Ito Romo

Ito Romo

@itoromo.bsky.social

Author, artist, gardener. Former Professor of English Language and Literature. Texas Institute of Letters. ‘Filth Eaters’ to be released May ‘26. Deep Vellum Publishing.

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Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light. – Theodore Roethke. Another early fall surprise this morning (hoya carnosa compacta). Happy weekend! ❤️🌸❤️Hold your people close.

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“Where flowers bloom so does hope." – Lady Bird Johnson First of the early fall blooms. Notice the buds of another inflorescence just above. Chouke Hoya (a hybrid of H. carnosa and H. serpens). ❤️ Here’s to a lovely week!

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Happy birthday to my brother Ricky. Probably 6th grade at St. Peter’s Memorial School/7th grade St. Aug? Laredo. ❤️🎂❤️ Love you, manito.

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Thanks for the kind words, @horrordna.bsky.social @smcclurg.bsky.social 🩸👊🏼🩸

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Looking for a unique vampire novella? @smcclurg.bsky.social gives high marks to @itoromo.bsky.social's FILTH EATERS, now out from @deepvellum.bsky.social . #booksky #vampires #horror #amreading #amreadinghorror #books #bookreview #horrorbookreview www.horrordna.com/books/filth-...

horrordna.comFilth EatersFilth Eaters crosses a millennium without wasting a word, a vampire epic sharpened to the breadth of a novella.
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I love when the library buys my book requests because it gives me the brief experience of a government working for me. Anyway, looking forward to reading this one @itoromo.bsky.social

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Gracias, @grimdarkmagazine.bsky.social

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“Bloody and melancholic… a brutal vision of the future [that] ponders how much one person can take if all they consume is endless generations of human malice.” New review of FILTH EATERS just dropped: www.grimdarkmagazine.com/review-filth...

grimdarkmagazine.comREVIEW: Filth Eaters by Ito RomoFilth Eaters is both dark and thoughtful: it takes the vampire myth and adds something a little extra. It talks about racism, xenophobia, and the long reaching horrors of colonialism.
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"If you hear the dogs, keep going. If you see the torches in the woods, keep going. If there's shouting after you, keep going. Don't ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going."—Harriet Tubman. CHECK YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION STATUS: www.votetexas.gov PLEASE SHARE

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"A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in."-–Greek proverb Chouke Hoya (a hybrid of H. carnosa and H. serpens) blooming again. ❤️ Here’s to a lovely weekend.

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Really hoping that one day I won't need to post this image . . . someday. Hold your people close. ❤️👊🏼❤️ Tell them often that you love them.

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Certainly there's been a mistake, but so damn happy to be on this list! Gracias, @bloody-disgusting.com for including me. ❤️👊🏼❤️ @deepvellum.bsky.social @willevans.bsky.social bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3...

bloody-disgusting.comThe 10 Best Horror Books of 2026 (So Far)There’s a lot of reading left to do in 2026, between the glut of summer releases and the approach of fall, when horror titles get a special push from publishers, but this has already been an incredibl...
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“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” — Cicero Chouke Hoya (a hybrid of H. carnosa and H. serpens) first time blooming since I got her three years ago. ❤️ Here’s to a lovely weekend.

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Went to the molino this morning for chicharrones because I’m on a protein kick, and they said happy Father’s Day and gave me buñuelos! I’m not a dad, but I took them anyway!