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Ute Orgassa
@uteorgassa.bsky.social
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Author, playwright, strange human being.

https://www.uteorgassa.com/

Member of https://www.penandpier.com
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If you want to read the full story, you can order our anthology 'Rough Seas & Strange Yarns' here: www.amazon.com/Rough-Seas-S...
A drawing of a room with a painting on a wall and an open guitar case on the floor, overlaid with text. The text reads: The Mule And The Magpie By Kevin Carver Entering, I stand there side by side with him, looking at everything he owns, all that's left. There's an air mattress with a sleeping bag. Some bent cardboard boxes overflowing with clothes. A TV without a stand. My eyes dart to a hard shell guitar case leaning against a wall. Above the case I scan the walls and find mostly nail holes, but I eventually stop at a painting. Ocean waves crashing into rocks on canvas. "Okay," I say. "Give me 10 minutes." "And there's some junk in the kitchenNot junk, you know what I mean. Good stuff." I nod, wanting him to leave. "I'll double check every room and cupboard. 10 minutes. You can wait outside. "I need a smoke anyway." Benny leaves. I'm sure his face shows suspicion, but I make it a point not to see it. I wait. When I hear the front door open and close I pull latex gloves out of my back pocket and begin.
November 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
uteorgassa.bsky.social
Look, I co-edited a book! And you can read it!
penandpier.bsky.social Pen & Pier @penandpier.bsky.social · 1d
Today is the day! Happy book birthday to our very own anthology! You can order your hard copies and your kindle copies here: www.amazon.com/Rough-Seas-S...
A poster, in blue color, advertising the anthology. On top it says: Finally available for purchase! Then comes a picture of the book cover. Which is an inverted picture of an ocean wave crashing on a rock with orange sunlight at the bottom. The title read: Rough Seas & Strange Yarns. On the bottom of the cover it says: A Pen & Pier Anthology Edited by Ute Orgassa, Michelle Dornish, And Katherine Bonn. Under the book cover it reads: Click Here To Buy Your Copy Today
November 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
uteorgassa.bsky.social
I have another story coming out tomorrow! It's part of the 'Rough Seas & Strange Yarns' anthology. Have a nice little teaser here.
penandpier.bsky.social Pen & Pier @penandpier.bsky.social · 2d
If you want to read the full story, you can preorder the digital copy of our anthology 'Rough Seas & Strange Yarns' for one more day and then order both digital and hard copy, starting tomorrow! www.amazon.com/Rough-Seas-S...
Image of waving kelp in the ocean overlaid with text. The text reads: The Sacrifice By ute Orgassa The steady rain lasted all night. Imogen woke in the early morning hours to a bone-marrow-freezing scream. It was followed by faint splashing. Then quiet, underscored only by the constant tapping of raindrops on the roof. There was no going back to sleep after that. Imogen tried to convince herself that it had been a dream, a nightmare, but she knew better. The Creature was awake again, after all those years, preying, finding victims in the night. It was filled with wrath and hunger. Imogen understood both. It used to be a god. It used to be worshipped, celebrated, plied with offerings of good fish and the occasional land animal. It used to have its own day. Not anymore. Gray text in the lower right corner reads: Photo:: sarcastic.cat.creative@gmail.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:38 PM
uteorgassa.bsky.social
If you want to read 'About Alice' go here:
epistemiclit.bsky.social Epistemic Literary- Read Issue 6: Nostalgia now! @epistemiclit.bsky.social · 3d
Issue 7: Integrity Fiction contributors!

@bronwengriffiths.bsky.social
Jaryd Porter
DC Diamondopolous
@uteorgassa.bsky.social
Barry Fields
James B Nicola
Aspen Pleasant
Susmita Mukherjee
ISSUE 7: INTEGRITY Contributors FICTION Bronwen Griffiths Jaryd Porter DC Diamondopolous Ute Orgassa Barry Fields James B Nicola Aspen Pleasant Susmita Mukherjee Background image: “I trust you” spelled with letter tiles
November 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
uteorgassa.bsky.social
OMG, @angelvleal.bsky.social , we're going to be TOC buddies! Great to see you in the poets section!
November 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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mdornish.bsky.social
Omg! I recognize that byline 🥰
penandpier.bsky.social Pen & Pier @penandpier.bsky.social · 4d
If you want to read the whole story, it is in our anthology 'Rough Seas & Strange Yarns', which you can preorder here: www.amazon.com/Rough-Seas-S...
A painting of the ocean at sunset with an island in the background and some coral in the foreground. Overlaid with text saying: Into the Depths By Michelle Dornish "I need to find a way out," Rachel whispered to herself, her heart fluttering with fear again. "Why are you in a rush?" The male voice startled her so much that she screamed aloud, but her shout didn't echo in the small space. In fact, the scream was soaked up by the coral so that the sound ended much sooner than she would have expected. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you maiden," the voice continued. Rachel spun toward the voice, toward the pool of water, and her eyes locked with the smiling, boyish face of a man with toned arms, resting on the edge of the coral. He set his chin on his folded arms, his wet hair long enough that he had to jerk his head slightly to move the dark strands from his eyes. She couldn't help but linger on his eyes, a startling shade of gray, not unlike a stormy sea. A sparkle of mirth in them that made her feel nervous. What was making him so happy exactly?
November 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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bsmbooks.bsky.social
This is a short story of mine that is in an anthology now available for preorder!
penandpier.bsky.social Pen & Pier @penandpier.bsky.social · 6d
If you want to read the whole story, it is in our our anthology 'Rough Seas & Strange Yarns' which you can preorder here: www.amazon.com/Rough-Seas-S...
A picture with mostly red text and three pencil drawn sailing ships. The text reads: The Best Captain in The World By Barbara Swihart Miller A competition ensues when two sea captains clash. Who will win? A humorous YA story. "Remember what happened to the last asshole, Strawberry? He ended up in Davie Jones' Locker!" The girls broke out in riotous laughter. " Don't be a fool!" Umbri protested. "No one has ever beaten Blurr! He is the fiercest pirate to ever sail the seas!" " He doesn't even have any facial hair! Goldie, back me up on this! He can't have been sailing for more than a year. I doubt he has even blooded his saber!" "Or fired his pistol!" "Either pistol!" Under neath in gray text it says: Excerpted from Rough Seas & Strange Yarns, a Pen & Pier anthology.
November 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
uteorgassa.bsky.social
That felt like a minor shake in San Jose.
November 19, 2025 at 1:49 AM
uteorgassa.bsky.social
I didn't expect to see Herbert Groenemeyer in an English publication this morning, but this is good news!
November 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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robinhobb.bsky.social
Heads up, writer friends. For the second time I received a cute email from an 11 year old asking if I'd read their short story and give feedback. Story Not an attachment but a link. Be safe. Delete. Do not respond. Emails virtually identical but for boy/girl name.
November 13, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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coachfinstock.bsky.social
Kendrick, Joyce Carol Oates, Menswear Guy, and Isaac Chotiner are the Voltron of People You Don't Want Focusing on You
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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penandpier.bsky.social
Get to know our writers: substack.com/home/post/p-...
Writing with Gratitude: an Interview with Barbara Swihart Miller
What is your name/pen name/name you are comfortable giving us?
substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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literaticat.bsky.social
Authors, Beware! There's a firm called "ClaimsHero" doing aggressive social media outreach claiming to
"help" you file to get $ in the Anthropic class action. In fact, it's a bait-and-switch, they are luring authors to sign up with them, then OPTING THEM OUT of the class action so they'll get zilch.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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penandpier.bsky.social
We are happy to announce our very first anthology is coming out on November 24th! Rough Seas & Strange Yarns captures short stories, poems, and visual art of fifteen Pen & Pier members, all focusing on the theme: Ocean. You can pre-order the eBook now www.amazon.com/dp/B0FY715J2...
Rough Seas and Strange Yarns: A Pen & Pier Anthology
Amazon.com: Rough Seas and Strange Yarns: A Pen & Pier Anthology eBook : Miller, Barbara: Kindle Store
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November 4, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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A Dark Mind and Rapid Finger Clicks: Interview with Fantasy Author Michelle Dornish
By Barbara Miller
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November 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
uteorgassa.bsky.social
I am so happy to announce that my story 'How to get distracted while writing an essay' will be part of the Saturday Mourning Television Anthology by @sliceduppress.bsky.social . Can't wait for it to come out next spring!
November 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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aurorapeachy.bsky.social
Uninstall Grammarly NOW. They've partnered with an AI company and actively scrape your writing to train its models.
November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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November 5, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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Only day you can post this
Meme from nightmare before Christmas saying 364 to Halloween
November 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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genmasho.bsky.social
A poster that says Did you see: -a tent in the woods? -someone shoplifting? -a person sleeping in their car? NO YOU FUCKING DIDNT people are struggling don't make it worse
October 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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chuckwendig.bsky.social
A lot of people are quoting this post and that's good because they should, AI sucks and robs us of something special and only mediocre uncreative piss-babies rely on it to make anything at all, fuck AI, p.s. Emma Thompson is now the president, sorry, that's just how it is
noethematt.bsky.social Matthew Noe 🔜 MICE @noethematt.bsky.social · 28d
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Interview with Author Kevin Carver
By Barbara Miller
substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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bookishsff.bsky.social
A band find their gigs take on a terrifying new significance when they start singing about supposedly fictional Northern gods of mishap & mayhem...

New horror/fantasy It's Not A Cult by Joey Batey (you know him as Witcher's Jaskier & The Amazing Devil band!) is out today!

💙📚🪐
#horrorsky
#NewBooks
A hand holds a copy of the book in a bookshop The cover of the book. A spotlit red piano is on fire, neon yellow smoke billowing upwards and taking on pagan symbols around the edges. The tagline reads "they'd die for you. They'd kill for you".
October 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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bsmbooks.bsky.social
My short story, "The Perfect Mummy" is now available in a horror anthology by Dragon Soul Press! Come and check it out! www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
October 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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In the footsteps of Anthropic: a new class action (not yet certified) against Salesforce for using pirated books for AI training. There will be more of these
natehoffelder.com Nate Hoffelder @natehoffelder.com · Oct 19
A new lawsuit has been filed against Salesforce over using pirated books to train its LLM.
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October 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM