Amanda M. Blake
@amandamblake.bsky.social
Horror and fantasy author of QUESTION NOT MY SALT and the Thorns series; mid-age goth, horror movie aficionado. Coming soon: IN THE DOLLHOUSE WE ALL WAIT (2026), MASQUE (2027). 🪚
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Critters and creatures, it's time to sip and spit. QUESTION NOT MY SALT is the Thanksgiving horror you're looking for, a quick-read novel on the milder side of extreme, with plenty of cringe and gastro horror. geni.us/Question
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New today on the site:
“Both WAKE UP DEAD MAN and CONCLAVE depict faith at work in a world that’s dark and growing darker. Each film holds faith up to the light and asks: In times like these, what are the faithful to do?”
- @dodgyboffin.com
“Both WAKE UP DEAD MAN and CONCLAVE depict faith at work in a world that’s dark and growing darker. Each film holds faith up to the light and asks: In times like these, what are the faithful to do?”
- @dodgyboffin.com
Double Features: Wake Up Dead Man and Conclave
Wake Up Dead Man and Conclave depict faith at work in a world that’s dark and growing darker. Both films hold faith up to the light and ask: In times like these, what are the faithful to do?
www.brightwalldarkroom.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 PM
New today on the site:
“Both WAKE UP DEAD MAN and CONCLAVE depict faith at work in a world that’s dark and growing darker. Each film holds faith up to the light and asks: In times like these, what are the faithful to do?”
- @dodgyboffin.com
“Both WAKE UP DEAD MAN and CONCLAVE depict faith at work in a world that’s dark and growing darker. Each film holds faith up to the light and asks: In times like these, what are the faithful to do?”
- @dodgyboffin.com
Syzygy
Let’s all go around the table and say one word we’re thankful for.
November 28, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Syzygy
Without downloading any new pics, what's it like dating you?
This picture is apparently evergreen with me.
This picture is apparently evergreen with me.
November 28, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Without downloading any new pics, what's it like dating you?
This picture is apparently evergreen with me.
This picture is apparently evergreen with me.
Today I am thankful for cassowaries, because every time I look at a cassowary, I say, "That is an actual dinosaur."
a cassowary with a blue beak is walking on the ground
ALT: a cassowary with a blue beak is walking on the ground
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Today I am thankful for cassowaries, because every time I look at a cassowary, I say, "That is an actual dinosaur."
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've attended:
Michael Buble
Danny Gokey and Natalie Grant
Idina Menzel and Josh Groban
Linda Eder
Kristin Chenoweth
Seriously, y'all, I can sing but I am NOT cool. These are the last five (not in order).
Michael Buble
Danny Gokey and Natalie Grant
Idina Menzel and Josh Groban
Linda Eder
Kristin Chenoweth
Seriously, y'all, I can sing but I am NOT cool. These are the last five (not in order).
Inteoduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve attended
Amon Amarth
Slipknot
Melt Banana
Too Many Zooz
various local acts like Tomboi, Folk is People, and 1Blackfriend
Amon Amarth
Slipknot
Melt Banana
Too Many Zooz
various local acts like Tomboi, Folk is People, and 1Blackfriend
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've attended
Rush
KISS
Aerosmith
Paul McCartney
Iron Maiden
Rush
KISS
Aerosmith
Paul McCartney
Iron Maiden
November 28, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've attended:
Michael Buble
Danny Gokey and Natalie Grant
Idina Menzel and Josh Groban
Linda Eder
Kristin Chenoweth
Seriously, y'all, I can sing but I am NOT cool. These are the last five (not in order).
Michael Buble
Danny Gokey and Natalie Grant
Idina Menzel and Josh Groban
Linda Eder
Kristin Chenoweth
Seriously, y'all, I can sing but I am NOT cool. These are the last five (not in order).
So, I can't listen to Christmas music until I finish writing NEVER & FOREVER. Can't listen or watch anything new. Stay the course.
November 28, 2025 at 12:16 AM
So, I can't listen to Christmas music until I finish writing NEVER & FOREVER. Can't listen or watch anything new. Stay the course.
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If you need a night of nausea, awkwardness, anxiety, and spine-tingling Thanksgiving terror, try my short novel QUESTION NOT MY SALT, an extreme gastro horror novel. Sip and spit, everyone, and don't question Mother's recipes. geni.us/Question
November 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
If you need a night of nausea, awkwardness, anxiety, and spine-tingling Thanksgiving terror, try my short novel QUESTION NOT MY SALT, an extreme gastro horror novel. Sip and spit, everyone, and don't question Mother's recipes. geni.us/Question
Reposted by Amanda M. Blake
Reposted by Amanda M. Blake
My yearly Thanksgiving treat to y'all:
From interviewing Jane Espenson (who said it wasn't in the script)+ Cynthia Bergstrom (costume designer), I learned the cowboy hat Buffy wears in the show's only Thanksgiving ep, that undercuts her Village People joke, was just something SMG wanted to wear
From interviewing Jane Espenson (who said it wasn't in the script)+ Cynthia Bergstrom (costume designer), I learned the cowboy hat Buffy wears in the show's only Thanksgiving ep, that undercuts her Village People joke, was just something SMG wanted to wear
November 27, 2025 at 4:10 PM
My yearly Thanksgiving treat to y'all:
From interviewing Jane Espenson (who said it wasn't in the script)+ Cynthia Bergstrom (costume designer), I learned the cowboy hat Buffy wears in the show's only Thanksgiving ep, that undercuts her Village People joke, was just something SMG wanted to wear
From interviewing Jane Espenson (who said it wasn't in the script)+ Cynthia Bergstrom (costume designer), I learned the cowboy hat Buffy wears in the show's only Thanksgiving ep, that undercuts her Village People joke, was just something SMG wanted to wear
If you need a night of nausea, awkwardness, anxiety, and spine-tingling Thanksgiving terror, try my short novel QUESTION NOT MY SALT, an extreme gastro horror novel. Sip and spit, everyone, and don't question Mother's recipes. geni.us/Question
November 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
If you need a night of nausea, awkwardness, anxiety, and spine-tingling Thanksgiving terror, try my short novel QUESTION NOT MY SALT, an extreme gastro horror novel. Sip and spit, everyone, and don't question Mother's recipes. geni.us/Question
The damn cockroach jumped *from* the sink *onto* me, goddamn it.
