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Every Wednesday at 7:00 PT, gather round the virtual campfire and listen to SFFH short stories read by their authors. Follow the links on our site to Zoom or Facebook. Updates by @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social. https://www.storyhour2020.com/
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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 13h
Spookymonth continues apace! This week, two favorites return: M.L. Krishnan and Gemma Files. Yes, really. Join us Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. PDT! @emelkrishnan.bsky.social @gemmafiles.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com
Color photo headshot of Gemma Files, a fair-skinned woman with brown hair worn in a shoulder-length bob without bangs. She wears metal-framed glasses, a black blouse, a necklace of glass beads, and a subtle pink lipstick. She appears to be sitting in a well-lit interior with framed black-and-white photo portraits on bright white walls. Looking into the camera with dark eyes, she smiles sweetly, showing enviable dimples. Head-and-shoulders red-tinged color photo of writer M.L Krishnan, a woman with light brown skin and straight, glossy hair pulled back. Her hair may be black or may be purple; the red light makes this a mystery. She wears large plastic-framed glasses, a red silk tank, gold earrings with ornate hearts hanging from sunburst decorated with red hearts, a gold ring in her septum and several gold rings on her fingers, red lipstick, and black cat-eye eyeliner. She rests her chin on one beringed hand, her face in three-quarter view, and regards the camera with a serious expression.
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Laura Blackwell (she/her) @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social · 12h
I mean, it's obvious why they're favorites, but the surprise is that they're baaa-aaack!
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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 13h
Spookymonth continues apace! This week, two favorites return: M.L. Krishnan and Gemma Files. Yes, really. Join us Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. PDT! @emelkrishnan.bsky.social @gemmafiles.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com
Color photo headshot of Gemma Files, a fair-skinned woman with brown hair worn in a shoulder-length bob without bangs. She wears metal-framed glasses, a black blouse, a necklace of glass beads, and a subtle pink lipstick. She appears to be sitting in a well-lit interior with framed black-and-white photo portraits on bright white walls. Looking into the camera with dark eyes, she smiles sweetly, showing enviable dimples. Head-and-shoulders red-tinged color photo of writer M.L Krishnan, a woman with light brown skin and straight, glossy hair pulled back. Her hair may be black or may be purple; the red light makes this a mystery. She wears large plastic-framed glasses, a red silk tank, gold earrings with ornate hearts hanging from sunburst decorated with red hearts, a gold ring in her septum and several gold rings on her fingers, red lipstick, and black cat-eye eyeliner. She rests her chin on one beringed hand, her face in three-quarter view, and regards the camera with a serious expression.
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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 13h
Spookymonth continues apace! This week, two favorites return: M.L. Krishnan and Gemma Files. Yes, really. Join us Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. PDT! @emelkrishnan.bsky.social @gemmafiles.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com
Color photo headshot of Gemma Files, a fair-skinned woman with brown hair worn in a shoulder-length bob without bangs. She wears metal-framed glasses, a black blouse, a necklace of glass beads, and a subtle pink lipstick. She appears to be sitting in a well-lit interior with framed black-and-white photo portraits on bright white walls. Looking into the camera with dark eyes, she smiles sweetly, showing enviable dimples. Head-and-shoulders red-tinged color photo of writer M.L Krishnan, a woman with light brown skin and straight, glossy hair pulled back. Her hair may be black or may be purple; the red light makes this a mystery. She wears large plastic-framed glasses, a red silk tank, gold earrings with ornate hearts hanging from sunburst decorated with red hearts, a gold ring in her septum and several gold rings on her fingers, red lipstick, and black cat-eye eyeliner. She rests her chin on one beringed hand, her face in three-quarter view, and regards the camera with a serious expression.
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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 14h
Have you been watching Spookymonth on Story Hour? It's been dreadfully good fun so far, and a look at the upcoming authors calendar tells you it will continue in that vein. www.storyhour2020.com/calendar
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Laura Blackwell (she/her) @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social · 2d
Have you watched yet? So good, y'all! Generational curses, witches, and tacos! SO MUCH SALT!
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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 5d
Spookymonth continues with readings from @rachelunger.bsky.social and @laurenparker.bsky.social! Their stories showed two different kinds of curses and two different kinds of creepy. You can still watch! This is totally safe and not a RINGU kind of curse. Honest. youtu.be/GFu85wShG4w
October 8, 2025 Story Hour: Rachel Unger and Lauren Parker
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Laura Blackwell (she/her) @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social · 5d
Truly gorgeous stories, and so much fun. Highly recommended!
