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JR Blanes is the author of the upcoming novel, Portraits of Decay, from Ruadan Books. His short fiction has been published in Tales to Terrify, The No Sleep Podcast, Thirteen, among others. You can visit him at https://linktr.ee/jrblanes76

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Ruadán Books @ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 29m

Portraits of Decay by @jrblanes.bsky.social launches in less than one week: join us on Tuesday, October 21, for a nightmarish good time.

📅 Tuesday, October 21, 2025
⏰ 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT
📍 On Zoom
🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/PODLaunch

The launch party is free but you must register to attend!

#BookSky

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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 27m

Love this!

jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 2h

Lure them in with green eggs and ham

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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 4h

He prefers his meat…well done!

jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 6h

Congrats!

jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 6h

Horror Question of the Day: If you wrote a serial killer story what kind of mask/costume would they wear?

jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 12h

Hey @everyone! We're less than a week away until the release of Portraits of Decay. Don't forget to register to join me, Christa, and the good folks at Ruadán Books for the launch on October 21st at 8 PM ET.

jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 13h

I want to read that story. Would he be called The Griller?

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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 1d

I can vouch that Todd's design work is top notch and that he's one of the best author's out there today. So buy his work and hire him for work. You won't be disappointed.

Todd Keisling @toddkeisling.com · 1d

Hey, folks. Two things:

1. I still have plenty of stock in my online shop. Shares and/or orders are appreciated! www.toddkeisling.com/merch

2. I'm open to design work. If you need formatting/layout, please get in touch! www.toddkeisling.com/contact

Cheers!

Merch — Todd Keisling | The Official Website

www.toddkeisling.com

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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 1d

Always a deadly and interesting choice

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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 1d

My story "Bone Sour" is now out at Macabre Magazine. It's one of my darkest yet. A slaughterhouse worker's appetite devours his last morsels of human decency. macabremagazine.com/bone-sour/ #horror #horrorstories #horrorwriting #horrorcommunity #horrorsky #literature #books #reading #stories

Bone Sour

The moment the waitress steps over to take my order, I sniff the scent of menstrual blood lingering beneath the stench of grill smoke and fryer grease. My mouth waters more for her than it does the pl...

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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 1d

Horror Question of the Day: If you were writing a serial killer novel, what would be the weapon of choice? #horror #horrorbooks #horrorwriting #horrorcommunity #horrorsky

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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · 1d

Iwant to thank Dirty Magick Magazine for this wonderful review of Portraits of Decay. It means a lot. @cdbrown.bsky.social
dirtymagickmagazine.substack.com/p/book-revie...