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Kristina Ten

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Writer, rusalka. TELL ME YOURS, I'LL TELL YOU MINE (Oct ‘25, Stillhouse Press). Stories in McSweeney's, Best American SFF, more. she/her 🌈! linktr.ee/kristinaten

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Kristina Ten @kristinaten.bsky.social · 6d

Today is pub day for Tell Me Yours, I’ll Tell You Mine! However much writing can be a solitary act, putting a book out definitely isn’t. Thanks to Stillhouse Press and all of Tell Me Yours’ many champions.

My first book is out now. I hope you like it.

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Kristina Ten @kristinaten.bsky.social · 10h

🖤🖤🖤

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Ginger Nuts of Horror @gnofhorror.com · 11h

Check out this brilliant article.

And pick up a copy of Kristina’s amazing collection.

Don’t wait for me to finish writing my review go and get a copy now.

Kristina Ten @kristinaten.bsky.social · 17h

Wrote about my biggest childhood fear for @gnofhorror.com! Plus: the all-too-permeable barrier of the human body, the beautiful dawn of air fryers, the rudest thing I’ve done with a shoe, and why I don’t want to get in that hot tub with you.

Kristina Ten: Childhood Fears: Fire Burn And Cauldron Bubble - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website

Kristina Ten shares how a childhood burn incident fuels her fascination with water and bodily vulnerability. Get her book today!

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 13h

ACTUALLY, I have a theory that most books enter a cultural "uncanny valley" 20-25 years after release, where the culture has shifted just enough they're not contemporary anymore, so new readers can't directly relate, and they stay in the valley for about 50 years until they're clearly historical

madoccassia @madoccassia.bsky.social · 13h

Is there, like, an interregnum during which a book should be gracefully retired, until such time as it becomes "a classic, an artifact of its times"?

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Kristina Ten @kristinaten.bsky.social · 12h

And if you're into all that, you're probably gonna be into this:

TELL ME YOURS, I'LL TELL YOU MINE - Buy Books - Stillhouse Press

By: Kristina Ten Categories: Paperback , Fiction Oct. 7, 2025 | ISBN: 978-1-945233-30-2

www.stillhousepress.org

Kristina Ten @kristinaten.bsky.social · 12h

If you're as into the dark underbelly of childlore as I am, you're gonna love this episode of @lorepodcast.bsky.social. Featuring the origins of cootie shots, the science behind Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board, and other "growing pains"...

Lore 290: Growing Pains — Lore

Folklore can take many forms, but most involve words in a specific language. One exception, though, are the traditions passed down through a very different kind of communication. Narrated and produc...

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Kristina Ten @kristinaten.bsky.social · 17h

Bonus kid pic!

Kristina Ten @kristinaten.bsky.social · 17h

Kristina Ten: Childhood Fears: Fire Burn And Cauldron Bubble - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website

Kristina Ten shares how a childhood burn incident fuels her fascination with water and bodily vulnerability. Get her book today!

gnofhorror.com

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Kristina Ten @kristinaten.bsky.social · 18h

Thank you! And right?? I wish all book promo was just me digging through / getting lost in my listening history. Have yours bookmarked now to accompany this week's work. Blonde Redhead forever!

Kristina Ten @kristinaten.bsky.social · 18h

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Kristina Ten @kristinaten.bsky.social · 19h

the aol dial-up tone is my horror movie soundtrack...

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Kristina Ten @kristinaten.bsky.social · 19h

oh man, thank you!! <3

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Darby Price @darbyprice.bsky.social · 20h

OK but please don’t sleep on @kristinaten.bsky.social ‘s debut, Tell Me Yours, I’ll Tell You Mine. I read two stories on the plane ride back to LA and had to set it down to do some absorbing. Fun, fierce, a little scary—I’m loving it!!

Kristina Ten @kristinaten.bsky.social · 20h

Unreal DC book haul ft. @timstafford78.bsky.social, @bookbent.bsky.social, @writesloud.bsky.social, @darbyprice.bsky.social, and Kristen Zory King!

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Kristina Ten @kristinaten.bsky.social · 19h

Whole thing here: largeheartedboy.com/2025/10/07/k...

Kristina Ten’s Book Notes music playlist for her story collection Tell Me Yours, I’ll Tell You Mine – Largehearted Boy

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Kristina Ten @kristinaten.bsky.social · 19h

Had so much fun assembling a Tell Me Yours playlist for the awesome @largeheartedboy.bsky.social! If you’ve ever wondered what my book sounds like, it's this: a culture-clash love song, a battle anthem out of Kyrgyzstan, a song that opens with maniacal laughter and has no other lyrics...

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Kristina Ten @kristinaten.bsky.social · 20h

Unreal DC book haul ft. @timstafford78.bsky.social, @bookbent.bsky.social, @writesloud.bsky.social, @darbyprice.bsky.social, and Kristen Zory King!

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Cyndi Gradel @cyndigradel.bsky.social · 1d

It’s Kill Columbus Day!
@sgj.bsky.social

Earthdivers Kill Columbus by Stephen Graham Jones

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Kristina Ten @kristinaten.bsky.social · 1d

Yay, happy to hear it! And so glad to have yours in hand!

Kristina Ten @kristinaten.bsky.social · 1d

all killer no filler. tysm for having me!!

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Andrew Bertaina @andrewbertaina.bsky.social · 1d

Really fun reading at the 804 lit salon last night with @michaelbarron.bsky.social , @karenpalmer.bsky.social , @darbyprice.bsky.social @kristinaten.bsky.social Tim Stafford and @writesloud.bsky.social !!

It was a lovely evening to hear from a bunch of talented folks.

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Kristina Ten @kristinaten.bsky.social · 1d

Wooooo tysm!!!

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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 1d

We love new books on ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY 🥳 Contributor @kristinaten.bsky.social’s collection TELL ME YOURS, I’LL TELL YOU MINE was published from Stillhouse Press 🤩

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Kristina Ten @kristinaten.bsky.social · 1d

Team Nina forever and ever

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Hannah Grieco @writesloud.bsky.social · 1d

Shout out to @kristinaten.bsky.social, whose 🔥 new collection is out now from Stillhouse!

www.stillhousepress.org/stillhouse-s...

TELL ME YOURS, I'LL TELL YOU MINE - Buy Books - Stillhouse Press

By: Kristina Ten Categories: Paperback , Fiction Oct. 7, 2025 | ISBN: 978-1-945233-30-2

www.stillhousepress.org

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Hannah Grieco @writesloud.bsky.social · 1d

Sometimes you read Nina and everyone just stares at you. Sometimes you read Nina & the audience gets her & you. Huge thanks to @laurenwoods.bsky.social and @andrewbertaina.bsky.social at 804 Lit Salon, & the whole crowd, for being that audience that gets us.

ICYM her:
wigleaf.com/202505nina.htm

Grieco: 'Nina Parker Chooses Nymphomania'

Fiction by Hannah Grieco

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Maureen Langloss @maureenlangloss.bsky.social · 2d

Saturday night with @kristinaten.bsky.social 🐇🛀🧂

TELL ME YOURS I’LL TELL YOU MINE on a wood shelf over a bath. With my feet in the water. And bath salts beside the book.

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