Elaine Buckner
@elainebuckner.bsky.social
Find me elsewhere: LanieBuck. I write Adult and MG gothic horror. Member of the Horror Writers Association and a crazy cat lady. LBC➡️CHI
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Elaine Buckner
@elainebuckner.bsky.social
· Jul 28
One day, I will age into myth and dwell as the crone in thistle-thick woods, and the moss will know my name.
It will be glorious.
Oh… mythic millennial malaise.
Anywho, off to IKEA.
It will be glorious.
Oh… mythic millennial malaise.
Anywho, off to IKEA.
Reposted by Elaine Buckner
Happy Halloween!
Today, I am sharing a number of micro horror fiction stories shared with me by wonderful authors.
I hope you enjoy!
They can be found in the thread below. I'm adding them slowly.
Thank you to those who shared your stories with me!
#Halloween #Microfiction #Horror
Today, I am sharing a number of micro horror fiction stories shared with me by wonderful authors.
I hope you enjoy!
They can be found in the thread below. I'm adding them slowly.
Thank you to those who shared your stories with me!
#Halloween #Microfiction #Horror
October 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Happy Halloween!
Today, I am sharing a number of micro horror fiction stories shared with me by wonderful authors.
I hope you enjoy!
They can be found in the thread below. I'm adding them slowly.
Thank you to those who shared your stories with me!
#Halloween #Microfiction #Horror
Today, I am sharing a number of micro horror fiction stories shared with me by wonderful authors.
I hope you enjoy!
They can be found in the thread below. I'm adding them slowly.
Thank you to those who shared your stories with me!
#Halloween #Microfiction #Horror
Reposted by Elaine Buckner
Manuscript wishlists are live! We recommend popping over to our website to peruse mentor profiles before mentee applications open on Nov 6th 👀
Important note: Contrary to previous rounds, we are only accepting complete manuscripts this year!
www.roundtablementor.com/mentors
Important note: Contrary to previous rounds, we are only accepting complete manuscripts this year!
www.roundtablementor.com/mentors
October 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Manuscript wishlists are live! We recommend popping over to our website to peruse mentor profiles before mentee applications open on Nov 6th 👀
Important note: Contrary to previous rounds, we are only accepting complete manuscripts this year!
www.roundtablementor.com/mentors
Important note: Contrary to previous rounds, we are only accepting complete manuscripts this year!
www.roundtablementor.com/mentors
October 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
My Darling Dreadful Thing X The Wicked Deep
When Clover's empathic abilities awaken, a ghostly presence visits her dreams, offering escape from others' emotions. But as kindness turns to obsession, Clover suspects they want to inhabit, not liberate.
#DVPit #YA #MR #DF #H #DIS #CI #MH #OWN
When Clover's empathic abilities awaken, a ghostly presence visits her dreams, offering escape from others' emotions. But as kindness turns to obsession, Clover suspects they want to inhabit, not liberate.
#DVPit #YA #MR #DF #H #DIS #CI #MH #OWN
October 8, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Luna’s rearview mirror reflects a shattered life, but Thornfield Hotel offers a fresh start. As concierge, she’s swept into a world of secrets, seduction, and vanishing staff. But the deeper she falls for hotelier E. Rochester, the closer danger creeps. #DVPit #A #Gothic #H #R #DIS #CI #MH #OWN
October 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Doing some drafting between DVpit pitches and thought I'd share a snippet from my current WIP.
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
October 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Doing some drafting between DVpit pitches and thought I'd share a snippet from my current WIP.
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
Luna’s rearview mirror reflects a shattered life, but Thornfield Hotel offers a fresh start. As concierge, she’s swept into a world of secrets, seduction, and vanishing staff. But the deeper she falls for hotelier E. Rochester, the closer danger creeps.
#DVPit #A #R #H #Gothic #DIS #CI #MH #OWN
#DVPit #A #R #H #Gothic #DIS #CI #MH #OWN
October 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
My Darling Dreadful Thing X The Wicked Deep
When Clover's empathic abilities awaken, a ghostly presence visits her dreams, offering escape from others' emotions. But as kindness turns to obsession, Clover suspects they want to inhabit, not liberate.
#DVPit #YA #DF #H #MR #DIS #CI #MH
When Clover's empathic abilities awaken, a ghostly presence visits her dreams, offering escape from others' emotions. But as kindness turns to obsession, Clover suspects they want to inhabit, not liberate.
#DVPit #YA #DF #H #MR #DIS #CI #MH
October 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Luna’s rearview mirror reflects a shattered life, but Thornfield Hotel offers a fresh start. As concierge, she’s swept into a world of secrets, seduction, and vanishing staff. But the deeper she falls for hotelier E. Rochester, the closer danger creeps. #DVPit #A #H #R #DIS #CI #MH #OWN
October 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
My Darling Dreadful Thing X The Wicked Deep
In a port town where sea air and superstition cling to every surface, empath Clover's dreams are visited by a figure from local lore. It offers relief from others’ emotions, but obsession soon follows.
#DVPit #YA #H #DF #MR #DIS #CI #MH
In a port town where sea air and superstition cling to every surface, empath Clover's dreams are visited by a figure from local lore. It offers relief from others’ emotions, but obsession soon follows.
