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@maeisafraid.bsky.social
“Prose like rusted barbed wire.” | British Fantasy Award Finalist, THE BOOK OF QUEER SAINTS | Brave New Weird Award Winner | I’M SORRY IF I SCARED YOU | maemurray.com
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Not standing up for yourself—yes, even in online spaces—is out for 2026. I don’t deserve to be treated badly, and neither do you. You deserve to defend yourself, and to be defended by friends, and you deserve to let go, step away, and start over if you need to. ♥️
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This is probably the closest I have to fit the #woven theme of #JanuArty today. An illustration of a particularly poignant, lovely moment from my Avery Mothmere tale (if I do say so myself). There are at least 2 passages in that one that always bring tears to my eyes no matter how often I read them.
January 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM
This is probably the closest I have to fit the #woven theme of #JanuArty today. An illustration of a particularly poignant, lovely moment from my Avery Mothmere tale (if I do say so myself). There are at least 2 passages in that one that always bring tears to my eyes no matter how often I read them.
Need middle grade horror book suggestions for my @booksinthefreezer.bsky.social reading challenge. This is one sub-genre I do not read, so any help is welcome! I prefer books by queer authors with queer characters. 🫶🏽
January 10, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Need middle grade horror book suggestions for my @booksinthefreezer.bsky.social reading challenge. This is one sub-genre I do not read, so any help is welcome! I prefer books by queer authors with queer characters. 🫶🏽
I had an aura reading yesterday. The psychic told me I work in a male-dominated field and that men will try to tear me down. They will call me a bitch for doing and saying the same things my male counterparts do. He said I am powerful and filled with divine energy, and to stay the course. ♥️
January 10, 2026 at 2:06 PM
I had an aura reading yesterday. The psychic told me I work in a male-dominated field and that men will try to tear me down. They will call me a bitch for doing and saying the same things my male counterparts do. He said I am powerful and filled with divine energy, and to stay the course. ♥️
Woke up feeling okay yesterday after being sick on Thursday, so I went to Salem with a friend, a plan that we made several weeks ago. I’m so glad I was able to go. A little reprieve from the world. Salem is so sleepy this time of year.
January 10, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Woke up feeling okay yesterday after being sick on Thursday, so I went to Salem with a friend, a plan that we made several weeks ago. I’m so glad I was able to go. A little reprieve from the world. Salem is so sleepy this time of year.
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How many women have died with “fucking bitch” ringing in their ears? Don’t let the misogyny get erased here
January 10, 2026 at 5:21 AM
How many women have died with “fucking bitch” ringing in their ears? Don’t let the misogyny get erased here
If you were in Salem, MA tonight and shouted “Hey, Mae!” from a white SUV as I was walking down the street with my friend… Hey!
January 10, 2026 at 3:55 AM
If you were in Salem, MA tonight and shouted “Hey, Mae!” from a white SUV as I was walking down the street with my friend… Hey!
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Growing up, my parents taught me and my sisters that white folks who stand up against white supremacy and domination are always, always, ALWAYS punished and killed alongside the targets of white supremacist domination... this is yet another facet of its violence, and how/why white supremacy endures.
January 8, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Growing up, my parents taught me and my sisters that white folks who stand up against white supremacy and domination are always, always, ALWAYS punished and killed alongside the targets of white supremacist domination... this is yet another facet of its violence, and how/why white supremacy endures.
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Here is the fundraiser for Renee Good’s wife and son, from a very trusted source.
Donate to Support for Renee Good’s wife and son, organized by Mattie Weiss
Please support the wife and son of Renee Good as they grapple with the devastating … Mattie Weiss needs your support for Support for Renee Good’s wife and son
www.gofundme.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Here is the fundraiser for Renee Good’s wife and son, from a very trusted source.
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If you, like me, are a masking person, you can check your county's Chamber of Commerce for political nonprofits and see if there are newsletters you can subscribe to, help edit, etc.
As someone who works in my community every day, and have really poured myself into that work since the election, I can tell you it is 100% the only reason I have kept sane. Get out and do something, anything. Find a knitting group at your local library. Volunteer at a pantry or community fridge.
It's a really scary time. Our president is rattling sabers across the globe. Government thugs are shooting people in the streets.
This is a good week to go to a meeting in your community, in person if possible. Be with others and remember: YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
This is a good week to go to a meeting in your community, in person if possible. Be with others and remember: YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
January 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
If you, like me, are a masking person, you can check your county's Chamber of Commerce for political nonprofits and see if there are newsletters you can subscribe to, help edit, etc.
As someone who works in my community every day, and have really poured myself into that work since the election, I can tell you it is 100% the only reason I have kept sane. Get out and do something, anything. Find a knitting group at your local library. Volunteer at a pantry or community fridge.
It's a really scary time. Our president is rattling sabers across the globe. Government thugs are shooting people in the streets.
This is a good week to go to a meeting in your community, in person if possible. Be with others and remember: YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
This is a good week to go to a meeting in your community, in person if possible. Be with others and remember: YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
January 7, 2026 at 5:49 PM
As someone who works in my community every day, and have really poured myself into that work since the election, I can tell you it is 100% the only reason I have kept sane. Get out and do something, anything. Find a knitting group at your local library. Volunteer at a pantry or community fridge.
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If you know, you know
It’s been a while since a piece of horror lit could be so revolting that not only is it hard for me to read, but by the end of a particularly gnarly scene, I shout “HOLY FUCK” out loud, but here we are.
I may only be a couple of pages in, but already @maeisafraid.bsky.social’s is the real shit.
I may only be a couple of pages in, but already @maeisafraid.bsky.social’s is the real shit.
January 7, 2026 at 5:34 PM
If you know, you know
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It’s been a while since a piece of horror lit could be so revolting that not only is it hard for me to read, but by the end of a particularly gnarly scene, I shout “HOLY FUCK” out loud, but here we are.
I may only be a couple of pages in, but already @maeisafraid.bsky.social’s is the real shit.
I may only be a couple of pages in, but already @maeisafraid.bsky.social’s is the real shit.
January 6, 2026 at 5:43 PM
It’s been a while since a piece of horror lit could be so revolting that not only is it hard for me to read, but by the end of a particularly gnarly scene, I shout “HOLY FUCK” out loud, but here we are.
I may only be a couple of pages in, but already @maeisafraid.bsky.social’s is the real shit.
I may only be a couple of pages in, but already @maeisafraid.bsky.social’s is the real shit.
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Hi hey my new book comes out on Jan 20, and she's real pretty, and there's a giveaway of ten of these shiny sprayed hardcovers on GR, otherwise you can ask your local bookstore for one and that would mean the world to me!
www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ni...
www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ni...
January 7, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Hi hey my new book comes out on Jan 20, and she's real pretty, and there's a giveaway of ten of these shiny sprayed hardcovers on GR, otherwise you can ask your local bookstore for one and that would mean the world to me!
www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ni...
www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ni...
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Have you read my icky little book? It features werewolf and tree related violence and a lot of body horror.
books2read.com/Dawes-Dream-...
books2read.com/Dawes-Dream-...
August 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Have you read my icky little book? It features werewolf and tree related violence and a lot of body horror.
books2read.com/Dawes-Dream-...
books2read.com/Dawes-Dream-...
Finally got my braces off today and I officially have straight teeth after 2 years! I had a toof completely behind another toof since I was 14, totally offsetting my bite and causing swelling and pain in my jaw for 16 years. Being an adult is sometimes kind of rad—except it was $7000 out of pocket.
January 6, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Finally got my braces off today and I officially have straight teeth after 2 years! I had a toof completely behind another toof since I was 14, totally offsetting my bite and causing swelling and pain in my jaw for 16 years. Being an adult is sometimes kind of rad—except it was $7000 out of pocket.
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It's been an incredibly tough year, but losing my job due to transphobia and being unable to find work for 8 months has been one of the hardest parts. Financially my family is in dire straits, and any small amount you can give will be appreciated forever.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-da...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-da...
Donate to Support Dani Froom's Urgent Dental Treatment, organized by Danielle Froom
Hi! My name is Dani Froom and I'm raising money to help with medical costs… Danielle Froom needs your support for Support Dani Froom's Urgent Dental Treatment
www.gofundme.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It's been an incredibly tough year, but losing my job due to transphobia and being unable to find work for 8 months has been one of the hardest parts. Financially my family is in dire straits, and any small amount you can give will be appreciated forever.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-da...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-da...
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girlbossing (suppressing anti-fascist speech)
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
girlbossing (suppressing anti-fascist speech)
Absolutely my #1 rule for posting on the Internet. I do be deleting! I delete ALL my posts—the good, the bad, the ugly—regularly because I have 🌈 anxiety🌈
-delete early, often, for any reason
January 5, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Absolutely my #1 rule for posting on the Internet. I do be deleting! I delete ALL my posts—the good, the bad, the ugly—regularly because I have 🌈 anxiety🌈
Tonight the moon and Jupiter wink at us all. Sometimes it’s nice to feel so small. 🌕
Photo by me from an undisclosed parking lot.
Photo by me from an undisclosed parking lot.
January 4, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Tonight the moon and Jupiter wink at us all. Sometimes it’s nice to feel so small. 🌕
Photo by me from an undisclosed parking lot.
Photo by me from an undisclosed parking lot.
To celebrate tonight’s Wolf Moon, I’m re-sharing one of my earliest short stories, SCALES FELL FROM HER EYES.
It’s a sapphic, Indigenous reverse werewolf story, free-to-read on my website: maemurray.com/scalesfellfr...
It’s a sapphic, Indigenous reverse werewolf story, free-to-read on my website: maemurray.com/scalesfellfr...
January 3, 2026 at 7:49 PM
To celebrate tonight’s Wolf Moon, I’m re-sharing one of my earliest short stories, SCALES FELL FROM HER EYES.
It’s a sapphic, Indigenous reverse werewolf story, free-to-read on my website: maemurray.com/scalesfellfr...
It’s a sapphic, Indigenous reverse werewolf story, free-to-read on my website: maemurray.com/scalesfellfr...
And because this impacts women specifically, and we are socialized to be afraid of appearing unkind, especially in public: Standing up for yourself is the opposite of unkind. It’s kindness to yourself. Shut the motherfuckers down.
Not standing up for yourself—yes, even in online spaces—is out for 2026. I don’t deserve to be treated badly, and neither do you. You deserve to defend yourself, and to be defended by friends, and you deserve to let go, step away, and start over if you need to. ♥️
January 3, 2026 at 4:36 AM
And because this impacts women specifically, and we are socialized to be afraid of appearing unkind, especially in public: Standing up for yourself is the opposite of unkind. It’s kindness to yourself. Shut the motherfuckers down.
Not standing up for yourself—yes, even in online spaces—is out for 2026. I don’t deserve to be treated badly, and neither do you. You deserve to defend yourself, and to be defended by friends, and you deserve to let go, step away, and start over if you need to. ♥️
January 3, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Not standing up for yourself—yes, even in online spaces—is out for 2026. I don’t deserve to be treated badly, and neither do you. You deserve to defend yourself, and to be defended by friends, and you deserve to let go, step away, and start over if you need to. ♥️
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Seriously, horror nerds, y'all need to get on the ground floor of the Maevolution while you can
Start here!
Start here!
January 3, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Seriously, horror nerds, y'all need to get on the ground floor of the Maevolution while you can
Start here!
Start here!
When I crowdfund & successfully deliver three projects over the course of four years, I’m called a “grifter” by sad men who should spend more time putting out a project of their own than monitoring my social media. But the proof is in the pudding, honey, and 2026 is going to be my biggest year yet.
January 3, 2026 at 3:33 AM
When I crowdfund & successfully deliver three projects over the course of four years, I’m called a “grifter” by sad men who should spend more time putting out a project of their own than monitoring my social media. But the proof is in the pudding, honey, and 2026 is going to be my biggest year yet.