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Carlie St. George

@mygeekblasphemy.bsky.social

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Writer. NOC shift and sleep deprived. Shirley Jackson and British Fantasy Award Finalist. List of published works and pop culture nonsense at mygeekblasphemy.com. Ace. She/her.

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Carlie St. George @mygeekblasphemy.bsky.social · Jan 1

My first story (hopefully not my only story) of 2025 is up at The Dark!

"Four Questions with Something like God" is interactive fiction, of a kind, a bite-sized and death-flavored snack for your holiday enjoyment. 💀🧟‍♀️👻🏠

Four Questions with Something Like God - The Dark Magazine

You’re dead, and this is unfortunate, but the world is full of unfortunate things, my dear. You’ll need to answer some questions now. Know that I only accept the truth. Firstly— Are you ready to be de...

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 5h

"We took the freedom of speech away," says the president

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Carlie St. George @mygeekblasphemy.bsky.social · 3h

Heh, I've been there. But it might not! I know a lot of people love this one.

Carlie St. George @mygeekblasphemy.bsky.social · 3h

Horror Bingo 2025 continues with Death Becomes Her, a movie I really, really wanted to like more than I actually did.

Horror Bingo 2025: Death Becomes Her

Okay, so, here’s the truth: originally, I’d planned to nominate The Substance for Horror Bingo, as I haven’t gotten around to watching it yet. However, I’ve also been wantin…

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Carlie St. George @mygeekblasphemy.bsky.social · 19h

... I mean. I can't just be disrespecting Authority, right? I basically HAVE to buy more books now. 😂

Carlie St. George @mygeekblasphemy.bsky.social · 19h

Me, looking at book sale—

Responsible Me: No.

M: But—

RM: How many books did you just get through pre-orders and Kickstarters?

M: Well, 5. But—

RM: And the Friends of the Library Sale?

M: 6. But—

RM: And how many Libby books are you currently reading or have on hold?

Me: *sighs in defeat*

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Carlie St. George @mygeekblasphemy.bsky.social · 22h

I, too, live in this level of hell known as Constant Refresh. 😂😭

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 1d

Pablo Picasso sitting at a screening of Willy Wonka

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 1d

you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones

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Carlie St. George @mygeekblasphemy.bsky.social · 1d

It was really fun! I mean, I also probably would've enjoyed a
so-bad-it's-good holiday slasher, but yeah, Heart Eyes is a genuinely solid movie. I liked it a lot.

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Carlie St. George @mygeekblasphemy.bsky.social · 1d

And the first movie pulled in Horror Bingo is ... 28 Years Later.

This one's interesting. I'm still thinking about it.

Horror Bingo: 28 Years Later

I first saw 28 Days Later, hell, over 20 years ago now, and it remains one of my favorite horror movies to this day. I then saw 28 Weeks Later in 2007 and … haven’t actually watched it …

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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 1d

Come help us fund year six of The Deadlands--paying for stories, poems, essays, and staff! Your mushroom coin enters you in spooky giveaways throughout 2026. We can't do this without you!

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Coins for the Ferryman: Fundraiser For 2026 - PSYCHOPOMP.COM

Another October has arrived, crispy around the edges with a coolness that sinks into your bones. One season folds into another we rarely see, the ground

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Carlie St. George @mygeekblasphemy.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!

Carlie St. George @mygeekblasphemy.bsky.social · 1d

As someone who's definitely flown to this airport before, uh ... 😱😱😱

Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 2d

California's governor says Hollywood-Burbank airport has no air traffic controllers this evening due to the federal government shutdown. www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/ne...

Hollywood Burbank Airport without air traffic controllers Monday night due to staffing shortages

The Hollywood Burbank Airport will be operating without air traffic controllers on Monday night, which could create considerable delays for travelers.

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Carlie St. George @mygeekblasphemy.bsky.social · 1d

I mean. That's definitely a legit reason. 😂

I want so badly to get a picture of Wimsey wearing a tiny monocle, but alas, I don't think he'd allow it.

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Carlie St. George @mygeekblasphemy.bsky.social · 1d

😍😍😍

Carlie St. George @mygeekblasphemy.bsky.social · 1d

Ha, you were ... not kidding about that envelope.😂

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Carlie St. George @mygeekblasphemy.bsky.social · 1d

My contributor copy of The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2025 is here! Thanks again to @nnedi.bsky.social and @johnjosephadams.com for including my story. 💜

(At first, it seems Wimsey is helpfully posing—until you see how he actually just wants me to stop staring in awe and FEED HIM.)

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy is in my left hand. Balanced on my right knee is a buff colored cat, looking solemnly at the camera.

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy is in my left hand. Balanced on my right knee is a buff colored cat, screaming his indignation at me.

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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 2d

this is practical advice about immediate steps to take if somebody you know has been taken by ICE.

nothing is ever guaranteed, they'll try to get away with whatever they can, but you have to try whatever you can too

ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 2d

this felt too informative not to share

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 2d

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't

CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.

ISILDUR: true

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Bisexual Kaiju @bisexualkaiju.myatproto.social · 2d

So you want to support living marginalized banned authors but your local banned books week displays and events are full of famous dead people?

Not to worry: your helpful non-binary bookseller is here to help!

A thread!

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Carlie St. George @mygeekblasphemy.bsky.social · 2d

My latest In Lieu of a Newsletter blog post includes a few happy writing updates and—very importantly—all the video games I've been catching up on lately. Truly, the essential things.

10/6/2025: Family Trees, Golden Idols, and Tiny Bookshops

Happy Halloween Month! Horror Bingo has officially begun, and we’ve been decorating the house with our usual spooky nonsense. Observe Bane, who—unlike the boys—was extremely chill about weari…

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 2d

NEW: Judge Immergut issues her written second TRO, blocking the Trump admin from deploying ANY federalized National Guard troops from ANY state in Oregon. (Full hearing thread below) storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Based on this Court's prior Opinion and Order Granting Plaintiffs' First Motion for
Temporary Restraining Order, ECF 56; the hearing on Plaintiffs' Second Motion for Temporary Restraining Order; and the newly submitted declarations, ECF 60, 63, 65, this Court GRANTS Plaintiffs' Second Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, ECF 59, and ORDERS as follows:
1. Defendants are temporarily enjoined from deploying federalized members of the
National Guard in Oregon.

2. This Second Temporary Restraining Order expires by its own terms in fourteen
days on October 19, 2025.
3. Plaintiffs are ORDERED to post a nominal bond of $100 within 48 hours. The
bond shall be filed in the Clerk's Office and be deposited into the registry of the Court.
4. Defendants' Request to Stay or Administratively Stay this Second Temporary
Restraining Order, which was raised in the hearing on Plaintiffs' Second Motion for Temporary
Restraining Order, is DENIED.
The Court Clerk will contact the parties to schedule a telephone hearing on
October 17, 2025, to address whether this Second Temporary Restraining Order should be extended for another 14 days.
6. Any motion for a Preliminary Injunction shall be filed no later than October 17,
2025; Defendants' opposition shall be due no later than October 23, 2025, and Plaintiffs' reply shall be due on October 27, 2025.
A combined hearing on the preliminary injunction motion and a trial on the merits
under Rule 65(a)(2) is set for October 29, 2025, before the Honorable Judge Karin J. Immergut, in Courtroom 13A, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
IT IS SO ORDERED
DATED this 5th day of October.
/s/ Karin J. Immergut
Karin J. Immergut
United States District Judge

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Maxwell I. Gold @cybergodwrites.bsky.social · 3d

I am pleased to share the ToC for the HWA Poetry Showcase Volume XII!

It has been an honor to curate this volume for the last 2 years and read the incredible poetry in our horror community.

@jonathanmaberry.bsky.social @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social

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Explore the Haunting HWA Poetry Showcase Volume XII Table of Contents

Explore the haunting verses in HWA Poetry Showcase Volume XII! Discover top horror-themed poetry curated by esteemed judges.

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Carlie St. George @mygeekblasphemy.bsky.social · 3d

Delighted to announce that my little fairy tale/slasher poem will appear in the HWA Poetry Showcase XII, edited by @cybergodwrites.bsky.social. 🖤

Carlie St. George @mygeekblasphemy.bsky.social · 3d

How can ppl say this? Does Teen Wolf mean nothing anymore? 😂

No, but seriously. Teen Wolf using 1 song from "Dead Man's Bones" is how I found and fell in love with this odd little album. (And TBH, made Ryan Gosling way more interesting to me.) "My Body's a Zombie For You" and "Lose Your Soul" are 🔥

ceej @ceej.online · Oct 7

it is genuinely hilarious that one of hollywood’s most bankable stars put everything on hold to produce an almost completely unmarketable halloween record that had next to no impact on the culture

Carlie St. George @mygeekblasphemy.bsky.social · 3d

Excuse me while I go scream for a bit.

Foz Meadows @fozmeadows.bsky.social · 3d

[stares bleakly into the middle distance] www.politico.eu/article/alba...

Albania appoints world’s first AI-made minister

Diella, who is powered by artificial intelligence, will handle public procurement.