Wendy N. Wagner 🎃
@wnwagner.bsky.social
Horror writer (GIRL IN THE CREEK due out 2025, Tor Nightfire); editor-in-chief of NIGHTMARE MAGAZINE, senior editor, LIGHTSPEED. Rep'd by Lane Heymont. 🏳️🌈
Portland, OR - plant nerd, foot traveler - she/her, they/them
https://linktr.ee/wendynwagner
Portland, OR - plant nerd, foot traveler - she/her, they/them
https://linktr.ee/wendynwagner
Tonight's the night!!! If you're in Portland, stop by the Rose City Book Pub between 4 and 9 pm to hear nine amazing authors read and to share your own work! Let's gather to raise money for hungry people in Oregon -- and to have a really terrific time.
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Tonight's the night!!! If you're in Portland, stop by the Rose City Book Pub between 4 and 9 pm to hear nine amazing authors read and to share your own work! Let's gather to raise money for hungry people in Oregon -- and to have a really terrific time.
If you can't make it to our awesome OPEN MIC fundraiser for the Oregon Food Bank on Monday (4 pm - 9pm at the Rose City Book Pub), you can still donate at the link in my bio!
November 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
If you can't make it to our awesome OPEN MIC fundraiser for the Oregon Food Bank on Monday (4 pm - 9pm at the Rose City Book Pub), you can still donate at the link in my bio!
My husband went to the coast with some friends. They planned to stop at North Coast Pinball in Nehalem, but they couldn't get inside because the king tides had flooded the street in front of the building!
(For reference, Nehalem is about 2.5 miles inland, but on a tidally affected river.)
(For reference, Nehalem is about 2.5 miles inland, but on a tidally affected river.)
November 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
My husband went to the coast with some friends. They planned to stop at North Coast Pinball in Nehalem, but they couldn't get inside because the king tides had flooded the street in front of the building!
(For reference, Nehalem is about 2.5 miles inland, but on a tidally affected river.)
(For reference, Nehalem is about 2.5 miles inland, but on a tidally affected river.)
PDX peeps! What are you doing next Monday? How about attending STORYTELLING AGAINST HUNGER, a 5-hour marathon of author readings & open mic fun that's a fundraiser for the @oregonfoodbank.bsky.social ????
Rose City Book Pub, 4 pm - 9pm. bit.ly/43i9s8D
Rose City Book Pub, 4 pm - 9pm. bit.ly/43i9s8D
November 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
PDX peeps! What are you doing next Monday? How about attending STORYTELLING AGAINST HUNGER, a 5-hour marathon of author readings & open mic fun that's a fundraiser for the @oregonfoodbank.bsky.social ????
Rose City Book Pub, 4 pm - 9pm. bit.ly/43i9s8D
Rose City Book Pub, 4 pm - 9pm. bit.ly/43i9s8D
I hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween! We celebrated with a small handful of friends. There was definitely cherry pie and a viewing of the pilot of TWIN PEAKS.
November 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween! We celebrated with a small handful of friends. There was definitely cherry pie and a viewing of the pilot of TWIN PEAKS.
Last week I learned that Edward Gorey loved to make and sew little critters based on his art! You are connected to a great lineage of Weird sewing.
Photo taken at the Houghton Library.
Photo taken at the Houghton Library.
October 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Last week I learned that Edward Gorey loved to make and sew little critters based on his art! You are connected to a great lineage of Weird sewing.
Photo taken at the Houghton Library.
Photo taken at the Houghton Library.
Holy smokes, GIRL IN THE CREEK is #10 in Amazon's Cosmic & Eldritch Horror category!!!!
October 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Holy smokes, GIRL IN THE CREEK is #10 in Amazon's Cosmic & Eldritch Horror category!!!!
Had a LOT of fun at the @powells.bsky.social Halloween Party last night! I should have gotten a photo of all of us authors before things got started, but here are a few shots from the evening.
