Wyatt Bonikowski
@wbonikowski.bsky.social
Suffolk U. English prof. Book: Shell Shock and the Modernist Imagination. Essays on Shirley Jackson, fairy tales, psychoanalysis. Fiction writer.
Listening to @sgj.bsky.social ‘s I Was a Teenage Slasher on Libby, superbly read by Michael Crouch. In addition to being the wild ride you’d expect from SGJ, this book is Texas (I grew up in San Antonio). I was a teenage horror writer in 1989 when the novel is set, and this book takes me back.
March 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Listening to @sgj.bsky.social ‘s I Was a Teenage Slasher on Libby, superbly read by Michael Crouch. In addition to being the wild ride you’d expect from SGJ, this book is Texas (I grew up in San Antonio). I was a teenage horror writer in 1989 when the novel is set, and this book takes me back.
Exciting book mail. I’m waiting with a certain queasy anticipation for a time when I can devour it all at once. Soon…
Thanks, @horrorsong.blog for sending!
Thanks, @horrorsong.blog for sending!
November 20, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Exciting book mail. I’m waiting with a certain queasy anticipation for a time when I can devour it all at once. Soon…
Thanks, @horrorsong.blog for sending!
Thanks, @horrorsong.blog for sending!
I bought this new graphic novel about B. Traven, whom I’ve always been fascinated by, and PM Press sent me a bunch of cool stickers, including these two by @nobonzo.bsky.social
November 17, 2024 at 9:14 PM
I bought this new graphic novel about B. Traven, whom I’ve always been fascinated by, and PM Press sent me a bunch of cool stickers, including these two by @nobonzo.bsky.social
Most of my published fiction is flash fiction, but this year I published a longer story in Lake Effect 28. It’s not only my 2nd time in Lake Effect but also the second time my name appears in the table of contents with Diane Williams, whose work has been a huge inspiration. Here’s the first page:
November 16, 2024 at 5:14 PM
Most of my published fiction is flash fiction, but this year I published a longer story in Lake Effect 28. It’s not only my 2nd time in Lake Effect but also the second time my name appears in the table of contents with Diane Williams, whose work has been a huge inspiration. Here’s the first page:
I feel so lucky to have been able to see him at the Salem Horrorfest in 2023, where he was interviewed by Andrea Subissati of the Faculty of Horror podcast. What an incredible actor.
November 9, 2024 at 3:49 AM
I feel so lucky to have been able to see him at the Salem Horrorfest in 2023, where he was interviewed by Andrea Subissati of the Faculty of Horror podcast. What an incredible actor.
Nails painted and eyeliner applied, it is time for me to teach on Halloween. We are talking about @sgj.bsky.social’s The Only Good Indians and that the wild ending of the first major section, “The House That Ran Red.” Happy Halloween, everyone!
October 31, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Nails painted and eyeliner applied, it is time for me to teach on Halloween. We are talking about @sgj.bsky.social’s The Only Good Indians and that the wild ending of the first major section, “The House That Ran Red.” Happy Halloween, everyone!
Reminds me of this:
October 18, 2024 at 12:11 PM
Reminds me of this:
Earlier tonight right outside my house in Greater Boston. (Brighter photo than what I could see with the naked eye, but I could still see the dark pink band across the sky, even with the light pollution. Never seen anything like it before.)
October 11, 2024 at 1:55 AM
Earlier tonight right outside my house in Greater Boston. (Brighter photo than what I could see with the naked eye, but I could still see the dark pink band across the sky, even with the light pollution. Never seen anything like it before.)
Teaching Jane Eyre so I showed this old tweet from the other place that I made to open a discussion about film adaptations.
![Tweet text says “Jane Eyre: I’m sure most people would have thought him an ugly man. [space] The movies:” followed by four photos of actors who played Mr. Rochester: Orson Welles, William Hurt [I now regret using his photo because of his abusive behavior which I didn’t know about at the time], Toby Stephens, and Michael Fassbender”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xoqs2tedcaa4fdu5ydiqbmuo/bafkreiejg54lr63lrh7ssw2ikyefphzdi5r2mzb4fra7gsahzeiqxey6iq@jpeg)
September 24, 2024 at 9:08 PM
Teaching Jane Eyre so I showed this old tweet from the other place that I made to open a discussion about film adaptations.
Blue sky before the eclipse. Later we’ll ascend the hill and worship from there.
April 8, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Blue sky before the eclipse. Later we’ll ascend the hill and worship from there.
I’ve been waiting all semester to do this in my Shirley Jackson seminar, ever since I learned my classroom had good old-fashioned chalkboards. But it had to be at the right moment, just after we’d read a particular chapter …
March 1, 2024 at 7:58 PM
I’ve been waiting all semester to do this in my Shirley Jackson seminar, ever since I learned my classroom had good old-fashioned chalkboards. But it had to be at the right moment, just after we’d read a particular chapter …
“If you do not have a child under the age of 16, or are not yourself under the age of 16, you might have no idea who Raina is.” My 14-year-old’s graphic novel shelf with Raina at the heart of it. She’s been reading her books since elementary school:
February 8, 2024 at 1:46 AM
“If you do not have a child under the age of 16, or are not yourself under the age of 16, you might have no idea who Raina is.” My 14-year-old’s graphic novel shelf with Raina at the heart of it. She’s been reading her books since elementary school:
A student in my Shirley Jackson seminar brought this copy of Hangsaman to class today. Her mom gave it to her.
January 26, 2024 at 1:33 AM
A student in my Shirley Jackson seminar brought this copy of Hangsaman to class today. Her mom gave it to her.
Howard Waldrop was one of the first writers who signed a book for me. I was 14, at a convention in San Antonio where I grew up. Everyone I met said I had to read “The Ugly Chickens,” and a book dealer was selling this hardcover so I snapped it up. I’ve been a huge fan ever since. RIP.
January 21, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Howard Waldrop was one of the first writers who signed a book for me. I was 14, at a convention in San Antonio where I grew up. Everyone I met said I had to read “The Ugly Chickens,” and a book dealer was selling this hardcover so I snapped it up. I’ve been a huge fan ever since. RIP.
Happy birthday, Shirley Jackson! I’m teaching a course on her work next semester.
December 14, 2023 at 5:19 PM
Happy birthday, Shirley Jackson! I’m teaching a course on her work next semester.
I’m not on the other site much, but this was a nice notification to wake up to this morning.
October 10, 2023 at 9:07 PM
I’m not on the other site much, but this was a nice notification to wake up to this morning.
Book mail! I’m always looking for new books to teach in my Horror Fiction course and this collection of new horror stories by Black writers looks awesome. Looking forward to reading favorites like @tananarivedue.bsky.social and @reeamilcarscott.bsky.social and many more new to me.
October 7, 2023 at 5:07 PM
Book mail! I’m always looking for new books to teach in my Horror Fiction course and this collection of new horror stories by Black writers looks awesome. Looking forward to reading favorites like @tananarivedue.bsky.social and @reeamilcarscott.bsky.social and many more new to me.
Joyce Mansour, from Emerald Wounds: Selected Poems, translated by Emilie Moorhouse (City Lights, 2023)
September 25, 2023 at 6:17 PM
Joyce Mansour, from Emerald Wounds: Selected Poems, translated by Emilie Moorhouse (City Lights, 2023)
September 25, 2023 at 5:31 PM
I’ve been home sick with Covid all week but at least I’ve had this to read. (It’s very good!)
September 15, 2023 at 5:44 PM
I’ve been home sick with Covid all week but at least I’ve had this to read. (It’s very good!)
Nice to see the shout out to @sgj.bsky.social in the new graphic novel MOTHER NATURE written by Jamie Lee Curtis and Russell Goldman, with gorgeous art by my friend Karl Stevens. titan-comics.com/c/1888-mothe...
August 27, 2023 at 7:48 PM
Nice to see the shout out to @sgj.bsky.social in the new graphic novel MOTHER NATURE written by Jamie Lee Curtis and Russell Goldman, with gorgeous art by my friend Karl Stevens. titan-comics.com/c/1888-mothe...