Kate Maruyama

Thank you @elizabroadbent.bsky.social ! We talk about THE COLLECTIVE from @writlarge.bsky.social and what it is to be a woman writing today

I’m not at AWP26 but my book is hanging with some of the coolest books around at booth 436! Stop by and visit! @traciakemi1 @lamikethepoet @bridgettebianca @tristaisshort @chiwan

elizabeth broadbent | Substack author, journalist, feminist. Blood Cypress (@rdspress), Ink Vine, and Ninety-Eight Sabers (Undertaker Books). INK VINE AND OTHER SWAMP STORIES coming March 2026.

A feral call from horror writer @elizabethbroadbent.bsky.social as we enter Women in Horror Month and she’s not wrong. Thanks, E. substack.com/@elizabethbr...

In case you needed some central California Coast…

Writing Workshop: Embracing the Dark: A Deep Dive into… | GrubStreet Starts Apr 2, 2026- This is course offered in partnership with the Shirley Jackson Awards . Led by an outstanding roster of authors, this four-week…

Dive into horror writing with four unique teachers in a master class that can take you from a kernel of an idea to submission.
grubstreet.org/workshop/sja... @nytebird45.bsky.social @brianevenson @olivasthewriter.bsky.social @katemaru.bsky.social

On the choice to go no contact with a toxic parent. @toniannj.bsky.social @skylightbooks.bsky.social BUT WHERE’S HOME?

Exposing the elements of her life, exposing the full scope of being raised by two narcissists in all their kooky complicatedness was freeing. BUT WHERE’S HOME? @toniannj.bsky.social @skylightbooks.bsky.social @screendoorpress

Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe Check out Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe - <p><b>As the weather gets colder, grab your favorite warm beverage and curl up with <i>Coffeeshop in an Alternate Universe!</i></b><br><b><br>A <i>New Y...

Alternate magical cityscape, queer love story, climate change bookshop.org/p/books/coff...

Another Hollywood Interlude Cary Grant and Randolph Scott, a real Hollywood Love story

Secret Hollywood, Cary & Randy in love and ALTERATIONS @runningwildllc.bsky.social on my latest Hollywood Interlude on Substack open.substack.com/pub/katemaru...

Inside an Orange County immigration court. What it reveals about the Trump Administration’s changing policies Podcast Episode · Imperfect Paradise · 02/13/2026 · 30m

Give a listen: How the immigration courts are changing swiftly, overburdened with cases, how asylum doesn’t work in the same way, and the work @cluejustice is doing. @laist.com podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

At Santa Ana Immigration Court, church members keep a watch on changing deportation policy This court observer program started last summer when the Trump administration’s deportation campaign ramped up in Southern California.

Thanks to @laistofficial for this coverage of how @cluejustice keeps track of the ever changing immigration courts. And shoutout to our hero Jennifer Coria!
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Tales of The Weller House: A Mendocino Coast Horror Writing Retreat The ultimate horror writing retreat awaits in a gothic mansion in the redwoods. Tuition + rooms start at $1100. Learn how to apply below!

we are assembling quite a merry little crew will you join us? www.eventbrite.com/e/tales-of-t...

I’m teaching a class in fan fiction focusing on protest conversation w source material—FF that pushes back. I asked for the pushback on the notorious JK terfer. Colleague & friend @lpkindred.bsky.social provided. Thank you @chucktingle.bsky.social for all you’ve been doing and keep doing.

Tales of The Weller House: A Mendocino Coast Horror Writing Retreat The ultimate horror writing retreat awaits in a gothic mansion in the redwoods. Tuition + rooms start at $1100. Learn how to apply below!

Time’s running out to join our haunted crew! @olivasthewriter.bsky.social & I will be @wellerhouseboutiquehotel in the last weekend of the month helping you bring your horror stories to life! www.eventbrite.com/e/tales-of-t...

I missed this beautiful essay from @lisacheby.bsky.social yesterday, but it is a love letter for those living alone alongside the blaring trope of couplehood. www.rolereboot.org/sex-and-rela...

Happy happy launch day to @treeladytoniann !! This beautiful book is now available wherever books are sold! bookshop.org/p/books/but-...

