Sarah Karasek
@sarahkarasek.bsky.social
She/they. Writer. Editor of Weird Waypoints: A Speculative Travel Guide to the Between. Assistant Editor at Space Squid. Authored The Little Punk Princess: A Fairy Tale. MFA/MA from Rosemont College. Freelance editor.
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Fam heads up on a call for submissions: please share with a Black Horror writer who you know would eat this up. Look at that dream editing duo: @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social and @chesyaburke.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥 Deadline January 14th, 2026...!
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Black Horror | Call for Submissions
We are very excited to announce a new call for submissions which is now open!
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December 23, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Today's a great day to support some creators.
Writers and artists and creatives of all sorts: reply with a link to one of your works, if you'd like. And feel free to tell us about it.
Everyone: let's check through the replies and buy some creations and support some human beings.
Writers and artists and creatives of all sorts: reply with a link to one of your works, if you'd like. And feel free to tell us about it.
Everyone: let's check through the replies and buy some creations and support some human beings.
December 21, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Today's a great day to support some creators.
Writers and artists and creatives of all sorts: reply with a link to one of your works, if you'd like. And feel free to tell us about it.
Everyone: let's check through the replies and buy some creations and support some human beings.
Writers and artists and creatives of all sorts: reply with a link to one of your works, if you'd like. And feel free to tell us about it.
Everyone: let's check through the replies and buy some creations and support some human beings.
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Hey Bluesky peeps, could you help spread the word?
My Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book THE ATROCITIES is on sale today for $1.99 on Kindle. I have no idea how long this sale will last.
www.amazon.com/Atrocities-J...
My Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book THE ATROCITIES is on sale today for $1.99 on Kindle. I have no idea how long this sale will last.
www.amazon.com/Atrocities-J...
December 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Hey Bluesky peeps, could you help spread the word?
My Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book THE ATROCITIES is on sale today for $1.99 on Kindle. I have no idea how long this sale will last.
www.amazon.com/Atrocities-J...
My Shirley Jackson Award-nominated gothic fiction book THE ATROCITIES is on sale today for $1.99 on Kindle. I have no idea how long this sale will last.
www.amazon.com/Atrocities-J...
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An experienced organizer I really respect once reminded folks "you can't always win, but you can always, always inflict a cost. Those add up."
You cannot match the size and resources of these organizations that are abandoning trans youth and sacrificing trans lives, but you have one advantage they do not: an ability to maintain a relentless focus upon them.
Make it your work, every week, to think about how you can punish them.
Make it your work, every week, to think about how you can punish them.
December 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
An experienced organizer I really respect once reminded folks "you can't always win, but you can always, always inflict a cost. Those add up."
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Never believe the fuckers who say "why bother, they already won"
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Never believe the fuckers who say "why bother, they already won"
Weird Waypoints has officially joined the Read a Book, Feed a Neighbor list! All profit from purchases during the months of November and December will be donated to the World Central Kitchen. More info and the full list available here: substack.com/@haunted4alw...
#RABFAN #booksky
#RABFAN #booksky
Sarah Karasek (@haunted4always)
Weird Waypoint: A Speculative Travel Guide to the Between has officially joined the Read a Book, Feed a Neighbor list! All profits from the anthology for the months of November and December will be do...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Weird Waypoints has officially joined the Read a Book, Feed a Neighbor list! All profit from purchases during the months of November and December will be donated to the World Central Kitchen. More info and the full list available here: substack.com/@haunted4alw...
#RABFAN #booksky
#RABFAN #booksky
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The fundamental impetus and ideology of AI is to destroy real people’s professions and lives, while soiling the environment and debasing our most treasured cultural practices, for the vague promise of increasing shareholder profits in the name of efficiency. It’s a “fuck you” to human civilization.
How is AI *really* impacting jobs?
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
What’s really going on with AI and jobs?
Record-breaking layoff reports, Amazon's mass firings, and a slump in entry level employment. Is AI behind it all?
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
The fundamental impetus and ideology of AI is to destroy real people’s professions and lives, while soiling the environment and debasing our most treasured cultural practices, for the vague promise of increasing shareholder profits in the name of efficiency. It’s a “fuck you” to human civilization.
Every time someone uses a hashtag with sky at the end I read it like a Polish last name.
November 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Every time someone uses a hashtag with sky at the end I read it like a Polish last name.
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Hey, I'm going to be honest, I've had some rotten luck these last couple months. About three different projects got cancelled, so, if you need covers, pages, posters, album art, and you like my style, please consider hiring me.
Portfolio: lanelloyd.crevado.com/cover-work
Portfolio: lanelloyd.crevado.com/cover-work
COVER WORK - Lane Lloyd
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November 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Hey, I'm going to be honest, I've had some rotten luck these last couple months. About three different projects got cancelled, so, if you need covers, pages, posters, album art, and you like my style, please consider hiring me.
Portfolio: lanelloyd.crevado.com/cover-work
Portfolio: lanelloyd.crevado.com/cover-work
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As always, today is a great day to support artists, writers, creators of all sorts. If you have the means, buy a book, sign up for someone's Patreon, commission an art piece. It's also a lovely day to leave a nice comment, post a short review, spread the word about someone's work. Everything helps.
November 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
As always, today is a great day to support artists, writers, creators of all sorts. If you have the means, buy a book, sign up for someone's Patreon, commission an art piece. It's also a lovely day to leave a nice comment, post a short review, spread the word about someone's work. Everything helps.
If you're a writer, it's worth your time to give your name/pseudonym a quick search here. It's a list compiled for the lawsuit against Anthropic for pirating books to train it's AI.
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup
#writingcommunity
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup
#writingcommunity
Submit a Claim
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November 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
If you're a writer, it's worth your time to give your name/pseudonym a quick search here. It's a list compiled for the lawsuit against Anthropic for pirating books to train it's AI.
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup
#writingcommunity
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup
#writingcommunity
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it is very telling, to me, that this place has a “Rude” label built-in when one of the things the right wing has weaponized so much online is “polite” bigotry and hate
So when a member of a marginalized group pushes back strongly against that “polite” hate, they get labeled “rude” or banned.
So when a member of a marginalized group pushes back strongly against that “polite” hate, they get labeled “rude” or banned.
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 6, 2025 at 10:38 PM
it is very telling, to me, that this place has a “Rude” label built-in when one of the things the right wing has weaponized so much online is “polite” bigotry and hate
So when a member of a marginalized group pushes back strongly against that “polite” hate, they get labeled “rude” or banned.
So when a member of a marginalized group pushes back strongly against that “polite” hate, they get labeled “rude” or banned.
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I'm all over this weekend for book events. Tomorrow I'll be in Haverford, PA, and on Saturday I'll be in Bucks County (Doylestown). See you at one or the other?
On Saturday I'll have copies of A Misfortune of Lake Monsters, Bodies Full of Burning, & The Trajectory of Dreams. Be afraid!
#booksky
On Saturday I'll have copies of A Misfortune of Lake Monsters, Bodies Full of Burning, & The Trajectory of Dreams. Be afraid!
#booksky
November 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I'm all over this weekend for book events. Tomorrow I'll be in Haverford, PA, and on Saturday I'll be in Bucks County (Doylestown). See you at one or the other?
On Saturday I'll have copies of A Misfortune of Lake Monsters, Bodies Full of Burning, & The Trajectory of Dreams. Be afraid!
#booksky
On Saturday I'll have copies of A Misfortune of Lake Monsters, Bodies Full of Burning, & The Trajectory of Dreams. Be afraid!
#booksky
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To quote the great sage Warren Zevon: Enjoy every sandwich.
DC sandwich thrower found not guilty of assault | CNN Politics
The man who threw a Subway sandwich at a federal officer in the early days of the Trump administration’s law enforcement surge in Washington, DC, earlier this summer has been found not guilty of assau...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
To quote the great sage Warren Zevon: Enjoy every sandwich.
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Gender markers shouldn't even be on passports at all in the first place. They are unnecessary and I'm glad Justice Jackson hints at this. They weren't even added until 1972 when women started to be able to travel independently of their husbands and fathers.
November 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Gender markers shouldn't even be on passports at all in the first place. They are unnecessary and I'm glad Justice Jackson hints at this. They weren't even added until 1972 when women started to be able to travel independently of their husbands and fathers.
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America could pay to feed people. However, on a systemic level, America would rather pay for people to be beaten. America would much rather pay to ensure that children will starve.
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
www.foxla.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
America could pay to feed people. However, on a systemic level, America would rather pay for people to be beaten. America would much rather pay to ensure that children will starve.
I'll also recommend the ACLU. I just sent them the $6 I would have spent on junk food tonight at work. Any $1+ donation gets you a free tarot reading from yours truly. #happyhalloween
I'm upping that to 1, 2, or 3 card readings. If you're not sure where you want to donate, I'll recommend the Animal Resource Center and the World Central Kitchen, but I know there's lots of other places.
I'm offering free 1 card tarot readings now through November 1st to anyone who donates at least $1 or volunteers some amount of time to help people in need of housing, food, or healthcare; animal welfare; or support the Arts.
If you know an organization you'd recommend supporting, please comment.
