A. L. Munson | Onnahinli Hinak Bitepuli (she/her)

As a librarian who spent many years doing the job of a librarian before I was officially given that title, a lot of this story rings true. Not books growing pearls, though. "Shorthand" by @molowrites.bsky.social afterthestormmagazine.com/2026/01/18/s... #fantasy #sff #readsky #reading #specfic

I feel this poem is about AI-generated art being a cheap imitation of real art, and it is on point. "Death of the Emperor's Nightingale" by @shanmonster.bsky.social strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po... #sff #poetry #sffpoetry #scifi #sciencefiction #specfic #reading #readsky #speculativefiction

It's Spooky Season, so it's time to break out the horror-based music videos. One of my favorites is Sheena Easton's "Telefone," which pays tribute to classic horror movies. youtu.be/ufjSeZ_RuRY?... #musicvideos #music #classicmovies #bmovies #classichorror #comedy #popmusic #80smusic #80spop

Louisiana, this is your one and only weekend to vote early in the midterm elections. Early voting isn't available on Sunday, so plan to go to a polling place tomorrow if you can. #GeauxVote #NOLAVotes #LAVotes #GoVote #EarlyVoting #LouisianaElections #2026Midterms #MidtermElections #2026Elections

Alien is one of my all-time favorite movies. It inspired me to become a sci-fi and horror writer. I'm sorry to see yet another member of Nostromo's crew has passed away. Rest in peace, Tom Skerritt. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie... #RIPTomSkerritt #filmsky #film 📽️ #scifi #sff #horror

I imagine if I ever gave a presentation on my family, it would be similar to this. "This is Why Magical Realism and Family Tree School Projects Shouldn’t Mix" by @gailguerrero.bsky.social www.adventitious.net/stories/magi... #sff #fantasy #magicalrealism #specfic #readsky #reading #shortstories

For those who like unsettling weird #horror, I'd recommend reading this story about a children's show in a dying world: "Only in the Dark" by Elizabeth Winfield (@somekindofstardust.bsky.social) pseudopod.org/2026/06/19/p... #sff #weirdfiction #speculativefiction #specfic #reading #readsky

Early voting starts tomorrow, Louisiana. Oct. 20-27, excluding Sunday, from 8:30am-6pm, you can skip the Election Day lines and vote early. To see your sample ballot, early voting location, and more enter your name, ZIP code, and DOB on: voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/VoterLo... #GeauxVote #LAVotes

This is a fun coming-of-age story that uses portal #fantasy to have an honest discussion about the tensions in mother-daughter relationships. "Remade, Reshaped, Remembered" by @sydneyficant137.bsky.social othersidespec.com/pieces/remad... #sff #specfic #readsky #reading #speculativefiction

A fun, #horror flash piece with a message: "Really and Truly Dead" by @slashnburnett.bsky.social flashfictiononline.com/issues/octob... #sff #readsky #reading #flashfiction #specfic #speculativefiction #shortstories #supernatural

As an aro/ace person who's borderline nonbinary, this #fantasy story in which hatred of #LGBTQ+ people causes hate-plaque really struck a chord with me. "My Ma's Hatred Grows Cavities Every Summer" by @nicowritesbooks.bsky.social therumpus.net/2026/09/06/m... #sff #specfic #readsky #reading

Quite a good horror story from the anthology Folklore Horror Short Stories: "The Devil in the Desert" by @cornellwriter.bsky.social www.flametreepublishing.com/folklore-hor... #sff #horror #specfic #speculativefiction #reading #readsky #supernatural #books #booksky

This story (nonfiction piece?) was beautiful, brutally honest, and hit very close to home for me. "What Is the Point of Literature If It Can't Bring People Back From the Dead" by @debbieurbanski.bsky.social www.aqreview.org/aqr-vol-42-n... #literaryfiction #creativenonfiction #reading #readsky

A fun sci-fi comedy for those in need of a laugh: "The Great Sock Experiment" by @mariness.bsky.social. www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/39/the... #scifi #sciencefiction #comedy #speculativefiction #specfic #sff #readsky #reading #shortstories

To my fellow Gulf Coast residents, especially those in Alabama, stay safe. I'm in New Orleans and the winds are about to knock my power out, so I can just imagine how bad it is further east. #HurricaneIsaias #2026HurricaneSeason #HunkerDown #RidetheStormOut

I'm taking a break from reading stories for the Nebula and Stoker Awards to study for midterms. Quantum mechanics is a beast, especially if you're taking it while working a full-time job.

