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Lauren Bolger

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Horror writer startled by most sounds. Kill Radio out now with Malarkey Books. The Barre Incidents out Oct 2025! My website: https://www.laurenbolger.com/ Jewish / Free Palestine

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Lauren Bolger @renbolger.bsky.social · 11d

Today, The Barre Incidents is officially released upon the world. A Horror book about grieving the “easy” parent (who is undead), falling for your best friend, learning cryptids are real, and banished, embittered gods. Happy born day TBI! You can order here! malarkeybooks.com/store/barre-...

Cover for The Barre Incidents by me (Lauren Bolger). A statue’s face with a graveyard superimposed behind it. Cover art is by Matt Revert!

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Lauren Bolger @renbolger.bsky.social · 1h

It sounds so satisfying to repeat heheh

Lauren Bolger @renbolger.bsky.social · 1h

Also, your quote was the best part, I must say lol

Lauren Bolger @renbolger.bsky.social · 1h

”I’m battling low potassium according to Quest Diagnostics.” 😂

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Chris Scott @iamchrisscott.bsky.social · 9d

So excited to have a new story in one of my very favorite magazines today. Super proud of this one, and I hope you all like it.

Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com · 9d

"...I'm overcome with the sudden certainty that she'll vanish, the door transporting her to the moon or Siberia. But before my fear can get away from me, she's already through."

"Door in the Woods" by @iamchrisscott.bsky.social, new flash fiction out today at OKD. 📝

Door in the Woods by Chris Scott

Sarah is hiking up ahead of me, so she’s the first to see it. She goes around the bend, says “Hey now,” and stops in her tracks. Then I see it, too. Right there in the middle of the trail is a sing…

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Lauren Bolger @renbolger.bsky.social · 1h

The woods is a great place to read this!! Nothing could go wrong. Thanks Chris :)

Chris Scott @iamchrisscott.bsky.social · 2h

In hindsight *maybe* could’ve picked a slightly less spooky book to read in the woods but no regrets. Loving this, @renbolger.bsky.social @malarkeybooks.bsky.social

Book: The Barre Incidents by Lauren Bolger

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chris-ture from the black lagoon @thecorlew.bsky.social · 3h

I got my whistle at the ready

Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 3h

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

FORM A CROWD
STAY LOUD
PROTECT EACH OTHER
CODE I:
ICE NEARBY
BLOW QUICKLY IN A BROKEN RHYTHM:
PRE-PRE-PRE!
→ ALERTS THE COMMUNITY THAT ICE AGENTS ARE IN THE AREA.
ROGERS PARK WHISTLE PROTOCOLS
WHY A WHISTLE? ON THE STREETS
• A SIMPLE TOOL FOR FAST ALERTS.
• LOUD.
RECOGNIZABLE.
IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
• OUR VOICES ARE
STRONGER TOGETHER.
WHISTLES GUIDE
PEOPLE TO:
• FOLLOW ICE CARAVANS
• CATCH UP WITH THE CROWD
• ALERT NEIGHBORS
TO JOIN IN
NOISE = VISIBILITY.
CODE 2:
CODE RED
BLOW THREE LONG BLASTS:
PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE!
→ ICE IS DETAINING SOMEONE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
DON'T STAY SILENT. STAY NONVIOLENT.
WHY IT WORKS
• INSTANT ALERT
SYSTEM
• FASTER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA
• TURNS SILENCE INTO COMMUNITY
ACTION
ORIGINAL FLYER CREATED BY:
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• WEAR YOUR WHISTLE AROUND YOUR NECK
TEACH FAMILY
EIGHBORS TH
CODES
• USE IT WHEN ICE IS
SPOTTED
• PROTECT EACH OTHER, ALWAYS
TOGETHER, WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
THIS FLYER DISTRIBUTED BY:
PROTECT RP
• @PROTECTRP_

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Malarkey @malarkeybooks.bsky.social · 7h

Good morning. Here is the cover, designed by @johnchrostek.com, for @trentbwrites.bsky.social’s forthcoming novel, The Walls Are Closing In On Us, which you can, which you should because it’s good, preorder now! malarkeybooks.com/store/thewal...

Book cover for The Walls Are Closing In On Us by Joshua Trent Brown. Features a winding snake over a river. Blurb by Austin Ross, author of Gloria Patri: “a book that examines not only the soul of a man but—perhaps—the soul of a nation."

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Lauren Bolger @renbolger.bsky.social · 1d

Omg there are some horror fans here today 🥹 Warms my heart

Lauren Bolger @renbolger.bsky.social · 1d

This is today! Come say hi if you’re near Algonquin. I love this Barnes & Noble. It’s my local one. 💜

Event Details

IN STORE
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2025 11:00 AM CT
Book Signing with author Lauren Bolger
ABOUT THIS EVENT
Thiller/Horror author Lauren Bolger will be in store (from 11-1) signing copies of her newest book, The Barre Incidents.

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Michael Bettendorf @beardedbetts.bsky.social · 1d

Y'all should go visit Lauren! Talk to her about books n music n have her sign her new book!

Lauren Bolger @renbolger.bsky.social · 1d

This is today! Come say hi if you’re near Algonquin. I love this Barnes & Noble. It’s my local one. 💜

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Lauren Bolger @renbolger.bsky.social · 1d

(1802 S Randall Rd in Algonquin, IL)

Lauren Bolger @renbolger.bsky.social · 1d

This is today! Come say hi if you’re near Algonquin. I love this Barnes & Noble. It’s my local one. 💜

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Lauren Bolger @renbolger.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations!! That’s so awesome!

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Lauren Bolger @renbolger.bsky.social · 2d

I bought some plushes and a pair of lunar moth hi tops that glow in the dark. 41 can be hard but some parts are good

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 2d

ICE continues its relentless assault on Chicago street vendors. Rapid response teams in Pilsen and Little Village confirmed a street vendor was taken on Cermak and Troy and also on Damen and Cermak. These are on two major Latine commercial corridors.

Confirmed sighting in little village

Today October 10, 2025 at 10:55am we were able to confirm that ICE kidnapped a street vendor on Cermak and Troy in front of the laundry mat. Another street vendor was taken on Damen and Cermak in Pilsen. If you have any more information please call 855-435-7693 or to report any unusual or suspicious activity. Our community is safest when we are informed and organized.

Description of vehicles: a black GMC Denali suv and Tahoe

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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 3d

feds have been all over chicagoland today.

reports of people abducted from back of the yards, cicero, rogers park, hermosa, barrington, batavia, and bridgeview.

feds are out in force in aurora. not sharing video, but residents have likewise turned out in force—and they aren't happy.

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Jim Daley @jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 2d

I'm at the scene where ICE abducted multiple people from Lincoln and Foster this morning.

A WGN producer was among the people taken, allegedly because she was among a group of bystanders who tried to intervene. ICE agents hit this car while making their getaway.

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Alex Ebenstein @alexebenstein.bsky.social · 2d

I have a story on PseudoPod! This one means a lot to me. Check it out?

PseudoPod @pseudopod.org · 2d

Flash on the Borderlands LXXV: Together is Our Favorite Place to Be

“Our family doesn’t have to be perfect to be wonderful.”

The Wind Beneath, byAlex Ebenstein
They Still Haven’t Found Stevie, by Scott Weisser
Precious Darlings, by Annie Diao

Various CWs: please follow the link

PseudoPod 997: Flash on the Borderlands LXXV: Together is Our Favorite Place to Be

Our family doesn’t have to be perfect to be wonderful. There’s a gale when dawn illuminates our world. The morning light arrives as though leached from my son’s eyes, his gaze cast skyward…

pseudopod.org

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Lauren Bolger @renbolger.bsky.social · 2d

I still have copies of The Barre Incidents at my house before I run out. After that, it'll be filled with @malarkeybooks.bsky.social stock. These last five will get signed, get a bookmark, and the spinach pie recipe. Sharing my blurbs again from two very cool people to hopefully encourage ya.

"Bolger excels at weaving familial relationships, trauma, and existential dread with the kinds of creatures that will haunt your dreams."

-Michael Bettendorf, author of Trve Cvlt

The Barre Incidents
Out October 2025

"Lauren Bolger's The Barre Incidents is a thrilling mystery about family, love and grief blended with a deep dive into world mythology. The book delightfully interweaves the voices of friendly residents of a small town alongside ancient and otherworldly voices. A strange and thrilling tale!"

-Ivy Grimes, author of The Ghosts of Blaubart Mansion

The Barre Incidents
Out October 2025

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Lauren Bolger @renbolger.bsky.social · 3d

Idk what to post lately. My brain is full of Kpop music and Simpsons quotes. Which is a good thing but still idk what to post lately

Lauren Bolger @renbolger.bsky.social · 3d

Hell yeah! Really looking forward to having this in hand!!

David Corse @itsmedavidcorse.bsky.social · 3d

Coming this November!

Cerulean Sky is a story about absolution set in an America that’s been ravaged by a disease that turns people incorporeal.

It’s my love letter to The Stand!

polymathpress.com/products/cer...

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K. A. Roy @kayleigharoy.bsky.social · 3d

Spotted Red Line: Chicago Horror Stories at my local Barnes & Noble. First time seeing something my work is a part of in the wild! @frombeyondpress.bsky.social

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Wild Hunt Books @wildhuntbooks.bsky.social · 3d

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY TO GOOD BOY BY @talkscaredpod.bsky.social

Order from our bookshop or your favourite retailer.

After a boy vanishes on the outskirts of a small town, a woman spies a mysterious man digging a grave in the exact spot of the disappearance.

www.wildhuntbooks.co.uk/books/p/good...

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Lauren Bolger @renbolger.bsky.social · 3d

🫶🎃😈

Lazy & Entitled @lazyandentitled.bsky.social · 3d

last night’s reading was incredible! Thank you to everyone who came out, and thank you to @renbolger.bsky.social and @tvayyyy.bsky.social for joining us!

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Michael Bettendorf @beardedbetts.bsky.social · 3d

Some of my favorite people on our miserable little planet are gonna be there. Go hang out. Go be weird (weird, not creepy). Go be kind. Have a fucking blast and lean into the void 💀💜🤘

VOIDCON @voidcon.bsky.social · 4d

VOID
TOMORROW

SEE YOU SOON

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B & the Nothingness @bnothing.bsky.social · 10d

This is one of the few times I have ever interacted with @yoadrianididit.bsky.social in real life and it did not disappoint!

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