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@mererain.bsky.social
Author of speculative fiction of all genres
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This cover is 🔥! But in a cold way. Hmm, how to emoji this tone? Suggestions, friends? 🌒
Behold! The cover art for our upcoming Arthurian issue, as created by the inestimable @teradiamart.bsky.social ! We're incredibly thankful for this amazing art, and we're thankful for all the lovely stories our authors provided for this issue.
Keep eyes peeled for a ToC reveal in the near future!
Keep eyes peeled for a ToC reveal in the near future!
January 17, 2026 at 6:35 PM
This cover is 🔥! But in a cold way. Hmm, how to emoji this tone? Suggestions, friends? 🌒
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Right now, we're selling them for almost nothing (plus shipping) here: smbc-store.myshopify.com/products/aug...
I'm up for shipping a LOT to anywhere if the shipping isn't too pricey, or if the receiver will pay for shipping. But, if anyone interested is local to our Austin warehouse, ping me!
I'm up for shipping a LOT to anywhere if the shipping isn't too pricey, or if the receiver will pay for shipping. But, if anyone interested is local to our Austin warehouse, ping me!
Augie and the Green Knight
Augie and the Green Knight is about 20,000 words long, and is a retelling of when King Arthur's court encounters a strange giant Green Knight. In this book, we get to hear the Green Knight's side of t...
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January 17, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Right now, we're selling them for almost nothing (plus shipping) here: smbc-store.myshopify.com/products/aug...
I'm up for shipping a LOT to anywhere if the shipping isn't too pricey, or if the receiver will pay for shipping. But, if anyone interested is local to our Austin warehouse, ping me!
I'm up for shipping a LOT to anywhere if the shipping isn't too pricey, or if the receiver will pay for shipping. But, if anyone interested is local to our Austin warehouse, ping me!
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Started reading a review copy and having a great time with it!
After a couple of unexpected delays, COSMIC DYKE PATROL will finally hit bookshelves February 10. Think GHOSTBUSTERS if the ghostbusters were all fucking each other. Written by Lor Gislason. Cover by Val Hal. Pre-order here: ghoulish.rip/product/cosm...
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January 16, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Started reading a review copy and having a great time with it!
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While compelled to live at Netherne Hospital for thirty years, Gwyneth Rowlands created many hundreds of work on flints & other found objects retrieved from the surrounding fields.
Believing she had no imagination or aptitude for art, she was initially reluctant to attend the art therapy studio
Believing she had no imagination or aptitude for art, she was initially reluctant to attend the art therapy studio
January 16, 2026 at 11:23 PM
While compelled to live at Netherne Hospital for thirty years, Gwyneth Rowlands created many hundreds of work on flints & other found objects retrieved from the surrounding fields.
Believing she had no imagination or aptitude for art, she was initially reluctant to attend the art therapy studio
Believing she had no imagination or aptitude for art, she was initially reluctant to attend the art therapy studio
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This is haunting...
It's the oldest piece of music for which we have both the words and the notes. A song to the Hurrian goddess Nikkal, it was written on clay tablets around 3500 years ago, and was discovered in the 1950s in the ruins of the ancient city of Ugarit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8tf...
It's the oldest piece of music for which we have both the words and the notes. A song to the Hurrian goddess Nikkal, it was written on clay tablets around 3500 years ago, and was discovered in the 1950s in the ruins of the ancient city of Ugarit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8tf...
THE OLDEST SONG IN THE WORLD
YouTube video by Peter Pringle
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January 15, 2026 at 7:48 PM
This is haunting...
It's the oldest piece of music for which we have both the words and the notes. A song to the Hurrian goddess Nikkal, it was written on clay tablets around 3500 years ago, and was discovered in the 1950s in the ruins of the ancient city of Ugarit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8tf...
It's the oldest piece of music for which we have both the words and the notes. A song to the Hurrian goddess Nikkal, it was written on clay tablets around 3500 years ago, and was discovered in the 1950s in the ruins of the ancient city of Ugarit.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8tf...
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Have you got your ticket for tomorrow's online talks?
All on horror as a 'counter archive', from the monstrous feminine to trans vampires!
A look at transnational cinema!
All on horror as a 'counter archive', from the monstrous feminine to trans vampires!
A look at transnational cinema!
Our second January talk is on Saturday January 17th and we're joined by Ishan Tripathi for a talk on 'Monstrous Feminine to Trans Vampires: Horror as Counter Archive' at 10am and 4pm GMT
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Select tickets – Monstrous Feminine to Trans Vampires: Horror as Counter-Archive with Ishan Tripathi – Zoom
Monstrous Feminine to Trans Vampires: Horror as Counter-Archive with Ishan Tripathi – Zoom, Sat 17 Jan 2026 - Our series of talks is funded exclusively by donations. The talks are free to access but i...
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January 16, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Have you got your ticket for tomorrow's online talks?
All on horror as a 'counter archive', from the monstrous feminine to trans vampires!
A look at transnational cinema!
All on horror as a 'counter archive', from the monstrous feminine to trans vampires!
A look at transnational cinema!
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Three of the Ogala Lakota men who were taken by ICE are being held at a former concentration camp.
ICE has no jurisdiction over Native Americans.
They’re not breaking any laws. There’s nowhere to deport them to. They were here first.
They’ve been kidnapped.
ICE has no jurisdiction over Native Americans.
They’re not breaking any laws. There’s nowhere to deport them to. They were here first.
They’ve been kidnapped.
Four Oglala detainees located, three still in ICE custody - ICT
The four Lakota detainees were reportedly sent to a former concentration camp used during the Dakota Wars
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January 14, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Three of the Ogala Lakota men who were taken by ICE are being held at a former concentration camp.
ICE has no jurisdiction over Native Americans.
They’re not breaking any laws. There’s nowhere to deport them to. They were here first.
They’ve been kidnapped.
ICE has no jurisdiction over Native Americans.
They’re not breaking any laws. There’s nowhere to deport them to. They were here first.
They’ve been kidnapped.
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the problem with an untrained secret police squad that shoots people in their cars isn’t that they’re untrained
January 15, 2026 at 1:19 AM
the problem with an untrained secret police squad that shoots people in their cars isn’t that they’re untrained
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Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
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"I’ve known a lot of dipshits. I grew up a dipshit, surrounded by dipshits. Not like epic, tragic dipshits, mostly - just, y’know, people who will pierce your ear with a safety pin in Troy’s shitty apartment after you all get off work at Friendly’s."
-interview with @sashabrown.bsky.social
-interview with @sashabrown.bsky.social
Interview with Sasha Brown
"Wondrous things are out there but me and my dipshit friends aren’t privy to any of them."
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January 15, 2026 at 1:56 PM
"I’ve known a lot of dipshits. I grew up a dipshit, surrounded by dipshits. Not like epic, tragic dipshits, mostly - just, y’know, people who will pierce your ear with a safety pin in Troy’s shitty apartment after you all get off work at Friendly’s."
-interview with @sashabrown.bsky.social
-interview with @sashabrown.bsky.social
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If you missed my reading on @storyhour.bsky.social with @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social last night, you can now watch the recording!
My story "Make of Your Chest a Place for Birds," is about love, grief, healing, and birds nesting in your thoracic cavity: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxe2...
My story "Make of Your Chest a Place for Birds," is about love, grief, healing, and birds nesting in your thoracic cavity: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxe2...
January 14, 2026 Story Hour: Corey Farrenkopf and James L. Sutter
YouTube video by Story Hour
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January 15, 2026 at 11:07 PM
If you missed my reading on @storyhour.bsky.social with @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social last night, you can now watch the recording!
My story "Make of Your Chest a Place for Birds," is about love, grief, healing, and birds nesting in your thoracic cavity: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxe2...
My story "Make of Your Chest a Place for Birds," is about love, grief, healing, and birds nesting in your thoracic cavity: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxe2...
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Dear artists, it's hard avoiding wondering if what we do is irrelevant or an insult when it's harsh, scary, dangerous & violent out there, but one thing is always true as stone: someone will need what you do, someone won't, & you won't know the difference. Err on the side of hope. Create if u can.
January 15, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Dear artists, it's hard avoiding wondering if what we do is irrelevant or an insult when it's harsh, scary, dangerous & violent out there, but one thing is always true as stone: someone will need what you do, someone won't, & you won't know the difference. Err on the side of hope. Create if u can.
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For the intentionally obtuse: there are many many ways to enforce laws. Stop framing issues as ‘don’t enforce the law at all, or enforce it in the worst way possible.’ Your false choice is intentional.
This is deliberate. And it’s going to be our downfall if we persist.
This is deliberate. And it’s going to be our downfall if we persist.
January 15, 2026 at 4:08 PM
For the intentionally obtuse: there are many many ways to enforce laws. Stop framing issues as ‘don’t enforce the law at all, or enforce it in the worst way possible.’ Your false choice is intentional.
This is deliberate. And it’s going to be our downfall if we persist.
This is deliberate. And it’s going to be our downfall if we persist.
🐺This series-starter by Eliot Grayson is currently free!
Grayson is the author who put together the charity antho Love is Magic, and her story there is in this same world.
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Grayson is the author who put together the charity antho Love is Magic, and her story there is in this same world.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
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The Alpha's Warlock (Mismatched Mates Book 1)
Amazon.com: The Alpha's Warlock (Mismatched Mates Book 1) eBook : Grayson, Eliot: Kindle Store
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January 15, 2026 at 11:34 AM
🐺This series-starter by Eliot Grayson is currently free!
Grayson is the author who put together the charity antho Love is Magic, and her story there is in this same world.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
Grayson is the author who put together the charity antho Love is Magic, and her story there is in this same world.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
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Read horror AND fight horror, what better deal?
If you have a weird horror-loving friend, buy them our WHOLE SHEBANG bundle, which includes 9 ebooks and 18 digital zines for $24. Today, I'm donating $12 from each order to support folks in south Minneapolis targeted by ICE and struggling to pay rent.
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January 15, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Read horror AND fight horror, what better deal?
Sounds like more fun than most of my past Valentines Days, tbh.
January 14, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Sounds like more fun than most of my past Valentines Days, tbh.
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Lecture worth watching for Sherlockians #Sherlock
Glen Miranker for the Grolier Club Annual Rendell Lecture
"Meaning & Magic In Handwritten Material"
Jan 20, 6 pm
Online event register FREE here:
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Glen Miranker for the Grolier Club Annual Rendell Lecture
"Meaning & Magic In Handwritten Material"
Jan 20, 6 pm
Online event register FREE here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-an...
January 14, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Lecture worth watching for Sherlockians #Sherlock
Glen Miranker for the Grolier Club Annual Rendell Lecture
"Meaning & Magic In Handwritten Material"
Jan 20, 6 pm
Online event register FREE here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-an...
Glen Miranker for the Grolier Club Annual Rendell Lecture
"Meaning & Magic In Handwritten Material"
Jan 20, 6 pm
Online event register FREE here:
www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-an...
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THERE IS A SURVEY ABOUT ADDING AI TO DISCORD - TAKE IT - SAY FUCK AI
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January 10, 2026 at 8:18 AM
THERE IS A SURVEY ABOUT ADDING AI TO DISCORD - TAKE IT - SAY FUCK AI
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filed a claim dispute, should be getting a replacement card but yeah this is uh not great esp bc I was already behind on phone bill payment and my first paycheck won’t arrive until 23rd so uh anything helps or you can snag goods via the shop;;
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January 11, 2026 at 6:30 PM
filed a claim dispute, should be getting a replacement card but yeah this is uh not great esp bc I was already behind on phone bill payment and my first paycheck won’t arrive until 23rd so uh anything helps or you can snag goods via the shop;;
ko-fi.com/michiums
michiums.bigcartel.com
ko-fi.com/michiums
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All your favorite stories together in one book. The Deadlands Omnibus features Undead Folk, Dead Folk, and Nothingland plus two brand new short stories, new jacket cover art, and new laminate cover art beneath. This is a limited edition, signed and numbered. Grab yours here: tinyurl.com/bdcsr54u
January 14, 2026 at 2:01 PM
All your favorite stories together in one book. The Deadlands Omnibus features Undead Folk, Dead Folk, and Nothingland plus two brand new short stories, new jacket cover art, and new laminate cover art beneath. This is a limited edition, signed and numbered. Grab yours here: tinyurl.com/bdcsr54u
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A reminder from Huffington Post that DHS and ICE have opened fire on unarmed civilians 16 times since Trump took office, killing 4 people. In every case, DHS claims that the victims "assaulted officers" and/or tried to ram them with cars. In every case, evidence proves they are lying. Every time.
A Disturbing Pattern Has Emerged In Trump's Second Term — And It's Playing Out With Renee Good
“How else do you justify shooting a stay-at-home mom with stuffed animals in her car?” the attorney for one woman who survived a federal agent’s gunfire told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:56 AM
A reminder from Huffington Post that DHS and ICE have opened fire on unarmed civilians 16 times since Trump took office, killing 4 people. In every case, DHS claims that the victims "assaulted officers" and/or tried to ram them with cars. In every case, evidence proves they are lying. Every time.
January-in-NYC mm romance for anyone who needs a pick-me-up as the spring semester starts (or, like me, is unhappy about the cold).
Also available from kobo+, smashwords, @jms-books.com etc.
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Also available from kobo+, smashwords, @jms-books.com etc.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
January 14, 2026 at 9:26 AM
January-in-NYC mm romance for anyone who needs a pick-me-up as the spring semester starts (or, like me, is unhappy about the cold).
Also available from kobo+, smashwords, @jms-books.com etc.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
Also available from kobo+, smashwords, @jms-books.com etc.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
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A protester is currently lying in a hospital bed with a piece of shrapnel in his neck 7mm from his carotid artery.
While he lay bleeding on the pavement, blinded in his left eye, gasping for air, agents did not call a medic. They dragged him and sneered: "You're going to lose your eye."
While he lay bleeding on the pavement, blinded in his left eye, gasping for air, agents did not call a medic. They dragged him and sneered: "You're going to lose your eye."
January 14, 2026 at 4:43 AM
A protester is currently lying in a hospital bed with a piece of shrapnel in his neck 7mm from his carotid artery.
While he lay bleeding on the pavement, blinded in his left eye, gasping for air, agents did not call a medic. They dragged him and sneered: "You're going to lose your eye."
While he lay bleeding on the pavement, blinded in his left eye, gasping for air, agents did not call a medic. They dragged him and sneered: "You're going to lose your eye."
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Hey you. I know you got books for the holidays and have a TBR stack, but you don’t always have time. Well, look at this baby (pats magazine like a nifty used car). Short fiction packs a hella punch into a short reading break! Magazine.Trollbreath.com
Issue 6, Winter 2025 - Trollbreath Magazine
Issue 6, Winter 2025 Fiction Have I Ever Told You about When We Were Eaten? by Bernie Jean Schiebeling Frequently Asked Questions about the Portals at Frank’s Late-Night Starlite Drive In by Kristen...
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January 13, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Hey you. I know you got books for the holidays and have a TBR stack, but you don’t always have time. Well, look at this baby (pats magazine like a nifty used car). Short fiction packs a hella punch into a short reading break! Magazine.Trollbreath.com