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Last Call

#Art by Daniel Andersson

A wine glass filled with skulls that is dressed in a suit

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Jack Cousteau ⚓️ @angrywaterman.bsky.social · 17h

Seattle No Kings from the monorail

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Gordon B. White @gordonbwhite.bsky.social · 14h

Hey look! My book is in the window display over at Elliott Bay Book Company! There are signed copies of this and Rookfield on the “Horror” shelves or And In Her Smile, The World in the general Fiction area.

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Gordon B. White @gordonbwhite.bsky.social · 1d

Oh boy! It’s heeeeere!

Jacob Steven Mohr @jacobstevenmohr.bsky.social · 1d

It's cover reveal time! From @crystallake.bsky.social, THE JOINING comes out 12.12.25, including twisted tales from...

@jduckwriter.bsky.social
@coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social
@horrorsong.blog
@jacklothian.bsky.social
@jawmccarthy.bsky.social
@gordonbwhite.bsky.social

...and a host of others!

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Jacob Steven Mohr @jacobstevenmohr.bsky.social · 3d

Cover reveal tomorrow! I've put in almost a year getting THE JOINING - SCENES OF WEDDING TERROR ready for your eyeballs, and now it's almost here!

Featuring stories from @horrorsong.blog, @jawmccarthy.bsky.social, @gordonbwhite.bsky.social, @jacklothian.bsky.social, Scott J. Moses, and Rae Wilde!

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Trevor Henderson 🍉(commissions closed) @slimyswampghost.bsky.social · 5d

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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Gordon B. White @gordonbwhite.bsky.social · 8d

Today’s books and beer (for size comparison) - Bolaño’s ANTWERP (in a convenient pocket size) and K-PUNK, the collected writings of Mark Fisher from 2004-16 (maybe kangaroo-pocket-sized, if even), plus a Clean Press West Coast IPA from Fast Fashion.

Two books - a small ANTWERP by Roberto Bolaño and a massive K-PUNK by Mark Fisher - next to a glass of delicious beer.

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Gordon B. White @gordonbwhite.bsky.social · 10d

a cartoon skeleton with a purple hood and the words myaha on the bottom

ALT: a cartoon skeleton with a purple hood and the words myaha on the bottom

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Gordon B. White @gordonbwhite.bsky.social · 10d

Light reading deserves a light beer. “Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature” and a pint (or several) of Douglas Lager. One’s a PNW local, one’s Erich Auerbach.

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Jack Finn @therealjackfinn.bsky.social · 12d

#Folkhorror anthologies & collections perfect for #October

@crutledge.bsky.social
@infrafan.bsky.social
@eerieriver.bsky.social
@garnetonwinter.bsky.social
@manylittlewords.bsky.social @tvayyyy.bsky.social
@moderan.bsky.social @gordonbwhite.bsky.social
@toribovalino.bsky.social

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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 14d

Chidi from The Good Place: Okay, but that's worse. I mean, you… you do get how that's worse? Right?

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Gordon B. White @gordonbwhite.bsky.social · 14d

Today’s book pick-up and a Purple Haze beer at McMenamins. Randomly heard about the Dazai and put in an order, but and tonight I’m going to see James at the Showbox, so wanted a lil’ book to read on the bus and in line.

Photo of two books - No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai and Rip It Up by Kou Machida - on a table, near a purple beer. The beer is Purple Haze - a boysenberry-infused ale.

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Dia VanGunten / Writer @pinkzombierose.bsky.social · 21d

#aleksandrawaliszewska

Woman sits in a chair with a branching nervous system growing out of her and multiple strange shaman demons growing from her head.

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Gordon B. White @gordonbwhite.bsky.social · 25d

If you’re ever foolish enough to give me your phone number, this is the kind of nonsense you get when I’m a few beers deep.

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Cynthia Gómez @cynthiasaysboo.bsky.social · 25d

So, HWA members: the Stoker list is getting a little healthier, but definitely needs to be fed. You can nominate stuff all year round!

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Gordon B. White @gordonbwhite.bsky.social · 26d

I can confirm you can change it at any save point, so let your heart want what it wants.

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Gordon B. White @gordonbwhite.bsky.social · 29d

The magic of language.

Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · Oct 3

And this is Batman's Aff His Nut by Robert Florence, which, in my opinion, is easily the greatest Scottish poem ever written about Batman...

Batman’s aff his nut
Have you seen the way he cuts aboot
Dressed up as a mad fuckin bat
Batterin guys
I was lit at:
“Mate, I’m worried aboot ye
I know your ma and da died
But everybody’s ma and da dies
And we’re no aw runnin aboot
Hookin muggers and
Kickin psychopaths in the baws.”
And that was when Batman went
“Aye, but do ye ever feel like it?
Do you ever look at the world and feel like it?
Like having a big mad base under your hoose?
Do you ever feel like drivin a big mad motor
that turns intae a tank?
And leatherin fuck oot of guys aw night?
Scarin the fuckin shite oot of them?”
And that’s when I was lit at:
“Aye. Fuck it. Ah dae.”
And that’s the Secret Origin of Robin
And everyone else.

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Gordon B. White @gordonbwhite.bsky.social · 29d

Just read TWAG after seeing this and daaaaamn. Feels incredibly timely despite being written in 2009 and taking place in early 00s. Also, might explain the 25-year depression I’ve been feeling …

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Gordon B. White @gordonbwhite.bsky.social · Sep 18

Oh yikes! Wishing you the best in your giant donut.

Gordon B. White @gordonbwhite.bsky.social · Sep 17

As in, the individual pieces are novellas? Or the total collection itself is novella-length?

Either way, I’m in.

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Gordon B. White @gordonbwhite.bsky.social · Sep 16

I recently read The Axeman’s Carnival and really enjoyed it. Definitely looking forward to reading more.

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Gordon B. White @gordonbwhite.bsky.social · Sep 15

SFFH (mostly H) here, but: Denis Johnson and Raymond Chandler when I was starting, Roberto Bolaño currently, John Gardner always.

John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · Sep 14

SFF writers! What writer outside your genre was a big influence on your work?

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Gordon B. White @gordonbwhite.bsky.social · Sep 14

Picked this up today at @leftbankbooks.bsky.social on a books/beer excursion.

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Wendy N. Wagner 🎃 @wnwagner.bsky.social · Sep 12

Portland folks! TONIGHT at 6:30 pm, I'll be at Always Here Books chatting with the amazing Courtney Gould! Bring a mask, bring your love of horror, and come hang out.
withfriends.co/event/266930...

9/12 - Girl in the Creek- Wendy N. Wagner in Conversation with Courtney Gould by Always Here Bookstore

Get tickets and support Always Here Bookstore by becoming a member

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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · Sep 11

Looking forward to chatting about the collection tomorrow (officially drops next week!).

Will be a shame to miss the 42nd viewing of Kpop Demon Hunters for family movie night to do this, but I will find a way to make due. Our craft requires some sacrifices.

The Skiffy and Fanty Show @skiffyandfanty.com · Sep 11

Tomorrow night, we will return to the Twitch airwaves for another interview!

@thomasha.bsky.social will join our ragtag crew to talk about his new collection, Uncertain Sons and Other Stories!

Join us at 7 PM Central. This Friday!

twitch.tv/alphabetst...

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