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Sage Moon (S. Moon) @thehorrormaven.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you to @sarahlaudenbach.bsky.social for this fantastic video for release day! 🐺🍒

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Pride with a Bite @pridewithabite.bsky.social · 1d

“Waxing Off” is FINALLY HERE! Happy release day – and happy birthday – to our masterful author @izzybuzzkill.bsky.social! 🌈🐺

🔗 Check out our bookshop at pridewithabite.com! Direct links for those in the US and UK + worldwide retailers.

#booksky #indiepub #indiepress #pridewithabite #queerhorror

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Pride with a Bite @pridewithabite.bsky.social · 1d

“Waxing Off” is FINALLY HERE! Happy release day – and happy birthday – to our masterful author @izzybuzzkill.bsky.social! 🌈🐺

🔗 Check out our bookshop at pridewithabite.com! Direct links for those in the US and UK + worldwide retailers.

#booksky #indiepub #indiepress #pridewithabite #queerhorror

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Pride with a Bite @pridewithabite.bsky.social · 6d

Time for a sneak peak of the paperback edition of “Waxing Off” by @izzybuzzkill.bsky.social featuring beautiful illustrations from @blunder-busted.bsky.social! Available October 7! 🌈📚

🔗 Visit linktr.ee/waxingoff for pre-order options!

#booksky #indiepub #indiepress #pridewithabite #queerhorror

The cover of the book "Waxing Off" by E.E.W. Christman. It features a hand holding half of a pomegranate which leaks a white, opaque liquid.

The interior of the book "Waxing Off." The left page is mostly blank, save some book publishing information near the bottom of the page. On the right page, there is an illustration of a dishevelled figure casting a shadow which resembles a werewolf. Above them is the moon, which appears to be drooping downwards.

The interior of the book "Waxing Off." On the left page, there is a black ink splotch. On the right page, there is the introduction to chapter 9 of the book, with an illustration of wolves howling.

A page from the book "Waxing Off." A small, black-and-white image of a pomegranate is on the page, separating two blocks of text.

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Pride with a Bite @pridewithabite.bsky.social · 8d

TODAY is the LAST DAY to back “Waxing Off” – the upcoming novella by @izzybuzzkill.bsky.social – on Kickstarter. Don’t miss your chance to sink your teeth into this one-of-a-kind queer werewolf horror!

🔗 Link in our pinned post!

#booksky #indiepub #indiepress #pridewithabite #queerhorror

A graphic stating that today (30 September, 2025) is the last day to support the Kickstarter for “Waxing Off,” the upcoming novella by E.E.W. Christman. The graphic reads “Waxing Off Kickstarter. LAST DAY. Your last chance to get exclusive ‘Waxing Off’ swag!”

A graphic which displays the reward tiers for the “Waxing Off” Kickstarter. At $15 USD, there is Tier 1: Lone Wolf, which rewards one paperback copy of “Waxing Off.” At $40 USD, there is Tier 2: Wolf Pack, which rewards one paperback copy of “Waxing Off,” one signed bookplate, and one 5x8” art print. Finally, at $50 USD, there is Tier 3: Pack Leader, which rewards one hardcover copy of “Waxing Off,” one signed bookplate, one 5x8” art print, and one sticker sheet.

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Pride with a Bite @pridewithabite.bsky.social · 13d

Beautiful things often come from simple beginnings! No AI can match this kind of creativity.

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Matt Mason - One Chaotic Author @chaoticauthor.online · 13d

My short story AInshittification is free to read on my website.

Matt Mason - One Chaotic Author @chaoticauthor.online · 19d

Here it is!

My short satirical story AInshittification. Enjoy, cry tears of frustration, or whatever 😂

🖊️📚💻

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Short Story: AInshittification

Matt Mason published a post on Ko-fi

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Eew Christman 🇵🇸 @izzybuzzkill.bsky.social · 14d

My werewolf novella comes out on October 7th from @pridewithabite.bsky.social! If you like horrormances about exploring each other's queer monster-bodies while fighting off cultish TERFs, then WAXING OFF is the book for you! The Kickstarter is up for SIX MORE DAYS

#HorrorWritersChat

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Sage Moon (S. Moon) @thehorrormaven.bsky.social · 14d

We are already working on indievstore availability, and have some exciting news about an event soon! Stay tuned 🐺🍒

#indiepub #pridewithabite

Pride with a Bite @pridewithabite.bsky.social · 15d

Release date approaches! “Waxing Off” by @izzybuzzkill.bsky.social drops on October 7, 2025, and pre-orders are available now!

🔗 Visit linktr.ee/waxingoff or check out some partnered bookstores on pridewithabite.com for pre-order options!

#booksky #indiepub #indiepress #pridewithabite #queerhorror

A graphic with the cover of the book "Waxing Off" by E.E.W. Christman. Text around the cover reads “Pre-Order Now!” and “Check out our website for partnered indie bookstores to support!” Some logos of popular online booksellers are displayed to the left of the book cover – Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, Booktopia, and Indigo.

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Pride with a Bite @pridewithabite.bsky.social · 15d

ARE YOU READY?!

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🪼Jellyfishlines is Haunting You🪼 @jellyfishlines.itch.io · 15d

GO WATCH MY CUTE BOYFRIEND AND LIKE THREE OR FOUR OF MY OWN FRIENDS GET SCARED AS FUCK!!!

Chaotic @chaoticblade5.bsky.social · 15d

Trophy Gold(trophyrpg.com) made by @jesseross.com and published by the @gauntletrpg.bsky.social ran by me at 8:30 PM EST today!

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Pride with a Bite @pridewithabite.bsky.social · 15d

Release date approaches! “Waxing Off” by @izzybuzzkill.bsky.social drops on October 7, 2025, and pre-orders are available now!

🔗 Visit linktr.ee/waxingoff or check out some partnered bookstores on pridewithabite.com for pre-order options!

#booksky #indiepub #indiepress #pridewithabite #queerhorror

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Pride with a Bite @pridewithabite.bsky.social · 20d

Did you know that we sell merch via Redbubble? Get these wonderful designs by @sarahlaudenbach.bsky.social on practically anything! Stickers, shirts, mugs – the choice is yours!

🔗 Check pridewithabite.com/merch/ for more designs!

#indiepub #indiepress #pridewithabite #queerhorror #redbubble

Two stickers available for sale on our Redbubble page. The first is of a person crying while holding a phone to their ear, with the text “FiNAL GAY” around them. The second is of a person, scared, seeing a knife being wielded by an unknown individual. The text on this sticker reads “SCREAM QUEER.” Notably, the word “QUEER” was originally “QUEEN,” but the letter N is now covered by a red letter R.

Two more stickers available for sale on our Redbubble page. They read “WE’RE HERE, WE’RE QUEER, WE BIT BACK” and “REAL PUNKS SUPPORT INDIE PUBLISHERS,” respectively. Both stickers are holographic.

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Pride with a Bite @pridewithabite.bsky.social · 21d

There’s only 2 WEEKS LEFT to back “Waxing Off” – the upcoming novella by @izzybuzzkill.bsky.social – on Kickstarter. Don’t miss your chance to sink your teeth into this one-of-a-kind queer werewolf horror!

🔗 Link in our pinned post!

#booksky #indiepub #indiepress #pridewithabite #queerhorror

A graphic stating there is only 2 weeks left to support the Kickstarter for “Waxing Off,” the upcoming novella by E.E.W. Christman. An illustration of two pomegranates is in the upper left corner.

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Sage Moon (S. Moon) @thehorrormaven.bsky.social · 26d

Another awkward photo of me from Tattered Cover Aspen Grove last weekend for your enjoyment (and a new fan of the anthology 🤣) The gorgeous 2nd edition of our anthology that I have been working on relentlessly will be available in time for Halloween! @pridewithabite.bsky.social

#indiebookstore

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Sage Moon (S. Moon) @thehorrormaven.bsky.social · Sep 6

Our anthology keeps selling out at Tattered Cover Colfax and Aspen Grove here in Denver 🥹 someone bought this last copy right after I signed it! It makes me happy how much my publisher @pridewithabite.bsky.social has had such an impact. The store owners were so ecstatic when I showed up.

#indiepub

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Sage Moon (S. Moon) @thehorrormaven.bsky.social · 29d

All rewards are still the same, and we actually lowered the cost of the paperback to match the new price appropriately!

#pridewithabite #horror #booksky #queerauthor

Eew Christman 🇵🇸 @izzybuzzkill.bsky.social · Sep 9

Due to technical issues, we had to close/reopen my book's Kickstarter campaign! New link, same great trans werewolf content! @pridewithabite.bsky.social

Pride with a Bite Presents: Waxing Off by E.E.W. Christman

A horror novella featuring queer werewolves attacking TERFs, with a beautiful emphasis on belonging and connection.

www.kickstarter.com

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Eew Christman 🇵🇸 @izzybuzzkill.bsky.social · Sep 9

Due to technical issues, we had to close/reopen my book's Kickstarter campaign! New link, same great trans werewolf content! @pridewithabite.bsky.social

Pride with a Bite Presents: Waxing Off by E.E.W. Christman

A horror novella featuring queer werewolves attacking TERFs, with a beautiful emphasis on belonging and connection.

