Gothic novelist + ghost-filled non-fiction celebrating women's history. Actress. Goth. Narrator. Playwright. NYC Ghost Tour Guide. A HAUNTED HISTORY OF INVISIBLE WOMEN, AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC (USA Today Bestseller, Kensington), STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL (Tor)

And here's a neat graphic to celebrate our super-cool AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC Stoker Nominee news!
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TODAY! LET'S DISCUSS ART (HUMOROUSLY) AND WATCH LEANNA (A CLASSICALLY-TRAINED PROFESSIONAL ACTRESS UNTRAINED IN IMPROV) FACE HER FEARS:

In person in Midtown Manhattan AND virtually everywhere! Get to the livestream ticket link by clicking the black arrow by the date on the ticket page:
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TOMORROW, NYC! In-person & Virtual! Come support on-the-fly storytelling about hastily-drawn art! ๐Ÿ˜ Virtual tickets: click black arrow to the right of 4/10 on ticket page, goes from general admission to Livestream.

Thanks for your support of this delightful new venture, I'm thrilled to be a guest!
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This is lovely (and regrettably) very important. Iโ€™m so glad you shared this!
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I don't know the specifics but my grandfather did this for whichever war (he'd be somewhere around 80 now) and I see it as a great heroism.

He also was in the local peace choir and I took part of my name from his.

I represent him at every protest and march.
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Changing the world starts with one person saying no, no more. Then another and another and another. Anyone can start today.
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After being raised in & out of The Society of Friends (Quakers), last fall I returned to attending Meetings with the great comfort that this is, in fact, my faith, here are additional resources from the folks that created Conscientious Objection in the first place: www.fgcquaker.org/fgcresources/minutes-of-conscience/conscientious-objection/
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1928: we can never have a Catholic president, he would take orders from the Pope!

2026: any chance the Pope can fill out the rest of the term as president?
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I'm still in major-editing mode, so I'm vanishing, take care of yourselves and each-other!

(Come see me on stage in NYC on Friday! Details in my feed ๐Ÿ–ค)

*disappears into the fog*
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This is a fun, fun thread. And educational!
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In case you missed it, check out this amazing nothing-has-ever-been-so- book-accurate manifestation of Professor Alexi Rychman, brooding Gothic hero of my STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL Gaslamp Fantasy saga and come check out the book + scent at #BookCon! ๐Ÿ–ค
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NYC! Friday! In person AND Virtual! Come support a fun, brand new venture at an amazing venue with stellar talents! The performers are splitting ticket proceeds so we really appreciate your coming out or tuning in! (Livestream link is hard to find, click on black arrow to the right of date, 4/10)
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I don't know this comic series, though I'll be checking it out. I just wanted to remind people who complain about modern pop media being woke, that in the 1940s the Superman radio show helped take down parts of the KKK in real life.
dangerousminds.net/pop-culture/the-real-story-of-how-superman-thwarted-the-ku-klux-klan/
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you do not have to hand it to tucker carlson or marjorie taylor greene or alex jones or megyn kelly. they're all rats who see trump as a sinking ship and they're getting ready to jump in preparation for their next act. you do not have to fall for it.
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On top of all this, if the Vance storylines continue to converge in this trajectory we're very quickly going to have an actual Habsburg involved too
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rename all the Robert E Lee shit in Virginia for George Thomas, the Virginian General who stayed loyal to the union and kicked the Confederacy's ass.
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๐Ÿƒ "The Wings We Grow, The Wings We Shed" ๐Ÿ‚

"We get dashed upon waves & tumbled towards shore, but you know what? Dreams can survive such things."

My poetic essay published in @enchantedlivingmag.bsky.social w/art by Maria Mayhofer! In libraries, bookshops & enchantedlivingmag.com/products/enchanted-living-issue-74-spring-2026-print
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NYC! Friday! In person AND Virtual! Come support a fun, brand new venture at an amazing venue with stellar talents! The performers are splitting ticket proceeds so we really appreciate your coming out or tuning in! (Livestream link is hard to find, click on black arrow to the right of date, 4/10)
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I've got my tickets! This evening promises to be *delightfully* unhinged.
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Update: Ghost Ship won first appearance!

Follow me for more Gothic Trope cage matches as they occur in my brain...

(RAVENFIELD HALL, 2027)
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Co-signed. It is OFFENSIVE. Anyone justifying theft of our work as if for our own benefit (?!) (27 of my works btw, half of which are actionable & yes I'm doing that part), should shut their mouths and engage with this PROMPT: Take an art or writing class for healthier mental & environmental output!
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I don't cross picket lines. Including this one.
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We really can't stress that last bit enough
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I have 5 *decidedly* haunted scenes all vying to be the *next* haunted scene in the chronology of this Gothic novel...

Ghost Ship appearance vs. Haunted Dress appearance...

(They'll both be there, it's never either/or it's just when; all Haunted Objects welcome in The Hieberverse)

I love my job.
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honestly I think Minnesota deserves a little treat
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Anti-Trans bigotry is such a strong force because Trans people represent a movement towards bodily autonomy that would violate everything the fascists hold dear. The fascists don't want anyone to get to make choices about their bodies. Trans healthcare is a slap in the face to patriarchal control.
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*hopeful Maybe It Will Happen Today energy*
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Hi 2am writers, how are you?

I'm in that wild fugue-state part of restructuring a book (it is good, my editor is 100% correct)

And my *entire brain* feels like Inception when Paris folds in on itself.

Ok, that's it, as you were. I'll be over here finding out where that whole city block ended up.
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*flees from the haunted manor with candelabra and... *checks petticoats* A CAT?!*

I WIN AT GOTHIC HEROINE
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I actually just finished reading this! Quite good. Definitely recommend.
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a small town in wisconsin is now one of the first municipalities to pass an anti-data center referendum at the ballot box letting them have the power to stop future projects
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