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Samantha Bryant | She/her
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Samantha Bryant writes superhero and horror stories, which one depends on whether she wants to save the world today, or burn it down. She is best known for her Menopausal Superhero series of novels through Falstaff Books. WFWA, HWA.
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Someone's a busy girl this weekend (it's me!). I'll be in Charlotte, NC on Saturday the 15th for the @geekerymarket.bsky.social , and Knightdale, NC on Sunday the 16th, selling my books and talking word-life. Come by if you're in the area! #writerlife
Flyer for the Geekery Market. November 15, 2025 10:00-4:00 at Cabarrus Arena and Event Center in Charlotte, NC Flyer for Read Between the Pints Book Pop-Up at Oak City Brewing Company in Knightdale, NC November 16, 2025 2:00-5:00.
November 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Each year, I set a goal to read 52 books. That amounts to one a week, and I usually make it or exceed it. Looks like I'll exceed it this year, because I already made it and there are still a few weeks left in 2025. How many books a year do you read, on average? Is it the right amount for you?
Green background, white letters. "2025 reading challenge" with a somewhat abstract depiction of an open book. Corner label indicates 'completed."
November 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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I always hear the "typical" in "neurotypical" with such derision…but maybe that's because I so often feel it.
November 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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The best hiding places are often in plain sight, wouldn't you agree? And Terrible Truths are often just beneath the surface of very ordinary things, like a tea cup, or between the covers of a book. Oh, don't mind him. That's "just" my dog. #HorrorWritersChat
A white dog with a very scrunched up face.
November 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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We're having such a beautiful fall in my corner of North Carolina. Bright and crisp, just like I like it. Cold enough for a nice cozy sweater. How's the season treating you?
Collage of fall-brightened leaves on trees in my neighborhood.
November 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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How was your Halloween, if you celebrate? I squashed a lot into a few hours--decorating, feeding trick or treaters, and doing a spooky story reading in a cemetery as part of a Haunted Trail and party. This is my favorite picture--me hugging Vincent, my new skeleton :-)
Me, a middle aged White lady with pink hair, wearing a sweatjacket with botanical pattern, hugging my new Halloween decoration, Vincent, a 7 foot tall plastic skeleton whose skull is in a permanent manic laughter position.
November 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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More horror stories I love in celebration of the season. Here's a good one from Mary's Shelley's Frankenstein. The first time I read this, the "monster" broke my heart so hard. #readinghorror
Black background, white words. " I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes of which you would not believe. If I cannot satisfy the one, I will indulge other."
October 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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That reminds me of how afraid my little sister was of my doll collection when we were kids--Effanbee dolls' eyes reflected light too well for her comfort.
An Effanbee fairy tale doll, probably Little Red Hiding Hood, given the cape. Pale "skinned" porcelain, reflective glassy eyes, and a somber, somewhat lost expression. Maybe my little sister was right to be afraid of them.
October 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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It might be helpful at this phase of my life if more people actually believed that middle-aged women were witches. Might encourage them to keep their foolishness to themselves if they thought I could turn them into newts :-) #HorrorWritersChat
October 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Halloween is so soon! To celebrate, please enjoy the opening to The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson which might be my personal favorite opening to a book ever. #readinghorror #halloweenreads
Picture of a book page. Text says: “No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality; even larks and katydids are supposed, by some, to dream. Hill House, not sane, stood by itself against the hills, holding darkness within; it had stood so for eighty years and might stand for eighty more. Within, walls continued upright, bricks met neatly, floors were firm, and doors were sensibly shut; silence lay steadily against the wood and stone of Hill House, and whatever walked there, walked alone.”
October 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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It’s that time of year again: Extra Life. Our 16th year helping families and children facing tough diagnoses and expensive hospital stays. Check out the link and consider helping us reach our goal. www.extra-life.org/participants... #ExtraLife4Kids
Old school videogame vibes through bright blue lines on a dark blue background, a game controller, and images of common buttons. A picture of our family with wings and a halo from our fundraising site and some clipart of game pieces and people playing games. Gives our fundraising link and the #gamingforgood hashtag. https://www.extra-life.org/participants/ncbryants
October 27, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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ARRRRR! Me Hearties. 'Tis a good day indeed when a lass can break out the dough hook! #baking
Me with my cooking hat and apron on, wielding my dough hook like it's a pirate's hooked hand. Big beautiful soft pretzels on a cooling rack. The pretzel that came out weird and poofy because the twisting strand was too short.
October 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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This project is getting close y'all: 8 days to go, and we still need 30% of funding. @falstaffbooks.bsky.social is a subversive lot, and also highly entertaining. Please consider backing this anthology. There's some serious talent in the table of contents. www.kickstarter.com/projects/fal...
A hardback book and a phone, both showing the cover for Disruptive Intent: the anthology that fights back. Back distressed background with torn newsprint elements.
October 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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For Open book blog hop today, we're talking about our best lines. Get a sneak peek into the Menopausal Superheroes story I'm writing for Disruptive Intent: samanthadunawaybryant.blogspot.com/2025/10/best...
Cartoon images of Patricia, the Lizard Woman of Springfield in human and reptilian forms. Words: Dr. Liu gave Patricia way more than a thick skin, she gave her a reptilian alter ego.
October 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Want to support other writers while also getting some help with your own writing life? Several tiers in the Disruptive Intent anthology kickstarter from @falstaffbooks.bsky.social offer editing or review at lower rates than market. Give it a look! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fal...
Screenshot of "rebellious novelist tier" of the kickstarter for Disruptive Intent anthology. $300 gets you the book and a review of your query letter and 7500 words of your project.
October 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Short story writers, an opportunity for you. @falstaffbooks.bsky.social 's Disruptive Intent Kickstarter: "Boost Your Rebellious Career!" level includes a professional critique of your 5K short story. It's a good deal for the edit alone and it come with the book! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fal...
Screenshot showing details of the backer level "boost your rebellious career!" which for $125 gets you the book AND a critique of your 5K short story.
October 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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I've been writing for anthologies for a while now, but this is my first time as an invited author (not open call or slush pile). And I'm so excited! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fal...

I'm working on a new Menopausal Superheroes short story for this one (working title: She Chose Anger). #writing
Hardback book and phone showing ebook cover for Disruptive Intent: The Anthology that fights back.
October 15, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Thanks for another great #HorrorWritersChat You can find my latest horror in my new collection, Stories from Shadow Hill books2read.com/ShadowHill or support my upcoming work by Kickstarting the Disruptive Intent anthology from @falstaffbooks.bsky.social
Black scratched up background with bits of newsprint showing. Top to bottom: "The anthology that fights back." "Disruptive Intent." QR code. Falstaff logo. URL: falstaffbooks.myshopify.com "Kickstarter Begins October 1"
October 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Can a girl not have both? #HorrorWritersChat
October 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Check out this new anthology full of that good kind of trouble, upcoming from @falstaffbooks.bsky.social I'm looking forward to bringing you a new Menopausal Superheroes short story in it! Working Title: "She Chose Anger." www.kickstarter.com/projects/fal...
Promotional image for the Disruptive Intent anthology. My author photo (a pink haired middle-aged White women with chunky black plastic glasses eating an ice cream soda in a booth) on a background of torn paper collage. Words says: Disruptive Intent Author Spotlight, Samantha Bryant, author of the Menopausal Superheroes Series. URL: www.falstaffbooks.myshopify.com QR code for Disruptive Intent anthology. Black scratched up image with newsprint and paint elements. Tagline: The anthology that fights back. URL: falstaffbooks.myshopify.com Kickstarter begins October 1.
October 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Just read What Stalks the Deep by @tkingfisher.com It’s the third one in her sworn soldier series and I would say that’s my favorite series but the fact is I really love nearly everything she’s written. I did really enjoy it though. Any other fans?
Green mossy background displaying three covers to the books in the series and five golden stars
October 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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I have little dogs: 17 & 21 lbs, with little legs. I love them, but they're limiting how far I can walk which is my main form of exercise. So we got them a stroller. I thought my stroller days were over here in my over-50 era, but it was great! We walked twice as far without hurting the little guys.
Ghost Dog, the chihuahua-beagle-etc. trying out his new stroller (black, so it's macho) pushed by my husband, a tall White fella with a sunshirt, broad brimmed hat, glasses, and a white beard.
October 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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That was fun :-) I got splatterpunk.
Image of fire in a black background. Text: Your result: Splatterpunk: Splatterpunk is intended to be horror without limits. The genre is marked by displays of blood and gore. This makes it controversial, but it’s still a type of art. It explores experiences and themes that other stories shy away from. Through its existence, it makes art more complex and diverse. Just like your existence makes the world more complex, diverse, and richer. You’re strange and bold, and that’s a good thing. You deserve the same respect you give others, and don’t let anyone make you feel like being strange makes you any less worthy. You want to take life for everything it has to offer, and that’s a good thing.
October 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Thanks for another great #HorrorWritersChat

It's ALIVE y'all! Celebrate with me! My new collection of short stories debuted today! Stories from Shadow Hill includes 13 weird tales set in a neighborhood suspiciously like the one I live in. books2read.com/ShadowHill
book cover. Red distressed-style letters giving the title, Stories from Shadow Hill, and the author's name, Samantha Bryant. Background image is a lightning filled night sky over a suburban neighborhood.
October 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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It's ALIVE! Just in time for spooky season, a collection of 13 stories almost as weird as me, set in a suburban neighborhood suspiciously like the one I live in. So happy to see this book into the world. books2read/shadowhill #writinghorror #spookyseasonreads
Background is a moon in a gray night sky with silhouettes of bats. Book cover for Stories from Shadow Hill by Samantha Bryant shows a stormy night sky over a suburban neighborhood. Text at top: Just in time for spooky season. Text at bottom: shop now, 13 weird suburban tales, and the link: https://books2read/shadowhill
September 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM