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John Hanley

@johnhanleywrites.bsky.social

Founder and Editor-In-Chief of NECKSNAP Magazine (necksnapmag.bsky.social). Writer and editor. 2020 Graduate of NC State MFA in Creative Writing. Work in North Carolina Literary Review, forthcoming in Midnight Ink (Livina Press) and swim press.

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Brilliant read! Go check out if you want a healthy dose of chilling horror this week ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค

14.11.2025 18:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

thank you!! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿซถ

19.11.2025 14:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

thank you!

19.11.2025 14:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

thank you so much! ๐Ÿ–ค

19.11.2025 14:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@johnhanleywrites.bsky.social is the amazing editor of litmag @necksnapmag.bsky.social and I had a great experience with how much care and collaboration he put into editing my 12 Dancing Princesses ace cult horror. He also promos your story with HORROR MOVIE comp titles!

#HorrorWritersChat

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12.11.2025 20:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

๐Ÿฅฒ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ–ค thank you, Ell! It was a joy working on that story with you!

14.11.2025 13:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

thank you, Emma!! :)

05.11.2025 14:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
China Plate | Fractured

very very excited to announce the publication of my flash story โ€China Plateโ€œ in @fracturedlit.bsky.social today!

you can read the full thing here:
fracturedlit.com/china-plate/

03.11.2025 18:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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- % Interview: John Hanley Q: How do you define the gothic in your work and why? Does your definition of what is gothic change your perception of the world? Why or why not? A: Generally speaking, โ€œgothicโ€...

@johnhanleywrites.bsky.social

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29.08.2025 22:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

thank you!! iโ€™m excited for it to be out in the world soon! ๐ŸŽ‰

15.08.2025 03:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Fractured Lit Gods & Monsters Challenge Winner & Shortlist - Fractured And the winner is... What the Bones Remember by Melinda Li We loved this story from its opening line. The way it plays with paradox creates this liminal space between a god and their people. The story...

honored and excited to have my flash story "China Plate" forthcoming in @fracturedlit.bsky.social and shortlisted for their Gods & Monsters Challenge! Congratulations to the winners, and excited to read their work ๐Ÿ–ค

fracturedlit.com/fractured-li...

14.08.2025 20:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

exciting publication news upcoming ๐Ÿ‘€

12.08.2025 12:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Fractured Lit Gods & Monsters Challenge Shortlist - Fractured We made some hard choices to create this shortlist for the Gods and Monsters Challenge! Congratulations to these writers! We'll choose a winner by next week! Shortlist: It's a Monster, Baby Return Bar...

super excited to have found my lucky way onto the @fracturedlit.bsky.social Gods & Monsters Challenge shortlist! ๐Ÿ–ค

29.07.2025 20:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Find our interview with @johnhanleywrites.bsky.social from @necksnapmag.bsky.social here! Lots of g(schm)enre talk and of course, many many ghosts ๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‘ป๐Ÿ‘ป #litmag #interview #summerween #writers #booktalk

westofcanon.com/interview-wi...

14.07.2025 22:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

๐Ÿ–ค

15.07.2025 15:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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guess who just got the initial proof of their FIRST EVER PRINT COPIES? we did

p.s. COME TO OUR READING if you want early access, we're only making 25 of these!!! rsvp in bio/on our website

28.05.2025 21:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

RSVP if you haven't! would love to meet ya

30.05.2025 16:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ISSUE ONE IS OUT NOW! โžก๏ธ necksnapmag.com/issues/issue-one/

22.05.2025 13:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

boy, got that TBQ8 submission in ๐ŸŽถjust in the nick of time๐ŸŽถ ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ @tacobellquarterly.org

30.05.2025 16:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

heyooo!

23.01.2025 18:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

just told my friend โ€œthrough the years we all will be together if the fates allowโ€ and i think he didnโ€™t realize it was a christmas song bc he just said โ€œdamnโ€

21.12.2024 16:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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oh boy oh boy would you look at that, weโ€™ve got some more snippets from Issue 0! give em a look and find the full stories in Issue 0, free to read on our website! โœจ

Ell Huang (@nocturnalxlight.bsky.social)
Emma Abate (@emabate.bsky.social)
Max Guzmรกn
Amelia Valasek

30.11.2024 22:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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look what just came in! ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿฅณ @livinapress.bsky.social

21.11.2024 19:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
a picture of the book โ€œi am homeless if this is not my homeโ€ by Lorrie Moore, with a Christmas tree in the background

a picture of the book โ€œi am homeless if this is not my homeโ€ by Lorrie Moore, with a Christmas tree in the background

currently reading:

20.11.2024 16:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Midnight Ink โ€” Livina Press

A new flash piece of mine just dropped in Livina Pressโ€™ inaugural Midnight Ink issue! snag yourself a copy and support a small press! ๐Ÿ–ค

www.livinapress.com/midnightink

18.11.2024 04:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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necksnapmag.com - a home for horror lovers Welcome to NECKSNAP Magazine. We're a home for nightmare fuel and strong literary voices. OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS - give us your gory, grungy, and gothic!

the inaugural issue of my magazine NECKSNAP is finally out!!! ๐Ÿ–ค give it a read (for free!) at necksnapmag.com โœจ

17.11.2024 18:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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