haydenthorne

@haydenthorne@sunny.garden

I write gothic fiction, fairy tales, and ghost stories with a touch of gay romance. I published with a small press in the past but now self-publish my books.

Influences: Edgar Allan Poe, M.R. James, Edward Gorey
Miscellany: She/her, GenX, Asian (ayup, I'm using a pseudonym), SF Bay Area

Tag-a-loos! --> #Gothic #GothicHorror #Gay #GayRomance #HistoricalFantasy #DarkFantasy #GhostStories #GhostFiction #IndiePublishing #Writing #Tea #Art

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gutenberg_org, to books
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"What caricature is in painting, burlesque is in writing; and in the same manner the comic writer and painter correlate to each other; as in the former, the painter seems to have the advantage, so it is in the latter infinitely on the side of the writer. "
The Works of Henry Fielding

English writer and dramatist Henry Fielding died in 1754. He is known for his rich earthy humor and satirical prowess and as the author of the novel Tom Jones.

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/537

The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1749) by Henry Fielding (1707-1754).

haydenthorne,

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18th century satirists are to die for. Between Fielding, Smollet, Sterne, and Swift, we're all spoiled for choice on fiction that pulls no punches.

gutenberg_org, to books
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Dutch Baroque painter and printmaker Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn died in 1669. Rembrandt is also known as a painter of light and shade and as an artist who favoured an uncompromising realism that would lead some critics to claim that he preferred ugliness to beauty. via @Britannica

Books about Rembrandt at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=rembrandt&submit_search=Go%21

The Night Watch or The Militia Company of Captain Frans Banning Cocq (1642), an oil on canvas portrait now housed in Rijksmuseum
Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp (c. 1632) Rembrandt - Mauritshuis online catalogue.

haydenthorne,

@gutenberg_org

My favorite among the masters. His self-portraits, especially, are incredible not just in technique but in how their progression over time tells his story in such an intimate and sad way.

haydenthorne, to generationx

Okay, so the theme for is / (political songs). I think this counts, being an anti-war protest rendition of the national anthem.

The only time I heard an electric guitar mimic bombs and guns.

https://youtu.be/sjzZh6-h9fM?si=pIEz1QnV-GwYGFKq

gutenberg_org, to books
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"Thy fatal shafts unerring move,
I bow before thine altar, Love!"
The Adventures of Roderick Random (1848)

Tobias Smollett died in 1771. He was best known for picaresque novels such as The Adventures of Roderick Random (1748), The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle (1751) and The Expedition of Humphry Clinker (1771), which influenced later novelists, including Charles Dickens. via @wikipedia

Books by Tobias Smollett at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/838

Title page of The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom — Complete by T. Smollett which is available at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6761

haydenthorne,

@gutenberg_org @wikipedia

Idol! I love Humphry Clinker but missed out on Roderick Random. Thanks for the reminder.

DocCarms, to random
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Humabol pa kay manong bago umuwi 😊

haydenthorne,

@DocCarms

Aaaargh! I miss this shit! None of the Filipino restaurants in the US can do a proper taho. It's depressing!

(that said, some totally rock halo-halo)

blockforest, to folklore
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A close up from my reduction print for the story of Pengersick Castle in Cornwall. As featured in my zine with Kirsty Logan, a few copies are still available over on my webshop! http://www.blockforest.co.uk/shop

haydenthorne,

@blockforest

I love your art! So many to choose from! (loving the set-of-three prints, btw)

haydenthorne, to random

Cool beans. Since I'm down to polishing up the book, I went ahead and got the file uploaded for pre-order via Draft2Digital. And here's the book page on Books2Read with so far three sites listing it:

https://books2read.com/b/47dWn8

Kizzia, to FolkMusic
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Tell me, lovely people, what is your favourite folk song? Bonus points for a link to where I can listen to it!

haydenthorne,

@Kizzia

Ooooh! This one for me!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nddD_zEVTDE

haydenthorne, to random

It's not Friday night here (but it's still dark since it's still... uh... 3:15 am), but I'm trying to get a head start.

My contribution for and the theme

https://youtu.be/wv-34w8kGPM?si=O8-rxJU9MPK3kb7l

haydenthorne, to Romanticism

And in other news, happy birthday, queen!

DocCarms, to random
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We'll go dancing in the dark
Walking through the park and reminiscing

https://open.spotify.com/track/7i3xpu7SFWvzhGa9AZyySR?si=5qA8SflrS_2Oi6zYBY9J0A&context=spotify%3Aplaylist%3A37i9dQZF1DX6fhMYWIyuww

haydenthorne,

@DocCarms Oh, MAN. I always get this painful twist in my chest every time I listen to this song. So many happy memories from childhood attached to it, and it doesn't help that the song's also amazing on its own. :blobreachsob:

eeyam, to Medicine
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haydenthorne,

@eeyam Good lord, punctuation, please!

haydenthorne, to NativeAmerican

I'm dying to see this film. I knew nothing about the murders in the Osage Nation (Oklahoma) over oil and money, but there's also a great video distilling the main elements explored by the book that finally brought a forgotten case back out in the open. I watched the video, of course, and now I want to see if the local library has David Grann's book.

https://youtu.be/EP34Yoxs3FQ

Green_Footballs, to random
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Ron DeSantis Booed Off Stage After Flashing His Stomach

https://www.theonion.com/ron-desantis-booed-off-stage-after-flashing-his-stomach-1850735733

haydenthorne,

@Green_Footballs

🤢

haydenthorne, (edited ) to Occult

NOW AVAILABLE: The House of Ash (print and e-book)

My newest gothic horror novella is now out (woot!). 'The House of Ash' is a standalone vampire fiction book that's set in an AU Victorian England. There's a romantic subplot in the book, but the primary focus is the family matriarch and her efforts at protecting her blind grandson.

For more detailed info on the moodboard (attached to this toot), content warnings, etc., please check out my site's gallery page (link below).

Length: 50,000 words

@bookstodon @mmromance @gayromance @lgbtqbookstodon

Bookstore:
https://books2read.com/b/4jNNPl
Gallery page:
https://haydenthorne.com/houseofashgallery

haydenthorne, to random

School hasn't started yet, and I already saw Halloween candy being set up on the shelves of a Walgreens store. That's so gross.

haydenthorne,

@jcrabapple Yikes! Why not go all the way and set up a Christmas display? :blobdisapproval:

haydenthorne,

@jcrabapple I don't think we'll need to at this point.

MarSolRivas, to animals French
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haydenthorne,

@MarSolRivas That's how August has been feeling like for me.

haydenthorne, to animals

I feel seen.

https://youtu.be/H8wt59nnmaE

Alice, (edited ) to random
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I took this photo before the start of the pandemic while riding on the top floor of a double-decker bus over the Bay Bridge to my office in San Francisco and I seriously feel like it captures my life in one picture.

Like, I always know where I am, but I can’t see where I’m going.

haydenthorne,

@Alice That is such a Bay Area image. :blobmaracas:

DocCarms, to random
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Emotional Damage 💔💔💔

Seita and Setsuko, a Japanese boy and girl, by the river surrounded by firefies
Seita’s spirit looking out to Setsuko’s spirit playing among fireflies

haydenthorne,

@DocCarms I kept seeing that in my head when I watched 'Oppenheimer' yesterday.

DocCarms, to random
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I was a lowkey Cillian Murphy fan, from Batman Begins to Peaky Blinders. Absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE his performance in Oppenheimer 💗

haydenthorne,

@DocCarms Looking forward to it.

cordillera, to alternativenation
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    haydenthorne,

    @cordillera That's pretty good though sad to hear about the lead singer. I'm a massive, massive fan of post-punk music. I prefer it over punk (The Clash is the only punk band I can listen to) with the weird, dark dreamscape of the sound. Have you heard of She Wants Revenge?

    https://youtu.be/P1uHjUr0lXA

    haydenthorne, to Netflix

    Okay. Just 10 1/2 minutes into the movie, and they bless me with this spectacular moment. If this doesn't scream "crazed bloodlust", I don't know what does.

    "Did they let you keep the old one?"

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