Laura Blackwell
@pronouncedlahra.bsky.social
Shirley Jackson Award-winning writer, manic pixie night hag. Copy editor @thedeadlands.com. Cohost @storyhour.bsky.social. Website & newsletter signup at pronouncedlahra.com. HWA, SFWA. BLM. She/her. Photo: Jodi Foucher. Rep: @alexbrownwrites.bsky.social
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This Story Hour, Michael Merriam and Laurence Raphael Brothers took us back—and forward—in time. When you watch and listen, you may feel time stand still. A very warm and human hour of stories for you to relive—or watch for the first time! @mmerriam.bsky.social @lrb.bsky.social youtu.be/jaFx_qHS4xg
November 19, 2025: Michael Merriam and Laurence Raphael Brothers
YouTube video by Story Hour
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Any hour can be Story Hour! Come watch! Come listen!
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We only have 28 days left to reach our goal on Kickstarter. If you're interested in supporting our anthology about a magical black hair salon, we'll have a book box, signed copies, and all sorts of cool swag #blackbooksky #indieauthor #bookrecs www.kickstarter.com/projects/rid...
Loc'd and Loaded
A Tangled Tresses anthology about a magical black hair salon
www.kickstarter.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
We only have 28 days left to reach our goal on Kickstarter. If you're interested in supporting our anthology about a magical black hair salon, we'll have a book box, signed copies, and all sorts of cool swag #blackbooksky #indieauthor #bookrecs www.kickstarter.com/projects/rid...
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Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
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This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
Any hour can be Story Hour! Come watch! Come listen!
This Story Hour, Michael Merriam and Laurence Raphael Brothers took us back—and forward—in time. When you watch and listen, you may feel time stand still. A very warm and human hour of stories for you to relive—or watch for the first time! @mmerriam.bsky.social @lrb.bsky.social youtu.be/jaFx_qHS4xg
November 19, 2025: Michael Merriam and Laurence Raphael Brothers
YouTube video by Story Hour
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Any hour can be Story Hour! Come watch! Come listen!
In like nine minutes! Join us!
This Story Hour, we are delighted to welcome Laurence Raphael Brothers back! We are equally delighted to welcome Michael Merriam back! You are welcome, too! Join us Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. PST! @lrb.bsky.social #Booksky www.storyhour2020.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:51 AM
In like nine minutes! Join us!
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I think we need tonescape the Bronte scale xD From 'terrible' to 'apocalyptically bad'
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I think we need tonescape the Bronte scale xD From 'terrible' to 'apocalyptically bad'
I've been enjoying this book, and the $ goes to sickle cell anemia research, which is both noble and very on-brand, so I encourage you to pick up a copy!
My contribution to Vampires of Color 2025
Sidney and Ellis looking oh so pretty after having too much to drink in 1798. It’s okay…I’m sure those “donors”are just sleeping.
You can get digital copies and a few print copies of the zine at
ko-fi.com/bipocvampire...
#vampires #bvd25 #ocs #art
Sidney and Ellis looking oh so pretty after having too much to drink in 1798. It’s okay…I’m sure those “donors”are just sleeping.
You can get digital copies and a few print copies of the zine at
ko-fi.com/bipocvampire...
#vampires #bvd25 #ocs #art
November 19, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I've been enjoying this book, and the $ goes to sickle cell anemia research, which is both noble and very on-brand, so I encourage you to pick up a copy!
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Hey folks, just a reminder that you can still get signed/personalized copies of any of my books, including COFFIN MOON, from Broadway Books in Portland, OR! Thanks so much!
broadwaybooks.net/book/9780593...
broadwaybooks.net/book/9780593...
November 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Hey folks, just a reminder that you can still get signed/personalized copies of any of my books, including COFFIN MOON, from Broadway Books in Portland, OR! Thanks so much!
broadwaybooks.net/book/9780593...
broadwaybooks.net/book/9780593...
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GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:44 AM
GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Join us! You don't need to grow a beard! I'm not gonna.
This Story Hour, we are delighted to welcome Laurence Raphael Brothers back! We are equally delighted to welcome Michael Merriam back! You are welcome, too! Join us Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. PST! @lrb.bsky.social #Booksky www.storyhour2020.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Join us! You don't need to grow a beard! I'm not gonna.
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Again for the morning crowd: Cover and pre-order link for Muñeca, out next June!
A vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211...
A vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211...
Muñeca by Cynthia Gómez: 9798217047574 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process. It is 1968 Oakland, and Nat...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Again for the morning crowd: Cover and pre-order link for Muñeca, out next June!
A vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211...
A vivid, surreal Gothic about a queer, Latine, working class witch who sets out to rescue a bespelled heiress and loses control of her powers and her heart in the process.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788211...
There are a few time-sensitive things HWA members should know about the Bram Stoker Award Recommended Reading List. PLEASE forgive my shouty caps and read this entire short thread before reposting/quote-posting. (1/3) horror.org/awards/curre...
HWA Bram Stoker Award Recommendations
horror.org
November 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
There are a few time-sensitive things HWA members should know about the Bram Stoker Award Recommended Reading List. PLEASE forgive my shouty caps and read this entire short thread before reposting/quote-posting. (1/3) horror.org/awards/curre...
Just for my own edification, if you are BIPOC and living in Canada and write gothic horror do you mind saying hi to me on this thread?
Off the bat respectfully I know of Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Premee, Nalo Hopkinson, I love all of their work and have their books.
Off the bat respectfully I know of Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Premee, Nalo Hopkinson, I love all of their work and have their books.
November 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Science fiction, baby! Watch until the end to see Sonia's adorable octopus plush!
This week, Story Hour explores the stars—and our human ideas of intelligence and emotion. Sonia Focke reads about kittens and octopuses, and Daniel Marcus responds to a famous 1954 sci-fi story. You can still watch! #Booksky
@soniafocke.bsky.social @danmarcus.bsky.social
youtu.be/5wt7IARlO_s
@soniafocke.bsky.social @danmarcus.bsky.social
youtu.be/5wt7IARlO_s
November 12, 2025: Sonia Focke and Daniel Marcus read sci-fi!
YouTube video by Story Hour
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November 13, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Science fiction, baby! Watch until the end to see Sonia's adorable octopus plush!
In like eight minutes!
If our spooky October scared you away, it’s safe to return to Story Hour now. This week, Sonia Focke will read us something fun! Host Daniel Marcus joins as a reader. Join us Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. PST! @soniafocke.bsky.social @danielmarcus.bsky.social #Booksky www.storyhour2020.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:52 AM
In like eight minutes!
Who's ready for some fun in their SF? Is it you?
If our spooky October scared you away, it’s safe to return to Story Hour now. This week, Sonia Focke will read us something fun! Host Daniel Marcus joins as a reader. Join us Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. PST! @soniafocke.bsky.social @danielmarcus.bsky.social #Booksky www.storyhour2020.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Who's ready for some fun in their SF? Is it you?
A book worth picking up!
New pinned post: My debut collection of short stories, The House of Illusionists, is now officially out.
vanessafogg.com?page_id=1020
vanessafogg.com?page_id=1020
The House of Illusionists – Vanessa Fogg, Writer
vanessafogg.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
A book worth picking up!
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Gorgeous stories, so good. Watch or listen wherever you are!
This week, two elusive favorites return to Story Hour! Natasha Calder reads her uncomfortably-near-future SF "hotBooley," and Michael Haynes reads the gentler, guitar-fueled hopefulness of "Carolina." You can still watch! @michaelhaynes.bsky.social youtu.be/dq0aWfJbbv0
November 5, 2025 Story Hour: Natasha Calder and Michael Haynes
YouTube video by Story Hour
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Gorgeous stories, so good. Watch or listen wherever you are!
Look, it's obvious that Bond is 007 because he was meant to have seven lives. It's all part of the Weapon X project. Now we get to see who he regenerates as next and who his new Companions are.
November 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Look, it's obvious that Bond is 007 because he was meant to have seven lives. It's all part of the Weapon X project. Now we get to see who he regenerates as next and who his new Companions are.
