RichardSPoet

Multi-genre short story writer and poet, focusing currently on literary science fiction and horror

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@JoyceCarolOates Although he handed in a finished version six days before he died, he did not participate in post-production, and it doesn’t feel like his film. The film also got censored to keep it from an NC-17 rating. I would watch the uncensored version.

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@JoyceCarolOates But they were the only two intelligent things that have been said about the movie. Dumpster?! Font of genius.

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Dragon Soul Press’ anthology “Pirate Cove” was published today! It has my story “Time Pirates.” This is my first published short story of pure science fiction.

https://t.co/P0shmRra3L

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Dragon Soul Press poetry anthology “Soul Cleanse” has been published! Five of my poems appear: “Forest Ruin,” “The Hole,” “Grim End,” “Decaying Tudor of My Dreams” and “Swamp.”

https://t.co/VHshf4wgDL

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@JoyceCarolOates He thought he could win and he lost, very simple

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@JoyceCarolOates The cartoonist Tom Gauld made Joyce runner up in the Literary World Cup. She should watch.

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@JoyceCarolOates Joyce - did you see your runner up finish in Tom Gauld’s World Cup? Congrats!

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My short story “The White Room” was accepted for publication by the Canadian anthology Strange Vibes Vol. 2. Probably best described as psychological horror, it’s about an artist who becomes obsessed with a room where everything is white.
#horror #arthorror #psychologicalhorror

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“Room Five at the Black Goat,” my crime horror story about a B&B in Vermont, was published today by the U.K. publication Schlock Webzine in their June 2026 issue.

https://t.co/wGUoQyWwI8

#horror #crimehorror #bedandbreakfast #vermont#

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My short story “The Songs of the Nøkk” was just accepted by Dragon Soul Press for their anthology Faerie Contract to be published in August. “Songs” is probably best categorized as folk or faerie horror, although the horror is very light.

#folkhorror #horror #dragonsoulpress

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@JoyceCarolOates So happy you also love the “whale” chapters of Moby Dick, so irritatingly removed by college professors trying to make their syllabuses shorter. But Ulysses does drive me a bit insane with the overkill sometimes I wish he’d just close the car window and get there sometimes….

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Dragon Soul Press’ upcoming anthology “Pirate Cove” is available for pre-order. It has my story “Time Pirates,” about people in the future who steal slivers of time threads. This is my first published short story of pure science fiction.

#Sci-fi #dragonsoulpress #pirates

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Dragon Soul Press’ upcoming poetry anthology “Soul Cleanse” is available for pre-order. Five of my poems will appear: “Forest Ruin,” “The Hole,” “Grim End,” “Decaying Tudor of My Dreams” and “Swamp.”

#horrorpoetry
#dragonsoulpress

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“The Scrapbook Rebellion,” my dystopian horror sci-fi short story about an AI-dominated future, was published in issue 1137 of Bewildering Stories.

https://t.co/9ZRZ9pfme9

#horror #aihorror #sci-fi #dystopian

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Five of my “horror” poems were just accepted by Dragon Soul Press for their upcoming poetry anthology “Soul Cleanse.” These include: “Forest Ruin,” “The Hole,” “Grim End,” “Decaying Tudor of My Dreams” and “Swamp.”

#horrorpoetry
#dragonsoulpress

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“The Scrapbook,” my dystopian horror sci-fi short story about an AI-dominated future, will be published in issue 1137 of Bewildering Stories.

#horror #horrorstories #speculativefiction #sci-fi #dystopian #ai #artificialintelligence #imaginativewriting

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@JoyceCarolOates Richard III? Woa don’t buy into the Shakespeare propaganda. He was maligned to legitimize Edward VII, the true usurper. Check out the Richard III Society, devoted to the truth about this fine king.

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My werewolf horror poem “Were-Lover,” was just selected for inclusion in the anthology of dark poetry Beautiful Tragedies 5 to be published by HellBound Books.

#horror #poetry #darkpoetry #werewolves

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My story “Time Pirates” was accepted by Dragon Soul Press for its anthology *Pirate Cove* coming out June 30th. It is about pirates who steal slivers of time threads from travelers on colony ships. This is my first published pure science fiction story.

#Sci-fi #dragonsoulpress

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@JoyceCarolOates The production was ludicrous - the opera is called Tristan and Isolde, it is about their love, the Liebestod one of the greatest pieces of Western music but it’s a love song - to Isolde’s baby that kills her in childbirth? Also offensive was the lack of passion in the love scn.