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@DiasporaDetroit
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Emmy winning filmmaker. Writer of dark stories. Maker of even darker short films. Horror novella WHITE FLIGHT released Nov. 4, 2025. First novel COUNTED WITH THE DEAD released June of 2024. HWA Active Member. #Horror #HWA
The evolution of MAGA:

We hate people who look different from us.

We hate people who think differently than we do.

We hate people who think.
November 17, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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I want a government that doesn’t sound like a deeply damaged, bratty boy when it communicates with citizens exercising their First Amendment rights.
November 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
November 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Eligibility post! I have two 2025 releases:

Never Leaving, a horror novella from
@infestedpublishing.bsky.social

Mad Days: Stories and Curses, a short story collection

I’d love the chance at consideration!
November 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Still out there. Still saving the world one dirtbag at a time.
But until I find a new publisher you can only purchase directly from me or @vortexbooksncomics.bsky.social
Come, see how we make them burn. #BookSky

www.bishopriderbooks.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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FYI: Bram Stoker Award-winning author Cynthia Pelayo's upcoming horror novel IT CAME FROM NEVERLAND is described as Stephen King's IT meets PETER PAN - check out an exclusive cover reveal within.
Exclusive Cover Reveal: Cynthia Pelayo’s IT CAME FROM NEVERLAND Is A Twisted Retelling Of A Classic Childhood Tale
Bram Stoker Award-winning author Cynthia Pelayo's upcoming horror novel IT CAME FROM NEVERLAND is described as Stephen King's IT meets PETER PAN - check out an exclusive cover reveal within.
dlvr.it
November 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
My second novel White Flight lurches into the wider world today. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
November 4, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Fair warning... My novel White Flight goes wide tomorrow. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
November 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I used to believe that most people grew in wisdom and compassion as they aged. Then, I encountered MAGA.
October 31, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Thank you!

Mad Days: Stories and Curses is the perfect reading for Halloween. A terrifying collection of tales and illustrations, available on Amazon and Bookshop, ebook is only $1.99!

Amazon
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Bookshop
bit.ly/41USpIQ
October 31, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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It’s #FridayReads time and Halloween! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I bring you magic, vengeance, ghosts, friendship, a hurricane, and creatures from beyond the reef…and it’s all 45% off because Halloween!🎃
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
October 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
This would be my version of the hard sell.
October 29, 2025 at 5:14 PM
All hell breaking loose on my bookshelves today.
October 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Tiggy and Lucy when I told them they were not invited to my book release party:
October 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Yesterday's release party for White Flight at Vintage and Modern Books in Racine was a blast.
#horrorwriting #horror #hwa
October 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Private prison executives casually discussed the "3,000 arrests per day" quota in earnings calls—despite the Department of Justice previously denying any quota exists. This is fueling immigration raids nationwide while companies rake in record profits.
In Earnings Calls, Private Prison Executives Revel in Profiting Off ICE Arrests
“Our business is perfectly aligned with the demands of this moment,” CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger said on the call.
truthout.org
October 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Really want y’all to read this one! I call it the little book that could. Launched my career here and in France. Blurbs from legends. Created barrio noir. Got hate for my refusal to put el español in italics. Oh, and it helped me land an agent! Perfect Halloween read.
www.amazon.com/Zero-Saints-...
October 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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October 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
One of the first reviews for my upcoming novel White Flight just dropped today from Cemetery Dance Online. And...What can I say? This just blew me away:
#horrorbooks #horrorcommunity #horrorlit #darkfiction
www.cemeterydance.com/extras/revie...
Review: White Flight by Peter O’Keefe
White Flight by Peter O’Keefe Uncomfotably Dark Horror (October 2025) Reviewed by Elizabeth Broadbent Everyone loves a good haunted house story. Make it short and quick, throw in some serious…
www.cemeterydance.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
So, White Flight has its first official review, from Danielle's Dark Corners. Read it here:

www.uncomfortablydark.com/post/10-18-2...
10/18/2025 - Danielle's Dark Corners
Happy Saturday! I am beyond excited to share this week's reviews, so I will skip all the small talk. Let's just dive right in! SKINWEAVERSBy Dan Shrader“The trees above them formed an oppressive canop...
www.uncomfortablydark.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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I've lived in Chicago 40+ years. I've never once felt unsafe here.

Today however, I feel if I breathe wrong in these people's direction that our government has sent to invade us, or if I post the wrong thing online...that it will not end well for me.
October 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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October 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
My new horror novel WHITE FLIGHT is weeks away from release. Pre-sales will open soon.
@gabino.bsky.social #horror #hwa #horrorlit #horrorbook #horrorwriter
October 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM