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Erik Grove
@erikgrove.com
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Writer. Little dog owner. (Aspiring) Magnificent and Deeply Kind Weirdo. SFWA and HWA member. Viable Paradise 2022. Portlander. Represented by Joshua Bilmes/JABberwocky. He/Him.
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I don’t do a lot of promo on Bluesky for the anthology and editorial work I do because it doesn’t seem to interest people as much (my Instagram is 60% dog photos, 40% book posting) but I am really proud to announce these nominees from our weird muddy book for the 2025 Pushcart awards!
Graphic showing 2025 Puschart Awards for THE MUDDY GOOSE GUIDE TO THE WEIRD NORTHWEST The Rituals of the Fremont Troll by Patrick Hurley Green Lake: the Game by Camden Rose Beached by Luciano Marano The Ghost of Lake Roosevelt by Wendy N. Wagner Parafernatorio by Daniel Dagris Dreams in the Witch’s Castle by Remy Nakamura
November 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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I have news! My debut novel is coming soon!
Text of a Publishers Marketplace announcement: Fiction: Debut Erik Grove's THE LONG RED TOMORROW, a science-fiction noir that follows an investigator searching for a missing person through the lowest bars to the highest penthouses in a dust-choked martian colony on the verge of revolution, to Julie Constantine at Podium Publishing, by Joshua Bilmes at JABberwocky Literary Agency.
November 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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I edited a PLAYABLE ADVENTURE! This anthology - THE MUDDY GOOSE GUIDE TO THE WEIRD NORTHWEST -, features work highlighting REAL NW PLACES from 24 wonderful Oregon and Washington based creators and includes a cover that can be played as a board game! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-muddy-...
Promotional image for the anthology, THE MUDDY GOOSE GUIDE TO THE WEIRD NORTHWEST. There is a shield-shaped image in the center with a pen and ink goose with a li’l santa hat, the name of the anthology and a date - November 23, 2025. The background is black with snowflakes. There is a string of Christmas lights along the top and the words “Preorder Now/ Honk Later” at the bottom.
November 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Did an @hwaoregon.bsky.social Halloween reading from my story in the Kozy Krampus anthology about eldritch Santa being born in a remote research station in the Arctic. There are sound effects! And I had big ol’ horns on. 🎃
Photo of me in costume reading from a book at a lectern. The book is KOZY KRAMPUS. The costume is a black cloak and a rubberish devil mask covering my eyes and forehead with big horns coming out the top.
October 25, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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Adding another round of accolades to @keithrosson.bsky.social ‘s newest, COFFIN MOON. It’s a great read about dirt bag vampires and revenge in mid 70s Portland. I strongly recommend it. I also recommend whatever dark occult bargain Keith made to get another fucking awesome cover.
Me holding my copy of Coffin Moon by Keith Rosson. The cover has a vampire’s skull with a road going through the mouth. Excellent vintage horror vibes.
October 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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My new library branch is wonderful. There are so many good books in there. 😍
Exterior photo of the Oak Lodge Library
October 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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✨I suggest you add some HIGHER MAGIC to your weekend.✨

And when you love it (you’re gonna love it) tell @courtney-floyd.com how damn cool she is and then tell your friends about the book with a social media post or review!
Selfie of me holding a copy of the book HIGHER MAGIC by COURTNEY FLOYD
October 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Doing a thing this weekend with some horror-writing weirdos. Dice and intense gore and sacrilege are on order in a MOTHERSHIP one shot conceived and executed by this horror-writing weirdo. I am so excited to drive my friends* to certain madness.

*well, their characters… mostly
Photo of the Warden’s Operation Manual on top of the Player’s Survival Guide for the TTRPG Mothership.
October 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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Photo of a television with the title screen for the movie the Thing
September 27, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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Me: you took photos of me changing the tire???

@rosinagrove.bsky.social : yeah, because it was bad ass

🤷‍♂️
Photo of me loosening lug nuts on a flat tire on a powder blue Toyota. There is a pink dog blanket I used to protect my knees from the very hot asphalt in the foreground.
September 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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How your email finds me
Pictured: my dog, Roxy. Focus is on her face. Her nose is partially obscured by a tan blanket. She has a white face, brindle ears, and anthropomorphic existential anxiety in her eyes.
September 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Everyday is a good day for book mail but today is gooder than most because this week is 🤬😩🫠 and because this book is a @thomasha.bsky.social book! Excited to dig into this and make the stories fight each other to be my favorite.
Close up of me holding a copy of the book UNCERTAIN SONS AND OTHER STORIES by THOMAS HA
September 12, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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How dare you fast food fortune

