Only four more days to send in your autumnal verse! Submissions to NVR's Halloween mini-issue close on September 19. Info 👇. (Photo courtesy of Fr. Ryan Sliwa)

submission fees are never justifiable. why should writers fund yr publication? ok you're broke, so are writers! we will never charge to read your work, and we discourage you from sending work to mags that do.

TV-63, an anthology that came about because of mass rejections, is out! I am proud to say I have two pieces in it. amazon.com/dp/B0FRZHG824?…

I have two poems in this anthology, and here are some lines from one of them:

Writer's block like a wall of ice. So what do I do instead of writing? I volunteer to reenact a founding mother of this county, in a cemetery, for a Halloween event. Not to be left out, GrimSaxon is doing this too. I need to buy a bonnet now...

I am happy to say that I am one of the rejected 63: linkedin.com/pulse/from-one…

Werewolves...they can be wretched partners if you let them... my sonnet on the subject is up at Corvid Queen: corvidqueen.com/stories/i-know…

It's Poe season folks! 🐦‍⬛Here's Juleigh Howard-Hobson (Juleigh Howard-Hobson) in last year's Halloween issue. Full issue👇

A dark little sonnet of mine has been accepted for the HWA Poetry Showcase! Horror Writers Assoc

Happy to have my poem "Sleep" in the Horror Writers Assoc Poetry Showcase with amazing poets including: Angela Sylvaine (Find me elsewhere) Cassondra Windwalker Viggy Parr Hampton Paul Lonardo Stephanie M Wytovich: Updates Only⚰️ Erik “The Prose Poet of Brutality” Hofstatter Juleigh Howard-Hobson & many more awesome poets! 👻

WERWULF WEDNESDAY • The earliest (known) written use of the word "werewolf" appears in the early 11th century law codes of the Anglo-Scandinavian ruler King Cnut, where it was used metaphorically to describe outlaws & other dangerous individuals. Old English: Wer=Man/Wulf=Wolf

This month's links round-up is live (or undead, given the season). Featuring Daniel Cooper Zina Gomez-Liss Tyndall Brandon Maya Venters Tristram Fane Saunders M.I. Devine Christopher Honey @thomistpoet.bsky.social Brian Brodeur Sally Thomas Paul D. Deane Victoria Moul Amit Majmudar Juleigh Howard-Hobson Ernest Hilbert

Happy birthday to English occultist, philosopher, ceremonial magician, poet, and novelist Aleister Crowley, born on October 12, 1875 Whatever your opinion of him, there's no denying his influence on occultism and occult fiction. It's also my birthday which is a weird coincidence.

PUBLICATION DAY, BABY! ✨ Six months ago we decided to create a literary journal, and today we are thrilled to announce the release of the debut issue of 𝙏𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙋𝙤𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬. toughpoets.com/review.htm

A rare prose-poem of mine in Tough Poets Review. I wrote it about what happened to my husband two years ago...

I have three dark spell sonnets in BloodLore (White Stag Publishing)! Happy Halloween! Mae_Westside ✍️ 🗽👻 Horror Writers Assoc

I have a wonderfully horrible little poem in this anthology of darkest poetry from Hellbound Books. I see LindaAnn LoSchiavo Mae_Westside ✍️ 🗽👻 has work in this too. Just in time for Halloween! hellboundbookspublishing.com/tragedies%204.…

I sat down to write a poem about a werewolf, instead I wrote two about vengeful fairy folk. Odd, but I rather like them.