Samantha Bryant | She/her
@samanthabwriter.bsky.social
Samantha Bryant writes superhero and horror stories, which one depends on whether she wants to save the world today, or burn it down. She is best known for her Menopausal Superhero series of novels through Falstaff Books. WFWA, HWA.
80% of my reading is by audiobook--accessibility, multi-tasking (I can read while doing something else).
But my own books have never made it into audiobook form (traditionally published, so not my call). That's about to change, at least for my indie work! I'm so excited!
But my own books have never made it into audiobook form (traditionally published, so not my call). That's about to change, at least for my indie work! I'm so excited!
November 26, 2025 at 1:13 AM
80% of my reading is by audiobook--accessibility, multi-tasking (I can read while doing something else).
But my own books have never made it into audiobook form (traditionally published, so not my call). That's about to change, at least for my indie work! I'm so excited!
But my own books have never made it into audiobook form (traditionally published, so not my call). That's about to change, at least for my indie work! I'm so excited!
So, anybody up for a book fair this afternoon? If you're in my corner of North Carolina, you should come by and say hello.
November 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
So, anybody up for a book fair this afternoon? If you're in my corner of North Carolina, you should come by and say hello.
Here's one of those books I was supposed to read as a youngster that just totally missed me. So happy to be reading Wizard of Earthsea now, though. It's a delight! Have you read it?
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Here's one of those books I was supposed to read as a youngster that just totally missed me. So happy to be reading Wizard of Earthsea now, though. It's a delight! Have you read it?
Someone's a busy girl this weekend (it's me!). I'll be in Charlotte, NC on Saturday the 15th for the @geekerymarket.bsky.social , and Knightdale, NC on Sunday the 16th, selling my books and talking word-life. Come by if you're in the area! #writerlife
November 13, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Someone's a busy girl this weekend (it's me!). I'll be in Charlotte, NC on Saturday the 15th for the @geekerymarket.bsky.social , and Knightdale, NC on Sunday the 16th, selling my books and talking word-life. Come by if you're in the area! #writerlife
Each year, I set a goal to read 52 books. That amounts to one a week, and I usually make it or exceed it. Looks like I'll exceed it this year, because I already made it and there are still a few weeks left in 2025. How many books a year do you read, on average? Is it the right amount for you?
November 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Each year, I set a goal to read 52 books. That amounts to one a week, and I usually make it or exceed it. Looks like I'll exceed it this year, because I already made it and there are still a few weeks left in 2025. How many books a year do you read, on average? Is it the right amount for you?
I always hear the "typical" in "neurotypical" with such derision…but maybe that's because I so often feel it.
November 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I always hear the "typical" in "neurotypical" with such derision…but maybe that's because I so often feel it.
The best hiding places are often in plain sight, wouldn't you agree? And Terrible Truths are often just beneath the surface of very ordinary things, like a tea cup, or between the covers of a book. Oh, don't mind him. That's "just" my dog. #HorrorWritersChat
November 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The best hiding places are often in plain sight, wouldn't you agree? And Terrible Truths are often just beneath the surface of very ordinary things, like a tea cup, or between the covers of a book. Oh, don't mind him. That's "just" my dog. #HorrorWritersChat
We're having such a beautiful fall in my corner of North Carolina. Bright and crisp, just like I like it. Cold enough for a nice cozy sweater. How's the season treating you?
November 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
We're having such a beautiful fall in my corner of North Carolina. Bright and crisp, just like I like it. Cold enough for a nice cozy sweater. How's the season treating you?
How was your Halloween, if you celebrate? I squashed a lot into a few hours--decorating, feeding trick or treaters, and doing a spooky story reading in a cemetery as part of a Haunted Trail and party. This is my favorite picture--me hugging Vincent, my new skeleton :-)
November 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
How was your Halloween, if you celebrate? I squashed a lot into a few hours--decorating, feeding trick or treaters, and doing a spooky story reading in a cemetery as part of a Haunted Trail and party. This is my favorite picture--me hugging Vincent, my new skeleton :-)
More horror stories I love in celebration of the season. Here's a good one from Mary's Shelley's Frankenstein. The first time I read this, the "monster" broke my heart so hard. #readinghorror
October 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
More horror stories I love in celebration of the season. Here's a good one from Mary's Shelley's Frankenstein. The first time I read this, the "monster" broke my heart so hard. #readinghorror
That reminds me of how afraid my little sister was of my doll collection when we were kids--Effanbee dolls' eyes reflected light too well for her comfort.
October 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
That reminds me of how afraid my little sister was of my doll collection when we were kids--Effanbee dolls' eyes reflected light too well for her comfort.
It might be helpful at this phase of my life if more people actually believed that middle-aged women were witches. Might encourage them to keep their foolishness to themselves if they thought I could turn them into newts :-) #HorrorWritersChat
October 29, 2025 at 8:37 PM
It might be helpful at this phase of my life if more people actually believed that middle-aged women were witches. Might encourage them to keep their foolishness to themselves if they thought I could turn them into newts :-) #HorrorWritersChat
Halloween is so soon! To celebrate, please enjoy the opening to The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson which might be my personal favorite opening to a book ever. #readinghorror #halloweenreads
October 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Halloween is so soon! To celebrate, please enjoy the opening to The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson which might be my personal favorite opening to a book ever. #readinghorror #halloweenreads
It’s that time of year again: Extra Life. Our 16th year helping families and children facing tough diagnoses and expensive hospital stays. Check out the link and consider helping us reach our goal. www.extra-life.org/participants... #ExtraLife4Kids
October 27, 2025 at 12:04 AM
It’s that time of year again: Extra Life. Our 16th year helping families and children facing tough diagnoses and expensive hospital stays. Check out the link and consider helping us reach our goal. www.extra-life.org/participants... #ExtraLife4Kids
This project is getting close y'all: 8 days to go, and we still need 30% of funding. @falstaffbooks.bsky.social is a subversive lot, and also highly entertaining. Please consider backing this anthology. There's some serious talent in the table of contents. www.kickstarter.com/projects/fal...
October 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This project is getting close y'all: 8 days to go, and we still need 30% of funding. @falstaffbooks.bsky.social is a subversive lot, and also highly entertaining. Please consider backing this anthology. There's some serious talent in the table of contents. www.kickstarter.com/projects/fal...
For Open book blog hop today, we're talking about our best lines. Get a sneak peek into the Menopausal Superheroes story I'm writing for Disruptive Intent: samanthadunawaybryant.blogspot.com/2025/10/best...
October 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
For Open book blog hop today, we're talking about our best lines. Get a sneak peek into the Menopausal Superheroes story I'm writing for Disruptive Intent: samanthadunawaybryant.blogspot.com/2025/10/best...
Want to support other writers while also getting some help with your own writing life? Several tiers in the Disruptive Intent anthology kickstarter from @falstaffbooks.bsky.social offer editing or review at lower rates than market. Give it a look! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fal...
October 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Want to support other writers while also getting some help with your own writing life? Several tiers in the Disruptive Intent anthology kickstarter from @falstaffbooks.bsky.social offer editing or review at lower rates than market. Give it a look! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fal...
Short story writers, an opportunity for you. @falstaffbooks.bsky.social 's Disruptive Intent Kickstarter: "Boost Your Rebellious Career!" level includes a professional critique of your 5K short story. It's a good deal for the edit alone and it come with the book! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fal...
October 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Short story writers, an opportunity for you. @falstaffbooks.bsky.social 's Disruptive Intent Kickstarter: "Boost Your Rebellious Career!" level includes a professional critique of your 5K short story. It's a good deal for the edit alone and it come with the book! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fal...
I've been writing for anthologies for a while now, but this is my first time as an invited author (not open call or slush pile). And I'm so excited! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fal...
I'm working on a new Menopausal Superheroes short story for this one (working title: She Chose Anger). #writing
I'm working on a new Menopausal Superheroes short story for this one (working title: She Chose Anger). #writing
October 15, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I've been writing for anthologies for a while now, but this is my first time as an invited author (not open call or slush pile). And I'm so excited! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fal...
I'm working on a new Menopausal Superheroes short story for this one (working title: She Chose Anger). #writing
I'm working on a new Menopausal Superheroes short story for this one (working title: She Chose Anger). #writing
Thanks for another great #HorrorWritersChat You can find my latest horror in my new collection, Stories from Shadow Hill books2read.com/ShadowHill or support my upcoming work by Kickstarting the Disruptive Intent anthology from @falstaffbooks.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Thanks for another great #HorrorWritersChat You can find my latest horror in my new collection, Stories from Shadow Hill books2read.com/ShadowHill or support my upcoming work by Kickstarting the Disruptive Intent anthology from @falstaffbooks.bsky.social
Can a girl not have both? #HorrorWritersChat
October 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Can a girl not have both? #HorrorWritersChat
Check out this new anthology full of that good kind of trouble, upcoming from @falstaffbooks.bsky.social I'm looking forward to bringing you a new Menopausal Superheroes short story in it! Working Title: "She Chose Anger." www.kickstarter.com/projects/fal...
October 8, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Check out this new anthology full of that good kind of trouble, upcoming from @falstaffbooks.bsky.social I'm looking forward to bringing you a new Menopausal Superheroes short story in it! Working Title: "She Chose Anger." www.kickstarter.com/projects/fal...
Just read What Stalks the Deep by @tkingfisher.com It’s the third one in her sworn soldier series and I would say that’s my favorite series but the fact is I really love nearly everything she’s written. I did really enjoy it though. Any other fans?
October 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Just read What Stalks the Deep by @tkingfisher.com It’s the third one in her sworn soldier series and I would say that’s my favorite series but the fact is I really love nearly everything she’s written. I did really enjoy it though. Any other fans?
I have little dogs: 17 & 21 lbs, with little legs. I love them, but they're limiting how far I can walk which is my main form of exercise. So we got them a stroller. I thought my stroller days were over here in my over-50 era, but it was great! We walked twice as far without hurting the little guys.
October 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I have little dogs: 17 & 21 lbs, with little legs. I love them, but they're limiting how far I can walk which is my main form of exercise. So we got them a stroller. I thought my stroller days were over here in my over-50 era, but it was great! We walked twice as far without hurting the little guys.