Sam Beckbessinger
Sam Beckbessinger writes weird horror stories and kids tv shows, and helps people learn to adult better (she's still figuring it out herself)

Latest posts

Sep
06
My food tastes are ridiculous, I'm sorry

My food tastes are ridiculous, I'm sorry

In my defence, I grew up in Centurion
10 min read
Aug
30
Personal Nuclear Reactors

Personal Nuclear Reactors

Five favourite summer things
5 min read
Aug
29
An opinionated guide to your first time in London

An opinionated guide to your first time in London

A quick guide to making the most of your first visit to London, beyond red buses and Big Ben.
13 min read
Aug
17
(Upcoming) Femme Feral

(Upcoming) Femme Feral

Coming 2026
Aug
16
Sam sitting inside a Batmobile wearing a frog hat

Worldcon Reading List

Five books I'm hyped to read after Glasgow Worldcon 2024
7 min read
Aug
02
Bongeziwe Mabandla playing guitar and singing into a microphone on stage

Entangled histories

Bee-eaters, Bongeziwe Mabandla and other glimpses of home.
8 min read
Jul
24
Sam Beckbessinger holding a celebratory beer with a werewolf logo on it

Big news!

I've been quiet recently. Here's why.
7 min read
Jul
24
A learning path for crochet!

A learning path for crochet!

An ABSOLUTE BEGINNER'S GUIDE to learning how to crochet.
4 min read
Jul
24

Cuckoobird live writing journal

Follow along as I write my next novel.
8 min read
Apr
04
London for NERDS

London for NERDS

A travel guide to a very dorky city.
9 min read