I am home from Japan after the longest Tuesday ever! The cats are ecstatic. ♥️

Ok, I know this is one of the area’s top tourist destinations, but sometimes a place is a top tourist destination for a *reason*.

ICYMI because I shared this in the middle of the night - I have a new story up at @gavagai.com! api.gavagai.com/share/posts/...

Bitter Tea

I have orchestrated this scene meticulously. Arranged every element. I know how this conversation will end, even if she does not. I do not wish to begin it. And yet.“I have been called home.” I refuse...

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@christinehanolsy.com's prose is divine

Gavagai@gavagai.com · 5d ago

In today's featured Editor Pick: She has orchestrated every detail of their final conversation. Except the ache of actually having it. It's Bitter Tea by Christine Hanolsy. read it for free at gavagai.com

This is honestly one of my favorite pieces ever, small as it is, and I’m so happy the folks at @gavagai.com liked it. 🩷

Gavagai@gavagai.com · 5d ago

In today's featured Editor Pick: She has orchestrated every detail of their final conversation. Except the ache of actually having it. It's Bitter Tea by Christine Hanolsy. read it for free at gavagai.com

Peekaboo!

ICYMI - this is my latest in BCS! It’s a story that is so dear to my heart. I hope folks enjoy it.

Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine@bcsmagazine.bsky.social · last wk.

Live in BCS #462; podcast 363 "Dreams in Burnished Silver" @christinehanolsy.com "pressed a tiny metal disc into my hand as we passed: a minuscule mirror that captured my image in parts; a freckle here, an eyelash there. In return, I gave you my name." www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/drea...

Soooo many hours later and we are finally in our Sapporo hotel. Time to crash…

So, I put up a page for Herding Cats. At the bottom is a printable moderator checklist you can download! jenniferrpovey.com/books/herdin...

We're more than halfway through the year, so it feels like a good time to do a bit of a "here's what I published this year" thread. :) I'll post them in chronological order to keep it simple! First and foremost, a reminder that all my published work can be found on my website: christinehanolsy.com

New story day! This one is inspired, very loosely, by George MacDonald’s 19th century fairy tale “The Day Boy and the Night Girl.” It took me nearly two years to get right, and I’m glad I allowed the time. Many thanks to editor Scott Andrews for his patience and for believing in this story.

Beneath Ceaseless Skies - Dreams in Burnished Silver by Christine Hanolsy

When the evening bell rang, we filed past each other once more, and this time I kept my chin lifted. You found me right away, pressed a tiny metal disc into my hand as we passed: a minuscule mirror th...

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More of this, please.

Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com · 2w ago

1. In an incredible new landmark review, the Health Council of the Netherlands has declared that gender-affirming care for trans youth works, reducing wait times is "morally urgent," and regret is rare. It is the latest of many Euro countries to advance care. Subscribe to support our journalism.

Hey folks we are having issues with the main DP site, we are aware and working on it. Unfortunately that is where the submission guidelines are posted. Sorry for the trouble!

This is so cool!

Indrapramit Das@indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 2w ago

The Salam Writing Workshop in Pakistan is fundraising for their 2027 workshop, which will feature Elizabeth bear and Saad Z. Hossain as instructors, & will be picking 12 Pakistani writers as students. They need a bit of patronage to help cover the costs--a few dollars goes a long way in S. Asia.

We are heading to Japan on Saturday and I am so excited! Dreading the heat and humidity, but excited nonetheless. Recommendations for beating the heat in Tokyo?

Please repost! I am looking for a rogue W*nd*ws tech support person. Will pay. 😂 Details below, but the TL:DR is, I need someone other than M*cr*s*ft to call when my W*nd*ws decides to throw a tantrum.

It's Sunday! I'm at a coffee shop doing some work. I'm guessing some of y'all are out there, putting words down, doing edits, sending in submissions, getting critiques, revising queries, and more...! So, quick reminder: *Rejection* DOES NOT MEAN you are a bad writer!!! Keep. Going. ❤️‍🔥

Are you ready for your heart to be broken? I promise you, you are not. Go read this beautifully powerful story anyway, about mothers and daughters and yearning and the things we can and cannot bring ourselves to do and the places that seep into our bones despite our efforts to leave them behind.

Small Wonders@smallwondersmag.com · 3w ago

The places we come from can have a hold on us that lingers, long after we've left. Do you belong to the place, or does it belong to you? Does it matter, when it calls? "Little Fish, Big Fish" by Jennifer Hudak dives deep into all of this:

Looking for stories to read at the beach that AREN'T beach reads? There's still time to get both my short story collections at 1/2 price! #horror #feministfiction #shortstories #flashfiction #amwriting #ebooks #booksale

Steve, the guy who came to fix our washing machine tonight, looks so much like Bud the refrigerator repair guy from Grimm that my wife and I can’t stop staring. 😅 (pic of Bud; I didn’t feel comfortable snapping a photo of Steve)

I looooove Wen Wen's writing! Check out Emmie's spotlight on her.

Emmie Christie@emmiechristie33.bsky.social · 3w ago

And lastly, my overall Spotlight review for Wen Wen Yang @muteddragon.bsky.social www.emmiechristie.com/short-fictio... I'd just like to say thank you, Wen Wen, for teaching me so much about Chinese culture and mythology through your stories.

Aaaahhh I’m so excited for my latest story to come out at BCS! Pick up the new issue now, or stay tuned for a direct link.

Beneath Ceaseless Skies Magazine@bcsmagazine.bsky.social · 3w ago

BCS #462 ebook is out early today at @weightlessbooks.bsky.social & Kindle Store and for subscribers, featuring stories by @christinehanolsy.com and @sallysultzman.bsky.social , behind cover art by Tyler Edlin: weightlessbooks.com/fiction/bene... www.amazon.com/Beneath-Ceas...

The Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards voting is still open until August 8th at 12 pm Pacific! Don't forget to submit your ballots if you're an Attending, Virtual, or WSFS member. If you don't have a membership yet, you can sign up through our site now: lacon.org/register

What if I told you about King Midas. What if I did it three more times. What if it was queer. What if it was trans. What if it was in Small Wonders TODAY.

Small Wonders@smallwondersmag.com · 3w ago

You know the story of Midas, right? Stories shift and warp though, so let's hear that old tale a few more times. Let @elijah.mea.rs tell us how "He Washes His Sins In the River" :

Live your life so that when you pass, people share videos of you being kind and competent rather than memes about you burning in hell

This wishlist is 99% in my wheelhouse - and I have nothing available to submit. (For happy reasons!) Maybe you do?

OTHERSIDE@othersidespec.bsky.social · 3w ago

ICYMI, we are OPEN to original fiction and poetry by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors through July 21st! We're having the best time reading your wonderful work. Still deciding what to send us? We asked our reading team what they'd like to see more of, and they answered! Guidelines: othersidespec.com/guidelines

Writers & authors, with all the nonstop scams going around, you should be aware of @victoriastrauss.com's heroic work at Writer Beware. It's sponsored by SFF by has great info for writers of all genres.

Writer Beware

Shining a small, bright light in a wilderness of writing scams

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I mean, valid.

Sorrowscopes@sorrowscopes.bsky.social · 3w ago

Taurus: Why are you even reading this? You’re just going to do what you want anyway.

TTRPG Casting Call is open for T.G.I.R.L.S,* an all transfeminine Thirsty Sword Lesbians Actual Play run by @lesbyearning.bsky.social in the world of Les Violettes Dangereuses - alternate Sundays August 2 9:30pm IST/12pm EST/4pm GMT For Trans Women only. Apply: pantslesstables.tv/tsl-player-f...

TEENAGERS omg. Mom: Hey N, I know you just got up [it’s 10am] but could you empty your camp bag & put stuff in the laundry so I can wash it before you go back tomorrow? N: OH MY GOD WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS SO RUDE. YOU ALWAYS DO THIS. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE SO CRITICAL ALL THE TIME. <bursts into tears>