Diane Dooley
@dianedooley.bsky.social
Aging guttersnipe. Brit living in Vermont.
Published author of Science Fiction, Horror, Romance.
Interests: books, history, politics, tennis, music, poetry, travel, gardens.
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/dianedooley
Published author of Science Fiction, Horror, Romance.
Interests: books, history, politics, tennis, music, poetry, travel, gardens.
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/dianedooley
Pinned
I know it's kind of pathetic to be in bed by 6pm, but then I remember what a rough year it's been. Lost both my parents and currently recovering from my second bout of pneumonia.
*turns on electric blanket*
*turns on electric blanket*
November 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I know it's kind of pathetic to be in bed by 6pm, but then I remember what a rough year it's been. Lost both my parents and currently recovering from my second bout of pneumonia.
*turns on electric blanket*
*turns on electric blanket*
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You know, I don't think anyone could pay me enough to give a flying fuck about anyone's immigration status. Country borders are imaginary, made-up lines, subject to change every time stupid, egotistical men start another war. We are all humans, sharing the same planet, and nobody owns the earth.
October 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
You know, I don't think anyone could pay me enough to give a flying fuck about anyone's immigration status. Country borders are imaginary, made-up lines, subject to change every time stupid, egotistical men start another war. We are all humans, sharing the same planet, and nobody owns the earth.
Blogging about my latest short story:
Alice Lives Here Forevermore: New Short Story Now Available
Alice has no friends, is not allowed outside, and doesn’t even go to school. Her mother won’t allow it. Direct link to Alice Lives Here Forevemore. Come meet poor little Alice, the prot…
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October 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Blogging about my latest short story:
'Alice Lives Here Forevermore': new story from me in the current issue of @penumbricmag.bsky.social
Come meet poor wee Alice :)
Come meet poor wee Alice :)
The October issue is up! You can find it at the usual place (www.penumbric.com/currentissue...), and of course a pdf version at www.penumbric.com/currentissue....
#reading #fiction #poetry #art #scifi #fantasy #horror #magazine
#reading #fiction #poetry #art #scifi #fantasy #horror #magazine
October 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
'Alice Lives Here Forevermore': new story from me in the current issue of @penumbricmag.bsky.social
Come meet poor wee Alice :)
Come meet poor wee Alice :)
Amazing tennis story in Shanghai :)
I just love tennis! Cousins Rinderknech & Vacherot to face off in the Shanghai Masters Final!! What a story, what a week!
🥹🎾💙🎾🥹
🥹🎾💙🎾🥹
October 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Amazing tennis story in Shanghai :)
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November 2, 2024 at 12:45 PM
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Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
September 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Great news!
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month
www.jstor.org/action/showL...
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Hey indie publishers: Brief Ecology is looking for new and upcoming eco-fiction to review! We like eco-horror, eco-gothic, eco-anti-gothic, eco-weird, eco-literary, and whatever else we're not picky. Get in touch if you've got titles that you think fit!
September 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Hey indie publishers: Brief Ecology is looking for new and upcoming eco-fiction to review! We like eco-horror, eco-gothic, eco-anti-gothic, eco-weird, eco-literary, and whatever else we're not picky. Get in touch if you've got titles that you think fit!
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Coming next Wednesday, October 1st: Pulp Asylum issue #9, including Oladosu Michael Emerald's new story, "3:00 AM Will Come Again."
PulpAsylum.com
PulpAsylum.com
September 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Coming next Wednesday, October 1st: Pulp Asylum issue #9, including Oladosu Michael Emerald's new story, "3:00 AM Will Come Again."
PulpAsylum.com
PulpAsylum.com
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As a resident of #Portland it is impossible to capture how unhinged this is. We are a low crime city and the ICE protest "siege" consists of one auxiliary ICE office that normally has at most a dozen weirdos debating what performance art they should use to block a single driveway
Trump says he’s authorized Hegseth to use “Full Force” against Antifa in “War ravaged” Portland
September 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
As a resident of #Portland it is impossible to capture how unhinged this is. We are a low crime city and the ICE protest "siege" consists of one auxiliary ICE office that normally has at most a dozen weirdos debating what performance art they should use to block a single driveway
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This is literally what the actual "siege" of the auxiliary ICE building looks like
September 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This is literally what the actual "siege" of the auxiliary ICE building looks like
Share your favorite black and white movie.
September 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Share your favorite black and white movie.
Down the shore...
September 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Down the shore...
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The 2025 issues: book 1 & book 2 side by side. Twenty-one authors of short stories in total.
Next month submissions will open for books 3&4
#litmag #quiethorror #darkfiction #shortstories #literaryhorror #originalfiction #micropress
Next month submissions will open for books 3&4
#litmag #quiethorror #darkfiction #shortstories #literaryhorror #originalfiction #micropress
September 16, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The 2025 issues: book 1 & book 2 side by side. Twenty-one authors of short stories in total.
Next month submissions will open for books 3&4
#litmag #quiethorror #darkfiction #shortstories #literaryhorror #originalfiction #micropress
Next month submissions will open for books 3&4
#litmag #quiethorror #darkfiction #shortstories #literaryhorror #originalfiction #micropress
Me, gazing at the place where Melville wrote such sentences.
September 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Me, gazing at the place where Melville wrote such sentences.
One of my very rare blog posts (remember them?) as I have a new short story out with @frostzonestories.bsky.social.
Fans of creepy dolls will enjoy it :)
Fans of creepy dolls will enjoy it :)
New Short Story: Patience, With All Things
Me and my sisters were rough on our dolls when we were kids, and there were a lot of us — sisters, I mean. The dolls had all kinds of inappropriate adventures and ended up dismembered or drag…
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September 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
One of my very rare blog posts (remember them?) as I have a new short story out with @frostzonestories.bsky.social.
Fans of creepy dolls will enjoy it :)
Fans of creepy dolls will enjoy it :)
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Frost Zone Stories Book 2, including terrific stories by @jennyhart2001.bsky.social @dianedooley.bsky.social @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social @camdenscorner.bsky.social Nick Young, Michael Penncavage, Kay Hanifen, D Thomas Minton, @kenfoxe.bsky.social Ann Wuehler and @maureenow.bsky.social
Book 2 of Frost Zone Stories arrived today from @frostzonestories.bsky.social. Full of chilling tales to lead us into the spooky season. I love the skeleton girl pointing the way.
September 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Frost Zone Stories Book 2, including terrific stories by @jennyhart2001.bsky.social @dianedooley.bsky.social @malcolmtimperley.bsky.social @camdenscorner.bsky.social Nick Young, Michael Penncavage, Kay Hanifen, D Thomas Minton, @kenfoxe.bsky.social Ann Wuehler and @maureenow.bsky.social
Well, I wasn't going to watch the men's final, but now I think I will so I can join in the booing that the orange malignancy so richly deserves.
#USOpen
#USOpen
More news breaking at Bounces about Donald Trump's visit to the US Open men's final.
The US Open has sent an email to broadcasters, obtained by Bounces, ordering them to censor any reactions or protests from the crowd to Trump's appearance.
Read more here:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/us-open-do...
The US Open has sent an email to broadcasters, obtained by Bounces, ordering them to censor any reactions or protests from the crowd to Trump's appearance.
Read more here:
www.benrothenberg.com/p/us-open-do...
U.S. Open Orders Broadcasters to Censor Reactions to Trump
An email obtained by Bounces includes instructions from the U.S. Open on supporting Trump's planned stagecraft during the National Anthem.
www.benrothenberg.com
September 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Well, I wasn't going to watch the men's final, but now I think I will so I can join in the booing that the orange malignancy so richly deserves.
#USOpen
#USOpen
Drinking my honey deuce out of my USO souvenir cup and cheering loudly for FAA. Make Sinner repent, Felix!
(Yes, I know it's unlikely.)
#USOpen
(Yes, I know it's unlikely.)
#USOpen
September 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Drinking my honey deuce out of my USO souvenir cup and cheering loudly for FAA. Make Sinner repent, Felix!
(Yes, I know it's unlikely.)
#USOpen
(Yes, I know it's unlikely.)
#USOpen