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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 1d

read the rest of “still life of womb” by chloe ho in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl on 10.26.25

#scrawlmagazine #horrorpoetry #litmag #horrorwriters

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ghost-girl crumple of the petalled body its crush, its bloat, its crying swell ...
still life of womb
Chloe Ho

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 4d

read the rest of “i always liked blueberries the best” by zanny stohl (@znnys.bsky.social) in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl on 10.26.25

#scrawlmagazine #horrorlit #litmag #horrorwriters

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"You're an animal person," she says. "I like that."
i always liked blueberries the best
Zanny Stohl

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Rachel Henderson @rlhendie.bsky.social · 4d

Super excited to be included in (s)crawl’s upcoming first issue, and can’t wait to see what other spooky delights are in store! 👻

(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 7d

read the rest of “The Dead Man” by Rachel Henderson (@rlhendie.bsky.social) in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl on 10.26.25

#scrawlmagazine #litmag #horrorlit #horrorwriters

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There is a man at my office who I know, for a fact, to be dead.
The Dead Man
Rachel Henderson

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 4d

we're so excited to share this piece with the world!

(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 7d

read the rest of “The Dead Man” by Rachel Henderson (@rlhendie.bsky.social) in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl on 10.26.25

#scrawlmagazine #litmag #horrorlit #horrorwriters

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 11d

read the rest of “Skull with Laurel, 1832” by RJ Aurand (@rjaurand.bsky.social) in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl on 10.26.25

#scrawlmagazine #litmag #horrorpoetry #horrorwriters

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Alois, awoken from your slumber
and lifted from the grave like precious jewels
RJ Aurand
Skull with Laurel, 1832

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 13d

read the rest of “My Disposal” by Hannah Madden in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl on 10.26.25

#scrawlmagazine #litmag #horrorlit #horrorwriters

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My garbage disposal is speaking to me.
My Disposal
Hannah Madden

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Sasha Ravitch ☄️ @sasharavitch.bsky.social · 16d

HEY NEW WRITING COMING OUT IN A MONTH FROM MOI

if you love experimental sapphic religious horror you're in luck!

(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 16d

read the rest of “the serpent finds eve in every lifetime; or, GARDEN REVISITED” by sasha ravitch (@sasharavitch.bsky.social) in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl on 10.26.25

#scrawlmagazine #litmag #horrorwriters #horrorlit

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God help me l have never loved anything as much as her, I have never loved anyone this much and I cannot stop eating her ...
the serpent finds eve in every lifetime; or, GARDEN REVISITED
Sasha Ravitch

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 16d

read the rest of “the serpent finds eve in every lifetime; or, GARDEN REVISITED” by sasha ravitch (@sasharavitch.bsky.social) in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl on 10.26.25

#scrawlmagazine #litmag #horrorwriters #horrorlit

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 19d

last, but definitely not least, we have our contributor spotlight on @ashleyhuygewrites.bsky.social!

read ashley’s work in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl coming 10.26.25

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ashley huyge

Ashley Huyge (she/her) is a writer, educator, and course designer. A longtime lover of speculative fiction, dark fantasy, and horror, she finds dark and unexpected themes a comforting way to explore the things that scare us. Reading and writing horror is the safest way to enjoy recreational fear. Her writing has appeared in the flash fiction anthology Darkness 101 Lessons Were Learned. A transplant living in Southern California, she enjoys supernatural movies, Americanos, and sunshine from a shaded vantage point. She lives with her husband, her cats, and her dreams.

read ashley’s work in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl coming 10.26.25

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 19d

last, but definitely not least, we have our contributor spotlight on @ashleyhuygewrites.bsky.social!

read ashley’s work in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl coming 10.26.25

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 23d

today’s contributor spotlight is on chloe ho!

read chloe’s work in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl coming 10.26.25

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chloe ho

Chloe Ho (she/her) is a Singaporean writer who enjoys dabbling in poetry and prose. Her pieces have previously been featured in The Amazine, (s)crawl magazine and Four Tulips Magazine, amongst others. She serves as an editor at the literary magazine Inklink (@projectinklink), and more of her work can be found on her Instagram @vizscribbles.

read chloe’s work in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl coming 10.26.25

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 23d

today’s contributor spotlight is on chloe ho!

read chloe’s work in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl coming 10.26.25

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 25d

today's contributor spotlight is on @znnys.bsky.social!

read zanny's work in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl coming 10.26.25

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zanny stohl

Zanny Stohl (she/they) is a Connecticut librarian with a long-standing interest in horror, speculative fiction, and all things bizarre. Having only previously been published in a few local magazines, Zanny is excited to share more of their work with the world. In her spare time, she likes art, video games, crochet, Wikipedia rabbit holes, and watching weirdo movies with her cat Velvet.

read zanny's work in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl coming 10.26.25

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 28d

today’s contributor spotlight is on @rlhendie.bsky.social!

read rachel’s work in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl coming 10.26.25

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rachel henderson

Rachel Henderson (she/her) lives in New Orleans, where she spends her free time writing and playing bagpipes. Her stories have appeared in After Happy Hour, 100-Foot Crow, Take a Breath: A Collection of Claustrophobic Horror, Neither Fish Nor Foul, and elsewhere. In 2021, she won first place in the NYC Midnight Short Screenplay Competition. Find her at www.rlhendie.com.

read rachel’s work in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl coming 10.26.25!

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · 28d

today’s contributor spotlight is on @rlhendie.bsky.social!

read rachel’s work in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl coming 10.26.25

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · Sep 9

today's contributor spotlight is on @rjaurand.bsky.social!

read rj's work in issue no.01 of (s)crawl coming 10.26.25

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rj aurand

RJ Aurand is a southern Appalachian writer, poet, and lover of the bizarre whose work has appeared in Blanket Gravity Magazine, Small Wonders, Solstitia, The Deadlands, and others. Connect on Bluesky @rjaurand.bsky.social or at rjaurand.com.

read rj's work in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl coming 10.26.25

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · Sep 9

so excited to share your work with everyone!

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RJ Aurand @rjaurand.bsky.social · Sep 9

My poem "Skull with Laurel, 1832" is forthcoming in this issue of (s)crawl, just in time for spooky season! Look forward to it~ 💀 🌿

(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · Sep 9

today's contributor spotlight is on @rjaurand.bsky.social!

read rj's work in issue no.01 of (s)crawl coming 10.26.25

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · Sep 9

today's contributor spotlight is on @rjaurand.bsky.social!

read rj's work in issue no.01 of (s)crawl coming 10.26.25

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · Sep 6

today’s contributor spotlight is on hannah madden!

read hannah’s work in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl coming 10.26.25

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hannah madden

Hannah Madden** (she/her) is a Portland-based embroidery artist and writer. When not creating thread-based art, she can be found curled up with a good book or crafting eerie stories of her own. Living in a century home with her husband and her dog, she draws inspiration from the spooky atmosphere of the Pacific Northwest. Hannah is always on the lookout for new ways to blend art, writing, and her fascination with the macabre.

read hannah’s work in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl coming 10.26.25

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · Sep 6

today’s contributor spotlight is on hannah madden!

read hannah’s work in issue no. 01 of (s)crawl coming 10.26.25

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Sasha Ravitch ☄️ @sasharavitch.bsky.social · Sep 3

ayyyyy, so stoked to be the first in the contributor spotlight series for the inaugural edition of @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social ! i was so grateful to find a home for me piece "the serpent finds eve in every lifetime; aka, GARDEN REVISITED", an experimental, sapphic, erotic religious horror piece!

(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · Sep 3

exciting news – issue no. 01 of (s)crawl will be released 10.26.25!

from today until release date, we’ll be sharing contributor spotlights, a “first lines” series, and excerpts from contributor interviews.

kicking us off for our contributor spotlight series is @sasharavitch.bsky.social!

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sasha savitch

Sasha Ravitch (she/her) consults, presents on, and writes fiction, theory, and creative non-fiction about the (posthumanist and otherwise) gothic imagination, quiddity vs haecceity, and monster theory. With a forthcoming manuscript with Revelore Press, she’s published by Strange Horizons,
Cosmic Horror Monthly, ergot., Bloodletter Magazine, Cursed Morsels Press, Infested Publishing, and more. She’s a grateful recipient of Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity’s Science Fiction Writer’s Residency, and EIC for antilogos press. Ravitch is a graduate student at Sarah Lawrence College, and recently finished her first novel. Her current academic research specialty is tracing what she refers to as the “eschatological gothic” in the early works of Nick Cave and the Berlin post-punk and no-wave scene.

read sasha's work in issue no. 1 of (s)crawl coming 10.26.25!

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · Sep 3

exciting news – issue no. 01 of (s)crawl will be released 10.26.25!

from today until release date, we’ll be sharing contributor spotlights, a “first lines” series, and excerpts from contributor interviews.

kicking us off for our contributor spotlight series is @sasharavitch.bsky.social!

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(s)crawl literary magazine @scrawlmagazine.bsky.social · Sep 3

so happy to have you!

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