mere rain

the other major line of evidence used was a person's phone being in the area at the right time. even when it's not in use, it's pinging off of towers, and it was the primary way the DA's office placed people at the scene. something to keep in mind this Protest Season, btw

if you're in Alberta and you want your flu and covid shot in 2026 - yes you read that correctly - you have to preorder them right now. So here's the link. go do that. Just in case none of those people get removed from power by then.

please repost this, as the province seems bent on killing us.

Tule elk in tule fog...

I had a short story accepted into an anthology that I was not expecting to get into!

Screenshot from Windows Settings>Privacy and Security>Text and image Generation. "Text and image generation uses on-device AI technologies to quickly respond to requests. Turning this settings off will not affect apps and features using cloud AI technologies. Text and image generation Windows and anyone using this device can use Text and image generation.

BY THE WAY

If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.

There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.

Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."

TURN IT OFF.

Catholicism is "wealth is in heaven"

And they all belong to the cat.

I read a Mothman story like this...he's searching for an appropriate rental apartment.

Aww, come on, let us troll him.

I haven't heard of it. The poster is certainly an interesting mix of genre elements.

No one expects the { spoiler spoiler }

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

Shout out to the woman who found my sister's dog and then (because my sister had *not* updated her info) contacted every person she could find online with the same last name until she got me.

No prob, I know several horror authors and artists in Minneapolis, so they might be interested.

Minneapolis peeps

A spooky figure holding a pointy dog in its arms on a yellow and teal background. Altogether they have four eyes, though the distribution is uneven.

Yes, You Are The Goodest Girl, I Missed You While I Was Standing Ominously In The Corner Of That Guy's Vision All Day, Too.
#inktober #puppy

Publisher Cautions: Riverdale Avenue Books, Breaking Rules Publishing, Adelaide Books - Writer Beware Riverdale Avenue Books was founded in 2012 by literary agent Lori Perkins of the L. Perkins Agency. Riverdale, which describes itself as a “hybrid” publisher even though, as far as I know, it does not...

Just got ANOTHER complaint from an author with Lori Perkins's Riverdale Avenue Books about royalties not paid for over a year. I wrote about this problem in 2021 and it appears to still be ongoing--just amazing how pubs like this stay in business. writerbeware.blog/2021/03/02/p...

I feel like I probably know someone who wants to draw romantasy dragons! 🐉
www.flametreepublishing.com/call-for-ill...

Hmm, that could be a fun cover design...

Even Totoro has the frame narrative where the girls think their mother is going to die (and we don't know that she doesn't).

Happy birthday! I'm sure if my NY grandparents were still alive they'd be out there!

If you enjoy the stories and want to help us keep publishing them, we have a Ko-Fi where you can chip in a few bucks. If you're able.

Thank you.

ko-fi.com/weirdhorrormag

Not as fun to read, but I do like how the spines flow.

ELKNFEDR beside scribbles of red, grey, black

If I told you there might be a sudden *free* new release out tomorrow, would you be excited? Would you try to deduce the nature of it from a hint?

I remember admiring this cover at the library!
(the librarian didn't let me take it out, though)

antifa harpy sticker

Landsknecht lino print

bleeding moon sticker

black unicorn print

Help an artist pay his bills, take a look at my shop! ✨👁️ i got prints, stickers and original art! #artsky #blueskynightmarket #art ko-fi.com/scarycircus/...

Isn't that more or less how it works anyway?

Finding a desert in Scotland would be the start of a speculative fiction story....

Princes at War mm fantasy-romance by Mere Rain

Metal, damp forest, sweat

I sold more copies of my first release, when I was completely unknown and had no social media, than I did of the recent ones. Sigh.