Ellen Datlow
@datlow.bsky.social
Award-winning editor of short sf/f/h. I live & die by the Oxford comma & I skeet about my passions, take it or leave it. I block mooks-don't be one. she/her
Good day. Tomorrow is Turkeyday! Yum.
November 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Good day. Tomorrow is Turkeyday! Yum.
Although neither Gumby nor any kind of bear attended the tea party as far as I recall.
November 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Although neither Gumby nor any kind of bear attended the tea party as far as I recall.
That is the March Hare...not Roger Rabbit.
November 26, 2025 at 8:46 PM
That is the March Hare...not Roger Rabbit.
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This cake is my body.
This tea is my blood.
This tea is my blood.
November 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This cake is my body.
This tea is my blood.
This tea is my blood.
They really just want to kill us all.
November 26, 2025 at 1:12 AM
They really just want to kill us all.
Finally had my molar implant finished. At least a year ago that I lost the tooth.
November 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Finally had my molar implant finished. At least a year ago that I lost the tooth.
Only some. Would love to sell more: www.facebook.com/EllenDatlow
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November 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Only some. Would love to sell more: www.facebook.com/EllenDatlow
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Sure nailed it for my work! 🖤 I remain so grateful; that story is such a favorite! ✨⚡
November 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Sure nailed it for my work! 🖤 I remain so grateful; that story is such a favorite! ✨⚡
Thank you, Leanna. I actually feel I'm kind of weak on structure, but sometimes I nail it :-)
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Thank you, Leanna. I actually feel I'm kind of weak on structure, but sometimes I nail it :-)
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(Cont.) Something that makes @datlow.bsky.social a great short story editor is her razor-sharp eye on structure (hardly my strong suit). When I submitted the 1st draft of "Charged", she noted that the story's 1st line should be the bold statement I'd originally hidden halfway down the 1st page:
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 AM
(Cont.) Something that makes @datlow.bsky.social a great short story editor is her razor-sharp eye on structure (hardly my strong suit). When I submitted the 1st draft of "Charged", she noted that the story's 1st line should be the bold statement I'd originally hidden halfway down the 1st page:
Thanks. Nah I have many more books to sell. LOL
November 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Thanks. Nah I have many more books to sell. LOL
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Tanith Lee's oeuvre is one I hope to explore some day. "Black and White Sky" appeared in @datlow.bsky.social's THE BEST OF THE BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR. I read it around 2018 and it's haunted me ever since.
November 24, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Tanith Lee's oeuvre is one I hope to explore some day. "Black and White Sky" appeared in @datlow.bsky.social's THE BEST OF THE BEST HORROR OF THE YEAR. I read it around 2018 and it's haunted me ever since.
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Ellen has a lot of great books coming in '26.
November 23, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Ellen has a lot of great books coming in '26.
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no hate!!! losing sleep over excellent @datlow.bsky.social anthologies always worth it 🤓
November 23, 2025 at 11:56 AM
no hate!!! losing sleep over excellent @datlow.bsky.social anthologies always worth it 🤓
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I'm glad you enjoyed/hated the story. @datlow.bsky.social always sends me challenging topics to work with.
November 23, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I'm glad you enjoyed/hated the story. @datlow.bsky.social always sends me challenging topics to work with.
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why did you write this scary story that gave *me* insomnia 😜
November 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
why did you write this scary story that gave *me* insomnia 😜