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Bracken MacLeod 𖤐 ⚰

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Recovering lawyer. Author of STRANDED, COME TO DUST, & CLOSING COSTS. A new collection, LET NOT YOUR SORROW DIE, out NOW from Bad Hand Books! Represented by Howard Morhaim at http://morhaimliterary.com He/Him

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Bracken MacLeod 𖤐 ⚰ @brackenmacleod.bsky.social · Sep 9

Out NOW! COME GET SOME!

Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · Sep 2

"Sometimes surprising, often upsetting, always beautifully imagined, this is without doubt one of the year's best collections."

@brackenmacleod.bsky.social's LET NOT YOUR SORROW DIE is available everywhere.

– @timlebbon.bsky.social, Dead Red and Razor

www.amazon.com/Let-Not-Your...

Let Not Your Sorrow Die

Let Not Your Sorrow Die [MacLeod, Bracken] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Let Not Your Sorrow Die

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Bracken MacLeod 𖤐 ⚰ @brackenmacleod.bsky.social · 6h

All of this is absolutely correct! I also love it as a kind of spiritual sequel (but not an actual one) to "Brainstorm" with Christopher Walken and Natalie Wood. Perfect double feature.

Satyros Phil Brucato @satyrosphilbrucato.bsky.social · 7h

It's about time Strange Days finally begins getting the retrospective love and respect it deserves. To me, it's the best pre-Matrix cyberpunk film other than Blade Runner and Robocop, and still better than most cyberpunk films made since.

www.polygon.com/strange-days...

30 years ago, Katherine Bigelow made a sci-fi flop that changed her career for the better

Strange Days is a noir-soaked science-fiction thriller set against a backdrop of racial tension, police brutality, sexual assault, and disruptive tech

www.polygon.com

Bracken MacLeod 𖤐 ⚰ @brackenmacleod.bsky.social · 21h

I am not a nice person and I refuse to be nice.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 1d

Holy Crap!. This is amazing! Newsom certainly has a great social media game.

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Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 22h

Books are the best axe to break the frozen sea inside you.

John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most life-affirming literary opinion.

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 1d

COVER REVEAL! @cgolden.bsky.social’s landmark urban fantasy series returns in 2026 with OF SAINTS AND SHADOWS. With a new foreword by @ericlarocca.bsky.social. Cover art by @summerray.bsky.social. Layout by @toddkeisling.com.

Pre-order: badhandbooks.com/preorders/of...

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Emma Cole @editrixemma.bsky.social · 1d

This is excellent (I would have known it was Clay's work even if it was anonymous), particularly as I just rewatched Shivers last week. The whole zine is full of great work from @horrorsong.blog, @brackenmacleod.bsky.social, Jim Horlock, and more, you should check it out and donate if you can.

Clay McLeod Chapman @claymcleod.bsky.social · 1d

Got a piece of flash fan fiction honoring my father David Cronenberg in this fundraiser zine DISEASE OF FINITUDE. You can check out the digital version here: bit.ly/4oksljg

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JohnFosterFic @jfoster.bsky.social · 1d

This Saturday—I’ll see you there!

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Bracken MacLeod 𖤐 ⚰ @brackenmacleod.bsky.social · 1d

NPR: Coming up, Nicholas Sparks and M Night Shyamalan discuss their collaboration on a supernatural romance...

Me:

a man wearing headphones and a shirt with epson written on it

Alt: A highly agitated man in a white shirt shouts, rips his headphones off his head, and throws them.

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Steve Lieber @stevelieberart.bsky.social · 2d

Frank Frazetta shirtless outside in an armchair, posing with his palette and the original art for the Fire & Ice poster. Behind him Eleanor Frazetta poses in a bikini on a Honda dirtbike.

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Marshall Ryan Maresca @mrmaresca.com · 1d

Publishers should be invested in promoting the books they publish.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

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

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Bracken MacLeod 𖤐 ⚰ @brackenmacleod.bsky.social · 2d

I was reading about Emmanuelle in America just yesterday!

