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@zinrock.bsky.social
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author of the award-winning FLOWERS FOR THE SEA. rep Arley Sorg of KT Literary. preliminary editor and sensitivity reader. horror, grimdark, and dark fantasy obsessed. weirdo. Queer Black af depressive. toss a coin? https://ko-fi.com/zinrock
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my story 'Birds' is reprinted in @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social's special 'Sinners, Saints, and Haints' issue! check it out!

fiyahlitmag.com/shop/issues/...
November 14, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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four books to get to know me.
The Visible Filth by Nathan Ballingrud Phineas Poe Trilogy by Will Christopher Baer Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by NK Jemisin
October 29, 2025 at 8:23 AM
zinrock.bsky.social
post something random for November. (i like this more.)
painting of a frazzled cat smoking a cigarette with the caption I'm fine just tired.
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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sooooooo, I'm in a new anthology releasing on November 4th and good news!

we got a starred review in Publisher's Weekly!

even better news? my story is highlighted!

pre-order HOWL: An Anthology from Women in Horror ASAP. you want this antho.
cover of Howl: An Anthology from Women in Horror. starred review of HOWL. "this searing anthology of horror fiction mixes the feminine with the feral as it explores lycanthropy, murder, and transcendence of flesh...In Zin E Rocklyn' 'Wolf Like Me' a woman in dire straits discover someone wild within the forest who may just prove to be her salvation—and the salvation of her unborn child..."
October 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
zinrock.bsky.social
oh yeah! Happy Indigenous People's Day!!
Homer Simpson emphatically saying Fuck Christopher Columbus.
October 14, 2025 at 12:31 AM
zinrock.bsky.social
oh, Facebook memories.
Facebook exchange where Julie Generic tells me, Teri Clarke, a Black woman that she isn't going to spend her life being a color.
October 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
zinrock.bsky.social
I'm here, y'all!!

and all thanks to you!! if you're at ##BlackBookBash, come say hi!
October 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
zinrock.bsky.social
changed my phone wallpaper and now all I want to do is stare at it instead of work.
screenshot of cellphone wallpaper of a gritty Mads Mikkelson.
October 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
zinrock.bsky.social
'tis me
eerie background of a fog-laden forest with a creature in the middle ground. caption reads: half woman, half cosmic horror.
September 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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lolololol
photo of woman who cyberbullied own daughter staring at a screen with the caption: me leaving tons of bad reviews at my favorite restaurant so it won't be crowded.
September 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
zinrock.bsky.social
photos of R&B artist Frank Ocean and a cartoon character with the caption: "Frank Ocean and Hotdog Water are the same name if you really think about it."
September 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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I'm (hopefully) going to be a part of this!
August 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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rude.
my season core test from poomang showing 'early autumn core' answer with various pictures and descriptions of personality traits. mine are: late-night emotional, enjoys alone time, regrets small things, can't say no, struggles between ideals and reality, shy at first, overly empathizes with others, lost in own world, and worries too much.
August 7, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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I DID IT.

I FUCKING DID IT.

NINETEEN YEARS AND I FINALLY WROTE 'THE END.'

holy shit.
photo of a computer screen with THE END typed.
August 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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this shit has me crying
Facebook post by JeCorey Holder. first picture is of an ad for Justin Timberlake's country album titled 'Man of the Woods'. second picture is a news preview stating Justin Timberlake reveals Lyme disease diagnosis. caption reads How it Started Vs How it's Going
August 3, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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every time I see this, I fall out.
picture of a man reading to a bear. caption says: read the part again where she burns her whore mouth on my porridge.
August 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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post a random picture or everything will go bad in August.
photo of a storm cloud rolling in, obliterating a perfect blue sky.
August 1, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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photo of Supreme Court justices, six of which have been photoshopped into KKK robes and hoods.
July 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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update
July 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
zinrock.bsky.social
trying my hardest not to freak out.
map of the vascular system in the neck. text reads: that's bad cable management. pull them out.
July 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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name a movie you've watched more than six times.

(extra hard: no english language films!)
DVD cover of the Korean horror I Saw the Devil
June 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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here's a book cover I was gifted. (it's hiding @sgj.bsky.social's The Buffalo Hunter Hunter.)

comes in a set of different sizes!
a cloth bookcover with roses, skulls, and tea-stained letters.
June 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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this is who runs this account
Captain Picard with a headwrap, earrings that say 'Bad Bitch', and extended red nails with a dirty look on his face.
June 17, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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the bar is in hell for some kind of semblance of a break. I need help, y'all, and I don't think I can ask for it.
Screencap from SNL's skit Lowered Expectations
May 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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in lighter news: someone bought me this awesome t-shirt and I'd love to know who.
Black t-shirt with white design. writing in Black Metal writing: LOUD & Queer
May 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM