B. Zelkovich is peering out of their cave
@bzelkovich.bsky.social
A real piece of work (in progress). She/they.
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VP2024, stories in Luna Station Quarterly, Life Beyond Us, Folk Horror Short Stories (Beyond & Within), and more.
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VP2024, stories in Luna Station Quarterly, Life Beyond Us, Folk Horror Short Stories (Beyond & Within), and more.
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2025 Short Stories Thread:
1. "The Secret Ingredient" - @lunastation.bsky.social Issue 061 (March)
A soft and sweet Queer Contemporary Fantasy Romance about finding the courage to fall in love.
www.lunastationquarterly.com/issues/061/
1. "The Secret Ingredient" - @lunastation.bsky.social Issue 061 (March)
A soft and sweet Queer Contemporary Fantasy Romance about finding the courage to fall in love.
www.lunastationquarterly.com/issues/061/
Well will you look at this! My story was mentioned as a favorite in this anthology! Thanks for reading 💜💜💜.
Book Review: FOLK HORROR
Folk Horror Paul Kane & Marie O’Regan, eds. Flame Tree Publishing (August 27, 2024), 401 pgs. Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Folk Horror is a marvelous anthology based around, you guessed it, folklore. The main contributors are our friends across the pond, and due to that,…
Folk Horror Paul Kane & Marie O’Regan, eds. Flame Tree Publishing (August 27, 2024), 401 pgs. Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Folk Horror is a marvelous anthology based around, you guessed it, folklore. The main contributors are our friends across the pond, and due to that,…
Book Review: FOLK HORROR
Folk Horror Paul Kane & Marie O’Regan, eds. Flame Tree Publishing (August 27, 2024), 401 pgs. Reviewed by Carson Buckingham Folk Horror is a marvelous anthology based around, you guessed it, folklore. The main contributors are our friends across the pond, and due to that, much of the folklore was unfamiliar to me…which was great. I just love learning about horrifying new (to me) legends.
hellnotes.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Well will you look at this! My story was mentioned as a favorite in this anthology! Thanks for reading 💜💜💜.
Back on my ADHD meds after almost three weeks off thanks to a miscommunication between my doc and the pharmacy during the holidays.
Suddenly I am writing fiction again. WEIRD.
*stares in hatred at US Healthcare bullshit*
Suddenly I am writing fiction again. WEIRD.
*stares in hatred at US Healthcare bullshit*
December 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Back on my ADHD meds after almost three weeks off thanks to a miscommunication between my doc and the pharmacy during the holidays.
Suddenly I am writing fiction again. WEIRD.
*stares in hatred at US Healthcare bullshit*
Suddenly I am writing fiction again. WEIRD.
*stares in hatred at US Healthcare bullshit*
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"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
I've been watching Star Trek: The Next Generation, and I am struck time & again by how bold and unafraid it is to drive home a point.
The show does not equivocate. It does not shy away from whatever "controversial" topic it's addressing. It's breathtaking to know just how far we've backslid.
The show does not equivocate. It does not shy away from whatever "controversial" topic it's addressing. It's breathtaking to know just how far we've backslid.
December 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I've been watching Star Trek: The Next Generation, and I am struck time & again by how bold and unafraid it is to drive home a point.
The show does not equivocate. It does not shy away from whatever "controversial" topic it's addressing. It's breathtaking to know just how far we've backslid.
The show does not equivocate. It does not shy away from whatever "controversial" topic it's addressing. It's breathtaking to know just how far we've backslid.
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Stopped at the library today to pick up a book on hold and this is your reminder to get a library card, if you haven’t!
They have books, ebooks, audiobooks, dvds!
Want to learn something? They have fun workshops and classes!
Some have AWESOME makerspaces and lend out tools or baking supplies!
They have books, ebooks, audiobooks, dvds!
Want to learn something? They have fun workshops and classes!
Some have AWESOME makerspaces and lend out tools or baking supplies!
December 8, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Stopped at the library today to pick up a book on hold and this is your reminder to get a library card, if you haven’t!
They have books, ebooks, audiobooks, dvds!
Want to learn something? They have fun workshops and classes!
Some have AWESOME makerspaces and lend out tools or baking supplies!
They have books, ebooks, audiobooks, dvds!
Want to learn something? They have fun workshops and classes!
Some have AWESOME makerspaces and lend out tools or baking supplies!
If equal affection cannot be,
Let the more loving one be me.
Let the more loving one be me.
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
If equal affection cannot be,
Let the more loving one be me.
Let the more loving one be me.
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::raises an antifascist flag::
::Weird Al salutes?::
::Weird Al salutes🤘::
::Weird Al salutes?::
::Weird Al salutes🤘::
We got Weird Al out here singing Killing In The Name, the time for moderation is over
December 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
::raises an antifascist flag::
::Weird Al salutes?::
::Weird Al salutes🤘::
::Weird Al salutes?::
::Weird Al salutes🤘::
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I’m not crying.
December 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
I’m not crying.
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Brass Against - Glory Box (Portishead Cover) [Official Video]
YouTube video by BrassAgainstVEVO
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This series OWNS BONES and I still crave more. Might be time for a reread, tbh.
Try Dark Run by @mikebrooks668.bsky.social if you're looking for a "Rompy space western 🤠." #AskALibrarian
Dark Run — Multnomah County Library
Dark Run — Brooks, Mike, 1982- — Captain Ichabod Drift attempts to make a dark run, delivering a special cargo to Earth aboard the Keiko, a ship full of smugglers, soldiers of fortune and adventurers,...
multcolib.bibliocommons.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This series OWNS BONES and I still crave more. Might be time for a reread, tbh.
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Today on his birthday, we’re remembering the great Tony Todd, not only for the iconic roles he embodied, but for the tremendous passion he had for his work, and for his thoughtful and nuanced approach to a genre that was lucky to benefit from his gifts. He is missed.
December 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Today on his birthday, we’re remembering the great Tony Todd, not only for the iconic roles he embodied, but for the tremendous passion he had for his work, and for his thoughtful and nuanced approach to a genre that was lucky to benefit from his gifts. He is missed.
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For over a decade, Harrison Apple has worked to preserve the city’s queer past. This year, Apple continued their efforts as co-founder of the Pittsburgh Queer History Project (PQHP)...
Pittsburgh’s People of Year 2025 — Visual Art: Harrison Apple
Queer history has undergone more than its fair share of erasure, including in Pittsburgh. Local bars, clubs, and other spaces that, over the decades, served as safe havens for the city’s LGBTQ populat...
www.pghcitypaper.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
For over a decade, Harrison Apple has worked to preserve the city’s queer past. This year, Apple continued their efforts as co-founder of the Pittsburgh Queer History Project (PQHP)...
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The writing life can be so hard! but one of the very best parts is getting to read brilliant books before they drop, & Cynthia Gomez's MUÑECA is SO! DAMN! GOOD!! I'm sad y'all have to wait til June but PREORDER IT NOW!!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211...
@cynthiasaysboo.bsky.social
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211...
@cynthiasaysboo.bsky.social
Muñeca by Cynthia Gómez: 9798217047574 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process. It is 1968 Oakland, and Nat...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The writing life can be so hard! but one of the very best parts is getting to read brilliant books before they drop, & Cynthia Gomez's MUÑECA is SO! DAMN! GOOD!! I'm sad y'all have to wait til June but PREORDER IT NOW!!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211...
@cynthiasaysboo.bsky.social
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211...
@cynthiasaysboo.bsky.social
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The e-book of BLOOM is on sale for $4.99 in the US, and the second slide would like to seduce you with succulent reasons to read it. All inks can be found here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736002...
December 4, 2025 at 4:51 AM
The e-book of BLOOM is on sale for $4.99 in the US, and the second slide would like to seduce you with succulent reasons to read it. All inks can be found here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736002...
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NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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If you love an audiobook, GIRL IN THE CREEK is on sale for just $4.99 at libro.fm/audiobooks/9... !
Girl in the Creek Audiobook on Libro.fm
Girl in the Creek is a pulse-pounding story about the horrors growing all around us, perfect for fans of Jeff VanderMeer and T. Kingfisher.Buried secrets only spread.Erin's brother Bryan has been miss...
libro.fm
December 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
If you love an audiobook, GIRL IN THE CREEK is on sale for just $4.99 at libro.fm/audiobooks/9... !
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the African Translation Project is at 99% 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
will YOU be the donation that pushes them over? 👀👀👀
ko-fi.com/africantrans...
will YOU be the donation that pushes them over? 👀👀👀
ko-fi.com/africantrans...
Support African Translation Project
African Translation Project / We're overdue - let's rally this. / please see - please share / After nine months - let's complete funding for the translation of Zvinobvinza to: The Crocodile Doesn't Hu...
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December 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
the African Translation Project is at 99% 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
will YOU be the donation that pushes them over? 👀👀👀
ko-fi.com/africantrans...
will YOU be the donation that pushes them over? 👀👀👀
ko-fi.com/africantrans...
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Frog knocked at Toad’s door. “Toad, wake up,” he cried. “Come out and see how wonderful the winter is!”
“I will not,” said Toad. “I am in my warm bed.”
“I will not,” said Toad. “I am in my warm bed.”
December 2, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Frog knocked at Toad’s door. “Toad, wake up,” he cried. “Come out and see how wonderful the winter is!”
“I will not,” said Toad. “I am in my warm bed.”
“I will not,” said Toad. “I am in my warm bed.”
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I want to make a list of *short stories* (any genre) published by intersex authors in 2025 & hopefully going forward. I've been meaning to do this for a while, and I think now there are plenty of stories.
If you have some stories, let me know / if not, please repost to spread the word?
Thank you!
If you have some stories, let me know / if not, please repost to spread the word?
Thank you!
December 2, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I want to make a list of *short stories* (any genre) published by intersex authors in 2025 & hopefully going forward. I've been meaning to do this for a while, and I think now there are plenty of stories.
If you have some stories, let me know / if not, please repost to spread the word?
Thank you!
If you have some stories, let me know / if not, please repost to spread the word?
Thank you!
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hey GUESS WHAT
my short story "Auguries," which first appeared in Gamut last year, has been reprinted at @podcastle.org and you can listen to it now!
podcastle.org/2025/12/02/p...
my short story "Auguries," which first appeared in Gamut last year, has been reprinted at @podcastle.org and you can listen to it now!
podcastle.org/2025/12/02/p...
PodCastle 920: Auguries - PodCastle
Auguries By Jennifer R. Donohue She screamed the first time, so loud that the old man who lived in the next apartment arrived at her door with surprising speed, cardigan thrown hastily over his untu...
podcastle.org
December 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
hey GUESS WHAT
my short story "Auguries," which first appeared in Gamut last year, has been reprinted at @podcastle.org and you can listen to it now!
podcastle.org/2025/12/02/p...
my short story "Auguries," which first appeared in Gamut last year, has been reprinted at @podcastle.org and you can listen to it now!
podcastle.org/2025/12/02/p...
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I tore through @lauracranehill.bsky.social’s Wife-Shaped Bodies last night like it was an inky cap and might deliquesce before I could finish. The prose puts the ~decay~ in decadent. Gorgeous, relentless, and moldering with all sorts of lovely things.
November 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I tore through @lauracranehill.bsky.social’s Wife-Shaped Bodies last night like it was an inky cap and might deliquesce before I could finish. The prose puts the ~decay~ in decadent. Gorgeous, relentless, and moldering with all sorts of lovely things.
1. Pay off lingering debt
2. Establish emergency savings
3. Pay for home maintenance/repairs
4. Make extra mortgage payments
5. Take actual vacations (not just local/staycations)
2. Establish emergency savings
3. Pay for home maintenance/repairs
4. Make extra mortgage payments
5. Take actual vacations (not just local/staycations)
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
November 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
1. Pay off lingering debt
2. Establish emergency savings
3. Pay for home maintenance/repairs
4. Make extra mortgage payments
5. Take actual vacations (not just local/staycations)
2. Establish emergency savings
3. Pay for home maintenance/repairs
4. Make extra mortgage payments
5. Take actual vacations (not just local/staycations)
Oh heyyyy, I'm in this anthology!
New episode!
We're joined by Steve Capone of @whisperhousepress.bsky.social to talk about his publications (including Dread Mondays, which features a story by NJ and Nathaniel), plus the workplace horror film The Mill! Listen wherever you get podcasts!
open.spotify.com/episode/5VDX...
We're joined by Steve Capone of @whisperhousepress.bsky.social to talk about his publications (including Dread Mondays, which features a story by NJ and Nathaniel), plus the workplace horror film The Mill! Listen wherever you get podcasts!
open.spotify.com/episode/5VDX...
Episode 133 - The Mill and Dread Mondays with Steve Capone of Whisper House Press
open.spotify.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Oh heyyyy, I'm in this anthology!