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Kevin Loughrin
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Horror Author on Sub. with THE DEER

Short Stories in The Hunger Journal, The Woven Tale Press. Find them at KevinLoughrin.com

Founder of the Chickenshit Newsletter

HWA and WWA member since 2025. CWA member since 2023.

Represented by Shannon Snow @ CMA
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This week's Chickenshit Newsletter is on IT FOLLOWS and it's alllllll about sex cuz I hear that sells.

It's not...sexy...I mean...at all.

But still.

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November 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
kploughrin.bsky.social
Just got a short story published in a horror magazine.
a man in a suit says everybody dance now
ALT: a man in a suit says everybody dance now
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November 9, 2025 at 12:57 AM
kploughrin.bsky.social
A fitting film as we lead up to Halloween. Honestly, this is the kind of movie that still keeps me up at night. Just the willies everywhere. Chickenshits, beware.

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HELLO MY NAME IS: THE CONJURING
It's The Exorcist meets Hallmark film. Completely wholesome. Utterly terrifying.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:46 AM
kploughrin.bsky.social
This week's Chickenshit Newsletter is about the villain of my Chickenshit origin story: The late, great Freddy Krueger.

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HELLO MY NAME IS: FREDDY KRUEGER
The one-trick-pony from hell.
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October 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
kploughrin.bsky.social
@thebuffwriter.bsky.social Great meeting you at Mystery to Me on Thursday! Started your book yesterday and really enjoying it so far.
October 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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substack.com/@hellomyname...

First Chickenshit Newsletter, hopefully of many. I still lose sleep over scary movies, but I was shocked that The Exorcist was kind of...sweet?
HELLO MY NAME IS: THE EXORCIST
I really wish someone would have taken that crucifix out of that poor girl's hand.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
kploughrin.bsky.social
Oh man this would be a dream come true.
in-otter-news.bsky.social In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · Jul 23
'Hello human, nice to meet you'
July 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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baileygalbreit.bsky.social
Let's Talk Justice League! asks the question: What's your most controversial opinion about Superman? Ian MacIntyre (@MrIanMacIntyre) responds: Superman stories aren't a fantasy about how good it would be to have power. They're a fantasy about what it would be like if someone with power was good.
July 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
kploughrin.bsky.social
Wife says I make laundry complicated but it's simple:
1. Wash
2. Dry
3. Put on trampoline
4. Use sheet to carry up three flights of stairs like Santa
5. Leave clothes in pile
6. Sift through clothes daily like they fell out of the world's worst pinata
7. Repeat...monthly
#SAHD
July 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
kploughrin.bsky.social
Just got home from my 20-years high school reunion where I fell down the stairs during a tour of my old school.
June 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
kploughrin.bsky.social
Is it possible that someone just needs to reset the #publishing console? Maybe blow in the cartridge? See what happens after that? #WritingCommunity
June 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
kploughrin.bsky.social
Hey #WritingCommunity, I'll be in #Chicago for the afternoon. Anyone want to meet up for #coffee?
May 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
kploughrin.bsky.social
Okay, but like what happens after they get their picture taken? Is the gala...just over? #MetGala
May 6, 2025 at 12:58 AM
kploughrin.bsky.social
This is my favorite weekend of the year. Really looking forward to connecting with anyone else who’ll be attending.

#JustWrite2025
chicagowrites.bsky.social Chicago Writers Association @chicagowrites.bsky.social · Mar 14
Last Chance to Register!

Let’s Just Write! is less than a week away. Join us for one of the best #writersconference in the U.S.

Learn more about #registration, hotel, and #conference program at
www.chicagowrites.org/conference

#JustWrite2025 #lastchance
March 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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chicagowrites.bsky.social
Last Chance to Register!

Let’s Just Write! is less than a week away. Join us for one of the best #writersconference in the U.S.

Learn more about #registration, hotel, and #conference program at
www.chicagowrites.org/conference

#JustWrite2025 #lastchance
March 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
kploughrin.bsky.social
Help I have an idea for a #musical I want to write, but I need someone who knows music well enough to help me. This is not a drill.

#Musicals #WritingCommunity #Help #Oscars #Tonys #LinManuelMiranda #Cats #HughJackman
a man wearing a john deere hat and a jerry garcia t-shirt says someone help me
ALT: a man wearing a john deere hat and a jerry garcia t-shirt says someone help me
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March 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
kploughrin.bsky.social
Hey #writingcommunity. I did some work revamping my website. Would love to hear any thoughts if you're willing to check it out! Thanks!

www.kevinloughrin.com
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February 12, 2025 at 7:23 PM
kploughrin.bsky.social
I just finished reading Julia Fine's (@finejuli.bsky.social ) novel The Upstairs House. It's just stunning. Very powerful and unsettling in a way that is truly haunting. It's been days and I'm still thinking about it. If you haven't read it, please do. God, was it good. #booksky #HorrorLit
February 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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rammwriter.bsky.social
Slow Horses ➕️➕️➕️

Time travel's brutal for an MI5 agent on the run from his government. They almost blew up 1972; he got the blame. Now there's a temporal vortex to close, if the hunters don't kill him first, and a Russian spy from 1997 is running interference.

