Blake Snow
@blakesnowauthor.bsky.social
Writer of Fantasy, Horror, and Science Fiction. Lover of cats and the Tortured Poets Department.
Creative Writing MFA from City St. George’s, University of London.
Still iffy on this social media thing…
Creative Writing MFA from City St. George’s, University of London.
Still iffy on this social media thing…
Accidentally left the room for an hour with Spotify playing the latest O.A.R. single on repeat. There could be worse ways to absolutely wreck an algorithm, I suppose. #ofarevolution #spotify
August 12, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Accidentally left the room for an hour with Spotify playing the latest O.A.R. single on repeat. There could be worse ways to absolutely wreck an algorithm, I suppose. #ofarevolution #spotify
Did you need a dose of #shortfiction in your day? Well, have I got the story for you!
#indieauthor #grief #story
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#indieauthor #grief #story
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Barnabas
On a sunny August day in 2012, in sunny Queen’s Head, Virginia, Rebecca Daye gave birth to her first—and as it would turn out, only—child.
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March 17, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Did you need a dose of #shortfiction in your day? Well, have I got the story for you!
#indieauthor #grief #story
open.substack.com/pub/blakesno...
#indieauthor #grief #story
open.substack.com/pub/blakesno...
March 17, 2026 at 12:26 AM
God, Maroon 5 is such a great band.
March 15, 2026 at 1:34 AM
God, Maroon 5 is such a great band.
A number of celebrity “scandals” have been making the rounds recently, so let me weigh in:
Don’t care.
Cannot be bothered to care.
Celebrities are imperfect people like all of us, I see none of them as saints, and I am deeply uninterested in judging strangers.
Don’t care.
Cannot be bothered to care.
Celebrities are imperfect people like all of us, I see none of them as saints, and I am deeply uninterested in judging strangers.
March 13, 2026 at 4:27 PM
A number of celebrity “scandals” have been making the rounds recently, so let me weigh in:
Don’t care.
Cannot be bothered to care.
Celebrities are imperfect people like all of us, I see none of them as saints, and I am deeply uninterested in judging strangers.
Don’t care.
Cannot be bothered to care.
Celebrities are imperfect people like all of us, I see none of them as saints, and I am deeply uninterested in judging strangers.
In case you missed it last night (and frankly, posting so close to midnight, who wouldn’t), I posted a new #shortstory on my Substack. Check it out below 👇🏻
#fiction #Barnabas #indieauthor
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#fiction #Barnabas #indieauthor
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Barnabas
On a sunny August day in 2012, in sunny Queen’s Head, Virginia, Rebecca Daye gave birth to her first—and as it would turn out, only—child.
open.substack.com
March 13, 2026 at 4:23 PM
In case you missed it last night (and frankly, posting so close to midnight, who wouldn’t), I posted a new #shortstory on my Substack. Check it out below 👇🏻
#fiction #Barnabas #indieauthor
open.substack.com/pub/blakesno...
#fiction #Barnabas #indieauthor
open.substack.com/pub/blakesno...
“Trump’s deliberately trying to start Armageddon, so be AFRAID”
Why. Literally WHY.
Stopping this war is far above my pay grade, just as it’s above yours. Say this DOES end in nuclear war (and I don’t think it will), we’ll all be dead the same. Time has always been a limited thing. Shoot for joy.
Why. Literally WHY.
Stopping this war is far above my pay grade, just as it’s above yours. Say this DOES end in nuclear war (and I don’t think it will), we’ll all be dead the same. Time has always been a limited thing. Shoot for joy.
March 5, 2026 at 5:06 AM
“Trump’s deliberately trying to start Armageddon, so be AFRAID”
Why. Literally WHY.
Stopping this war is far above my pay grade, just as it’s above yours. Say this DOES end in nuclear war (and I don’t think it will), we’ll all be dead the same. Time has always been a limited thing. Shoot for joy.
Why. Literally WHY.
Stopping this war is far above my pay grade, just as it’s above yours. Say this DOES end in nuclear war (and I don’t think it will), we’ll all be dead the same. Time has always been a limited thing. Shoot for joy.
To my loyal followers:
New story up now on #Substack. Check it out.
#Horror #ShortStory #AmWriting
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New story up now on #Substack. Check it out.
#Horror #ShortStory #AmWriting
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Fireworks
Ma loves fireworks.
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February 17, 2026 at 5:35 PM
To my loyal followers:
New story up now on #Substack. Check it out.
#Horror #ShortStory #AmWriting
open.substack.com/pub/blakesno...
New story up now on #Substack. Check it out.
#Horror #ShortStory #AmWriting
open.substack.com/pub/blakesno...
Researching scurvy for a book. Nasty stuff. Looks even nastier. At the same time, everything about pirates is suddenly clear.
#amwriting #newbook #pirates
#amwriting #newbook #pirates
February 13, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Researching scurvy for a book. Nasty stuff. Looks even nastier. At the same time, everything about pirates is suddenly clear.
#amwriting #newbook #pirates
#amwriting #newbook #pirates
Who else is excited for the new #Talisman book from @stephenking.bsky.social? October won’t come soon enough.
February 10, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Who else is excited for the new #Talisman book from @stephenking.bsky.social? October won’t come soon enough.
Just finished the first episode of #WonderMan. I don’t normally say this, but that directing was incredible; the car scene in particular was immaculate. I love how subtly the superhero aspect is woven into an otherwise (meta) examination of the life of a struggling actor. So far, a stellar show.
February 5, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Just finished the first episode of #WonderMan. I don’t normally say this, but that directing was incredible; the car scene in particular was immaculate. I love how subtly the superhero aspect is woven into an otherwise (meta) examination of the life of a struggling actor. So far, a stellar show.
Go live, Bluesky? No one wants me to do that. I certainly don’t.
February 4, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Go live, Bluesky? No one wants me to do that. I certainly don’t.
Just a reminder that I released my latest #shortstory on #Substack. Go give it a read, especially if you love weird scifi.
Hey hey! New story live on #Substack right now! Go give it a read. Forget the ice and snow for a minute and travel to the end of the universe.
#shortstory #sff #indieauthor
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#shortstory #sff #indieauthor
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Mrs. Anne at the End of the Universe
The end of the universe was beautiful, but the coffee was abysmal.
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February 4, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Just a reminder that I released my latest #shortstory on #Substack. Go give it a read, especially if you love weird scifi.
It will be hard to work this way, friend, but one does what one must, and no less. (Looking at this photo again, it seems like I’m trying to show off my watch. But it was $20 and the cat is priceless, so I’ll leave it to you to figure out which one I’m showing off).
#amwriting #cat #writerstruggles
#amwriting #cat #writerstruggles
February 3, 2026 at 7:07 PM
It will be hard to work this way, friend, but one does what one must, and no less. (Looking at this photo again, it seems like I’m trying to show off my watch. But it was $20 and the cat is priceless, so I’ll leave it to you to figure out which one I’m showing off).
#amwriting #cat #writerstruggles
#amwriting #cat #writerstruggles
Hmm. Was convinced I had a video of me reading that last story back in my MFA days. It seems I negelected to ask someone to film it.
February 3, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Hmm. Was convinced I had a video of me reading that last story back in my MFA days. It seems I negelected to ask someone to film it.
Hey hey! New story live on #Substack right now! Go give it a read. Forget the ice and snow for a minute and travel to the end of the universe.
#shortstory #sff #indieauthor
open.substack.com/pub/blakesno...
#shortstory #sff #indieauthor
open.substack.com/pub/blakesno...
Mrs. Anne at the End of the Universe
The end of the universe was beautiful, but the coffee was abysmal.
open.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Hey hey! New story live on #Substack right now! Go give it a read. Forget the ice and snow for a minute and travel to the end of the universe.
#shortstory #sff #indieauthor
open.substack.com/pub/blakesno...
#shortstory #sff #indieauthor
open.substack.com/pub/blakesno...
I haven’t posted in a bit, so I suppose updates are in order.
1. I have crossed the 20k word threshold on my #wip
2. I am working right now on a really cool short story. Look out for that on my Substack.
3. I harrassed my cat no fewer than 8,478,729 times.
1. I have crossed the 20k word threshold on my #wip
2. I am working right now on a really cool short story. Look out for that on my Substack.
3. I harrassed my cat no fewer than 8,478,729 times.
January 31, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I haven’t posted in a bit, so I suppose updates are in order.
1. I have crossed the 20k word threshold on my #wip
2. I am working right now on a really cool short story. Look out for that on my Substack.
3. I harrassed my cat no fewer than 8,478,729 times.
1. I have crossed the 20k word threshold on my #wip
2. I am working right now on a really cool short story. Look out for that on my Substack.
3. I harrassed my cat no fewer than 8,478,729 times.
Hope glimmers, even in the darkest dark. It yearns to be found, held, beloved.
January 24, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Hope glimmers, even in the darkest dark. It yearns to be found, held, beloved.
Snowed in? Looking for something to read during #Snowmageddon? Well, may I suggest my #Substack?
(Seriously, if you have nothing else to do…)
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(Seriously, if you have nothing else to do…)
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On the Edge of Coming True
(For my mother, who loves this story and insisted I share it)
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January 24, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Snowed in? Looking for something to read during #Snowmageddon? Well, may I suggest my #Substack?
(Seriously, if you have nothing else to do…)
open.substack.com/pub/blakesno...
(Seriously, if you have nothing else to do…)
open.substack.com/pub/blakesno...
The sequence of real thought followed by flash-in-the-pan hashtags is representative of something, I think.
An appropriate response to art is never to ask “What DOESN’T this provide?” Always, one should focus on what it does provide. To do anything else is a demonstration in dishonesty, bad faith reporting.
#Art #CriticalThinking #Review
#Art #CriticalThinking #Review
January 24, 2026 at 5:40 PM
The sequence of real thought followed by flash-in-the-pan hashtags is representative of something, I think.
An appropriate response to art is never to ask “What DOESN’T this provide?” Always, one should focus on what it does provide. To do anything else is a demonstration in dishonesty, bad faith reporting.
#Art #CriticalThinking #Review
#Art #CriticalThinking #Review
January 24, 2026 at 5:39 PM
An appropriate response to art is never to ask “What DOESN’T this provide?” Always, one should focus on what it does provide. To do anything else is a demonstration in dishonesty, bad faith reporting.
#Art #CriticalThinking #Review
#Art #CriticalThinking #Review
New music from #MIKA and #TheFormat tonight. Pass it on.
January 23, 2026 at 1:35 AM
New music from #MIKA and #TheFormat tonight. Pass it on.
Dunno today’s word count yet. We’re at 800-something, but I also did a good amount of worldbuilding on paper.
#AmWriting #Worldbuilding #Fantasy
#AmWriting #Worldbuilding #Fantasy
January 22, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Dunno today’s word count yet. We’re at 800-something, but I also did a good amount of worldbuilding on paper.
#AmWriting #Worldbuilding #Fantasy
#AmWriting #Worldbuilding #Fantasy
January 21, 2026 at 11:07 PM