www.kickstarter.com

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Pride with a Bite @pridewithabite.bsky.social · 29d

If you like these books, then you'll love “Waxing Off,” the upcoming novella by @izzybuzzkill.bsky.social. This detailed exploration of transphobia through the eyes of a lycanthrope is up on Kickstarter now! 🌈📚

#booksky #indiepub #indiepress #pridewithabite #queerhorror

A graphic displaying various books - "Bored Gay Werewolf" by Tony Santorella, "Manhunt" by Gretchen Felker-Martin, "Queen of Teeth" by Hailey Piper, "The Z Word" by Lindsay King-Miller, "Camp Damascus" by Chuck Tingle, and "Organ Meats" by K-Ming Chang. Above the book covers is the text "If you liked..."

A continuation of the prior graphic, with the text "... then you'll love" above the cover of "Waxing Off" by E.E.W. Christman, available October 7, 2025.

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Pride with a Bite @pridewithabite.bsky.social · Sep 8

UPDATED LINK

Our Kickstarter is LIVE and Has Been Chosen as a Project We Love!

We are excited to announce that our Kickstarter for "Waxing Off" by E.E.W. Christman has been chosen as a Project We Love by Kickstarter! It is also featured in the LGBTQIA+ section!

Check it out HERE!

Pride with a Bite Presents: Waxing Off by E.E.W. Christman

A horror novella featuring queer werewolves attacking TERFs, with a beautiful emphasis on belonging and connection.

www.kickstarter.com

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Pride with a Bite @pridewithabite.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thank YOU for being so awesome! Sarah said it best - you all made this event "fascinating, hilarious, heart-wrenching, and everything in-between" ❤️

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Sage Moon (S. Moon) @thehorrormaven.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thank you so much to @briannamalotke.bsky.social for such an outstanding blurb 🐺🍒

There are less than 30 days left on our Kickstarter. Be sure to check our page for the link!

#smallpress #indiepub #horror #LGBTQIA

Pride with a Bite @pridewithabite.bsky.social · Sep 2

Our upcoming novella, "Waxing Off," by @izzybuzzkill.bsky.social, is up on Kickstarter now. Transphobia and lycanthropy intertwine in this truly unique queer horror. Big thanks to @briannamalotke.bsky.social for the early review! 🌈📚

#booksky #indiepub #indiepress #pridewithabite #queerhorror

An advanced review for "Waxing Off" by E.E.W. Christman. The review is written by Brianna Malotke, author of “Fashion Trends, Deadly Ends” and “Death is a Tease.” The review reads "What a time to be a horror reader! Christman's take on werewolves is refreshing and delectable. I loved the interconnection between real life transphobia and fictional werewolf lore. Waxing Off is a tasty combination of monsters (human and supernatural), cult-like behaviors, gore in all the right places, and queer love. You'll be hooked from the beginning and craving more from the author when you finish."

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Sage Moon (S. Moon) @thehorrormaven.bsky.social · Sep 4

I had the pleasure of interviewing K.L. Cerra, author of Such Pretty Flowers, who recently blurbed our upcoming novella, "Waxing Off" by @izzybuzzkill.bsky.social at @pridewithabite.bsky.social! She is such a lovely person. If you like southern gothic, Kim's novel is for you! 🌈📚

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Interview with K.L. Cerra, Author of “Such Pretty Flowers”

Interview with K.L. Cerra, Author of “Such Pretty Flowers” I had the pleasure of interviewing author K.L. Cerra recently, who wrote the sapphic Southern Gothic thriller/horror novel, Su…

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Pride with a Bite @pridewithabite.bsky.social · Sep 4

Shout out to everyone who came out to the Queer Fear panel at @fanexpocanada.bsky.social! Our very own @sarahlaudenbach.bsky.social got to enjoy some quality conversation with @andrewawesome.bsky.social, @evavroslin.bsky.social, and Matteo L. Cerilli 🌈📚

#pridewithabite #queerhorror #fanexpocanada

A picture of the FAN EXPO Canada 2025 "Queer Fear" panel speakers. From left to right, Eva V. Roslin, Andrew Robertson, Sarah Laudenbach, and Matteo L. Cerilli.

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Pride with a Bite @pridewithabite.bsky.social · Sep 2

Now why would I talk you out of an objectively good idea?

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Pride with a Bite @pridewithabite.bsky.social · Sep 2

Our upcoming novella, "Waxing Off," by @izzybuzzkill.bsky.social, is up on Kickstarter now. Transphobia and lycanthropy intertwine in this truly unique queer horror. Big thanks to @briannamalotke.bsky.social for the early review! 🌈📚

#booksky #indiepub #indiepress #pridewithabite #queerhorror

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