Patricia Flaherty Pagan

"That is how our creative fire is extinguished, not by explosion, but by quiet self-erasure repeated until it feels normal."
- @angelayurikosmith.bsky.social
#Authorsky #creativity #authenticity #writingcommunity

Thank you, librarians! Y'all are a refuge in the storm. I should say it more. 📚
#Booksky #libraries #reading #librarians

I will not support any funding deal that puts money in the hands of Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and this violent agency. Defund and abolish ICE now.

I loved that #BadBunny reminded us of the nations in the Americas during his halftime show at the #Superbowl. Diversity is our strength!

Excited for this one!
#tbr #booksky

Snowy Sunday. Sledding by the beach & then home for the game.
#beach #naturesky

"When they said horror couldn't eat at literature's table, we horror folks built a table from the bones of our enemies and welcomed everyone who wanted to join us." - @gabino.bsky.social
Amen. Pass the gravy.

"Horror knows me." -
haileypiperfights.bsky.social
It knows me too.
#Booksky #essay #horror #horrorcommunity

3 cats relax near the fireplace as 3 sets of children's gloves & hats dry.

Fireplace day. #catsky #cats #catperson

Listen to the story that shaped a generation. Decades after starring in Stand By Me, the film adaptation of THE BODY, Wil Wheaton lends his voice to an all new recording of the audiobook. Pre-order your copy and start listening March 24, 2026.

Submission Calls OPEN Zine call (January 28th through February 7th) Zine PromptsFor this zine bundle, I’m looking for written pieces about these five prompts: -Cunty Horrors (cunty horror microfiction and min…

Send us your best zine submissions! We pay 10 cents per word and want your weird, gross, angry, sad, funny stories!
cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...

A room full of people who love "We Have Always Lived in The Castle" is a great place to be! Great panel on why we do indeed love Shirley Jackson tonight @copperdogbooks.bsky.social
#booksky #horror #authorsky

A mom protests against ICE & Trump's war on Immigrants.

200 people braved extreme cold to stand against ICE in my small city today. Stop the war on immigrants & helpers who support them!

Icy Fear My story about immigration control officers coming for a mother and usually happy child, originally published in 2021, is sadly still relevant today

Today, I’m sharing my micro story about ICE agents arresting a mother and child. It was originally published in "The Ocotillo Review" in Austin in 2021. Sadly, it is still relevant today.
patriciaflahertypagan.substack.com/p/icy-fear
#writesky #ICE #writingcommunity #resist

Moms & sah dads with young kids often can't "walk out" & strike. But parenting is political. I see you resisting economically when possible & raising the next generation of the resistance! Good job!
#walkout #activism #momsky

Trump’s deployment of federal troops has cost taxpayers nearly $500 million so far — and could surpass $1 billion for the rest of the year.

That’s after slashing SNAP and Medicaid, letting ACA subsidies expire, and gutting countless other federal programs.

Priorities.

It's a start, if a late one...

Fellow Massholes: Here's a way to help LUCE provide Mutual Aid in Boston's hardworking immigrant communities: operationmilkweed.org

Indeed. We all remember who was following orders...

'We are not broken drafts in need of replacement, but living manuscripts capable of thoughtful edits. Our story evolves through revision." -Author Angela Yuriko Smith
#Writesky #Authorsky #writing

At the very least, Congress must disarm ICE, prohibit it from using racial or ethnic profiling, end arrest quotas, remove agents’ immunity from criminal prosecution and civil lawsuits, and slash its funding. The Senate has the chance to rein in ICE this week.

Keep calling: (202) 224-3121

Kudos to artists standing up against fascism!
#music #resist #art

New book. Old cat. #cats #cozy #CatsofBluesky

It's on us, my fellow busy & tired American boy moms, to teach empathy & fight toxic masculinity at home & at school. It's hard. But we can do it...
#parenting #momsky

This Jackson nerd can't wait for this event! #booksky

Live Event 1/31/26 in Beverley, MA to Raise Money for the Shirley Jackson Awards, Featuring Paul Tremblay, John Langan, Eric LaRocca, Catherynne Valente, and Me I am so excited to invite you all to this amazing event in conjunction with the Why I Love Horror Book Tour. We are appearing at Copper Dog...

Today on the blog-- Live Event 1/31/26 in Beverley, MA @copperdogbooks.bsky.social to Raise Money for @sjacksonawards.bsky.social. Featuring @paultremblay.bsky.social @johnlangan.bsky.social @ericlarocca.bsky.social, @catvalente.bsky.social and Me

Details: raforall.blogspot.com/2026/01/live...

We are open for submissions of contemporary #shortstories #flashfiction #microfiction and #translations #callforsubmissions. Please click on the link below for our guidelines... fictivedream.com/submission-g...

Just saw a post calling authors like Octavia Butler, Jeff VanderMeer, Greg Egan, and China Miéville “lesser-known gems” and…I got nothing.