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This is a huge victory that should be broadcast nationwide in all the major outlets. Big big big deal. I have been following this. Make them pay
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, expresses regret. Editor says court cases against city continue #ksleg
Marion County agrees to pay out $3M for newspaper raid, expresses regret • Kansas Reflector
A handful of county-level officials who were involved in a small-town Kansas newspaper raid in 2023 will pay a cumulative $3 million to three journalists and a city councilor.
kansasreflector.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is a huge victory that should be broadcast nationwide in all the major outlets. Big big big deal. I have been following this. Make them pay
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King: elon why are you here? shouldn't you be back at tesla?
King: you know, running things?
King: earning that trillion dollar bonus?
Musk: eyyy i can't go back to tesla
Musk: itsa bad scene
King: why? what's wrong?
Mus: i thinka joyce carol oates is inna da vents
King: you know, running things?
King: earning that trillion dollar bonus?
Musk: eyyy i can't go back to tesla
Musk: itsa bad scene
King: why? what's wrong?
Mus: i thinka joyce carol oates is inna da vents
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
King: elon why are you here? shouldn't you be back at tesla?
King: you know, running things?
King: earning that trillion dollar bonus?
Musk: eyyy i can't go back to tesla
Musk: itsa bad scene
King: why? what's wrong?
Mus: i thinka joyce carol oates is inna da vents
King: you know, running things?
King: earning that trillion dollar bonus?
Musk: eyyy i can't go back to tesla
Musk: itsa bad scene
King: why? what's wrong?
Mus: i thinka joyce carol oates is inna da vents
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never let them convince you that reading is a waste of time or that reading physical books is replaceable. Physical books, zines, etc -- these are spaces where we cannot be monitored, where we can truly be w/our own thoughts for a gd min & make up our own minds. Of course that frightens them
lmao this is the headline of someone who hasn't read a book in years
Oh fuck off
November 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
never let them convince you that reading is a waste of time or that reading physical books is replaceable. Physical books, zines, etc -- these are spaces where we cannot be monitored, where we can truly be w/our own thoughts for a gd min & make up our own minds. Of course that frightens them
This is a truly touching Story Hour (that runs more like 50 minutes), and I really want to prove that it was worth Natasha's while to log on in the middle of the British night and read to us even though she had a cold. Could you show this reading some love?
This week, two elusive favorites return to Story Hour! Natasha Calder reads her uncomfortably-near-future SF "hotBooley," and Michael Haynes reads the gentler, guitar-fueled hopefulness of "Carolina." You can still watch! @michaelhaynes.bsky.social youtu.be/dq0aWfJbbv0
November 5, 2025 Story Hour: Natasha Calder and Michael Haynes
YouTube video by Story Hour
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This is a truly touching Story Hour (that runs more like 50 minutes), and I really want to prove that it was worth Natasha's while to log on in the middle of the British night and read to us even though she had a cold. Could you show this reading some love?
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New @peculiarityshop.bsky.social listings today include two more of my pieces inspired by KPDH, bringing the total up to three! Is there a Rumi or a Zoey in your life? Are you learning how to see the beauty in your jagged edges? Then take a look!
www.peculiarityshop.com/vavia-s-corner
www.peculiarityshop.com/vavia-s-corner
November 7, 2025 at 10:44 PM
New @peculiarityshop.bsky.social listings today include two more of my pieces inspired by KPDH, bringing the total up to three! Is there a Rumi or a Zoey in your life? Are you learning how to see the beauty in your jagged edges? Then take a look!
www.peculiarityshop.com/vavia-s-corner
www.peculiarityshop.com/vavia-s-corner
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Most people don’t know that with SNAP you are banned from buying “foods that are hot at the point of sale”. So even if you have SNAP (which people don’t now) you can’t get cooked food. Which means you need to also actually have the resources to PREPARE a “healthy” meal.
Thinking about the social stigma against eating fast food in a country where poor people are being starved by the govt, the cost of groceries and fresh vegetables are astronomical, and a cheeseburger at McDonald’s costs $3.50.
“Clean” and “healthy” eating rhetoric is racist, ableist, and classist.
“Clean” and “healthy” eating rhetoric is racist, ableist, and classist.
November 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Most people don’t know that with SNAP you are banned from buying “foods that are hot at the point of sale”. So even if you have SNAP (which people don’t now) you can’t get cooked food. Which means you need to also actually have the resources to PREPARE a “healthy” meal.