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The Chronicler's avatar

We’re off to a promising start! This is fantastic, I’m really excited to read everyone’s work. 😁

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Jeff Kinnard's avatar

I am excited for you! You will go down in MM history as the first Wicked Writing judge ever. No pressure 😉

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The Chronicler's avatar

😱 😂 no pressure

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Nicolina Torres's avatar

Hi Jeff!

John Coon told me about Macabre Mondays and I'd love to participate. I'm new here, so I'm still getting my bearings. Please let me know if I can join in on the fun!

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Jeff Kinnard's avatar

I have already added you to the list of participants 🙂 Don't feel rushed or pressured to contribute or anything, as I know how overwhelming Substack can be at first. Of course, you are entirely free to join in on the fun at anytime!

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Nicolina Torres's avatar

Thank you. : )

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Andrew Smith's avatar

I am so happy with where this is going! Excellent work here, all - let me know if I can be of any help with anything.

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Jeff Kinnard's avatar

Thanks Andrew, it really is surreal seeing Macabre Monday come this far, but in the best way. I definitely will!

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Joshua T Calkins-Treworgy's avatar

I feel robbed that I didn't discover this Substack sooner, particularly given my recent stream of offerings.

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Jeff Kinnard's avatar

Well, it being pretty new, you can still consider yourself an early-bird! Glad it found its way to you.

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Reina Cruz's avatar

Finally getting to Macabre Monday! This is exciting stuff. I hope I can write a piece about liminal spaces.

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Jeff Kinnard's avatar

I'm glad you find it exciting! Can't wait to see your piece on liminal spaces, if you get to it 😁

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Honeygloom's avatar

This is so amazing! Really great work! Let me know if there’s any way I can help!

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Jeff Kinnard's avatar

Will do! Check out my newest note to try and win the interview spot for next week 😁

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Dré Labre's avatar

I love seeing how a little idea can grow into something new and horrifying. TGI Monday!

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Jeff Kinnard's avatar

TGIM indeed! We all owe you, for if you had never coined the idea for Sci-Friday, we may never have seen Macabre Monday.

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Jon T's avatar

And thanks for haunting my email with the suggestion to enter Dré. I'm in and am already in edit mode for my dreadful entry. This is too fun, I may have to keep writing more. Perhaps you might consider Tormented Tuesdays, Wicked Wednesdays, Thorny Thursdays , and Forsaken Fridays.

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Jeff Kinnard's avatar

Can't wait to see your entry! A few of us discussed recently the idea of more horror themed weekdays and decided against it so the interest and participation wouldn't burn out.

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Jenovia 🕸️'s avatar

This was so cozy and fun, Jeff! I love what Macabre Monday is turning into. Excellent ideas. The interview series is such a nice touch and the writing contests will be so much fun! Ahhh!!! I love it all!!

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Jeff Kinnard's avatar

I am glad you enjoyed the post! I love where MM is going as well and I am beyond excited for everything to get going. Later on we will be picking the first person to be interviewed for next week, so stick around!

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Skyla's avatar

YAY! I'm glad to see more horror-related pubs on Substack. It's been pretty hard to find any, so seeing more pop up is a breath of fresh air.

I'm excited to see what's next! And the writing contests seem fun!

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Jeff Kinnard's avatar

So glad you found Macabre Monday! It does go beyond this official MM stack though. Originally it was a celebration of horror every Monday from anyone that enjoyed horror around Substack. Since then, you can see it has grown wildly! The celebration has never stopped, and the digest that I feature is of contributions that participants make every Monday. Let me know if you would like to join so I can add you to the list, this makes it easier for others to find you and your contributions and you to find theirs!

Also, I love your stack! Definitely subscribing. 😁

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Skyla's avatar

Thank you so much!

And that's awesome to hear. I'm fairly new to the platform so seeing that there's a celebration for the genre warms my heart. I'd love to take part!

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Jeff Kinnard's avatar

You couldn't have joined at a better time! Macabre Monday has only been around for about 2 months so far, and the official page even less. So you're getting in on it early! Can't wait to see what you bring to the table on Mondays 😄

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Susan Earlam's avatar

Thanks for doing this. Are you planning on continuing after October?

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Jeff Kinnard's avatar

All year long!

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Susan Earlam's avatar

Excellent 👌🏼

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Maribel's avatar

Ahhh, what a dream! Err, nightmare! 😄👻 I love love love how MM is playing out.

I have but 1 humble suggestion: awards?? Best short story. Best poem. Best discussion generator. Best recommender. Best comment maker. Best post. Best note. And so on. 🤗 Maybe this could take place at the end of the year? 💀🕸️

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Jeff Kinnard's avatar

Well you'll have no shortage of horror content here, It's all year round horror baby! We have a few others that are pretty new to Substack as well, maybe connecting with them would be useful for you 😁 Would you like me to put you down on the list for participants, so that you are tagged each Monday in (most) everyone's post/notes?

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Jeff Kinnard's avatar

Will do 🙂

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