Kristina Ten
@kristinaten.bsky.social
Writer, rusalka. TELL ME YOURS, I'LL TELL YOU MINE (Oct ‘25, Stillhouse Press). Stories in McSweeney's, Best American SFF, more. she/her 🌈!
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Kristina Ten
@kristinaten.bsky.social
· Oct 7
Today is pub day for Tell Me Yours, I’ll Tell You Mine! However much writing can be a solitary act, putting a book out definitely isn’t. Thanks to Stillhouse Press and all of Tell Me Yours’ many champions.
My first book is out now. I hope you like it.
My first book is out now. I hope you like it.
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I became obsessed with collecting vintage My Little Ponies after my dad died of leptomeningeal disease. I wrote an essay about it and it’s up on the HuffPost Personal essays section. 🦄🐎
www.huffpost.com/entry/dad-dy...
www.huffpost.com/entry/dad-dy...
December 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I became obsessed with collecting vintage My Little Ponies after my dad died of leptomeningeal disease. I wrote an essay about it and it’s up on the HuffPost Personal essays section. 🦄🐎
www.huffpost.com/entry/dad-dy...
www.huffpost.com/entry/dad-dy...
Doesn't get much cooler than this.
Wasn't joking about that Stillhouse Press sale. Copies for me and Christmas presents for four other folks from @kristinaten.bsky.social and @amystuber.com!
December 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Doesn't get much cooler than this.
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This column on Vox is the biggest pile of steaming AI crap I've seen this year. Human's aren't running out of ideas. Instead, those with power and money don't want to listen to ideas that threaten their power and money.
Ideas are plentiful. Putting those ideas into action is the hard part.
Ideas are plentiful. Putting those ideas into action is the hard part.
We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.
What if the best use of AI is restarting the world’s idea machine?
www.vox.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:17 PM
This column on Vox is the biggest pile of steaming AI crap I've seen this year. Human's aren't running out of ideas. Instead, those with power and money don't want to listen to ideas that threaten their power and money.
Ideas are plentiful. Putting those ideas into action is the hard part.
Ideas are plentiful. Putting those ideas into action is the hard part.
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Issue 90 cover reveal! Out on Monday. Including the winners of the SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest 2025 🏆
December 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Issue 90 cover reveal! Out on Monday. Including the winners of the SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest 2025 🏆
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A fantastic essay from Kristina Ten -- don't miss this one!!
I’m in this month’s issue of @nightmare-magazine.com with an essay on our most terrifying childhood rituals and the potential of children’s folklore in the horror genre.
Thanks to @wnwagner.bsky.social for encouraging me to shine a flashlight around this messed-up pillow fort.
Thanks to @wnwagner.bsky.social for encouraging me to shine a flashlight around this messed-up pillow fort.
December 13, 2025 at 11:17 PM
A fantastic essay from Kristina Ten -- don't miss this one!!
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I’m in this month’s issue of @nightmare-magazine.com with an essay on our most terrifying childhood rituals and the potential of children’s folklore in the horror genre.
Thanks to @wnwagner.bsky.social for encouraging me to shine a flashlight around this messed-up pillow fort.
Thanks to @wnwagner.bsky.social for encouraging me to shine a flashlight around this messed-up pillow fort.
December 12, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I’m in this month’s issue of @nightmare-magazine.com with an essay on our most terrifying childhood rituals and the potential of children’s folklore in the horror genre.
Thanks to @wnwagner.bsky.social for encouraging me to shine a flashlight around this messed-up pillow fort.
Thanks to @wnwagner.bsky.social for encouraging me to shine a flashlight around this messed-up pillow fort.
I’m in this month’s issue of @nightmare-magazine.com with an essay on our most terrifying childhood rituals and the potential of children’s folklore in the horror genre.
Thanks to @wnwagner.bsky.social for encouraging me to shine a flashlight around this messed-up pillow fort.
Thanks to @wnwagner.bsky.social for encouraging me to shine a flashlight around this messed-up pillow fort.
December 12, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I’m in this month’s issue of @nightmare-magazine.com with an essay on our most terrifying childhood rituals and the potential of children’s folklore in the horror genre.
Thanks to @wnwagner.bsky.social for encouraging me to shine a flashlight around this messed-up pillow fort.
Thanks to @wnwagner.bsky.social for encouraging me to shine a flashlight around this messed-up pillow fort.
alternatively you can learn what happens in the book by reading the book
Amazon announces Ask This Book AI bot. Authors and publishers were not asked to be included and cannot opt-out.
New Kindle Feature Uses AI to Answer Questions About Books—And Authors Can't Opt Out - Reactor
The new feature, called Ask this Book, is already drawing controversy and unanswered questions.
reactormag.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
alternatively you can learn what happens in the book by reading the book
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Also, if you're not a Buffalonian, no worries.
We have have lots of friends outside Buffalo who dig the kind of books we carry, so we ship across the continental US!
We're a downtown shop, but our mission is to promote + sell amazing small press and weird and singular books near and far
We have have lots of friends outside Buffalo who dig the kind of books we carry, so we ship across the continental US!
We're a downtown shop, but our mission is to promote + sell amazing small press and weird and singular books near and far
December 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Also, if you're not a Buffalonian, no worries.
We have have lots of friends outside Buffalo who dig the kind of books we carry, so we ship across the continental US!
We're a downtown shop, but our mission is to promote + sell amazing small press and weird and singular books near and far
We have have lots of friends outside Buffalo who dig the kind of books we carry, so we ship across the continental US!
We're a downtown shop, but our mission is to promote + sell amazing small press and weird and singular books near and far
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We stocked up because the book is FIRE. Get it for the reader in your life who loves horror + folklore, who felt othered by the rules of youth, who played with glue to pass the time, who grew up never really believing or planning for a "future."
They'll find something magic in this one
They'll find something magic in this one
Friends in Buffalo, @eveninghouse.bsky.social is *the* place to get signed copies of Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine for all the readers and weirdos in your life this holiday.
If you haven’t had a chance to read Kristina’s work, you really should! It’s innovative, eerie and heartfelt. We even got signed copies with the cool S we all drew as kids without understanding its origins 😈
eveninghousebooks.com/product/tell...
eveninghousebooks.com/product/tell...
December 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We stocked up because the book is FIRE. Get it for the reader in your life who loves horror + folklore, who felt othered by the rules of youth, who played with glue to pass the time, who grew up never really believing or planning for a "future."
They'll find something magic in this one
They'll find something magic in this one
Had a blast last night at @eveninghouse.bsky.social, a parlor-style indie bookshop in downtown Buffalo specializing in bold, weird fiction. Very cool chatting with @casella.bsky.social. Between the otherworldly neon glow and the levitating landline phone, it was definitely a place of magic.
December 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Had a blast last night at @eveninghouse.bsky.social, a parlor-style indie bookshop in downtown Buffalo specializing in bold, weird fiction. Very cool chatting with @casella.bsky.social. Between the otherworldly neon glow and the levitating landline phone, it was definitely a place of magic.
Friends in Buffalo, @eveninghouse.bsky.social is *the* place to get signed copies of Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine for all the readers and weirdos in your life this holiday.
If you haven’t had a chance to read Kristina’s work, you really should! It’s innovative, eerie and heartfelt. We even got signed copies with the cool S we all drew as kids without understanding its origins 😈
eveninghousebooks.com/product/tell...
eveninghousebooks.com/product/tell...
Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine - Evening House Books
A strange and sinister debut from Stephen Dixon Award winner Kristina Ten The new kid in school discovers a diabolical presence in the depths of an English-language-learning CD-ROM. A desperate […]
eveninghousebooks.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Friends in Buffalo, @eveninghouse.bsky.social is *the* place to get signed copies of Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine for all the readers and weirdos in your life this holiday.
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IT'S TIME.
Gifts For People You Hate, 2025: Boycott-Friendly Edition.
naomikritzer.com/2025/12/11/g...
Gifts For People You Hate, 2025: Boycott-Friendly Edition.
naomikritzer.com/2025/12/11/g...
Gifts for People You Hate 2025: Boycott Friendly Edition
Once again, I started working on this before Thanksgiving and once again it’s now well into December and I still haven’t gotten this up. Look, it’s been a busy couple of weeks tha…
naomikritzer.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
IT'S TIME.
Gifts For People You Hate, 2025: Boycott-Friendly Edition.
naomikritzer.com/2025/12/11/g...
Gifts For People You Hate, 2025: Boycott-Friendly Edition.
naomikritzer.com/2025/12/11/g...
Such a lovely night! Ty @eveninghouse.bsky.social for the best kinda house party.
It was absolutely amazing having @kristinaten.bsky.social in the store tonight in conversation with @casella.bsky.social to discuss her debut collection, Tell Me Yours, I’ll Tell You Mine. The conversation was so insightful + entertaining + made for a great night. Thank you to everyone who attended!
December 12, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Such a lovely night! Ty @eveninghouse.bsky.social for the best kinda house party.
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Read this story by @ambersparks.bsky.social, now. It really gets to the core of that overwhelming end-of-the-year melancholy I've had since my late-20s. Man, I love short stories.
"Your Life in Parties" by Amber Sparks
"...your retirement party, the one they threw for you at the atrocious Italian restaurant. Surprise!, they all yell, which is so awkward because this isn’t a surprise party...."
ashortstorylong.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Read this story by @ambersparks.bsky.social, now. It really gets to the core of that overwhelming end-of-the-year melancholy I've had since my late-20s. Man, I love short stories.
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In the wise worlds of @emilyhughes.bsky.social
"You’d be a fool not to keep an eye on the month’s new books, lest they sneak up behind you in a dark alley."
"You’d be a fool not to keep an eye on the month’s new books, lest they sneak up behind you in a dark alley."
Ancient Gods and Arachnids: Horror Highlights for December 2025 - Reactor
Add a little horror to your holiday reading list!
reactormag.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
In the wise worlds of @emilyhughes.bsky.social
"You’d be a fool not to keep an eye on the month’s new books, lest they sneak up behind you in a dark alley."
"You’d be a fool not to keep an eye on the month’s new books, lest they sneak up behind you in a dark alley."
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Where are my book lovers in Buffalo, NY? This is happening tomorrow (Thursday) evening at @eveninghouse.bsky.social. Talking speculative, horror, and weird fiction, and anything else you'd like 🖤📚
December 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Where are my book lovers in Buffalo, NY? This is happening tomorrow (Thursday) evening at @eveninghouse.bsky.social. Talking speculative, horror, and weird fiction, and anything else you'd like 🖤📚
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So incredibly proud of everything on SSL. The "most popular" 3 of the year (per whatever weird substack metrics, lol) — from @ambersparks.bsky.social, @anniejowrites.bsky.social, @amystuber.com — are an esp strong trifecta; they belong in all the year best anthologies.
ashortstorylong.substack.com
ashortstorylong.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
So incredibly proud of everything on SSL. The "most popular" 3 of the year (per whatever weird substack metrics, lol) — from @ambersparks.bsky.social, @anniejowrites.bsky.social, @amystuber.com — are an esp strong trifecta; they belong in all the year best anthologies.
ashortstorylong.substack.com
ashortstorylong.substack.com
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: ...PASS IT AROUND, FORTY-SIX BOTTLES OF BEER ON THE WALL, FORTY-SIX BOTTLES OF—
PRIEST: Can you *please* stop singing.
SKULL: I LIKE SINGING, WHAT ELSE AM I GOING TO DO
PRIEST: I am going insane.
SKULL: GIVE US AN UNCONQUERED HEART WHICH NO TRIBULATION CAN WEAR OUT
PRIEST: Can you *please* stop singing.
SKULL: I LIKE SINGING, WHAT ELSE AM I GOING TO DO
PRIEST: I am going insane.
SKULL: GIVE US AN UNCONQUERED HEART WHICH NO TRIBULATION CAN WEAR OUT
December 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: ...PASS IT AROUND, FORTY-SIX BOTTLES OF BEER ON THE WALL, FORTY-SIX BOTTLES OF—
PRIEST: Can you *please* stop singing.
SKULL: I LIKE SINGING, WHAT ELSE AM I GOING TO DO
PRIEST: I am going insane.
SKULL: GIVE US AN UNCONQUERED HEART WHICH NO TRIBULATION CAN WEAR OUT
PRIEST: Can you *please* stop singing.
SKULL: I LIKE SINGING, WHAT ELSE AM I GOING TO DO
PRIEST: I am going insane.
SKULL: GIVE US AN UNCONQUERED HEART WHICH NO TRIBULATION CAN WEAR OUT
Where are my book lovers in Buffalo, NY? This is happening tomorrow (Thursday) evening at @eveninghouse.bsky.social. Talking speculative, horror, and weird fiction, and anything else you'd like 🖤📚
December 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Where are my book lovers in Buffalo, NY? This is happening tomorrow (Thursday) evening at @eveninghouse.bsky.social. Talking speculative, horror, and weird fiction, and anything else you'd like 🖤📚
“Ten joins the ranks of authors like Michael Wehunt, Joe Lansdale, and Joyce Carol Oates as a writer who can crush you within the span of a single page."
Many thanks to Sean O'Connor at @macabredaily.bsky.social for this generous review of Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine. What an honor.
Many thanks to Sean O'Connor at @macabredaily.bsky.social for this generous review of Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine. What an honor.
PAPER CUTS: Kristina Ten's "TELL ME YOURS I'LL TELL YOU MINE" Is A Must For Horror Readers (REVIEW) — Macabre Daily
Kristina Ten announces herself as a major new talent in horror literature with her remarkable debut collection, "Tell Me Yours I'll Tell You Mine." These stories will haunt you long after you're done,...
www.macabredaily.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
“Ten joins the ranks of authors like Michael Wehunt, Joe Lansdale, and Joyce Carol Oates as a writer who can crush you within the span of a single page."
Many thanks to Sean O'Connor at @macabredaily.bsky.social for this generous review of Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine. What an honor.
Many thanks to Sean O'Connor at @macabredaily.bsky.social for this generous review of Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine. What an honor.
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Come hang this Thursday, Buffalo 💙
Buffalo, NY! Join me and @casella.bsky.social at @eveninghouse.bsky.social this Thursday, Dec. 11 for a cozy, bookish evening in. If you love the uncanny, the magical, and the speculative, this event's for you.
A week from today, I'll be at Buffalo's @eveninghouse.bsky.social in conversation with @casella.bsky.social of @ancillaryreviewofbooks.org and @mealofthorns.bsky.social. Excited to talk Tell Me Yours, horror fiction, and all things Western New York.
Last event of the year. Come through! 🕯️❄️
Last event of the year. Come through! 🕯️❄️
December 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Come hang this Thursday, Buffalo 💙
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"Wole Talabi’s Award-Winning Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon Now in Paperback" > brittlepaper.com/2025/11/wole...
via @brittlepaper.bsky.social
via @brittlepaper.bsky.social
Wole Talabi's Award-Winning Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon Now in Paperback
Nigerian writer and editor Wole Talabi's debut novel Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon is now available in paperback. The novel, which won the Ilube Award for Best Speculative Fiction Novel 2024 ...
brittlepaper.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
"Wole Talabi’s Award-Winning Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon Now in Paperback" > brittlepaper.com/2025/11/wole...
via @brittlepaper.bsky.social
via @brittlepaper.bsky.social
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As Nebula nominations are opening up, I would like to offer my novelette, "Phantom View," which is free-to-read at Reactor! It's a story of disabilities and the supernatural that I've always wanted to write.
"Phantom View" is a novelette about disabled caretakers, disabled parents, and ghostliness itself being a disability. It's one of my most personal stories.
You can read it for free at @reactorsff.bsky.social!
You can read it for free at @reactorsff.bsky.social!
Phantom View - Reactor
A disabled son care-taking for a disabled father tries to understand the mysterious blur haunting them.
reactormag.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
As Nebula nominations are opening up, I would like to offer my novelette, "Phantom View," which is free-to-read at Reactor! It's a story of disabilities and the supernatural that I've always wanted to write.