Tracie McBride
@teemcbee.bsky.social
Ngāpuhi, horror writer, educator, meditator. Embracing my cronehood. My daughter says I'm woke. She/her.
Checking emergency equipment in the car.
Me: Yes, we have jumper cables. Also, an umbrella...no, two umbrellas, first aid kit, a towel...
Daughter: And a packet of mealworms.
Me:...and a packet of mealworms...
Me: Yes, we have jumper cables. Also, an umbrella...no, two umbrellas, first aid kit, a towel...
Daughter: And a packet of mealworms.
Me:...and a packet of mealworms...
December 12, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Checking emergency equipment in the car.
Me: Yes, we have jumper cables. Also, an umbrella...no, two umbrellas, first aid kit, a towel...
Daughter: And a packet of mealworms.
Me:...and a packet of mealworms...
Me: Yes, we have jumper cables. Also, an umbrella...no, two umbrellas, first aid kit, a towel...
Daughter: And a packet of mealworms.
Me:...and a packet of mealworms...
Me: Do you think everyone will still be saying "six, seven" next year?
9-year-old: Nah, I think they'll be saying old memes. Like, "one, two, buckle my shoe."
9-year-old: Nah, I think they'll be saying old memes. Like, "one, two, buckle my shoe."
December 12, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Me: Do you think everyone will still be saying "six, seven" next year?
9-year-old: Nah, I think they'll be saying old memes. Like, "one, two, buckle my shoe."
9-year-old: Nah, I think they'll be saying old memes. Like, "one, two, buckle my shoe."
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Right now my horror novel BEDFELLOW is on sale for $1.99 on Kindle and Bookshop. I have no idea how long the sale will last.
A signal boost would be a colossal help.
www.amazon.com/Bedfellow-Je...
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A signal boost would be a colossal help.
www.amazon.com/Bedfellow-Je...
bookshop.org/p/books/bedf...
December 10, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Right now my horror novel BEDFELLOW is on sale for $1.99 on Kindle and Bookshop. I have no idea how long the sale will last.
A signal boost would be a colossal help.
www.amazon.com/Bedfellow-Je...
bookshop.org/p/books/bedf...
A signal boost would be a colossal help.
www.amazon.com/Bedfellow-Je...
bookshop.org/p/books/bedf...
If I see one more ad for a low calorie/low sugar food product that says "guilt free", I swear to Jeebus I will set fire to a health food aisle.
EATING SWEET TREATS IS NOT AN IMMORAL ACT.
EATING SWEET TREATS IS NOT AN IMMORAL ACT.
December 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
If I see one more ad for a low calorie/low sugar food product that says "guilt free", I swear to Jeebus I will set fire to a health food aisle.
EATING SWEET TREATS IS NOT AN IMMORAL ACT.
EATING SWEET TREATS IS NOT AN IMMORAL ACT.
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The ebook of Beyond the Humming Downs is free on Amazon right now.
A forbidden soulbond catalyses a fight for survival and the freedom to wield earth magic.
Forbidden love. On the run. Immersive world. Social reform undercurrents.
Get it here: books2read.com/hummingdowns
#indiefantasy 📚🪐💙🩷🧙♂️⚔️
A forbidden soulbond catalyses a fight for survival and the freedom to wield earth magic.
Forbidden love. On the run. Immersive world. Social reform undercurrents.
Get it here: books2read.com/hummingdowns
#indiefantasy 📚🪐💙🩷🧙♂️⚔️
December 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
The ebook of Beyond the Humming Downs is free on Amazon right now.
A forbidden soulbond catalyses a fight for survival and the freedom to wield earth magic.
Forbidden love. On the run. Immersive world. Social reform undercurrents.
Get it here: books2read.com/hummingdowns
#indiefantasy 📚🪐💙🩷🧙♂️⚔️
A forbidden soulbond catalyses a fight for survival and the freedom to wield earth magic.
Forbidden love. On the run. Immersive world. Social reform undercurrents.
Get it here: books2read.com/hummingdowns
#indiefantasy 📚🪐💙🩷🧙♂️⚔️
Costco is selling a 5 pack of Fart Ninjas for $29.99, and... no, actually, I have decided I don't want to know.
December 4, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Costco is selling a 5 pack of Fart Ninjas for $29.99, and... no, actually, I have decided I don't want to know.
I accidentally matched my shoe charms to my tights today. I'm counting it as a win anyway.
December 2, 2025 at 5:06 AM
I accidentally matched my shoe charms to my tights today. I'm counting it as a win anyway.
Today's good news story.
November 27, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Today's good news story.
What is a Nuzzi?
(Wrong answers only. I could google, but...eh.)
(Wrong answers only. I could google, but...eh.)
November 25, 2025 at 5:28 AM
What is a Nuzzi?
(Wrong answers only. I could google, but...eh.)
(Wrong answers only. I could google, but...eh.)
I plead guilty to everything except the pottery (I'd say that's more eclectic than rustic).
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I plead guilty to everything except the pottery (I'd say that's more eclectic than rustic).
Turning 58 Today: Mark Ruffalo
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With indies, all they have is their script and it’s very important to them. The characters are better drawn, the stories more precise — with studio films where sometimes they fill in the script as they’re shooting.
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With indies, all they have is their script and it’s very important to them. The characters are better drawn, the stories more precise — with studio films where sometimes they fill in the script as they’re shooting.
Turning 58 Today: Mark Ruffalo
Watch the best of new films from around the world today by signing up for the FREE 3-DAY trial going to on Roku, FireStick, and your Itune (app)) With indies, all they have is their script and it&…
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November 23, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Grade 3 student today reading a biography of Amelia Earhart, notices her birth date, and asks - Tracie, how old were you in 1897?
November 21, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Grade 3 student today reading a biography of Amelia Earhart, notices her birth date, and asks - Tracie, how old were you in 1897?
Brand new speculative fiction award open to writers from Aotearoa and the Pacific Islands. I'm super excited to be involved in judging in the inaugural year.
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Getting to Know Our Judges: Tracie McBride | Te Pae Tawhiti Awards
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November 20, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Brand new speculative fiction award open to writers from Aotearoa and the Pacific Islands. I'm super excited to be involved in judging in the inaugural year.
tepaetawhitiawards.nz/getting-to-k...
tepaetawhitiawards.nz/getting-to-k...
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Black Friday is capitalism gone mad, but you know what IS a great deal? Buying great horror books. Especially SIGNED great horror books direct from the author. Just saying.
Hi! I'm Alan, a horror writer from Tasmania. Talking Scared called me "The Lord of Weird Australia" and This is Horror called me "Australia's master of literary darkness." The graphic below shows all my stuff and how it interacts. I hope you'll give something there a go. More here: alanbaxter.com.au
November 16, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Black Friday is capitalism gone mad, but you know what IS a great deal? Buying great horror books. Especially SIGNED great horror books direct from the author. Just saying.
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This just won Best Music Video by a Māori Artist and it is so good: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNaZ...
(This was the largest march in Aotearoa New Zealand's history, Hīkoi mō te Tiriti, which happened at the same time as MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke's world-famous haka in Parliament -- Nov 14, 2024.)
(This was the largest march in Aotearoa New Zealand's history, Hīkoi mō te Tiriti, which happened at the same time as MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke's world-famous haka in Parliament -- Nov 14, 2024.)
Tipene - Tū (Feat. Hone Harawira)
YouTube video by Tipene Music
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November 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
This just won Best Music Video by a Māori Artist and it is so good: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNaZ...
(This was the largest march in Aotearoa New Zealand's history, Hīkoi mō te Tiriti, which happened at the same time as MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke's world-famous haka in Parliament -- Nov 14, 2024.)
(This was the largest march in Aotearoa New Zealand's history, Hīkoi mō te Tiriti, which happened at the same time as MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke's world-famous haka in Parliament -- Nov 14, 2024.)
Another day, another child sniffing me at work.
November 14, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Another day, another child sniffing me at work.
November 9, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Only 4 days left until the campaign ends and as it stands at under 30% that we cannot afford to make Season Two.
Please share our Kickstarter below and help us make Season Two a reality
You can also help by writing your own social media posts and tagging friends you think will enjoy us!
Please share our Kickstarter below and help us make Season Two a reality
You can also help by writing your own social media posts and tagging friends you think will enjoy us!
The Holmwood Foundation - Season Two
Season Two of the horror-fiction audio drama about possession, queer identity, and Dracula's severed head!
Www.tinyurl.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Only 4 days left until the campaign ends and as it stands at under 30% that we cannot afford to make Season Two.
Please share our Kickstarter below and help us make Season Two a reality
You can also help by writing your own social media posts and tagging friends you think will enjoy us!
Please share our Kickstarter below and help us make Season Two a reality
You can also help by writing your own social media posts and tagging friends you think will enjoy us!
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Thanks for including us your October round up @index.transfer-orbit.ghost.io.ap.brid.gy!
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Table of Contents October 2025
A roundup of the short fiction coming out this month
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November 3, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Thanks for including us your October round up @index.transfer-orbit.ghost.io.ap.brid.gy!
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I'm in Australia. Did not have this on my 2025 bingo card -USA becomes one of those countries which invite prosperous foreigners to take pity and donate money to keep their people from starving to death.
November 2, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I'm in Australia. Did not have this on my 2025 bingo card -USA becomes one of those countries which invite prosperous foreigners to take pity and donate money to keep their people from starving to death.
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I have no idea how much longer this Kindle sale will last but right now you can grab my Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book THE ATROCITIES for $1.99.
Any signal boosts are much appreciated!
www.amazon.com/Atrocities-J...
Any signal boosts are much appreciated!
www.amazon.com/Atrocities-J...
November 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I have no idea how much longer this Kindle sale will last but right now you can grab my Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book THE ATROCITIES for $1.99.
Any signal boosts are much appreciated!
www.amazon.com/Atrocities-J...
Any signal boosts are much appreciated!
www.amazon.com/Atrocities-J...
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For the evening crowd—
My new story “Empire” kicked off Punk Noir magazine’s Tightrope series today.
Just 1K words. If you can spare a couple minutes, give it a read. Thanks to @meproctor.bsky.social, who whipped the series into shape.
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My new story “Empire” kicked off Punk Noir magazine’s Tightrope series today.
Just 1K words. If you can spare a couple minutes, give it a read. Thanks to @meproctor.bsky.social, who whipped the series into shape.
punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com/2025/11/01/e...
“Empire” by Frank Vatel
“Empire” by Frank Vatel “…for Jacob Nowak, who was given the promise of eternal life in Baptism…” Whenever a spider-man goes home to the lord, there’s always a prayer next day. Priest c…
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November 1, 2025 at 9:46 PM
For the evening crowd—
My new story “Empire” kicked off Punk Noir magazine’s Tightrope series today.
Just 1K words. If you can spare a couple minutes, give it a read. Thanks to @meproctor.bsky.social, who whipped the series into shape.
punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com/2025/11/01/e...
My new story “Empire” kicked off Punk Noir magazine’s Tightrope series today.
Just 1K words. If you can spare a couple minutes, give it a read. Thanks to @meproctor.bsky.social, who whipped the series into shape.
punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com/2025/11/01/e...
Yesterday for Halloween I wore my Wednesday Addams dress to school, and whenever anyone asked if I was dressed as Wednesday Addams, I gave one of two responses:
A. No, I'm Wednesday Addam's grandma.
or
B. (deadpan) No. These are my regular clothes.
A. No, I'm Wednesday Addam's grandma.
or
B. (deadpan) No. These are my regular clothes.
October 31, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Yesterday for Halloween I wore my Wednesday Addams dress to school, and whenever anyone asked if I was dressed as Wednesday Addams, I gave one of two responses:
A. No, I'm Wednesday Addam's grandma.
or
B. (deadpan) No. These are my regular clothes.
A. No, I'm Wednesday Addam's grandma.
or
B. (deadpan) No. These are my regular clothes.
Kids at school today were given a very short and simple story and asked to draw a storyboard for it. One girl ignored the instructions and instead chose to illustrate in six frames her identical twin sister's death by drowning (said sister is currently alive).
Sooo...how was your day?
Sooo...how was your day?
October 30, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Kids at school today were given a very short and simple story and asked to draw a storyboard for it. One girl ignored the instructions and instead chose to illustrate in six frames her identical twin sister's death by drowning (said sister is currently alive).
Sooo...how was your day?
Sooo...how was your day?