Bracken MacLeod 𖤐 ⚰ @brackenmacleod.bsky.social · 2d

Antonio Margheriti

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Bracken MacLeod 𖤐 ⚰ @brackenmacleod.bsky.social · 2d

Well done, Grok. This is an incredibly convincing image of a cunt.

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 6d

“I still can’t believe how unhinged the last update was. Not only the nudity but the motions, boobs bounces more realistically, it’s incredible.”

Elon Musk's xAI seems to have relaxed filters on Grok's video generation, allowing users to create and share explicit AI pornography.

Musk's AI Is Being Used to Make Hardcore Porn: 'Grok Is Learning Genitalia Really Fast!'

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Bracken MacLeod 𖤐 ⚰ @brackenmacleod.bsky.social · 2d

NICE! Felicitations!

Bracken MacLeod 𖤐 ⚰ @brackenmacleod.bsky.social · 4d

[Insert Clarence Darrow quote here]
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Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins dies after being attacked in prison

Forty-eight-year-old was serving 29-year prison sentence after admitting multiple child sex offences

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 5d

LMAOOOOO

A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying

Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money

Taking money from those who took money from Saudi Arabia would impact perception of the org’s independence.

www.vulture.com

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Bracken MacLeod 𖤐 ⚰ @brackenmacleod.bsky.social · 5d

Soup is better than saxophones, but jazz is better than soup. I'll die on this hill. 🤪

Bracken MacLeod 𖤐 ⚰ @brackenmacleod.bsky.social · 5d

"I want to know why we started learning somewhere down the line that a president is always a clown: always a john and never a hooker. Always a boss and never a worker, always a liar, always a thief and never caught."

Zoe Leonard, I Want a President, 1992 (excerpt)

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Bracken MacLeod 𖤐 ⚰ @brackenmacleod.bsky.social · 5d

"...in 1722 the library was moved to Essex House in the Strand, and then again in 1729 to Ashburnham House, Westminster, which was judged “much more safe from ﬁre.” Few opinions have been as wrong as that one. On the night of October 23, 1731, Ashburnham House went up in ﬂames."

Bracken MacLeod 𖤐 ⚰ @brackenmacleod.bsky.social · 5d

Hey @mariadahvana.bsky.social, did you see this?

How Close Did We Come to Losing Beowulf Forever?

There are cases of important literary and historical works that survive in only one or two manuscripts. If they had suﬀered some accident, then our picture of the past might be altered in important…

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d

PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)

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Bad Hand Books @badhandbooks.bsky.social · 5d

Did you know? You can purchase our eBooks directly from us! We've updated our purchase page with our latest releases. Cut out Bezos, etc. and buy direct.

badhandbooks.com/ebooks

eBooks — Bad Hand Books

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Bracken MacLeod 𖤐 ⚰ @brackenmacleod.bsky.social · 6d

I don't know what his bullshit canned response was, but I absolutely LOVED listening to this (Republican!) woman call him out for the spineless shitpants his is for a solid 80 seconds. It's a balm.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6d

VIRGINIA CALLER: “As a Republican, I'm very disappointed in my party, and I'm very disappointed in you… I am begging you to pass this legislation. My kids could die... the audacity of someone who makes 6 figures a year to do this to military families is insane.” #TrumpShutdown

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 6d

Pick up our Shirley Jackson Award-winning anthology, Why Didn't You Just Leave, if you like your ghost stories dark, scary, and smart. #halloween #ghosts #horror
www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/why-...

Why Didn't You Just Leave paperback | Cursed Morsels Press

It's the question asked of any story about a haunting: why didn't you just leave? But if accounts of people who have stayed in haunted houses are any indication … it's never that simple.In...

www.cursedmorselspress.com

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Bracken MacLeod 𖤐 ⚰ @brackenmacleod.bsky.social · 6d

"How is babby formed? How girl get pragnent?"

~RFK, Jr. probably