Hazel E. Baumgartner - Author of "The Woods: A Horror Novel"
@hazelebaumgartner.bsky.social
Artist, author, musician, witch, and Hot Wheels collector. I make music under the name Hazel Bee and write books under the name Hazel E. Baumgartner, which is also my name.
30, she/they, 99% lesbian, USA 🇺🇸🏳️🌈
Buy my book: https://a.co/d/6Aanpc7
30, she/they, 99% lesbian, USA 🇺🇸🏳️🌈
Buy my book: https://a.co/d/6Aanpc7
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Hazel E. Baumgartner - Author of "The Woods: A Horror Novel"
@hazelebaumgartner.bsky.social
· Aug 19
My pinned post disappeared again so HI! If you like gorey monster stories, suspenseful mysteries, supernatural thrillers, cryptid horror, and books where the killer in the woods is a metaphor for grief, you should check out my debut novel, "The Woods: A Horror Novel", out now!
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Stanley Kubrick's final work was a film about exactly why AI toys are a horrible idea.
And more recently we had M 3 G A N. Do y'all just not read or watch movies oooor?
And more recently we had M 3 G A N. Do y'all just not read or watch movies oooor?
Seems like the first part of the headline already provides the answer to the second part.
An AI toy meant for kids was happy to chat about sexual fetishes. Are these safe? | CBC Radio
Imagine your toddler playing with a soft teddy bear, but with ChatGPT baked in. These AI toys can chat to your kid, play games and even say, "I love you." But experts are warning that we don’t know th...
www.cbc.ca
December 4, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Stanley Kubrick's final work was a film about exactly why AI toys are a horrible idea.
And more recently we had M 3 G A N. Do y'all just not read or watch movies oooor?
And more recently we had M 3 G A N. Do y'all just not read or watch movies oooor?
These corporations need to learn how to advertise to millennials/zoomers. If you interrupt my show mid-sentence to advertise your stupid paper towels to me, I will go out of my way to buy every brand of paper towels EXCEPT yours for the rest of my life.
December 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
These corporations need to learn how to advertise to millennials/zoomers. If you interrupt my show mid-sentence to advertise your stupid paper towels to me, I will go out of my way to buy every brand of paper towels EXCEPT yours for the rest of my life.
Real exvangelicals know who the real OG AI tech bros were. Letting a computer dictate their morals all the way back in the '90s.
December 4, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Real exvangelicals know who the real OG AI tech bros were. Letting a computer dictate their morals all the way back in the '90s.
In positive news, there's something truly magical about the snow. I just took like a two mile walk and it's completely silent and light outside at 10 pm. You'd never guess I live in the 40th largest city in the country.
Life is occasionally good.
Life is occasionally good.
December 4, 2025 at 5:33 AM
In positive news, there's something truly magical about the snow. I just took like a two mile walk and it's completely silent and light outside at 10 pm. You'd never guess I live in the 40th largest city in the country.
Life is occasionally good.
Life is occasionally good.
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Release the reverse-Spotify Wrapped showing us how many times their ICE recruitment ads run, how much money Spotify gets paid to air them, & how little money everyone's Top 5 bands make on their platform
December 3, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Release the reverse-Spotify Wrapped showing us how many times their ICE recruitment ads run, how much money Spotify gets paid to air them, & how little money everyone's Top 5 bands make on their platform
When you ask someone who bought your book a year ago what their favorite part was and they just... don't respond.
Your silence speaks volumes. 🤣
Your silence speaks volumes. 🤣
December 4, 2025 at 3:31 AM
When you ask someone who bought your book a year ago what their favorite part was and they just... don't respond.
Your silence speaks volumes. 🤣
Your silence speaks volumes. 🤣
This site is on my bucket list maybe for next summer?
I visited these nearly 900 year old cliff dwellings today. So magical. Montezuma Castle National Monument. Loved being able to see the wooden beams.
December 4, 2025 at 2:32 AM
This site is on my bucket list maybe for next summer?
This is on par with the dude who said firing an AR-15 once gave him PTSD lol
It was a pain worse than childbirth, said a TikTok mom as she described bouts of uncontrollable vomiting after marijuana use.
‘Scromiting,’ or uncontrollable vomiting due to marijuana use, is on the rise | CNN
Uncontrolled, explosive vomiting after marijuana use, called “scromiting,” is on the rise in the US, including among teenagers. Here’s what you need to know.
cnn.it
December 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This is on par with the dude who said firing an AR-15 once gave him PTSD lol
Just finished my 15th book of the year, pretty decently ahead of my 12 book reading goal. Might even shoot for 20 next year.
December 3, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Just finished my 15th book of the year, pretty decently ahead of my 12 book reading goal. Might even shoot for 20 next year.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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your party is a shambling debacle - is mass infiltration by nefarious gender ideology extremists to blame? new polling points to yes.
December 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
your party is a shambling debacle - is mass infiltration by nefarious gender ideology extremists to blame? new polling points to yes.
When this is all over, the American people need to realize that the democrats are and have always been a center-right party, form a new party to the left of them, and never let anyone further right than Chuck Schumer into a position of power again.
December 2, 2025 at 1:27 AM
When this is all over, the American people need to realize that the democrats are and have always been a center-right party, form a new party to the left of them, and never let anyone further right than Chuck Schumer into a position of power again.
Every Democrat that ever voted to extend the PATRIOT Act is at least partially responsible for this btw.
"the federal government now openly says it will use its supercharged spy capabilities to target people who oppose ICE’s actions. Labeled as “domestic terrorists” by the administration, these targets include anti-ICE protesters and anyone who allegedly funds them"
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 2, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Every Democrat that ever voted to extend the PATRIOT Act is at least partially responsible for this btw.
Because she's a jealous ex that refuses to move on (in more ways than one)
Why is the antagonist of your MC their antagonist? What caused the friction? #WritingPrompt
December 1, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Because she's a jealous ex that refuses to move on (in more ways than one)
Well our first snow was nice while it lasted. It's mostly melted away already.
December 1, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Well our first snow was nice while it lasted. It's mostly melted away already.
Annual first snow/first day of meteorological winter barefoot walk is complete ft. My view of Pikes Peak this morning.
December 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Annual first snow/first day of meteorological winter barefoot walk is complete ft. My view of Pikes Peak this morning.
Happy royalties day to my fellow authors!
December 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Happy royalties day to my fellow authors!
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Name your fav Futurama character
November 28, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Name your fav Futurama character
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I like trains.
(I just wish I could take a train straight from here to Chicago without having to go south to Oklahoma City first).
(I just wish I could take a train straight from here to Chicago without having to go south to Oklahoma City first).
November 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I like trains.
(I just wish I could take a train straight from here to Chicago without having to go south to Oklahoma City first).
(I just wish I could take a train straight from here to Chicago without having to go south to Oklahoma City first).
This should be interesting lol.
I used the word "fuck" on average once every 3 1/2 pages in "The Woods". @profanity.accountant audit me.
I used the word "fuck" on average once every 3 1/2 pages in "The Woods". @profanity.accountant audit me.
November 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This should be interesting lol.
I used the word "fuck" on average once every 3 1/2 pages in "The Woods". @profanity.accountant audit me.
I used the word "fuck" on average once every 3 1/2 pages in "The Woods". @profanity.accountant audit me.
I know a lot of well-intentioned people want to be supporters and trans allies but sometimes struggle with terminology. This thread is a good 3-5 minute read that will hopefully clear some of the technical terminology up for you.
Terminology and Framing used by Anti-Trans Bigots
Some allies are accidentally adopting the terminology used by those who seek to harm trans people. Here are some to avoid. 1/41
Some allies are accidentally adopting the terminology used by those who seek to harm trans people. Here are some to avoid. 1/41
November 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I know a lot of well-intentioned people want to be supporters and trans allies but sometimes struggle with terminology. This thread is a good 3-5 minute read that will hopefully clear some of the technical terminology up for you.
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2. ‘Biological Male’ and ‘Biological Female’. These are nonsense terms that attempt to gain credibility by using what sounds ‘scientific’. The truth is that everyone is ‘biological’ because we’re alive. 3/41
November 29, 2025 at 1:31 PM
2. ‘Biological Male’ and ‘Biological Female’. These are nonsense terms that attempt to gain credibility by using what sounds ‘scientific’. The truth is that everyone is ‘biological’ because we’re alive. 3/41
The best way to honor Matt's memory is to read his books. The second best way is to write your own.
Rest easy, brother. We'll carry on your spooky work from here.
Rest easy, brother. We'll carry on your spooky work from here.
Sseeing as you all desperately want it to be autumn right now, I suppose it's acceptable to start promoting these 😂
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Angel's Mass: books2read.com/angelsmass
Bronze Carriage: books2read.com/bronzecarriage
James Hotel: mybook.to/jameshotel
Spooky S'weird: books2read.com/salmonweirder
🌈📚💙📚👀📢📚😱🩸📚💙📚🪐♠️🌈📚
Angel's Mass: books2read.com/angelsmass
Bronze Carriage: books2read.com/bronzecarriage
James Hotel: mybook.to/jameshotel
Spooky S'weird: books2read.com/salmonweirder
November 29, 2025 at 7:06 AM
The best way to honor Matt's memory is to read his books. The second best way is to write your own.
Rest easy, brother. We'll carry on your spooky work from here.
Rest easy, brother. We'll carry on your spooky work from here.