieving, corporate monstrosity?
December 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Looking for an Acrobat replacement for Windows 11. Willing to use a paid program (over time, almost everything is cheaper than an Adobe subscription), and I prefer something I can own instead of a subscription service.
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I want to make a list of *short stories* (any genre) published by intersex authors in 2025 & hopefully going forward. I've been meaning to do this for a while, and I think now there are plenty of stories.
If you have some stories, let me know / if not, please repost to spread the word?
Thank you!
If you have some stories, let me know / if not, please repost to spread the word?
Thank you!
December 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I want to make a list of *short stories* (any genre) published by intersex authors in 2025 & hopefully going forward. I've been meaning to do this for a while, and I think now there are plenty of stories.
If you have some stories, let me know / if not, please repost to spread the word?
Thank you!
If you have some stories, let me know / if not, please repost to spread the word?
Thank you!
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Wishing a Joyous, Healthy and Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate.
December 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Wishing a Joyous, Healthy and Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate.
In light of Adobe's plans to add ChatGPT to everything, I need to an alternative for doing the usual writer stuff with PDFs (open them, combine files, sign them, save them). What definitely meets my PDF needs without funding this specific lake-boiling, thieving, corporate monstrosity?
December 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
In light of Adobe's plans to add ChatGPT to everything, I need to an alternative for doing the usual writer stuff with PDFs (open them, combine files, sign them, save them). What definitely meets my PDF needs without funding this specific lake-boiling, thieving, corporate monstrosity?
No spoilers (or DM me if you think you know the answer and it is a spoiler), but what other films does Grace's big scene in WAKE UP DEAD MAN remind you of? I feel like it's going for a specific vibe, but aside from "maybe Italian" and "maybe 1970s,” I'm at a loss.
December 13, 2025 at 11:28 PM
No spoilers (or DM me if you think you know the answer and it is a spoiler), but what other films does Grace's big scene in WAKE UP DEAD MAN remind you of? I feel like it's going for a specific vibe, but aside from "maybe Italian" and "maybe 1970s,” I'm at a loss.
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Inspired by watching waaay too many xianxia c-dramas, my fantasy story, "When the Faerie King Toured the Human Realm" in @lightspeedmagazine.com
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/when...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/when...
When the Faerie King Toured the Human Realm - Lightspeed Magazine
When the Faerie King takes his tour of the human realm, he becomes---of course---a viral hit. The first posts and videos stream out from Shanghai, just after the New Year. He’s seen waiting patiently ...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Inspired by watching waaay too many xianxia c-dramas, my fantasy story, "When the Faerie King Toured the Human Realm" in @lightspeedmagazine.com
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/when...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/when...
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✨✨ thanks so much to Tanya R. Moore and @roguestarmag.bsky.social for reviewing Garden of the Bloodpotter by @babblewocky.bsky.social!!
"a darkly captivating story that will whet readers’ appetites for the mysterious, the magical, and the macabre."
roguestarmag.com/garden-of-th...
"a darkly captivating story that will whet readers’ appetites for the mysterious, the magical, and the macabre."
roguestarmag.com/garden-of-th...
Garden of the Bloodpotter by Erin Brown - Rogue Star Magazine
Garden of the Bloodpotter by Erin Brown is a dark fantasy novelette published by Psychopomp. Hen is a scrawny and dirty neglected child, ostracized and...
roguestarmag.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
✨✨ thanks so much to Tanya R. Moore and @roguestarmag.bsky.social for reviewing Garden of the Bloodpotter by @babblewocky.bsky.social!!
"a darkly captivating story that will whet readers’ appetites for the mysterious, the magical, and the macabre."
roguestarmag.com/garden-of-th...
"a darkly captivating story that will whet readers’ appetites for the mysterious, the magical, and the macabre."
roguestarmag.com/garden-of-th...
I saw this in the theater, but not the first theater I had tickets for. The showing was canceled because, as the manager said, their projector "couldn't ingest it." She said they tried with three different files. Imagine: This movie blew the projector's mind.
tl;dr I enjoyed it
tl;dr I enjoyed it
We’re up! On NETFLIX! Please enjoy #WakeUpDeadMan at home or in theaters - we’re staying on 500 screens nationwide through next week. Theater finder link in my pinned post ☠️⏰🎄
December 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
I saw this in the theater, but not the first theater I had tickets for. The showing was canceled because, as the manager said, their projector "couldn't ingest it." She said they tried with three different files. Imagine: This movie blew the projector's mind.
tl;dr I enjoyed it
tl;dr I enjoyed it
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So excited to reveal the cover for Tea & Treachery at the Infinite Pantry!
It's a cozy fantasy full of delicious food, magic, found family, and sweet romance (with two queer middle-aged MCs!)
Oh, and tea. Lots of tea.
First in a brand new series! I can’t WAIT to share it with you #sff #booksky
It's a cozy fantasy full of delicious food, magic, found family, and sweet romance (with two queer middle-aged MCs!)
Oh, and tea. Lots of tea.
First in a brand new series! I can’t WAIT to share it with you #sff #booksky
December 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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This Story Hour resounded with myth and wisdom! @deeholloway.bsky.social and @ashsmash.bsky.social read us stories that resonated with themes—and in some cases, styles—from fable and folktale. They say they didn't plan it, so watch and tell us: Is this destiny? #Booksky youtu.be/HEu7QYiEqpU
December 10, 2025 Story Hour: Dee Holloway and Ash Huang
YouTube video by Story Hour
youtu.be
December 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
This Story Hour resounded with myth and wisdom! @deeholloway.bsky.social and @ashsmash.bsky.social read us stories that resonated with themes—and in some cases, styles—from fable and folktale. They say they didn't plan it, so watch and tell us: Is this destiny? #Booksky youtu.be/HEu7QYiEqpU
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hello. bsky friends
we just published a newsletter about recent updates + news to our electronic mail friends and thought we'd post it here as well
in case you are interested in deadlands NEWS
link:
we just published a newsletter about recent updates + news to our electronic mail friends and thought we'd post it here as well
in case you are interested in deadlands NEWS
link:
deadlands updates + open for submissions!
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December 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
hello. bsky friends
we just published a newsletter about recent updates + news to our electronic mail friends and thought we'd post it here as well
in case you are interested in deadlands NEWS
link:
we just published a newsletter about recent updates + news to our electronic mail friends and thought we'd post it here as well
in case you are interested in deadlands NEWS
link:
Seriously: Is this destiny? Such a resonant hour!
This Story Hour resounded with myth and wisdom! @deeholloway.bsky.social and @ashsmash.bsky.social read us stories that resonated with themes—and in some cases, styles—from fable and folktale. They say they didn't plan it, so watch and tell us: Is this destiny? #Booksky youtu.be/HEu7QYiEqpU
December 10, 2025 Story Hour: Dee Holloway and Ash Huang
YouTube video by Story Hour
youtu.be
December 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Seriously: Is this destiny? Such a resonant hour!
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
Not only are @shaenon.bsky.social's WILLOWWEEP MANOR books good fun, they do smart trope dissection without feeling condescending toward either the reader or the genres. Highly recommended for ages on the cover (12, I think?) on up. Signed copies at the link below!
Signed copies available from the Cartoon Art Museum Bookstore! www.cartoonart.org/store
December 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Not only are @shaenon.bsky.social's WILLOWWEEP MANOR books good fun, they do smart trope dissection without feeling condescending toward either the reader or the genres. Highly recommended for ages on the cover (12, I think?) on up. Signed copies at the link below!
Tonight! Join us!
The Victorians told supernatural stories at the end of December. Story Hour is happy to have any excuse! This year, Dee Holloway and Ash Huang will regale us with their spookiest tales. Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PST! @deeholloway.bsky.social @ashsmash.bsky.social #Booksky www.storyhour2020.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Tonight! Join us!
This is going to be SO COOL, folks. Join us!
The Victorians told supernatural stories at the end of December. Story Hour is happy to have any excuse! This year, Dee Holloway and Ash Huang will regale us with their spookiest tales. Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PST! @deeholloway.bsky.social @ashsmash.bsky.social #Booksky www.storyhour2020.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
This is going to be SO COOL, folks. Join us!
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Signed copies available from the Cartoon Art Museum Bookstore! www.cartoonart.org/store
December 9, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Signed copies available from the Cartoon Art Museum Bookstore! www.cartoonart.org/store
This is still true for your faves who write only short stories! Anthologies, collections, and even some magazines are eligible for all five of these!
5 ways to give your fave authors free-to-you gifts over the holidays! 💙📚
1. post about their book on socials
2. rec on other posts & Reddit threads
3. suggest their book to a book club!
4. order their book from a library/ask can it be ordered in!
5. add it to GoodReads lists for discoverability!
1. post about their book on socials
2. rec on other posts & Reddit threads
3. suggest their book to a book club!
4. order their book from a library/ask can it be ordered in!
5. add it to GoodReads lists for discoverability!
December 9, 2025 at 12:25 AM
This is still true for your faves who write only short stories! Anthologies, collections, and even some magazines are eligible for all five of these!
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One of my final events for the year and my last NYC event!!
This Wednesday, join us with guests Daniel Braum & Martin Cahill, for our Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, 7pm at the KGB Bar. Come one, come all! @danielbraum.bsky.social @mcflycahill90.bsky.social @datlow.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 4:08 PM
One of my final events for the year and my last NYC event!!
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Silk & Sinew on The Lineup's best horror list for 2025! I am blown away and so dang proud of all the authors and their stories. 💪💪💪❤️
Big thanks to @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social !!!
Big thanks to @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social !!!
SILK & SINEW edited by @garnetonwinter.bsky.social makes THE LINEUP’S list of best horror books of 2025! the-line-up.com/best-horror-...
The Best Horror Books of 2025
A list of some of the best, most enthralling horror books of the year.
the-line-up.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Silk & Sinew on The Lineup's best horror list for 2025! I am blown away and so dang proud of all the authors and their stories. 💪💪💪❤️
Big thanks to @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social !!!
Big thanks to @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social !!!