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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 5d
Spookymonth continues with readings from @rachelunger.bsky.social and @laurenparker.bsky.social! Their stories showed two different kinds of curses and two different kinds of creepy. You can still watch! This is totally safe and not a RINGU kind of curse. Honest. youtu.be/GFu85wShG4w
October 8, 2025 Story Hour: Rachel Unger and Lauren Parker
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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 5d
Spookymonth continues with readings from @rachelunger.bsky.social and @laurenparker.bsky.social! Their stories showed two different kinds of curses and two different kinds of creepy. You can still watch! This is totally safe and not a RINGU kind of curse. Honest. youtu.be/GFu85wShG4w
October 8, 2025 Story Hour: Rachel Unger and Lauren Parker
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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 7d
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Rachel Unger @rachelunger.bsky.social · 7d
It's going to be a great time - come listen tomorrow night at 7pm Pacific!
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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 7d
Last week ushered in Spookymonth like a full house (of Usher)…and this week, our hand is all queens. To wit: Lauren Parker makes her Story Hour debut, Rachel Unger is again among us! Join us Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. PDT! @laurenparker.bsky.social @rachelunger.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com
Waist-up color photo of writer Lauren Parker, a fair-skinned woman with short hair dyed bright pink and tattoos on both arms. She wears a strapless smocked top (or perhaps a dress) in a pink floral, one large ring on each hand, a watch with a metal band, dangling earrings, a septum ring, large plastic-framed glasses, and bright pink lipstick. She is in what appears to be a large room with wood paneling; large speakers loom on the ceiling. She stands before a microphone, sheets of white paper in hand, and looks out to the audience with her face alert and almost smiling. Full-body color photo of writer Rachel Unger, a fair-skinned woman with brown hair in pigtails. She wears a blue-and-orange bike jersey, black bike shorts, sunglasses, cycling shoes, and a white bike helmet. This is because she is on a black-and-green Cannondale bicycle, having just completed the AIDS/LifeCycle bike ride. Palm trees, blue sky, sandy beach, and onlookers form a background. She smiles broadly, joyfully, into the camera.
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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 7d
Last week ushered in Spookymonth like a full house (of Usher)…and this week, our hand is all queens. To wit: Lauren Parker makes her Story Hour debut, Rachel Unger is again among us! Join us Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. PDT! @laurenparker.bsky.social @rachelunger.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com
Waist-up color photo of writer Lauren Parker, a fair-skinned woman with short hair dyed bright pink and tattoos on both arms. She wears a strapless smocked top (or perhaps a dress) in a pink floral, one large ring on each hand, a watch with a metal band, dangling earrings, a septum ring, large plastic-framed glasses, and bright pink lipstick. She is in what appears to be a large room with wood paneling; large speakers loom on the ceiling. She stands before a microphone, sheets of white paper in hand, and looks out to the audience with her face alert and almost smiling. Full-body color photo of writer Rachel Unger, a fair-skinned woman with brown hair in pigtails. She wears a blue-and-orange bike jersey, black bike shorts, sunglasses, cycling shoes, and a white bike helmet. This is because she is on a black-and-green Cannondale bicycle, having just completed the AIDS/LifeCycle bike ride. Palm trees, blue sky, sandy beach, and onlookers form a background. She smiles broadly, joyfully, into the camera.
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Laura Blackwell (she/her) @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social · 11d
This Story Hour was extra fun for me because David Anaxagoras let me read Astrid's messages in "Your Dasher Has Accidentally Awakened the Crawling Chaos by Gazing into the Loathsome Geometry of the Taco Pup Mega-Muncher Meal Box." They are very voicey! Also, you have never heard me cuss so much.
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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 12d
Spookymonth starts off in style with stories from @frankoreto.bsky.social and @davidanaxagoras.com! Enjoy the ride as they take us through stories suffused with humor, sweetness, and serious points—along with the dread, chills, and scares. You can still watch! youtu.be/Dnf42fYDxTE
October 1, 2025: Frank Oreto and David Anaxagoras usher in Spookymonth!
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Laura Blackwell (she/her) @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social · 12d
So good! And seriously, more Easter eggs than you'd expect for this time of year. See for yourself!
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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 12d
Spookymonth starts off in style with stories from @frankoreto.bsky.social and @davidanaxagoras.com! Enjoy the ride as they take us through stories suffused with humor, sweetness, and serious points—along with the dread, chills, and scares. You can still watch! youtu.be/Dnf42fYDxTE
October 1, 2025: Frank Oreto and David Anaxagoras usher in Spookymonth!
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David Anaxagoras (he/him) @davidanaxagoras.com · 12d
I had an absolute blast last night on Story Hour, especially because cohost Laura Blackwell @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social joined me for the last story! you can watch the recorded reading on YouTube.
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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 12d
Spookymonth starts off in style with stories from @frankoreto.bsky.social and @davidanaxagoras.com! Enjoy the ride as they take us through stories suffused with humor, sweetness, and serious points—along with the dread, chills, and scares. You can still watch! youtu.be/Dnf42fYDxTE
October 1, 2025: Frank Oreto and David Anaxagoras usher in Spookymonth!
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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 12d
Spookymonth starts off in style with stories from @frankoreto.bsky.social and @davidanaxagoras.com! Enjoy the ride as they take us through stories suffused with humor, sweetness, and serious points—along with the dread, chills, and scares. You can still watch! youtu.be/Dnf42fYDxTE
October 1, 2025: Frank Oreto and David Anaxagoras usher in Spookymonth!
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Clarissa C. S. Ryan @wintersweet.bsky.social · 13d
Spooky stories tonight!

(I'm going to let y'all work out the time zones given my earlier failures)
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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 14d
It’s Spookymonth! Usher in the season with readings from David Anaxagoras and Frank Oreto at Story Hour. Scares! Laughs! Facial hair! More scares! Join us
Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. PDT! @davidanaxagoras.com @frankoreto.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com
Head-and-shoulders black-and-white photo of writer David Anaxagoras, a fair-skinned man with a short hair and a long beard. He wears a dark woven shirt and black-framed glasses. He sits in front of a bookcase and looks into the distance with a serious expression. Head-and-shoulders color photo of writer Frank Oreto, a man with a trimmed, graying beard and mustache. He wears a dark gray fleece vest over a gray tee, accessorized with glasses on a chain and a small-brimmed straw hat accentuated with a black band and a magenta orchid. He sits in what looks to be a restaurant booth and wields chopsticks with an eager expression.
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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 14d
It’s Spookymonth! Usher in the season with readings from David Anaxagoras and Frank Oreto at Story Hour. Scares! Laughs! Facial hair! More scares! Join us
Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. PDT! @davidanaxagoras.com @frankoreto.bsky.social www.storyhour2020.com
Head-and-shoulders black-and-white photo of writer David Anaxagoras, a fair-skinned man with a short hair and a long beard. He wears a dark woven shirt and black-framed glasses. He sits in front of a bookcase and looks into the distance with a serious expression. Head-and-shoulders color photo of writer Frank Oreto, a man with a trimmed, graying beard and mustache. He wears a dark gray fleece vest over a gray tee, accessorized with glasses on a chain and a small-brimmed straw hat accentuated with a black band and a magenta orchid. He sits in what looks to be a restaurant booth and wields chopsticks with an eager expression.
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David Anaxagoras (he/him) @davidanaxagoras.com · 14d
Marking up my reading copy for tomorrow night's @storyhour.bsky.social. Reading my funniest story and my horribleist story.
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Laura Blackwell (she/her) @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social · 19d
Not only were the stories excellent, the readings themselves were phenomenal. Thomas's Mub voice is just brrrrrrr, and Clay could read the phone book aloud and make it scary (but his story has better pacing).
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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 19d
This Story Hour starts Spookymonth a bit early. @thomasha.bsky.social introduces us to the creeping horror of "The Mub," and @claymcleod.bsky.social reads a cozy little story called "the fireplace." Haha, just kidding. It's hair-raising. I need to get the chimney removed now. youtu.be/Z5SMNWo2kKU
September 24, 2025 Story Hour: Thomas Ha and Clay McLeod Chapman
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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 19d
This Story Hour starts Spookymonth a bit early. @thomasha.bsky.social introduces us to the creeping horror of "The Mub," and @claymcleod.bsky.social reads a cozy little story called "the fireplace." Haha, just kidding. It's hair-raising. I need to get the chimney removed now. youtu.be/Z5SMNWo2kKU
September 24, 2025 Story Hour: Thomas Ha and Clay McLeod Chapman
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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 19d
We do think of Story Hour as a virtual campfire...hey, anybody hungry?
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Thomas Ha @thomasha.bsky.social · 21d
[bluesky waiting room]

Me: [chanting] mub, mub-

Other patients: mub, MUB

Secretary: [pounding her clipboard] MUB, MUB, MUB!
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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 21d
The best way to say goodbye to September? Pretend it’s already October. With creepy readings from Thomas Ha and Clay McLeod Chapman, we plan to do just that. Wednesday, September 24! 7:00 p.m. PDT! Join us! #booksky www.storyhour2020.com
Black-and-white headshot of Clay McLeod Chapman, a fair-skinned man with a shaved cranium and a grizzled beard and mustache. He wears a medium-toned button-down shirt and glasses with midcentury-looking plastic frames. He stands against a black background and looks directly into the camera, unsmiling, eyes slightly narrowed, as he looks into the darkness behind you. Head-and-shoulders color photo of writer Thomas Ha, a man of mixed Korean/Irish ancestry who has fair skin, brown eyes, a five-o’clock shadow, and thick black hair worn short and swept back from his forehead. He wears a heathered charcoal tee and gold-tone wire-rimmed glasses. He stands in front of a tree and a building sided with unfinished wood; the building appears to be in near-darkness, although the light on him is bright and casts only soft shadows. He looks directly into the camera, smiling faintly.
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Laura Blackwell (she/her) @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social · 20d
This is TONIGHT! Find that bit of horror that actually belongs in your life!
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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 21d
The best way to say goodbye to September? Pretend it’s already October. With creepy readings from Thomas Ha and Clay McLeod Chapman, we plan to do just that. Wednesday, September 24! 7:00 p.m. PDT! Join us! #booksky www.storyhour2020.com
Black-and-white headshot of Clay McLeod Chapman, a fair-skinned man with a shaved cranium and a grizzled beard and mustache. He wears a medium-toned button-down shirt and glasses with midcentury-looking plastic frames. He stands against a black background and looks directly into the camera, unsmiling, eyes slightly narrowed, as he looks into the darkness behind you. Head-and-shoulders color photo of writer Thomas Ha, a man of mixed Korean/Irish ancestry who has fair skin, brown eyes, a five-o’clock shadow, and thick black hair worn short and swept back from his forehead. He wears a heathered charcoal tee and gold-tone wire-rimmed glasses. He stands in front of a tree and a building sided with unfinished wood; the building appears to be in near-darkness, although the light on him is bright and casts only soft shadows. He looks directly into the camera, smiling faintly.
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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 21d
The best way to say goodbye to September? Pretend it’s already October. With creepy readings from Thomas Ha and Clay McLeod Chapman, we plan to do just that. Wednesday, September 24! 7:00 p.m. PDT! Join us! #booksky www.storyhour2020.com
Black-and-white headshot of Clay McLeod Chapman, a fair-skinned man with a shaved cranium and a grizzled beard and mustache. He wears a medium-toned button-down shirt and glasses with midcentury-looking plastic frames. He stands against a black background and looks directly into the camera, unsmiling, eyes slightly narrowed, as he looks into the darkness behind you. Head-and-shoulders color photo of writer Thomas Ha, a man of mixed Korean/Irish ancestry who has fair skin, brown eyes, a five-o’clock shadow, and thick black hair worn short and swept back from his forehead. He wears a heathered charcoal tee and gold-tone wire-rimmed glasses. He stands in front of a tree and a building sided with unfinished wood; the building appears to be in near-darkness, although the light on him is bright and casts only soft shadows. He looks directly into the camera, smiling faintly.
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Laura Blackwell (she/her) @pronouncedlahra.bsky.social · 26d
Really wonderful Story Hour! If you missed this one, why keep on missing it?
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Story Hour @storyhour.bsky.social · 26d
Themes of potential and loss run through these two stories from @kristinaten.bsky.social and @davidmarinowrites.bsky.social. If Kristina's makes you cry, don't worry; David's will make you laugh. This is one of the episodes that shows what stories can do. You can still watch! youtu.be/u56vj3Cg-Ts
September 18, 2025 Story Hour: Kristina Ten and David Marino
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Kristina Ten @kristinaten.bsky.social · 26d
In case you missed last night's @storyhour.bsky.social, it's now up on YouTube for—forever? Till everything crumbles, takes the internet with it? I read "We Will Weather One Another Somehow" and @davidmarinowrites.bsky.social read "The Ballad of Starburst Smith" ❤️

Watch/listen: youtu.be/u56vj3Cg-Ts
September 18, 2025 Story Hour: Kristina Ten and David Marino
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David Marino @davidmarinowrites.bsky.social · 26d
Had a blast reading for @storyhour.bsky.social last night with @kristinaten.bsky.social. If you missed it, check out the recording on YouTube : youtu.be/u56vj3Cg-Ts
September 18, 2025 Story Hour: Kristina Ten and David Marino
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