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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 2d

For like 15-20 years this was Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 for me. Then a couple years ago they rebranded as a luxury shoe and increased their pricing by $100, so I had to stop buying them. I'm still mad about it and yet to find an acceptable replacement. 🤬

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 4d

I took some time off submitting short stories—had a rough go with life shit there for awhile and couldn't handle rejections on top of it. But now I'm back to the grind.

*Nails spike into wall*

I'm ready.

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 11d

Thanks Jeff! Btw, your new website looks great!

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SACosby @blacktopkid.bsky.social · 11d

At a bookstore in France that is featuring my books
If you're seeing this post and you are an aspiring artist know this..I grew up in a trailer in rural Virginia. My mom was disabled. We had very little money
But today my books are all around the world, nothing is impossible if u really want it💙

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 12d

Happy Halloween Month! Hope it's filled with the good kind of scary and not the current shitty kind. 🎃🦇👻💀

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Clay Vermulm @clayvermulm.bsky.social · 24d

Tonight on Fermented Fiction we debate one of the most 90s-ass trilogies of all time. You've got katanas, sexy vampires, one-man armies taking on corrupt corporate entities bent on ressurecting old gods... what else could you need?

How about an appearance from Brian McAuley?

Link in the commments

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 25d

I'm stupid excited for my friend JR's debut novel. We've been part of a small critique group for several years, and I've seen first hand the passion, talent, and hard work he put into making this book a reality. Portraits of Decay is awesome and deserves to be read! Please pre-order and share!

Ruadán Books @ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 25d

We're ONE MONTH out (10.21.25) from #PortraitsofDecay by debut horror novelist @jrblanes.bsky.social!

Painted in occult rituals gone wrong & the Southern Gothic, in obsession & thirst for control, Portraits of Decay asks: why ruin a painting when you can ruin a soul?

Now: links.ruadanbooks.com/pod

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 25d

My dog had a UTI. I took her to the Vet and said, "My dog has a UTI and needs antibiotics." What did they do? They said it was a UTI and gave me antibiotics. Oh, and charged me $650.00.

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · 26d

The ones that go in are lean and thin.
The ones that come out are fat and stout.
Your eyes fall in and your teeth fall out.
Your brains come tumbling down your snout.
They eat your eyes and they eat your nose.
They eat the jelly between your toes...

Corey Farrenkopf @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social · 27d

The rejections come in…The submissions go out…The rejections come in…The submissions go out…The rejections come in…The submissions go out…occasionally you get a really nice rejection that makes you smile…and The rejections come in…The submissions go out…The rejections come in…The submissions go out…

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · Sep 13

I'm a big fan of Keith Rosson's work. Fever House, The Devil by Name, and Smoke City are really good as well. If you like Coffin Moon, definitely check out his other stuff.

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · Sep 13

Started Coffin Moon last night. Great book so far!

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · Sep 12

I used to narrate audiobooks... My one pointer, if you're not using "punch and roll" you should look into it. It saves a ton of time.

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Keith Rosson @keithrosson.bsky.social · Sep 10

Uhhhh, just heard that Coffin Moon is already being reprinted. One day after pub. THANK YOU ALL, holy shit.

bookshop.org/p/books/coff...

Coffin Moon: A Novel

A Novel

bookshop.org

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Ruadán Books @ruadanbooks.bsky.social · Sep 5

Happy birthday to our author @jrblanes.bsky.social!

Why not give him the gift of pre-ordering his debut horror novel Portraits of Decay?

links.ruadanbooks.com/pod

Painted in occult rituals gone wrong and the Southern Gothic, this book asks: why ruin a painting when you can ruin a soul?

#BookSky

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Jonathan Gensler @jongensler.bsky.social · Sep 3

I think y’all are gonna just LOVE Tommy the Leg. He ain’t no witch, but things might’ve turned out better for everyone if he had been…

chmmagazine.bsky.social @chmmagazine.bsky.social · Sep 3

The new issue should be arriving any day now! Check out the full table of contents below!

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jrblanes @jrblanes.bsky.social · Aug 30

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · Aug 26

Unpacking... This box makes me happy.

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · Aug 25

Can't wait to see what you do with a novel. Loved Greener Pastures and The Inconsolables.

Michael Wehunt @michaelwehunt.bsky.social · Aug 25

static.macmillan.com/static/smp/o...

The October Film Haunt

Horror Movie meets Stephen King in this heart-pounding, magnetic tour de force about a woman pulled into a cult horror film that is determined to have a sequel.

static.macmillan.com

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · Aug 25

I'd love a "Warning: Trigger Warnings on next page" so I could skip them.

I understand why they exist, but I don't want to know if the dog dies because either way it kills the tension for me.

Leslie Farnsworth @lesliefarnsworth.com · Aug 25

Musing question: Do dark-fiction fans still need/want trigger warnings?

Is this a case of "no, because 'dark' makes triggers a given" or "yes, because different people have different triggers"?

Guessing the latter, even though I love dark fiction and don't need/want them. Right?

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · Aug 25

Share some of the best eyes in movies

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Mike Davis @michaeldylandavis.bsky.social · Aug 22

LAIRD BARRON kidney: I just got off the phone with Jessica. If you are interested in donating a kidney to Laird and want to see if you qualify, the quest begins at this link: nkr.donorscreen.org/register/now

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · Aug 20

New office space in my new house. Same old writing buddy 😁

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · Aug 18

This move has been rough. Can't wait to be settled and back to writing.

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · Aug 3

Awesome. I'm from Montana and have spent a great deal of time backpacking in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Area. Can't wait to read it!

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C.J. Goldberg @cjwriteshorror.bsky.social · Jul 28

All these posts in my feed today...

a woman is standing in front of a sign that says the paul restaurant

ALT: a woman is standing in front of a sign that says the paul restaurant

media.tenor.com

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