D.J. Tuskmor
@tuskmor.bsky.social
Horror Writer | Narrative Designer | Chief Cyber Exorcist
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D.J. Tuskmor
@tuskmor.bsky.social
· Jun 28
Blacktop Baptism by D.J. Tuskmor
The street stank of gasoline and rain, oil swirling in the gutter like a dirty rainbow. Malloy stood under the buzzing glow of the gas station sign, hands in his coat, fingers curled tight. His rib…
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Going to do my duty here and make sure to keep promoting this latest flash piece. It’s fast, it’s violent, and it’s in a different genre than I normally write. Give it a read! shotgunhoney.com/fiction/blac...
Christmas just keeps on rolling thanks to bookmail from @badhandbooks.bsky.social and @cursedmorsels.bsky.social. Hyped for both of these! (Shoutout to my wife’s frog witch painting for sneaking into the selfie)
December 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Christmas just keeps on rolling thanks to bookmail from @badhandbooks.bsky.social and @cursedmorsels.bsky.social. Hyped for both of these! (Shoutout to my wife’s frog witch painting for sneaking into the selfie)
Hey, has media literacy really gotten so bad that every show/movie has either a companion podcast or an explainer newsletter? I don’t need the ending explained, I watched it.
December 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Hey, has media literacy really gotten so bad that every show/movie has either a companion podcast or an explainer newsletter? I don’t need the ending explained, I watched it.
The Running Man (2025) was loads of fun. Glenn Powell might have the juice.
December 26, 2025 at 3:35 AM
The Running Man (2025) was loads of fun. Glenn Powell might have the juice.
Wife hooked me up with the Folio Society of my favorite short story collections. Merry Christmas!
December 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Wife hooked me up with the Folio Society of my favorite short story collections. Merry Christmas!
I needed to see this today, especially after having a less productive writing year than I had hoped for.
It is more important to create than submit work
to submit work than worry about being published
to publish at all than be too precious about where or when
to have work read than get awards
to be nominated at all than win—
And it is more important to make what you love than never risk failing.
to submit work than worry about being published
to publish at all than be too precious about where or when
to have work read than get awards
to be nominated at all than win—
And it is more important to make what you love than never risk failing.
December 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I needed to see this today, especially after having a less productive writing year than I had hoped for.
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Vote for FEEDING THE WHEEL for best novella on the final ballot and you'll be giving the dumbest award in horror to the dumbest writer in horror
These Cummies aren't gonna vote for themselves... I was taking a look at the back end and we have a couple of ties that need to be broken.
Come on and vote for the dumbest award in horrorlit: forms.gle/J2KVcpWcb8tu...
Come on and vote for the dumbest award in horrorlit: forms.gle/J2KVcpWcb8tu...
Cummies Award Final Ballot
Born from the bowels of your favorite irreverent horror writing podcast, the Dead Languages crew is proud to present the first annual Cummies Award!
After a month long round of nominations, we've no...
forms.gle
December 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Vote for FEEDING THE WHEEL for best novella on the final ballot and you'll be giving the dumbest award in horror to the dumbest writer in horror
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The Scythian Wolf historical horror anthologies are on sale for 99¢ this week!
December 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The Scythian Wolf historical horror anthologies are on sale for 99¢ this week!
I bet the marketing team is sitting around prompting ChatGPT trying to figure out why everyone won’t just see it from their POV. “If we explain it enough the people will support us!”
This series does not teach AI writing or content replacement. It focuses on workflow efficiency, analytics, and tools that support—never replace—human creativity.
December 23, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I bet the marketing team is sitting around prompting ChatGPT trying to figure out why everyone won’t just see it from their POV. “If we explain it enough the people will support us!”
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They should invent tiny speakers that can fit inside a person’s ear so that person can watch videos without other people having to hear everything.
December 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
They should invent tiny speakers that can fit inside a person’s ear so that person can watch videos without other people having to hear everything.
Having to get up early two days this week to send my kids to school where they will eat snacks and watch movies is doing an unrelenting amount of psychic damage to me right now
December 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Having to get up early two days this week to send my kids to school where they will eat snacks and watch movies is doing an unrelenting amount of psychic damage to me right now
“Generative AI is what’s going to allow us to compete,” was one of the last things the CEO at the gaming company I worked for said before I was laid off. It does give me some joy to see gaming companies punished for its use (aside from all the other ethical and environmental reasons to hate it)
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 loses a GOTY award over use of gen AI
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 developer Sandfall Interactive is finding itself in hot water over its use of AI generated assets in developing the game.
www.polygon.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
“Generative AI is what’s going to allow us to compete,” was one of the last things the CEO at the gaming company I worked for said before I was laid off. It does give me some joy to see gaming companies punished for its use (aside from all the other ethical and environmental reasons to hate it)
It’s a good ass book. Cryptids abound.
If you’re so inclined, check out SONG DOGS to find out what made this dapper creature wander from the West Virginia woods to the Arizona desert.
🌵 🏜️ Come on down to Buzzard’s Edge, why don’t you?
🌵 🏜️ Come on down to Buzzard’s Edge, why don’t you?
December 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
It’s a good ass book. Cryptids abound.
Book store run was, once again, fruitful
December 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Book store run was, once again, fruitful
There’s a lot this administration is doing that enrages me, but its treatment of the trans community stands apart in its naked cruelty. These policies are designed to harm, and everyone behind them knows it. Personally, I wish these ghouls the worst.
December 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
There’s a lot this administration is doing that enrages me, but its treatment of the trans community stands apart in its naked cruelty. These policies are designed to harm, and everyone behind them knows it. Personally, I wish these ghouls the worst.
I’m not done reading for the year, and I have a lot of favorites, but holy shit, rekt by Alex Gonzalez did something to my brain. I couldn’t put it down, couldn’t look away, and finished it in 2 sittings. Might be my BOTY.
December 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I’m not done reading for the year, and I have a lot of favorites, but holy shit, rekt by Alex Gonzalez did something to my brain. I couldn’t put it down, couldn’t look away, and finished it in 2 sittings. Might be my BOTY.
I’m the guy that has to sign off on integration plans and application driven workflows at my company. I’m drowning in the dumbest requests you’ve ever seen thanks to forced AI adoption.
No matter how much time AI supposedly saves it's not going to get back the time I have to spend in meetings hearing about it being shoved into yet another aspect of my job where it doesn't need to be
December 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I’m the guy that has to sign off on integration plans and application driven workflows at my company. I’m drowning in the dumbest requests you’ve ever seen thanks to forced AI adoption.
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If you think you might wanna have the book that got this review, there's ten foiled hardback copies up for grabs!
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
December 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
If you think you might wanna have the book that got this review, there's ten foiled hardback copies up for grabs!
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
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Every writer who generates a slop image for their work is a class traitor.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
December 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Every writer who generates a slop image for their work is a class traitor.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
"I can't afford a visual artist"
So your solution is stabbing artists in the back? Stealing from them?
Furthermore, slop-generated imagery suggests slop-generated writing. That's how you're presenting yourself.
This may be my favorite SGJ, which is saying a lot because the dude has one hell of a catalog.
Alert! The e-book of MONGRELS by @sgj.bsky.social is on sale for just $1.99! This is the novel that first introduced me to his work and I've been a fan ever since!
Mongrels: A Novel
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December 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This may be my favorite SGJ, which is saying a lot because the dude has one hell of a catalog.
Providence was a second home to me between 17-23. My heart is broken for the Brown community, the city, and everyone impacted by this senseless act of violence.
December 14, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Providence was a second home to me between 17-23. My heart is broken for the Brown community, the city, and everyone impacted by this senseless act of violence.
My oldest loves graphic novels and comics. For the longest time she had no interest in books. She’s always read above grade level, and now she loves a good novel. Reading is reading.
(Also, comics are rad.)
(Also, comics are rad.)
“Why are kids getting into comics”
I dunno, dude why are fish getting into swimming, why are birds getting into singing, why are clouds getting into raining, why are plants getting into photosynthesis
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I dunno, dude why are fish getting into swimming, why are birds getting into singing, why are clouds getting into raining, why are plants getting into photosynthesis
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Why are kids getting into comics and is their timing spot on?
What is driving a surge in enthusiasm for comics among children and how may it benefit their future?
www.bbc.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
My oldest loves graphic novels and comics. For the longest time she had no interest in books. She’s always read above grade level, and now she loves a good novel. Reading is reading.
(Also, comics are rad.)
(Also, comics are rad.)
I’ve made it to a point where the vast majority of my rejections are personalized, which is cool. Anyway, time to keep submitting (maybe with a revision or two).
December 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I’ve made it to a point where the vast majority of my rejections are personalized, which is cool. Anyway, time to keep submitting (maybe with a revision or two).
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Need a gift for that horror-loving foodie in your life? Or perhaps a food-loving horror fan? Well, consider picking up Cursed Cooking: A Horror Community Cookbook & Food Horror Anthology. It's loaded w/ food horror stories & recipes that are sure to satisfy any craving.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Need a gift for that horror-loving foodie in your life? Or perhaps a food-loving horror fan? Well, consider picking up Cursed Cooking: A Horror Community Cookbook & Food Horror Anthology. It's loaded w/ food horror stories & recipes that are sure to satisfy any craving.
Find it at cateyepress.com
Find it at cateyepress.com
I was juggling 4 books. Finished 2. Read the first chapter of 2 new ones, and fell in love with both. I’m now juggling 4 books.
December 13, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I was juggling 4 books. Finished 2. Read the first chapter of 2 new ones, and fell in love with both. I’m now juggling 4 books.
I can’t wait for this to be brought up at work as a reason that we need to be “all in on AI generated media”
December 12, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I can’t wait for this to be brought up at work as a reason that we need to be “all in on AI generated media”