Tananarive Due - The Reformatory
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Octavia E. Butler signed this copy of Parable of the Sower for my late mother, Patricia Stephens Due.
The power of these Black women inspired me to write an essay after Tr*mp's inauguration in 2017. I've reposted a slightly revised version I hope will bring you hope today.
tinyurl.com/mwazxrb4
The power of these Black women inspired me to write an essay after Tr*mp's inauguration in 2017. I've reposted a slightly revised version I hope will bring you hope today.
tinyurl.com/mwazxrb4
Surviving President Tr*mp: Lessons from the 1960s and Octavia E. Butler
I originally wrote this essay to coincide with the inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20, 2017. It deeply grieves me to publish it…
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Beautifully written book despite the brutally horrific subject matter. Best book I read in quite some time.
Due is a master wordsmith.
@tananarivedue.bsky.social #BookSky
Due is a master wordsmith.
@tananarivedue.bsky.social #BookSky
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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Seriously.
agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Seriously.
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Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
You couldn't pay me to book air travel right now.
November 9, 2025 at 3:20 AM
You couldn't pay me to book air travel right now.
Fave post so far 😂
(And I loved it btw)
(And I loved it btw)
I'll be honest, I lost interest in GDT's FRANKENSTEIN when I learned it would be ignoring an integral part of the original novel.
November 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Fave post so far 😂
(And I loved it btw)
(And I loved it btw)
Congrats CALI!!!
We. Showed. Up.
We. Showed. Up.
a black and white photo of a group of people dancing on a stage .
Alt: a black and white photo of a group of people dancing on a stage .
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November 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Congrats CALI!!!
We. Showed. Up.
We. Showed. Up.
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I knew this wouldn't last. It was too good to be true. But it doesn't change that @leximcmenamin.com is one of my favorite political reporters and I will be a faithful reader. We need to figure out our own media economy...there isn't a single honest MSM outlet left
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I knew this wouldn't last. It was too good to be true. But it doesn't change that @leximcmenamin.com is one of my favorite political reporters and I will be a faithful reader. We need to figure out our own media economy...there isn't a single honest MSM outlet left
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Waking up and reading before the sun is up. This book is already giving me feels!
The Reformatory by @tananarivedue.bsky.social
The Reformatory by @tananarivedue.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Waking up and reading before the sun is up. This book is already giving me feels!
The Reformatory by @tananarivedue.bsky.social
The Reformatory by @tananarivedue.bsky.social
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November 2, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Just turned in novel revisions to my editor!
AND ON HALLOWEEN!!!! #slaying
AND ON HALLOWEEN!!!! #slaying
a black cat in a vampire costume is sitting on the floor .
Alt: a black cat in a vampire costume is walking across the floor.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Just turned in novel revisions to my editor!
AND ON HALLOWEEN!!!! #slaying
AND ON HALLOWEEN!!!! #slaying
IT’S THAT TIME TO SHARE!!! Last year I finally taught myself the Thriller choreography — true bucket list!
Happy Halloween!!!
SEE THE FULL VIDEO:
youtu.be/aQVRyj2oICY?...
Happy Halloween!!!
SEE THE FULL VIDEO:
youtu.be/aQVRyj2oICY?...
October 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
IT’S THAT TIME TO SHARE!!! Last year I finally taught myself the Thriller choreography — true bucket list!
Happy Halloween!!!
SEE THE FULL VIDEO:
youtu.be/aQVRyj2oICY?...
Happy Halloween!!!
SEE THE FULL VIDEO:
youtu.be/aQVRyj2oICY?...
Guess what!
We are thrilled to reveal the cover of THE BIG BAD BOOK OF KAIJU, edited by @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social & @henryherz.bsky.social! An explosive collection of monster terror featuring 25 original tales from authors such as @tananarivedue.bsky.social, @cgolden.bsky.social & @seananmcguire.bsky.social.
October 31, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Guess what!
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Finished The Reformatory by @tananarivedue.bsky.social and I could’ve cried on the train.
October 31, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Rewatching DRAG ME TO HELL. I don't think I've seen this since it came out in 2009.
a man in a red jacket is eating a sandwich
Alt: Michael Jackson eating popcorn in Thriller
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October 30, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Rewatching DRAG ME TO HELL. I don't think I've seen this since it came out in 2009.
So good!
October 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
So good!
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I can't handle these
#BestAmericanMysteryAndSuspense
(2024) stories. I can't take it!
@alyssacolelit.bsky.social's
"Just a Girl" hits too close to real life right now.
@tananarivedue.bsky.social's
"Rumpus Room" scared me so bad!
#AbbyGeni's "The Body Farm"?
As the song goes, "Earl had to die"!
#BestAmericanMysteryAndSuspense
(2024) stories. I can't take it!
@alyssacolelit.bsky.social's
"Just a Girl" hits too close to real life right now.
@tananarivedue.bsky.social's
"Rumpus Room" scared me so bad!
#AbbyGeni's "The Body Farm"?
As the song goes, "Earl had to die"!
October 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I can't handle these
#BestAmericanMysteryAndSuspense
(2024) stories. I can't take it!
@alyssacolelit.bsky.social's
"Just a Girl" hits too close to real life right now.
@tananarivedue.bsky.social's
"Rumpus Room" scared me so bad!
#AbbyGeni's "The Body Farm"?
As the song goes, "Earl had to die"!
#BestAmericanMysteryAndSuspense
(2024) stories. I can't take it!
@alyssacolelit.bsky.social's
"Just a Girl" hits too close to real life right now.
@tananarivedue.bsky.social's
"Rumpus Room" scared me so bad!
#AbbyGeni's "The Body Farm"?
As the song goes, "Earl had to die"!
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Yoooo check out this awesome cover art!
ICYMI, Space Unicorns! Behold, the Uncanny Magazine Issue 67 Table of Contents and Paul Lewin cover! buff.ly/D7a2nXG
October 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Yoooo check out this awesome cover art!
Soooo...THIS happened! The Academy Museum invited me to moderate a talk on Jennifer's Body between director Karyn Kusama and star Megan Fox.
Sharp women. A horror movie gem. What a time!
PHOTO CREDIT: ©Academy Museum Foundation, Photo by: Andrew Ge
See the talk here: youtu.be/rRGd7sHN1io?...
Sharp women. A horror movie gem. What a time!
PHOTO CREDIT: ©Academy Museum Foundation, Photo by: Andrew Ge
See the talk here: youtu.be/rRGd7sHN1io?...
October 27, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Soooo...THIS happened! The Academy Museum invited me to moderate a talk on Jennifer's Body between director Karyn Kusama and star Megan Fox.
Sharp women. A horror movie gem. What a time!
PHOTO CREDIT: ©Academy Museum Foundation, Photo by: Andrew Ge
See the talk here: youtu.be/rRGd7sHN1io?...
Sharp women. A horror movie gem. What a time!
PHOTO CREDIT: ©Academy Museum Foundation, Photo by: Andrew Ge
See the talk here: youtu.be/rRGd7sHN1io?...
This was so much fun!
October 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This was so much fun!
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Saw some leaves in a place where there shouldn’t be any, immediately thought of The Good House by @tananarivedue.bsky.social . Sometimes the stories just stick with you.
October 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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I’ve just finished “The Reformatory” by @tananarivedue.bsky.social, a novel about the horror of racial injustice in Jim Crow Florida. The writing is incredibly immersive, the characters beautifully developed. By the final act, the stakes were so high that I could hardly breathe till I finished it.
October 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I’ve just finished “The Reformatory” by @tananarivedue.bsky.social, a novel about the horror of racial injustice in Jim Crow Florida. The writing is incredibly immersive, the characters beautifully developed. By the final act, the stakes were so high that I could hardly breathe till I finished it.
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Lit Editor Business: Halloween week! Guest author Holly Smith attended the horror writing and religion discussion at @americanwritersmuseum.org with writers @fulmerford.com, @bymattruff.bsky.social, and @tananarivedue.bsky.social.
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Dialogs: Just an Emotion—Horror Writing and Religion at the American Writers Museum | Third Coast Review
“My late mother loved horror. I used to think of it as just sort of a quirk,” said Due before explaining that she later realized it allowed her mother—a civil rights activist—to put a face on the mons...
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October 27, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Lit Editor Business: Halloween week! Guest author Holly Smith attended the horror writing and religion discussion at @americanwritersmuseum.org with writers @fulmerford.com, @bymattruff.bsky.social, and @tananarivedue.bsky.social.
thirdcoastreview.com/lit/2025/10/...
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The Wishing Pool and Other Stories by @tananarivedue.bsky.social
A collection of stories that range from apocalyptic to horror to afrofuturism. The stories connect via recurring characters or places, such as Nayima (featured in several stories) and Gracetown (setting of The Reformatory.)
#booksky
A collection of stories that range from apocalyptic to horror to afrofuturism. The stories connect via recurring characters or places, such as Nayima (featured in several stories) and Gracetown (setting of The Reformatory.)
#booksky
October 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The Wishing Pool and Other Stories by @tananarivedue.bsky.social
A collection of stories that range from apocalyptic to horror to afrofuturism. The stories connect via recurring characters or places, such as Nayima (featured in several stories) and Gracetown (setting of The Reformatory.)
#booksky
A collection of stories that range from apocalyptic to horror to afrofuturism. The stories connect via recurring characters or places, such as Nayima (featured in several stories) and Gracetown (setting of The Reformatory.)
#booksky