Yet another good story: "Fifteen Reasons Not to Drop Out of Med School" by @cheyenneshaffer.bsky.social in If There's Anyone Left, Vol. 6. I can relate to the main character (not the alien war part, though). www.amazon.com/dp/B0H72KZD5... #sff #scifi #sciencefiction #specfic #reading #readsky

This is perhaps the most important sci-fi story I've ever read: "This is an Emergency Broadcast" by @rsagarcia.bsky.social. The message and the delivery are perfect and speak to our current times. clarkesworldmagazine.com/garcia_07_26/ #sff #scifi #sciencefiction #readsky #reading #shortstories

Just read "Lady Mechanika: The Mechanical Menagerie" (story by @mcholly1.bsky.social and art by @eljoebenitez.bsky.social and Martin Montiel). This was quite a fun #steampunk #comic. I recommend it. www.benitezproductions.com/product/lady... #sff #fantasy #readsky #booksky #reading #books #specfic

Today is Native American Boarding School Remembrance Day. I wore orange in memory of all the children forcibly taken from their homes, starved, raped, left to die when sick, and beaten for speaking their own languages and adhering to their own cultures, sometimes beaten to death. #EveryChildMatters

White editors/readers: This book has too much ethnic slang! How am I supposed to know what these words mean? BIPOC authors: You could Google them like we do for all of your slang that pops up in every book under the sun. #writesky #writingcommunity #writers #BIPOCwriters #BIPOCauthors #writing

My family would quote this movie constantly when I was a kid. "Morons! I got morons on my team!" and "Don't ever hit your mother with a shovel. It'll leave a dull impression on her mind" were staples of our household. #filmsky #film 📽️ #classicmovies #movies #cinema

It's that time of year when the Stoker Award opt-in emails start rolling in. I read every short story sent to me and add the ones I like to the Stoker Reading List. I'll be locked inside reading #horror stories 'til February if anyone needs me. #writingcommunity #writesky #StokerAwards #HWA

**Free flash story/poem** A mysterious woman arrives in a small town, singing a supernatural song of death and destruction that plunges the town into eternal night. Read for free: www.metastellar.com/fiction/flas... #sff #fantasy #horror #poetry #poem #flashfiction #flashfic #narrativepoem #readsky

Just read a great #fantasy #comic called "Lampblack" written by Camille Longley with art by Pablo Peppino. Imagine Kiki's Delivery Service meets Fullmetal Alchemist. It's currently sold out, but they're printing more copies. www.kickstarter.com/projects/cam... #sff #readsky #booksky #books #reading

I'm gonna say something controversial: This Netflix movie is better than any horror movie A24 has ever made (except for maybe Bring Her Back). It's certainly one of the best folk horror movies I've seen. Apostle (2018) #horror #films #filmsky #film 📽️ #folkhorror #horrormovies #movies #horrorfilms

I belong to a librarian's union. So far, it's gotten us better disability benefits from our employer. We're still negotiating other possible benefits. We organized less than a year ago. #laborunions #unions #workersunited #joinaunion #supportunions #organizeaunion

My copy of the Fall 2026 issue of "Tales from the Crosstimbers" came in. So great to see my story in print! #writesky #writingcommunity #sff #horror #shortstories #speculativefiction #specfic #reading #readsky #booksky #writing

I'm happy to announce my short story, "My Grandfather's Bow," will be podcast on Tales to Terrify (@talestoterrify.bsky.social)! It may take a year for the episode to be released, but I look forward to hearing my story narrated. 😊 #horror #sff #supernatural #speculativefiction #specfic #writesky

The Fall 2026 issue of Tales from the Crosstimbers is out now! It features my #horror story, "The Beast in the Concrete Jungle." Buy a copy: www.amazon.com/Tales-Crosst... Read online (free): thecrosstimbers.net/current-issue/ #sff #specfic #supernatural #speculative #reading #readsky #booksky

I was born and raised along the coast of the Gulf of *Mexico*. In grad school, I moved to upstate New York for an internship and lived on the shore of Lake *Ontario*. Both "Mexico" and "Ontario" are words that predate the idea of America by hundreds of years. #GulfofMexico #LakeOntario #FDT

Somehow, with the stir over Dolly Parton's death, I missed the news that Tim Curry passed away. As someone who grew up in the '90s, I knew him for playing villains in everything from Home Alone 2 to "It." But my favorite of his roles was as Wadsworth in Clue. Perfect comedic timing. #RIPTimCurry

The entire literary community owes so much to Dolly Parton for putting books in the hands of kids and making reading fun for them. She fostered generations of readers. #RIPDollyParton #ThankYouDolly

Tomorrow is Aromantic Spectrum Visibility Day. As an #aroace person, I would love to see more books and movies with no romance in them. I would also love to see more #aro characters (portrayed accurately) in fiction. We exist. We are human. Treat us that way. #AroVisibilityDay #ArospecVisibilityDay

Criminally underrated film: They Cloned Tyrone With themes similar to Get Out and Sinners and writing similar to Atlanta, this movie has relentlessly witty dialog and on-point social commentary. How in the hell did this sail under the radar? #filmsky #film 📽️ #sff #scifi #comedy #specfic #darkcomedy

**FREE STORY** "We Told You of the One Who Lives in the Mound" A woman’s past mistakes come back to haunt her when a vengeful letter-writer calls her back to the mysterious town she fled 20 yrs before. Read/Listen: pseudopod.org/2025/07/11/p... #sff #horror #shortstories #readsky #reading #specfic