Reminder that all the books we published were meant to be read in Autumn. (I know it's not Autumn yet. But one can dream.) Help a publisher out. undertowpublications.com
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Reminder that all the books we published were meant to be read in Autumn. (I know it's not Autumn yet. But one can dream.) Help a publisher out. undertowpublications.com
variety is the spice of life
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takes a lot of dedication and a keen eye for arrows
there's a template? this isn't a ritual to keep the demons at bay?
He makes compelling arguments
buy this guy's short stories (he's very smart and good at signing things)
pheeeeew
oh nice!! woohoo. thanks for getting a copy!
Make sure to get your preorder in, the Shorty Storties are especially delicious this time of year
carefully planned every letter and every swirl over the course of a year
there is no rebuttal!
as fitting for fall as pumpkin spice
Dunno who this joker is but as a veteran Short Fiction Reviewer he is really underrating the novelettes in this collection
uh oh the way you say that makes me think I did the wrong signature 😂😂😂 why would you say that!!!? oh no
now imagining the one guy who gets mad when they are not all short
have to leave some surprises like the not short stories
good because pretty sure it's the only one i can do
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shoot forgot to leave room to address
*or maybe had
did a breakdown
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I get eaten by the worms And weird fishes...
Quote with some femme fatale #art 🗡️
tmblr.co/ZyQ6_xhnRR2x... Read my review! Read the tags! Maybe help make this a reader-supported endeavor instead of a Reader-supported one! Lord only knows I have more books coming
Most of you have already received your copies of @thomasha.bsky.social's UNCERTAIN SONS, but official pub day is 2 weeks today on the 16th. Still enough time to get a copy. undertowpublications.com/shop/uncerta...
At the top of the stairs.
Pledged and got a Brian Evenson thingy. Worth taking a look. Story critiques. Signed stuff. I can count the number of long-running weird horror short story venues on my hand. Worth backing one that's been around for 25 years. Still some time but not a lot.
Cute little baby? THINK AGAIN HYAH
The nomination data for the 2025 Hugo Awards is out and we're delighted to see that, in addition to @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social 's fabulous win for Best Series, we had 4 more books longlisted! Congratulations to @premeemohamed.com @vajra.me @sapphomancer.bsky.social & @aptshadow.bsky.social!
THE GLOAMING (1994) Oils on canvas - 48" x 36" I actually saw these clouds from my backyard late one summer evening, and they inspired me to come right inside and paint the scene. 1/3
thanks!!
yes, yes indeed
Another issue of great stories and my first non-fic appearance. An interview w/the awesome @arleysorg.bsky.social (next to @mcflycahill90.bsky.social hey)! Some thoughts on weird horror. Some thoughts on Uncertain Sons. Some thoughts on short fic and other miscellany. Thanks for the inclusion!
have you read kris kathryn rusch's posts about this stuff by any chance? think it's behind a paywall on patreon but some similarities to the tenor of the back and forth. really frustrating and bizarre, never heard of anything like this from a publisher
yeah good point, would be impressed by the kids too
The road to Hell is paved with great beta readers, colleagues and friends! Thank you, all! Thank you: @karenosborne.bsky.social, @exaggerated.bsky.social, @kjy1066.bsky.social, @rkduncan.bsky.social, @jometcalf.bsky.social, @jenniferhudak.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/att...
gene caught a fly mid-air and ate it, and i have never been more proud. this is the tabby not one of the kids.
Military cyborg goes rogue.
I took this picture 20 years ago and every so often I have to check on it to make sure that creepy ass shit didn’t escape the film and is like standing behind me or whatever
Kurosawa and Mifune had that shit on
I deem this good enough to share. (Acrylic on canvas. Painted this evening in one sitting.)
Did you know? SILK AND FOXGLOVE: A BIPOC ECO-EROTIC HORROR ANTHOLOGY, with its killer TOC of BIPOC authors (including me!!) has a trailer, and it was made by the wonderful @pegasusunder.bsky.social, and you can watch it here:
I have a story in this month's Lightspeed: "On an Unusual Kind of Spatially Distributed Haunting." It will go up on the website on Sep 18: www.lightspeedmagazine.com
going to hold back on commentary because it speaks for itself, but reading the contract timeline was something. damn.
Weird Horror issue #11 is very favourably reviewed in the latest Locus Magazine. Reviewer Paula Guran called all the stories "very well-done" and had high praise for 3 of the tales. You can get issues 10 & 11 for $30. Or we have affordable eBooks. undertowpublications.com/shop/2025-we...
Looking for some casual literary listening? Here's the link to the episode of Horror Joy Podcast that came out last week where we discussed Boxcutters, Feast of the Pale Leviathan & more: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
“I AM HANDS DOWN THE MOST VIOLENT MAN ON THE SHOW, BUT THERE IS A POETRY IN MY SADNESS” “I LOVE YOU”
awwww thank you, Rachel!!
ordering to complete the trio of horror heads 💀💀💀
TODDLER
Another issue of great stories and my first non-fic appearance. An interview w/the awesome @arleysorg.bsky.social (next to @mcflycahill90.bsky.social hey)! Some thoughts on weird horror. Some thoughts on Uncertain Sons. Some thoughts on short fic and other miscellany. Thanks for the inclusion!
The September issue of Clarkesworld features fiction by Claire Jia-Wen, Sheri Singerling, Louis Inglis Hall, Alexander Jablokov, David McGillveray, Koji A. Dae, and Robert Falco. Online now at: clarkesworldmagazine.com/issue_228 Subscribe at: clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
I forgot I made these archival quality prints and then hand gold leafed them, they are 11x14 & I’ve got 4 I’m offering for $40 ea (plus shipping)
Things I read in August 😎 Loved 2666 even if it took me nearly 2 years to finish. Giger's Alien was fascinating, hilarious and so, so bitchy. "People who write scripts never seem to share my opinions." 😂 Short stories in thread! 🧵
much appreciated, thanks for reading and for the shoutout
I'm very happy to be one of this year's Guests of Honour, alongside Sheree Renée Thomas, Anna Martino, and Trick Weeks! Flights of Foundry is free, online, and a good time. You should totally come
cynthia recently got sucked in (has very different opinions on best stories), but i found her hunched over a table diagramming a timeline of events in Seven American Nights the other day because "the ones online seem wrong," and i was like perfect, another disciple in the making
Also, I said this last week, but kudos to Corey for starting at substack, finding out there were issues, and moving out ASAP. Not everyone can do that, I know, and it's a tricky thing (so no hate to people stuck there). But I think that's a cool thing. Would've subbed for that alone.
Just make what you want to make. Fuck the naysayers. They can boo you all they want and you can still be a creative genius who inspires millions.
woo hoo, 9/16 let's go, and honored to be in such company, thanks for the shoutout!
September 16, a day of many stories, some without skin 😈 Lovely for TEENAGE GIRLS CAN BE DEMONS to share release day with ISSUES WITH AUTHORITY by @nadiabulkin.bsky.social & UNCERTAIN SONS by @thomasha.bsky.social. Become a three-headed beast with book covers for faces in just a couple weeks!
ah, thanks so much for grabbing a copy! appreciate it! also had no idea @topferarts.bsky.social was on here! cool!
#bookmail Uncertain Sons by @thomasha.bsky.social. You wanna know who the short-story writers you need to be reading are? Check out what @undertow.bsky.social is putting out. Been looking forward to this one for a while. Also…the vibes of this @topferarts.bsky.social cover!
😂 i surely deserve the stare down
i failed but it wasn't her fault
“Gaza Riviera” is such a uniquely horrifying phrase, contemplating it is like looking at a death mask for the world.
you will always know exactly what happened in every story and never discuss it with anyone online or argue about it, i can tell you that much
but really thanks for the mention and for always talking about other short spec fic you enjoy. really a great energy and it's always nice talking about the field with you. appreciate it.
oh. this guy. can you believe how nice this guy is???
well you won't hear about him ad nauseum from me that's for sure
Thanks again to Corey for inviting me to talk about stories. 5 spec fic stories I've enjoyed. Impossible for me to pic top/best. But thanks again for the kind words. Looking forward to the newsletter/roundup.
leave no one behind
haha, she is dedicated. no once we are in bed ours disappears to do stuff, but the other cat takes the late shift and follows us around if we get up. they are in charge at different times
same! did not realize it was such a thing for some cats, she likes to do the shepherding thing too
"you will be so tired and never shut up about it, this is for your own good"
someone pleading with me to go to sleep like a good human
i don't know if he's dead, but i for sure know he's felt better, something real fucked up happening in that body
NEVER FELT BETTER IN MY LIFE
Literally haven't seen this mentioned on any of my socials but Indonesia has erupted after a cop ran over a delivery courier.
Honoured to be mentioned among these fine presses.
possibly needs more weird
an exercise in self-loathing mixed media, 4x4 inches, 2025
Weird?
but seriously what a fun and whimsical murder house
and they never saw her again
August's newsletter is now live: www.toddkeisling.com/news/message...
NEW STORY DAY ✨✨✨ “What To Do When A Demon Is Talking Shit At You” is now live and waiting. Thanks very much to @innerworlds.bsky.social for giving this gory, throw down, gross out piece a home!!! 🖤🖤🖤
Actually, Frankenstein is a doctor success at the Venice film festival
thanks so much, Tia!
@thomasha.bsky.social is a master of ambiguity and atmosphere, both of which are at the forefront in "In My Country" clarkesworldmagazine.com/ha_04_25/
Tomorrow my September newsletter is going out! @thomasha.bsky.social’s favorite short story recs are in there. And a few @sarahpinsker.bsky.social recs from me. And of course a new story!!! If you want to join in the fun, sign up today: coreys-stories.beehiiv.com
oh wait is sci-fi code for president, is just one discourse?
It's my birthday next week! So Barnes & Noble put the special purple edition of Someone You Can Build A Nest In up for 25% off: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/someone-yo...
"Sullivan brilliantly reveals how the conspiracy of capitalism is no conspiracy at all, operating in broad daylight and co-opting everyone into its spread just to survive." thanks to Ben for taking the time to engage with THE MARIGOLD. pleasure to see the book finding new readers who really get it.