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Reader, writer. Loves the strange, the surreal, and the whimsical. https://mark-peters.carrd.co/#

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Mark Peters @markpeters.bsky.social · Jul 1

My latest story, "Acts of Senseless Beauty", is included in this issue (which can be downloaded for free at the link below).

Looking forward to reading the rest of the stories in here!

Perseid Prophecies @perseidprophecies.bsky.social · Jul 1

Issue 6: Summer 2025 is now live and free!
Featuring stories and articles from:
- @otterkit.bsky.social
- @cwmcguinness.bsky.social
- @markpeters.bsky.social
- V.M. Sawh
- @pbarmby.bsky.social
- Simina Lungu
- Tom Godwin
- Sam Kean

Get it free:
perseidprophecies.ca

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♿️ Eva V Roslin (They/She) 🟨⬜️🟪⬛️ 🍁 @evavroslin.bsky.social · 7h

Hi everyone! I've been accepted to the once-in-a-lifetime writing workshop Under the Volcano, in January, in Mexico! I'm raising funds to help cover tuition, lodging, and airfare. If you are able to donate or boost the signal, thank you! www.gofundme.com/f/53fw2-help...

Donate to Help Eva get to a life-changing writing workshop!, organized by Eva Roslin

Hey everyone! I'm Eva Roslin (she/they), a queer, disabled horror and da… Eva Roslin needs your support for Help Eva get to a life-changing writing workshop!

www.gofundme.com

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Mark Peters @markpeters.bsky.social · 4d

Ebook version of THE REFORMATORY by @tananarivedue.bsky.social is currently only $2.99 on various sites.

If you’ve not yet read this horror masterpiece, now is a great time to do so!

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Mark Peters @markpeters.bsky.social · 13d

This sounds really cool! Definitely going to have a look later.

Mark Peters @markpeters.bsky.social · 15d

Thanks again - I might take you up on that! 😁

I think I’m going to start Goblin soon. I love the idea of interconnected stories in a single book.

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Mark Peters @markpeters.bsky.social · 15d

I’ve loved what I’ve read of his so far, and I still have a few more left to go. If not for your enthusiasm, I might not have even tried out his work!

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Mark Peters @markpeters.bsky.social · 15d

So I may have lost count of the number of Josh Malerman books you’ve bought for me at this point. I think we’re up to 5 or 6 😂

Thanks again, Amber - you’re the best! And let me know if there’s anything I can do to help give back or spread the word!!

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Amber Reu @amberkreu.bsky.social · 15d

Omgggggg, the ARC of the upcoming SST edition of @joshmalerman.bsky.social GOBLIN is marvelous and beautiful. An absolute masterpiece, GOBLIN is one of my favorite collections. I've added prepaid Kindle codes for Goblin in the link below.

linktr.ee/amberkreu

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Amber Reu @amberkreu.bsky.social · 19d

I just added 10 prepaid Kindle codes for @joshmalerman.bsky.social WATCHING EVIL DEAD to the link in my bio (and below) because I love this book and want you all to read it. You can find a link to purchase a signed copy from Toadvine Books there too!

linktr.ee/amberkreu

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Mark Peters @markpeters.bsky.social · 19d

Thank you, Amber! 😊

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Mark Peters @markpeters.bsky.social · 22d

Haha thanks for understanding. And glad to see you enjoyed the book!

Mark Peters @markpeters.bsky.social · 22d

I’m dumb, you literally already linked what you thought about it 😂.

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Mark Peters @markpeters.bsky.social · 22d

So curious to hear your thoughts on this book! ”The Sort” was one of my favorite stories of 2024, and I want to read more of his work!

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Mark Peters @markpeters.bsky.social · 24d

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.

Cover art for Depeche Mode album “Songs of Faith and Devotion” (1993), showing the faces of the four band members.

Mark Peters @markpeters.bsky.social · 25d

What poster did you have hanging in your room as a kid?

(I wasn’t a very popular kid - not sure why.)

Movie poster for “The Odyssey” (1997 miniseries) with a variety of characters on display.

Mark Peters @markpeters.bsky.social · 26d

You can have one hold that says “You are the 1st in line” and another that says “You are the 4,277th in line“ and it‘ll still happen!!

Mark Peters @markpeters.bsky.social · 27d

Ah, good choice! I’ve read the book but have actually never seen the movie.

Mark Peters @markpeters.bsky.social · 27d

Hahaha, this is the bane of my reading experience! It never fails 🤣

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Mark Peters @markpeters.bsky.social · 27d

Probably a very specific answer, but @jeffreyford8.bsky.social story "The Annals of Eelin-Ok" is one that I find strangely comforting (albeit a bittersweet ending). I can read it again and again, always finding something new to appreciate.

Also, anything by Ray Bradbury :)

How about you?

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Mark Peters @markpeters.bsky.social · 27d

Fun! I still need to read the other one.

Mark Peters @markpeters.bsky.social · 28d

Congrats on BOTH your publications this week!

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Mark Peters @markpeters.bsky.social · 28d

Such a good story! I love the imagery and overall vibe of this, and it was interesting to read the “story behind the story“ at the end.

Abigail Kemske 👻🎃🦇 @abigailkemske.bsky.social · 28d

Ahhh! It’s new story day!! Check out my #scifi flash “The Earth Will Not Consume Our Bones” at @naturefutures.bsky.social today!! 💙🤖💙

Nature Futures @naturefutures.bsky.social · 28d

We were designed to help. We were built to endure. We did the chores, the routine tasks. We kept society going — until there was no society left to serve. Now we have no function. And yet … we were built to endure, and so we do.
#scifi by @abigailkemske.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Mark Peters @markpeters.bsky.social · Sep 8

I'm doing well, thanks! Hope you are, too!

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Mark Peters @markpeters.bsky.social · Sep 8

That's great! Congrats! (By the way, I read one of your short stories this morning and loved it - "Black Pages") 😀

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Catherine McCarthy @catherinemccarthy.bsky.social · Sep 8

All the latest from my corner of Wales via link in bio.
New readers more than welcome.👋
#booksky #newsletter

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Mark Peters @markpeters.bsky.social · Sep 8

The new Immortelle cover looks great, Cath!

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