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JeffWritesWyrd - J.J.O. Cilione 👹

@jjocilione.bsky.social

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A queer writer exploring the realms of the wyrd, cosmic horror & splatterpunk. Words are published in Aphotic Realm and Cosmic Horror Monthly. Sober—class of '88. Grouchy, punk MFr. Bklyn to SF

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JeffWritesWyrd - J.J.O. Cilione 👹 @jjocilione.bsky.social · 7h

Amazingly so

JeffWritesWyrd - J.J.O. Cilione 👹 @jjocilione.bsky.social · 11h

Some Adam LG Nevill

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JeffWritesWyrd - J.J.O. Cilione 👹 @jjocilione.bsky.social · 13h

It’s dog food Saturday and bangin it out to Upchuck’s I’m Nice Now #Punk

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Alma Katsu (FIEND is out now) @almakatsu.bsky.social · 21h

Thanks to everyone who's been reposting my stuff. Remember in the early days of social media when we'd be so excited by what we saw that we'd retweet it? That's since fallen off as we've gotten used to it, but that's how we leverage the power of SM. Please help me reach a wider audience

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JeffWritesWyrd - J.J.O. Cilione 👹 @jjocilione.bsky.social · 16h

Art by Dos Diablos

JeffWritesWyrd - J.J.O. Cilione 👹 @jjocilione.bsky.social · 1d

All tuckered out from her bath, La Bolsita wishes you all a good night

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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JeffWritesWyrd - J.J.O. Cilione 👹 @jjocilione.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for posting this

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David Demchuk 👻 (he/him) 📚 @daviddemchuk.com · 1d

A valuable public service!

Kate Heartfield @kateheartfield.com · 1d

Today's newsletter is about the patterns in fake book club and other scam emails sent to authors.

How to spot an author scam email

I’ve grumbled enough on social media about the rise in AI-generated scam emails that now, more than one of my author friends has sent an email to me, asking...

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 1d

The next novel contains some of the most emotional scenes I’ve ever written. There’s also a bit of violence in there and some shadows with teeth.

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Cynthia “Cina” Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 1d

Children of Chicago and The Shoemaker’s Magician are arriving early to bookstores 🖤

I love these two books so very much and I’m so glad they’re back in the world soon.

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Thank you to everyone who made this possible.

www.hachettebookgroup.com/series/cynth...

Children of Chicago by Cynthia Pelayo - book with paper peopel cover

The Shoemaker’s Magician cover by Cynthia Pelayo

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JeffWritesWyrd - J.J.O. Cilione 👹 @jjocilione.bsky.social · 1d

😬

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Cynthia “Cina” Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 1d

To those of you who listen to WBEZ / NPR in the morning in #Chicago, on Monday morning I’ll be on WBEZ’s In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons talking all things writing.

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JeffWritesWyrd - J.J.O. Cilione 👹 @jjocilione.bsky.social · 1d

Sculpture by Jessica Harrison

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Cynthia “Cina” Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 1d

“Today, the court confirmed what we all know: there is no credible evidence of a rebellion in the state of Illinois,” Pritzker continued. “And no place for the National Guard in the streets of American cities like Chicago.”

blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/09/j...

Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump's National Guard Mobilization To Chicago

In explaining her decision, U.S. District Judge April Perry expressed doubt over Homeland Security's "credibility and assessment" of conditions in the Chicago area.

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Cynthia “Cina” Pelayo @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social · 1d

“… the Republican president has sent or discussed sending troops to 10 cities, including Portland, Oregon; Baltimore; Memphis, Tennessee; the District of Columbia; New Orleans; and the California cities of Oakland, San Francisco and Los Angeles.”

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What to know about Trump's National Guard deployments in Chicago and Portland

Some National Guard members ordered to Illinois by President Donald Trump now are protecting federal property near Chicago ahead of a court hearing on their deployment.

www.pbs.org

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JeffWritesWyrd - J.J.O. Cilione 👹 @jjocilione.bsky.social · 2d

Thirty-seven years clean and sober. All done #OneDayAtATime #AA #NA #Gratitude

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 4d

Do not buy my books from Amazon or Down and Out Books directly. I will not get paid. I should get paid, as per my contract, but in an email from D&O I’ve been told ‘no further payments will be issued.’
It absolutely blows it is ending this way, but man, pay your authors what they are owed.

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 4d

I’m so sure it’s gotten to the point that I’m telling people not to buy my books because my publisher won’t honour our contract. Who keeps my percentage of a sale? Who receives the money? Not me, apparently. So fucking shitty.

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JeffWritesWyrd - J.J.O. Cilione 👹 @jjocilione.bsky.social · 4d

Shit

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Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social · 4d

These books are still available for purchase for some reason, and yes I appreciate every sale, but please know that every book I’ve sold this last month I will not be paid for. ‘No further payments will be issued’ I’m told. I choose to laugh instead of scream, but still, fuck me.

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JeffWritesWyrd - J.J.O. Cilione 👹 @jjocilione.bsky.social · 4d

Why?

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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 4d

This is how propaganda works. They slapped an image on this from Los Angeles in 1992 during Rodney King riots.

Winchell's
Donut Hors
Open
Winchell's
Donut House
Two National guardsmen stand guard outside a burning donut shop in Los Angeles on April 30, 1992.
The National Guard was called in to aid police during the second day of rioting in the city. (Mark
Elias/AP)

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