Daniel Miller

Daniel Miller

@danielmiller.bsky.social

hex editor, video game player, dad bod haver, glizzy guzzler (the Glizzard of Oz)

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Daniel Miller
@danielmiller.bsky.social

“The patient is under, doctor,” I said, even though Teddy’s sparkly, plastic eyes were forever open. Overjoyed to have the wonderful Kira Compton back in hex with a new creeper, just in time for Halloween. Don't miss this unforgettable childhood game!

hexliterary.comMemory #6 by Kira Compton“The patient is under, doctor,” I said, even though Teddy’s sparkly, plastic eyes were forever open. My sister wore the neighbor’s thick olive gardening gloves, and they stank of mud and plastic. In o...

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Doric Literary
@doricliterary.bsky.social

Sundays are for reading! Here's a great story by Peter DeMarco. It begins with a date at a bowling alley & ends with glass embedded in skin.

Doric Literary@doricliterary.bsky.social

“Hold Still” by PeterDeMarco is an evocative, whirlwind romp through '70s suburbia, written in a brash, unique, and compelling style. It has everything: thwarted love at the bowling alley, acting classes, a Trans Am, the Bronx Zoo, a disco brawl & so much more. doric-literary.com/2026/10/01/h...

doric-literary.comHold StillHe moved when no one expected it, from complete stillness to violence. He swiped over the table of glass figures. The actress stepped back, tripped, and ended up on the floor. Eddie stared down at …

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xavier garcia
@xaviergarcia.bsky.social

Friday news, but I’m super proud to say that a short horror story of mine is going to be in Hellarkey V!!! Massive thank you to editors @ossuary.bsky.social @renbolger.bsky.social @geoliminal.bsky.social. This is also my 3rd time in Malarkey so this might make me an official Malarker? Malarkeyean?

Malarkey@malarkeybooks.bsky.social

So so so behind but laying out and printing Hellarkey V this weekend. Thanks to @ossuary.bsky.social @renbolger.bsky.social @geoliminal.bsky.social for editing! $10 but take off $5 if you need with code BLOODDIMMEDTIDE. malarkeybooks.com/store/hellar...

malarkeybooks.comHellarkey V — MalarkeyThis fifth annual issue of Hellarkey contains stories and poems from past Malarkey contributors as well as brand new inductees to the cult. See the list below, if you dare! Eidolon Vampires by Xavi...

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Stephanie Feldman
@sbfeldman.bsky.social

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hex@hexliterary.bsky.social

hex is stoked to announce our nominations for Best of the Net and Best Small Fictions. We are so incredibly grateful for all of the writers that choose to trust us with their work. It’s such an honor to read your submissions and highlight the writing we love every week!

Daniel Miller
@danielmiller.bsky.social

It is an immense pleasure that I get to do what I do and with two of the greatest humans I know. Congratulations and good luck to our nominees!!!

hex@hexliterary.bsky.social

hex is stoked to announce our nominations for Best of the Net and Best Small Fictions. We are so incredibly grateful for all of the writers that choose to trust us with their work. It’s such an honor to read your submissions and highlight the writing we love every week!

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Chris Scott
@iamchrisscott.bsky.social

I'm in awe of this fantastic story by @jeffreyhermann.bsky.social in @hexliterary.bsky.social. Odd, morbid, moving, and so creative. Great reminder that when flash fiction is good it is very, very good. hexliterary.com?p=3627

hexliterary.comBleeders by Jeffrey HermannAs a family we have rules. Avoid the couch and the carpet. Aim for the sink, the tile floor, the backyard. Carry a tourniquet. We go through sheets like people go through paper towel. We faint. We sli...
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@danielmiller.bsky.social

"As a family we have rules. Avoid the couch and the carpet. Aim for the sink, the tile floor, the backyard. Carry a tourniquet." We are SO lucky to have this tender new @jeffreyhermann.bsky.social story up on @hexliterary.bsky.social this week. Lovely and so wonderfully written. Give it a read.

hexliterary.comBleeders by Jeffrey HermannAs a family we have rules. Avoid the couch and the carpet. Aim for the sink, the tile floor, the backyard. Carry a tourniquet. We go through sheets like people go through paper towel. We faint. We sli...

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HAD
@havehashad.com

200 spooky submissions in 15 minutes. Good job, ghouls.

HAD@havehashad.com

☠️ 🎃 👻 call for spooky stuff tomorrow, from Aaron & Crow 👻 🎃 ☠️ • 800 words or fewer • for micros & poetry, up to 3 pieces (<800 total) allowed • open to all genre • Subs will open on Thursday, October 15 @ 4pm ET • Submissions capped at 200 havehashad.submittable.com/submit/37089...

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Ivy Grimes
@ivygrimes.bsky.social

You might want to pick up one or all of my three books if you like stuff that's strange/absurdist in kind of a wistful/optimistic way: grimscribepress.com/glass-stories/ www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the... cemeterygatesmedia.com/2025/02/16/t...

grimscribepress.comGlass StoriesAuthor: Ivy Grimes Cover Artist: Jesse Peper Publication Date: August 21, 2024 Published by: Grimscribe Press 142 pp.   Trade Paperback – $20 USD(Shipping and handling included worldwide…
Daniel Miller
@danielmiller.bsky.social

“The man in the moon spends a lot of time looking down on Earth.“ It’s been a long day of conferencing for work, but there’s no way I would miss sharing that we have a brand new story by the one and only @sadboyslowjams.bsky.social in hex and we are so so stoked! Don’t miss this one!!! 🌝

hexliterary.comLunatic by Axel B. KolcowThe man in the moon spends a lot of time looking down on Earth. He likes it best when the people he can see on Earth are dancing. He likes the wolves that howl up toward him. He dances and howls, too,...

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K.C. Mead-Brewer
@kcmeadbrewer.com

Come join me for a night of exploring all things disturbing, eerie, & uncanny in your prose! 🦇⚡️

SmokeLong Quarterly@smokelong.bsky.social

If you're participating in Promptember or you're in SmokeLong Fitness, this webinar/workshop with K.C. Mead-Brewer is on us! But even if you're not participating, you can still come! www.smokelong.com/product/trou...

smokelong.comTroubling Tales: How to Coax Forth Any Story's Sinister Side - SmokeLong QuarterlyJoin author K.C Mead-Brewer for a 90-minute workshop all about accentuating and celebrating the horror elements in your stories, no matter the genre. Be prepared for an evening with plenty of teeth in...

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Dan Crawley
@danbillyc.bsky.social

"Some days, I leave my work unfinished, go up onto the roof of the office block and sit on the building’s edge, my legs dangling." I love this brilliant piece of writing by @stillsquirrel.bsky.social in @hexliterary.bsky.social 💙💙💙 hexliterary.com?p=3604

hexliterary.comIf I Could Talk to Anyone It'd Be George by Anika CarpenterI don’t see him anymore, not in the flesh, there’s just a cutout of him now. Him and everyone else in the city. Everyone except me. I used to pass real George on my cycle to work. Him and his real dog...

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Bronwen Griffiths
@bronwengriffiths.bsky.social

This is so good from @stillsquirrel.bsky.social

hex@hexliterary.bsky.social

"I don’t see him anymore, not in the flesh, there’s just a cutout of him now." This week on hex, a haunting, lonely tale by @stillsquirrel.bsky.social! Harold Lloyd! A meetcute with a 2d replica! Don't miss this new wonder, up now on the site!

hexliterary.comIf I Could Talk to Anyone It'd Be George by Anika CarpenterI don’t see him anymore, not in the flesh, there’s just a cutout of him now. Him and everyone else in the city. Everyone except me. I used to pass real George on my cycle to work. Him and his real dog...
Daniel Miller
@danielmiller.bsky.social

"I don’t see him anymore, not in the flesh, there’s just a cutout of him now." Absolutely love this wonderful story of a vanished town and its cutout citizens. A haunting new one by @stillsquirrel.bsky.social that we are so stoked to have up on @hexliterary.bsky.social! Go read it!!

hexliterary.comIf I Could Talk to Anyone It'd Be George by Anika CarpenterI don’t see him anymore, not in the flesh, there’s just a cutout of him now. Him and everyone else in the city. Everyone except me. I used to pass real George on my cycle to work. Him and his real dog...

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Doric Literary
@doricliterary.bsky.social

Today, Doric Literary publishes, “San Luis,” by @melissacuisine.bsky.social, which combines fiction, travelogue, and time travel. It was inspired by a song and will take you to many Saint Louises: across borders, generations, and planets. #Cli-fi #GoogleMaps doric-literary.com/2026/10/01/s...

doric-literary.comSan LuisSomeday someone will ask me if my grandparents were illegals, and I won’t honestly know because his family migrated at a time when borders didn’t mean what they mean now.
Daniel Miller
@danielmiller.bsky.social

As I watched a whisp of smoke rise from my left testicle being cauterized, I couldn't help but think of one of my favorite novels ever written, Brian Evenson's Last Days. Life is funny like that...