Paula D. Ashe

Hey, folks! I'm extending the Cursed Morsels: A Food Systems Horror Anthology call, so you now have until September 28th to submit a story. I was worried I wouldn't have enough stories to fill the book, so it seemed like the right move. Details here: cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...

There's so much good work by trans artists being made, in spite of the narrow limits of what mainstream channels consider it permissible that we create. If you're interested in trying some trans (+ nonbinary, + two spirit, + intersex) stories: beforewegoblog.com/reading-tran...

Reminder: @scaresthatcare.bsky.social’s annual charity event, AuthorCon, is way less expensive than StokerCon. Readers & authors will get more from the programming than any other con because I singlehandedly curate it to do just that. scaresthatcare.org/author-con Guest of honor list update soon!

I’d just like someone who’s actually fucking evil to bite it for once. 🤬

WHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYY THIS SUCKS

Hey, guess who's got two thumbs and is opening to submissions on Aug 24? It's THIS MAG. Actually, I guess the magazine doesn't have any thumbs, but I—JJA—do, and I'm eager to get them all over dem horror stories after 6 years out of the editorial chair. I guess it will mostly be my other fingers.

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This seems helpful!

Sharing because I believe context is important.

OH HELL YES

Outstanding story.

I’m crying 😂😂😂 “also cancel culture is real and it made a baby and the baby looked at me”

I would like a lifetime subscription please

I started getting followed by some "film festivals" and "writing festivals" and thought "oh, these are cool!" Then I looked a little closer. They're all part of a network that preys on writers, charging us for reviews, and feeding our stuff into slop generators. So I made a list.👋🏻🖕🏻😠

Using a GIF only, share your favorite horror movie (the quoted post is also a top ten favorite, actually in my top three)

This is cool.

Thread, and if you are an author who was published by Daily Science Fiction (DSF), which is now defunct, you may want to check if your stories have been scraped and hosted on this new site that is NOT seeking permission and is making itself impossible to contact directly. FINISH THEM. ⬇️

Hmm. 🤔

Stacks.

Gorgeous, gruesome, ghastly. Good stuff from @gaycannibalism.bsky.social

What is this??

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thank you to everyone who has donated, shared, and sent a wonderful, kind word of support. I've relayed every single one to my family. we're still collecting what we can for the kids and for a move closer to the kids' school, friends, and family. gofund.me/f4ba517ba

Write your stories in first person. That way if the story is bad you can blame the character, not your own writing. Follow me for more writing tips.

The works of Joe Koch + Stranger by the Lake = I’m sat

The eternal struggle.

I tried to watch that AI Neill Blomkamp movie and I lasted maybe four minutes, including ADHD induced fast forwarding out of nausea/boredom. The most generic plot (?) thrown together in a soulless slop of audiovisual stimulation. It’s a ‘movie’ in the same way that taking a shit is a ‘feast’.

WHEW. This is one gnarly and fucked-up collection of stories, and beautifully written, too. Really good stuff, @pauladashe.bsky.social. I’m sure I won’t regret finishing it right before bedtime or anything.

With PAPER TRAIL, Don Hertzfeldt abandons stick figures for abstraction and paperwork with fourteen of the most devastating minutes of the year. A superb, heart-annihilating achievement. Watch this short if you can!

Very excited for this! I’ll also be letting you all know about an upcoming project being (hopefully) released in October! 😏

fun fact: this piece was included in dave ring's reading recs for "The Bog Body Motif in Trans SFF" panel at Reader Con 💐⚰️💑 bsky.app/profile/neon...

Really enjoyed Evil Dead Burn. (Surprising probably no one.)

*monster truck announcer voice* 🗣️ SUNDAY💥SUNDAY💥SUNDAY💥

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Let’s help Zin out!

Thinking about this helps me (better) understand why I like cenobites so much (‘I just think they’re neat!’), but it’s because I believe I can endure any pain if there’s a promise of transcendence. If I can be changed, fully. It can’t be worse than this (now).