November 27, 2025 at 7:35 AM
The damn cockroach jumped *from* the sink *onto* me, goddamn it.
The Day After Tomorrow. That movie got me through my college depression.
November 27, 2025 at 5:07 AM
The Day After Tomorrow. That movie got me through my college depression.
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Spoke with a source who told me the call volume is so high, a call center for both Mastercard & Visa is bringing out pizza and ice cream so agents don’t quite amid the rush. Long waits are causing dropped calls.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
November 26, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Spoke with a source who told me the call volume is so high, a call center for both Mastercard & Visa is bringing out pizza and ice cream so agents don’t quite amid the rush. Long waits are causing dropped calls.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
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New: If you're queer, you know that the holidays can be rough. Maybe you have a bad relationship with your family and holidays carry painful memories. I spoke to LGBTQ+ Texans across the state about how they find community this time of year: www.chron.com/culture/arti...
Where can LGBTQ+ Texans go for Thanksgiving when home is off-limits?
"I just couldn't deal with knowing that I have people that have nowhere to go."
www.chron.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
New: If you're queer, you know that the holidays can be rough. Maybe you have a bad relationship with your family and holidays carry painful memories. I spoke to LGBTQ+ Texans across the state about how they find community this time of year: www.chron.com/culture/arti...
Grocery shopping for other people on Thanksgiving Eve is...something else.
November 27, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Grocery shopping for other people on Thanksgiving Eve is...something else.
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anyway. conde naste should fire Nuzzi, fire the hack editor at vanity fair, reverse its gutting of teen vogue, and apologize to all of us for this nonsense.
November 27, 2025 at 12:17 AM
anyway. conde naste should fire Nuzzi, fire the hack editor at vanity fair, reverse its gutting of teen vogue, and apologize to all of us for this nonsense.
N&F(M8): 125,030/135,000 words
November 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
N&F(M8): 125,030/135,000 words
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a post about Psychopomp in 2026
please read and share
thank you very much
please read and share
thank you very much
what's next for Psychopomp - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
what to expect from Psychopomp (and The Deadlands and Fantasy Magazine) in 2026.
psychopomp.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
a post about Psychopomp in 2026
please read and share
thank you very much
please read and share
thank you very much
I dreamed that I ate a cheeseburger with all the condiments and onions I usually request not be included. I could taste it and feel the texture. I woke up so pissed. Seriously, I can't dream about a good burger?
November 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I dreamed that I ate a cheeseburger with all the condiments and onions I usually request not be included. I could taste it and feel the texture. I woke up so pissed. Seriously, I can't dream about a good burger?
About to finally finish my Meridian series, and now I came up with a concept for another series for my other name to take on, in additional to the elemental series I need to rework anyway? It just never ends, does it?
November 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
About to finally finish my Meridian series, and now I came up with a concept for another series for my other name to take on, in additional to the elemental series I need to rework anyway? It just never ends, does it?
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It’s been two days since we opened and we have 80+ submissions! Thank you for sending us so much great work! Please don’t be discouraged by a fast response: with so many submissions and so few slots, we’ve already had to decline many wonderful stories.
P.S. We would LOVE to see more nonfiction! 💜
P.S. We would LOVE to see more nonfiction! 💜
Submission Guidelines - OTHERSIDE
Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.
othersidespec.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
It’s been two days since we opened and we have 80+ submissions! Thank you for sending us so much great work! Please don’t be discouraged by a fast response: with so many submissions and so few slots, we’ve already had to decline many wonderful stories.
P.S. We would LOVE to see more nonfiction! 💜
P.S. We would LOVE to see more nonfiction! 💜
put me on my knees
worship your name
and make me pray
it's all the same
take your nail
and crucify me
god damn me with
this delicious #blasphemy
#crowcalls
worship your name
and make me pray
it's all the same
take your nail
and crucify me
god damn me with
this delicious #blasphemy
#crowcalls
November 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
put me on my knees
worship your name
and make me pray
it's all the same
take your nail
and crucify me
god damn me with
this delicious #blasphemy
#crowcalls
worship your name
and make me pray
it's all the same
take your nail
and crucify me
god damn me with
this delicious #blasphemy
#crowcalls
Reposted by Amanda M. Blake
Happy Yam Sham Eve 🍠🍗
November 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Happy Yam Sham Eve 🍠🍗
I yearn for competency and compassion.
November 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I yearn for competency and compassion.
When people say that 'real women aren't that aware of their boobs' or 'short people don't think about their height that often,' I...do? Like, I'm just constantly aware of my body? I have small boobs and my breasts still breast boobily to me? I constantly compare my height?
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
When people say that 'real women aren't that aware of their boobs' or 'short people don't think about their height that often,' I...do? Like, I'm just constantly aware of my body? I have small boobs and my breasts still breast boobily to me? I constantly compare my height?