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Ron Dionne @rondionne.bsky.social · 7d

On a roll! Two sales today — one of a new story to @wallstrait.bsky.social and another of a reprint to BULL magazine. Publications expected November amd January.

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Ron Dionne @rondionne.bsky.social · 8d

Got lucky! My story "Hole in the Ground" will appear in @dielaughingmag.bsky.social in January 2026. About a soldier and a bug and the soldier's girlfriend...

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muleskinnerjournal.bsky.social @muleskinnerjournal.bsky.social · Sep 7

Annie Weeks brings us an excerpt from her upcoming novel. It’s set in the Netherlands, a long time ago, today.

www.muleskinnerjournal.com/der-tod

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Ron Dionne @rondionne.bsky.social · Sep 4

Congrats!!!

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Matthew King @matthewkingauthor.bsky.social · Aug 30

MY BOOK'S OUT TODAY!

books2read.com/MatthewKing

Four killers meet for dinner, but what do they find? Friends? Murder?! LOVE?! This Horrormance reveals relatable killers whose amusing banter is playful and thought-provoking, tackling issues like gender identity, discrimination, and feminism.🖤🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈💀

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Ron Dionne @rondionne.bsky.social · Sep 4

youtu.be/0Me0aYMZtzQ?... on the theme of rejection - for any black books fans

Black Books - Bernard's Letter

YouTube video by KrassSucks

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muleskinnerjournal.bsky.social @muleskinnerjournal.bsky.social · Aug 27

Diane Gottlieb lines things up in just the right way. Did you hear it too?

www.muleskinnerjournal.com/voice-of-god

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jeffreyford8 @jeffreyford8.bsky.social · Aug 26

Me reading my story, “Monster 8.” I think this was posted by Locus magazine.

youtube.com/watch?v=4jhW...

The Storytellers | Jeffrey Ford Reads Monster Eight from Big Dark Hole

YouTube video by Locus Magazine

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Ron Dionne @rondionne.bsky.social · Aug 25

@thefictiondesk.com is great! Just read and adored “The Business at Tradeston” by Eva Carson in INSIDE VOICES, volume 16 in their anthology series. Good stuff!

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muleskinnerjournal.bsky.social @muleskinnerjournal.bsky.social · Aug 20

Today in MSJ, a short piece of family history. Heather Pegas reminds us that there’s no tension like generational tension.

www.muleskinnerjournal.com/family-lore

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Ron Dionne @rondionne.bsky.social · Aug 18

Another good story by Curt Tyler: “Bad Riddance”

www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Sheep-...

Black Sheep: Unique Tales of Terror and Wonder No. 27: September 2025: Amazon.co.uk: Spitzer, Wayne Kyle, Tyler, Curt, Thompson, K., Hediger, Cole, Čolić, Emil, Mancuso, Nate, Hill, Cy, Pound, Griffit...

Buy Black Sheep: Unique Tales of Terror and Wonder No. 27: September 2025 by Spitzer, Wayne Kyle, Tyler, Curt, Thompson, K., Hediger, Cole, Čolić, Emil, Mancuso, Nate, Hill, Cy, Pound, Griffith, Beck,...

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Ron Dionne @rondionne.bsky.social · Aug 14

Clear your browser history, gents. Golem’s gonna getcha..

www.darkharbormagazine.com/stories/27mz...

And Those Who Watch — Dark Harbor Magazine

Nathan Blaustein was a short man, with narrow, seemingly inert ice blue eyes that nevertheless were penetrating. No one closely observing him as he stood mutely taking in his wife Bea’s histrionic dis...

www.darkharbormagazine.com

Ron Dionne @rondionne.bsky.social · Apr 22

Look what popped up:

snoozine.wixsite.com/snoozine/the...

The Pimple | Snoozine

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · Apr 12

"For I am wroth, Lathaniel! Thou hast destroyed ALL OF MY BODICES with thy heedless ham-hands."

Please Stop Ripping My Bodices

Lathaniel, thou knowest how I crave thy touch. Many a night—and morn, and afternoon!—have I lain enfolded in thine arms, as thou tendered thy lips ...

www.mcsweeneys.net

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Ron Dionne @rondionne.bsky.social · Apr 9

Proud to see my “The Wager” in such good company:

muleskinnerjournal.bsky.social @muleskinnerjournal.bsky.social · Apr 9

MSJ releases Journal Thirteen, empty : FULL.
Read, download, or print.
It's chock full of great writing, writing that will fill you up.

www.muleskinnerjournal.com/journals

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muleskinnerjournal.bsky.social @muleskinnerjournal.bsky.social · Mar 31

Wendy Dolber with a short reflection that hits all the right notes.

www.muleskinnerjournal.com/connections

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · Mar 27

Europe needs to understand that the way Trump is treating Ukraine over the new mineral deal (trying to rob them blind but give Ukr no security) is how he will deal with Europe as a whole if he sees them as weak. The only way to deal with Trump is defiance--not bridge building.

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Ron Dionne @rondionne.bsky.social · Mar 24

@dark-forces.bsky.social Nice Curt Tyler story in latest Mobius Blvd

Ron Dionne @rondionne.bsky.social · Mar 18

On pre-order…

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Auston Habershaw @aahabershaw.bsky.social · Mar 17

Hey! Not only is my novel, IF WISHES WERE RETAIL coming out in June (madcap contemporary fantasy), I've got short story collection coming out in August (dark, gritty scifi!)!

Check it out! Pre-orders available now (for both). Go and get them!

aahabershaw.com/2025/03/17/a...

Announcing FACELESS GALAXY! (Pre-orders available now!)

Okay, so first of all, you should already have heard about my novel coming out in June, IF WISHES WERE RETAIL. It’s a cozy-ish madcap comedy about a genie opening a shop selling wishes in a f…

aahabershaw.com

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🎃 Fiona "Fi" Webster 🎃 @fiona-webster22.bsky.social · Mar 17

Christopher Weyant @christopherweyant1.bsky.social

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · Mar 17

The members of the Jan 6 Committee are all proud of our work.

Your threats will not intimidate us.

Or silence us.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · Mar 16

This is blood-boiling. Charles Rogers was awarded the Medal of Honor in Vietnam after being wounded three times leading the defense of a position.

Google his name and the entry below comes up. When you click, you'll see the page has been deleted and the URL changed to include "DEI medal."

Wikipedia image of Major General (Ret.) Charles C. Rogers

Defense.gov google return: Medal of Honor Monday: Army Maj. Gen. Charles Calvin Rogers

https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/2824721/deimedal-of-honor-monday-army-maj-gen-charles-calvin-rogers/

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · Mar 16

Know this rhetoric is a daily occurrence now but christ “incompatible migrants” is phrasing indistinguishable from the most vile neo-nazi screeds & is the type of dehumanizing language that can & will lead to the unthinkable

WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · Mar 15

"Europe is on the brink of civilizational suicide," US Vice President Vance told Fox News. "Countries don’t control borders, restrict free speech. If Germany takes in millions more incompatible migrants, it’ll destroy itself. America can’t save it."

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Ron Dionne @rondionne.bsky.social · Mar 15

Love it. And so did my Weird and Horror Writers group in London UK.

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