Evan J Peterson, Haute Monster
@evanjpeterson.bsky.social
Writer: games/humor/horror. Drag Star #rpg, Better Living Through Alchemy, Metaflesh. Too queer to tolerate injustice. All pronouns. linktr.ee/evanjpeterson
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Better Living Through Alchemy (remastered book trailer)
YouTube video by Evan J. Peterson, Monsterologist
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Book trailer for my debut novel, BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY. Collab with @evanswopedigital.bsky.social. Get it here: www.brokeneyebooks.com/store/c60/Be...
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Latest editorial is up at Nightmare: "We might be out of spooky season, but December is the time when our thoughts are often in communication with legends & lore."
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Editorial: December 2025 - Nightmare Magazine
Maybe it’s the long dark nights stirring up the imagination, or maybe it’s the strange light you get when sunshine glints off the snow: We might be out of spooky season, but December is the time when ...
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December 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Latest editorial is up at Nightmare: "We might be out of spooky season, but December is the time when our thoughts are often in communication with legends & lore."
www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/e...
www.nightmare-magazine.com/nonfiction/e...
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Yas! Better Living Through Alchemy has won the Small Spec Book Award. Now time to take drugs and be gods in the monster-infested streets of Seattle. (Congrats, @evanjpeterson.bsky.social!)
December 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Yas! Better Living Through Alchemy has won the Small Spec Book Award. Now time to take drugs and be gods in the monster-infested streets of Seattle. (Congrats, @evanjpeterson.bsky.social!)
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Congratulations to the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards winners!
✨BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social (@slgable.bsky.social)
✨YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD by @rabusby.bsky.social (@stelliform.press)
✨EMPRESS OF DUST by @alexyquest.bsky.social (@wctracy.bsky.social)
#SSBA #SSBA2025
✨BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social (@slgable.bsky.social)
✨YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD by @rabusby.bsky.social (@stelliform.press)
✨EMPRESS OF DUST by @alexyquest.bsky.social (@wctracy.bsky.social)
#SSBA #SSBA2025
December 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Congratulations to the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards winners!
✨BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social (@slgable.bsky.social)
✨YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD by @rabusby.bsky.social (@stelliform.press)
✨EMPRESS OF DUST by @alexyquest.bsky.social (@wctracy.bsky.social)
#SSBA #SSBA2025
✨BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social (@slgable.bsky.social)
✨YOU WILL SPEAK FOR THE DEAD by @rabusby.bsky.social (@stelliform.press)
✨EMPRESS OF DUST by @alexyquest.bsky.social (@wctracy.bsky.social)
#SSBA #SSBA2025
I won? I WON!!!
Immense gratitude to the Small Spec Awards and to my editor/publisher, Scott Gable at Broken Eye Books. I'm glad you like it Weird, cuz I've only just begun. Sequel in progress! @slgable.bsky.social
Immense gratitude to the Small Spec Awards and to my editor/publisher, Scott Gable at Broken Eye Books. I'm glad you like it Weird, cuz I've only just begun. Sequel in progress! @slgable.bsky.social
The winner in the fantasy category for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards is BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social (@slgable.bsky.social)!
#SSBA #SSBA2025
#SSBA #SSBA2025
December 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I won? I WON!!!
Immense gratitude to the Small Spec Awards and to my editor/publisher, Scott Gable at Broken Eye Books. I'm glad you like it Weird, cuz I've only just begun. Sequel in progress! @slgable.bsky.social
Immense gratitude to the Small Spec Awards and to my editor/publisher, Scott Gable at Broken Eye Books. I'm glad you like it Weird, cuz I've only just begun. Sequel in progress! @slgable.bsky.social
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November 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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For all those folks getting their Frankenstein love on, check out MetaFlesh by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social
It's very good.
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It's very good.
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METAFLESH – Arus Entertainment
In the flickering twilight of the Cinématoxique, the twisted brainchild of a mad doctor and an inspired poet waits for the opening curtain...
Evan J. Peterson invites you to explore the life of the c...
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November 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
For all those folks getting their Frankenstein love on, check out MetaFlesh by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social
It's very good.
arusentertainment.com/product/meta...
It's very good.
arusentertainment.com/product/meta...
September 25, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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i took tylenol while i was autistic and now my son is pregnant
September 24, 2025 at 6:06 AM
i took tylenol while i was autistic and now my son is pregnant
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This has been such a wild year, most of us barely remember half of what's happened.
Like it was just a few months ago the script for an unmade fourth Nolan Batman movie leaked called The Dark Knight Fucks.
And nobody even talks about it now.
Like it was just a few months ago the script for an unmade fourth Nolan Batman movie leaked called The Dark Knight Fucks.
And nobody even talks about it now.
September 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
This has been such a wild year, most of us barely remember half of what's happened.
Like it was just a few months ago the script for an unmade fourth Nolan Batman movie leaked called The Dark Knight Fucks.
And nobody even talks about it now.
Like it was just a few months ago the script for an unmade fourth Nolan Batman movie leaked called The Dark Knight Fucks.
And nobody even talks about it now.
Today's example of whyte G3n0c1dE: the pumpkin spice cold brew i got at trader joes's is unsweetened. It's just like nutmeg in black coffee. They want to erase our culture.
September 25, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Today's example of whyte G3n0c1dE: the pumpkin spice cold brew i got at trader joes's is unsweetened. It's just like nutmeg in black coffee. They want to erase our culture.
At @hplff.bsky.social this week in PDX? Check us out:
SUN 9/21 Sonder Bar, 41 Ave
2PM Readings with
Francis Pai Ippolito
Cody Goodfellow
3PM Queering Lovecraft
@casskhaw.bsky.social, DB Spitzer, @theoddra.bsky.social
4PM Reanimate THIS: Reclaiming the Mythos
Khaw, Ippolito, @andrewsfuller.com
SUN 9/21 Sonder Bar, 41 Ave
2PM Readings with
Francis Pai Ippolito
Cody Goodfellow
3PM Queering Lovecraft
@casskhaw.bsky.social, DB Spitzer, @theoddra.bsky.social
4PM Reanimate THIS: Reclaiming the Mythos
Khaw, Ippolito, @andrewsfuller.com
September 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
At @hplff.bsky.social this week in PDX? Check us out:
SUN 9/21 Sonder Bar, 41 Ave
2PM Readings with
Francis Pai Ippolito
Cody Goodfellow
3PM Queering Lovecraft
@casskhaw.bsky.social, DB Spitzer, @theoddra.bsky.social
4PM Reanimate THIS: Reclaiming the Mythos
Khaw, Ippolito, @andrewsfuller.com
SUN 9/21 Sonder Bar, 41 Ave
2PM Readings with
Francis Pai Ippolito
Cody Goodfellow
3PM Queering Lovecraft
@casskhaw.bsky.social, DB Spitzer, @theoddra.bsky.social
4PM Reanimate THIS: Reclaiming the Mythos
Khaw, Ippolito, @andrewsfuller.com
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Exciting news from recent weeks, @evanjpeterson.bsky.social's Better Living Through Alchemy novel is a semifinalist for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards in Fantasy. Also, @andrewpennromine.bsky.social's The Mosquito Fleet is a semifinalist for Sci-Fi (but no graphic for that yet).
BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY (Broken Eye Books) by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social is a semifinalist for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards! Congratulations!
#SSBA #SSBA2025
#SSBA #SSBA2025
September 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Exciting news from recent weeks, @evanjpeterson.bsky.social's Better Living Through Alchemy novel is a semifinalist for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards in Fantasy. Also, @andrewpennromine.bsky.social's The Mosquito Fleet is a semifinalist for Sci-Fi (but no graphic for that yet).
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BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY (Broken Eye Books) by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social is a semifinalist for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards! Congratulations!
#SSBA #SSBA2025
#SSBA #SSBA2025
September 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Huge thanks to @specawards.bsky.social for advancing my novel to their semifinalist pool! Congrats to all the authors!
Semifinalists for FANTASY
BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social at @slgable.bsky.social
CURSED UNDER LONDON by @scriblit.bsky.social at Farrago Books
GHOST APPARENT by @jelenawrites.bsky.social at @ghostorchidpress.com
BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY by @evanjpeterson.bsky.social at @slgable.bsky.social
CURSED UNDER LONDON by @scriblit.bsky.social at Farrago Books
GHOST APPARENT by @jelenawrites.bsky.social at @ghostorchidpress.com
September 2, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Huge thanks to @specawards.bsky.social for advancing my novel to their semifinalist pool! Congrats to all the authors!
I would play the shit out of that game:
Concept: conservationist metroidvania where the only way to get the best ending is to avoid killing any of the endangered local wildlife, which gets progressively harder throughout the game because each mobility upgrade creates new ways to accidentally explode critters.
August 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I would play the shit out of that game:
Announced: my novel, BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY, is one of five finalists for the Endeavor Award for SFF! I am over the moon. Congrats to all finalists, & we'll know the winner in October at OryCon! Thanks again to Jim Kling and the judges and Scott Gable at Broken Eye Books.
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August 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Announced: my novel, BETTER LIVING THROUGH ALCHEMY, is one of five finalists for the Endeavor Award for SFF! I am over the moon. Congrats to all finalists, & we'll know the winner in October at OryCon! Thanks again to Jim Kling and the judges and Scott Gable at Broken Eye Books.
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Had a great time at Worldcon.
For anyone who attended the Cosmic Horror panel on Sunday, if you're curious about the SCP stories I mentioned, here's a link to get started:
scp-wiki.wikidot.com/antimemetics...
#WorldCon #CosmicHorror #SCP
For anyone who attended the Cosmic Horror panel on Sunday, if you're curious about the SCP stories I mentioned, here's a link to get started:
scp-wiki.wikidot.com/antimemetics...
#WorldCon #CosmicHorror #SCP
Antimemetics Division Hub - SCP Foundation
The SCP Foundation's 'top-secret' archives, declassified for your enjoyment.
scp-wiki.wikidot.com
August 20, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Had a great time at Worldcon.
For anyone who attended the Cosmic Horror panel on Sunday, if you're curious about the SCP stories I mentioned, here's a link to get started:
scp-wiki.wikidot.com/antimemetics...
#WorldCon #CosmicHorror #SCP
For anyone who attended the Cosmic Horror panel on Sunday, if you're curious about the SCP stories I mentioned, here's a link to get started:
scp-wiki.wikidot.com/antimemetics...
#WorldCon #CosmicHorror #SCP
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This weekend, I got a short story rejection, an essay acceptance, and a speaking invitation all within 12 hours of each other.
This is a business that keeps you on your toes -- so never give up!
This is a business that keeps you on your toes -- so never give up!
August 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This weekend, I got a short story rejection, an essay acceptance, and a speaking invitation all within 12 hours of each other.
This is a business that keeps you on your toes -- so never give up!
This is a business that keeps you on your toes -- so never give up!
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You ‘run the gamut’ and ‘run the gauntlet.’
You don’t ‘run the gambit.’
gamut = entire range or series
gauntlet = severe trial
Gambit = Alpha-level mutant who can convert potential energy to kinetic energy
You don’t ‘run the gambit.’
gamut = entire range or series
gauntlet = severe trial
Gambit = Alpha-level mutant who can convert potential energy to kinetic energy
August 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
You ‘run the gamut’ and ‘run the gauntlet.’
You don’t ‘run the gambit.’
gamut = entire range or series
gauntlet = severe trial
Gambit = Alpha-level mutant who can convert potential energy to kinetic energy
You don’t ‘run the gambit.’
gamut = entire range or series
gauntlet = severe trial
Gambit = Alpha-level mutant who can convert potential energy to kinetic energy
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Saying this again: there is a scammer out there targeting newbie authors, claiming I'm one of their clients. They use different names, and I'm already pursuing legal action. But I have never worked with a PR company, editing service, or book packager, so anybody saying so is lying, period full stop.
August 18, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Saying this again: there is a scammer out there targeting newbie authors, claiming I'm one of their clients. They use different names, and I'm already pursuing legal action. But I have never worked with a PR company, editing service, or book packager, so anybody saying so is lying, period full stop.
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Got to chill with @nmamatas.bsky.social and @evanjpeterson.bsky.social
August 17, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Got to chill with @nmamatas.bsky.social and @evanjpeterson.bsky.social
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Queer Fear aka Queer for Fear @evanjpeterson.bsky.social
August 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Queer Fear aka Queer for Fear @evanjpeterson.bsky.social
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Blood and Steam: Effective Sex in Dark Fantasy @evanjpeterson.bsky.social @gwendolynnix.bsky.social @berlynnwohl.bsky.social
August 17, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Blood and Steam: Effective Sex in Dark Fantasy @evanjpeterson.bsky.social @gwendolynnix.bsky.social @berlynnwohl.bsky.social
Come get a book signed! I'm on 3rd floor at @seaconvcenter slingin hooks and signin books until 2:30.
@seattle2025worldcon #scifi #fantasy #horror #queerhorror #writersofinstagram #alchemy #witchy
@seattle2025worldcon #scifi #fantasy #horror #queerhorror #writersofinstagram #alchemy #witchy
August 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Come get a book signed! I'm on 3rd floor at @seaconvcenter slingin hooks and signin books until 2:30.
@seattle2025worldcon #scifi #fantasy #horror #queerhorror #writersofinstagram #alchemy #witchy
@seattle2025worldcon #scifi #fantasy #horror #queerhorror #writersofinstagram #alchemy #witchy
WorldCon, day 2: come to REANIMATE THIS! @ 1;30 in rm 345 &see me + @usmantm.bsky.social @mattruff.bsky.social @sadiehartmann.bsky.social &Nelly Garcia Rosas discuss what to do now w Lovecraft& cosmic #horror & who's doing it splendidly
a man in glasses is pouring a green liquid into a glass
Alt: a man in glasses (Jeffrey Combs) is pouring a green liquid into a glass
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August 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
WorldCon, day 2: come to REANIMATE THIS! @ 1;30 in rm 345 &see me + @usmantm.bsky.social @mattruff.bsky.social @sadiehartmann.bsky.social &Nelly Garcia Rosas discuss what to do now w Lovecraft& cosmic #horror & who's doing it splendidly