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Feeling Exhausted? Try This!

Morgan Delaney @morgandelaney.bsky.social · 3d

Stay up all night to get spooky: booksirens.com/bundle/horro... #freebooks

Horror ARCs You'll Love

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Morgan Delaney @morgandelaney.bsky.social · 3d

When the back of y bus reminds you of your favourite uncle: medium.com/@morgan_dela...

My uncle was the joker in the family, and he had 2 favourite jokes.

Little Ducklings - Sleepytime Supervillain Theatre #37

Morgan Delaney @morgandelaney.bsky.social · 4d

for my latest flash fiction video, I've got my ducks all lined up in a row. To make it easier to take care of them... www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwYf...

Morgan Delaney @morgandelaney.bsky.social · 4d

Congrats!

Feeling Exhausted? Try This!

Morgan Delaney @morgandelaney.bsky.social · 5d

My latest slice of behind-the-scenes writing life is about outrageous humour... medium.com/@morgan_dela... #amwriting #writinglife #uncletailpipe

My uncle was the joker in the family, and he had 2 favourite jokes.

Feeling Exhausted? Try This!

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Gareth L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 6d

JITTERBUG by Gareth L. Powell. Coming 3rd March 2026 from @titanbooks.bsky.social, available to preorder now.

Links: www.garethlpowell.com/jitterbug/

"On Earth, they depicted justice as blindfolded and impartial, but out there on the frontier, she was red in tooth and claw."

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Morgan Delaney @morgandelaney.bsky.social · 6d

This week I examine the fine line between funny and exhausting... medium.com/@morgan_dela... #flash #writinglife #flashfiction #stories

My uncle was the joker in the family, and he had 2 favourite jokes.

The Ghoulish Times | 10.12.25

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interrobangbus @fuckmaxbooth.bsky.social · 7d

read this

Ghoulish Books @ghoulish.bsky.social · 7d

The latest issue of The Ghoulish Times is OUT NOW! Let's mourn the loss of purple ketchup, together. buttondown.com/ghoulish/arc...

Hello and welcome to the latest issue of The Ghoulish Times. My name is Max Booth and this is our free newsletter about all things GHOULISH. Meaning, of...

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Morgan Delaney @morgandelaney.bsky.social · 6d

Things get a little darker in the wardrobe this week, as I try to get my little ducklings under control... www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwYf...

Little Ducklings - Sleepytime Supervillain Theatre #37

Morgan Delaney @morgandelaney.bsky.social · 9d

I love Aickman!

Uncle Jeremy Looks Best in the Dark

Morgan Delaney @morgandelaney.bsky.social · 9d

Are you ready for the darkness? The hot carrot darkness? medium.com/@morgan_dela... #flash #flashfiction #amwriting #hotcarrots

Hey there,

Morgan Delaney @morgandelaney.bsky.social · 10d

Dammit, now I need the book and the embosser's stamp (or whatever it's called) 😁

Killer List of 10 Snakes Missing from the Bible - Sleepytime Supervillain Theatre #36

Morgan Delaney @morgandelaney.bsky.social · 10d

The Bible gives us a talking snake. In this week's flash fiction video, I demand more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWO5... #flashfiction #flash #bedtimestory

Uncle Jeremy Looks Best in the Dark

Morgan Delaney @morgandelaney.bsky.social · 11d

Shall we coin the term #Bluexit now so we're ready? 😀

Morgan Delaney @morgandelaney.bsky.social · 11d

Carrots help you see better in the dark. Are you sure you want to? medium.com/@morgan_dela... #flash #flashfiction #amwriting

Hey there,

Killer List of 10 Snakes Missing from the Bible - Sleepytime Supervillain Theatre #36

Morgan Delaney @morgandelaney.bsky.social · 12d

I see the BBC have mixed up "despite claims of" and "because of" again...

A screenshot of a BBC article with the headline "Asylum hotel provider makes 180 GBP despite claims of inedible food and rationed loo paper""

Morgan Delaney @morgandelaney.bsky.social · 12d

In this week's video: Here I Go Again On My Own. Looking For Snakes. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWO5...

Uncle Jeremy Looks Best in the Dark

Morgan Delaney @morgandelaney.bsky.social · 13d

Interior decorating is a darker art than you might think... Here are its seven deadliest secrets: medium.com/@morgan_dela... #flashfiction #interiordecoratingsecrets #fiction #hotcarrotdarkness

Hey there,

Killer List of 10 Snakes Missing from the Bible - Sleepytime Supervillain Theatre #36

Morgan Delaney @morgandelaney.bsky.social · 16d

Free cheese

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The Horror Zine @thehorrorzine.bsky.social · 17d

Best-selling author Lisa Morton has given The Horror Zine an exclusive, never-before published Halloween story! Get in the Halloween spirit and read her story for free here:

www.thehorrorzine.com/Fiction/Oct2...

#thehorrorzine #writingcommunity #horrorcommunity #booksky #5amwritersclub

Lisa Morton

www.thehorrorzine.com

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Gavin / G. B. Ralph @gbralph.com · 17d

Behold my book throne 👑

The result is less "impressive regal seat of power" and more "big red Thinking Chair of Blue's Clues"… Oh, well! The paperbacks haveth arrived and that's what counts [1/2]

🌈📚🇳🇿📚💙🔎💀📚👀📚🌎 #Books #NewBooks #Mystery

Stack of paperback copies of Fright on Stage Right by G. B. Ralph arranged in the shape of a throne.

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Peter BOO! Counter @peterbcounter.com · 17d

Hey Halifax! This Sunday @daviddemchuk.com and I will be speaking with @elliottgish.bsky.social at the Central Library. Join us for a frightful time!

A poster featuring the headshots of two bespectacled speculative writers reads:
Dark Stories For Dark Times
with David Demchuk and Peter Counter
October 5, 2025, 3:30pm
Halifax Central Library
Room 301, 3rd Floor

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Morgan Delaney @morgandelaney.bsky.social · 16d

Come on, God, where are the snakes from outer space? www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWO5...

Shut Your Face & Eat Your Biscuit

Morgan Delaney @morgandelaney.bsky.social · 17d

It was Halloween, and I couldn't tell anyone... medium.com/@morgan_dela...

While still in school, my friend and I (Hey, John!) went to the Aran Islands by ourselves for Halloween.