Ivy Grimes
@ivygrimes.bsky.social
Writer of dreamlike fiction | she/her | www.ivyivyivyivy.com
Another inspiration: Cormac McCarthy's The Road
Cormac and I don't have much in common, God bless us, but The Road made me think seriously about what would happen to us if we lost most of our technology.
In CELLAR, I wanted to explore this loss in the context of a small community.
Cormac and I don't have much in common, God bless us, but The Road made me think seriously about what would happen to us if we lost most of our technology.
In CELLAR, I wanted to explore this loss in the context of a small community.
November 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Another inspiration: Cormac McCarthy's The Road
Cormac and I don't have much in common, God bless us, but The Road made me think seriously about what would happen to us if we lost most of our technology.
In CELLAR, I wanted to explore this loss in the context of a small community.
Cormac and I don't have much in common, God bless us, but The Road made me think seriously about what would happen to us if we lost most of our technology.
In CELLAR, I wanted to explore this loss in the context of a small community.
Vasilisa has to contend with Baba Yaga, a crone who lacks the charm and safety of a fairy godmother. Instead, she's rich in magic, lights her property with fire skulls, and guards many secrets in her house and the surrounding woods.
November 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Vasilisa has to contend with Baba Yaga, a crone who lacks the charm and safety of a fairy godmother. Instead, she's rich in magic, lights her property with fire skulls, and guards many secrets in her house and the surrounding woods.
My main inspiration was "Vasilisa the Beautiful," a Russian fairy tale about a girl whose mother dies leaving her with only a (magic!) doll. Her stepmother sends her to get fire from the magical and dangerous Baba Yaga, hoping she'll die there.
November 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
My main inspiration was "Vasilisa the Beautiful," a Russian fairy tale about a girl whose mother dies leaving her with only a (magic!) doll. Her stepmother sends her to get fire from the magical and dangerous Baba Yaga, hoping she'll die there.
Tuesday, a quoteday:
Here is a quote from protag Jane in my upcoming novella THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR, out Feb 2026:
Here is a quote from protag Jane in my upcoming novella THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR, out Feb 2026:
November 18, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Tuesday, a quoteday:
Here is a quote from protag Jane in my upcoming novella THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR, out Feb 2026:
Here is a quote from protag Jane in my upcoming novella THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR, out Feb 2026:
Today I celebrate the one-year anniversary of the birth of Glass Stories from the grizzled womb of @grimscribepress.bsky.social.
To mark the occasion, I will give my own personal rating of each story in the collection (out of 5 stars).
This will be my longest thread ever.
To mark the occasion, I will give my own personal rating of each story in the collection (out of 5 stars).
This will be my longest thread ever.
August 22, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Today I celebrate the one-year anniversary of the birth of Glass Stories from the grizzled womb of @grimscribepress.bsky.social.
To mark the occasion, I will give my own personal rating of each story in the collection (out of 5 stars).
This will be my longest thread ever.
To mark the occasion, I will give my own personal rating of each story in the collection (out of 5 stars).
This will be my longest thread ever.
Spotting of The Marigold by @afsulli.bsky.social at the Augusta B&N…
July 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Spotting of The Marigold by @afsulli.bsky.social at the Augusta B&N…
Right on the other side of the H from that darn @thomasha.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Right on the other side of the H from that darn @thomasha.bsky.social
The Ghosts of Blaubart Mansion has been out for two months, and it's the perfect time to read it! Whatever a beach read is, that's probably what it is.
June 20, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The Ghosts of Blaubart Mansion has been out for two months, and it's the perfect time to read it! Whatever a beach read is, that's probably what it is.
Many thanks to author and scholar LM Zaerr for her kind and perceptive review of The Ghosts of Blaubart Mansion!
May 31, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Many thanks to author and scholar LM Zaerr for her kind and perceptive review of The Ghosts of Blaubart Mansion!
You gotta love the ones with red caps. Might be the kind that poisoned the King of the Elephants in Babar.
May 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
You gotta love the ones with red caps. Might be the kind that poisoned the King of the Elephants in Babar.
Out for a month! Reminder to grab and/or read your copy of The Ghosts of Blaubart Mansion if you feel like it.
2nd unrelated(?) pic - memorial to a fish in Eufaula, Alabama
2nd unrelated(?) pic - memorial to a fish in Eufaula, Alabama
May 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Out for a month! Reminder to grab and/or read your copy of The Ghosts of Blaubart Mansion if you feel like it.
2nd unrelated(?) pic - memorial to a fish in Eufaula, Alabama
2nd unrelated(?) pic - memorial to a fish in Eufaula, Alabama
Loved and Missed by Susan Boyt -
a Free Little Library find I loved
a Free Little Library find I loved
May 19, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Loved and Missed by Susan Boyt -
a Free Little Library find I loved
a Free Little Library find I loved
Got my signed copy of Boxcutters by @johnchrostek.com from @eveninghouse.bsky.social!!
With my heartfelt recommendation (and one from @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social!) on the back cover!
With my heartfelt recommendation (and one from @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social!) on the back cover!
May 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Got my signed copy of Boxcutters by @johnchrostek.com from @eveninghouse.bsky.social!!
With my heartfelt recommendation (and one from @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social!) on the back cover!
With my heartfelt recommendation (and one from @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social!) on the back cover!
We'd all be better off with Hot Lotto Picks Weekly on our bedside table.
May 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
We'd all be better off with Hot Lotto Picks Weekly on our bedside table.
Many thanks to writer Kyle Nowak for this kind review! I especially appreciate comparisons to Napoleon Dynamite and Clarissa Explains It All
May 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Many thanks to writer Kyle Nowak for this kind review! I especially appreciate comparisons to Napoleon Dynamite and Clarissa Explains It All
Weigh in on the least scary ghost story of the season, The Ghosts of Blaubart Mansion!
If you still need a copy, links below.
If you still need a copy, links below.
May 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Weigh in on the least scary ghost story of the season, The Ghosts of Blaubart Mansion!
If you still need a copy, links below.
If you still need a copy, links below.
OUT TODAY - THE GHOSTS OF BLAUBART MANSION!
Thanks to @cemeterygatesmedia.bsky.social and cover artist @lukespoonerartist.bsky.social!
Thanks to @cemeterygatesmedia.bsky.social and cover artist @lukespoonerartist.bsky.social!
April 21, 2025 at 11:18 AM
OUT TODAY - THE GHOSTS OF BLAUBART MANSION!
Thanks to @cemeterygatesmedia.bsky.social and cover artist @lukespoonerartist.bsky.social!
Thanks to @cemeterygatesmedia.bsky.social and cover artist @lukespoonerartist.bsky.social!
A quick thread of endorsements for THE GHOSTS OF BLAUBART MANSION - OUT MONDAY!
April 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
A quick thread of endorsements for THE GHOSTS OF BLAUBART MANSION - OUT MONDAY!