HP Bookcraft
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37. She/they. Folklore, horror, hauntology. Master's in Gothic literature. Keeper of wayward books, editor, and thing that goes bump in the night.
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Elon's little serfs are quite literally begging journalists to come back because every publicly available source of data shows people have fled the platform and young people won't use it.
They are literally begging regular people to come back. Don't do it! It is a website by and for actual Nazis!
They are literally begging regular people to come back. Don't do it! It is a website by and for actual Nazis!
December 15, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Elon's little serfs are quite literally begging journalists to come back because every publicly available source of data shows people have fled the platform and young people won't use it.
They are literally begging regular people to come back. Don't do it! It is a website by and for actual Nazis!
They are literally begging regular people to come back. Don't do it! It is a website by and for actual Nazis!
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The beauty of a winter’s night in John A. Grimshaw’s (1836-93) Victorian world
December 12, 2025 at 6:32 AM
The beauty of a winter’s night in John A. Grimshaw’s (1836-93) Victorian world
in any kind of movie, like Constantine, or Blade,
i'd never want to be the hero
just the weird dude with esoteric knowledge and a toolshed of odds and ends that shouldn't exist
i'd never want to be the hero
just the weird dude with esoteric knowledge and a toolshed of odds and ends that shouldn't exist
December 14, 2025 at 1:05 AM
in any kind of movie, like Constantine, or Blade,
i'd never want to be the hero
just the weird dude with esoteric knowledge and a toolshed of odds and ends that shouldn't exist
i'd never want to be the hero
just the weird dude with esoteric knowledge and a toolshed of odds and ends that shouldn't exist
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It's time for slower art. The constant churn and grind pushed by techno capitalism has reached its inevitable conclusion with AI slop. Let's make our best work and be patient with our process. Let's release art that's worth stopping for and savoring. Let's show each other what humans can do
December 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
It's time for slower art. The constant churn and grind pushed by techno capitalism has reached its inevitable conclusion with AI slop. Let's make our best work and be patient with our process. Let's release art that's worth stopping for and savoring. Let's show each other what humans can do
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#TheVictorianBookoftheDead Christmas wreath inspiration.
Skull with poppy wreath, from Scalpel: The 1911 Yearbook of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania. (Appropriately, the poppy was the College flower.)
Skull with poppy wreath, from Scalpel: The 1911 Yearbook of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania. (Appropriately, the poppy was the College flower.)
December 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
#TheVictorianBookoftheDead Christmas wreath inspiration.
Skull with poppy wreath, from Scalpel: The 1911 Yearbook of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania. (Appropriately, the poppy was the College flower.)
Skull with poppy wreath, from Scalpel: The 1911 Yearbook of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania. (Appropriately, the poppy was the College flower.)
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Rare medieval ‘cool S’
"Write! The written letter endures!" Scribal wit at the start of financial records for London bridge in 1424. Cleverly, the scribe created the letter 'S' by folding a speech scroll, so the form of the letter conveys the meaning of the conventional proverb, "speech is fleeting but writing endures."
December 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Rare medieval ‘cool S’
someday I'll actually create a content calendar i can keep up with
i miss writing about you, weird books!!!
i miss writing about you, weird books!!!
December 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
someday I'll actually create a content calendar i can keep up with
i miss writing about you, weird books!!!
i miss writing about you, weird books!!!
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Figured I'd share this on Bluesky because this is the most 38 year old video I've ever seen in my life
December 11, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Figured I'd share this on Bluesky because this is the most 38 year old video I've ever seen in my life
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Tubi is such a crazy streaming service. It’s like if the Criterion Closet was in a gas station
December 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Tubi is such a crazy streaming service. It’s like if the Criterion Closet was in a gas station
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The Angel of Anatomy (1949), Leonor Fini
December 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The Angel of Anatomy (1949), Leonor Fini
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You should write weird, human stuff as a fuck-you to AI and the awful world we live in, yes, but also because you will be changed and your life will be changed through allowing yourself to be vulnerable and uncomfortable in your art.
December 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
You should write weird, human stuff as a fuck-you to AI and the awful world we live in, yes, but also because you will be changed and your life will be changed through allowing yourself to be vulnerable and uncomfortable in your art.
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LOTS of people still go to the movies! it's not their fault you spent a quarter of a billion dollars on one film and you need them all to see it three times for it to make a profit. spend less!
December 6, 2025 at 7:48 AM
LOTS of people still go to the movies! it's not their fault you spent a quarter of a billion dollars on one film and you need them all to see it three times for it to make a profit. spend less!
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NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
Giving the gift of independent journalism: a guide
The Handbasket has subscription suggestions for almost everyone on your list.
www.thehandbasket.co
December 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
NEW — I put together a list of independent journalism subscriptions that would make great holiday gifts. From music to politics, astronomy to alcohol, tech to social justice, there’s something for [almost] everyone. Support indie media *and* surprise and delight your loved ones!
My guide:
My guide:
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December 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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The Belsnickel (Pelznickel or Bell Sniggle) is the cantankerous, Christmas gift-bringer in German and Pennsylvania Dutch folklore. Dressed in tattered furs, the old man carries a switch to frighten naughty kids and pockets full of sweets to reward the good.
#FolkloreThursday
#FolkloreThursday
December 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The Belsnickel (Pelznickel or Bell Sniggle) is the cantankerous, Christmas gift-bringer in German and Pennsylvania Dutch folklore. Dressed in tattered furs, the old man carries a switch to frighten naughty kids and pockets full of sweets to reward the good.
#FolkloreThursday
#FolkloreThursday
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Karl Fredrik Nordström, Clear Evening in Late Winter (Winter Night), oil on canvas, 1907
December 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Karl Fredrik Nordström, Clear Evening in Late Winter (Winter Night), oil on canvas, 1907
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Is it just me, or does a lot of contemporary fiction have this exact sentence structure way too often?
"Here is an observation about a story element, dependent clause here expounding on the core statement with a different image but saying the same thing again but differently, rinse and repeat."
"Here is an observation about a story element, dependent clause here expounding on the core statement with a different image but saying the same thing again but differently, rinse and repeat."
December 4, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Is it just me, or does a lot of contemporary fiction have this exact sentence structure way too often?
"Here is an observation about a story element, dependent clause here expounding on the core statement with a different image but saying the same thing again but differently, rinse and repeat."
"Here is an observation about a story element, dependent clause here expounding on the core statement with a different image but saying the same thing again but differently, rinse and repeat."
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it finally happened -- a good student of mine vanished from class about six weeks ago. this student reappeared today and explained that they had been in ICE detention in another state during that time. ICE needs to end. ICE needs to end. ICE needs to end.
December 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
it finally happened -- a good student of mine vanished from class about six weeks ago. this student reappeared today and explained that they had been in ICE detention in another state during that time. ICE needs to end. ICE needs to end. ICE needs to end.
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Cold, cold is the blast when December is howling,
Cold are the damps on a dying man's brow,—
Stern are the seas when the wild waves are rolling,
And sad is the grave where a loved one lies low;
– P.B. Shelley 1810
#poetry #gothic #romanticism #booksky #December
Cold are the damps on a dying man's brow,—
Stern are the seas when the wild waves are rolling,
And sad is the grave where a loved one lies low;
– P.B. Shelley 1810
#poetry #gothic #romanticism #booksky #December
December 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Cold, cold is the blast when December is howling,
Cold are the damps on a dying man's brow,—
Stern are the seas when the wild waves are rolling,
And sad is the grave where a loved one lies low;
– P.B. Shelley 1810
#poetry #gothic #romanticism #booksky #December
Cold are the damps on a dying man's brow,—
Stern are the seas when the wild waves are rolling,
And sad is the grave where a loved one lies low;
– P.B. Shelley 1810
#poetry #gothic #romanticism #booksky #December
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I need some more grist for the Profane Illuminations machine:
What are some interesting recent(ish) collections of weird fiction (unsettling, irreal) from outside the dreary whiteness of the anglosphere (interpret as you will)?
What are some interesting recent(ish) collections of weird fiction (unsettling, irreal) from outside the dreary whiteness of the anglosphere (interpret as you will)?
Publishers, the weird is crawling up and coiling outside of the drearily white anglosphere, what are you waiting for
One day, I'll have an entire TropiWeird collection on physical shelves somewhere
December 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I need some more grist for the Profane Illuminations machine:
What are some interesting recent(ish) collections of weird fiction (unsettling, irreal) from outside the dreary whiteness of the anglosphere (interpret as you will)?
What are some interesting recent(ish) collections of weird fiction (unsettling, irreal) from outside the dreary whiteness of the anglosphere (interpret as you will)?
the desire to write about weird books? endless
the body that houses the will? fragile and in need of sleep
the body that houses the will? fragile and in need of sleep
December 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
the desire to write about weird books? endless
the body that houses the will? fragile and in need of sleep
the body that houses the will? fragile and in need of sleep
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If I saw a stranger thing I would punch it in the mouth. I got enough going on with things as they are
December 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
If I saw a stranger thing I would punch it in the mouth. I got enough going on with things as they are
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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