#Q #A #SFFT #MiseryPit #agentguide 🦋
There is a green background with lines of code running down it. A man's head and shoulders are in silhouette against the lines of code. The text is in courier font and all capitalised. It reads: An agent's guide to: Out of Time By Gert Ramm Espionage/time travel thriller Images from Pixabay. There is a green background with lines of code running down it. A man's head and shoulders are in silhouette against the lines of code. The text is in courier font and all capitalised. To the left of the man's head it reads: 1972: an MI5 officer discovers a secret Cold War agenda - to develop time travel technology. After a failed British experiment creates an unstable time vortex, he must find a way to disable it, before it's weaponised for temporal warfare. That's easier said than done though, when the government blames him for the disaster, and ruthless hunters are closing in. The text to the right of the man's head reads: Pitch: Slow Horses... With Time Travel In the bottom right-hand corner is the image of an SLR camera lens. Images from Pixabay. There is a green background with lines of code running down it. A man's head and shoulders are in silhouette against the lines of code. The text is all capitalised and in courier font. The text to the left of the man's head reads: Comps: Slough House Series (Mick Herron) Here and Now and Then (Mike Chen) Dark Matter (Blake Crouch) The Anubis Gates (Tim Powers) The text to the right of the man's head reads: TV Comps: The Ipress File Day of the Jackal Life on Mars Callan In the bottom right-hand corner is an image of a semi-automatic pistol with seven rounds of ammunition beside it. Images from Pixabay. There is a green background with lines of code running down it. A man's head and shoulders are in silhouette against the lines of code. The text is all capitalised and in courier font. The text in the left-hand panel reads: Themes: Loyalty Betrayal Sacrifice Balance of Power Trust The text in the right-hand panel reads: First page: Friede couldn't be in his head. Not now. Distractions led to mistakes. A mistake tonight would be disastrous. Edmund Fletcher forced himself to focus as he padded silently through the disused sewer. His penlight illuminated a narrow arched tunnel, though he'd used this subterranean labyrinth so often he could have navigated it in darkness. He shivered, quickening his pace; it was always cold so far below ground, heavy snow in the streets above had lowered the temperature further. He was directly below the wall now. A hundred feet ahead was Soviet territory. While he held Russian and GDR security in the highest esteem, after three years in the business it wasn’t hard to stay ahead of them. He took nothing for granted though; complacency was a killer. Twelve frames run along the bottom of the page - the negative images on a roll of 35mm film. Images from Pixabay.
February 1, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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rammwriter.bsky.social
The Ipcress File x Life on Mars

🔫 High-stakes thriller
🔫 Time travel twist
🔫 Stale beer espionage
🔫 Weird science
🔫 Cold War subterfuge
🔫 Working class hero
🔫 Hunter to hunted
🔫 Antagonist from the future
🔫 Enemy turned ally
🔫 Proles vs privilege

#Q #A #SFFT #MiseryPit #editors #litagents 🦋
Six black and white, polaroid photos are arranged against a dark green background. Clockwise from top left, the images are as follows: A front view of a Vauxhall Viva car with the numberplate BR872. Text below it reads ‘Out of Time’. A head and shoulders shot of a man in profile, wearing a coat with the collar turned up and a trilby hat. Text below reads ‘Espionage’. The Big Ben clock tower in London. The silhouette of a man on his knees in a dark alley, with his hands behind his head. Text below it reads ‘Thriller’. A travel alarm clock. Time reads 3.40. Text below it reads ‘Time Travel’. A semi-automatic pistol, dice and a hipflask. Across the centre of the collage of photos is a red stamp which reads ‘Classified’. Images by Pixabay.
February 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
kploughrin.bsky.social
I found my #agent at an event like #MiseryPit and would love to help others do the same. Let me know if you'd like some extra eyes on your pitch. I can't promise I can help, but I'd love to try. Good luck! #Writing #Querying
January 30, 2025 at 5:48 PM
kploughrin.bsky.social
This sounds like a wild story.
adamsleper.bsky.social Adam Sleper @adamsleper.bsky.social · Jan 27
Emma Cline’s THE GIRLS X Dan Chaon’s ILL WILL. During 80s era “Satanic panic,” a charismatic white supremacist recruits members to a Nebraska farm, convincing them to commit unspeakable acts in God’s name as they prepare for the battle of Armageddon. Inspired by true events. #2025Pit #A #T #H #LF
January 28, 2025 at 12:04 AM
kploughrin.bsky.social
This seems wonderfully creepy
curioussnowflake.bsky.social Author James C Struck @curioussnowflake.bsky.social · Jan 27
Children of Dusk

Left scarred by an accident that landed his dad in an asylum, Tim Hansen just wants to get through his high school. But when a bully triggers his latent magical abilities, Tim discovers it was no accident, and that his dad is in terrible danger.

#2025Pit #YA #F #Q #LGBTQAuthor
January 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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blovewrites.bsky.social
17 is hard, but when you're set to take over presidency from your father, survive a ☠️ attempt, are betrayed by the two you love & learn your role is to maintain peace by keeping 200yo lies & manipulating the public or start the biggest war in centuries, 17 is REALLY hard.

#2025Pit #Q #YA #SF #LGBTQ
January 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM