Cameron Howard

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Editor: The Skull & Laurel / Thank You For Joining the Algorithm at Tenebrous Press. Formerly: The Tentaculum at the Drabblecast.

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Just got to slap my eyes on galleys for the first issue of THE SKULL & LAUREL that @chpenforhire.bsky.social & @alexwoodroe.bsky.social have been crafting, & goddamn. Y'all are in for a Weird feast this Halloween season. Much, much more info to come soon🖤☠️ Cover art by @wolfskulljack.bsky.social

Bobby's essay on Robert E. Howard is now available for free for the first time. Bobby has been the most consistent contributor to our magazine (his essays are featured in all four issues!), and it wouldn't be The Tentaculum without his pulp scholarship.

Tenaculum #4, with my brief article on Robert E. Howard's weird western fiction, is now available for free download. www.drabblecast.org/2024/04/30/t...

The Tentaculum Issue 04 (Available now)www.drabblecast.org The special Weird West issue of The Tentaculum is now available for all to download for free. Featuring short fiction from Cedrick May, Arthur H. Manners, Sasha Brown, and Avra Margariti. This issu…

You may have heard The Alamo on the Drabblecast during the Weird Western event. But if you didn't get a chance to pick up the magazine before, this is your chance to read May's "A More Honest Tale," an insightful take on the Western genre as a whole. You don't want to miss this!

Issue no. 4 of The Tentaculum (featuring my story "The Alamo"and companion nonfiction essay "A More Honest Tale") is now available for FREE to download! A big *thank you* to editor @chpenforhire.bsky.social for putting together this great special issue! www.drabblecast.org/2024/04/30/t...

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(END) This story will be published in the 1st issue of THE SKULL & LAUREL! There are 14 hours to go in the campaign: still time to help us build a forever home for all your Weirdest stories. Come on in, the water is viscous & Weird🖤☠️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/mad...

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**REPOSTING EXQUISITE CORPSE TO ADD ALT-TEXT & CW** It's our INAUGURAL EDITION of EXQUISITE CORPSE! Spearheaded by THE SKULL & LAUREL Ed. @chpenforhire.bsky.social, it's been a delight to watch this unfold. Let's begin🖤☠️ CW: Implied Animal Harm (not actually an animal)

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This was so fun, loved reading the full story ✨ y’all are so spooky!! thanks to @chpenforhire.bsky.social and @tenebrouspress.bsky.social for hosting 🧡

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Thanks to @chpenforhire.bsky.social and @tenebrouspress.bsky.social. You guys are the best! 🖤

@stevenpatchett.bsky.social has won Round 9 of The Skull & Laurel Exquisite Corpse, a collaborative storytelling game hosted by @TenebrousPress! Here's a sneak peek of the winning submission; the complete, unredacted story will be posted when the game ends on April 9th.

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Got real creepy in The Skull & Laurel Exquisite Corpse game 💀👀 stay tuned for the full story!!

Congratulations to @elismontgomery.bsky.social, winner of Round 8 of The Skull & Laurel Exquisite Corpse game! You can catch a glimpse of the winning submission below; the full, unredacted story will be posted when the game ends on April 9th.

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aaaaaaAAAAAAA WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT

Round 7 of The Skull & Laurel Exquisite Corpse game is complete. Congratulations to this round's winner, @archergrid.bsky.social! A preview of the winning submission can be seen below; the full, unredacted story will be posted when the game concludes on April 9th

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This was a ton of fun to participate in, and I'm excited to see where it goes.

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FOUR DAYS TO GO as we creep toward $20k🖤☠️ THE SKULL & LAUREL is coming & we're looking to make it a forever home for your Newest & Weirdest stories. @alexwoodroe.bsky.social & @chpenforhire.bsky.social have a mess of fun ideas to make it truly special. Join us. www.kickstarter.com/projects/mad...

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Oooooo very cool. This was an absolute joy to participate in and congrats to the winner of round 6!!

Ryan Marie Ketterer has won Round 6 of The Skull & Laurel Exquisite Corpse, a collaborative storytelling game hosted by the weirdos @tenebrouspress.bsky.social! Here's a sneak peek of the winning submission; the complete, unredacted story will be posted when the game ends on April 9th.

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What are you doing this weekend? How about penning your ultimate revenge fantasy against the rich and powerful? #Submissions for EAT THE RICH are open 'til the end of the month! #SFFH Full guidelines & submission link here: atomiccarnivalbooks.moksha.io/publication/...

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this whole intersecting technosocial system of influences— stocks, credit, influencer culture, great man theory, authoritarianism, capitalism— was a mistake.

absolutely wild that Elon Musk can simply retweet someone saying "Reuters is dying because Reuters is lying," immediately stop Tesla stock from tanking, and add ~$25 billion to its market cap in a matter of minutes

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I’m participating in round 9 and I can’t wait to see what this story becomes!

The result of this collaborative storytelling game will appear in the first issue of The Skull & Laurel, a forthcoming magazine of New Weird Fiction from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social. Your support will help us bring the weird and wonderful stories 10p is known for to the short fiction scene.

The Skull & Laurel: Magazine of New Weird Fictionwww.kickstarter.com A quarterly journey into the New Weird corners of the speculative fiction map: Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy...and then it gets really Weird.

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Genuinely one of my favourite editors.

Made a website for my editing services, in case you need an editor: katiewestedits.com. I've been editing various things for twenty years but thought I'd make an official go of it. 💛

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Congratulations to @beardedbetts.bsky.social, winner of Round 5 of The Skull & Laurel Exquisite Corpse game! You can catch a glimpse of the winning submission below; the full, unredacted story will be posted when the game ends on April 9th.

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The sense of community Tenebrous Press, Cameron, and Alex provide to writers is unmatched. I am so happy just to have been able to participate in this game and can't wait to read the twisted tale in full.

Round 4 of The Skull & Laurel Exquisite Corpse game is complete. Congratulations to this round's winner, @yelenacrane.bsky.social! A small taste of the winning submission can be seen below; the full, unredacted story will be posted when the game wraps up on April 9th.

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Hey Skybrarians.... Rather than the Breathless OMG AI conferences .... 📚

Conference CFP: Rethinking the Inevitability of AI: The Environmental and Social Impacts of Computing in Historical Context April 22, 2024: 300-500 word paper proposals due July 18, 2024: Date of online conference Submit your fabulous work! uva.theopenscholar.com/rethinking-t...

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Does Sheree Renée Thomas even need an introduction? Editor of F&SF, comic book writer, award-winning anthologist, bestselling author and poet, collaborator with Janelle Monáe -- no need to go on. Bask in the advice and glow of her virtual presence! igg.me/at/locusmag2024

@mavlux.bsky.social has won Round 3 of The Skull & Laurel Exquisite Corpse, a collaborative storytelling game hosted by your friends @tenebrouspress.bsky.social ! Here's a sneak peek of the winning submission; the complete, unredacted story will be posted when the game ends on April 9th.