@BigJacks
Coiling your finger around the curly telephone wire.
Leaving the phone off the hook so you can go to another room and then running to hang it back up so you can finish your call from your new location.
@MikelleStreet
Yeah. She has been through way too much and she is SO scrutinized. Maybe he’ll make an exception for her we can hope. She deserves all the best. (And she looked ✨amazing✨ at Oscars)
@JoJoFromJerz
@delia_cai
DDL was a regular at the restaurant where I worked and I waited on him a bunch (he’s everything you want him to be irl) and one day my coworker and I walked into a coffee shop where he was buying a coffee. He turned to us and said “Hey girls!” And that’s how I died.
@robertmathisok
It sounds like it started when he was exposed as a predator. The overdog feeling victimized seems to be a very common thread. “Poor me, whose always had it all, being called out on my shit how dare you!”
Okay. This is something I would never do, but I’m choosing violence. You want dark and disturbing but you don’t want the truth? You only want the happy ending that follows a bleak reality? You want the fairy godmother but not the soot and cinder? That’s not real life, Sir.
@mercedesmy
Only the most soothing of stories to lull ya to the peaceful, calming dreams that await when you fall asleep to this tale of true love and tender care!
@emrazz
You mean to say that you didn’t once feel so entitled to another human being that you disregarded their rights to their own body and dignity because what you wanted was so much more important?
He’s said he can tell who is Jewish and who isn’t by their last names (which also speaks to his misogyny—my last name does not sound Jewish because it’s my ex-husband’s) and he has miscorrected my Yiddish, telling me I meant “mensch” when I said “mishpokhe” 1/
In our writing group, Zach had established a pattern of calling editors 'anti-semitic’ for rejecting his work. No one was safe. He would name editors with indie pubs like Brigid’s Gate to those working at prominent magazines like The Dark, khōréō, and Nightmare.
@lawindsor
@RudyGiuliani
So sorry. This is why people shouldn’t be celebrating Rudy’s diagnosis. He had to have exposed hundreds of people. Also because you won’t get nearly the same level care he will if he did infect you. Good luck 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼
Just to be clear, no one is going to be angry at people for engaging with toxic people before they were made aware of that toxicity. Ignorance to a person’s bad behavior is not a reflection of character.
Oh wow! Submissions open TOMORROW!!! We can’t wait to see what you’ve been working on! And if you haven’t started yet, there’s plenty of time! 👀:
Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen. The Kickstarter was a smash and we are forever grateful.
OH MY GOD!!! WE DID IT!!! NOT ONLY IS NO TROUBLE AT ALL FULLY FUNDED BUT IT IS OFFICIALLY A PRO PAYING PROJECT!!
I am so happy and so excited and grateful and everyone is just the best!!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!
I have waited my last table. I have taken my last order. I have closed my last check. Y’all be kind to your waiter or I will come for you Freddy Kruger style.
You know what’s scary? Horror fiction. You know what’s REALLY scary? Submitting horror fiction homework to a class where your instructor is one of your horror heroes and knowing that she’s going to read what you wrote. 😬
More publishing news from Off Limits Press! I'm still reading submissions, but I'm excited to announce IT'S GOING TO BE FINE from
@dubonicplague
aka Alexis DuBon. Coming in 2025!
Just over a month before LITTLE BASTARDS opens for submissions!
1000-2000k stories nobody wants? They may have just found their forever home! Check out those guidelines!
LITTLE BASTARDS:
I have said it before and I will say it again, there is nothing that will improve your writing more than beta readers. And beyond that, like 60% of my closest friendships have started that way. Go find beta readers. Writing and social life will thank you.
People forget that indie publishing is an ecosystem. We all want our stories published, but it’s not a one way street. Community requires investment from all sides and we need to attend to the institutions that support writers just as much as they support us. Or they die.
This is the thing that editors/publishers don't talk about. Many (I'd venture to guess most, but I don't have hard numbers on that) zines are not making a profit. Most editors work for no or very little money.
I was just thinking how what a weird feeling it was when after a year of nothing but rejections,
@Waylonvox1
told me he was going to publish my zombie novella that I was certain no one would ever want and I’m really excited about it but still shocked and nervous.
Hey guys! Just a reminder that if there’s something you read this year that you loved, even if it’s already on the
@HorrorWriters
’s recommended reading list, you can suggest it too! That’s how they decide which ones make it to the voting ballot! So advocate for your faves!
