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Kimberly Davis Basso

@kdbwrites.bsky.social

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writer she/her Humor: I’m a Little Brain Dead; Birth and Other Surprises; No Help at All: 2025 Horror: Next Door; Revolve Voter suppression is a sign of weakness & poor hygiene #strokesurvivor linktr.ee/kdbwrites

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · Jul 12

Me desperately searching bookstores for the men’s fiction section.

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 4h

As a resident of SoCal I’m required to report publicly that it is raining so my amazement and joy can be recorded.

It’s loud and it’s fantastic and I hope the burn scars hold on the hills.

Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 5h

Want to see all the art? Visit #portfolioday

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 1d

Incredible! Well done 🎉🖤🎉🖤

Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 1d

My youngest finished reading Fahrenheit 451 over the weekend and we had a good, albeit horrifying chat about it.
#booksky

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 1d

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 1d

I really enjoy Oogie Boogie as a villain.

✅ a glow in the dark lair
✅ made of bugs and burlap
✅ “I’m gonna do the best I can” before he murders people.

It’s important to try your best even when it will only take a slight snag on your skin suit to make your whole world unravel.

Oogie Boogie with day glo ghosts? Frogs? Critters? No idea but something blue is twisting around d his mouth place.

Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 2d

Sundays are for donuts and Johnny Cash.

Cinnamon tasting donuts, chocolate glazed, and old fashioned glaze twist donuts. And up top some marvel character donuts. Spider-Man and Captain America.

Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 2d

I can feel this in my shoulders and my fingertips and my brain hurts.

Nat Cassidy @natcassidy.bsky.social · 3d

This photo of Robert Bloch is the most writer photo to have ever writer photo’d. It is Pure Writer Photo.

Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 2d

Yes how dare you take a stand by leaving someplace you don’t like to go someplace you enjoy? What’s with you doing exactly what you’ve said people should do?

Sheesh. Stop confusing everyone with your consistency.

Also agreed the internet is weird.

Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 2d

Mayonnaise.
A Clockwork Orange*
Baby shark.

*took me three tries to get through it once. Finally read it and realized there’s a scene they left out at the end.

Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 2d

Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, and one song you can’t stand

Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Happy birthday!

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 4d

It’s #FridayReads time! Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I bring you the perfect read for Latine Heritage Month AND spooky season! Monsters from the deep, dark magic, revenge, friendship, a bloodthirsty spirit, and 45% off! Get some.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

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Yolanda Sfetsos @yolandasfetsos.bsky.social · 5d

If you're looking for an editor, Erin is great to work with.

Erin Al-Mehairi, Editor & Author @erinalmehairi.bsky.social · 5d

I have openings soon for anyone wanting to schedule now for me to do book editing (or any #editing). Working to finish a project now, but after that, I am in need of your work. Development, line, copy, proofreading. Let me be your second set of eyes. DM or email me. Shares wanted & welcome!! 🫶🏼

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Strong Women, Strange Worlds @swsworlds.bsky.social · 4d

Have you attended a Quick Reads (or watched a recording) but you just can't remember that one story that sounded so interesting?

How annoying! What to do?

Well...no worries! You can click here to find information on all our previous QR events!

strongwomenstrangeworlds.weebly.com/handouts.html

a close up of a cartoon sheep with big eyes making a face .

ALT: a close up of a cartoon sheep with big eyes making a face .

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CadmiumTea @cadmiumtea.bsky.social · 4d

“The Heck is that?” thought the cat

A three eyed void cat stares with great suspicion at a bug. This is a mostly green acrylic painting.

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Cat Rector @catrector.com · 5d

"here for art and literature, not politics"

boy have I got news for you

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Had a little issue on world octopus day yesterday, hope she stays.

Glowing inflatable tentacles burst out the windows of our little yellow house, nighttime

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Clay McLeod Chapman @claymcleod.bsky.social · 5d

I wanna give a shout out to Neil McRobert whose debut GOOD BOY releases today. If you know Neil, you know he’s championed the hell out of every horror author working today, thanks to his podcast Talking Scared… so when I had the good fortune of reading his novella early, I jumped: bit.ly/4gYY72y

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Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 5d

Check out as @Gabino_Iglesias reviews PAM KOWOLSKI IS A MONSTER! by @SarahVLangan1: “This isn’t short, it’s exactly as long as it has to be to twist itself into a chaos and then leave us wanting more.”

Pam Kowolski Is a Monster! by Sarah Langan: Review by Gabino Iglesias

Pam Kowolski Is a Monster!, Sarah Langan (Raw Dog Screaming 978-1-94787-991-1, $15.95, 119pp, tp) May 2025. Sarah Langan writes really fun, dark stories, and Raw Dog Screaming Press is one of my fa…

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Christi Nogle @christinogle.bsky.social · 6d

Mosaic-like painting in dark colors with skeleton and snakes

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Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com · 5d

We want to know what you love about Chicago! Nominate your favorite creators, changemakers, business owners, and more for a Best of Chicago award by Oct 26. Help us celebrate what makes this city amazing by going to chicagoreader.com/best

Best of Chicago 2025 - Chicago Reader

It's time for the Best of Chicago 2025! The ballot opens for nominations October 6 through October 26. We want to hear from you, our readers, about what is the latest and greatest in Chicago.

chicagoreader.com

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 5d

Honestly every time I get a call or email from a promo whatever and they end with HOW DOES THAT SOUND?!? I think exhausting. It sounds utterly exhausting. Just let me write my words and drink my tea. Tiny fish. Well kept secret. Secret menu.

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Trish Wilson @trishcwilson.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks Gree for a great #HorrorWritersChat!

My interview with Bruce Campbell (Groovy!) is at The Horror Zine.

www.thehorrorzine.com/Special/Bruc...

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Martin Shannon - Rare Book Author @martinshannon.bsky.social · 6d

This week's Martin finale goes out to @chaoticauthor.online. The man needs your help. He's bored, in a hospital, and low on the green. Send him messages and use this link to brighten his day. Without Matt, you'd never get to read my corny jokes. HORROR!

ko-fi.com/onechaoticau...

#HorrorWritersChat

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Kimberly Davis Basso @kdbwrites.bsky.social · 6d

Sharing my horror collection Next Door via Bookshop because it ships free today! Support indie bookstores 🖤🖤🖤
#HorrorWritersChat

bookshop.org/a/1721/97817...

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