Writer and curator of horror and dark literature | Asheville, NC | Stories in Horror Tree, The Literary Hatchet, Madame Grey, Yabblins, Mobius Boulevard, Black Hare Press, Just Keep Up Magazinehttps://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3muuajj54bk2wShouldn't have taken me this long to discover @morgansylvia.bsky.social. Dripping with a beautiful, vast, and haunting cruelty, her anthology, The Withering Hours, mesmerizes with unflinching consistency. Can't wait to pick up another one of hers!06 Sep 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muuajj54bk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3muaiohlvoc2mThis classic by @jonasd.bsky.social resurfaced on recently on Propagule https://www.propagule.co/fiction/i-was-banned-from-the-oklahoma-city-museum-of-art-for-completely-unfair-reasons-and-treated-very-unfairly-as-a-whole-due-mainly-to-the-fact-that29 Aug 2026 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muaiohlvoc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3mtoikm4qrs2cChilling stuff from a fellow Marylander! Lofflin demonstrates that sometimes less is more [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Aug 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtoikm4qrs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3mrdu23dqt226Another one in the dynamic @justkeepupmagazine.bsky.social! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdu23dqt226https://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3mi7aszlwt222Ecstatic to announce my latest cryptid horror will join the great body of work featured on @justkeepupmagazine.bsky.social! [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Mar 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7aszlwt222https://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3mbqymrfggc25Purchased Ronald Gill's "13 Forgotten Mind Control Secrets" on a whim from a thrift store and was unexpectedly delighted by the insightful clarity for what was clearly one man's self-published passion project. Would recommend for anyone seeking to dabble in the art of manipulation, for good or evil06 Jan 2026 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbqymrfggc25https://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3m723axi2oc2t"The Cutest Thing in the World" is live on @metastellar.bsky.social! https://www.metastellar.com/fiction/the-cutest-thing-in-the-world/02 Dec 2025 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m723axi2oc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3m6u6rmi6cs2yEcstatic to announce that my short story, "The Cutest Thing in the World," will join the renowned @metastellar.bsky.social's collection of speculative fiction30 Nov 2025 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6u6rmi6cs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3m4nqbclgrk25Recently finished @johnlangan.bsky.social's debut anthology, "Mr. Gaunt," and it was clear from the first story why Langan has become such a heavyweight in the genre. The collection is an unbroken chain of supernatural thrills with no weak links, whose end I was sorry to find arrived too soon02 Nov 2025 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4nqbclgrk25https://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3m34cl3jfmk2sHad fun disentangling the twisty circles author Freddy Durbin wove together in his short story, "Intrusions" in @justkeepupmagazine.bsky.social https://www.justkeepupmagazine.com/intrusions-by-freddy-durbin13 Oct 2025 22:53 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m34cl3jfmk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3m2xfmc6hw22qThoroughly enjoyed @nadiabulkin.bsky.social's "She Said Destroy" - efficient, merciless, and savagely alive, Bulkin's anthology dishes out short spec horror whose shadows will linger. Looking forward to picking up "Issues with Authority"12 Oct 2025 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2xfmc6hw22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3lzhdlxuatk2rUpdate on Gene Wolfe's "Seven American Nights": Spent most of yesterday going down a literary rabbit hole and the further I went, the more the pieces fit, like an Escherian tapestry. To any who might read it, I highly recommend referencing this timeline when you're done. https://www.wolfewiki.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=SevenAmericanNights.Timeline22 Sep 2025 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzhdlxuatk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3lzek2ejwfc2lGene Wolfe's "Seven American Nights" is one of the most mind-bending plots I've ever encountered. Every detail seems steeped in enigma and double meanings, and I'm still peeling back the layers and unwinding the twists. What a great novella!21 Sep 2025 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzek2ejwfc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3lxpapglcts2sHad the pleasure of picking up @lairdbarron.bsky.social's Imago Sequence on my honeymoon, and the stories therein made our romantic excursion that much more exquisite. Barron has perfected the sauce of contemporary cosmic horror!31 Aug 2025 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxpapglcts2shttps://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3lxiqjzhpnk2sI'm elated to announce that my brilliant editor/fiancée is now my loving editor/wife! 🖤28 Aug 2025 23:54 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxiqjzhpnk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3lpysw2qiss26Picked up a random anthology at the used book store and was inadvertently introduced to the twisted imagination of Bentley Little. This guy is a real sicko and I'm loving it!25 May 2025 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpysw2qiss26https://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3lm6jkv6wb223Microfiction #3: Over the possum's skull, bees sip nectar out of buttercups, because nothing's ever really over.06 Apr 2025 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm6jkv6wb223https://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3lkoc2jro4k2aSuper excited to have my latest piece out as part of @blackharepress.bsky.social's Short Reads series. Out now on ebook and soon to be available in hard copy! https://www.blackharepress.com/fog-by-paul-r-panossain/18 Mar 2025 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkoc2jro4k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3lkgdb4cakc2kpicking out her next read15 Mar 2025 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkgdb4cakc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3lj6ltpbva22dHigh praise from @justkeepupmagazine.bsky.social! Humbled to be one of the first voices presented in this new and exciting publication [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Feb 2025 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj6ltpbva22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3liah3apvsk2m@jennifleck.bsky.social's enchanting prose breathes fresh life into ancient mythology in "Venus Looks Coldly over Her Shoulder" in February's @chmmagazine.bsky.social15 Feb 2025 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3liah3apvsk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3lh7ramvu322fRecently finished "Hex" by @thomasoldeheuvelt.bsky.social. Now that's what I call spec horror!Plenty of authors hit on interesting angles but so few actually see them through to their full potential while also sticking the landing. And what a landing it is!02 Feb 2025 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh7ramvu322fhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3lfg4tl2zdc2xSo sad to hear that @coffinbell.bsky.social is shutting down! Check it out while the site is still up. Every issue is great. https://coffinbell.com/volume-7-issue-no-4/10 Jan 2025 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfg4tl2zdc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3leyvlzjsvs23Just finished Edenville by @rebelsam94.bsky.social, a thrilling carnival ride of freakish small town horrors. Awesome debut novel!05 Jan 2025 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3leyvlzjsvs23https://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3ldbs5vz3as27Some appreciably meta madness in last month's @chmmagazine.bsky.social in "Introduction to the Collection by Anonymous" by @charliehughes77.bsky.social14 Dec 2024 17:10 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldbs5vz3as27https://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3lcqf2gpw6s2nHere's another microfiction. This one's titled, "In Silence." He brings her roses weekly, telling himself they'd win her heart if she was still alive07 Dec 2024 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcqf2gpw6s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3lc6er3iuhc2nRevisited one of my favorite strange fiction shorts, "The Fibers" by Daniel Beauregard in Propagule Magazine https://www.propagule.co/fiction/the-fibers30 Nov 2024 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc6er3iuhc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3lbvdyispjc22Nobody wanted my single-sentence fiction, so I'm posting some for free. This one's titled "The Return" Release came in a dazzling pointillism of serenity that blotted out the pain and slipped imperceptibly into eternity.27 Nov 2024 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbvdyispjc22https://bsky.app/profile/paulrpanossian.bsky.social/post/3lbpd7uqlas2hBack to back bangers by @oddmike.bsky.social and Gordon Brown in @undertow.bsky.social 's Weird Horror Issue 9 https://www.weirdhorrormagazine.com/issue-924 Nov 2024 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:t3mcodndkrjignx2rc3e2yu2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbpd7uqlas2h