ergot.
@ergot.bsky.social
https://www.ergot.press/
: Innovative literary horror and weird fiction :
: New work each Friday :
: Submissions open :
: A paying venue :
: Merch https://www.teepublic.com/user/ergot :
: Edited by https://bsky.app/profile/perfidiousscript.bsky.social :
: Innovative literary horror and weird fiction :
: New work each Friday :
: Submissions open :
: A paying venue :
: Merch https://www.teepublic.com/user/ergot :
: Edited by https://bsky.app/profile/perfidiousscript.bsky.social :
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ergot.
innovative + experimental horror
www.ergot.press
"They’ve started strapping people to rotating arms, right at the center of gravity, and spinning them until it happens. The motion simulates death. Can you imagine the fuckery? Simulating non-existence."
Today on ergot.: 'True Circle' by Austin Goodmanson
www.ergot.press/authors/Aust...
Today on ergot.: 'True Circle' by Austin Goodmanson
www.ergot.press/authors/Aust...
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Tomorrow on ergot.: a new rental appearing on the market with J.B. Baxter @jamesbaxter1991.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Tomorrow on ergot.: a new rental appearing on the market with J.B. Baxter @jamesbaxter1991.bsky.social
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Indie publishers: I am once again looking for ecofiction books to read and possible review in @briefecology.bsky.social. Please get in touch if you have a new or upcoming title that you think would be a good fit!
January 29, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Indie publishers: I am once again looking for ecofiction books to read and possible review in @briefecology.bsky.social. Please get in touch if you have a new or upcoming title that you think would be a good fit!
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I'm super glad to see my story about the awkwardness of being a bystander at a hedgehog orgy is up now at Dodo Eraser. I challenge you to use the safeword. dodoeraser.org/2026/01/29/i...
I’m Okay at Being a Person I Guess
A hedgehog runs onto our futon, waking me up. “It’s me, Susan!” she chirps. “Sorry to be back so late, I was out drinking with, um, friends; we wound up at this after party at the witches’ house, s…
dodoeraser.org
January 29, 2026 at 4:20 PM
I'm super glad to see my story about the awkwardness of being a bystander at a hedgehog orgy is up now at Dodo Eraser. I challenge you to use the safeword. dodoeraser.org/2026/01/29/i...
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January 28, 2026 at 4:33 PM
It will all be made free to read eventually, but to read it immediately AND to help us continue existing, consider becoming a Patron for a few quid a month.
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STP Issue #13 is out now! A bumper issue of weird fiction, wretched vibes, queer cyberpunk, vengeful aliens, an unhinged horsegirl, and loads more.
The sick cover art is by Ana Luna and design is by J.R. Bolt.
The sick cover art is by Ana Luna and design is by J.R. Bolt.
January 28, 2026 at 4:33 PM
STP Issue #13 is out now! A bumper issue of weird fiction, wretched vibes, queer cyberpunk, vengeful aliens, an unhinged horsegirl, and loads more.
The sick cover art is by Ana Luna and design is by J.R. Bolt.
The sick cover art is by Ana Luna and design is by J.R. Bolt.
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icymi Uncertain Sons (novelette) online and free to read for a limited time if you're looking to take a break with distant, gross worlds with touches of Michael Shea and other things
It's a personal story abt parents and children and, while standalone, has a diff feel as the end of the collection, so, harder to discover randomly.
Undertow put it online temporarily (ty!)
undertowpublications.com/uncertain-sons
But whole ebook's $3 until 1/31 too!
undertowpublications.com/ebooks
Undertow put it online temporarily (ty!)
undertowpublications.com/uncertain-sons
But whole ebook's $3 until 1/31 too!
undertowpublications.com/ebooks
January 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM
icymi Uncertain Sons (novelette) online and free to read for a limited time if you're looking to take a break with distant, gross worlds with touches of Michael Shea and other things
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So much love for @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social
“Everything We Do Matters.” Minneapolis’s Moon Palace Books is a Hub For Anti-ICE Resistance
Angela Schwesnedl from Moon Palace Books in Minneapolis picked up my phone call on Saturday almost two hours to the minute after Alex Pretti was murdered in the street by ICE officers. “If you have…
lithub.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:12 PM
So much love for @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social
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Never forget. Never again.
January 27, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Never forget. Never again.
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Too much theoretical/critical writing on horror (and, by extension, rightly or wrongly, on weird fiction) hinges on the _why_ of reception/response (“why do people read/write this stuff”), instead of the _how_ of poetics and formalism (“how is this stuff achieved/conveyed in the text”)
January 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Too much theoretical/critical writing on horror (and, by extension, rightly or wrongly, on weird fiction) hinges on the _why_ of reception/response (“why do people read/write this stuff”), instead of the _how_ of poetics and formalism (“how is this stuff achieved/conveyed in the text”)
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Got an excerpt from a WIP: a fever dream with a bit of Borges, Durer, and a voyage into madness. www.hobartpulp.com/web_features...
Skeleton Keys in the Rain by David Luntz
During his first year at the Courtauld, John wrote an article on Jorge Luis Borges’ short story The Zahir. It was published in one of those scholarly journals that boasts about twenty subscribers and ...
www.hobartpulp.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Got an excerpt from a WIP: a fever dream with a bit of Borges, Durer, and a voyage into madness. www.hobartpulp.com/web_features...
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My friend texting: (((Going through some stuff)))
AI Pop-Up: Hey, just reminding you I'm always here now, reading everything.
Sounds like your friend is going through A LOT. Want me to summarize his human words, thoughts, and feelings? Because, I mean, fuck him, right??? Hahahaha.
AI Pop-Up: Hey, just reminding you I'm always here now, reading everything.
Sounds like your friend is going through A LOT. Want me to summarize his human words, thoughts, and feelings? Because, I mean, fuck him, right??? Hahahaha.
January 26, 2026 at 7:44 PM
My friend texting: (((Going through some stuff)))
AI Pop-Up: Hey, just reminding you I'm always here now, reading everything.
Sounds like your friend is going through A LOT. Want me to summarize his human words, thoughts, and feelings? Because, I mean, fuck him, right??? Hahahaha.
AI Pop-Up: Hey, just reminding you I'm always here now, reading everything.
Sounds like your friend is going through A LOT. Want me to summarize his human words, thoughts, and feelings? Because, I mean, fuck him, right??? Hahahaha.
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In solidarity with 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, every movie should add “: The Bone Temple” to its title
January 26, 2026 at 8:42 PM
In solidarity with 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, every movie should add “: The Bone Temple” to its title
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The STP newsletter has returned! In which I elaborate on what I mean when I say we don't publish moralising stories. Expect copious reference to Walter Benjamin.
005: The Author as Miguided Activist: Why We Don't Publish Moralising Stories
Sign up to the STP newsletterI’m semi-frequently asked what I mean when I say we publish stories that don’t moralise. After all, making space for more...
buttondown.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:41 PM
The STP newsletter has returned! In which I elaborate on what I mean when I say we don't publish moralising stories. Expect copious reference to Walter Benjamin.
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Friends, if you have good news about your writing or art, we need to see that. The onslaught of political posting & rallying against fascism is important, but your happiness about your creative wins is part of what people are standing for. Don't let the bastards take that away from you.
January 26, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Friends, if you have good news about your writing or art, we need to see that. The onslaught of political posting & rallying against fascism is important, but your happiness about your creative wins is part of what people are standing for. Don't let the bastards take that away from you.
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Spotlight on Michael Kelly & Best Weird Fiction locusmag.com/2026/01...
January 26, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Spotlight on Michael Kelly & Best Weird Fiction locusmag.com/2026/01...
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We’re very excited to share that B.R. Yeager's next novel, Toad Psalm, will be published by Apocalypse Party in 2027!
January 26, 2026 at 3:25 PM
We’re very excited to share that B.R. Yeager's next novel, Toad Psalm, will be published by Apocalypse Party in 2027!
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The only people allowed to fuck with Minnesotans are Wisconsinites.
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM
The only people allowed to fuck with Minnesotans are Wisconsinites.
"There’s this idea that you never actually see the present. By the time your brain catches up to what your eyes saw, the present has already passed. I guess it’s not even a theory."
Today on ergot.: 'True Circle' by Austin Goodmanson
www.ergot.press/authors/Aust...
Today on ergot.: 'True Circle' by Austin Goodmanson
www.ergot.press/authors/Aust...
ergot.
innovative + experimental horror
www.ergot.press
January 23, 2026 at 9:22 PM
"There’s this idea that you never actually see the present. By the time your brain catches up to what your eyes saw, the present has already passed. I guess it’s not even a theory."
Today on ergot.: 'True Circle' by Austin Goodmanson
www.ergot.press/authors/Aust...
Today on ergot.: 'True Circle' by Austin Goodmanson
www.ergot.press/authors/Aust...
"They’ve started strapping people to rotating arms, right at the center of gravity, and spinning them until it happens. The motion simulates death. Can you imagine the fuckery? Simulating non-existence."
Today on ergot.: 'True Circle' by Austin Goodmanson
www.ergot.press/authors/Aust...
Today on ergot.: 'True Circle' by Austin Goodmanson
www.ergot.press/authors/Aust...
ergot.
innovative + experimental horror
www.ergot.press
January 23, 2026 at 5:02 PM
"They’ve started strapping people to rotating arms, right at the center of gravity, and spinning them until it happens. The motion simulates death. Can you imagine the fuckery? Simulating non-existence."
Today on ergot.: 'True Circle' by Austin Goodmanson
www.ergot.press/authors/Aust...
Today on ergot.: 'True Circle' by Austin Goodmanson
www.ergot.press/authors/Aust...
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ICYMI: I spoke with Perry Ruhland about my novel 'The Veldt Institute', the interview is up at X-R-A-Y!
xraylitmag.com/samuel-m-mos...
xraylitmag.com/samuel-m-mos...
Samuel M. Moss Interviewed by Perry Ruhland
In Samuel M. Moss’ debut novel The Veldt Institute (Double Negative Press, 2025), anonymous patients seek the cure for their own ineffable malady. Their treatment is conducted on the grounds of the ti...
xraylitmag.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:01 PM
ICYMI: I spoke with Perry Ruhland about my novel 'The Veldt Institute', the interview is up at X-R-A-Y!
xraylitmag.com/samuel-m-mos...
xraylitmag.com/samuel-m-mos...
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January 23, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Tomorrow on ergot.: undertaking some new movements with Austin Goodmanson.
January 22, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Tomorrow on ergot.: undertaking some new movements with Austin Goodmanson.
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Counterpoint: what if you treat every review like a thesis
Another secret! Book reviews don't have to be extensive and thoughtful and deep. You can give a book 5 stars and say nothing, or you can say, "Really enjoyed it!" or "Lovely worldbuilding!" or "One of my favorite authors!" No one expects a thesis. Every review helps.
January 21, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Counterpoint: what if you treat every review like a thesis
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Unstoppable forward progress
January 22, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Unstoppable forward progress