#DVPit #YA #H #DF #MR #DIS #CI #MH
October 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Jane Eyre Retelling
Luna's rearview mirror reflects a shattered life but Thornfield Hotel offers a fresh start. As concierge, she's swept into a world of secrets, seduction & murder with the enigmatic E Rochester at its center & her heart & survival in the crosshairs. #DVPit #A #H #R #DIS #CI #MH
Luna's rearview mirror reflects a shattered life but Thornfield Hotel offers a fresh start. As concierge, she's swept into a world of secrets, seduction & murder with the enigmatic E Rochester at its center & her heart & survival in the crosshairs. #DVPit #A #H #R #DIS #CI #MH
October 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
My Darling Dreadful Thing X The Wicked Deep
When Clover's empathic abilities awaken, a ghostly presence visits her dreams, offering escape from others' emotions. But as kindness turns to obsession, Clover suspects they want to inhabit, not liberate.
#DVPit #YA #H #DF #MR #DIS #CI #MH
When Clover's empathic abilities awaken, a ghostly presence visits her dreams, offering escape from others' emotions. But as kindness turns to obsession, Clover suspects they want to inhabit, not liberate.
#DVPit #YA #H #DF #MR #DIS #CI #MH
October 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Day 6 #DVparty: Next Project
On a romantic cruise getaway, two women surrender to their growing attraction, redefining their friendship amid sunlit decks and starry nights. Meanwhile, pranksters turn their cruise into a live stream of terror by offering passengers to a sadistic online audience.
On a romantic cruise getaway, two women surrender to their growing attraction, redefining their friendship amid sunlit decks and starry nights. Meanwhile, pranksters turn their cruise into a live stream of terror by offering passengers to a sadistic online audience.
October 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Day 6 #DVparty: Next Project
On a romantic cruise getaway, two women surrender to their growing attraction, redefining their friendship amid sunlit decks and starry nights. Meanwhile, pranksters turn their cruise into a live stream of terror by offering passengers to a sadistic online audience.
On a romantic cruise getaway, two women surrender to their growing attraction, redefining their friendship amid sunlit decks and starry nights. Meanwhile, pranksters turn their cruise into a live stream of terror by offering passengers to a sadistic online audience.
#DVParty Day 5: Story's theme song.
The cradled and the weight, kept tenderly, terribly, and without release.
#YA #Speculative #Horror
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnYS...
The cradled and the weight, kept tenderly, terribly, and without release.
#YA #Speculative #Horror
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnYS...
Vanish
YouTube video by Iress - Topic
www.youtube.com
October 6, 2025 at 7:15 PM
#DVParty Day 5: Story's theme song.
The cradled and the weight, kept tenderly, terribly, and without release.
#YA #Speculative #Horror
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnYS...
The cradled and the weight, kept tenderly, terribly, and without release.
#YA #Speculative #Horror
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnYS...
Mr. Figuero, October’s finest gentlemen. #catsofbsky
October 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Mr. Figuero, October’s finest gentlemen. #catsofbsky
#DVParty
Meet Clover. Some call her a witch, but she’s an empath who feels others’ emotions. She walks a town where sea and superstition cling to every surface and catches the eye of a restless spirit with a dark offer. Named for luck that never comes, each step pulls her deeper into the unknown.
Meet Clover. Some call her a witch, but she’s an empath who feels others’ emotions. She walks a town where sea and superstition cling to every surface and catches the eye of a restless spirit with a dark offer. Named for luck that never comes, each step pulls her deeper into the unknown.
October 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
#DVParty
Meet Clover. Some call her a witch, but she’s an empath who feels others’ emotions. She walks a town where sea and superstition cling to every surface and catches the eye of a restless spirit with a dark offer. Named for luck that never comes, each step pulls her deeper into the unknown.
Meet Clover. Some call her a witch, but she’s an empath who feels others’ emotions. She walks a town where sea and superstition cling to every surface and catches the eye of a restless spirit with a dark offer. Named for luck that never comes, each step pulls her deeper into the unknown.
Reposted by Elaine Buckner
July 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Reposted by Elaine Buckner
A Figaro and Mozart update- from sickly little strays back in February to healthy (and huge) at 9 months old!
They are now bigger than their 15-year-old sister, Artemis. #cats
They are now bigger than their 15-year-old sister, Artemis. #cats
July 24, 2025 at 11:02 PM
A Figaro and Mozart update- from sickly little strays back in February to healthy (and huge) at 9 months old!
They are now bigger than their 15-year-old sister, Artemis. #cats
They are now bigger than their 15-year-old sister, Artemis. #cats
Reposted by Elaine Buckner
My Darling Dreadful Thing X The Wicked Deep
When Clover's empathic abilities awaken, a ghostly presence visits her dreams, offering escape from others' emotions. But as kindness turns to obsession, Clover suspects they want to inhabit, not liberate. #PosterPit #Q #YA #DF #H #PR
When Clover's empathic abilities awaken, a ghostly presence visits her dreams, offering escape from others' emotions. But as kindness turns to obsession, Clover suspects they want to inhabit, not liberate. #PosterPit #Q #YA #DF #H #PR
August 16, 2025 at 5:54 AM
My Darling Dreadful Thing X The Wicked Deep
When Clover's empathic abilities awaken, a ghostly presence visits her dreams, offering escape from others' emotions. But as kindness turns to obsession, Clover suspects they want to inhabit, not liberate. #PosterPit #Q #YA #DF #H #PR
When Clover's empathic abilities awaken, a ghostly presence visits her dreams, offering escape from others' emotions. But as kindness turns to obsession, Clover suspects they want to inhabit, not liberate. #PosterPit #Q #YA #DF #H #PR
August 16, 2025 at 5:54 AM
