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Patricia Flaherty Pagan
@pfpwrites.bsky.social
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Book nerd. Writer of strange stories and poems. Crime, horror, and fantasy fan. Little Free Library steward. Mom to a great kid and too many rescue cats. #writesky #booksky
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pfpwrites.bsky.social
Thankful for readers & fellow writers every day. #booksky #reader #writingcommunity
November 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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trashcatlit.bsky.social
The felines are ever closer... 🐈🐈‍⬛
FIVE days until submissions open for our themed pop-up call.
Give us your cat flash - 100 to 1000 words - any genre.
Give us great STORY and VOICE
Issue published early January before the trash cats reclaim the bin 🦝
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a black and white cat is peeking out from behind a curtain .
ALT: a black and white cat is peeking out from behind a curtain .
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November 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
pfpwrites.bsky.social
Selling my ghost stories in "Specters & Spells" & "Eve's Requiem" is even more fun working alongside my crafty sister! #shopsmall #givebooks #booksky
November 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
pfpwrites.bsky.social
"Specters & Spells" Ghostly Giveaway! One lucky subscriber to my newsletter or Substack will win my new flash fiction collection & these handmade ghost earrings from The Craft Coop! To read my Substack: patriciaflahertypagan.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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paulwritespoems.bsky.social
🚨🚨🚨The Final Countdown🚨🚨🚨

Support Poets, Presses, Give Gift Ideas to Fellow Poetics.

What collections/anthologies/pamphlets, chapbooks/zines would you recommend as a Christmas Gift?

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#poetrycommunity #poets #poemsAbout
November 20, 2025 at 8:26 AM
pfpwrites.bsky.social
Grateful to everyone in the reading and writing communities who helped me bring "Specters and Spells" to life!
#booksky #writesky #readers #writingcommunity #grateful
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Gratitude on a Book Birthday
Grateful To The Folks Who Helped Me Bring "Specters and Spells" To Life
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November 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
pfpwrites.bsky.social
Currently reading "How to Fake a Haunting," and am really enjoying it. @christaqua.bsky.social was also very nice when she signed my copy at the Merrimack Valley Halloween Book Festival.
#booksky #currentread #horror
November 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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almakatsu.bsky.social
Signed, stamped copies of FIEND available at Parkside Books in Boston!
November 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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aaronparnas.bsky.social
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
pfpwrites.bsky.social
Can't wait to read new poetry by the talented & generous TX poet @lesliearchibald.bsky.social
#booksky #poems #newrelease #poetrycommunity
November 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
pfpwrites.bsky.social
The world is crazy, but the cats are cozy & happy, so there's that. #cats #catlady #pets
November 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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edmondsscanner.bsky.social
Never give up.
Somewhere in the world, there's a haunted manor house on the moors with a mysterious caretaker, indifferent cats, and secret libraries within libraries, waiting for you in the darkness.
November 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
pfpwrites.bsky.social
My Marine uncle, vets in need & a new book on an important day. open.substack.com/pub/patricia...
#booksky #veterans #hunger
Today I Remember
A Happy Dilemma on an Important Day
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November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
pfpwrites.bsky.social
Thank you, veterans. Let's work to preserve the US Constitution you honored. #vets
November 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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samthielman.com
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
Tweet by Joyce Carol Oates: "wherever he goes, he wants to leave"--that's because when he gets there, he has brought his own self along; & whatever club he's invited to join has been devalued by the invitation. QT of @avidreader1000 Wherever he goes, he wants to leave: SA, Canada, ultimately the U.S. in the long run, based on his behavior. This also includes Earth. A continuous disavowal of your home is odd, to say the least. He seems to have no c...
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
pfpwrites.bsky.social
Chilly mornings are great for reading... #booksky #reading #shortstories #horror
November 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Check out the amazing, eerie cover Heidi Dorey designed for my upcoming flash collection, "Specters & Spells!"' Grateful to this talented designer!
#booksky #bookcover #newrelease #authorsky
Eerie blue book cover for "Specters & Spells" featuring a ghostly bride in a forest.
November 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
pfpwrites.bsky.social
Some of my fave book covers on my shelves feature cover design by people like Steve Panton, March Davies, Rachel Ake & Janet Halverson, Dan Santat, Helen Yentus (and more)..,
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
pfpwrites.bsky.social
Took a writing break and walked in the woods. Reading & hiking fuel the soul.
#nature #hike #peace #writinglife
November 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Can't wait to share the eerie cover talent Heidi Dorey created for my new flash fiction collection, "Specters & Spells!" Check my newsletter or back here this weekend. #booksky #authorsky
November 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Highly recommend this vivid & scary read.
gabino.bsky.social Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 21d
Heard y’all are doing Noirvember? Well, this kicks off with someone’s mom taking two to the face while working and then gets dark. Literally and figuratively. I promise. It’s what barrio noir does.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
pfpwrites.bsky.social
Pamela Fagan Hutchins' series are my go to for a relaxing & smart read when I feel like escaping into suspense.
#bookthreads #suspense #vacationreads
November 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
pfpwrites.bsky.social
Honored to have my dark poem about 3 Final Girls included in the new Poetry Showcase XII from @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social! It's available now on Amazon & I will have a few copies for sale in Salem later this month. Exciting!
October 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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sfwa.org
The October edition of the SFWA monthly Market Report is here!

Get the latest updates on markets and opportunities at www.sfwa.org/2025/10/06/s...
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October 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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aclu.org
We have the right to read what we want, no matter what politicians or school officials say.

Let us know what your favorite banned book is below. 📚
Yellow graphic with photos of books falling in the background. Text on the graphic reads: "Happy Banned Books Week! To celebrate, we’re going to: Read our favorite banned book, Defend freedom of speech in schools, Show appreciation for librarians and educators, Remind our community how books allow us to learn about new perspectives, experiences, and places, Get another banned book from our local library"
October 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM