Nicholas Perez
@zephonsacriel.bsky.social
Blanco Cuban Writer of SFF. To Root Somewhere Beautiful: An Anthology of Reclamation and The Vanisher on Chain Letter Substack, both are OUT NOW! ¡Palestina Libre! No AI.
Unagented. Seeking representation.
Unagented. Seeking representation.
Pinned
Nicholas Perez
@zephonsacriel.bsky.social
· Jun 17
The Vanisher
by Nicholas Perez
weeklychainletter.substack.com
I have officially made my debut in HORROR!
My new short story The Vanisher is now available at the Chain Letter Substack! If you liked the movie Malignant, then this is for you!
Warnings for blood, gore, and garbage disposals
weeklychainletter.substack.com/p/the-vanish...
My new short story The Vanisher is now available at the Chain Letter Substack! If you liked the movie Malignant, then this is for you!
Warnings for blood, gore, and garbage disposals
weeklychainletter.substack.com/p/the-vanish...
The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden.
It's so fun so far!
It's so fun so far!
what are we reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaading?
January 28, 2026 at 11:48 AM
The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden.
It's so fun so far!
It's so fun so far!
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It has been my great honour to interview Jessica Amanda Salmonson, after writing a profile on her which you can find in New Edge Sword & Sorcery #3.
WELCOME JESSICA AMANDA SALMONSON!
Jessica will have a Sword & Sorcery poetry cycle in one of this year's issues, and there will be an interview with her by Bryn Hammond. See cool art, crowdfund exclusives, and other exciting details here: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
Jessica will have a Sword & Sorcery poetry cycle in one of this year's issues, and there will be an interview with her by Bryn Hammond. See cool art, crowdfund exclusives, and other exciting details here: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...
January 28, 2026 at 4:21 AM
It has been my great honour to interview Jessica Amanda Salmonson, after writing a profile on her which you can find in New Edge Sword & Sorcery #3.
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For the @strangehorizons.bsky.social 2026 Criticism Special, I wrote about weird fiction being constituted by weird reading, vis a vis Sederholm and Woofter’s The Weird and @undertow.bsky.social’s The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, Vol. 1., in tribute to Maureen Kincaid Speller. It’s a long one.
The Brackish Pool: Towards a Critical Practice of Reading Weird Fiction
The ideal reader of the weird has to embrace a kind of wilful suspension of foreknowledge or generic expectation.
strangehorizons.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:42 PM
For the @strangehorizons.bsky.social 2026 Criticism Special, I wrote about weird fiction being constituted by weird reading, vis a vis Sederholm and Woofter’s The Weird and @undertow.bsky.social’s The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, Vol. 1., in tribute to Maureen Kincaid Speller. It’s a long one.
I love Wuthering Heights (the book) to death, but even to this day, I don't understand any of what Joseph said.
January 27, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I love Wuthering Heights (the book) to death, but even to this day, I don't understand any of what Joseph said.
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You’ve got to love how actress Kelly Marie Tran, one of the most harassed people ever to be on the internet, still leapt up to defend trans people in a recent interview. No one would blame her for keeping her head down and shutting up forever but she will NOT and I admire her for it ⭐
Star Wars actor says ‘trans rights are human rights’ when asked about Harry Potter
Kelly Marie Tran said ‘trans rights are human rights’ when the topic of JK Rowling's Harry Potter series was mentioned in an interview.
www.thepinknews.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:23 PM
You’ve got to love how actress Kelly Marie Tran, one of the most harassed people ever to be on the internet, still leapt up to defend trans people in a recent interview. No one would blame her for keeping her head down and shutting up forever but she will NOT and I admire her for it ⭐
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always tossing out my spells...
January 27, 2026 at 11:05 AM
always tossing out my spells...
3 out of 5 stars to Zothique by Clark Ashton Smith
For the most part, these macabre stories are enjoyable. However, Smith's prose can sometimes get tedious and the stories reptitive. The Dark Eidolon is unmatched though.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
For the most part, these macabre stories are enjoyable. However, Smith's prose can sometimes get tedious and the stories reptitive. The Dark Eidolon is unmatched though.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
January 26, 2026 at 5:26 PM
3 out of 5 stars to Zothique by Clark Ashton Smith
For the most part, these macabre stories are enjoyable. However, Smith's prose can sometimes get tedious and the stories reptitive. The Dark Eidolon is unmatched though.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
For the most part, these macabre stories are enjoyable. However, Smith's prose can sometimes get tedious and the stories reptitive. The Dark Eidolon is unmatched though.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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"....sure, game changers!"
January 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM
"....sure, game changers!"
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ICYMI: massive news out of our camp, with @essahansen.bsky.social ‘s brilliant Battle Royale novella shortlisted for the BSFAs!
January 26, 2026 at 11:11 AM
ICYMI: massive news out of our camp, with @essahansen.bsky.social ‘s brilliant Battle Royale novella shortlisted for the BSFAs!
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This is this week (in two days) (this Wednesday evening)
I actually keep forgetting, but hopefully that won't happen on the day and I will actually show up 💀
Please do come!
I actually keep forgetting, but hopefully that won't happen on the day and I will actually show up 💀
Please do come!
A reminder that I am doing an event in CAMBRIDGE (England variety) (Cambridgeshire variety) in a couple of weeks, and you should come to it. Bring your friends! I will have my weird little guy stamp!
www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
www.waterstones.com/events/an-ev...
An Evening with Finn Longman | Events at Waterstones Bookshops | Waterstones
Events at Waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. Find information and tickets about An Evening with Finn Longman today.
www.waterstones.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:04 AM
This is this week (in two days) (this Wednesday evening)
I actually keep forgetting, but hopefully that won't happen on the day and I will actually show up 💀
Please do come!
