E. L. Chen
@elainechen.com
Horror writer, UI/UX designer, child-rearer, bunnyhugger. Rep: Dorian Maffei at KC&A. She/her elainechen.com 🇨🇦
SWEETSIDE MOTEL (IFP Mar 2026) 🔪
SLASHER SUMMER (Michael Joseph/Crown summer 2026) 🪓
ONE OF US IS ALREADY DEAD (Run For It fall 2026) 🪰
SWEETSIDE MOTEL (IFP Mar 2026) 🔪
SLASHER SUMMER (Michael Joseph/Crown summer 2026) 🪓
ONE OF US IS ALREADY DEAD (Run For It fall 2026) 🪰
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Don't break the silence
November 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Don't break the silence
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Join me for our latest Interstellar Flight Press book launch! This one features a reading and discussion with Italian horror translator J. Weintraub! www.eventbrite.com/e...
November 28, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Join me for our latest Interstellar Flight Press book launch! This one features a reading and discussion with Italian horror translator J. Weintraub! www.eventbrite.com/e...
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If you had to take care of humans, it was better to take care of small soft ones who were nice to you and thought you were great because you kept preventing them from being murdered.
November 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
If you had to take care of humans, it was better to take care of small soft ones who were nice to you and thought you were great because you kept preventing them from being murdered.
I mean, sure, Jem and the Holograms' messages of love and kindness were important but by today's standards the Misfits' self-aggrandizing are anthems of feminist power thank you for attending my TED talk www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBRk...
Jem and the Holograms - "I Am A Giant" by The Misfits
YouTube video by Hasbro
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November 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I mean, sure, Jem and the Holograms' messages of love and kindness were important but by today's standards the Misfits' self-aggrandizing are anthems of feminist power thank you for attending my TED talk www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBRk...
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
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All weekend, 50% off my most recent title, InhuMANITIES, both print and Kindle on the Zon. The profits from this and any other GLHC books sold over the weekend will go to support local food banks.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
All weekend, 50% off my most recent title, InhuMANITIES, both print and Kindle on the Zon. The profits from this and any other GLHC books sold over the weekend will go to support local food banks.
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#horror #horrorbooks #booksale #blackfriday
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#horror #horrorbooks #booksale #blackfriday
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
Joel Plaskett
The New Pornographers
Hot Chip
Nicole Atkins
Sharon, Lois and Bram
Joel Plaskett
The New Pornographers
Hot Chip
Nicole Atkins
Sharon, Lois and Bram
R.E.M.
Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band
The Hold Steady
The National
My Morning Jacket
Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band
The Hold Steady
The National
My Morning Jacket
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots
R.E.M.
OutKast
Radiohead
Beastie Boys
The Roots
November 27, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen multiple times
Joel Plaskett
The New Pornographers
Hot Chip
Nicole Atkins
Sharon, Lois and Bram
Joel Plaskett
The New Pornographers
Hot Chip
Nicole Atkins
Sharon, Lois and Bram
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Here are some avoidable issues that may upset autistic people to the point of self-injury or aggression, yet parents or caregivers might be told such behavior is “just autism,” or that the autistic person needs behavioral conditioning therapy. At TPGA:
thinkingautismguide.com/2022/01/auti... 1/
thinkingautismguide.com/2022/01/auti... 1/
Autism Checklist of DOOM
Our autism checklist of doom is meant to help people the kinds of things that may upset an autistic person, ones that aren't always obvious.
thinkingautismguide.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Here are some avoidable issues that may upset autistic people to the point of self-injury or aggression, yet parents or caregivers might be told such behavior is “just autism,” or that the autistic person needs behavioral conditioning therapy. At TPGA:
thinkingautismguide.com/2022/01/auti... 1/
thinkingautismguide.com/2022/01/auti... 1/
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perfect example of what I mean when I say "Canada is fucking weird", this pineapple taught me french
vraiment
November 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
perfect example of what I mean when I say "Canada is fucking weird", this pineapple taught me french
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people always stereotype Canadians as being polite, and its not true at all. We are passive-agressive weirdos who live in isolated weird places and the sooner we make peace with that the better
November 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
people always stereotype Canadians as being polite, and its not true at all. We are passive-agressive weirdos who live in isolated weird places and the sooner we make peace with that the better
An older Belgian lady I worked with, who had very discerning tastes, told me, “You are an original” 🥹
What is the best compliment you ever received? Putting aside whether or not you believed it.
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
An older Belgian lady I worked with, who had very discerning tastes, told me, “You are an original” 🥹
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My cartoon for this week's @newscientist.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
My cartoon for this week's @newscientist.com
Post a famous bathroom scene.
November 26, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Post a famous bathroom scene.
When I was on contract as a web designer I made more money in one day than my advance for the small press novel I'd spent years working on.
I often joke that full-time employment is the best artists' grant you can get.
I often joke that full-time employment is the best artists' grant you can get.
I know we know this, but authors need to get better at talking about how they actually make their money. Stop pretending it's from the books.
November 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
When I was on contract as a web designer I made more money in one day than my advance for the small press novel I'd spent years working on.
I often joke that full-time employment is the best artists' grant you can get.
I often joke that full-time employment is the best artists' grant you can get.
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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Love Asian-inspired fantasy? We’re giving away a bundle of five paperback books to one lucky reader!
One winner will be selected at the end of the event. The giveaway runs November 24th until December 8th.
Enter now for your chance to win! You can find the page in the comments or in my linktree!
One winner will be selected at the end of the event. The giveaway runs November 24th until December 8th.
Enter now for your chance to win! You can find the page in the comments or in my linktree!
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Love Asian-inspired fantasy? We’re giving away a bundle of five paperback books to one lucky reader!
One winner will be selected at the end of the event. The giveaway runs November 24th until December 8th.
Enter now for your chance to win! You can find the page in the comments or in my linktree!
One winner will be selected at the end of the event. The giveaway runs November 24th until December 8th.
Enter now for your chance to win! You can find the page in the comments or in my linktree!
A movie that takes place where you're from
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 PM
A movie that takes place where you're from
The vertigo test at the hospital involves lying you down, sitting you up and then lying down again quickly. Well, of course I’m going to feel dizzy after that 😅
November 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The vertigo test at the hospital involves lying you down, sitting you up and then lying down again quickly. Well, of course I’m going to feel dizzy after that 😅
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GTA friends I will be at this Canadian-Caribbean showcase on Dec 14 discussing Writing Speculative Fiction with Terese Mason Pierre and Lue Palmer! All of it is free. There are workshops on poetry, self pubbing, non fiction, short stories etc!
come say hi? 😀
diasporadialogues.com/diaspora-dia...
come say hi? 😀
diasporadialogues.com/diaspora-dia...
Diaspora Dialogues Presents the 2025 Canadian-Caribbean Literary Showcase - Diaspora Dialogues
The Canadian-Caribbean Literary Showcase is a three-day celebration of Caribbean voices and their influence on Canadian literature, art, and culture. Over the course of the showcase, audiences are inv...
diasporadialogues.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
GTA friends I will be at this Canadian-Caribbean showcase on Dec 14 discussing Writing Speculative Fiction with Terese Mason Pierre and Lue Palmer! All of it is free. There are workshops on poetry, self pubbing, non fiction, short stories etc!
come say hi? 😀
diasporadialogues.com/diaspora-dia...
come say hi? 😀
diasporadialogues.com/diaspora-dia...
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Reminder that books make awesome gifts for all holiday events, and they taste sweeter when they’re from indie bookstores. Don’t know what to get? Indie bookstores have gift cards!
November 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Reminder that books make awesome gifts for all holiday events, and they taste sweeter when they’re from indie bookstores. Don’t know what to get? Indie bookstores have gift cards!
This is amazing, but also raises the bar even higher for kids of Asian immigrant parents 😂
November 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
This is amazing, but also raises the bar even higher for kids of Asian immigrant parents 😂
Hail to the king, baby
if you were gonna get a tramp stamp of a line from a horror movie what would you get?
November 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Hail to the king, baby
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75 years young 😍
Happy Birthday Tina Weymouth, born on this day in 1950, Coronado, California
One of the greatest bass line ever:
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer - Old Grey Whistle Test
#punk #punkrock #postpunk #newwave #tinaweymouth #talkingheads #punkrockhistory #otd
Happy Birthday Tina Weymouth, born on this day in 1950, Coronado, California
One of the greatest bass line ever:
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer - Old Grey Whistle Test
#punk #punkrock #postpunk #newwave #tinaweymouth #talkingheads #punkrockhistory #otd
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 AM
75 years young 😍
Happy Birthday Tina Weymouth, born on this day in 1950, Coronado, California
One of the greatest bass line ever:
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer - Old Grey Whistle Test
#punk #punkrock #postpunk #newwave #tinaweymouth #talkingheads #punkrockhistory #otd
Happy Birthday Tina Weymouth, born on this day in 1950, Coronado, California
One of the greatest bass line ever:
Talking Heads - Psycho Killer - Old Grey Whistle Test
#punk #punkrock #postpunk #newwave #tinaweymouth #talkingheads #punkrockhistory #otd
Every. Single. Day.
Before you have kids, you intellectually understand they need to eat dinner every day. But you do not understand what this means. You can't. They need to eat dinner EVERY day
November 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Every. Single. Day.
Am back from the eye doctor and will be eating chips in the dark for the rest of the afternoon
a cartoon character is glowing in the dark
Alt: Mr Burns from THE SIMPSONS, glowing green with very large and dark eyes.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Am back from the eye doctor and will be eating chips in the dark for the rest of the afternoon