Erik Grove
@erikgrove.com
Writer. Little dog owner. (Aspiring) Magnificent and Deeply Kind Weirdo. SFWA and HWA member. Viable Paradise 2022. Portlander. Represented by Joshua Bilmes/JABberwocky. He/Him.
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I edited a PLAYABLE ADVENTURE! This anthology - THE MUDDY GOOSE GUIDE TO THE WEIRD NORTHWEST -, features work highlighting REAL NW PLACES from 24 wonderful Oregon and Washington based creators and includes a cover that can be played as a board game! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-muddy-...
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I've decided all novels derived from Dracula should from now on be called fangfic
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I've decided all novels derived from Dracula should from now on be called fangfic
I bet if they try real hard the MAHA movement can give mad cow disease to so many people and turkeys.
November 25, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I bet if they try real hard the MAHA movement can give mad cow disease to so many people and turkeys.
The best Star Wars movie is the friends we made along the way.
(And then drove away because we kept arguing about the best Star Wars movies.)
The second best Star Wars movie is Solo.
(And then drove away because we kept arguing about the best Star Wars movies.)
The second best Star Wars movie is Solo.
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The best Star Wars movie is the friends we made along the way.
(And then drove away because we kept arguing about the best Star Wars movies.)
The second best Star Wars movie is Solo.
(And then drove away because we kept arguing about the best Star Wars movies.)
The second best Star Wars movie is Solo.
I see someone flipped the “let’s argue about Star Wars movies again for some reason” switch. We really need to turn that thing off. This is like a little cut in your cheek you keep worrying with your tongue. No one has ever seen a hot take and revised their Star Wars feelings. No one ever will.
November 24, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I see someone flipped the “let’s argue about Star Wars movies again for some reason” switch. We really need to turn that thing off. This is like a little cut in your cheek you keep worrying with your tongue. No one has ever seen a hot take and revised their Star Wars feelings. No one ever will.
It’s exciting but strange to be working in the earliest stages of an all-new novel. It’s early and I am settling into a voice, cadence, and vibe. Some ideas never get past this (juggling two of these right now) because I am missing something but I think one’s got legs. We’ll see!
November 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
It’s exciting but strange to be working in the earliest stages of an all-new novel. It’s early and I am settling into a voice, cadence, and vibe. Some ideas never get past this (juggling two of these right now) because I am missing something but I think one’s got legs. We’ll see!
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Look what I lack in pretty design skills I make up for in writing skills
November 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Look what I lack in pretty design skills I make up for in writing skills
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This is a scheduled post for anyone awake at midnight ET (very likely not our co-founders) to check our submissions guidelines. Perhaps a certain Moksha link at the bottom is now active, and perhaps certain Moksha forms are now open to submissions 👀
othersidespec.com/guidelines/
othersidespec.com/guidelines/
Submission Guidelines - OTHERSIDE
Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.
othersidespec.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 AM
This is a scheduled post for anyone awake at midnight ET (very likely not our co-founders) to check our submissions guidelines. Perhaps a certain Moksha link at the bottom is now active, and perhaps certain Moksha forms are now open to submissions 👀
othersidespec.com/guidelines/
othersidespec.com/guidelines/
At the risk of being a party pooper, it seems possible/likely to me that some of the locations listed on X that people are so gleefully posting about may be showing results from VPNs. It is common to “use” countries with low regulations for that. Anyone avoiding laws in the US may even use them.
November 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
At the risk of being a party pooper, it seems possible/likely to me that some of the locations listed on X that people are so gleefully posting about may be showing results from VPNs. It is common to “use” countries with low regulations for that. Anyone avoiding laws in the US may even use them.
It really bums me out when I see a movie or read a book a lot of people like and it doesn’t work for me. I wanted to like the thing. It is made from components I usually like. But, alas, I didn’t care for it. There should be a German word for this.
