Laura Keating
@lorekeating.bsky.social
Writer of Fiction; Bae of Fundy
Website https://www.lorekeating.com/
Novella AGONY'S LODESTONE https://store.tenebrouspress.com/products/agonys-lodestone-print
She/Her
Website https://www.lorekeating.com/
Novella AGONY'S LODESTONE https://store.tenebrouspress.com/products/agonys-lodestone-print
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Laura Keating
@lorekeating.bsky.social
· Aug 12
[Very Attenborough voice] The Author, startled by onlookers, observed in her natural New Brunswick habitat. Help keep this isolated creature's environment thriving.
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I regret to inform my readers that I just got back from a brisk, 30-minute walk and indeed my mood and energy levels are increased, my general outlook much improved.
I went so far as to hydrate afterwards.
I went so far as to hydrate afterwards.
December 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I regret to inform my readers that I just got back from a brisk, 30-minute walk and indeed my mood and energy levels are increased, my general outlook much improved.
I went so far as to hydrate afterwards.
I went so far as to hydrate afterwards.
This is so brilliant and beautifully done.
Who is the brillant teacher who found a way to get kids to listen to Beethoven’s 5th—and like it! #AMomentofJoy
December 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
This is so brilliant and beautifully done.
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Weird fiction
“Frog,” asked Toad, “did this really happen?”
“Maybe it did, and maybe it didn’t,” said Frog.
“Maybe it did, and maybe it didn’t,” said Frog.
December 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Weird fiction
Refreshing my email like I'm sneaking up on a butterfly with a big net.
Maybeeee - now!
Nope. Okay. I'll try again in ten minutes.
Maybeeee - now!
Nope. Okay. I'll try again in ten minutes.
December 1, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Refreshing my email like I'm sneaking up on a butterfly with a big net.
Maybeeee - now!
Nope. Okay. I'll try again in ten minutes.
Maybeeee - now!
Nope. Okay. I'll try again in ten minutes.
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A reminder this holiday season and always
November 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
A reminder this holiday season and always
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
I encourage everyone to get back into dinosaurs as an grown up.
Learning about the epochs and all the weird/scary guys you missed first time round is a straight shot to holy smokes childhood wonder again 🦕🦖✨
Learning about the epochs and all the weird/scary guys you missed first time round is a straight shot to holy smokes childhood wonder again 🦕🦖✨
To put it in perspective, the time period between Stegosaurus and T Rex is about 33% longer than the time period between T Rex and today
I don’t know a lot.
But I know a lot about dinosaurs.
Now we all know dinosaurs lived for millions of years right?
But does you mind actually wrap around how long they dominated for?
Lets get a little perspective.
Did you know Allosaurus never saw flowers but T.rex did?
But I know a lot about dinosaurs.
Now we all know dinosaurs lived for millions of years right?
But does you mind actually wrap around how long they dominated for?
Lets get a little perspective.
Did you know Allosaurus never saw flowers but T.rex did?
November 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I encourage everyone to get back into dinosaurs as an grown up.
Learning about the epochs and all the weird/scary guys you missed first time round is a straight shot to holy smokes childhood wonder again 🦕🦖✨
Learning about the epochs and all the weird/scary guys you missed first time round is a straight shot to holy smokes childhood wonder again 🦕🦖✨
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Yesterday I posted about my favorite novellas of the year, and today I'm posting about my favorite short fiction collections of 2025.
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Favorite Collections of 2025 – acwise.net
acwise.net
November 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Yesterday I posted about my favorite novellas of the year, and today I'm posting about my favorite short fiction collections of 2025.
acwise.net/favorite-col...
acwise.net/favorite-col...
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
From last night's reading with fellow local author's Vernon Oickle, Scott Miller, and Bryn Pottie
November 29, 2025 at 4:49 PM
From last night's reading with fellow local author's Vernon Oickle, Scott Miller, and Bryn Pottie
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See you at the reading tonight 🖤
November 28, 2025 at 7:04 PM
See you at the reading tonight 🖤
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I’ve become bored with AI how come creating doesn’t feel good when none of my feelings are leaving my body and entering the work I don’t get it
November 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I’ve become bored with AI how come creating doesn’t feel good when none of my feelings are leaving my body and entering the work I don’t get it
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I don’t get it, why does making art become unsatisfying when you remove the part where your brain works and is rewarded with a sense of accomplishment
November 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I don’t get it, why does making art become unsatisfying when you remove the part where your brain works and is rewarded with a sense of accomplishment
Doing a reading in Liverpool tonight, if you're around to pop by
November 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Doing a reading in Liverpool tonight, if you're around to pop by
My parents would open the door after breakfast and out we went. We lived in a rural area, so we'd wander faaaar into the old cow fields. Miles from home. I was 3, my sister was 4. The neighbour boys were the same ages. We were simply told to stick together. Parental supervision was not a thing.
Those who didn’t live it can’t quite understand how unsupervised we were. I remember being 3 and hanging out on the street with no adults in sight. sometimes supervised by my friend’s older sister who was 4. We would cook food for ourselves and no one worried about us burning the house down. Crazy.
Many of us weren't well supervised in the 80s. Our parents gave us house keys, dropped us at school, and hoped for the best.
November 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
My parents would open the door after breakfast and out we went. We lived in a rural area, so we'd wander faaaar into the old cow fields. Miles from home. I was 3, my sister was 4. The neighbour boys were the same ages. We were simply told to stick together. Parental supervision was not a thing.
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I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
"I'll just cut this section, to make it less verbose"
*deletes whole document*
*deletes whole document*
November 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
"I'll just cut this section, to make it less verbose"
*deletes whole document*
*deletes whole document*
You've never had a song stuck in your head like Barbara Streisand's rendition of Jingle Bells.
(I'm so sorry, this is my "The Ring" tape. Look it up, if you're curious, but then it'll get you too ...)
(I'm so sorry, this is my "The Ring" tape. Look it up, if you're curious, but then it'll get you too ...)
November 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
You've never had a song stuck in your head like Barbara Streisand's rendition of Jingle Bells.
(I'm so sorry, this is my "The Ring" tape. Look it up, if you're curious, but then it'll get you too ...)
(I'm so sorry, this is my "The Ring" tape. Look it up, if you're curious, but then it'll get you too ...)
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AGONY’s came during our 1st push at a “full”schedule. An exciting & nerve jangling time where we never knew what would happen (still don’t). But it hit hard for us, because Laura hustled hard for its success, & because it’s such a good fucking book w/a killer central hook that people want to read🖤☠️
Forever proud of this novella.
Have I improved as a writer since? Yes. Do I still love this story and these characters? YES. Do I have impossible sequel ideas? Yes, my good b*tch 🖤
Please purchase from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social , they are the realest of deals 🖤
Have I improved as a writer since? Yes. Do I still love this story and these characters? YES. Do I have impossible sequel ideas? Yes, my good b*tch 🖤
Please purchase from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social , they are the realest of deals 🖤
November 24, 2025 at 12:20 AM
AGONY’s came during our 1st push at a “full”schedule. An exciting & nerve jangling time where we never knew what would happen (still don’t). But it hit hard for us, because Laura hustled hard for its success, & because it’s such a good fucking book w/a killer central hook that people want to read🖤☠️
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One of our rad Cultists just emailed a pic of their updated centerpiece bookshelf & y’all: I am continually humbled that this thing that Alex & I started 5 years ago inspires such loyalty & passion.
Forget the holiday: every day of the year, we’re thankful for you🖤☠️
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Forget the holiday: every day of the year, we’re thankful for you🖤☠️
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November 27, 2025 at 12:43 AM
One of our rad Cultists just emailed a pic of their updated centerpiece bookshelf & y’all: I am continually humbled that this thing that Alex & I started 5 years ago inspires such loyalty & passion.
Forget the holiday: every day of the year, we’re thankful for you🖤☠️
store.tenebrouspress.com
Forget the holiday: every day of the year, we’re thankful for you🖤☠️
store.tenebrouspress.com
Libraries ARE RADICAL. Supporting them is revolutionary.
They are one of the best things we've ever created and maintained in society and we should all protect them fiercely.
They are one of the best things we've ever created and maintained in society and we should all protect them fiercely.
November 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Libraries ARE RADICAL. Supporting them is revolutionary.
They are one of the best things we've ever created and maintained in society and we should all protect them fiercely.
They are one of the best things we've ever created and maintained in society and we should all protect them fiercely.
The 30 second scene in "Titanic," where the camera pans over Rose's photos displaying the fearless and beautiful life she lived, might be the single most influential film moment I know.
November 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
The 30 second scene in "Titanic," where the camera pans over Rose's photos displaying the fearless and beautiful life she lived, might be the single most influential film moment I know.
Baked homemade bread today and the smell in the house is ...
Is this scent so redolent of comfort because the aroma of loaves has been with us for 1000s of years? Reporting that not only was food grown & harvested but peace abundant enough, as time requires, to prepare?
Or just, f*ck yeah bread!
Is this scent so redolent of comfort because the aroma of loaves has been with us for 1000s of years? Reporting that not only was food grown & harvested but peace abundant enough, as time requires, to prepare?
Or just, f*ck yeah bread!
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Baked homemade bread today and the smell in the house is ...
Is this scent so redolent of comfort because the aroma of loaves has been with us for 1000s of years? Reporting that not only was food grown & harvested but peace abundant enough, as time requires, to prepare?
Or just, f*ck yeah bread!
Is this scent so redolent of comfort because the aroma of loaves has been with us for 1000s of years? Reporting that not only was food grown & harvested but peace abundant enough, as time requires, to prepare?
Or just, f*ck yeah bread!
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"For the men, I like to craft a prison. Colours are drained. The noose tightens no matter the knot. To dress up is to stand on the edge of a plateau and see it is but a thin precipice we decided to call the world - as if that keeps us safe."
May 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
"For the men, I like to craft a prison. Colours are drained. The noose tightens no matter the knot. To dress up is to stand on the edge of a plateau and see it is but a thin precipice we decided to call the world - as if that keeps us safe."