@ericlach
Were you in Clinton Hill? My friend found HE on a stoop and she started reading but when she saw what it was about she decided it belonged in the garbage and not in the take a book leave a book box she would normally return it to. Removed it from circulation.
This month marks one year since I stumbled across Horror Twitter & learned how many really great people there are out there, which has been such a nice contrast to so many other ugly realities of the past year. So thanks Horror Folk for being such a lovely light in the darkness!
@Rschooley
Also isn’t it nice that we have someone in that office who cooks instead of eating out all the time? One might argue it’s actually the more frugal of the two.
Maybe let’s just do a quick list of some red flags. I’m going to miss a bunch so people are very welcome to add.
- People who constantly position themselves as “the hero.”
- Offering to give you an “in” or help push you forward in ways that seem questionable. 1/
I’ll be selling this chapbook at StokerCon to raise money for Safe Horizon, a victim assistance organization for people in unsafe living situations.
If you won’t be there or if you don’t want the book but still want to donate, you can do that here:
Hey everyone! Keep an eye out for this lady at StokerCon. She’s going to be raising money for Safe Horizon, a victim assistance organization for people in unsafe living situations.
If you’re not going to be there and still want to donate, click here:
It’s time!! The Kickstarter is up and running and people have already started backing it! This is so exciting!
We are so grateful for everybody’s interest in this project so far and to everyone who donates and helps spread the word! 💖💖💖
Don’t forget that
@HungryShadow1
is opening for submissions for It Was All a Dream Vol. 2 in just a few days! 1500-3000 words, 5¢/word. Subvert those tropes, flip them on their heads, turn them inside out, make them something brand new like only you can!
Okay people! There are a bunch of calls closing soon so make sure you don’t miss them!
Pseudopod 8.21
The Off-Season 8.28
Why Didn’t You Just Leave 8.31
Apparition Lit 8.31 (+LD extended)
Escalators to Hell 8.31
Apex Monthly Flash Contest 8.31
I am so honored to have had the opportunity to work with these stunning authors. Thank you all for being a part of this. And thank you
@rjacksonjoseph
for your beautiful foreword. I can’t wait to share this book with the world. 💖
Preorder here:
Hey everyone! Not to be a killjoy but as we get closer to stokercon I just want to say that I do make an effort to keep my face off the internet and I would REALLY appreciate if people take any pics with me to please keep them off of social media. Thank you! 💕
@emrazz
I have a question. If a woman is raped by a man she knows and reports it, but then is made to feel like she did something wrong by “getting him in trouble” and she takes it back, is that then classified as a false report? I e always wondered that.
Hey everyone! Keep an eye out for this lady. She raised $250 for Safe Horizon and now she’s on a new mission. Watch this space and
@DreadStonePress
for updates on her whereabouts. 👀
@slpng_giants
That “I didn’t get to be a famous actress so I’m gonna take down the monarchy” thing sounds an awful lot like projecting from someone who is trying to take down democracy as a result of being rejected as a screenwriter.
We've read some INCREDIBLE stories already. The creatures are grotesque, the seaside lighting is sublime, & the vibes are immaculate. The Off-Season slush team & I love seeing what you all bring to coastal New Weird horror.
🪸💀🪸💀🪸💀🪸
Now open to all writers until Aug 28!
@MaxKennerly
They are just such big giant babies. Just stop. Somebody make them stop. It’s just too babyish and it has to stop. This is not about killing Thanksgiving. It’s about saving human life. Why is this hard.
@Rschooley
People who think that contrarianism=intelligence. People who don’t understand what makes arguments weak/strong. People who think that a person who claims authority implies authority.
Sadly this is a very personal issue for me.
@ThePowerOfLard
You Oughtta Know - Alanis Morissette (Dave Coulier)
Rosanna - Toto (Themselves without realizing it)
Deceptacon - Le Tigre (Fat Mike)
I feel like there are a lot about Courtney Love.
Obsessed - Mariah Carey (Eminem)
Which, if you know Yiddish, would not fit the context. That always really bothered me because he has made his religion such a huge part of his persona. Something that, to me, also a Jew, always felt like he was exploiting to get publishing creds. 2/
That’s right. The time has come. The day is here. Send us horrors so polite our teeth rot right out of our faces. Trap us under the weight of expectations. Make the abhorrent palatable. Please.
Submission Guidelines:
Her teeth were made of sugar, her teeth were made of salt. And when they met with water, they’d dissolve til they were naught. But when they bit down deep and were anointed in his blood, they grew thick, and strong, and bulletproof—and turned him into mud.
#trickortweet2021
Apropos of… unfortunately a few things that have happened lately—PLEASE check an author’s pronouns (almost always included in their bio) before referring to them in certain terms or by including them in (well intentioned!) book stacks, rec lists, conversations about
#WiHM
. 💖
I’m going to end of year brag about something! 🥳
In 2022 I did not know how to drive.
In 2023 I have driven:
- in six states
- over an infamously scary bridge (regularly!)
- on teensy country roads and big highways
- in busy traffic
- for over six hours in a row
Yay me!
So is anyone else experiencing some kind of algorithmic shift where you are seeing less posts by people you follow and more posts that are “based on your likes”?
Thank you everyone for for celebrating the release of No Trouble at All with us! I’m so excited that it’s finding its way into people’s hands and I can’t wait for you all to read these spectacular stories!
SUBMISSIONS ARE *OPEN* FOR IT WAS ALL A DREAM VOL. 2!!!
Send in those gutted and remodeled tropes, those more than a face lift-more like Rock Hudsonified tropes, those put down flipped and reversed tropes!
Guidelines:
Don’t forget that
@HungryShadow1
is opening for submissions for It Was All a Dream Vol. 2 in just a few days! 1500-3000 words, 5¢/word. Subvert those tropes, flip them on their heads, turn them inside out, make them something brand new like only you can!
Just got an email from my boss saying that she knows we are understaffed as it is but restrictions have dropped and she is opening indoor dining to double our current capacity and hahahahhhahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahaahhahaahhahahahaahahhaahhahaaaiiiiiiiwannadie.
@OhNoSheTwitnt
Fun fact: Ann Coulter tried to get seated at a restaurant I worked in after we closed and she do-you-know-who-I-am’d us and we were like yes and that’s not helping your case lolol.
Hey guys guess what!!! Because of all your generous contributions, we were able to raise $250 to donate to Safe Horizon!!! Thank you to everyone who bought a copy and put your money toward this really wonderful organization. 🔪❤️
Just popping over to say thank you to each and every person who submitted something or is planning to submit. We have gotten so many exquisite stories—450 so far! The thought and care that went into them is so apparent and it’s been a joy reading them all. 💖
Everybody give it up for these fabulous authors who each approached this theme in their own unique ways to show the many devastating forms that polite horror can take. So awed by you all, and thank you
@rjacksonjoseph
for bringing it all together in your brilliant foreword.
Tomorrow is the one month anniversary of No Trouble at All being out in the world!! I’m so in love with each and every story in here and I am so honored to have gotten to help find them a home! Happy one month! 💖
We have No Trouble At All promoting this great new Anthology
@CursedMorsels
Politeness is the glue that holds society together. We are all expected to do our part- a pressure ripe with horror. Rotten, even. Whether we adhere to this contract or defy it, there are consequences.
Is everybody getting excited about their stories of polite horror? Me and
@ericraglin1992
are!
Subs open in March and the Kickstarter is going up soon so keep those eyes open! 👀
In the meantime, keep writing!
Submission Guidelines here:
I am so excited to be working with
@ericraglin1992
on “No Trouble at All.” More details to follow but in the meantime…
THIS GLORIOUS COVER by the brilliant Olivia Steen! You can find her on Instagram @ oliviasteenart, Twitter
@_frankensteen_
or shop:
Happy to announce the recently opened spot in our SHADOWS IN THE STACKS anthology will now feature a new story by
@evelyn_freeling
!
SHADOWS will be released at the StokerCon pre-party, Spirited Giving, and in all bookstores the same day.
Out May 28th!
Get ready for MICRODOSE OF DREAD!
Submissions open Jan. 1-15
<400 words
5¢/word
Details here:
And don’t forget,
@DreadStonePress
opens to submissions again Feb. 1-15 for SPLIT SCREAM Volumes 3&4 so get those novelettes finished and ready to go too!
The "Icon Of The Seas" sets sail in January 2024. 5610 passengers, 2350 crew members, 5 times larger and heavier than the Titanic, 19 floors with more than 40 bars, restaurants and bowling alleys. What a monstrosity!
A story can have jewish themes/characters without being always like AND HE HAD A STAR OF DAVID NECKLACE LEST YOU FORGET HES JEWISH constantly, without the necklace in any way impacting the plot. 3/
We are like a hair’s breadth from that finish line! Who’s going to push us over?
When it happens, we have some news to share, so let’s get there so we can tell you!