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Janet Alcorn

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Author (crime fiction, horror, and romance), librarian, gardener, very amateur photographer, 80s rocker chick. I write and I grow things. http://janetalcorn.com. Sign up for my newsletter to get a free story.

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Janet Alcorn @janetalcorn.bsky.social · 4d

Sign up for my newsletter and get a free copy of "Collateral Damage," a short story about a hard-edged postapocalyptic survivor who's about to face the toughest challenge of his life. #ShortStory

Pic is of a postapocalyptic pre-enactor camp in the Arizona desert--the setting for "Collateral Damage"

Trailers, buildings, and vehicles scattered across a rugged desert landscape with buttes and scrubby vegetation.

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Janet Alcorn @janetalcorn.bsky.social · 4h

This. There’s a quote about planting a tree that also applies to starting something that matters to you: The best time to plant a tree was 30 years ago. The second best time is now.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22h

An estimated 15.7 million workers use SNAP. It’s a lifeline for those in low-wage jobs.

Meanwhile, CEOs are paid 280x as much as the typical worker.

Don’t be angry at workers for using food stamps.

Be angry at the corporations paying them so little that they need them.

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Janet Alcorn @janetalcorn.bsky.social · 17h

Husband and I are in our 50s and used to eat at Chipotle almost once a week. Then the quality went way downhill. We tried a few times at different restaurants, and it was consistently mediocre. Haven’t eaten there in over a year. If you’re going to charge that much, the food had better be good.

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AskAubry 🦝 🐆 @askaubry.com · 1d

Ah yes girls can't understand the true meaning of Frankenstein...

Literally written by a 19 year old girl Mary Shelley.

@ericjthom...

girls watching frankenstein: i hope the movie shows jacob elordi's thingy

boys watching frankenstein: i hope the movie shows that man is the true monster— thusly when he is playing

god

IG & Threads: @ask_aubry

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4d

Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 84th day out of the last 96.

12 days of work in over 3 months.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.

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Papa Woof und Krampus und Bleaken @papawoof.bsky.social · 4d

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Janet Alcorn @janetalcorn.bsky.social · 4d

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Janet Alcorn @janetalcorn.bsky.social · 4d

Wow--congrats!!

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Janet Alcorn @janetalcorn.bsky.social · 16d

I hate even more that agents expect authors to pitch their work this way.

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Mark Donaldson @markdon.bsky.social · 18d

"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower"
– Albert Camus

Painting by Robert Moore - "Autumn Joy"
(5 x 4 ft, oil on canvas - 2017)

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Janet Alcorn @janetalcorn.bsky.social · 17d

I love this article! What's great about lots of rejections? It means 1) you're putting yourself out there, 2) you're stretching, trying for things that may be a little beyond you, and 3) you're making yourself get used to rejection so it doesn't throw you off track.

www.nytimes.com/2018/12/14/o...

Opinion | I Got Rejected 101 Times (Published 2018)

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Janet Alcorn @janetalcorn.bsky.social · 19d

In my #Clovis garden this morning: pink brugmansia, purple mums, and 'Scentimental' rose 🌱 #gardening #flowers

'Scentimental' rose bloom - red with white stripes

Janet Alcorn @janetalcorn.bsky.social · 19d

Ooh, those green zebras are so pretty (and yummy!)

Janet Alcorn @janetalcorn.bsky.social · 21d

James Clear shared this quote in his newsletter this week, and it really resonated with me. I'm a bit of an introvert, but I also know I need other people. This quote is a great reminder that if we don't want to be lonely, we have to put forth effort to be in community.

X post from Divya Venn: "Being annoyed is the price you pay for community. It means having guests when you'd rather be alone. It means letting someone live with you even when they get on your nerves. It means showing up for events that you'd rather not go to. It means turning the other cheek.

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Jared Wayne Gifford @jaredwaynegifford.bsky.social · 21d

#WritingCommunity Don't mock a genre simply because it's not for you.
This is the reason we have multiple genres, because there's literally something for everyone.

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Janet Alcorn @janetalcorn.bsky.social · 22d

Roses and herbs in my Central Valley, CA garden #gardening #flowers #herbs

Janet Alcorn @janetalcorn.bsky.social · 23d

I’m so sorry.

Janet Alcorn @janetalcorn.bsky.social · 23d

I want to believe that, but his base will just put their fingers in their ears and screech, “Fake news.” That will provide cover for the Rs who hate Trump but like his policies to claim there’s doubt and stick with him.

I hate how pessimistic I’ve become.

Janet Alcorn @janetalcorn.bsky.social · 24d

Great post listing some wonderful mystery/crime fiction short stories. Several of these are going on my reading list. #mysteries #CrimeFiction
shortmystery.blogspot.com/2025/10/grea...

Great New Reads From the Short Mystery Fiction Society

About Shortmystery, genre insight from every perspective: reading, writing, revising, submitting, editing, publishing, and publicity.

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Janet Alcorn @janetalcorn.bsky.social · 25d

I hope you get tons of people! I'm doing a public reading on 10/18 as part of a literary festival, and I'll also be happy if anyone attends.

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Janet Alcorn @janetalcorn.bsky.social · 25d

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I'm doing my first-ever giveaway to newsletter subscribers! To be entered to win a copy of the 2022 Deathlehem holiday horror anthology, which includes my short story, "The Fine Print," subscribe to my newsletter (janetalcorn.com/newsletter/) (sorry, I can only ship to the US)

Cover of 'Twas the Fright Before Christmas in Deathlehem

Janet Alcorn @janetalcorn.bsky.social · 26d

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AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long (Official 4K Video)

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Janet Alcorn @janetalcorn.bsky.social · 26d

Hang in there. From what I hear, low attendance at signings is all too common.

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Janet Alcorn @janetalcorn.bsky.social · 26d

That should be *former* coworkers. Stupid autocorrect.

Janet Alcorn @janetalcorn.bsky.social · 26d

Yep! Also the thought of de-icing them in a cold climate.