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Corey Farrenkopf

1 month

TODAY’S THE DAY!!!!!! After 10 years of writing, and rewriting, and endless editing, Living in Cemeteries is out in the world…and I couldn’t be happier!!!

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Corey Farrenkopf

@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 years

After 6 years and 35 rejections, I finally placed a story with @SmokeLong and I am ecstatic!!!

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

7 months

Well, this happened!!!! My debut novel, Living in Cemeteries, is coming out from JournalStone this April...and I've been dying to spill the news!!! Get ready to get haunted :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 years

I just got one of my biggest acceptances ever and man did I need that tonight :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 years

Just had a random library patron recognize me. “Hey, aren’t you that flash fiction writer?” Why yes, yes I am (this has never happened before).

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 years

After 6 years and 35 rejections, I’ve finally got a story in @SmokeLong !!! Check out my little ghost (?) story, Winnebago, in issue 75 :)

Winnebago - SmokeLong Quarterly

When the vines wandering around the wheel wells of my father-in-law’s old Winnebago flower in early summer, Sarah takes pictures, painting the image of an eternal bloom on an Airbnb listing, yellow...

www.smokelong.com

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Corey Farrenkopf

@CoreyFarrenkopf

1 year

I just got a HUGE acceptance...and that is all I can say for now!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

3 years

Did I get a tiered/personal rejection from the New Yorker today? Yes. I’m in the big leagues now :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

3 years

I hope the whole Steinbeck werewolf novel reveal starts a trend of unearthing older authors horror forays...like Faulkner’s take on swamp thing...of Hemingway’s cannibalistic mermaid novella...or Edith Wharton’s very slow vampire socialite novel.

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

6 months

This is what joy looks like to a #librarian . Can you guess what’s in the boxes???

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

6 months

Contract Signed!!!!! That vague tweet from the other day was an acceptance from @thedeadlands for my story The Ecological Impacts of Resurrection: a Field Study!!! It should be out in early 2024!!!!!!!!

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Corey Farrenkopf

@CoreyFarrenkopf

10 months

The rejections come in, the submissions go out…The rejections come in, the submissions go out…The rejections come in, the submissions go out…The rejections come in, the submissions go out…The rejections come in, the submissions go out…The rejections come in, the sub…

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Corey Farrenkopf

@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 years

Our acquisitions librarian asked me if I’d like to take over ordering the horror/sci-fi/ fantasy short story collections :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

3 years

After 5 years of submitting to @Wigleaf I finally have a spooky little flash in their mag!!! Check out Water Tower if you’ve got a second :)

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Corey Farrenkopf

@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 years

Just got a HUGE acceptance for one of my favorite stories!!! This is really helping improve my day!!! Can’t wait to share it with everyone 🌳👻

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 years

so...Big News!!! I accepted a new Librarian position at Eastham Public Library!!! I'm going to miss Sturgis a ton, but I'm very excited about this new opportunity :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

3 years

And with that…MY NOVEL IS OFF TO MY AGENT!!!!!!!

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

3 years

After 4 years of buying the fiction for my library, I’ve decided the most sellable title, based on trends, for a book has to be The Woman’s Daughter’s Girl. I will write this and make millions.

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 months

And here’s the big news!!! Living in Cemeteries COVER REVEAL with @Night_Worms !!!!!!!

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

1 year

Just got an acceptance from a magazine I sent my first story to on my first round of submissions when I was first starting out like 8 years ago!!!!!!!!

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 months

Got an Acceptance from a Dream Market for my birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

3 years

My oldest submission in Submittable turned 6 years old recently and I forgot to throw it a birthday party.

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

3 years

This is the face of a guy who just sent his novel edits in to his agent :)

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Corey Farrenkopf

@CoreyFarrenkopf

8 months

Just a reminder: the rejections come in, the submissions go out. the rejections come in, the submissions go out. the rejections come in, the submissions go out. the rejections come in, the submissions go out. the rejections come in, the submissions go out. the rejections…

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

7 months

…well, that might be the biggest short story acceptance I’ve ever received :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 years

First day at the new #library ! Wish me luck :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

4 years

I just sent my short story collection off to my agent...

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

3 years

I’ve got a story coming out in @CatapultStory this Friday that I’ve been writing and rewriting for seven years. This is just to say believe in your weird little darlings and never stop editing…ever…edit until you die.

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 years

Today I turn 31! In celebration, you should buy yourself a weird little short story collection. Just do it. You deserve it :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 years

My agent just finished reading my new novel and she said she loves my edits!!! I’m soooo relieved and excited right now :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

4 years

After 5 years of submitting, I finally landed a piece in @Wigleaf !!! They’ve been one of my favorite flash venues since the beginning and I can’t explain how happy this makes me :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 years

I wrote a story for a Conjunctions submission call 5 years ago. Today that story finally found an awesome home. I’ve been rewriting it/editing it all that time. This is just to say don’t give up on a story if you love it.

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Corey Farrenkopf

@CoreyFarrenkopf

3 years

I received the 50th short story acceptance of my writing career tonight and whew boy am I excited! More details TBA :)

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Corey Farrenkopf

@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 months

Today I finally got to hold my debut novel, Living in Cemeteries. I started writing this book 10 years ago. It is so surreal and magical and wonderful to finally get to see it in print :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

8 months

I got yelled at by three different library patrons today. This is a new, sad, record for me :/

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

5 months

Contract signed!!! I’m going to have a non-fiction piece about working in Cemeteries in @NightmareMag :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 months

So Gabrielle and I are out in Salem today celebrating our anniversary, and we’re out walking around…and across the street I see @paulGtremblay waving at me!!! This was a wonderful surprise :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

5 months

For the past 10 years, no one has read my debut novel, Living in Cemeteries, besides my wife, my mom, and my agent. Blurbs are starting to come in from writers whose work I love and deeply respect and it’s so surreal and wonderful and scary…and I really hope you all like it :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

1 year

Do we think this is Cosmic Horror? I think this is Cosmic Horror…

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 years

Contract signed! Possibly my weirdest horror story yet, Spring Fed, will be coming out in @uncharted_mag_ this June!!!!!!

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

3 years

It’s my 30th birthday today, and as such, I think you should buy yourself a new short story collection. Call it a present to me :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

3 years

Just got an acceptance from @CemeteryGatesM for their quiet horror anthology!!! Working at a haunted library is really paying off :)

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Corey Farrenkopf

@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 years

Got a nice little acceptance today :)

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Corey Farrenkopf

@CoreyFarrenkopf

8 months

4 years ago today I got to marry my best friend, @ggriffiss !!!

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 months

It’s my Birthday! 33! And it’s my first birthday I have a book to promote…maybe if you want to give me a present, consider pre-ordering Living in Cemeteries :) Or maybe send me your favorite Dark Fantasy/Weird Horror short story recs :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

1 year

Today I read for 4 hours and it really brought back that childhood nostalgia of uninterrupted book-stuck daydreaming…and it was wonderful.

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

21 days

I can’t tell you how much all the support meant to me at my Living in Cemeteries book launch party last night!!! Thanks to everyone who has been part of this in any way at all, near or far!!!

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 years

Did I just get an acceptance for my Weirdest flash story yet? Yes, yes I did :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

5 months

Hey Hey! My debut novel, Living in Cemeteries, made it into the @locusmag announcements!!!!!

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

3 months

It’s so surreal to see my debut novel, Living in Cemeteries, reviewed in @ALA_Booklist !!! I’ve read their reviews at the #library for years, so it’s nuts getting to see my name in there! So glad @RAforAll enjoyed the read!!!

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

1 month

I have so many people I need to thank for what they’ve done to help get my debut novel, Living in Cemeteries, out into the world! Here we go!!! (1/9)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

6 months

Did you know my debut novel, Living in Cemeteries, comes out in April? Did you know I am contractually obligated to stop at every cemetery I pass and take a promo photo? Well…at least I think that’s what the contract said…

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Corey Farrenkopf

@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 years

I got 1 acceptance yesterday and 3 rejections, and honestly, I'd be completely okay if this was the usual ratio :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

1 year

So this is 32 :)

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Corey Farrenkopf

@CoreyFarrenkopf

5 months

As always: the rejections come in, the submissions go out…the rejections come in, the submissions go out…the rejections come in, the submissions go out…the rejections come in, the submissions go out…the rejections come in, the submissions go out…the rejections come in, the..

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

11 months

Contract Signed!!! Wicked pumped my weird seaside climate horror story, Translations for a Dead Sea, will be coming out in @Metaphorosis !!!

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

3 years

Just got called a stupid communist for asking a library patron to wear his mask indoors...happy Friday.

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

1 month

I’ve dreamed about getting my work in @NightmareMag for so many years… & today’s the day!!! My NF piece, Walking in Cemeteries, about my time working in graveyards & my debut novel, is online now:

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

1 month

It’s surreal to think my debut novel, Living in Cemeteries, is coming out this Friday :)

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Corey Farrenkopf

@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 months

Guess who’s got a story in Weird Horror #9 with some amazing writers?!?!?!?

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 years

Contract signed! Wicked excited to say my Weird woodpecker story, “The Tap Tap Tap of a Beak” will be published in the next issue of @3lobedmag !!!!

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

4 years

I’ve been submitting to @monkeybicycle since I began sending work out 5 years ago. After 13 submissions, I’ve finally landed an acceptance and I’m so pumped!!!

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 years

Contract signed! My story, Exoskeletons, will appear in @PressOrchid ’s upcoming anthology Rewired!!! I’m so excited for this one to be out in the world :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

3 years

Hell yeah! Just got a sweet Friday acceptance :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

8 months

Every October put together a horror book display at the #library !!! Here are a few of the first copies I’ve pulled. What other authors would you like to see added to the display???

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

3 years

Yup! Application accepted! I’m now an active member of HWA!!!

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 years

Hey hey, my story, “The Fire Tower” made it to the @Wigleaf Top 50 Longlist! Huge thanks to @rejectionlit ‘s for publishing it :)

The Fire Tower (Corey Farrenkopf)

There is a sleeping bag, a tent, a smoldering fire. There are no people. The smell of supper, cast-iron bacon, beans and onions, curls from the pot. You listen for the snap of twigs, for laughter, …

rejection-letters.com

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

3 years

Wicked excited for my (lycanthropic?) conservation story, Mother's Wolves, to be out in @CatapultStory today!!! I've been working on this one for so long and can't wait for you all to read it :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 years

The story that I consider my best keeps racking up rejections…like a lot of rejections…which means I’ll be sending it right back out tomorrow :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

1 year

Contract signed! I’m going to have a new story out in @BourbonPenn :) 🛸🛸🛸⛪️⛪️⛪️

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

9 months

I made a little introduction to Weird Fiction video the other day! Who would you add to this list???

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

3 years

Check out this bad boy that showed up in the Library book sale…and in hardcover :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

9 months

How many stories about the sea is too many stories about the sea for one short story collection???

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

11 months

So, how many creepy stories am I allowed to set in quaint seaside villages??? I’m worrying about hitting my yearly allowance soon…

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

3 years

It’s always nice waking up to an acceptance in the morning :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

1 year

I just got a 1000.00 grant from AFCC to host a bunch of genre-centric writing workshops at the #library later this year! It’s going to be amazing :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

1 year

Today marks the 9th year anniversary of me tricking this pretty lady to go on a date with me!!! She’s been stuck ever since, but it’s a good kind of stuck. Lots of laughs, lots of adventures, lots of snuggles. All the good stuff. Happy anniversary @ggriffiss :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 years

Contract signed! Pumped to say I have a Dark Sci-fi/Horror story coming out in @HavenSpec this September. Get excited :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

10 months

Did I mention I hosted a bird show at the #library today??? Did I mention I got real close to a bird???

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

1 month

When I wake up tomorrow, my debut novel, Living in Cemeteries, will be published…and that’s surreal. I hope you’re all having a good night :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

1 month

One more day until my book comes out…One more day until my book comes out…One more day until my book comes out…One more day until my book comes out…One more day until my book comes out… this is the only thought left in my head…

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 years

While I never got a story published in Conjunctions, I did write some of my best stories trying to get published in Conjunctions. It’s a sad day for the lit world :(

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

4 years

Things are rough at the moment, but I woke up to a Pushcart nomination from @flashfictionmag , which was a nice surprise. I hope everyone’s taking care of themselves/each other out there.

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

5 months

Every year, on New Year’s Eve, I make a list of 15-20 lit mags/genre mags I hope to get into this year. For 2023 I landed acceptances from 4 of them. It was a good year. Anyone else doing this? Where do you hope to place a story this year???

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

22 days

All the tulips have been picked :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

3 years

Contract Signed! I've got a very dark piece coming out from @FracturedLit this January about Ravens and societal norms...fun stuff :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

26 days

Today was the first time I got to hold my book at the #library ! Wicked surreal. Look at it there with its cute little barcode and spine label :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

5 years

After 5 years of submitting, I'm thrilled I finally have a story in @hobartpulp !!!! If you ever wondered what it's like to clean bathrooms at Cape Cod beaches, this one's for you :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 years

Hey hey!!! My weirdest/darkest story, “Spring Fed” is out in @uncharted_mag_ !!! Ancient forest gods. Abandoned cabins. Get excited :)

Spring Fed - Uncharted

1. Jenson and Liv had been in the cabin for two months when the first note appeared nailed to a birch limb arcing over the freshwater spring. Don’t drink the water. It was never meant for your...

www.unchartedmag.com

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

2 years

My flash piece,”Winnebago” is the featured story of the week over at @SmokeLong !!!!!!!! 🚐👻

SmokeLong Quarterly

@SmokeLong

2 years

This week's featured story, Winnebago, is by @CoreyFarrenkopf

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

3 years

A short story rejection comes in, a short story submission goes out. This is the law I live by.

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

7 months

Hey Hey!!! I have a new story up in @BourbonPenn and I couldn’t be more excited!!! I’m calling “Tone Deaf” my attempt at Cosmic Horror Auto-Fiction :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

6 months

I’ve been so excited about this announcement!!!! My Choose-Your-Own-Adventure style haunted house story is in @CursedMorsels ’s anthology Why Didn’t You Just Leave with a ton of other amazing authors!!!!

Cursed Morsels Press

@CursedMorsels

6 months

👻Big announcement!👻 We're finally ready to announce the authors whose haunting and horrifying work will make up Why Didn't You Just Leave. What a joy it is to publish their ghost stories!

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2 years

Wicked excited to have my latest flash,The Rookery, up in @FracturedLit today!!! It’s about mental health and ravens. Everyone’s favorite pairing :)

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@CoreyFarrenkopf

3 years

Do you ever feel like we’re living in China Mieville’s The City & The City, where half of us are into vaccines and science and the other half aren’t, and we live in two very different cities, that are somehow the same city?

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3 years

Wicked excited for an acceptance from @nocontactmag for their upcoming spooky October issue! Creepy house/creepy entity/creeping into your life soon :)

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1 month

Made it to the top 100 on Amazon for Ghost Fiction! Not a bad way to start my day :)