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Adele Gardner

@adelegardnercastle.bsky.social

Writer, artist, lover of libraries. They/them, Mx. Genderfluid, bi. Creator of 500+ published stories, poems, art, & articles in Analog, Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons, & more. Literary executor for Delbert R. Gardner. https://gardnercastle.com

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Adele Gardner @adelegardnercastle.bsky.social · last wk.

You can find "The Easiest Sadness," "The Circle Our Joined Hands Make," and "The World Within the Glass" by Max Jason Peterson in Bluff & Vine Issue Ten!

Bluff & Vine: Issue Ten: A Literary Review (Bluff & Vine: A Literary Review Book 11)

Bluff & Vine: Issue Ten: A Literary Review (Bluff & Vine: A Literary Review Book 11) - Kindle edition by Writes, Keuka, Andrasik, Alex, Snyder, Bethany. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Bluff & Vine: Issue Ten: A Literary Review (Bluff & Vine: A Literary Review Book 11).

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Adele Gardner @adelegardnercastle.bsky.social · last mo.

Thanks to the kindness of the staff of Hampton Public Library, as Max Gardner, I'll be leading a Halloween Art program for the first time this year!The program will be on the library's calendar soon, as well as in the fall programming guide. The participants will need to register and be ages 10-17.

Adele Gardner @adelegardnercastle.bsky.social · last mo.

I'm happy to announce that the newest issue of the weird poetry journal Spectral Realms, No. 25, July 2026, Edited by S. T. Joshi, includes "The Lady Ligeia" by Adele Gardner, a brand-new poem inspired by the work of Edgar Allan Poe. Written from Ligeia's point of view (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ligeia)

Ligeia - Wikipedia

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Adele Gardner @adelegardnercastle.bsky.social · last mo.

A recent issue of the journal of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association includes a new poem by Adele Gardner, partially inspired by many family & friends road trips...but in space! Star*Line 49.2, Spring 2026

Star*Line 49.2 (Spring 2026) – Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association

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Adele Gardner @adelegardnercastle.bsky.social · last mo.

"Operation" by Delbert R. Gardner and Adele Gardner, a memoir in the form of poetry which first appeared in the anthology Proud to Be 9: Writing by American Warriors, has been reprinted with some notes about its creation and insights from and about the authors:

Poop from Group: 01 Mar 26

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Adele Gardner @adelegardnercastle.bsky.social · last mo.

Poetry Virginia 2026: The Poetry Society of Virginia Collected Winning Entries is the latest anthology highlighting the top-placing winners of these competitions, and includes two new poems by Adele Gardner. These poems placed in the 2026 Adult PSV Poetry Contests:

PSV Contest Winners and Finalists

2025-26 Winners All PSV 2026 Winners FINAL CORRECTEDDownload PSV Student Contest Results 2026Download Past Winners 2024-25 Winners psv-adult-categories-judges-2025-awards-corr-3Download PSV Student…

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Adele Gardner @adelegardnercastle.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The time travel poem "Irrevocable" by Adele Gardner has been included as a finalist in the Long Poem category of the Rhysling Award of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association. Members of SFPA vote on the award candidates through September 15, 2026.

2026 Rhysling Anthology and Award – Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association

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Adele Gardner @adelegardnercastle.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Bluff & Vine: a literary review celebrates creative works about the Finger Lakes region of Western New York State. Founded in Penn Yan, NY, with an initial focus on Keuka Lake, the journal is amazing and wonderful and has been my literary home since Issue Two, when

Bluff & Vine: A literary review turns 10

PENN YAN — A little over a decade ago, two writers in the Penn Yan area created a one-of-a-kind literary journal. Ten years later, that journal remains iconic and inspirational

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Adele Gardner @adelegardnercastle.bsky.social · 2mo ago

"A Note from the Watcher on the Lawn" by Adele Gardner will be included in the Horror Writers Association's Poetry Showcase Volume XIII, Edited by Colleen Anderson, featuring Nate Atkins, Lee Murray, Yi Izzy Yu. horror.org/hwa-poetry-s...

HWA Poetry Showcase XIII Table of Contents and Cover Revealed

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unforth | Claire Houck | Duck Prints Press @duckprintspress.com · 2mo ago

The Kickstarter for our next anthology, Wild and Full of Marvels: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Folklore and Fairy Tales, launched yesterday, and we’re already almost 50% funded and a “Project We Love”! Check out the campaign and see what all the fuss is about: www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...

Adele Gardner @adelegardnercastle.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A new poem exploring a haunted house from a Pagan perspective has arrived online from Eternal Haunted Summer: pagan songs & tales. “Forever Home” by Adele Gardner explores the loving relationships between a witch and their ghosts. Check it out below!

Forever Home

Image courtesy of Imre Tomosvari at Unsplash I love my ghosts. I bought this house as a wreck to save them, like my clowder of cats who needed a good home. No clearing with sage: I don’t want to fo…

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Adele Gardner @adelegardnercastle.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Support 2 charities by buying Duck Prints Press's 2026 pride bundles! In these bundles, you may find "Night Birds", a story by Max Jason Peterson, and "Forever Halloween", a watercolor painting by Max Jason Peterson.

Support Two Charities by Buying Duck Prints Press's 2026 Pride Bundles!

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unforth | Claire Houck | Duck Prints Press @duckprintspress.com · 3mo ago

Thrilled to share the spectacular cover artwork done by Jinx Inks (linktr.ee/art.jinxinks) for our forthcoming anthology WILD AND FULL OF MARVELS: QUEER FANWORKS INSPIRED BY FOLKLORE AND FAIRY TALES. Kickstarting July 8! Follow our pre-launch page: www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...

The cover of a book entitled Wild and Full of Marvels: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Folklore and Fairy Tales. It features an elaborate, fantasy-sinpired border in shades of blue and green, with fairies lifting a gauzy veil to reveal a fantasy scene below of a white mermaid with blonde hair drawing her hair back to reveal her bare torso and curve of her back, which segues into a pink-purple mermaid tail. In the foreground is a slim, muscular darker-skinned woman with long black hair in a braid held back by a bandana. She wears simple clothes and stands knee-deep in the water, and is pulling on a rope as if to tow in something not in view. Her gaze meets that of the mermaid, who raises a hand with webs between the fingers in an inviting beckon.

Wrap-around cover art for the anthology Wild and Full of Marvels. The back-cover section features a blue border of fantasy elements, encircling a merperson's tail wrapped in a fisher's net emerging from the water. There is room for text at the top, but no text currently. The spine features a hand lifting a wand and is otherwise blank. The front cover has an elaborate border in blue, showing fairies lifting gauzy curtains to reveal the scene beneath, a white mermaid with webbed fingers lifting her hair to show her bare back and purple-pink tail as she sits on a rock; in the foreground, a medium-skin-toned fisherwoman with black hair held back by a bandana pulls her net while meeting the gaze of the mermaid.

Adele Gardner @adelegardnercastle.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The latest poem in Adele Gardner's ongoing series honoring the works and life of Edgar Allan Poe has arrived! "Erd Hated" by Adele Gardner takes a new look at one of Poe's classic tales--read the poem to find out which one! www.penumbric.com/currentissue...

Penumbric June 2k26, Erd Hated

Edgy speculative fiction magazine

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Adele Gardner @adelegardnercastle.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"Tiger, Tailor, Candle, Moon" by Max Jason Peterson, a four-page, full-color comic (painted with watercolors) will be included in this project! preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webvi...

Cover Reveal for Duck Prints Press's Next Anthology: WILD AND FULL OF MARVELS

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Julie Bozza @juliebozza.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Queer Arthurian recs: "The Bright Sword" Lev Grossman @levgrossman.com "Spear" Nicola Griffith @nicolaz.bsky.social "The Wolf and His King" Finn Longman @finnlongman.com "Perilous Times" Thomas D Lee @thomasdlee.bsky.social "The Book of Gaheris" Kari Sperring @karisperring.bsky.social

🌈CJ Aralore@cjaralore.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#QueerPrompts June 14: Queer reading rec(s)

Graphics: The background is the progress flag with a rainbow fist over it. The border has various pride flags, superheroes, and action sayings.
Text: "June 2026" on top and "#QueerPrompts" and "Host: @CJAralore" on the bottom in a rainbow font.
Center text is:
#QueerPrompts June 14: Queer reading rec(s)

Penumbric Speculative Fiction Mag @penumbricmag.bsky.social · 3mo ago

And still more thanks! @jesterbellart.bsky.social, Mark Whalbring, Dave Hangman, Sonali Roy, John Leahy, @adelegardnercastle.bsky.social, @mvcpoet.bsky.social, and Jamal Hodge. And to Amanda Bergloff for the cover art! www.penumbric.com/currentissue... #fiction #poetry #art #scifi #fantasy #horror

Table of Contents for the June 2026 issue of Penumbric, at https://www.penumbric.com/currentissue/ToC.html

Adele Gardner @adelegardnercastle.bsky.social · 4mo ago

A new blog post by Max Jason Peterson is now LIVE, titled “Prompts to Inspire You, Part Six”. Check it out below!

