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@undertow.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 8:42 PMReposted by @bourbonpenn.bsky.social

Friends, have you seen/experienced the film "The Tatragrammaton"? For your sake, I hope not. @zachariahcw.bsky.social is your guide to this dark reverie. Yes, it's new story day here at Weird Horror.

www.weirdhorrormagazine.com/tetragrammaton

Screen grab from Weird Horror Magazine site showing page for "The Tetragrammaton," by Zachariah Claypole White. Black text on ochre background.
@mariahaskins.comOct 8, 2026, 3:33 PMReposted by @bourbonpenn.bsky.social

THIS. Having a story published in Shimmer is one of the highlights of my life. If you look at the authors that were published by @ecatherine.com in Shimmer (and if you look at her work at @thedeadlands.com now), you will SO many awesome writers. Donate to help her: www.gofundme.com/f/help-suppo...

@3lobedmag.comOct 8, 2026, 6:32 PMReposted by @bourbonpenn.bsky.social

The Deadlands is an excellent magazine of dark fiction and poetry, and editor E. Catherine Tobler makes it incredible. Let's help her out in this needful time. www.gofundme.com/f/help-suppo...

@undertow.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 3:55 PMReposted by @bourbonpenn.bsky.social

Some may recall the great run we had with my 'lit rag' Shadows and Tall Trees. A Shirley Jackson win, several stories reprinted in "Best Of's. Our new lit rag, Pale Grey Idol, harkens back to that aesthetic. 100 pages at 5" x 8". A little gem of dark wonders.

Covers to Issue Zero of Pale Grey Idol, and issues 1 thru 5 of Shadows & Tall Trees.
@ihate00.bsky.socialOct 3, 2026, 4:22 PMReposted by @bourbonpenn.bsky.social

I just reviewed 'The Not-Dog-Thing' by @coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social from @bourbonpenn.bsky.social on my blog. This is certainly not just a simple story.
ihate00critics.blogspot.com/2026/10/week...

@sounfiction.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 1:56 AMReposted by @bourbonpenn.bsky.social

Have a great time reading Bourbon Penn @bourbonpenn.bsky.social Issue 10. I thought "The Rainbow Gun" had one of the most interesting premises for a speculative short story that I have ever read!

@undertow.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 12:18 PMReposted by @bourbonpenn.bsky.social

Announcing a new, occasional journal - PALE GREY IDOL. I hope you'll come along with us on this new venture.

Info:

palegreyidol.ca

Cover for PALE GREY IDOL. Featuring black background with maori art of a tribal mask. Yelloe and grey font colors. 

Hello Undertow Family,


It's my great pleasure today to announce publication of a new journal — Pale Grey Idol.


Pale Grey Idol will be an occasional offering. The impetus behind it is to give a home to stories that don't quite fit the needs or aesthetic of Weird Horror magazine.


Some of you may recall the first journal I edited, Shadows & Tall Trees. Pale Grey Idol is very much cast in that mold. A slim journal styled after those first issues of Shadows & Tall Trees, presenting curious tales of the ineffable. Back to our roots, as it were.


An aspect of this new venture that might sadden some of you is that I am not fulfilling direct orders for the journal. I'm sorry about this but hope you'll understand and still support Pale Grey Idol.


Our most precious commodity is time. And these days life is eating away at it in unpleasant ways. I've crunched some numbers, and compared fulfilling orders through our Undertow site with sales through distribution channels. There is a modest amount more that comes in via direct sales, but when I factor in the actual time it takes to fulfill orders, well, that negates that bump. In addition, there have been a number of things that have made fulfillment of both print and eBooks...challenging and vexing.


So I've set up a dedicated website for Pale Grey Idol:


PALE GREY IDOL


There you'll find information about forthcoming issues, submissions guidelines, where to buy* the issues, the newsletter sign-up, and contact information.


I am very excited about this new venture, and I do hope that you will support it if you are able.


PURCHASE





NOTE - It appears the print edition has only propagated to Amazon, thus far. It should be up on Bookshop, and Barnes & Noble soon.


Thank you all for your continued support and good graces.
@janstinchcomb.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 7:36 PMReposted by @bourbonpenn.bsky.social

I'm sick today but I still want to celebrate #LitMagWeek:

@trampset.bsky.social
@centaurlit.bsky.social
@villaineralit.bsky.social
@paranoidxtree.bsky.social
@crowkeys.bsky.social
@bourbonpenn.bsky.social
@poolpartymag.com
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@vanessafogg.bsky.socialSep 28, 2026, 7:29 PMReposted by @bourbonpenn.bsky.social

ICYMI my short fiction recs for June-July, featuring stories from @thedeadlands.com @clarkesworldmagazine.com @lightspeedmagazine.com Future Tense Fiction @bourbonpenn.bsky.social and--

itsajumble.blogspot.com/2026/09/shor...

@ihate00.bsky.socialSep 27, 2026, 5:13 PMReposted by @bourbonpenn.bsky.social

This kept me on my toes, always trying to guess where the story was heading. Just reviewed the anazing 'Middle Song' by @thomasha.bsky.social from @bourbonpenn.bsky.social on my blog - ihate00critics.blogspot.com/2026/09/week...

@thomasha.bsky.socialSep 22, 2026, 8:37 PMReposted by @bourbonpenn.bsky.social

"This foreboding story unspirals with delicious tension and mystery, as the background of this world—and of the narrator—is slowly revealed. It’s a layered story about complicity, control, and escape." Appreciate the double shoutout! Thanks again and look forward to checking out these stories.

@coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.socialSep 17, 2026, 12:52 PMReposted by @bourbonpenn.bsky.social

Got my contributors copies of the latest @bourbonpenn.bsky.social!!!! The Not Dog Thing is my 3rd story with them. I’m always so pumped to end up in their pages alongside so many other amazing speculative writers!

Want to read some weird werewolf found footage?

www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/39/the...

A photo of me holding up the latest issue of bourbon Penn
@bourbonpenn.bsky.socialAug 11, 2026, 12:49 PM

Bourbon Penn 39 is live! Featuring new fiction from Corey Farrenkopf, Mari Ness, Rich Larson, Nick DiChario, Ruth Joffre, T. L. Xue, and Charles Wilkinson.

@coreyfarrenkopf.bsky.social @mariness.bsky.social @ruthjoffre.bsky.social @tixanfy.bsky.social

bourbonpenn.comBourbon Penn 39Stories by Corey Farrenkopf, Mari Ness, Rich Larson, Nick DiChario, Ruth Joffre, T. L. Xue, and Charles Wilkinson. Cover art by Antonio Segura (Dulk).
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