Rory Kane
@rorykanewrites.bsky.social
I write horror short, SFF, and paranormal stories because therapy is not enough. Unapologetically queer. Bambi lesbian. They/them or she/her.
If you can be one thing in this world, be kind.
If you can be one thing in this world, be kind.
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We are delighted to announce that we’re the winners of the This Is Horror @thisishorror.bsky.social Fiction Podcast of the Year 2024. Yay! 🎉
www.thisishorror.co.uk/this-is-horr...
Congratulations also to the runner-up, @thenosleeppodcast.bsky.social 🖤
www.thisishorror.co.uk/this-is-horr...
Congratulations also to the runner-up, @thenosleeppodcast.bsky.social 🖤
This Is Horror Awards 2024: The Winners
Novel of the Year Winner: Small Town Horror by Ronald Malfi Runner-up: American Rapture by CJ Leede “What an honor! I want to thank all the readers who dared spend time in the eerie bayside t…
www.thisishorror.co.uk
December 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
We are delighted to announce that we’re the winners of the This Is Horror @thisishorror.bsky.social Fiction Podcast of the Year 2024. Yay! 🎉
www.thisishorror.co.uk/this-is-horr...
Congratulations also to the runner-up, @thenosleeppodcast.bsky.social 🖤
www.thisishorror.co.uk/this-is-horr...
Congratulations also to the runner-up, @thenosleeppodcast.bsky.social 🖤
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12 dead at a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.💔
A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice.
Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️
A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice.
Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️
December 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
12 dead at a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach.💔
A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice.
Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️
A 43-year-old father of two, Ahmed al Ahmed, snuck up & tackled a gunman to disarm him. Ahmed was shot twice.
Both Jewish & Muslim faiths teach that “to save one life is to save all humanity.” Let us hold fast to our humanity.❤️
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In case you have never seen this.
December 13, 2025 at 10:38 PM
In case you have never seen this.
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"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
December 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
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🔥 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BUTCH BAIT 🔥
An anthology celebrating butch4butch, stud4stud & masc4masc desire across any genre — fiction, poetry, art, erotica, photography.
💰 $10 + epub copy
📅 Deadline: Jan 1, 2026
Details: horrortree.com/taking-submi...
From @mjmarlowe.bsky.social
An anthology celebrating butch4butch, stud4stud & masc4masc desire across any genre — fiction, poetry, art, erotica, photography.
💰 $10 + epub copy
📅 Deadline: Jan 1, 2026
Details: horrortree.com/taking-submi...
From @mjmarlowe.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
🔥 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: BUTCH BAIT 🔥
An anthology celebrating butch4butch, stud4stud & masc4masc desire across any genre — fiction, poetry, art, erotica, photography.
💰 $10 + epub copy
📅 Deadline: Jan 1, 2026
Details: horrortree.com/taking-submi...
From @mjmarlowe.bsky.social
An anthology celebrating butch4butch, stud4stud & masc4masc desire across any genre — fiction, poetry, art, erotica, photography.
💰 $10 + epub copy
📅 Deadline: Jan 1, 2026
Details: horrortree.com/taking-submi...
From @mjmarlowe.bsky.social
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🌃NEW EPISODE! HI NAY EPISODE 70: Lungsod (City)🌃
open.spotify.com/episode/5x13...
Danny Boyd notices that things are getting worse in Toronto. He shares some advice with DJ In The Dark and their listeners.
#audiodrama #horrorpodcast
open.spotify.com/episode/5x13...
Danny Boyd notices that things are getting worse in Toronto. He shares some advice with DJ In The Dark and their listeners.
#audiodrama #horrorpodcast
November 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
🌃NEW EPISODE! HI NAY EPISODE 70: Lungsod (City)🌃
open.spotify.com/episode/5x13...
Danny Boyd notices that things are getting worse in Toronto. He shares some advice with DJ In The Dark and their listeners.
#audiodrama #horrorpodcast
open.spotify.com/episode/5x13...
Danny Boyd notices that things are getting worse in Toronto. He shares some advice with DJ In The Dark and their listeners.
#audiodrama #horrorpodcast
Shout-out to my local fire department getting on their loudspeaker system to tell drivers, "The light is green. Green means go" to help clear a busy intersection. I guess the sirens aren't enough in Chicago.😆
November 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Shout-out to my local fire department getting on their loudspeaker system to tell drivers, "The light is green. Green means go" to help clear a busy intersection. I guess the sirens aren't enough in Chicago.😆
It was a real trip to watch The Good Fight from start to finish in this year 2025.
#TheGoodFight #politicalsatire
#TheGoodFight #politicalsatire
November 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
It was a real trip to watch The Good Fight from start to finish in this year 2025.
#TheGoodFight #politicalsatire
#TheGoodFight #politicalsatire
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15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
October 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
15 million Americans are going to lose their health care.
I backed it! Motzie is one of my favorite writers and anything she creates is an auto-buy for me!
The Pinoy Monster Horror Anthology looks incredible and needs a big push to reach it's goal. Trust me, @motzied.bsky.social has assemble a great cast with a variety of art styles and you'll love it.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mot...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mot...
October 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I backed it! Motzie is one of my favorite writers and anything she creates is an auto-buy for me!
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💜✨ Hey QLL! It’s our BIRTHDAY!
October 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
💜✨ Hey QLL! It’s our BIRTHDAY!
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Looks like the scammers who were going this all on various Mastodon servers a month or two ago have found a new target: Bsky.
Guys new scamming method on bluesky. Please share this around. Dont fall for this stuff
Block, move on.
Block, move on.
October 20, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Looks like the scammers who were going this all on various Mastodon servers a month or two ago have found a new target: Bsky.
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SUPPORT THE COMIC PLEASE I NEED ASWANG GIRLFRIEND
👁️🎃✨HI NAY STREAM WEEK DAY 3, 4, & 5, WED, THURS, FRI OCTOBER 15-17✨👁️🎃
www.twitch.tv/hinaypod
We've got a PACKED week with AMAZING horror creators, chatting about horror games and horror podcast anthologies while fundraising for the HI NAY COMIC!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mot...
www.twitch.tv/hinaypod
We've got a PACKED week with AMAZING horror creators, chatting about horror games and horror podcast anthologies while fundraising for the HI NAY COMIC!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mot...
October 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
SUPPORT THE COMIC PLEASE I NEED ASWANG GIRLFRIEND
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October 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Hello newskies!
I've seen a number of these things go around, and I've finally decided to jump on the bandwagon...
So here we are: alison's rules of Bluesky:
(It's a short list with many (hopefully) straight-forward explanatory sub-points)
I've seen a number of these things go around, and I've finally decided to jump on the bandwagon...
So here we are: alison's rules of Bluesky:
(It's a short list with many (hopefully) straight-forward explanatory sub-points)
November 10, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Hello newskies!
I've seen a number of these things go around, and I've finally decided to jump on the bandwagon...
So here we are: alison's rules of Bluesky:
(It's a short list with many (hopefully) straight-forward explanatory sub-points)
I've seen a number of these things go around, and I've finally decided to jump on the bandwagon...
So here we are: alison's rules of Bluesky:
(It's a short list with many (hopefully) straight-forward explanatory sub-points)
I do use the three act method because I haven't published widely and I want to be really established and good at this structure (since many readers expect it) before really playing with structure.
So #WritingCommunity how do we feel about structure?
Do you use the 3 act structure? The 5 act?
Hero's Journey? Save the Cat? Super Structure Method? Story Genius Method?
Something else?
What have you got?
Do you use the 3 act structure? The 5 act?
Hero's Journey? Save the Cat? Super Structure Method? Story Genius Method?
Something else?
What have you got?
October 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I do use the three act method because I haven't published widely and I want to be really established and good at this structure (since many readers expect it) before really playing with structure.
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Now, and the Hour of Death released on Friday the 13th of October 2023 🖤💀⏳
In honor of it's two year birthday, let's share random fun facts about it!
1 like - 1 random fact
First up:
It's only 99c throughout October <3
In honor of it's two year birthday, let's share random fun facts about it!
1 like - 1 random fact
First up:
It's only 99c throughout October <3
October 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Now, and the Hour of Death released on Friday the 13th of October 2023 🖤💀⏳
In honor of it's two year birthday, let's share random fun facts about it!
1 like - 1 random fact
First up:
It's only 99c throughout October <3
In honor of it's two year birthday, let's share random fun facts about it!
1 like - 1 random fact
First up:
It's only 99c throughout October <3
@thievesguild.biz account has been hacked and they are trying to scam people by getting them to go to discord where they'll steal your info. Be smart and don't fall for scams!
October 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
@thievesguild.biz account has been hacked and they are trying to scam people by getting them to go to discord where they'll steal your info. Be smart and don't fall for scams!
I love putting my characters into emotionally stressful situations. I feel emotions deeply and through writing is the only time I feel like I can properly express the intensity of my own emotions (through my characters). #WeeknightWriters
Q3: What aspects of character development do you enjoy most? What goes into making a character? #WeeknightWriters
October 10, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I love putting my characters into emotionally stressful situations. I feel emotions deeply and through writing is the only time I feel like I can properly express the intensity of my own emotions (through my characters). #WeeknightWriters
I know why but WHY do I have to describe the physical characteristics of my characters why can't the reader just SEE INTO MY MIND?
Q4: What aspects of character development do you find most frustrating? #WeeknightWriters
October 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I know why but WHY do I have to describe the physical characteristics of my characters why can't the reader just SEE INTO MY MIND?
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As an added bonus, the character limit for alt text is 2,000 characters. TWO. THOUSAND. The possibilities are—well, not endless, but they’re pretty nifty.
Seeing another surge of promo posts without alt text, so here's a reminder of 1) why you should use alt text and 2) how you can add alt text to your Bluesky promos
I really wish everyone on this platform would use alt text
Alt text is good for many reasons:
- It makes images accessible to low-vision folks
- It tells people what an image is about if the image breaks
- It tells Bluesky & search engines what your image is about
Here's a 🧵 on how to do it
1/?
Alt text is good for many reasons:
- It makes images accessible to low-vision folks
- It tells people what an image is about if the image breaks
- It tells Bluesky & search engines what your image is about
Here's a 🧵 on how to do it
1/?
October 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
As an added bonus, the character limit for alt text is 2,000 characters. TWO. THOUSAND. The possibilities are—well, not endless, but they’re pretty nifty.
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Strange Horizons turns 25 this year, which is pretty much an eternity in the world of spec fic zines, and I had the privilege of going through the archives for a special short fiction roundup: 2 x 25 Gems from Strange Horizons’ Archives
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...
A Short Fiction Treasures Special: 2 x 25 Gems from Strange Horizons’ Archives
Going through the archives of Strange Horizons for this special column has been a bit like exploring a treasure chamber. I’ve picked fifty stories. I could have picked hundreds. Meaning: I left a l…
strangehorizons.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Strange Horizons turns 25 this year, which is pretty much an eternity in the world of spec fic zines, and I had the privilege of going through the archives for a special short fiction roundup: 2 x 25 Gems from Strange Horizons’ Archives
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...
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TWO DAYS until Writing With Hope: Staying Motivated to Write When the World Is On Fire! Head over to weeknightwriters.com/2025/08/19/w... or read this thread to find out more about this event & how you can attend - and get a 50% discount on your ticket 1/7
Writing With Hope: Staying Motivated When the World Is On Fire - Weeknight Writers
Thinking about participating in First Draft Fall? Trying to figure out how you’re going to get yourself writing when everything is falling apart around you? This is the panel for you! Writing With Hop...
weeknightwriters.com
September 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
TWO DAYS until Writing With Hope: Staying Motivated to Write When the World Is On Fire! Head over to weeknightwriters.com/2025/08/19/w... or read this thread to find out more about this event & how you can attend - and get a 50% discount on your ticket 1/7
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You can always support Uncanny Magazine on Patreon, and we are still taking late Kickstarter pledges! www.uncannymagazine.com/support-unca...
September 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
You can always support Uncanny Magazine on Patreon, and we are still taking late Kickstarter pledges! www.uncannymagazine.com/support-unca...
I am going to make a plan and stick to it next week. I've been going with the flow a little more than usual but I need a plan and structure back in my life.
#WeeknightWriters
#WeeknightWriters
Q3: What can you do to make next week a little easier for yourself? #WeeknightWriters
September 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I am going to make a plan and stick to it next week. I've been going with the flow a little more than usual but I need a plan and structure back in my life.
#WeeknightWriters
#WeeknightWriters