I actually keep forgetting, but hopefully that won't happen on the day and I will actually show up 💀
Please do come!
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The only thing trans people are guilty of is being hot and/or spending too much money on Warhammer figurines.
Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
January 24, 2026 at 4:13 AM
The only thing trans people are guilty of is being hot and/or spending too much money on Warhammer figurines.
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A day later and I refuse to believe Ryan Murphy wrote a show in which a terminally online antisocial misogynist… needed to have the terms Chad and incel explained to him.
Oh.
Oh my God.
We're introduced to a fat guy addicted to cam girls, he feels miserable and resentful towards women... and when he decides to take the Not!Substance, the seller outright tells him-
"You're an incel."
To which this fat guy who lives his life seemingly exclusively online replies...
Oh my God.
We're introduced to a fat guy addicted to cam girls, he feels miserable and resentful towards women... and when he decides to take the Not!Substance, the seller outright tells him-
"You're an incel."
To which this fat guy who lives his life seemingly exclusively online replies...
... I can't tell if it's my soundbar, the audio compression or the sound mixing but I can't hear a single line of dialogue. Even cranking it up it's unintelligible.
Subs it is but *damn,* it shouldn't have to be.
Subs it is but *damn,* it shouldn't have to be.
January 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM
A day later and I refuse to believe Ryan Murphy wrote a show in which a terminally online antisocial misogynist… needed to have the terms Chad and incel explained to him.
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It's St Dwynwen's Day here in #Wales (our equivalent of St Valentine's Day), and it's finally stopped raining!
We'll be celebrating with a spooky church walk, a flask of tea, and a Tregroes chocolate waffle. They're the absolute best!😀❤️
We'll be celebrating with a spooky church walk, a flask of tea, and a Tregroes chocolate waffle. They're the absolute best!😀❤️
January 25, 2026 at 1:17 PM
It's St Dwynwen's Day here in #Wales (our equivalent of St Valentine's Day), and it's finally stopped raining!
We'll be celebrating with a spooky church walk, a flask of tea, and a Tregroes chocolate waffle. They're the absolute best!😀❤️
We'll be celebrating with a spooky church walk, a flask of tea, and a Tregroes chocolate waffle. They're the absolute best!😀❤️
Post a female character you love
January 24, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Post a female character you love
I watched episode 5 of the Mighty Nein this morning, Little Spark, and I immensely enjoyed Caleb's backstory. Like a twisted take on the fantasy farmboy trope. The animation, music, and tension were all so good.
Kudos to Liam O'Brien and Marisha Ray for their performances.
Kudos to Liam O'Brien and Marisha Ray for their performances.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
I watched episode 5 of the Mighty Nein this morning, Little Spark, and I immensely enjoyed Caleb's backstory. Like a twisted take on the fantasy farmboy trope. The animation, music, and tension were all so good.
Kudos to Liam O'Brien and Marisha Ray for their performances.
Kudos to Liam O'Brien and Marisha Ray for their performances.
Of course the energy company posts the bill today of all days.
January 24, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Of course the energy company posts the bill today of all days.
Wow. People are still talking about the Age of Scorpius.
January 24, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Wow. People are still talking about the Age of Scorpius.
Good luck to my fellow Americans with the winter storm today. Stay warm!
January 24, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Good luck to my fellow Americans with the winter storm today. Stay warm!
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Whether you're a writer, an artist, a BSFA member or not, check out the longlists to see the range of excellent writing and art available for us to enjoy. Created with passion and skill by real people 😁
www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
Vote for the BSFA Awards
www.bsfa.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Whether you're a writer, an artist, a BSFA member or not, check out the longlists to see the range of excellent writing and art available for us to enjoy. Created with passion and skill by real people 😁
www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
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I am delighted to see The Green Man's Holiday on the BSFA Awards longlist. Inclusion in this preliminary stage of the awards process is a great compliment. Writing the Magic is also listed in the Non-Fiction category, rewarding all the contributors' and editors' work.
January 23, 2026 at 10:35 AM
I am delighted to see The Green Man's Holiday on the BSFA Awards longlist. Inclusion in this preliminary stage of the awards process is a great compliment. Writing the Magic is also listed in the Non-Fiction category, rewarding all the contributors' and editors' work.
I SUCCESSFULLY GOT GROCERIES BEFORE THE STORM!
January 23, 2026 at 12:38 AM
I SUCCESSFULLY GOT GROCERIES BEFORE THE STORM!
Damn. Juicers are expensive.
January 22, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Damn. Juicers are expensive.
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Jonathan reviews Aoife Josie Clements' debut horror novel PERSONA:
"brilliant, incisive & utterly terrifying...catapults Clements up there with Alison Rumfitt and Gretchen Felker-Martin as a trans woman who is reinventing horror for the modern age"
More: tinyurl.com/dfhpj6bj
@littlepuss.net
"brilliant, incisive & utterly terrifying...catapults Clements up there with Alison Rumfitt and Gretchen Felker-Martin as a trans woman who is reinventing horror for the modern age"
More: tinyurl.com/dfhpj6bj
@littlepuss.net
January 21, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Jonathan reviews Aoife Josie Clements' debut horror novel PERSONA:
"brilliant, incisive & utterly terrifying...catapults Clements up there with Alison Rumfitt and Gretchen Felker-Martin as a trans woman who is reinventing horror for the modern age"
More: tinyurl.com/dfhpj6bj
@littlepuss.net
"brilliant, incisive & utterly terrifying...catapults Clements up there with Alison Rumfitt and Gretchen Felker-Martin as a trans woman who is reinventing horror for the modern age"
More: tinyurl.com/dfhpj6bj
@littlepuss.net