PROMPTS TO INSPIRE YOU, PART SIX, by Max Jason Peterson

Sand in Our Shorts, Sisters in Crime, Mystery by the Sea, MBTS

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Adele Gardner @adelegardnercastle.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I'm so excited to be doing this project! It truly is a dream come true.

unforth | Claire Houck | Duck Prints Press@duckprintspress.com · 4mo ago

Thrilled to announce our novelette THE ADVENTURE OF THE HIDDEN LANE by Max Jason Peterson. This Sherlock Holmes case is presented as a missing original tale, and it's queer. Peterson is an artist-author; the book features his original illustrations! Learn more: duckprintspress.com/2026/05/22/o...

Grayscale watercolor of three men on a staircase. The one in the lead approaches a door, holding up a candle that illuminates the scene. All three wear late 19th century style men's suits. The middle and bottom figures on the stairs are recognizable as Sherlock Holmes and James Watson ala the style of the original Holmes illustrations.

unforth | Claire Houck | Duck Prints Press @duckprintspress.com · 4mo ago

Adele Gardner @adelegardnercastle.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association has just put forth the news that the Rhysling Award juries have selected the poem "Irrevocable" by Adele Gardner to appear among the 25 finalists in the Long Poems category of the Rhysling Award this year.

Rhysling Award – Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association

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unforth | Claire Houck | Duck Prints Press @duckprintspress.com · 5mo ago

We'll be launching the crowdfunding campaign for our next anthology WILD AND FULL OF MARVELS: QUEER FANWORKS INSPIRED BY FOLKLORE AND FAIRY TALES in May! Today, meet the contributors - duckprintspress.com/2026/04/18/m... and follow the pre-launch page - www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc... 🌈📚

Crop of a larger artwork, showing a light-skinned merperson adjusting her hair and waving toward a fisherwoman in the foreground, who has darker skin and black hair pulled back with a bandana.

unforth | Claire Houck | Duck Prints Press @duckprintspress.com · 4mo ago

“Chrysopoeia” by @deathbycoldopen.bsky.social : duckprintspress.com/product/chry... “Ol’ Reliable” by Aaron Kotze: duckprintspress.com/product/ol-r... Scrap Metal Angel Two Postcard Set by Felix Vanasse: duckprintspress.com/product/scra... 5/5

Graphic 8 of 9. Two postcards with their titles on the background decorated with paper elements and textures. The postcards are: “Chrysopoeia” by Zel Howland (A woman with her arm around a spectral, ghostly-white woman.); “Ol’ Reliable” by Aaron Kotze (Two cowboy with arms around each other, shown from the back, wearing assless chaps.)

Graphic 9 of 9. Two postcards with their titles on the background decorated with paper elements and textures. The postcards are: Scrap Metal Angel Two Postcard Set by Felix Vanasse (One shows a person holding a book and conjouiring a green flame in their hand, the other one — a person standing in gigantic doorway that looks like a ribcage.)

unforth | Claire Houck | Duck Prints Press @duckprintspress.com · 4mo ago

Spark - @maybarros.com.br : duckprintspress.com/product/spar... april’s sweet showers - @radicalhoodie.bsky.social : duckprintspress.com/product/apri... Sunset - @mizushiba.bsky.social : duckprintspress.com/product/suns... Samhain - @aceriee.bsky.social : duckprintspress.com/product/samh... (4/5)

Graphic 6 of 9. Two postcards with their titles on the background decorated with paper elements and textures. The postcards are: “Spark” by May Barros (Woman holding a small figure aflame.); “april’s sweet showers” by radicalhoodie (A person caressing another person's cheek.)

Graphic 7 of 9. Two postcards with their titles on the background decorated with paper elements and textures. The postcards are: “Sunset” by Jagoda Zirebiec (Two cowboy, one with his arm around the other.); “Samhain” by Aceriee (Two people with joined hands tied with a ribbon, holding a steaming bowl.)

unforth | Claire Houck | Duck Prints Press @duckprintspress.com · 4mo ago

I want to be different - @mizushiba.bsky.social : duckprintspress.com/product/i-wa... -- - @sweveris.bsky.social : duckprintspress.com/product/unti... Riddle - @sheasullivan.bsky.social : duckprintspress.com/product/the-... Treasure - @eliotqueliot.bsky.social : duckprintspress.com/product/trea...

Graphic 4 of 9. Two postcards with their titles on the background decorated with paper elements and textures. The postcards are: “I want to be different.” by Jagoda Zirebiec (Monochrome art of a person in a dress lying in a forest reaching for their armored reflection); [untitled] by swev.art (Two mer people, one pink, one blue, swirling around an iridescent seahorse).

Graphic 5 of 9. Two postcards with their titles on the background decorated with paper elements and textures. The postcards are: “The Riddle” by Shea Sullivan (Elderly woman and a sphinx touch noses); “Treasure” by Max Jason Peterson (Two elderly men embracing on a boat.)

unforth | Claire Houck | Duck Prints Press @duckprintspress.com · 4mo ago

Cover art - @lizlee.bsky.social : duckprintspress.com/product/art-... Cover art - @aceriee.bsky.social : duckprintspress.com/product/art-... Magical Friendship - @maybarros.com.br : duckprintspress.com/product/magi... Snow Heart - @eliotqueliot.bsky.social : duckprintspress.com/product/snow... 2/5

Graphic 2 of 9. Two postcards with their titles on the background decorated with paper elements and textures. The postcards are: Scholarly Pursuits by Liz Lee Illustration (Red dragon behind a library counter); A Truth Universally Acknowledged by Aceriee (Two peahens and a peacock).

Graphic 3 of 9. Two postcards with their titles on the background decorated with paper elements and textures. The postcards are: “Magical Friendship” by May Barros (Blue-haired person touching noses with an orange, winged cat); “Snow Heart” by Max Jason Peterson (Two men holding hands in snow accompanied by a bobcat and a cat).

unforth | Claire Houck | Duck Prints Press @duckprintspress.com · 4mo ago

Do you love sending postcards? How about receiving them? Well, today is World Stationery Day, and we wanted to take a moment to highlight to gorgeous artwork available on the postcards we send – next time you send a postcard, you can drop some of this art in their mailbox! (A thread: 1/5 posts)

Graphic 1 of 9. A graphic titled "Our Postcards!", decorated with postcards, a butterfly and paper elements and textures. Text on the back of a postcard reads: World Stationery Day.

Julie Bozza @juliebozza.bsky.social · 5mo ago

This was not on any of my bingo cards!!! Booklover’s Burlesque Festival organizer Lacy Knightly @lacyknightly.bsky.social reads "Witches of the West" by Adele Gardner @adelegardnercastle.bsky.social from my anthology #QueerWeirdWestTales! 🏳️‍🌈👻🌵📖 Thank you very kindly... www.opb.org/article/2026...

Booklover’s Burlesque Festival brings seductive storytelling to Portland and Salem

Burlesque, which usually involves a performer removing at least some of their clothing, can be a fun escape, a form of protest or an expression of complex emotions ranging from grief and anger to joy ...

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Adele Gardner @adelegardnercastle.bsky.social · 4mo ago

My watercolor comic "Tiger, Tailor, Candle, Moon" by Max Jason Peterson will appear in this book! Please check out this fiction and art anthology. I've seen some of the art in draft format, and it's amazing! #duckprintspress #wildandfullofmarvels #mjpwatercolors #mjpcomics #maxjasonpeterson

unforth | Claire Houck | Duck Prints Press@duckprintspress.com · 5mo ago

Adele Gardner @adelegardnercastle.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Julie Bozza edited an anthology I love, Queer Weird West Tales, which includes "Witches of the West" by Adele Gardner. Julie just let me know about something amazing--my poem was read and loved at the Booklover's Burlesque Festival!

Queer Weird West Tales - Julie Bozza | LIBRAtiger

Frontiers have always attracted the Other - where they find that the Other is always already there. These 22 stories explore what happens when queer characters encounter weirdness on the edge of the w...

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