November 23, 2025 at 5:01 AM
It really bums me out when I see a movie or read a book a lot of people like and it doesn’t work for me. I wanted to like the thing. It is made from components I usually like. But, alas, I didn’t care for it. There should be a German word for this.
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eligibility post time!!!!
this year i published two things:
novella: THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS from @lethepress.bsky.social
short story: "The Messengers of Despair" from @bcsmagazine.bsky.social
🧵
this year i published two things:
novella: THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS from @lethepress.bsky.social
short story: "The Messengers of Despair" from @bcsmagazine.bsky.social
🧵
November 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
eligibility post time!!!!
this year i published two things:
novella: THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS from @lethepress.bsky.social
short story: "The Messengers of Despair" from @bcsmagazine.bsky.social
🧵
this year i published two things:
novella: THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS from @lethepress.bsky.social
short story: "The Messengers of Despair" from @bcsmagazine.bsky.social
🧵
I look forward to when I see “MTG” and can safely think it means “Magic: the Gathering” again and doesn’t make me think of a sad racism conspiracy lady.
November 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I look forward to when I see “MTG” and can safely think it means “Magic: the Gathering” again and doesn’t make me think of a sad racism conspiracy lady.
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@erikgrove.com, the editor of The Muddy Goose Guide to the Weird Northwest, has been making little profiles about the contributors, including a merit badge declaration for each of them. Here's mine! The book can be preordered now. www.powells.com/book/the-mud...
November 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
@erikgrove.com, the editor of The Muddy Goose Guide to the Weird Northwest, has been making little profiles about the contributors, including a merit badge declaration for each of them. Here's mine! The book can be preordered now. www.powells.com/book/the-mud...
I do a lot of research and checking with experts as a writer and an editor to ensure I don’t mess up and disrespect a culture or something beyond my experience. This is, in my opinion, bare minimum stuff. I still mess up but when I encounter people that don’t bother… I am flummoxed.
November 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I do a lot of research and checking with experts as a writer and an editor to ensure I don’t mess up and disrespect a culture or something beyond my experience. This is, in my opinion, bare minimum stuff. I still mess up but when I encounter people that don’t bother… I am flummoxed.
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@lpkindred.bsky.social is halfway there, but help is still needed! Every little bit counts in helping be there for someone who's always there for everyone else 💕
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
Donate to Keep LP in School Spring 2026, organized by LP Kindred
Hey y'all,
I'm LP Kindred, a Chicagoan-Angeleno writer/editor/teaching artist/culture work… LP Kindred needs your support for Keep LP in School Spring 2026
www.gofundme.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
@lpkindred.bsky.social is halfway there, but help is still needed! Every little bit counts in helping be there for someone who's always there for everyone else 💕
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
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I published some pieces I'm deeply proud of this year. My second novel, one of my most personal novelettes, one of my weirdest short stories, and an essay on an idea that's been nagging me for years.
November 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I published some pieces I'm deeply proud of this year. My second novel, one of my most personal novelettes, one of my weirdest short stories, and an essay on an idea that's been nagging me for years.
Might fuck around and invent a complete language with conjugations and grammatical rules for a writing project. As a treat.
November 20, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Might fuck around and invent a complete language with conjugations and grammatical rules for a writing project. As a treat.
LP is one of our best and kindest. Every chance I get to talk to him at conventions is too short, but he’s just such a lovely presence that there’s a line of people eager to see him. Share and support if you can.
Please help @lpkindred.bsky.social stay in school in these difficult times. He's a great person who's had a rough go and deserves all the good things.
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
Donate to Keep LP in School Spring 2026, organized by LP Kindred
Hey y'all,
I'm LP Kindred, a Chicagoan-Angeleno writer/editor/teaching artist/culture work… LP Kindred needs your support for Keep LP in School Spring 2026
www.gofundme.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
LP is one of our best and kindest. Every chance I get to talk to him at conventions is too short, but he’s just such a lovely presence that there’s a line of people eager to see him. Share and support if you can.
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Please help @lpkindred.bsky.social stay in school in these difficult times. He's a great person who's had a rough go and deserves all the good things.
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
Donate to Keep LP in School Spring 2026, organized by LP Kindred
Hey y'all,
I'm LP Kindred, a Chicagoan-Angeleno writer/editor/teaching artist/culture work… LP Kindred needs your support for Keep LP in School Spring 2026
www.gofundme.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Please help @lpkindred.bsky.social stay in school in these difficult times. He's a great person who's had a rough go and deserves all the good things.
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
I have news! My debut novel is coming soon!
November 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
I have news! My debut novel is coming soon!
If you are in the WEIRD NORTHWEST know that we will be taking the goose on tour in December and beyond! Readings and events planned in Portland! Later in Seattle and more! Local bookstores! Out in the woods behind where the bodies are buried! Me and 6-8 writers on your lawn! HONK! 🪿
I edited a PLAYABLE ADVENTURE! This anthology - THE MUDDY GOOSE GUIDE TO THE WEIRD NORTHWEST -, features work highlighting REAL NW PLACES from 24 wonderful Oregon and Washington based creators and includes a cover that can be played as a board game! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-muddy-...
November 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
If you are in the WEIRD NORTHWEST know that we will be taking the goose on tour in December and beyond! Readings and events planned in Portland! Later in Seattle and more! Local bookstores! Out in the woods behind where the bodies are buried! Me and 6-8 writers on your lawn! HONK! 🪿
I edited a PLAYABLE ADVENTURE! This anthology - THE MUDDY GOOSE GUIDE TO THE WEIRD NORTHWEST -, features work highlighting REAL NW PLACES from 24 wonderful Oregon and Washington based creators and includes a cover that can be played as a board game! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-muddy-...
November 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I edited a PLAYABLE ADVENTURE! This anthology - THE MUDDY GOOSE GUIDE TO THE WEIRD NORTHWEST -, features work highlighting REAL NW PLACES from 24 wonderful Oregon and Washington based creators and includes a cover that can be played as a board game! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-muddy-...
I am doing a series of fun things promoting the anthology I edited. I asked all the contributors to suggest merit badges they would be awarded. What merit badge should I have??? 👀 🤔
November 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I am doing a series of fun things promoting the anthology I edited. I asked all the contributors to suggest merit badges they would be awarded. What merit badge should I have??? 👀 🤔
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It's true! Nightmare Magazine will open to subs in January! Check out the schedule below for dates & times; read the guidelines for more specifics.
And yes, as ever, each writer can make one submission to each category: short story, flash, poetry, CNF.
adamant.moksha.io/publication/...
And yes, as ever, each writer can make one submission to each category: short story, flash, poetry, CNF.
adamant.moksha.io/publication/...
Moksha
adamant.moksha.io
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It's true! Nightmare Magazine will open to subs in January! Check out the schedule below for dates & times; read the guidelines for more specifics.
And yes, as ever, each writer can make one submission to each category: short story, flash, poetry, CNF.
adamant.moksha.io/publication/...
And yes, as ever, each writer can make one submission to each category: short story, flash, poetry, CNF.
adamant.moksha.io/publication/...
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Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman
www.scottedelman.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
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if you canceled disney ai slop plus, a small fraction of that sub can keep you in the know about some of the latest greatest sff short fic. you'll be talking about short stories at the water cooler instead of a marvel, and people will be like wow, this is one hip well-read person. what a cool cat.
In light of the astronomical increases for my health insurance next year, I thought it would be a good time to encourage people to subscribe. (A few hundred should cover it. Sigh.)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
November 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
if you canceled disney ai slop plus, a small fraction of that sub can keep you in the know about some of the latest greatest sff short fic. you'll be talking about short stories at the water cooler instead of a marvel, and people will be like wow, this is one hip well-read person. what a cool cat.