Author of Have You Seen the Moon Tonight? & Other Rumors. Horror Writer, regular type dude, Lecturer at University of North Texas.https://bsky.app/profile/jduckwriter.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jduckwriter.bsky.social/post/3mltg2f6q7s23“What do you mean you need to fold these?”14 May 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:pnbl545edg2ikpabvxgdnk5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltg2f6q7s23https://bsky.app/profile/jduckwriter.bsky.social/post/3mldp7tiuok2bGot to see a painted bunting for the first time after this lil guy hit his head on a window and got stunned08 May 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:pnbl545edg2ikpabvxgdnk5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldp7tiuok2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jduckwriter.bsky.social/post/3ml4uztfiis2oWho pulled off the look better?05 May 2026 19:06 +0000at://did:plc:pnbl545edg2ikpabvxgdnk5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4uztfiis2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jduckwriter.bsky.social/post/3mjddcwrao22vFinishing Book of the New Sun with this little guy12 Apr 2026 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:pnbl545edg2ikpabvxgdnk5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjddcwrao22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jduckwriter.bsky.social/post/3miu3m4myp22jIf Bluesky goes down I’ll go from almost never posting to never posting [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Apr 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:pnbl545edg2ikpabvxgdnk5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3miu3m4myp22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jduckwriter.bsky.social/post/3mitwocygpk2lAs a reminder, this amazing book of @lindzmcleod.bsky.social's collaborative short stories is available with Stanchion Books. Among many awesome pieces you'll find, "By Which Flesh is Crost" about an oneirophage solving a mystery in a country manor. https://www.stanchionzine.com/product-page/an-honour-a-privilege06 Apr 2026 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:pnbl545edg2ikpabvxgdnk5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitwocygpk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jduckwriter.bsky.social/post/3mgmzltfhh22fLately I’ve become addicted to these Turkish style breakfasts09 Mar 2026 14:05 +0000at://did:plc:pnbl545edg2ikpabvxgdnk5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmzltfhh22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jduckwriter.bsky.social/post/3mg3esbrsuc2qHe sure does love being tucked in for his iconic 7:30 nap02 Mar 2026 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:pnbl545edg2ikpabvxgdnk5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg3esbrsuc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jduckwriter.bsky.social/post/3me5fp7jqis2yI continue to be frustrated and disappointed with Bluesky's algorithm. Not only do I get zero engagement, but I also barely ever see posts from a lot of the people I care about while my feed is clogged with strangers05 Feb 2026 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:pnbl545edg2ikpabvxgdnk5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3me5fp7jqis2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jduckwriter.bsky.social/post/3mdxqnnka322eJust received my contributor copy of The Joining: Scenes of Wedding Terror edited by @jacobstevenmohr.bsky.social ! This is a wonderful, star-studded anthology featuring lots of great writers whose work I admire. Get it from @crystallake.bsky.social03 Feb 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:pnbl545edg2ikpabvxgdnk5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdxqnnka322ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jduckwriter.bsky.social/post/3mdtih6giak2wI started this newest novel on January 2nd, and finished it just now on February 1st. 63k words long. Dieselpunk dark fantasy/horror with trains, planes, and abominables, vaguely in the mold of In the Mountains of Madness.01 Feb 2026 23:31 +0000at://did:plc:pnbl545edg2ikpabvxgdnk5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdtih6giak2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jduckwriter.bsky.social/post/3m7limfaknk2rMassive news, everyone! I've just signed an agreement of representation with Harry Sherer at @unitedtalentagency.bsky.social! What a great feeling to have such a massive and storied agency at my back. Here's to a big and eventful 2026!09 Dec 2025 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:pnbl545edg2ikpabvxgdnk5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7limfaknk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jduckwriter.bsky.social/post/3m7gmsmf6z22eHaving begun it July 31st, I've finally finished the first draft of this novel which turned out to be two novels. 242k words--I think I'm going to lie down now.07 Dec 2025 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:pnbl545edg2ikpabvxgdnk5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7gmsmf6z22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jduckwriter.bsky.social/post/3m6yycyayis2hThis is a really awesome book—it was wonderful collaborating with @lindzmcleod.bsky.social on our oneirophage story! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Dec 2025 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:pnbl545edg2ikpabvxgdnk5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6yycyayis2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jduckwriter.bsky.social/post/3m6nr7mkces2rHow the Bubbles Stole Thanksgiving28 Nov 2025 01:46 +0000at://did:plc:pnbl545edg2ikpabvxgdnk5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6nr7mkces2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jduckwriter.bsky.social/post/3m5yecxxyo22gHey look at that! My story “Bloody Muddy Water” is featured by Locus Magazine! [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Nov 2025 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:pnbl545edg2ikpabvxgdnk5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5yecxxyo22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jduckwriter.bsky.social/post/3m57ykbdkck2tCover reveal! Here’s the early mock-up of the cover for my second collection of horror stories, Noctivagants, coming early 2027 with @lethepress.bsky.social !09 Nov 2025 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:pnbl545edg2ikpabvxgdnk5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3m57ykbdkck2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jduckwriter.bsky.social/post/3m4su6rqblc2zMeet my new office assistant04 Nov 2025 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:pnbl545edg2ikpabvxgdnk5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4su6rqblc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jduckwriter.bsky.social/post/3m4qzrvewfk2fThe first page of Vladimir Nabokov’s Speak, Memory is a literary slammajamma of an opening03 Nov 2025 22:07 +0000at://did:plc:pnbl545edg2ikpabvxgdnk5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qzrvewfk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jduckwriter.bsky.social/post/3m4iyq63h4s2lBig news! My second collection of horror stories, NOCTIVAGANTS, is coming out in 2027 with Lethe Press! Cover reveal coming soon!31 Oct 2025 17:26 +0000at://did:plc:pnbl545edg2ikpabvxgdnk5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4iyq63h4s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jduckwriter.bsky.social/post/3m3s7svopvs2dThis one is pretty wild. If you’re a fan of gothic fiction, fin de siècle aesthetics, and materialist critiques disguised as horror, this one’s for you [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Oct 2025 16:02 +0000at://did:plc:pnbl545edg2ikpabvxgdnk5j/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3s7svopvs2d