LA County identifies the ZIP codes hit hardest by ICE. Here’s where they are Immigration enforcement has hit undocumented and immigrant neighborhoods hardest and hurt small businesses, according to new report

A study on the LA areas hit hardest economically by the raids. This entire operation is costing a lot, something supporters don’t take into account. laist.com/news/politic...

Tales of The Weller House: A Mendocino Coast Horror Writing Retreat The ultimate horror writing retreat awaits in a gothic mansion in the redwoods. Tuition + rooms start at $1100. Learn how to apply below!

There are a few spots left in this fabulous horror weekend! Price includes meals, lodging, and workshops! W/ @olivasthewriter.bsky.social www.eventbrite.com/e/tales-of-t...

Nobody Walks in LA, but I Was Radicalized on Its Streets - Electric Literature I thought the activism I wanted to be a part of was more powerful like Washington D.C. or Oakland, but L.A. kept pulling me back

Beautiful essay on LA by @tazzystar.bsky.social #LA
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Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO “For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...

Subscribe to @lataco.bsky.social if you haven’t. The reporting is top notch. lataco.com/captive-loti...

Black Horror Month: L. Marie Wood Author L. Marie Wood talks psychological horror

Happy Birthday to my pressmate and fellow writer in horror, teacher, and Hamburger Hamlet Alum, Dr. @lmariewood.bsky.social ! Scholar and writer, read this interview with the marvelous Elizabeth Broadbent for more!

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An enormous thank you to @acwise.bsky.social (an excellent writer in her own right) for a lovely writeup of my @analogsf.bsky.social novelette “Faith” for @locusmag.bsky.social !!!

It’s a huge honor to have a reader really “see” what you were after in a story. Overjoyed.

Tales of The Weller House: A Mendocino Coast Horror Writing Retreat The ultimate horror writing retreat awaits in a gothic mansion in the redwoods. Tuition + rooms start at $1100. Learn how to apply below!

A weekend in a Victorian Mansion, @olivasthewriter.bsky.social leading you through classes to get that horror story done, pro feedback, good company, good food, the Mendocino Coast and a ghost tour: who’s in??? (Price includes stay, food and workshops) www.eventbrite.com/e/tales-of-t...

Tales of The Weller House: A Mendocino Coast Horror Writing Retreat The ultimate horror writing retreat awaits in a gothic mansion in the redwoods. Tuition + rooms start at $1100. Learn how to apply below!

A weekend in a Victorian Mansion, @olivasthewriter.bsky.social leading you through classes to get that horror story done, pro feedback, good company, good food, the Mendocino Coast and a ghost tour: who’s in??? (Price includes stay, food and workshops) www.eventbrite.com/e/tales-of-t...

You have the right to film ICE detentions. Here’s how to do it effectively Video footage can be used to keep government employees accountable.

In case you’re new to this and need tips : laist.com/news/politic...

A year after the fires, 5 Altadena writers reflect on loss and the creativity that survives Writers Michelle Huneven, Bonnie S. Kaplan, Ashton Cynthia Clarke, Sakae Manning and Désirée Zamorano share stories of post-Eaton Fire displacement, resilience and creative forces.

A beautiful article, rounding up the stories of dear friends, including @ladeziree.bsky.social Zamorano, Ashton Cynthia Clarke Bonnie S. Kaplan & Sakae Manning a year after the fires.

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Saturday @copperdogbooks Why I ❤️Shirley Jackson, The brilliant Becky Spratford in conversation with @johnlanganwriter @eric_larocca @paulgtremblay & @catvalente

Swing by for the in depth conversation, and support the Shirley Jackson Awards!

Nah, WE are;)

A Gothic Horror Retreat, Reading Joy & All the Onions in the World January!

Nods to @lpkindred.bsky.social @justkeepwriting.bsky.social & onion jam!
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Tales of The Weller House: A Mendocino Coast Horror Writing Retreat Escape to The Weller House, a gothic mansion on the foggy Mendocino Coast. The ultimate horror writing retreat awaits among the redwoods.

I'm so excited to be faculty for this wonderful horror retreat w/ @olivasthewriter.bsky.social at the end of Feb!

Escape to The Weller House, a gothic mansion on the foggy Mendocino Coast. The ultimate horror writing retreat awaits among the redwoods....

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