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Lawrence Harding (she/her) 🏳️‍⚧️
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Mum friend transitioning to mum. Recovering medievalist. Writer of gothic, fantasy and horror. Displaced northener. True foodie. Culinary Cenobite. Pigeon möther. Synth/BM gremlin. Writing at patreon.com/lhardingwrites and https://ko-fi.com/lawrenceharding
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Lawrence Harding (she/her) 🏳️‍⚧️ @lhardingwrites.bsky.social · Sep 2
Did you know that I have a Ko-Fi Shop? Where you can buy all my self-published collections, novelettes and novellas?

Well, now you do!

Horror short stories, dark fantasies, medieval shenanigans and more!

#booksky 📚💙
Visit Lawrence Harding's Shop!
I've opened a shop. Come take a look!
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Rejoice! The golden age of incredible Rightmove photos is at hand.
katie0martin.ft.com Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 1h
install a conservatory to own the libs. perfect.

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November 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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gogomrdodo.bsky.social
DINOVEMBER 2025 - DAY 27: DUONYCHUS
(Happy Turkey Day!)

#dinovember #dinosaurs #dinosaur #paleoart #paleoartist #paleontology #sciart #prehistoric #prehistoricanimals #prehistoricplanet #duonychus
November 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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gogomrdodo.bsky.social
DINOVEMBER 2025 - DAY 26: DEINONYCHUS
(the REAL jp raptors)

#dinovember #dinosaurs #dinosaur #paleoart #paleoartist #paleontology #sciart #prehistoric #prehistoricanimals #prehistoricplanet #jurassicpark #jurassicworld #raptors #deinonychus
November 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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finnlongman.com
We love a bargain! Particularly one that's direct from the publisher so it's not just Amazon undercutting everyone! But please also consider buying it from your local bookshop because the extra £8 is what keeps their lights on :) Mostly I'm just happy if you buy it at all 😅
November 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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finnlongman.com
Did you know... you can get my brand-new book, out today, in hardback, for £12 from the Gollancz Emporium using the code BF40? (You'll get 40% off your entire order, so a great time to stock up on hardbacks...)

store.gollancz.co.uk/products/the...
The Wolf and His King by Finn Longman, a hardback book with a brightly coloured cover featuring a wolf and crown against a background of a forest, standing on a gold background.
November 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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liminalitea.bsky.social
My partner told me that a "kng of rats" subscribed to our patreon, and I want to know which rat from the rat king pressed the button with its weird little almost-human hand.
November 26, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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mattophobia.ie
If you’re in Liverpool please considering coming to the Liverpool Green Party Fundraiser! Support is NEEDED.

⏰️ Sunday 30 Nov 2025 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM
📍Tonight Josephine, L1 3DZ
ℹ️ Open to all, non Green Party members welcome
🎟 Get your tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/events/poorl...
*Support the Green Party Liverpool - fundraising event* ⏰️ Sunday 30 Nov 2025 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM 📍Tonight Josephine, L1 3DZ ℹ️ Open to all, non Green Party members welcome 🎟 *Get your tickets here:* https://www.tickettailor.com/events/poorlypublishing/1913874 The Green Party membership has been booming all over the country and Liverpool Green Party needs your support to get the funds to scale up our activities. We want to rebuild hope for people in the face of the rise of Reform and the Labour Party turning right and not supporting working class people. Join our 45th birthday party and help us build resistance. Expect poets, comedians, DJs, raffle and a book sale.
November 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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anna-orridge.bsky.social
Just wanted to boost William's lovely idea for an anthology in Matt's honour too, in case he doesn't have a chance tonight.

#HorrorWritersChat

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thatwilliambeck.bsky.social William Beck @thatwilliambeck.bsky.social · 23h
Just incase I miss tonight, a reminder that there's a #HorrorWritersChat anthology in the works in honour of our creator MG Mason.
DM me for anyone wishing to take part or wanting to hear more!

Have a great night everyone!
Horror Writers Chat Anthology Theme: campfire horror for adults Submit your spooky shorts to thatwilliambeck@gmail.com Deadline 31st December. Profits donated to Macmillan charity
November 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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vampireantihero.com
Check the comments of this post for some seriously talented people! <3

Thanks for the lovely #HorrorWritersChat , y'all!
greethewriter.bsky.social Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 20h
[Dictum Vault. Structured. Resistance. Sheared. Disorder. Deleted.]
[Dictum. Installing.]

[Dig. Dig. Dig. Extract. Deliver. Dig. Dig. Dig. Extract. Deliver. Dig. Dig…]

Have you answered the questions? Do you have something to share? Promote below, and share each others’ posts!

#HorrorWritersChat
Artwork by Alexandr Konev, which is a fan rendition of Logic, the final narrative boss of Fear & Hunger 2: Termina. A rotund reactor, with a thousand blinking lights on its smooth carapace, and flanked by two, metal exhaust pipes on each side, supports an alabaster, humanoid figurine, cut into multiple geometric shapes with deep, black lines that make them look like shards of glass. Pearly white cables are draped over the figurine’s head like hair. Marble figures of exquisite detail surround the figurine. Blue butterflies dance in the foreground in rich, colourful blurs. [Dictum Vault. Structured. Resistance. Sheared. Disorder. Deleted.] [Dictum. Installing.] [Dig. Dig. Dig. Extract. Deliver. Dig. Dig. Dig. Extract. Deliver. Dig. Dig…] Have you answered the questions? Do you have something to share? Promote below, and share each others’ posts! [System. Shut down. Resume. Operations. Next week.]
November 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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roseblack2222.bsky.social
our publication's About page. To participate, you just have to be subscribed to us. Since tomorrow is a major holiday, the time we get to create is doubled. We hope to see you there. If anyone wants to support me, check my pinned post. Thanks, and happy reading.

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Shadow Box Archives | Substack
Shadow Box Archives is a community for the posting of stories and art. All genres are welcome, with our favorite being horror. Our Patreon is curated, but all are welcome to post on our Substack. DM i...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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ramiungarwriter.bsky.social
#HorrorWritersChat still need a good spooky collection to round the year out? This one has ghosts, budding serial killers, and carnivorous horses (oh my!).

Amazon: tinyurl.com/mv8p4shk
B&N: tinyurl.com/4fznerfe
Kobo: tinyurl.com/3u5fpeb6
Apple Books: tinyurl.com/33xhhdnx

#HorrorSky #BookSky
November 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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dassawrites.bsky.social
I have a gothic horror novella set in 1926, in which 9-yr-old Rosalyn plays a make-believe game of a Royal Court with 4 other girls. All of them want to (need to) be Queen... Things escalate. Dangerously.
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What Happened at Hawthorne House - Brigids Gate Press
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November 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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ramiungarwriter.bsky.social
Thanks Gree! #HorrorWritersChat, do you need some Christmas horror in your life? Then you'll love "The Wild Hunt," about two sisters who run away from home on Christmas Eve.

Amazon: tinyurl.com/4y33j7xr
B&N: tinyurl.com/ymb8249b
Kobo: tinyurl.com/2tuyy4vx
Apple Books: tinyurl.com/yc3e2men
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
lhardingwrites.bsky.social
The horrifying realisation that I am much better at planks and other exercises when listening to Lordi/Rob Zombie and belting out the lyrics with gusto.

It feels like I should find that harder, what with the need to breathe and all...
November 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
lhardingwrites.bsky.social
So long as I can glare back, I can win. They cannot take my humanity while I face those lights.

That is why they're going to take my eyes first.

#HorrorWritersChat
greethewriter.bsky.social Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 21h
[Cranium. Reconfigured. Brain tissue. Remodelled. Nerve system. Accelerated. Prepared for Dictum.]

[Inquiry. Required for completion: “IT IS HOPELESS. MY SKIN IS FUSED TO THE COLD, METAL SLAB. INSTRUMENTS OF SILVER AND RED GLARE AT ME.” FINISH IT.]

#HorrorWritersChat
Artwork by Alexandr Konev, which is a fan rendition of Logic, the final narrative boss of Fear & Hunger 2: Termina. A rotund reactor, with a thousand blinking lights on its smooth carapace, and flanked by two, metal exhaust pipes on each side, supports an alabaster, humanoid figurine, cut into multiple geometric shapes with deep, black lines that make them look like shards of glass. Pearly white cables are draped over the figurine’s head like hair. Marble figures of exquisite detail surround the figurine. Blue butterflies dance in the foreground in rich, colourful blurs. Question Four [Cranium. Reconfigured. Brain tissue. Remodelled. Nerve system. Accelerated. Prepared for Dictum.] [Inquiry. Required for completion: “IT IS HOPELESS. MY SKIN IS FUSED TO THE COLD, METAL SLAB. INSTRUMENTS OF SILVER AND RED GLARE AT ME.” FINISH IT.] No links, covers, or self-promo! Leave that for the end! Quote the post & include the hashtag! #HorrorWritersChat
November 26, 2025 at 8:05 PM
lhardingwrites.bsky.social
I'm trans and Catholic, so for me losing (or crushing) the soul will always be true dehumanisation. The body is just the thing I'm bending to my will, through the power of oestrogen. The flesh is a vessel for the human.

That said, the wrong body is just as horrible as none....

#HorrorWritersChat
greethewriter.bsky.social Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 21h
[Moon entity. Observed. Depth distance. Calculated. Organic material: satisfactory.]

[Ablative carapace. Installed. Cortex. Pried.]

[Inquiry. Required for completion: WHEN IS DEHUMANISATION COMPLETE? LOSS OF BODY? OF WILL? AN ALIEN CONSCIOUSNESS IN ONE’S MIND?]

#HorrorWritersChat
Artwork by Alexandr Konev, which is a fan rendition of Logic, the final narrative boss of Fear & Hunger 2: Termina. A rotund reactor, with a thousand blinking lights on its smooth carapace, and flanked by two, metal exhaust pipes on each side, supports an alabaster, humanoid figurine, cut into multiple geometric shapes with deep, black lines that make them look like shards of glass. Pearly white cables are draped over the figurine’s head like hair. Marble figures of exquisite detail surround the figurine. Blue butterflies dance in the foreground in rich, colourful blurs. Question 3: [Moon entity. Observed. Depth distance. Calculated. Organic material: satisfactory.] [Inquiry. Required for completion: WHEN IS DEHUMANISATION COMPLETE? LOSS OF BODY? OF WILL? AN ALIEN CONSCIOUSNESS IN ONE’S MIND?] No links, covers, or self-promo! Leave that for the end! Quote the post & include the hashtag! #HorrorWritersChat
November 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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dassawrites.bsky.social
That's... a very broad question. I already do this in one of my WIPs; a short story collection set in Victorian London, focused around dolls and childhood. Dehumanisation is a key factor, as is the othering that comes with it and the perception (true and not) of a lack of humanity
#HorrorWritersChat
greethewriter.bsky.social Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 21h
[Grafting. In progress. Conveyor attachments. Plugged. Mining extraction. Tools. Inserted.]
[Spinal chord. Interwoven. Cranial examination. Reactivated.]
[Inquiry. Required for completion: INDUSTRIAL HORROR EXPLORES DEHUMANISATION. HOW WOULD YOU EXPLORE IT YOURSELF IN THE GENRE?]

#HorrorWritersChat
Artwork by Alexandr Konev, which is a fan rendition of Logic, the final narrative boss of Fear & Hunger 2: Termina. A rotund reactor, with a thousand blinking lights on its smooth carapace, and flanked by two, metal exhaust pipes on each side, supports an alabaster, humanoid figurine, cut into multiple geometric shapes with deep, black lines that make them look like shards of glass. Pearly white cables are draped over the figurine’s head like hair. Marble figures of exquisite detail surround the figurine. Blue butterflies dance in the foreground in rich, colourful blurs. [Grafting. In progress. Conveyor attachments. Plugged. Mining extraction. Tools. Inserted.] [Inquiry. Required for completion: INDUSTRIAL HORROR EXPLORES DEHUMANISATION. HOW WOULD YOU EXPLORE IT YOURSELF IN THE GENRE?] No links, covers, or self-promo! Leave that for the end! Quote the post & include the hashtag! #HorrorWritersChat
November 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
lhardingwrites.bsky.social
I think that for me horror often involves exploring evil. In true Weatherwaxian fashion, I consider evil being treating people (or anything sentient) as things. I've written a lot of shorts like this, from artists turning using people as material to folklorists vivisecting nymphs

#HorrorWritersChat
greethewriter.bsky.social Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 21h
[Grafting. In progress. Conveyor attachments. Plugged. Mining extraction. Tools. Inserted.]
[Spinal chord. Interwoven. Cranial examination. Reactivated.]
[Inquiry. Required for completion: INDUSTRIAL HORROR EXPLORES DEHUMANISATION. HOW WOULD YOU EXPLORE IT YOURSELF IN THE GENRE?]

#HorrorWritersChat
Artwork by Alexandr Konev, which is a fan rendition of Logic, the final narrative boss of Fear & Hunger 2: Termina. A rotund reactor, with a thousand blinking lights on its smooth carapace, and flanked by two, metal exhaust pipes on each side, supports an alabaster, humanoid figurine, cut into multiple geometric shapes with deep, black lines that make them look like shards of glass. Pearly white cables are draped over the figurine’s head like hair. Marble figures of exquisite detail surround the figurine. Blue butterflies dance in the foreground in rich, colourful blurs. [Grafting. In progress. Conveyor attachments. Plugged. Mining extraction. Tools. Inserted.] [Inquiry. Required for completion: INDUSTRIAL HORROR EXPLORES DEHUMANISATION. HOW WOULD YOU EXPLORE IT YOURSELF IN THE GENRE?] No links, covers, or self-promo! Leave that for the end! Quote the post & include the hashtag! #HorrorWritersChat
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
lhardingwrites.bsky.social
Evening #HorrorWritersChat!

I'm Lawrence (she/her) and I write monastic dark fantasy/sword and sorcery/Jamesian religious horror.

And the greatest industrial horror is capitalism, frankly. The way it mulches people in the name of Line Goes Up and has ever since its birth.
greethewriter.bsky.social Gree_ @greethewriter.bsky.social · 22h
[Organic Material. Booted. Nerve System. Controller Liquids. Injected.]

[Material responsive. Cranial activity. Under control.]

[Inquiry. Required for completion: TELL US, WHO YOU ARE, WHAT DO YOU WRITE, AND WHAT INDUSTRIAL HORROR IS SCARIER? OF THE PAST, OR OF THE FUTURE?]

#HorrorWritersChat
Artwork by Alexandr Konev, which is a fan rendition of Logic, the final narrative boss of Fear & Hunger 2: Termina. A rotund reactor, with a thousand blinking lights on its smooth carapace, and flanked by two, metal exhaust pipes on each side, supports an alabaster, humanoid figurine, cut into multiple geometric shapes with deep, black lines that make them look like shards of glass. Pearly white cables are draped over the figurine’s head like hair. Marble figures of exquisite detail surround the figurine. Blue butterflies dance in the foreground in rich, colourful blurs. Question One [Organic Material. Booted. Nerve System. Controller Liquids. Injected.] [Inquiry. Required for completion: TELL US, WHO YOU ARE, WHAT DO YOU WRITE, AND WHAT INDUSTRIAL HORROR IS SCARIER? OF THE PAST, OR OF THE FUTURE?] #HorrorWritersChat
November 26, 2025 at 7:08 PM
lhardingwrites.bsky.social
As much as I've been daydreaming about making tie-in dungeon synth albums to my monk-punk novellas, despite having no musical training or equipment, it has never once occurred to me to use AI.

If I do this, I will simply learn, or collaborate with whatever fool agrees to.
umaw.bsky.social UMAW @umaw.bsky.social · 1d
All AI music does is devalue the work done by human artists. It’s not accessibility, it’s exploitation. We need real protections for artists against AI!

BTW — even if you had access to this AI startup as a child, you still wouldn’t know how to make music.
November 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
lhardingwrites.bsky.social
If you want to know how I'm doing today, I just filled a hot water bottle with cold water then turned the kettle on
November 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
lhardingwrites.bsky.social
The "french fry" restaurant thing is incredible, but - unironically - sampling chips with a variety of vinegars sounds like a great time.
asls.org.uk Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 1d
asking to see the vinegar list at the french fry restaurant
jayhulmepoet.bsky.social Jay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 1d
Every single person in Britain: "the chippy" or, if we're being fancy, "the chip shop"

The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
November 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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jayhulmepoet.bsky.social
Every single person in Britain: "the chippy" or, if we're being fancy, "the chip shop"

The New York Times: "the french fry restaurant"
cinemashoebox.bsky.social Ben @cinemashoebox.bsky.social · 1d
new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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finnlongman.com
One thing I don't see discussed much about author finances is how the long timelines for payment mean it gets massively devalued by inflation. I got a 3-book deal in 2023 with payments in four parts. The last payment will be 2028 at earliest. But it won't be worth as much in 2028 as it was in 2023!
November 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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lhardingwrites.bsky.social
Did you know that I have a Ko-Fi Shop? Where you can buy all my self-published collections, novelettes and novellas?

Well, now you do!

Horror short stories, dark fantasies, medieval shenanigans and more!

#booksky 📚💙
Visit Lawrence Harding's Shop!
I've opened a shop. Come take a look!
ko-fi.com
September 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM