Amber Baird

@amberbairdpdx

Literary thriller & horror writer. PDX/PNW. Revising BURRITO GODS 🌯✨🔥🌈🙏 Short fiction in: Maudlin House + Troublemaker Firestarter + Hawai'i Pacific Review + PULP LIT MAG + more

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Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· 13d

Burrito Gods draft progress: 50k/65k. I worried I wouldn't be able to write after the strokes last year, and I couldn't for quite a while, but I'm fully back in the swing of things now and it feels so good.

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· 21d

Burrito Gods draft progress: 47,500/65000 I have about 15,000 left to edit and about 2,500 new words to write. So close.

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· 25d

Out now! a.co/d/0aIchl5L

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· Jul 23

Just a few things that informed the stories in Space Babies (blasting off July 28th). Space Babies is a digital zine; 14 pages of retro futuristic feminist sci-fi; the duology of stories “Who’s Your Daddy?”/“Stella’s Stars.” Preorder now on Kindle. a.co/d/0bpKAo5w

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· Jul 15

So I did a thing. Space Babies is a digital zine; 14 pages of retro futuristic feminist sci-fi; the duology of stories “Who’s Your Daddy?”/“Stella’s Stars.” Releases July 28. Preorder now on Kindle. a.co/d/0bpKAo5w

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· Jun 28

So close. So, so close. Then: eyes. Would you like to be eyes? Would love a few more beta readers. You do not have to be a writer, just someone I can trust, but it helps if you like quirky queer horror. (I'd love to read your quirky queer horror too.)

ovals in alternating aqua and magenta featuring a burning building, a moldy wall, two people with long hair kissing, a metallic cow figurine, someone with long hair looking in a mirror streaked with makeup, horns adorning a human head with blonde hair, a chili pepper squeezed between teeth, and a polo-shirt wearing kitchen worker holding a long knife. In the center, it reads To the Burrito Gods! and features a cartoon graphic of a aqua, gold, and magenta burrito with stars on it, against a white and gold marble backdrop.

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· Jun 27

“Who’s Your Daddy?” - grimy 90s coming of age w/ aliens “Loose Teeth” - the horror of having teeth “Lenore’s Song” - a ghost story where karma acts quickly I’ve added 3 short stories that were no longer accessible to my website readbaird.com

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· Jun 17

Finally to the wild shit, I'm so excited.

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· May 29

Thank you so much to the beautiful weirdos who have purchased book covers from me so far. The response has been amazing! Premade book covers for weirdos. $50. Message me for details, or visit my website to inquire.

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· May 27

My book cover inventory is growing with styles for all tastes as long as you’re weird. No AI ever. $50. #bookcovers #writingcommunity #indieauthor

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· May 25

Instead of using AI, you could totally buy a book cover from me for your incredibly amazing horror, sci-fi, gothic, literary, or satire indie book. You know, if you want. $50. Message to claim and for customization. 🎈 #indieauthor #bookcovers #writingcommunity

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· Dec 25

The best books I read in 2025 in my top genres: horror & thriller; mystery & thriller; contemporary & literary; science fiction & fantasy. #bestof2025 #booksky #bookrecommendations

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· Nov 6

Some influences for To the Burrito Gods. Querying soon. #amrevising

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· Nov 5

TO THE BURRITO GODS: a horror story about working in food service. ⛪️ workplace cult 🌯 foodie satire 💋 sapphic w/ trans LI Querying soon. #questpit #A #H #LF #WIP

First panel is a mood board in pink, gold, and blue. "To the Burrito Gods" printed in the middle. Images in the board: two hands clasping, a burrito, a rainbow, something on fire, someone praying, an eye up close, a smashed up car, a computer and sketchbook, a series of knives.

On the right panel against a grungy green background, info:

Desperate Amanda doesn't have a lot of options in rural Oregon, but she thinks her dreams have come true when she's hired at Burrito Gods, a hip fast-casual joint, making a thriving wage, only to find that to climb the ranks she'll have to lose her soul.

Movie poster for Sorry to Bother You X book cover for Pizza Girl.

TO THE BURRITO GODS is a horror story about working in food service featuring a late queer coming-of-age for fans of Rachel Harrison and Grady Hendrix.

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· Oct 10

BURRITO GODS revision progress: 25000/70000 So far, the draft has been very clean, far less has been needed than when I was revising my last novel. Hope I don't find any major plot holes soon...

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· Oct 8

TO THE BURRITO GODS: a horror story about working in food service. ⛪️ workplace cult 🌯 foodie satire 💋 sapphic w/ trans LI Querying soon. #DVPit #A #H #LF #LGBT #WIP

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· Sep 28

Show me your cat.

A brown tabby cat curled up in a cardboard box fitting and therefore sitting perfectly, dead ass asleep and covering its little nose with its paw

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· Aug 29

Influences for KINSHIP, the literary horror novel I’m #querying. My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite Flowers in the Attic by VC Andrews Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn Boy Parts by Eliza Clark Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z Brite

Books flat lay on a table:
My Sister the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite
Flowers in the Attic by VC Andrews
Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Boy Parts by Eliza Clark
Exquisite Corpse by Poppy Z Brite

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· Aug 6

TO THE BURRITO GODS: a horror story about working in food service. ⛪️ workplace cult 🌯 foodie satire 💋 sapphic w/ trans LI Querying soon. #QuestPit #A #H #LF #LGBTQ #WIP

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· Jul 28

Close to finishing the first draft of my horror novel about working in food service featuring a late queer coming of age. I love this story.

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· Jun 9

Horror, thriller, and literary books I’ve enjoyed in the last few months. 1: physical/digital; 2: audio.

Book covers of physically/digitally read books I enjoyed in the last few months:
-Strange Pictures by Uketsu
-The Last Word by Taylor Adams
-Situation Nowhere by Bobby Miller
-The God of the Woods by Liz Moore
-The Last Session by Julia Bartz
-The Sundowner’s Dance by Todd Keisling
-Margo’s Got Money Troubles by Rufi Thorpe
-Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

Covers of audiobooks I’ve enjoyed in the last few months:
-What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall
-Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
-The Shining by Stephen King
-Tilt by Emma Pattee
-Sky Daddy by Kate Folk
-Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One by Kristen Arnett
-Sour Cherry by Natalia Theodoridou
-We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kleiwer
-Bear by Julia Phillips

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· May 7

Amanda thinks her dreams have come true when she's hired at Burrito Gods, a hip fast-casual joint, making a thriving wage, only to find that to climb the ranks she'll have to lose her soul. ⛪️ workplace cult 🌯 foodie satire 🩷sapphic w/trans LI #questpit #a #w #lf #h

A burrito glowing over a sparkly golden background with the title To the Burrito Gods!

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· May 7

I Saw the TV Glow x Galaxy Quest. A disgraced showrunner commissions a spell to force the cast of his cancelled vampire show VALLEY VAMP to do a reboot, but the spell goes awry and the cast becomes their characters… at Comic Con. Even the dead one. #questpit #w #a #h

Character board for VALLEY VAMP. Rebecca Price is giving GOOP vibes with sunshine and avocado, and is linked to Daniel Silver by a divorce decree. Daniel is still living his best Michelob Ultra Teen Choice Awards life. Sasha Shannon is making a living on Only Fans. Madison Silver now does music, being gay, and hailing Satan. She is connected with rainbow hearts to Casey Jackson, who was presenting as a boy at the time she was on the show and has recently written a tell-all.

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· May 7

KINSHIP. Dexter x Flowers in the Attic for fans of Ottessa Moshfegh. #questpit #q #a #lf #h

Collage of 5 images overlaid with word KINSHIP: sharp metal nails coming out of a bright red lipsticked mouth, a lesbian couple clasping hands, a bloody white cloth against a pink background, light shining behind a spiderweb with a juicy spider and the shadow of a hand, a man's bare back as he is held by another man.

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· May 7

Megan's reunion with her long-lost brother is complicated when he kills his lover. Luckily, she knows what to do, but after some family bonding/crime cleanup, he becomes enamored with her. Awkward. Or useful? #questpit #Q #A #LF #H

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· Apr 28

My new bold jumping spider, Jeremy.

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· Apr 6

Books I've rated 5 stars in the first quarter of the year: Where I End by Sophie White Erasure by Percival Everett Beta Vulgaris by Margie Sarsfield We Could Be Rats by Emily Austin The List by Yomi Adegoke Guillotine by Delilah S Dawson This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno

Collage of book covers (titles in post text)

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· Apr 5

"Burrito Gods is the 'The Craft Beer of Pseudo-Mexican Food' (says one publication), taking the Pacific Northwest by storm, fast casual like all the others before them, but new and much hipper." #1stlinepit #a #t #spec #lf #wip

Desperate Amanda thinks her dreams have come true when she's hired at Burrito Gods, a hip fast-casual joint, making a thriving wage, only to find that to climb the ranks she'll have to lose her soul.

To the Burrito Gods is an anticapitalist queer story centered around the horrors of working in food service, featuring: a workplace cult, foodie & corporate satire, healing from trauma, sapphic romance, trans LI.

A gloved hand holds out a burrito, transposed over gleaming white and gold marble, which a hand is shadowed on.

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· Apr 5

Driving all night across the state in a part of California no one vacations in, a part that still belongs to the animals, my eyes burn for sleep. #1stlinepit #q #a #t #lf

KINSHIP first lines. Driving all night across the state in a part of California no one vacations in, a part that still belongs to the animals, my eyes burn for sleep. Car flanked as it is by clear paths as far as I can see, would it be so bad to let my eyes drift closed for just a moment?

Amber Baird@amberbairdpdx· Mar 28

Today’s book mail. Excited to dig into the latest offerings from @ghoulish.bsky.social and @maudlinhouse.bsky.social.