Pictured: my hand holding a fortune cookie fortune from Panda Express that reads: “Be gentle with yourself, you’re doing the best you can.”
Pictured: my hand holding a fortune cookie fortune from Panda Express that reads: “Be gentle with yourself, you’re doing the best you can.”
September 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Mood
Close photo of my dog’s face and head wrapped in a tan blanket. , Roxy is an American Staffordshire Terrier with a white face, brown eyes, brindle ears - VERY cute. She looks very cozy and is staring into the middle distance.
September 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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The vibe in my office this morning
My dog lying on the floor of my office with a chair and desk in the background. She is close to but not eating her treat and looking toward the doorway (and camera) with anthropomorphic anxiety.
September 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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On the one hand, getting an extra large table tent for WorldCon seemed complimentary but on the other
A sign on a tripod that reads “Garbage” in handwriting
August 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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If you are at WorldCon, consider picking up a special preview edition of THE MUDDY GOOSE GUIDE TO THE WEIRD NORTHWEST (an anthology I edited!!! and also a board game and also MUDDY GEESE!) for sale in the dealer room at the FAIRWOOD PRESS table.
A stack of copies of THE MUDDY GOOSE GUIDE TO THE WEIRD NORTHWEST at the Fairwood Press booth. It is a large, pretty book with a playable board game on the cover! Photo of me posing with a copy of THE MUDDY GOOSE GUIDE TO THE WEIRD NORTHWEST!
August 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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WorldCon day 5000
Photo of my WorldCon badge on a marble table with three ribbons: Program Participant, SFWA Member, and Rude Litterbox. Two buttons are attached to the lanyard - one says says “scapegoat for hire - reasonable rates” and there is a cartoon-ish goat wearing sunglasses. The other says “Stash vs Stache” and there is a dragon on a book hoard and a mustached mouth. Also, in the frame is a polaroid of me.
August 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Look what I found at WorldCon Seattle! 😈 👀 @atthisarts.com @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social
A coming in 2026 from Atthis Arts page featuring Hornytown Chutzpah by Andrew Hiller!
August 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Look for these LIMITED EDITION BUTTONS at WORLDCON to celebrate HIGHER MAGIC, TALKING SKULLS, and @courtney-floyd.com !!!
A stamp image of a skill on too of a couple library books with the book title HIGHER MAGIC around it, text above that says COMING SOON and text below that says COURTNEY FLOYD with a powder blue background Image of A TALKING SKULL saying PRE-ORDER HIGHER MAGIC! Text around the image says TALKING SKULL APPRECIATION SOCIETY. Beneath the skull is the web address COURTNEY-FLOYD.COM
August 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Today is my birthday. I have 10k words of angst about it for 10k reasons, but my friend sent me this silly GIF and it made me smile. So fine, I will just be happy about being alive, having wonderful friends, an amazing wife, a good dog, and there still being things worth smiling about today.
A gif of Captain Picard on the bridge of the Enterprise holding a cake, wearing a little straw hat, and giving a Picard stoic look. Text reads: “Cake It So.”
August 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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My WorldCon stuff! Reading on Wednesday at 6PM! Panel with The Coolest People Friday 7:30PM! Mustache! Buttons! Laser graphic!
Erik at WorldCon schedule. Reading 6PM Room 429. Panel Dash of Dread 7:30 PM Friday.
August 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Sometimes you’re a workaholic and never around then your friend goes on a book tour to sell her amazing book and you miss hanging out so you have to make fan art. @wnwagner.bsky.social
Yellow square with a pattern of mushrooms in light ink. In the center, in bolder ink is a more defined cluster of mushrooms. Words at the top of the image read: “Mad About Mushrooms” and at the bottom, “Wild About Wendy N Wagner”
August 9, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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So I got a button maker and I am making small batch handmade buttons to promote things and stuff at WorldCon. But I also made some designs for my personal joy. I will have 2-5 buttons on me at most times at the con, I suspect 😂
Portrait drawing of a goat wearing sunglasses. Above the goat head are the words “Scapegoat for Hire” and below it reads, “Reasonable Rates.” Drawing of a hand giving “devil horns.” Text over it reads “Therapy is Fucking Metal.” Text on a black inky circle with a parchment background reads: “I Would Prefer Not To.”
August 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Counterpoint
Photo of my dog, Roxy, a white and brindle American Staffordshire terrier lying in the daisies with her belly up and head lolled to the side as if without a care in the world.
August 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM