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Anne Woods
@thewriterannewoods.bsky.social
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Writing or wandering the garden, coffee in hand.
Flash Fiction Editor Abyss & Apex

Upcoming Spooky Stories:
ABSOLUTE ZERO from DeadSkyPub. Pre-order on Amazon now.
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Anne Woods @thewriterannewoods.bsky.social · Nov 15
Hello everyone! I’m Anne. I write spooky stories. If you follow me, you can expect:

⭐️ Plant pics
⭐️ Updates on horror happenings
⭐️ My thoughts on the 1996 Peter Jackson film The Frighteners
⭐️ Updates about my writing
⭐️ Enthusiastic support of other writers and indie presses
⭐️ So many memes and gifs
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Ooooooo look what’s out!! Check out my story “Warm“ and many other fine tales, the perfect book of scares for these crisp nights.
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A book (ABSOLUTE ZERO) is perched on a wooden table, surrounded by fall leaves and orange christmas lights.
October 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Plant.

That’s it. That’s the post.
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September 15, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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September 14, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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We won’t get any funds if we don’t reach our goal in the next 4 days. For the love of speculative fiction, horror stories, weird fiction, dark fantasy, magical realism, fantastique, slipstream, science fiction, alltopias, everypunk—back us so we can bring you more stories in 2026! kck.st/4mIkEm1
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September 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Do you like horror? Noir? Magic? The ocean? Righteous violence? Ghosts? Hanging with your friends? I have one for you!

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August 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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I’m Anne! I’m a horror writer, although I dabble in other genres as well. I’m also the Flash Fiction Editor for Abyss & Apex Magazine. On October 7th my story, “Warm”, about a ghost frozen in death and seeking eternal warmth, comes out in Dead Sky Pub’s anthology Absolute Zero.

#HorrorWritersChat
chaoticauthor.online Matt Mason - One Chaotic Author @chaoticauthor.online · Aug 27
Question 1:

Introduce yourself: tell us who you are, what you write, and your elevator pitch on your most recent / upcoming horror release!

No links, save them for the outro.

Quote post and include the tag #HorrorWritersChat. It's the only way other participants will find you.
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August 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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An abandoned mansion. A ghost frozen in death. An insatiable desire to crawl into something warm...

My latest story appears in ABSOLUTE ZERO, a new anthology from Dead Sky Pub. Out on October 7th, pre-order today at the link below!

www.amazon.com/Absolute-Zer...
Absolute Zero
Absolute Zero [Marcel Feldmar, Marcel, Woods, Anne, Jensen, William, Rider, David, Bramble, E.J., Williamson, Neil, Dodge, Matt, Holm, Bryan, Garner, G.M., Street, Frederick, La Barbera, Marzia, Dane, Jay T., Young, L. W.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Absolute Zero
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August 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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NEW BOOKS TODAY! @timlebbon.bsky.social @patrickbarb.bsky.social @clashbooks.bsky.social @moniqueasher.bsky.social @emmaemurray.bsky.social and more!
How Bad Things Can Get This Vicious Hunger Secret Lives of the Dead If You’re Seeing This, It’s Meant for You 8114 The Red Knot Halloween Folklore & Ghost Stories What the Dead Do The Devil’s in the Dancers Sho*t Me in the Face on a Beautiful Day Restoration Abducted
August 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Seeing a lot of posts about people ordering 12 foot skeletons and I assume this is the sign I’ve been waiting for to finally get one.
August 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Just a quick reminder, Abyss & Apex opens tomorrow for submissions! Check out what we’re looking for and guidelines here:

www.abyssapexzine.com/submissions/

Can’t wait to read all your deliciously creative speculative fiction.
Submissions | Abyss & Apex
www.abyssapexzine.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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February 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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manylittlewords.bsky.social Gemma Amor @manylittlewords.bsky.social · Feb 20
Are you an indie author looking for a colourful, pulpy, hand-drawn book cover made by a human bean such as I? Like these below?

Hit me up, I have slots for March! I work fast and am reasonably priced. Traditional mediums like watercolour, acrylic, ink, or digital
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Cover art for the Malevolent Nevers by Tom Rimer, drawn by Gemma Amor, showing an old wooden mansion with green background, trees crowding in, and malevolent crouching beings on the roof and in front of the ornate wooden facade. Eerie lime green glow surrounds all. Cover art for Gemma Amor's FERAL, by Gemma Amor, showing a woman's blueish green eye peeking out through foliage, ferns etc
February 22, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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the february horror new release list is live! feat. new books from @emmaemurray.bsky.social, @eveharms.com, @hachepueyo.bsky.social, @leilataylor.bsky.social, V. Castro, @rebelsam94.bsky.social, @kojiadae.bsky.social, @angelaslatter.bsky.social, @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social, and many more!
All the New Horror Books Coming in February 2025
February 2025’s new horror books, featuring titles from V. Castro, Sam Rebelein, Virginia Feito, A.G. Slatter, Koji A. Dae, and more!
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February 6, 2025 at 5:49 PM
thewriterannewoods.bsky.social
Looking for a home for your dark spec fiction? You’ve got 48 hours left to submit to Abyss and Apex for this submission period!

www.abyssapexzine.com/submissions/
Submissions | Abyss & Apex
www.abyssapexzine.com
February 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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fresh bats flying your way from the watery depths! spotlighting stories from @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social, @ecatherine.com, Mayumi Inaba, & Alaya Dawn Johnson 🦇⚡

don't wanna subscribe to this weird haunted letter? can't relate! but you should still read these awesome stories, so here's the link:
a library, a guard, a devouring, a corpse
Oh hi! Check out these cool pebbles I found.
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February 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Hello friendos

Today's tip from your librarian

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Programming/tech
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Foreign language
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Legal
And more
November 8, 2024 at 3:15 PM
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We'll be making a post office run this week. If you want to get a spooky book for someone, get that order in soon! You can use the code YULE20 to save 20% off your order!

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December 16, 2024 at 8:34 PM
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I have no regrets. Cocaine Bear was a wild ride and the guy next to me going to the bathroom every fifteen minutes really completed the vibe.
December 12, 2024 at 3:49 AM
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It’s… It’s so beautiful.
December 10, 2024 at 3:06 PM
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Get in nerds we’re going to Hot Topic.
Spotify wrapped poster for 2024 days “Mallgoth Old School Emo Punk” with a dark blue, purple and black background”
December 7, 2024 at 11:57 PM
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If you're thinking about award nominations, or just looking for good things to add to your TBR, I put together a post on my favorite collections and anthologies of 2024.

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Favorite Anthologies and Collections of 2024 – acwise.net
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December 1, 2024 at 3:16 PM
thewriterannewoods.bsky.social
Is anyone else having issues posting photos? I’ve tried posting this picture of the Chaos Tornado a few times, but it shows up as a black square when I go to check it…
A husky sits in a kitchen, alert and staring back at the camera, wearing a light blue apron covered in printed pink cupcakes.
December 2, 2024 at 12:41 AM
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November 29, 2024 at 3:00 PM