Adrienne Clark
@adrienneclark.bsky.social
Writer, editor, and horror fan freezing in the PNW.
Short stories in ‘His Soul’s Still Dancing’ and ‘Let the Weirdness In.’ Book reviews at Phantastiqa.com
Short stories in ‘His Soul’s Still Dancing’ and ‘Let the Weirdness In.’ Book reviews at Phantastiqa.com
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I find it moving that David Lynch loved IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE so much he couldn't talk about it without crying. His sincere belief in the redemptive possibilities contained in that film and what it said about people seems to me like a key element of understanding his own work.
December 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I find it moving that David Lynch loved IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE so much he couldn't talk about it without crying. His sincere belief in the redemptive possibilities contained in that film and what it said about people seems to me like a key element of understanding his own work.
I’ve been collecting mass markets for years. They’re the superior format, in my opinion, and I’ll miss them dearly.
#booksky
#booksky
All my recent books went from hardcover to trade paperback and almost all of my backlist in mass market has now migrated to trade. The role of mass market paperbacks is now handled almost entirely by ebooks. I'm okay with this but it is the end of an era.
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Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks
After years of steady sales declines, the format will largely disappear next year.
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December 14, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I’ve been collecting mass markets for years. They’re the superior format, in my opinion, and I’ll miss them dearly.
#booksky
#booksky
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I love the fact that we may never collectively agree on what the greatest Christmas movie is, but we all seem to know and celebrate one of the greatest performances in a Christmas movie ever every December, and that's just really wonderful.
December 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
I love the fact that we may never collectively agree on what the greatest Christmas movie is, but we all seem to know and celebrate one of the greatest performances in a Christmas movie ever every December, and that's just really wonderful.
So thrilled to be part of this project! Already counting down the days until I can read everyone’s work.
We also welcome @adrienneclark.bsky.social with her story Rod & Stinky's Last Laugh - a glimpse behind the scenes of a rather troubled production
December 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
So thrilled to be part of this project! Already counting down the days until I can read everyone’s work.
Setting aside the cheeky spelling of “corner,” I love that this sign’s lack of punctuation suggest the existence of multiple Kringles. #editing
November 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Setting aside the cheeky spelling of “corner,” I love that this sign’s lack of punctuation suggest the existence of multiple Kringles. #editing
Matt is most frightened of his artistic talents and what they might inspire in others . . .
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
Q4 is up. Ten minutes to outro and the promo: I am still working my way through. You're all wonderful busy bees today and I adore you!
This one is a little easier. No archetypes!
#HorrorWritersChat
This one is a little easier. No archetypes!
#HorrorWritersChat
November 20, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Matt is most frightened of his artistic talents and what they might inspire in others . . .
#HorrorWritersChat
#HorrorWritersChat
I love being a writer. I just spent 10 minutes researching constipation in 1980s bodybuilders. Followed by researching into the most popular fad diets of the late '80s and early '90s and which ones were most likely to lead to constipation.
#writing
#writing
a white toilet with a pink towel in the bowl
ALT: a white toilet with a pink towel in the bowl
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November 18, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I love being a writer. I just spent 10 minutes researching constipation in 1980s bodybuilders. Followed by researching into the most popular fad diets of the late '80s and early '90s and which ones were most likely to lead to constipation.
#writing
#writing
It's such a universal experience, it's staggering. Makes me want to rewatch "The Witch," which is an incredibly good metaphor for this sadly common phenomena.
The great defining bond of having experienced girlhood is turning 11 and being actively punished by the entire adult world because a bunch of weird men want to fuck you
Theres actually an important convo to be had re: the difference between 5 & 15yo victims of predation, how society treats them, etc. but the ppl most eager to have that talk tend to be interested in the concept of “acceptability” & excusing predation rather than preventing it or helping anyone
November 14, 2025 at 4:54 AM
It's such a universal experience, it's staggering. Makes me want to rewatch "The Witch," which is an incredibly good metaphor for this sadly common phenomena.
Just spent all my writing time tonight fleshing out my outline for the next chapter. Sometimes pre-writing like this (and this is on top of a 15-page outline) feels like a waste, but I've found if I don't do it, I'm far more likely to steer myself into an iceberg even when I know the scene beats.
November 14, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Just spent all my writing time tonight fleshing out my outline for the next chapter. Sometimes pre-writing like this (and this is on top of a 15-page outline) feels like a waste, but I've found if I don't do it, I'm far more likely to steer myself into an iceberg even when I know the scene beats.
What an incredible angle for this piece. Nicole, I hope you read this and heed this advice fr.
Following her upcoming role in Osgood Perkins' THE YOUNG PEOPLE, here's 4 other horror filmmakers we'd love to see Nicole Kidman work with.
4 Horror Directors We’d Love To See Nicole Kidman Team Up With
Following her upcoming role in Osgood Perkins' THE YOUNG PEOPLE, here's 4 other horror filmmakers we'd love to see Nicole Kidman work with.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
What an incredible angle for this piece. Nicole, I hope you read this and heed this advice fr.
Hey fellow writers, how often do you all take a break from your main work in progress? And if you do, what do you do in the meantime? I'm 10 chapters into this book and was considering taking a week or so break to do a quick short story. In your opinion, good idea or bad idea?
#writing
#writing
November 13, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Hey fellow writers, how often do you all take a break from your main work in progress? And if you do, what do you do in the meantime? I'm 10 chapters into this book and was considering taking a week or so break to do a quick short story. In your opinion, good idea or bad idea?
#writing
#writing
Excited to see what comes of this. Season 1 constructed a really giant pair of shoes for Season 2 to fill.
November 12, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Excited to see what comes of this. Season 1 constructed a really giant pair of shoes for Season 2 to fill.
It would honestly be more frightening than an animated skeleton.
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 11, 2025 at 1:41 AM
It would honestly be more frightening than an animated skeleton.
The other sexiest thing a movie can do is be 90 minutes long. 🥵
The sexiest thing a movie can do is drop a title card 10 to 25 minutes into the film.
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The other sexiest thing a movie can do is be 90 minutes long. 🥵
Here is the perfect example of why serial commas are superior. Even when working in AP style, I try to encourage folks to make an exception to include it. #writing
November 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Here is the perfect example of why serial commas are superior. Even when working in AP style, I try to encourage folks to make an exception to include it. #writing
Reading Clive Barker’s “Coldheart Canyon” for the first time right now and it’s hitting all the right beats for me. The way Barker eases readers into the supernatural is so masterful. One minute the world is as it should be, but just twenty pages later, you’re ready to accept the extraordinary.
November 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Reading Clive Barker’s “Coldheart Canyon” for the first time right now and it’s hitting all the right beats for me. The way Barker eases readers into the supernatural is so masterful. One minute the world is as it should be, but just twenty pages later, you’re ready to accept the extraordinary.
October 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Check out The Vampire Autopsies by Brooks Peck on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/639...
The Vampire Autopsies
In the early 1700s, doctors exhumed and autopsied a number of suspected vampires in Eastern Europe. Read their actual findings.
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September 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Check out The Vampire Autopsies by Brooks Peck on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/639...
So what are people looking forward to reading this fall? My TBR remains overwhelming and the solution may the to abandon it and run toward your recommendations lol. #booksky #amreading #bookrecs
August 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
So what are people looking forward to reading this fall? My TBR remains overwhelming and the solution may the to abandon it and run toward your recommendations lol. #booksky #amreading #bookrecs
My day just got better, and I bet yours did too!
August 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
My day just got better, and I bet yours did too!
Congrats to @joshuathehull.bsky.social on the book release! Pick up a copy asap and read my review here: phantastiqa.com/8114-book-re...
August 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Congrats to @joshuathehull.bsky.social on the book release! Pick up a copy asap and read my review here: phantastiqa.com/8114-book-re...
Just hit send on a short story submission; finished reading "Victorian Psycho" by Virginia Feito; and now I'm back to sorting out the plot on the next novel-length work I've been working on. Not a bad Tuesday, all things considered. #amwriting
June 25, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Just hit send on a short story submission; finished reading "Victorian Psycho" by Virginia Feito; and now I'm back to sorting out the plot on the next novel-length work I've been working on. Not a bad Tuesday, all things considered. #amwriting
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We're excited to announce the founding of Shiraki Press! We are an independent publisher focusing on short form genre fiction for adults with a hopepunk vibe.
Our submissions are open!
Learn more at shirakipress.com
#booksky #publishing #smallpress #hopepunk #books
Our submissions are open!
Learn more at shirakipress.com
#booksky #publishing #smallpress #hopepunk #books
April 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
We're excited to announce the founding of Shiraki Press! We are an independent publisher focusing on short form genre fiction for adults with a hopepunk vibe.
Our submissions are open!
Learn more at shirakipress.com
#booksky #publishing #smallpress #hopepunk #books
Our submissions are open!
Learn more at shirakipress.com
#booksky #publishing #smallpress #hopepunk #books
I’ll forever be chasing the high of reading ‘The Starving Saints’ by @caitlinstarling.com for the first time. What a fantastic horror tale! Go ahead and pre-order this one now. My review: phantastiqa.com/the-starving...
April 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I’ll forever be chasing the high of reading ‘The Starving Saints’ by @caitlinstarling.com for the first time. What a fantastic horror tale! Go ahead and pre-order this one now. My review: phantastiqa.com/the-starving...