HP Bookcraft
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37. She/they. Folklore, horror, hauntology. Master's in Gothic literature. Keeper of wayward books, editor, and thing that goes bump in the night.
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You should write weird, human stuff as a fuck-you to AI and the awful world we live in, yes, but also because you will be changed and your life will be changed through allowing yourself to be vulnerable and uncomfortable in your art.
December 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
You should write weird, human stuff as a fuck-you to AI and the awful world we live in, yes, but also because you will be changed and your life will be changed through allowing yourself to be vulnerable and uncomfortable in your art.
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LOTS of people still go to the movies! it's not their fault you spent a quarter of a billion dollars on one film and you need them all to see it three times for it to make a profit. spend less!
December 6, 2025 at 7:48 AM
LOTS of people still go to the movies! it's not their fault you spent a quarter of a billion dollars on one film and you need them all to see it three times for it to make a profit. spend less!
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NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide
The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
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December 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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The Belsnickel (Pelznickel or Bell Sniggle) is the cantankerous, Christmas gift-bringer in German and Pennsylvania Dutch folklore. Dressed in tattered furs, the old man carries a switch to frighten naughty kids and pockets full of sweets to reward the good.
#FolkloreThursday
#FolkloreThursday
December 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The Belsnickel (Pelznickel or Bell Sniggle) is the cantankerous, Christmas gift-bringer in German and Pennsylvania Dutch folklore. Dressed in tattered furs, the old man carries a switch to frighten naughty kids and pockets full of sweets to reward the good.
#FolkloreThursday
#FolkloreThursday
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Karl Fredrik Nordström, Clear Evening in Late Winter (Winter Night), oil on canvas, 1907
December 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Karl Fredrik Nordström, Clear Evening in Late Winter (Winter Night), oil on canvas, 1907
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Is it just me, or does a lot of contemporary fiction have this exact sentence structure way too often?
"Here is an observation about a story element, dependent clause here expounding on the core statement with a different image but saying the same thing again but differently, rinse and repeat."
"Here is an observation about a story element, dependent clause here expounding on the core statement with a different image but saying the same thing again but differently, rinse and repeat."
December 4, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Is it just me, or does a lot of contemporary fiction have this exact sentence structure way too often?
"Here is an observation about a story element, dependent clause here expounding on the core statement with a different image but saying the same thing again but differently, rinse and repeat."
"Here is an observation about a story element, dependent clause here expounding on the core statement with a different image but saying the same thing again but differently, rinse and repeat."
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it finally happened -- a good student of mine vanished from class about six weeks ago. this student reappeared today and explained that they had been in ICE detention in another state during that time. ICE needs to end. ICE needs to end. ICE needs to end.
December 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
it finally happened -- a good student of mine vanished from class about six weeks ago. this student reappeared today and explained that they had been in ICE detention in another state during that time. ICE needs to end. ICE needs to end. ICE needs to end.
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Cold, cold is the blast when December is howling,
Cold are the damps on a dying man's brow,—
Stern are the seas when the wild waves are rolling,
And sad is the grave where a loved one lies low;
– P.B. Shelley 1810
#poetry #gothic #romanticism #booksky #December
Cold are the damps on a dying man's brow,—
Stern are the seas when the wild waves are rolling,
And sad is the grave where a loved one lies low;
– P.B. Shelley 1810
#poetry #gothic #romanticism #booksky #December
December 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Cold, cold is the blast when December is howling,
Cold are the damps on a dying man's brow,—
Stern are the seas when the wild waves are rolling,
And sad is the grave where a loved one lies low;
– P.B. Shelley 1810
#poetry #gothic #romanticism #booksky #December
Cold are the damps on a dying man's brow,—
Stern are the seas when the wild waves are rolling,
And sad is the grave where a loved one lies low;
– P.B. Shelley 1810
#poetry #gothic #romanticism #booksky #December
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I need some more grist for the Profane Illuminations machine:
What are some interesting recent(ish) collections of weird fiction (unsettling, irreal) from outside the dreary whiteness of the anglosphere (interpret as you will)?
What are some interesting recent(ish) collections of weird fiction (unsettling, irreal) from outside the dreary whiteness of the anglosphere (interpret as you will)?
Publishers, the weird is crawling up and coiling outside of the drearily white anglosphere, what are you waiting for
One day, I'll have an entire TropiWeird collection on physical shelves somewhere
December 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I need some more grist for the Profane Illuminations machine:
What are some interesting recent(ish) collections of weird fiction (unsettling, irreal) from outside the dreary whiteness of the anglosphere (interpret as you will)?
What are some interesting recent(ish) collections of weird fiction (unsettling, irreal) from outside the dreary whiteness of the anglosphere (interpret as you will)?
the desire to write about weird books? endless
the body that houses the will? fragile and in need of sleep
the body that houses the will? fragile and in need of sleep
December 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
the desire to write about weird books? endless
the body that houses the will? fragile and in need of sleep
the body that houses the will? fragile and in need of sleep
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If I saw a stranger thing I would punch it in the mouth. I got enough going on with things as they are
December 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
If I saw a stranger thing I would punch it in the mouth. I got enough going on with things as they are
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Roland Barthes on Saul Steinberg’s cat:
December 2, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Roland Barthes on Saul Steinberg’s cat:
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Congratulations to the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards winners!
✨BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social (@slgable.bsky.social)
✨YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD by @rabusby.bsky.social (@stelliform.press)
✨EMPRESS OF DUST by @alexyquest.bsky.social (@wctracy.bsky.social)
#SSBA #SSBA2025
✨BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social (@slgable.bsky.social)
✨YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD by @rabusby.bsky.social (@stelliform.press)
✨EMPRESS OF DUST by @alexyquest.bsky.social (@wctracy.bsky.social)
#SSBA #SSBA2025
December 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Congratulations to the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards winners!
✨BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social (@slgable.bsky.social)
✨YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD by @rabusby.bsky.social (@stelliform.press)
✨EMPRESS OF DUST by @alexyquest.bsky.social (@wctracy.bsky.social)
#SSBA #SSBA2025
✨BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social (@slgable.bsky.social)
✨YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD by @rabusby.bsky.social (@stelliform.press)
✨EMPRESS OF DUST by @alexyquest.bsky.social (@wctracy.bsky.social)
#SSBA #SSBA2025
Thinking about mapping out what I want to learn about in 2026.
Spooky humanities studies.
Is that a thing?
Spooky humanities studies.
Is that a thing?
December 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Thinking about mapping out what I want to learn about in 2026.
Spooky humanities studies.
Is that a thing?
Spooky humanities studies.
Is that a thing?
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Great counterargument but what if I told you there were also use cases for deez nuts
December 1, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Great counterargument but what if I told you there were also use cases for deez nuts
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December 1, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Finally out into the world, the labour of many months. My long essay in the inaugural edition of the Alter Magazine on the pasts, presents, and futures of Indian science fiction.
“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —
altermag.com/articles/the...
“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —
altermag.com/articles/the...
The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction.
Before Asimov, there was Rokeya.
altermag.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Finally out into the world, the labour of many months. My long essay in the inaugural edition of the Alter Magazine on the pasts, presents, and futures of Indian science fiction.
“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —
altermag.com/articles/the...
“The Secret History of Indian Science Fiction” —
altermag.com/articles/the...
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kicked out of the party because i wouldn't stop describing things as "aickmanesque"
November 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
kicked out of the party because i wouldn't stop describing things as "aickmanesque"
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Don't wait until New Years. You can fail to make major changes in your life any time.
November 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Don't wait until New Years. You can fail to make major changes in your life any time.
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give it up for Henry yall
November 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
give it up for Henry yall
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'The fading leaves are glad to die'
-Sara Teasdale
🎨John Atkinson Grimshaw
-Sara Teasdale
🎨John Atkinson Grimshaw
November 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
'The fading leaves are glad to die'
-Sara Teasdale
🎨John Atkinson Grimshaw
-Sara Teasdale
🎨John Atkinson Grimshaw