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Tama Grey
@subtlegrey.bsky.social
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I went to college to learn critical thinking skills and now I regret it.
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subtlegrey.bsky.social
#yellowsunday #bloomscroll #kansas
Closeup of double-petaled yellow daffodils with bright orange accents in front of an old stone wall.
November 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
subtlegrey.bsky.social
A Canada Goose standing on a townhouse porch looking like it's going to ask you about your car's extended warranty.
November 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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A painting of a bird beside the text "i haven't really had the time to be depressed about this shit"
November 14, 2025 at 2:24 PM
subtlegrey.bsky.social
Odd things I saw on the road during my commute this week
1. An entire refrigerator
2. A 55gal trash can
3. A hubcap crossing 3 lanes of traffic
4. A 5gal home depot bucket smashed to smithereens and strung out a surprisingly long stretch of road
October 18, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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orringrey.com
And, while I'm here telling you to buy my books, this is a great time of year for GLOWING IN THE DARK: WRITINGS ON THE HORROR FILM, also from @wordhorde.bsky.social! Just look at that cover! (Art by Yves Tourigney.)

wordhorde.com/books/glowin...
Glowing in the Dark by yours truly, cover art by Yves Tourigney.
October 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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orringrey.com
My latest short story collection also came out earlier this week from @wordhorde.bsky.social. This linked collection of short stories and one novelette explores the Hollow Earth - or my own weird conception of it.

wordhorde.com/books/notes-...
Notes from Underground by yours truly. Cover art by Matthew Revert.
October 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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As I'm sure you've already heard, I have a couple of new books out this Halloween season. The first is perfect spooky season reading in the form of the STARLIGHT THEATER HALLOWEEN DOUBLE-FEATURE zine from me and artist @patricbates.bsky.social.

www.etsy.com/listing/4376...
The Starlight Theater Halloween Double-feature zine by me and artist Patric Bates.
October 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
subtlegrey.bsky.social
Heck, this is wholesome.
zohrankmamdani.bsky.social Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Oct 16
An important message to the people of New York City.

More information at zohranfornyc.com/birthday
October 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
subtlegrey.bsky.social
Every time I think I can't be shocked by something this administration does, they say "Hold my beer." www.usda.gov
Screencap of USDA website header with an enormous and ill-proportioned notice in white text on a rusty orange background (seriously have these stable geniuses every heard of mobile phones) that begins "Due to the Radical Left Democrat shutdown, this government website will not be updated during the funding lapse."
October 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Today is the official book birthday of NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND, my latest book from Word Horde!

wordhorde.com/books/notes-...
The sell sheet for NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND.
October 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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You can't logic your way out of being burnt out. Unless you're me. Who should be able to do it and it's a personal failing that I can't
October 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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storywonker.bsky.social
Meme: OP: why do you need a specific word for being thrown out of a window The burgomaster of Prague: i be in situations
October 13, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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orringrey.com
This could be you, if you pick up a copy of the Starlight Theater Halloween Double-feature by me and artist @patricbates.bsky.social while supplies last!

www.etsy.com/listing/4376...
A scared skeleton with a couple of stuffed animals reads a copy of the Starlight Theater Halloween Double-feature. Photograph by Dominique Lamssies.
October 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
subtlegrey.bsky.social
I've been storing my paint brushes wrong my whole life! /sarcasm
A partial can of white paint with a paintbrush inside. Brush has clearly been stored inside the can for a very long time.
October 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
subtlegrey.bsky.social
Me every time the toast pops up
October 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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miski.bsky.social
sharing a value tumblr post reminding you to be reasonable and kind to yourself when the world feels very deeply unreasonable and cruel
your life is not an optimization problem - as in you'll never achieve the perfect daily routine, sleep schedule, coping mechanisms, mannerisms, fashion sense etc. even after years and years of healing and improvement and self-discovery. you will never be so good at life that you manage to utilize every waking moment. its great to be productive and all but sometimes you'll suck ass. sometimes you'll take eight hours to be done with a twenty minute job. you'll prioritize the wrong thing. you'll sleep for 12 hrs just to avoid being awake. you'll relapse. and you'll relapse again. you'll forget to turn in the assignment. you'll order too little food. life is far too large and complex for you to even experience it completely, much less try to make sense of and control it. you can't. please give up on that and be at peace with the hours you lose. they are not separate from your life.
March 1, 2025 at 12:29 AM
subtlegrey.bsky.social
Me: I need to get so much stuff caught up around the house but I'm not feeling that great.

Also me: [just ate half a box of sugary cereal] Yeah, wild. No idea what could possibly be up with that.
October 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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orringrey.com
New pinned thread because the old one was getting out of date. Hi, I'm Orrin Grey, a Rondo Award-nominated author who writes about monsters, movies, and monster movies! (Also ghosts, ghouls, and other spooky stuff.)

My website is at: orringrey.com
Screenshot from the 1980 video game HAUNTED HOUSE, as displayed on a TRS-80. It has a very simple pixel image of a bat, with text that reads: "YOU ARE ABOUT TO GO ON A JOURNEy INTO T E R R O R! HOPE YOU HAVE A STRONG HEART !"
September 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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patricbates.bsky.social
Just a few books left! Our goal is to sell out this weekend! Order one today and you’ll get a little trick-or-treat bag with prizes! #art #watercolor #painting #illustration thanks @orringrey.com for the delightfully spooky stories!
September 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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We're down to the last few copies of this and would love to sell through them this weekend!

Stories by me, art by @patricbates.bsky.social!

www.etsy.com/listing/4376...
patricbates.bsky.social Patric Bates @patricbates.bsky.social · Sep 28
Just a few books left! Our goal is to sell out this weekend! Order one today and you’ll get a little trick-or-treat bag with prizes! #art #watercolor #painting #illustration thanks @orringrey.com for the delightfully spooky stories!
September 28, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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orringrey.com
Reminder that the Starlight Theater Halloween Double-feature zine I did with @patricbates.bsky.social is almost sold out of its initial print run. And while you're at the shop anyway, I recommend getting some of his other zines, too! (The 3D one is particularly good.)

www.etsy.com/listing/4376...
A pile of zines by Patric Bates, on a small table, next to a blue skull bucket.
September 29, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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Two stories written by the fantastic @orringrey.com ! #art #watercolor #painting #illustration first run of 50 is numbered!
September 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Two new stories by yours truly, plus a special Halloween framing story. Watercolor art by @patricbates.bsky.social. Numbered first print run of 50 copies, so they will go fast!

www.etsy.com/listing/4376...
The Starlight Theater Halloween Double-feature
September 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
subtlegrey.bsky.social
Orrin: Are you laying on your pants?
Me, 100% using a pair of jeans as a pillow: Shut up.
Orrin, laughing: You're like a cat.
Me: Meow.
September 26, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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kelatonin.bsky.social
i challenge you to find cooler news today than “despite all odds against American scientific research rn, a CO researcher developed a temperature-stable, single dose rabies vaccine that works bc of particles coated in CANDY & SAPPHIRE, & it could help reduce rabies deaths in places w/o electricity”
September 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM