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s.j. bagley @heksenhaus.bsky.social · 11h

it's wild that it's that simple and yet so many people so profoundly misunderstand it.

s.j. bagley @heksenhaus.bsky.social · 11h

this scene is a large part of why i've always felt like this and 'close encounters of the third kind' are strange sort of sister films, rife with terrible optimism.

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s.j. bagley @heksenhaus.bsky.social · 12h

gorgeous!

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s.j. bagley @heksenhaus.bsky.social · 12h

it was just vile and stupid.

s.j. bagley @heksenhaus.bsky.social · 12h

the sort of night where controlled bleeding's 'the fodder song' is just on repeat in the back of my brain while my lungs have pushed out the worst of the sputum and every single thing about this wretched nation fills me with fucking rage.
(i am also very tired.)

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s.j. bagley @heksenhaus.bsky.social · 1d

we do, in fact, deserve better.

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s.j. bagley @heksenhaus.bsky.social · 1d

fuckin' yup.

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Trevor Henderson 🍉(commissions closed) @slimyswampghost.bsky.social · 2d

Me and my friend (The incredibly talented writer Perry Ruhland) collaborated by having me draw a ghost, and then he wrote a wonderful piece of scary micro-fiction for it. Check it out here, and read some of his other work!

perryruhland.com/2025/10/13/m...

“Mouth”

What follows is “Mouth”, a ghost story written by myself, after artwork by the great Trevor Henderson (trevorhenderson.com). We’ve been trying to do something together for ages, a…

perryruhland.com

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s.j. bagley @heksenhaus.bsky.social · 1d

the buzzing in my breath is no longer beelike, shifting to something like flies, irridescent greenglass grown soft and fat.

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s.j. bagley @heksenhaus.bsky.social · 1d

there are too many of them.

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s.j. bagley @heksenhaus.bsky.social · 1d

we live our lives in translation, a constant struggle between expression and reception, the pretense of 'meaning' stilling our tongues and drying our throats.

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 1d

🚨In blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement, Israel has announced it will slash agreed aid shipments in half and keep the Rafah crossing closed, after Hamas returned four of the 28 bodies of Israeli captives believed to be in Gaza.

Hamas officials had repeatedly told mediators...

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According to Reuters who cited three Israeli officials, the Rafah crossing will remain closed through Wednesday, and aid deliveries will be sharply reduced. And Israeli outlets are claiming Hamas violated the deal, with Channel 12 citing an official alleging Hamas is “in severe breach” by not releasing more bodies. Egypt has reportedly deployed teams in Gaza to help locate them.

In a formal COGAT communication, Israel tied humanitarian aid directly to the return of bodies — a move amounting to collective punishment of a famine-stricken population:

“Yesterday, Hamas violated the agreement… As a result, political leadership has decided to impose a number of sanctions related to the humanitarian agreement. Starting tomorrow, only half of the agreed number of trucks — 300 — will be allowed to enter, all belonging to the UN and humanitarian NGOs. No fuel or gas will be allowed into the Strip, except for limited humanitarian needs.”

Senior Hamas leader Mousa Abu Marzouk told Drop Site’s Jeremy Scahill last week that a prisoner exchange “would be impossible” while Israeli forces remain in Gaza’s population centers:

“We don’t know exactly where the prisoners are. Even the negotiators don’t know their locations. There cannot be an exchange if Israeli forces remain.”

Marzouk warned that Israel’s refusal to withdraw proves it “does not want Trump’s ceasefire plan to be implemented.”

As early as October 3, when Hamas first delivered its response to Trump’s plan, Marzouk said on television that locating remains “would take months” after Israel destroyed and blocked off delivery of desperately needed heavy machinery. It would be “impossible” in 72 hours.

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s.j. bagley @heksenhaus.bsky.social · 1d

yes, pls.

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s.j. bagley @heksenhaus.bsky.social · 1d

for the sake of clarity: yes, i do truly believe that most writers should stop and do other things, instead.
most of the books published are awful and only exist to consume resources, be sold by the pound, and then destroyed.

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s.j. bagley @heksenhaus.bsky.social · 1d

i feel this in my fucking bones.

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s.j. bagley @heksenhaus.bsky.social · 2d

it might actually be his best.

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Alex Jennings @alexjennings.bsky.social · 5d

Let’s pull together and help @zinrock.bsky.social achievement this goal. She’s brilliant, and works on the bleeding edge of horror. Her participation will enrich this program more than they know! gofund.me/defbd960f

Donate to Support Teri Clarke's Writing Journey, organized by Teri Clarke

hello, all! my name is Teri Clarke and I write horror and dark fantasy under the… Teri Clarke needs your support for Support Teri Clarke's Writing Journey

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s.j. bagley @heksenhaus.bsky.social · 2d

who do they think the dipshits who use chat gpt are?

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s.j. bagley @heksenhaus.bsky.social · 2d

it's been called unhinged but i find it quite reasonable: far too many writers want much more to be 'writers' than actually write and those people should simply stop.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 3d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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s.j. bagley @heksenhaus.bsky.social · 2d

there are so many men whose entire identity is just 'hat.'

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s.j. bagley @heksenhaus.bsky.social · 2d

it well and truly breaks my heart to see so many wikipedia entries written by fucking chat gpt.

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s.j. bagley @heksenhaus.bsky.social · 2d

this is shockingly gentle for perry!
(and that makes it so fucking creepy.)

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Alison Robin @alisonrobin.com · 2d

You should read poetry often not merely because poetry is is good for you to enjoy and learn from, but because you will be able to spot hacks muscling into that space before they start cranking out dogshit in the literary fiction world. You can be like 5 years ahead of everyone on being a hater.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 3d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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s.j. bagley @heksenhaus.bsky.social · 3d

fuckin' love them.

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s.j. bagley @heksenhaus.bsky.social · 3d

it will so nice to go to an event i'm not fucking working at so i can actually spend time with folks.

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