October 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Had a LOT of fun at the @powells.bsky.social Halloween Party last night! I should have gotten a photo of all of us authors before things got started, but here are a few shots from the evening.
In 1692, bad weather, economic struggle, and political turmoil served as the background to New England's witchcraft panics. Hundreds were jailed. 19 people were hanged. One man was tortured to death.
Today, same background. Today the witches are immigrants & trans people, and the numbers are bigger.
Today, same background. Today the witches are immigrants & trans people, and the numbers are bigger.
October 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
In 1692, bad weather, economic struggle, and political turmoil served as the background to New England's witchcraft panics. Hundreds were jailed. 19 people were hanged. One man was tortured to death.
Today, same background. Today the witches are immigrants & trans people, and the numbers are bigger.
Today, same background. Today the witches are immigrants & trans people, and the numbers are bigger.
On November 1st, millions of Americans lose their SNAP benefits. 1 out of every 6 Oregonians gets extra help to keep food on their table.
Meanwhile, the destruction of USAID and the devastation of a Middle Eastern nation (rhymes with Calvin Klein) means famine is killing millions across the globe.
Meanwhile, the destruction of USAID and the devastation of a Middle Eastern nation (rhymes with Calvin Klein) means famine is killing millions across the globe.
October 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
On November 1st, millions of Americans lose their SNAP benefits. 1 out of every 6 Oregonians gets extra help to keep food on their table.
Meanwhile, the destruction of USAID and the devastation of a Middle Eastern nation (rhymes with Calvin Klein) means famine is killing millions across the globe.
Meanwhile, the destruction of USAID and the devastation of a Middle Eastern nation (rhymes with Calvin Klein) means famine is killing millions across the globe.
If I had visited Boston ten years ago, the historical sites would have just been history. Today, citizens of Chicago, LA, and Portland are patrolling their streets to protect their neighbors from ICE.
October 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
If I had visited Boston ten years ago, the historical sites would have just been history. Today, citizens of Chicago, LA, and Portland are patrolling their streets to protect their neighbors from ICE.
I'm getting so excited -- this Saturday I'll be at the Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Festival, where I'll get to hang out with a ton of other fabulous horror writers!
I can't wait to hug @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social while I'm there. :)
www.mvhbf.com
I can't wait to hug @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social while I'm there. :)
www.mvhbf.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I'm getting so excited -- this Saturday I'll be at the Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Festival, where I'll get to hang out with a ton of other fabulous horror writers!
I can't wait to hug @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social while I'm there. :)
www.mvhbf.com
I can't wait to hug @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social while I'm there. :)
www.mvhbf.com
I had a fantastic time last night at Broadway Books, chatting with Keith Rosson about his terrific new book, COFFIN MOON. When I got home, I couldn't believe I forgot to get any pictures!
At least you all can still read his book:
broadwaybooks.net/book/9780593...
At least you all can still read his book:
broadwaybooks.net/book/9780593...
October 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I had a fantastic time last night at Broadway Books, chatting with Keith Rosson about his terrific new book, COFFIN MOON. When I got home, I couldn't believe I forgot to get any pictures!
At least you all can still read his book:
broadwaybooks.net/book/9780593...
At least you all can still read his book:
broadwaybooks.net/book/9780593...
Less than a month until the Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Festival!! I can't wait to visit with friends (the author list is epic) and see New England for the first time. 🦇🎃⚰️
www.facebook.com/MVHBF/posts/...
www.facebook.com/MVHBF/posts/...
September 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Less than a month until the Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Festival!! I can't wait to visit with friends (the author list is epic) and see New England for the first time. 🦇🎃⚰️
www.facebook.com/MVHBF/posts/...
www.facebook.com/MVHBF/posts/...
Spent yesterday afternoon moseying around Hood River and Timberline Lodge; spent the night filling water bottles and serving ramen at mile 72 of one of Oregon's most gorgeous 100-mile races.
Dawn always looks better when you stayed up all night!
Dawn always looks better when you stayed up all night!
September 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Spent yesterday afternoon moseying around Hood River and Timberline Lodge; spent the night filling water bottles and serving ramen at mile 72 of one of Oregon's most gorgeous 100-mile races.
Dawn always looks better when you stayed up all night!
Dawn always looks better when you stayed up all night!
My novel is a staff pick at Third Place Books, where Lauren really understood what I was doing:
www.thirdplacebooks.com/staff-picks/...
www.thirdplacebooks.com/staff-picks/...
September 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
My novel is a staff pick at Third Place Books, where Lauren really understood what I was doing:
www.thirdplacebooks.com/staff-picks/...
www.thirdplacebooks.com/staff-picks/...
I should probably remind people that I had a novel called GIRL IN THE CREEK come out about a month and a half ago. It got a star in the Library Journal! And look at this awesome blurb from @keithrosson.bsky.social:
September 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I should probably remind people that I had a novel called GIRL IN THE CREEK come out about a month and a half ago. It got a star in the Library Journal! And look at this awesome blurb from @keithrosson.bsky.social:
Sunday is usually a work day for me, but yesterday I went hiking with a good friend. It was my first time crossing a creek on a log, which was scary (see photo below of stream), but all the delicious berries & cool stuff made up for it. We also visited the ruins of a former fire lookout!
September 1, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Sunday is usually a work day for me, but yesterday I went hiking with a good friend. It was my first time crossing a creek on a log, which was scary (see photo below of stream), but all the delicious berries & cool stuff made up for it. We also visited the ruins of a former fire lookout!
Sunday is usually a work day for me, but yesterday I went hiking with a good friend. It was my first time crossing a creek on a log, which was scary (see photo below of stream), but all the delicious berries & cool stuff made up for it. We also visited the ruins of a former fire lookout!
September 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Sunday is usually a work day for me, but yesterday I went hiking with a good friend. It was my first time crossing a creek on a log, which was scary (see photo below of stream), but all the delicious berries & cool stuff made up for it. We also visited the ruins of a former fire lookout!
Before I started running 2019, I never wore shorts. Then when it got hot, I started buying long running shorts. Last year I found these much shorter Janji shorts on clearance, and they're so comfy I kind of forget to be worried about what someone might think of my squishy body parts.
August 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Before I started running 2019, I never wore shorts. Then when it got hot, I started buying long running shorts. Last year I found these much shorter Janji shorts on clearance, and they're so comfy I kind of forget to be worried about what someone might think of my squishy body parts.
If you like pet pictures and writing pep talks -- or the occasional horror essay -- then check out my Patreon! patreon.com/WendyNWagner
August 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
If you like pet pictures and writing pep talks -- or the occasional horror essay -- then check out my Patreon! patreon.com/WendyNWagner
As seen at an Ybor City vintage shop last Friday:
August 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
As seen at an Ybor City vintage shop last Friday:
Making friends and being touristy in Tampa this morning.
August 1, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Making friends and being touristy in Tampa this morning.
This weekend I'll be at the TAMPA BAY COMIC CON!!! I'm really excited about it, and I'm hoping to meet lots of fellow horror lovers.
Here's my schedule at the con:
winniewoohoo.com/tampa-bay-co...
Here's my schedule at the con:
winniewoohoo.com/tampa-bay-co...
July 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
This weekend I'll be at the TAMPA BAY COMIC CON!!! I'm really excited about it, and I'm hoping to meet lots of fellow horror lovers.
Here's my schedule at the con:
winniewoohoo.com/tampa-bay-co...
Here's my schedule at the con:
winniewoohoo.com/tampa-bay-co...
That's so cool!
Speaking of cool, look what I saw while I was at the Clackamas Town Center Barnes & Noble:
Speaking of cool, look what I saw while I was at the Clackamas Town Center Barnes & Noble:
July 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
That's so cool!
Speaking of cool, look what I saw while I was at the Clackamas Town Center Barnes & Noble:
Speaking of cool, look what I saw while I was at the Clackamas Town Center Barnes & Noble: