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Paul R. Panossian @paulrpanossian.bsky.social · 14h

I knew she was the real deal as soon as I read that ending to Intertropical. I was really taken by Girl, I Love You and No Gods, No Masters

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Paul R. Panossian @paulrpanossian.bsky.social · 16h

Thoroughly enjoyed @nadiabulkin.bsky.social's "She Said Destroy" - efficient, merciless, and savagely alive, Bulkin's anthology dishes out short spec horror whose shadows will linger. Looking forward to picking up "Issues with Authority"

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Paul R. Panossian @paulrpanossian.bsky.social · 19d

Update on Gene Wolfe's "Seven American Nights": Spent most of yesterday going down a literary rabbit hole and the further I went, the more the pieces fit, like an Escherian tapestry. To any who might read it, I highly recommend referencing this timeline when you're done.

WolfeWiki - Seven American Nights -- Timeline

www.wolfewiki.com

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Paul R. Panossian @paulrpanossian.bsky.social · 20d

Gene Wolfe's "Seven American Nights" is one of the most mind-bending plots I've ever encountered. Every detail seems steeped in enigma and double meanings, and I'm still peeling back the layers and unwinding the twists. What a great novella!

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Paul R. Panossian @paulrpanossian.bsky.social · Aug 31

Had the pleasure of picking up @lairdbarron.bsky.social's Imago Sequence on my honeymoon, and the stories therein made our romantic excursion that much more exquisite. Barron has perfected the sauce of contemporary cosmic horror!

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Paul R. Panossian @paulrpanossian.bsky.social · Aug 28

I'm elated to announce that my brilliant editor/fiancée is now my loving editor/wife! 🖤

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Paul R. Panossian @paulrpanossian.bsky.social · May 25

Picked up a random anthology at the used book store and was inadvertently introduced to the twisted imagination of Bentley Little. This guy is a real sicko and I'm loving it!

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Paul R. Panossian @paulrpanossian.bsky.social · Apr 6

Microfiction #3:
Over the possum's skull, bees sip nectar out of buttercups, because nothing's ever really over.

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Paul R. Panossian @paulrpanossian.bsky.social · Mar 18

Super excited to have my latest piece out as part of @blackharepress.bsky.social's Short Reads series. Out now on ebook and soon to be available in hard copy!

Fog by Paul R. Panossain - Black Hare Press

What lies within the fog? Only those who dare to enter may find out—but they might not return the same.

www.blackharepress.com

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Paul R. Panossian @paulrpanossian.bsky.social · Mar 15

picking out her next read

a beautiful black cat on a bookshelf in the sun

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Paul R. Panossian @paulrpanossian.bsky.social · Feb 27

High praise from @justkeepupmagazine.bsky.social!
Humbled to be one of the first voices presented in this new and exciting publication

Just Keep Up Magazine @justkeepupmagazine.bsky.social · Feb 27

A new story is up on our website! This new story (The Dreamer by Paul R Panossian) is a bit Gene Wolfe, a bit Love, Death + Robots

Check it out! Hope you enjoy!

www.justkeepupmagazine.com/the-dreamer-...

The Dreamer by Paul R. Panossian — Just Keep Up Magazine

www.justkeepupmagazine.com

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Paul R. Panossian @paulrpanossian.bsky.social · Feb 19

Gotta love it when it all finally falls into place! Looking forward to the next one.

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Paul R. Panossian @paulrpanossian.bsky.social · Feb 15

@jennifleck.bsky.social's enchanting prose breathes fresh life into ancient mythology in "Venus Looks Coldly over Her Shoulder" in February's @chmmagazine.bsky.social

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Paul R. Panossian @paulrpanossian.bsky.social · Feb 2

Recently finished "Hex" by @thomasoldeheuvelt.bsky.social. Now that's what I call spec horror!Plenty of authors hit on interesting angles but so few actually see them through to their full potential while also sticking the landing.

And what a landing it is!

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Paul R. Panossian @paulrpanossian.bsky.social · Jan 10

So sad to hear that @coffinbell.bsky.social is shutting down! Check it out while the site is still up. Every issue is great.

Volume 7, Issue No. 4 - COFFIN BELL

QUEER, FEMINIST, & BIPOC GOTHIC with fiction GUEST EDITED BY KIRSTEN IMANI-KASAI Flash Fiction Jezebel Harper Roadkill Mother Aimee Parkison Making Love to Mothman Tiffany Smalls Spector Chiama…

coffinbell.com

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Paul R. Panossian @paulrpanossian.bsky.social · Jan 5

Just finished Edenville by @rebelsam94.bsky.social, a thrilling carnival ride of freakish small town horrors. Awesome debut novel!

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Paul R. Panossian @paulrpanossian.bsky.social · Dec 14

Some appreciably meta madness in last month's @chmmagazine.bsky.social in "Introduction to the Collection by Anonymous" by @charliehughes77.bsky.social

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Paul R. Panossian @paulrpanossian.bsky.social · Dec 7

Here's another microfiction. This one's titled, "In Silence."

He brings her roses weekly, telling himself they'd win her heart if she was still alive

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Paul R. Panossian @paulrpanossian.bsky.social · Nov 30

Revisited one of my favorite strange fiction shorts, "The Fibers" by Daniel Beauregard in Propagule Magazine

Propagule - The Independent Literary Magazine

www.propagule.co

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Paul R. Panossian @paulrpanossian.bsky.social · Nov 27

Nobody wanted my single-sentence fiction, so I'm posting some for free. This one's titled "The Return"

Release came in a dazzling pointillism of serenity that blotted out the pain and slipped imperceptibly into eternity.

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Paul R. Panossian @paulrpanossian.bsky.social · Nov 24

Back to back bangers by @oddmike.bsky.social and Gordon Brown in @undertow.bsky.social 's Weird Horror Issue 9

ISSUE 9 — Weird Horror Magazine

www.weirdhorrormagazine.com

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Paul R. Panossian @paulrpanossian.bsky.social · Nov 21

My second flash fic, "Perfume at Dusk" in @horrortree.bsky.social's Trembling with Fear

Trembling With Fear 7-23-23 - The Horror Tree

horrortree.com

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Paul R. Panossian @paulrpanossian.bsky.social · Nov 17

Some old content, but newer stuff incoming! One of my first publications, “There’s Water Down There” in @horrortree.bsky.social's Trembling with Fear

Trembling With Fear 5-14-23 - The Horror Tree

horrortree.com

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