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Thomas Gaffney
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https://www.thomasgaffney.com/

Horror Writer. HWA Member. Emerson MFA PopFic Graduate. Short Stories in The Dread Machine and Bards & Sages. Working on my first novel. He/Him.
I wish I could watch the new Knives Out movie without it being sponsored by that slop Microsoft Copilot…
December 15, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Stephen King: I killed poor, innocent Georgie in the beginning of IT.

Andy Muschietti (writing Welcome to Derry): Hold my beer mug full of numerous dead children.
December 9, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Black Kenobi
Your GI JOE name is the color of your shirt followed by your first pet's name.

GO.
November 20, 2025 at 1:46 AM
November 1, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I just finished sending out over 40 emails to various professors in Norway, looking for a Fulbright sponsor. There a few professors that would be a perfect fit (IMHO), so finger crossed ...
August 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
#RIP Optimus Prime
August 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
August 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I can't believe there are people that constantly blog. This is a pain in the butt...
How Do People Do This? | Thomas Gaffney
Man ... I have a website I use to track my writing goals, keep me motivated, and feed me the dopamine when I hit my marks. (it looks like I'm way behind - I am - because I scrapped
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August 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Some days I write 27 words, and those words are a struggle. The other day, I was at -106 words for the day. Tonight, I had an hour to kill while waiting for the missus to get out of work, and I stopped by the nearest Starbucks. I guess I just needed to get out because I wrote 539 words in an hour.
August 1, 2025 at 1:24 AM
SO IT BEGINS. I have taken an old manuscript I wrote about 9-10 years ago, re-plotted it, and have started a full re-write...
June 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
June 4, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Phillies memorialized the POOP scorebug
May 17, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Bookmail! Got my copy of Dark Spores (edited by @carolgyzander.bsky.social) today. Gorgeous cover. Great authors. And some PGH #HWA writers included, too! Looking forward to getting into these stories. @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social @saratantlinger.bsky.social @candacenola.bsky.social
April 23, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Continuing to read books on my TBR pile from Pittsburgh #HWA authors. I know Velkwood has been on my TBR pile for an embarrassing amount of time, but I’ve been dying to read Boneset & Feathers by @gwendolynkiste.bsky.social, and I’m now a third of the way thru it and loving it
April 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM