A.K. McCarthy
@akmccarthy.bsky.social
Writer of dark fiction. Debut novel "All the Meaner Things" coming in 2027 from Dead Sky Publishing (@deadskypub.bsky.social). More at akmccarthy.com.
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A.K. McCarthy
@akmccarthy.bsky.social
· Jul 9
Hello Bluesky! My first post is an exciting one – my debut novel “All the Meaner Things” is coming spring 2027 from @deadskypub.bsky.social. Vampires. Mobsters. Vampire mobsters. Raymond Chandler meets Anne Rice. “Blade” but all the roles are played by James Cagney. More at akmccarthy.com!
After Christmas + before New Year’s = Twilight Zone season
December 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
After Christmas + before New Year’s = Twilight Zone season
Thrill your family this Thanksgiving season by giving them updates on my exciting new writing project and brand-new fiction. I'll share more on social media next week, but you can find out first by subscribing to the newsletter: www.akmccarthy.com#subscribe
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Thrill your family this Thanksgiving season by giving them updates on my exciting new writing project and brand-new fiction. I'll share more on social media next week, but you can find out first by subscribing to the newsletter: www.akmccarthy.com#subscribe
Espresso on a cloudy day as I go through edits on my noir vampire novel. This is #Noirvember folks
November 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Espresso on a cloudy day as I go through edits on my noir vampire novel. This is #Noirvember folks
For the past month or so, I've been writing weekly stories for the Creepy Ghost Stories (CGS) YouTube page, and it's been amazing to see such a large audience engaging with these stories. I'll get a thread going here of the stories, which you can listen to on YouTube or Spotify:
November 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
For the past month or so, I've been writing weekly stories for the Creepy Ghost Stories (CGS) YouTube page, and it's been amazing to see such a large audience engaging with these stories. I'll get a thread going here of the stories, which you can listen to on YouTube or Spotify:
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Happy November 1st! Welcome to second October. Things are dying. Night comes sooner, hungrier than in the summer. The cold is here. Things haunt the woods. Snow can trap you, Donner Party your plans. Colds and flus awake, go hunting. Yeah, it’s still spooky season. It’s always spooky season.
November 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Happy November 1st! Welcome to second October. Things are dying. Night comes sooner, hungrier than in the summer. The cold is here. Things haunt the woods. Snow can trap you, Donner Party your plans. Colds and flus awake, go hunting. Yeah, it’s still spooky season. It’s always spooky season.
Friday's newsletter is a special Halloween edition with multiple brand-new short stories you can listen to for free thanks to a new writing gig of mine! Subscribe to my monthly newsletter here: www.akmccarthy.com#subscribe
October 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Friday's newsletter is a special Halloween edition with multiple brand-new short stories you can listen to for free thanks to a new writing gig of mine! Subscribe to my monthly newsletter here: www.akmccarthy.com#subscribe
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It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Sharing this one because it’s still new to those who haven’t read it! Horror, crime, friendship, magic, monsters, and vengeance…
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August 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Sharing this one because it’s still new to those who haven’t read it! Horror, crime, friendship, magic, monsters, and vengeance…
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
bookshop.org/p/books/hous...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
bookshop.org/p/books/hous...
Newsletter No. 2 is dropping later today! News about the @crystallake.bsky.social flash fiction contest and a few suggestions if you're looking for a horror beach read. Subscribe here: www.akmccarthy.com#subscribe
August 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Newsletter No. 2 is dropping later today! News about the @crystallake.bsky.social flash fiction contest and a few suggestions if you're looking for a horror beach read. Subscribe here: www.akmccarthy.com#subscribe
My first newsletter will be going out this week, detailing the two short stories of mine published this month and the novel announcement a couple weeks ago! I'll also have some writing thoughts and maybe a couple words on Ozzy. Sign up here: www.akmccarthy.com#subscribe
July 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
My first newsletter will be going out this week, detailing the two short stories of mine published this month and the novel announcement a couple weeks ago! I'll also have some writing thoughts and maybe a couple words on Ozzy. Sign up here: www.akmccarthy.com#subscribe
Out now: "Vice Noir", an anthology of noir stories inspired by "Miami Vice" -- my entry is "Dreampop Nightmare" about a murdered guitarist. It's my first published straight-up noir story, and my first story to feature its own illustration, courtesy of Cedar Sanderson: a.co/d/161heCh
July 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Out now: "Vice Noir", an anthology of noir stories inspired by "Miami Vice" -- my entry is "Dreampop Nightmare" about a murdered guitarist. It's my first published straight-up noir story, and my first story to feature its own illustration, courtesy of Cedar Sanderson: a.co/d/161heCh
Hello Bluesky! My first post is an exciting one – my debut novel “All the Meaner Things” is coming spring 2027 from @deadskypub.bsky.social. Vampires. Mobsters. Vampire mobsters. Raymond Chandler meets Anne Rice. “Blade” but all the roles are played by James Cagney. More at akmccarthy.com!
July 9, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Hello Bluesky! My first post is an exciting one – my debut novel “All the Meaner Things” is coming spring 2027 from @deadskypub.bsky.social. Vampires. Mobsters. Vampire mobsters. Raymond Chandler meets Anne Rice. “Blade” but all the roles are played by James Cagney. More at akmccarthy.com!