Nicholas Perez
@zephonsacriel.bsky.social
Blanco Cuban Writer of SFF. To Root Somewhere Beautiful: An Anthology of Reclamation and The Vanisher on Chain Letter Substack, both are OUT NOW! ¡Palestina Libre! No AI.
Unagented. Seeking representation.
Unagented. Seeking representation.
Pinned
Nicholas Perez
@zephonsacriel.bsky.social
· Jun 17
The Vanisher
by Nicholas Perez
weeklychainletter.substack.com
I have officially made my debut in HORROR!
My new short story The Vanisher is now available at the Chain Letter Substack! If you liked the movie Malignant, then this is for you!
Warnings for blood, gore, and garbage disposals
weeklychainletter.substack.com/p/the-vanish...
My new short story The Vanisher is now available at the Chain Letter Substack! If you liked the movie Malignant, then this is for you!
Warnings for blood, gore, and garbage disposals
weeklychainletter.substack.com/p/the-vanish...
The way my city hasn't even announced it in the news or on the their website about it. We're in the dark with no ETA.
Main water break. It absolutely sucks.
January 15, 2026 at 2:19 PM
The way my city hasn't even announced it in the news or on the their website about it. We're in the dark with no ETA.
It really sucks.
January 15, 2026 at 2:19 PM
It really sucks.
Main water break. It absolutely sucks.
January 15, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Main water break. It absolutely sucks.
Did something happen?
January 15, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Did something happen?
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Deer dude interlude
January 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Deer dude interlude
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Yes, reviews are for readers, & yes, many authors read them. Which is fine—
IF
They can handle the emotional toll;
They understand that a review is one person’s opinion;
They only vent about them privately.
Easier said than done.
I will say the longer you publish, the less you worry about it.
IF
They can handle the emotional toll;
They understand that a review is one person’s opinion;
They only vent about them privately.
Easier said than done.
I will say the longer you publish, the less you worry about it.
January 15, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Yes, reviews are for readers, & yes, many authors read them. Which is fine—
IF
They can handle the emotional toll;
They understand that a review is one person’s opinion;
They only vent about them privately.
Easier said than done.
I will say the longer you publish, the less you worry about it.
IF
They can handle the emotional toll;
They understand that a review is one person’s opinion;
They only vent about them privately.
Easier said than done.
I will say the longer you publish, the less you worry about it.
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I need a favor skyline!!!!!!!
I need to know how to write "Fuck ICE" in several different languages. (I know Spanish already.) Put it in the comments. It's for a project.
I need to know how to write "Fuck ICE" in several different languages. (I know Spanish already.) Put it in the comments. It's for a project.
January 14, 2026 at 3:45 PM
I need a favor skyline!!!!!!!
I need to know how to write "Fuck ICE" in several different languages. (I know Spanish already.) Put it in the comments. It's for a project.
I need to know how to write "Fuck ICE" in several different languages. (I know Spanish already.) Put it in the comments. It's for a project.
Poltroonery is one Hell of a word.
January 14, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Poltroonery is one Hell of a word.
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For anyone who ever wanted to know why I left Hiveworks, please read this.
My friends and peers there were amazing - and their vast reserves of hard work and creativity were used and abused in so many ways. We came together to share our stories, and thank goodness we did.
Thank you for listening.
My friends and peers there were amazing - and their vast reserves of hard work and creativity were used and abused in so many ways. We came together to share our stories, and thank goodness we did.
Thank you for listening.
The Hiveworks Artist Guild has released a public statement alleging years of labor abuses, financial mismanagement, and misconduct at Hiveworks at the hands of Xellette “Xel” Velamist and Isabelle “Isa” Melançon. Read their full statement at:
cartoonist.coop/hiveworks-gu...
cartoonist.coop/hiveworks-gu...
January 12, 2026 at 5:39 PM
For anyone who ever wanted to know why I left Hiveworks, please read this.
My friends and peers there were amazing - and their vast reserves of hard work and creativity were used and abused in so many ways. We came together to share our stories, and thank goodness we did.
Thank you for listening.
My friends and peers there were amazing - and their vast reserves of hard work and creativity were used and abused in so many ways. We came together to share our stories, and thank goodness we did.
Thank you for listening.
They will care about it and are waiting. If they loved Sundered Moon and know you, they will be patient and excited.
January 14, 2026 at 11:45 AM
They will care about it and are waiting. If they loved Sundered Moon and know you, they will be patient and excited.
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Another magical sunrise over misty, frosty fields
January 14, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Another magical sunrise over misty, frosty fields
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Criterion is issuing replacement discs for anyone who bought Carnal Knowledge due to a missing fade to white in the original printing.
cc: @dawnofthediscsnews.bsky.social @disc-connected.bsky.social
cc: @dawnofthediscsnews.bsky.social @disc-connected.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Criterion is issuing replacement discs for anyone who bought Carnal Knowledge due to a missing fade to white in the original printing.
cc: @dawnofthediscsnews.bsky.social @disc-connected.bsky.social
cc: @dawnofthediscsnews.bsky.social @disc-connected.bsky.social
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Hello #PortfolioDay I’m Hannah, a freelance creature designer and illustrator who likes to draw monsters and animals. I’m open for commissions and looking for work, I’d love to design creatures or illustrate for your projects!
Email: [email protected]
www.hannahcomstock.com
Email: [email protected]
www.hannahcomstock.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Hello #PortfolioDay I’m Hannah, a freelance creature designer and illustrator who likes to draw monsters and animals. I’m open for commissions and looking for work, I’d love to design creatures or illustrate for your projects!
Email: [email protected]
www.hannahcomstock.com
Email: [email protected]
www.hannahcomstock.com
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Dr. @chesyaburke.bsky.social and I are editing an anthology surveying the evolution of Black literary horror. Tentatively titled Black Horror, Then & Next: We Have Always Dreamed in Darkness (FlameTree Press), here are the guidelines…
blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
Black Horror | Call for Submissions
We are very excited to announce a new call for submissions which is now open!
blog.flametreepublishing.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Dr. @chesyaburke.bsky.social and I are editing an anthology surveying the evolution of Black literary horror. Tentatively titled Black Horror, Then & Next: We Have Always Dreamed in Darkness (FlameTree Press), here are the guidelines…
blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
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Next weekend! I'll be joining local greats Michele Tracy Berger, Isaiah Hunt, and Kevin P. Keating to discuss all things genre fiction at Cuyahoga County Library Green Road branch. Free and open to the public: https://attend.cuyahogalibrary.org/event/14588738
January 13, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Next weekend! I'll be joining local greats Michele Tracy Berger, Isaiah Hunt, and Kevin P. Keating to discuss all things genre fiction at Cuyahoga County Library Green Road branch. Free and open to the public: https://attend.cuyahogalibrary.org/event/14588738
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Do sign up for this course!! Such an exciting opportunity!!
It's online! It's open to anyone, anywhere in the world!
We'll be reading the texts below but we'll be diving into the history of romance well beyond them!
I'm really excited to have the possibility to run a popular romance course... let's make sure it runs!
We'll be reading the texts below but we'll be diving into the history of romance well beyond them!
I'm really excited to have the possibility to run a popular romance course... let's make sure it runs!
I'm running a popular romance course at the University of Liverpool... but only if enough people sign up!
Come and join us!
www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-e...
Come and join us!
www.liverpool.ac.uk/continuing-e...
January 13, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Do sign up for this course!! Such an exciting opportunity!!
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ATLA x Mr Sunshine
In a world inspired by Imperial China, follow four broken souls - a mercenary, a noblewoman, a disgraced general, and a shamaness - as they confront their pasts, learn to wield forbidden power, and form a found family - and more - in a world wanting them dead.
#BluePit 📖 #P #A #F
In a world inspired by Imperial China, follow four broken souls - a mercenary, a noblewoman, a disgraced general, and a shamaness - as they confront their pasts, learn to wield forbidden power, and form a found family - and more - in a world wanting them dead.
#BluePit 📖 #P #A #F
January 13, 2026 at 11:51 AM
4 out of 5 stars to Delusion's Master by Tanith Lee.
It is a tale of how little it takes for humanity to be cruel, but also how so little it can take for them to love. Perhaps love and madness are two sides of the same coin.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
It is a tale of how little it takes for humanity to be cruel, but also how so little it can take for them to love. Perhaps love and madness are two sides of the same coin.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
January 13, 2026 at 3:05 AM
4 out of 5 stars to Delusion's Master by Tanith Lee.
It is a tale of how little it takes for humanity to be cruel, but also how so little it can take for them to love. Perhaps love and madness are two sides of the same coin.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
It is a tale of how little it takes for humanity to be cruel, but also how so little it can take for them to love. Perhaps love and madness are two sides of the same coin.
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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as I like to point out, not only was Mary Renault Tolkien's student, he was a big fan of and booster of her novels about ancient Greece and modern homosexuality.
January 10, 2026 at 2:58 AM
as I like to point out, not only was Mary Renault Tolkien's student, he was a big fan of and booster of her novels about ancient Greece and modern homosexuality.
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Inspired by my recent reading of the new English translation of "The Luminous Fairies and Mothra" and its afterword by translator Jeffrey Angles which goes into detail about how the doctor dolittle books from the 1920s seemed to have influenced the creation of the #kaiju #Mothra! #meme
January 10, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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I'll probably do a proper thread at some point but every time I fire up WuWa again and get into it, I look at every single environment and character design they've done in that and just bask in the beauty on display and the vibrancy and wonder why that is present there but not in western AAA stuff
January 12, 2026 at 11:42 AM
I'll probably do a proper thread at some point but every time I fire up WuWa again and get into it, I look at every single environment and character design they've done in that and just bask in the beauty on display and the vibrancy and wonder why that is present there but not in western AAA stuff
Finally found a copy of The Master and Margarita, and then some.
January 11, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Finally found a copy of The Master and Margarita, and then some.
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My gay cousin* shared something that has been happening in my hometown.
A group of lesbians, fed up with not having any dedicated lesbian bars to go to, decided to start a weekly meet-up in a regular bar.
Spoiler: it didn't end well.🧵
A group of lesbians, fed up with not having any dedicated lesbian bars to go to, decided to start a weekly meet-up in a regular bar.
Spoiler: it didn't end well.🧵
January 11, 2026 at 11:51 AM
My gay cousin* shared something that has been happening in my hometown.
A group of lesbians, fed up with not having any dedicated lesbian bars to go to, decided to start a weekly meet-up in a regular bar.
Spoiler: it didn't end well.🧵
A group of lesbians, fed up with not having any dedicated lesbian bars to go to, decided to start a weekly meet-up in a regular bar.
Spoiler: it didn't end well.🧵
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Working on my story anthology cover.
This is much harder than the cover for a novel or short story!
This is much harder than the cover for a novel or short story!
January 11, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Working on my story anthology cover.
This is much harder than the cover for a novel or short story!
This is much harder than the cover for a novel or short story!