If you know an organization you'd recommend supporting, please comment.
October 31, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I'll also recommend the ACLU. I just sent them the $6 I would have spent on junk food tonight at work. Any $1+ donation gets you a free tarot reading from yours truly. #happyhalloween
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My wife once learned she was the secret love child of Ina Garten and Danny DeVito and she felt really insecure about it, so I assured her, “Ina Garten/Devito Baby, don’t you know that I love you?”
October 30, 2025 at 9:55 PM
My wife once learned she was the secret love child of Ina Garten and Danny DeVito and she felt really insecure about it, so I assured her, “Ina Garten/Devito Baby, don’t you know that I love you?”
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Thanks for all the downloads and keep sharing. This one's free, our gift to you.
COVER REVEAL AND RELEASE
WE WILL SPEAK AGAIN OF THE RED TOWER is a tribute anthology of stories inspired by Thomas Ligotti’s “The Red Tower” and it’s out NOW: dl.bookfunnel.com/zum1k2dg9b
WE WILL SPEAK AGAIN OF THE RED TOWER is a tribute anthology of stories inspired by Thomas Ligotti’s “The Red Tower” and it’s out NOW: dl.bookfunnel.com/zum1k2dg9b
October 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Thanks for all the downloads and keep sharing. This one's free, our gift to you.
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I'm upping that to 1, 2, or 3 card readings. If you're not sure where you want to donate, I'll recommend the Animal Resource Center and the World Central Kitchen, but I know there's lots of other places.
I'm offering free 1 card tarot readings now through November 1st to anyone who donates at least $1 or volunteers some amount of time to help people in need of housing, food, or healthcare; animal welfare; or support the Arts.
If you know an organization you'd recommend supporting, please comment.
If you know an organization you'd recommend supporting, please comment.
October 28, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I'm upping that to 1, 2, or 3 card readings. If you're not sure where you want to donate, I'll recommend the Animal Resource Center and the World Central Kitchen, but I know there's lots of other places.
I'm upping that to 1, 2, or 3 card readings. If you're not sure where you want to donate, I'll recommend the Animal Resource Center and the World Central Kitchen, but I know there's lots of other places.
I'm offering free 1 card tarot readings now through November 1st to anyone who donates at least $1 or volunteers some amount of time to help people in need of housing, food, or healthcare; animal welfare; or support the Arts.
If you know an organization you'd recommend supporting, please comment.
If you know an organization you'd recommend supporting, please comment.
October 28, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I'm upping that to 1, 2, or 3 card readings. If you're not sure where you want to donate, I'll recommend the Animal Resource Center and the World Central Kitchen, but I know there's lots of other places.
I'm offering free 1 card tarot readings now through November 1st to anyone who donates at least $1 or volunteers some amount of time to help people in need of housing, food, or healthcare; animal welfare; or support the Arts.
If you know an organization you'd recommend supporting, please comment.
If you know an organization you'd recommend supporting, please comment.
October 27, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I'm offering free 1 card tarot readings now through November 1st to anyone who donates at least $1 or volunteers some amount of time to help people in need of housing, food, or healthcare; animal welfare; or support the Arts.
If you know an organization you'd recommend supporting, please comment.
If you know an organization you'd recommend supporting, please comment.
I read this a few years ago and highly recommend it! Might have to give it another read now.
The GHOULISH BOOK CLUB continues with November’s pick: THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS by @sgj.bsky.social!
Discord (all month) & in-person discussion (Nov 30th, 6pm)
Discord: linktr.ee/ghoulishbooks
Buy the book: ghoulish.rip/product/the-...
(use discount code “novbookclub” for 10% off)
Discord (all month) & in-person discussion (Nov 30th, 6pm)
Discord: linktr.ee/ghoulishbooks
Buy the book: ghoulish.rip/product/the-...
(use discount code “novbookclub” for 10% off)
October 26, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I read this a few years ago and highly recommend it! Might have to give it another read now.
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“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.
www.npr.org
October 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
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Worth noting: After the end of the three-year pilot program this year, the Irish government found that for every pound invested, they got 43% profit. Keeping artists alive and financially safe is not just for moral good, it's also beneficial in terms of economics. Just let artists keep making art.
Ireland Offers $1,500 Monthly Basic Income for Artists to Support Innovation
Ireland Offers $1,500 Monthly Basic Income for Artists to Support Innovation and Creativity
What do you think of this program? Should other countries follow suit?
mymodernmet.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Worth noting: After the end of the three-year pilot program this year, the Irish government found that for every pound invested, they got 43% profit. Keeping artists alive and financially safe is not just for moral good, it's also beneficial in terms of economics. Just let artists keep making art.