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Customer Care Skeleton

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Customer Care Skeleton (J.R. Santos) Is a Portuguese author of strange stories. Find his work: https://linktr.ee/ccskeleton Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/17295240.J_R_Santos

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Customer Care Skeleton @ccskeleton.bsky.social · Jul 8

hello hi 👋
this is my story! consider following Cat Eye for updates and give the anthology a read once it comes out!!

love being features in this antho, look at that cute cover!!!!!!!!!

Cat Eye Press @cateyepress.bsky.social · Jul 8

Continuing our #ModernMummies author highlights, we have @ccskeleton.bsky.social who writes strange stories. His “Our Hearts a Hecatomb” is a fierce story focusing in on a power hungry man’s mistreatment of the dead.

Modern Mummies Author Highlight: J.R. Santos

Snippet from the story "Our Hearts a Hecatomb" by J.R. Santos

Preorder Modern Mummies at cateyepress.com/store

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Casper Pham @ Shortbox Comics Fair (The Luminary Lark-Mirror) @marcheriest.bsky.social · 1h

Hello everyone, I currently have 4 slots open for emergency commissions (have to pay some vet bills) 🚨 Please email me at [email protected] with your inquiries!

Casper Pham @ Shortbox Comics Fair (The Luminary Lark-Mirror) @marcheriest.bsky.social · Jun 14

some of my most recent comms this session altogether

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 3h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Ronald McGillvray @ronaldmcgillvray.bsky.social · 1h

A big thanks to Ray and Trisha Tropiano over at Re-Read Used Books for all their support. If you’re looking for a great selection of books, look no further. They’ve recently restocked all of my books and they’re all signed. Grab them quick before they’re sold out again. 😀

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A.D. Sui 🇺🇦 [sway] @thesuiway.bsky.social · 2h

honestly, genius.

-no facial recognition software is getting through that.
-no gate analysis is accurately evaluating that.
-cute af.
-shock factor.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Zac Thompson @zacthompson.bsky.social · 16h

I’m so damn proud of this series. I really think it occupies a unique space on the shelf. I hope now that it’s all collected more folks give it a shot.

My mean mug holding a copy of INTO THE UNBEING PART TWO.

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Katherine "Kat" Silva @katsilvaauthor.bsky.social · 2h

Hey, friends. You'll see a lot of people using these hashtags and participating in this today. Some of these pitches will be pretty awesome sounding. Please do not like or repost if you are not an editor or agent. You can support us by commenting or quote-reposting though! We appreciate you!

#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 19h

TOMORROW (Oct 8th) is #DVpit! Any unagented Marginalized writer or artist seeking out representation is invited to participate from 8AM - 8PM ET!
Please make sure you review our rules & guidelines before the event: dvpit.carrd.co#faq

#writersky #booksky #artistsky #weneeddiversebooks

#DVPit Rules
-#DVpit (Diverse Voices Pitch) is a Bluesky event for marginalized creators that have been historically underrepresented in publishing to pitch their work to agents & editors
-Post your pitch on Bluesky on Wednesday, Oct 8, 2025
between 8AM ET - 8PM ET
-Only post once per hour (6 max pitches per project)
-Must have a polished, query ready manuscript or art portfolio.
-Pitch must include the #DVpit hashtag (illustrators pitching their art must use the #DVArt hashtag)
-A like from an agent = a query request
-A repost from an editor = interest in submission once you've signed with an agent
-A like from an editor = editor who takes unagented submissions
-Please do not like or repost a pitch if you are not an agent or an editor. Support other creators by replying to their pitch or
quote-reposting their pitches
-Visit dvpit.carrd.co for more detailed guidelines.

#DVpit 2025 has 70+ Agents & Editors committed to participate & boost marginalized creators from the following literary agencies and publishers:
Andrea Brown Lit
Ash Literary
Azantian Literary Agency
Dystel, Goderich & Bourret
Folio Literary Management
Gallt & Zacker Literary
Gelfman Schneider Literary
Hachette
Grand Central Publishing
Little Brown Books for Young Readers
Harper Collins
Harlequin
Hanover Square
HG Literary
Inked in Gray Press
Jill Grinberg Literary
Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency
Macmillan
Feiwel & Friends
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Roaring Brook Press
Saturday books
Wednesday books
Mad Woman Literary
Neighborhood Literary
New Leaf Literary & Media
Open Book Literary
Page Street Publishing
Park, Fine & Brower
Penguin Random House
Ballantine
Berkley
Delacorte
Labyrinth Road
Penguin Workshop
Viking
Root Literary
Simon & Schuster
Aladdin
Atheneum
Atria
McElderry
Sheldon Fogelman Agency
Sourcebooks
Stonefruit Studio
Triada US
Writers House
Zando

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Wrong Station @thewrongstation.bsky.social · 20h

// YOU CAN KICK, AND BEAT, AND SHOOT, AND HANG.
// YOU CAN SEND US TO HELL. IT DOESN'T MATTER.
// AS LONG AS THIS BLOOD RUNS RED, WE WILL RETURN.

The Wrong Station presents a rallying cry of bloody vengeance. Listen to "IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW MANY TIMES YOU KILL US," the 5th episode of 31 in October

156 - It Doesn't Matter How Many Times You Kill Us

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Customer Care Skeleton @ccskeleton.bsky.social · 5h

Doc's book is a great read. One of my favorite non-fiction reads, tying really well together a series of topics across history, all connected to the theme of perception.

Monster making is now part of my vocab. 10/10.

Dr Surekha Davies (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · 20h

It's the anti-prime sale on @bookshop.org, with free shipping Oct 7 & 8!

If you have a nerd with a conscience on your "need to buy them a gift soon" list, perhaps HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY might be it? Or perhaps this is just the book for you for #spookyseason / #monstertober?

💙📚 🗃 #histsci

Dr Surekha Davies (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · Feb 4

Launch day for HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY! So relieved to make it this far.
💙📚 🧪 🗃 #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH
buttondown.com/surekhadavie...

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Customer Care Skeleton @ccskeleton.bsky.social · 5h

I'd never even heard of this one.

From my experience reading his short stories usually published alongside King in Yellow, I sort of imagined his larger body of work were all just world war one stories.

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Weird Friction @weirdfriction.bsky.social · 15h

Here is my copy of "In Search of the Unknown" which I shared here a while back. I may take some new better-lit photos of this one some time soon.
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Weird Friction @weirdfriction.bsky.social · Feb 26

"In Search of the Unknown" by Robert W. Chambers, published by Harper's in 1904.
One of Chambers' most acclaimed works of Weird Fiction besides "The King in Yellow", this novel consists of a series of interconnected episodic short stories.
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Weird Friction @weirdfriction.bsky.social · 15h

"The Maker of Moons" by Robert W. Chambers, published by G.P. Putnam's Sons in 1896.
Released a year after his most well-known book, "The King in Yellow" this is Chambers' other major collection of Weird Tales.
This first printing includes a frontispiece by Lancelot Speed. #booksky
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Wole Talabi @wtalabi.bsky.social · 14h

Aussie folks. I'll be a panelist at the Perth festival of fiction in 2 weeks!

Solving crimes, heists, overcoming obstacles, finding happiness. Michael Robotham, Rachael Johns, Marcia Van Zeller and myself will discuss writing ways into and out of thrilling conundrums.

#perth #writer #shigidi

Flyer for festival of fiction.

Showing Michael Robotham, Rachael Johns, Marcia Van Zeller Wole Talabi and Jo Taylor.

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Customer Care Skeleton @ccskeleton.bsky.social · 5h

to Disney, I say:

Stop Using AI | Eb&Flow

YouTube video by Eb&Flow

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Customer Care Skeleton @ccskeleton.bsky.social · 16h

I'm reminded of one my favorite poems, which happens to honor Aaron's memory. It was how I learned about it also.

My Name is America, I Make Monsters

YouTube video by Anansi’s Library

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 17h

hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

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Cursed Morsels @cursedmorsels.bsky.social · 18h

As we fly right past 200 submissions for our FLESH zine, I encourage folks to check out our previous horror and Weird fiction zines, all of which rule. You can get 15 of them for $15, plus shipping!
www.cursedmorselspress.com/product/zine...

Zine Freak Bundle (Issues #1 through 15) | Cursed Morsels Press

The first fifteen issues of our zine for $15, including Landlord Lair, Spooky Sexy Soapbox, Florida Man, Reviews of Films That Don't Exist, Nightmare Birds, All Cops Are B____, My Morbid Childhood...

www.cursedmorselspress.com

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coma @doomedsarcoma.bsky.social · 19h

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Trevor Henderson 🍉(commissions closed) @slimyswampghost.bsky.social · 1d

new ghosts

a man in shadow, stepping into light. his obscured face is stretched and warped

a misty, skull-like visage. one eye hole is a socket, the other is like a hole in a mask a frantic eye is peering through

a dog-like figure with a bald, grinning human head balanced sideways on its neck

a sepia toned screaming man, his upper head drifting into a white blur

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𝔾𝕆ℝ𝔸ℕ @gorangligovic.bsky.social · 1d

legitimately one of my favorite artists right now

SAJAN @planetsmudge.bsky.social · Oct 8

hi #PortfolioDay - available to make otherworldly work from 2025.
TTRPGs, board games, more vinyl covers and concept + visdev stuff for games/film/tv would be cool!

illustration for Haunted Table's Triangle Agency adventure 'rom dump' - of adventurers zapping out of a barn window - a horned cyclops witha book of spells, a protagonise-looking goblin girl, a blue demon with some kind of spirit mace. A grim reaper hovers in front of the crescent moon.

Illustrated cover to the monkey man soundtrack vinyl. The monkey god hanuman opens his ribcage out, behind Dev patel's head. Hanuman's tail is a flaming circle that frames the figures, which dev patel graps. There's flame, blood, fleshy vomit.

the busts of two figures, one looks in pain, as they're having their vocal cords yanked from a hole in their throat by the other, who clutches them in a bunch with their furthest hand. With their other hand they concentratedly use a stringed instrument bow on the vocal cords. A rainbow bridges the heads, and is dotted with fantastical music notation. Their busts rest above a small basin.

a dark starry background, and a blue room where a bed sit next to windows looking out to the night sky. Psyche lies naked on a patterned bedframe amongst plants, her white hair arching around to the foot of the bed. She looks in wonder at Cupid - who is illuminated by the three candles she holds up. Cupid appears as a fleshy mass, strung within a halo, from which arrows eminate haphazardly.

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Customer Care Skeleton @ccskeleton.bsky.social · 1d

Revisiting some of my favorite "horror" stories, or weird fiction.

Aickman called them strange stories, which I agree is a fit label.

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Horror DNA @horrordna.bsky.social · 1d

Whoa, some great comic deals going on at @fanatical.com right now! First up, you can "Build Your Own Supernatural #Horror #Comics Bundle". You can snag 24 comics, including a bunch from @cullenbunn.bsky.social's HARROW COUNTY series, for just $9.99! #booksky #ad #deal

tinyurl.com/mryxn4wy

The banner has a giant green head with black hair and a blue eye on the left, a face with hands almost covering the eyes in the top middle right, what looks like a black and white clown on the top right, and a creepy ass hand on the bottom left. In the middle of all of this is "Build Your Own Supernatural Horror Comics Bundle".

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The Midnight Society @midnightpals.bsky.social · 1d

Karella: but the important thing is
Karella: some people have been failing to give moonflow 5 star reviews
Koontz: but gosh karalla! you can't get mad about that
Koontz: taste is subjective
King: wow! from the mouths of babes, eh?
Karella:
Karella: SHUT UP

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Customer Care Skeleton @ccskeleton.bsky.social · 1d

Odd noises is a fun read.
Very short but is all meat, no fat.
Enjoyed it more than the "Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark" books that probably isnpired it.

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Undertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · 1d

Grabbed some books from the @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social fest. @slimyswampghost.bsky.social @charleneelsby.bsky.social @rebeccacampbell.bsky.social

4 books: scarewaves, and Odd Noises in Empty Rooms, borh by Trevor Henderson. The Organization is Here to Support You, by Charlene Elsby. And The Other Shore, by Rebecca Campbell.

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The Midnight Society @midnightpals.bsky.social · 1d

And if you saw Joe pre-blurb, then you should expect that blurbing Moonflow has since made him WAY too powerful 👀💦

Joe Koch @horrorsong.blog · 1d

God, so true, blurbing this book made me 43% hotter in a short 20-minute time span. Truly astounding results.

The Midnight Society @midnightpals.bsky.social · 1d

hey we have some fun around here but seriously if you are unaware you should know i do in fact have a book out and it's good. check out MOONFLOW, the cool book for hot people, from your local book retailer or dispensary www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/bitte...

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