Author BB Clifford
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Author of MALEVOLENT FAIRY, RAINBOW WARRIOR and TANGLED KNOT. bbclifford.com
You can always spot the narcissist in a conflict: They are the loudest, claiming to be the victim to anyone who will listen. On the other hand, the target often stands quietly and simply wishes to be left alone.
#PackMentality #Narcissism #GroupThink
#PackMentality #Narcissism #GroupThink
December 16, 2025 at 3:38 AM
You can always spot the narcissist in a conflict: They are the loudest, claiming to be the victim to anyone who will listen. On the other hand, the target often stands quietly and simply wishes to be left alone.
#PackMentality #Narcissism #GroupThink
#PackMentality #Narcissism #GroupThink
Do you know any “flying monkeys”? They aren’t there to broker peace; they have been weaponized by the narcissist.
#PackMentality #Narcissism #GroupThink
#PackMentality #Narcissism #GroupThink
December 16, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Do you know any “flying monkeys”? They aren’t there to broker peace; they have been weaponized by the narcissist.
#PackMentality #Narcissism #GroupThink
#PackMentality #Narcissism #GroupThink
What is your favorite antagonist?
Mine is the socially performative but punitive alpha in a group.
#BookSky #Writers #GothicHorror
Mine is the socially performative but punitive alpha in a group.
#BookSky #Writers #GothicHorror
December 15, 2025 at 12:59 AM
What is your favorite antagonist?
Mine is the socially performative but punitive alpha in a group.
#BookSky #Writers #GothicHorror
Mine is the socially performative but punitive alpha in a group.
#BookSky #Writers #GothicHorror
Snow day = writing day with The Shining vibes. No sign of creepy twins...as...of...yet...
December 14, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Snow day = writing day with The Shining vibes. No sign of creepy twins...as...of...yet...
December 11, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Does anyone else write more than one novel at the same time?
a woman is using a vacuum cleaner in a living room while wearing a hula hoop around her waist .
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December 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Does anyone else write more than one novel at the same time?
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November 29, 2025 at 1:32 AM
How dull the apple thuds
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How dull the apple thuds
A short story inspired by The Juniper Tree, a Brothers Grimm Fairytale.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:44 PM
How dull the apple thuds
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November 27, 2025 at 4:45 AM
I have a habit of writing novels and then discarding them when they are almost complete.
Can anyone else relate?
Can anyone else relate?
a monkey is standing on top of a rock with the words mason chill out
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November 26, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I have a habit of writing novels and then discarding them when they are almost complete.
Can anyone else relate?
Can anyone else relate?
Digging in. What did you make of it?
November 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Digging in. What did you make of it?
Who is a fan of The Hellbound Heart?
Friendship Bites is based on this classic, and it is available soon.
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Friendship Bites is based on this classic, and it is available soon.
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November 25, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Who is a fan of The Hellbound Heart?
Friendship Bites is based on this classic, and it is available soon.
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Friendship Bites is based on this classic, and it is available soon.
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BB's Substack
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My personal Substack. Click to read BB's Substack, by BB Clifford, a Substack publication. Launched 5 minutes ago.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
BB's Substack
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Are you a fan of suburban horror?
...then check this out.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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"Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them." - Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam, Dune
November 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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At least the Archers is trending
November 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
At least the Archers is trending
Word of the day: Coriaceous.
Don't cheat...try to guess what it means.
Don't cheat...try to guess what it means.
November 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Word of the day: Coriaceous.
Don't cheat...try to guess what it means.
Don't cheat...try to guess what it means.
That moment when the novel takes shape…and you realize why you need to write it.
#wip #author #bbclifford
#wip #author #bbclifford
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November 19, 2025 at 11:18 PM
That moment when the novel takes shape…and you realize why you need to write it.
#wip #author #bbclifford
#wip #author #bbclifford
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Here’s some Marcos Alvarado art to make your Tuesday a little better.
November 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Here’s some Marcos Alvarado art to make your Tuesday a little better.
“When we are born we are magical and loving and full of wonder. But darkness and ignorance surround us at every corner. Until the day someone calls us a monster or a devil and we believe them.”
Philip Ridley, In the Eyes of Mr Fury
Philip Ridley, In the Eyes of Mr Fury
November 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
“When we are born we are magical and loving and full of wonder. But darkness and ignorance surround us at every corner. Until the day someone calls us a monster or a devil and we believe them.”
Philip Ridley, In the Eyes of Mr Fury
Philip Ridley, In the Eyes of Mr Fury
Whether it is The Stepford Wives (Ira Levin), We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson), or Carrie (Stephen King), I cannot read enough suburban horror.
What are the greatest suburban horror /thriller novels that you have read? Add your comments below or get in touch!
What are the greatest suburban horror /thriller novels that you have read? Add your comments below or get in touch!
November 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Whether it is The Stepford Wives (Ira Levin), We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson), or Carrie (Stephen King), I cannot read enough suburban horror.
What are the greatest suburban horror /thriller novels that you have read? Add your comments below or get in touch!
What are the greatest suburban horror /thriller novels that you have read? Add your comments below or get in touch!
"It turns out that suburban life is dictated by the kind of tribal behavior I thought we'd grown out of: popular girls and their obsequious minions willing to do anything to fit in. But this time, with kids, money, and jobs on the line, the stakes are even higher."
Boston Magazine
#SuburbanHorror
Boston Magazine
#SuburbanHorror
November 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
"It turns out that suburban life is dictated by the kind of tribal behavior I thought we'd grown out of: popular girls and their obsequious minions willing to do anything to fit in. But this time, with kids, money, and jobs on the line, the stakes are even higher."
Boston Magazine
#SuburbanHorror
Boston Magazine
#SuburbanHorror
Oh, Gillian Flynn, good one:
"My mother's voice swept high and raw, like a red scarf in a storm."
Sharp Objects
"My mother's voice swept high and raw, like a red scarf in a storm."
Sharp Objects
November 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Oh, Gillian Flynn, good one:
"My mother's voice swept high and raw, like a red scarf in a storm."
Sharp Objects
"My mother's voice swept high and raw, like a red scarf in a storm."
Sharp Objects
Work in progress! Fifth version of this novel (an origin story for one of the characters from the Tangled Knot trilogy).
#wip #writers #bbclifford #TangledKnotTrilogy
#wip #writers #bbclifford #TangledKnotTrilogy
November 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Work in progress! Fifth version of this novel (an origin story for one of the characters from the Tangled Knot trilogy).
#wip #writers #bbclifford #TangledKnotTrilogy
#wip #writers #bbclifford #TangledKnotTrilogy