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Oh hey it's me! Sooo excited to have a piece in Penumbric! "Branwen and the 3 Ravens": a retelling of Grimm's "The 7 Ravens." The creepy adventures of a woman attempting to free her brothers from a curse. Free to read!
#Dannyewrites #darkfantasy #fairytale ✍️ 🔱 📚😱 #specfic #writingcommunity #Horror
February 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
dannyechase.bsky.social
Thrilled to say I've got a piece in next months @penumbricmag.bsky.social! "Branwen and the 3 Ravens": a retelling of the Grimm’s fairy tale “The 7 Ravens." The creepy adventures of a woman attempting to free her brothers from a curse.
#DannyeWrites #darkfantasy #penumbricspeculativefiction
January 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
dannyechase.bsky.social
#Onthisday in 1959, searchers discovered the abandoned tents of the #DyatlovPass party. What happened on that mountain?
Visit my Weird Wednesday blog for the whole story & some #writingprompts.
dannyechase.com/blog/dyatlov...
#DannyeWrites #writingcommunity #specfic ✍️ 🔱 #Horror 📚😱
Dyatlov Pass
Writing prompts for a deadly mystery
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February 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
dannyechase.bsky.social
Woo hoo! Dark Waters Volume 2 is now on pre-order.
Stories of trepidation, the unknown, the dangerous, the creepy, & the suspenseful.
My story is "The Sea is Full of Ghosts": A deep-sea merman encounters the ghost of a drowned sailor.
#DarkWaters #DannyeWrites #darkfantasy
darkwaterspodcast.bsky.social Dark Waters Podcast @darkwaterspodcast.bsky.social · Dec 18
Pre-orders for #dwantho2 are LIVE! If you've been liking our promos, want to support some incredible authors, to give the gift of dark stories, or any combination of the three, you can get your copy at:

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Dark Waters Vol 2|Paperback
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December 18, 2024 at 9:06 PM
dannyechase.bsky.social
#Onthisday in 1921, the ghost ship Carroll A. Deering was found aground with its sails set, and no trace of the crew. More on the story and some #writingprompts at dannyechase.com/blog/deering/

#DannyeWrites #ghostship #writing #horrorprompts #mysteryprompts #writer #author #writingcommunity
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Carroll A. Deering as seen from the Cape Lookout lightship on January 28, 1921. (US Coast Guard) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Deering2.jpg
January 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM
dannyechase.bsky.social
Oh hey, it's me! So honored to have a piece in Penumbric!
“Branwen and the Three Ravens” is a retelling of the Grimm’s fairy tale “The Seven Ravens”: The creepy adventures of a woman attempting to free her brothers from a curse.
#DannyeWrites
#writingcommunity #specfic ✍️ 🔱 🩷🧙‍♂️⚔️ #write #Horror 📚😱
May 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
dannyechase.bsky.social
In romance writing, pining is everything. Readers want to see how desperately a character wants the romance, and how fervently they believe it’s never going to happen.
3 steps to the happy ending:
dannyechase.com/resources/pi...
#DannyeWrites #booksky #writingcommunity
A photo by Kaboompics.com on Pexels of a conifer tree, looking up through green needles to the blue sky. https://www.pexels.com/photo/low-angle-shot-of-a-tree-and-sky-6608597/
January 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM
dannyechase.bsky.social
Benjamin Bathurst: How to Become an Enduring Mystery in Just 10 Seconds
dannyechase.com/blog/benjami...
Bathurst's vanishing has inspired so much speculative fiction. Read the whole story & get writing prompts on my Weird Wednesday blog!
#DannyeWrites #writingcommunity #specfic ✍️ 🔱 #Horror 📚😱
Benjamin Bathurst
How to Become an Enduring Mystery in Just 10 Seconds
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April 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
dannyechase.bsky.social
Full fic posted! "Generous" Scarecrow/Riddler from DCU. Rated E, happy ending. Inspired by art by the wonderful @creaturelala.bsky.social
archiveofourown.org/works/77326051
#DannyeWrites #Scriddler #Riddlecrow #TheRiddler #TheScarecrow #EdwardNygma #JonathanCrane #DCcomics #Batman #fanfic
A screenshot of AO3 showing the fic "Generous" by Dannye Chase/HolyCatsAndRabbits. Summary: "The problem with Edward Nygma was that he was so fucking pretty. Goddammed gorgeous. High cheekbones and flame-red hair, sparkling emerald eyes. Broad shoulders and trim waist, elegant and competent. No one should ever have believed that Jonathan Crane, a scarecrow even without his mask, could attract such a pretty green butterfly onto his lap." In which the only person in Gotham who thinks Jonathan Crane is straight is Jonathan Crane.
January 10, 2026 at 3:43 PM
dannyechase.bsky.social
Oh hey, it's me! So so excited for this horror magazine! My story is "The Ever-Running Bath": A woman injured on a desert hike struggles with her surroundings and her past.
It was a blast to interview my fellow author Caroline Hung, so check out the video!
#DannyeWrites #XanaxHamster #horrorstory
agitapublishing.bsky.social Agita Publishing @agitapublishing.bsky.social · Dec 3
The final issue of Xanax Hamster releases next week! To get a taste of what's in store, here's a conversation between Dannye Chase (@dannyechase.bsky.social) and Caroline Hung. Featuring our EIC dancing in a hamster mask.

youtu.be/fZ45VR4h7h0
Xanax Hamster author interviews: Dannye Chase and Caroline Hung
YouTube video by From Beyond Press
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December 4, 2024 at 4:22 PM
dannyechase.bsky.social
1st fanfic in like 2 years! Scarecrow/Riddler from DCU
archiveofourown.org/works/77326051
The only person in Gotham who thinks Jonathan Crane is straight is Jonathan Crane.
#DannyeWrites #Riddlecrow #Scriddler #Riddler #TheRiddler #DCcomics #EdwardNygma #Batman #AO3 #fanfic
Generous - Chapter 1 - Dannye Chase (HolyCatsAndRabbits), HolyCatsAndRabbits - Batman - All Media Types [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
January 9, 2026 at 11:33 AM
dannyechase.bsky.social
Full fic posted! "Generous" Scarecrow/Riddler from DCU. Rated E, happy ending, this was so fun to do, y'all. Also welcome to my new hyperfixation.
archiveofourown.org/works/77326051
#DannyeWrites #Scriddler #Riddlecrow #TheRiddler #TheScarecrow #EdwardNygma #JonathanCrane #DCcomics #Batman #fanfic
A screenshot of AO3 showing the fic "Generous" by Dannye Chase/HolyCatsAndRabbits. Summary: "The problem with Edward Nygma was that he was so fucking pretty. Goddammed gorgeous. High cheekbones and flame-red hair, sparkling emerald eyes. Broad shoulders and trim waist, elegant and competent. No one should ever have believed that Jonathan Crane, a scarecrow even without his mask, could attract such a pretty green butterfly onto his lap." In which the only person in Gotham who thinks Jonathan Crane is straight is Jonathan Crane.
January 11, 2026 at 10:43 AM
dannyechase.bsky.social
3 Ways to Practice Writing Without Writing
Writers need 2 things to write: motivation & time. What to do when you've only got one? Write without writing.
dannyechase.com/resources/wr...
Remember, you are not your production. You are your creative spark.
#DannyeWrites #writing #writers #writersky
Three Ways to Practice Writing Without Writing
When you've got time or motivation but not both
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January 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
dannyechase.bsky.social
3 reasons to hit a word count (and what to do if you don’t)
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Stories don’t always go from idea to page w/o wandering into Subplot Land and picking up a few souvenirs. But here's why you should stick to the submission guidelines
#DannyeWrites #writing #writingcommunity
3 Reasons to Hit a Word Count
And What to Do if You Don't
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December 5, 2024 at 10:16 PM
dannyechase.bsky.social
Got my author copy of Dark Waters, Volume 2!
A collection of noir, horror, and thrilling tales from
@darkwaterspodcast.bsky.social
Edited by Kirstyn Petras and N.B. Turner. In my story, a merman meets the ghost of a drowned sailor.
darkwaterspodcast.com
#DannyeWrites #authorphoto #horror
A photo of Dannye holding the anthology Dark Waters, Volume 2, edited by Kirstyn Petras and N.B. Turner. The cover is a dark photograph of a rainy street.
January 25, 2025 at 12:16 AM
dannyechase.bsky.social
Omens of Death: From Broken Clocks to Butterflies
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Some folkloric death omens could apply to anyone. Then there are those that name names... Read the whole story & get #writingprompts on my #WeirdWednesday blog!
#DannyeWrites #writing #superstition #writingcommunity
A photo by Erik Karits on Pexels of three orange butterflies landing on white and yellow daisies, with a background of greenery. https://www.pexels.com/photo/butterflies-perched-on-white-flowers-9366968/
January 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
dannyechase.bsky.social
This month in 1906 the E.F. Benson story "The Bus-Conductor" was published, an early appearance of the urban legend "Room For One More?" Read all about it on my blog and get writing prompts!
dannyechase.com/blog/roomfor...
Benson's story: web.archive.org/web/20110927...
#DannyeWrites #writersky
A photograph by Moises Besada on Pexels of a night scene with a dark figure silhouetted in front of a car's headlights https://www.pexels.com/photo/silhouette-of-man-walking-in-front-of-a-car-3568103/
December 16, 2024 at 10:44 PM
dannyechase.bsky.social
The Disappearance of Flight 19: The Bermuda Triangle’s Most Bizarre Mystery
dannyechase.com/blog/flight19/
A pilot made such an inconceivable mistake that people made up aliens to explain it. Read the whole story & get #writingprompts on my blog!
#DannyeWrites #writersky #writing #horror #scifi
A grayscale photo of five U.S. Navy Grumman TBF-1 Avengers flying in a line over Norfolk, Virginia (USA), on 1 September 1942. Public domain image. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Grumman_TBF-1_Avengers_of_VGS-29_in_flight_over_Norfolk,_Virginia_(USA),_on_1_September_1942_(80-G-427475).jpg
December 11, 2024 at 5:26 PM
dannyechase.bsky.social
Want to write a mystery based on history? Check out my blog for unsolved cases spanning the centuries: cryptids, ghost ships, mysterious deaths, vanishings, murders & the unidentified dead, with #writingprompts!
dannyechase.com/blog-categor...
#DannyeWrites #writing #horror #crime #scifi #writersky
Weird Wednesday by Category - Dannye Chase
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January 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Four Reasons Your Really Great Story was Rejected
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There are many reasons a story can get rejected, and sometimes, it’s not about how “good” the story is. Here are 2 things you can't change and 2 you can.
#DannyeWrites #writingcommunity #specfic ✍️ 🔱 #Horror 📚😱
Four Reasons Your Really Great Story was Rejected
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May 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
dannyechase.bsky.social
I wrote a sequel to my Riddler/Scarecrow fic!
archiveofourown.org/works/78961146
Ed's got one last step in his seduction. Only now, Jon's got his eyes wide open. Ed's POV so you can see all his plans. Jon missed *so much* lol
#DannyeWrites #Batman #Riddlecrow #Scriddler #EdwardNygma #JonathanCrane
A screenshot of AO3 showing the fic "Frightening" by Dannye Chase/HolyCatsAndRabbits. Summary: The problem with the Scarecrow was, he was the hottest thing Edward had ever seen in his life. Even before the fear toxin took effect. The sequel to Generous, in which Ed's got one last step in his seduction. Only this time, Jon's got his eyes wide open. Ed's POV this time so you can see behind the scenes of all his plans. Jon missed so much lol
February 6, 2026 at 9:52 AM
dannyechase.bsky.social
I wrote a sequel to my Riddler/Scarecrow fic!
archiveofourown.org/works/78961146
Ed's got one last step in his seduction. Only now, Jon's got his eyes wide open. Ed's POV so you can see all his plans. Jon missed *so much* lol
#DannyeWrites #Batman #Riddlecrow #Scriddler #EdwardNygma #JonathanCrane
A screenshot of AO3 showing the fic "Frightening" by Dannye Chase/HolyCatsAndRabbits. Summary: The problem with the Scarecrow was, he was the hottest thing Edward had ever seen in his life. Even before the fear toxin took effect. The sequel to Generous, in which Ed's got one last step in his seduction. Only this time, Jon's got his eyes wide open. Ed's POV this time so you can see behind the scenes of all his plans. Jon missed so much lol
February 5, 2026 at 8:52 PM
dannyechase.bsky.social
208 years ago this week Keats published “On First Looking into Chapman's Homer.” The poem gave a name to a kind of deathbed vision called “A Peak in Darien.” Find out more and get #writingprompts on my blog!
dannyechase.com/blog/apeakin...
#DannyeWrites #writersky #writing #writingcommunity #writers
A photo by Damir Hu on Pexels titled “Picturesque View of Rocky Mountain Peak at Sunrise,” showing a snow-covered mountain with one face in sunlight and the rest in shadow. https://www.pexels.com/photo/picturesque-view-of-rocky-mountain-peak-at-sunrise-11892010/
December 3, 2024 at 4:11 PM
dannyechase.bsky.social
1st fanfic in like 2 years! Scarecrow/Riddler from DCU
archiveofourown.org/works/77326051
The only person in Gotham who thinks Jonathan Crane is straight is Jonathan Crane. Inspired by art by @creaturelala.bsky.social
#DannyeWrites #Riddlecrow #Scriddler #Riddler #TheRiddler #DCcomics #EdwardNygma
Generous - Chapter 1 - Dannye Chase (HolyCatsAndRabbits), HolyCatsAndRabbits - Batman - All Media Types [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
January 8, 2026 at 8:33 PM
dannyechase.bsky.social
Old Green Eyes: the U.S. Civil War’s Strangest Ghost

Who knows what this guy is even doing in Chickamauga, Georgia.
dannyechase.com/blog/oldgree...
Read the whole story & get writing prompts on my Weird Wednesday blog!
#writingcommunity #specfic ✍️ 🔱 #Horror 📚😱 #DannyeWrites
Old Green Eyes
The U.S. Civil War's Strangest Ghost
dannyechase.com
May 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM