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Christopher Blake

@chrisblake.bsky.social

SF and Fantasy Writer. Palliative Care doc. Stories in Strange Horizons, Adventitious, FFO, and others. Writes mostly about grief. SFWA. Codexian. Cat Dad.

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Christopher Blake@chrisblake.bsky.social · 3d ago

As a parent, @cornellwriter.bsky.social ’s latest story, A Game of Go, in @adventitiouswords.bsky.social resonated so powerfully with me. It’s a beautiful articulation of love and devotion in every form of parenthood.

Adventitious.@adventitiouswords.bsky.social · last wk.

"You think I’d have learned by now not to read Cornell’s stories in public spaces. This apocalyptic story of a smarthome and the boy it’s committed to protecting is among her best." @turnandwork.com on A Game of Go Officially NSFPS. www.adventitious.net/stories/a-ga...

Catherine Tavares@cjtavares.bsky.social · 4w ago

My essay on Resident Evil Requiem's Grace Ashcroft is out TODAY in Issue 9 of @trollbreathmag.bsky.social!!! "Courage is Not the Absence of Fear"--come read my thoughts on how the newest protagonist of my favorite game franchise has shattered the emotional glass ceiling for heroes:

Courage Is Not the Absence of Fear: Resident Evil Requiem’s Grace Ashcroft Highlights the Heroic Power of Accepting Fear - Trollbreath Magazine

Courage Is Not the Absence of Fear: Resident Evil Requiem’s Grace Ashcroft Highlights the Heroic Power of Accepting Fear

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Catherine Tavares@cjtavares.bsky.social · last mo.

I just finished reading this collection and YOU ARE NOT PREPARED FOR THE AWESOMENESS. Enter this giveaway, buy the book, request it from your library, do all of the above. Just get these stories into your brainspace!

P.A. Cornell (She/Her)@cornellwriter.bsky.social · last mo.

If you’re on Instagram there’s currently a giveaway for a copy of THE ASTRONAUT AMONG THE FLOWERS AND OTHER STORIES. More details here: www.instagram.com/p/DcmeFFAFSS...

Copy of P.A. Cornell’s SFF collection, The Astronaut Among the Flowers and Other Stories. Cover shows an astronaut in a white spacesuit lying in a field of flowers under a pink and purple sky. Title appears in white text at top, author’s name in white text at bottom over the words “ Nebula, World Fantasy, and Aurora finalist.
Christopher Blake@chrisblake.bsky.social · last mo.

The Death of Mountains deserves all these accolades and more. It’s filled with beautiful, wise, and continually surprising writing. I’ve never read anything quite like it and I’m so glad that I now have. Plus, that cover design is just phenomenal, right?

Jordan Kurella@jordankurella.com · last mo.

"what is the point of living when death is standing on your shoulder?" winner of the Shirley Jackson Award finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize, the Nebula Award, the Indie Book Prize, and the World Fantasy Award (talking mountains! talking deaths! has a bird!)

Christopher Blake@chrisblake.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The author makes no representations and offers no warranties as to the condition or location of dust, small appliances, and/or human remains ingested by Phalen’s Pneumatic Vacuum Apparatus. Still, there is something beautiful to be found on the other side, for those who peer through the vacuum..

Adventitious.@adventitiouswords.bsky.social · 3mo ago

What happens when your mom dies, but her ashes keep talking to you? Introducing Phelan's Pneumatic Vacuum Apparatus! As seen in "The Laws of Thermodynamics as Applied to My Dead Mom" by @chrisblake.bsky.social. It's time to say goodbye... ...to dirt and dust! www.adventitious.net/stories/the-...

A vintage 1950s-style magazine advertisement, designed to resemble a period print ad with aged paper tones and retro illustration. A woman in a red fit-and-flare dress operates a teal canister vacuum with a long hose, standing on a pale blue floor beside a Christmas tree. Above her, against a mustard yellow background, sits a pink upright vacuum cleaner next to a can labeled "Adventitious Rug Shampoo." Large italic serif text on the white curved panel reads "...but this works like magic!" The headline reads "PHALEN'S PNEUMATIC VACUUM APPARATUS" in spaced capital letters, followed by body copy describing a device that eliminates what you thought was permanent. At the bottom, brush script reads "No more putting it off!" with the tagline "For you. For your family. It's time to say 'Goodbye'... ...to dirt and dust!" A woman's face appears in the lower left corner, looking upward with a pleased expression. The overall design mimics mid-century American print advertising.
Catherine Tavares@cjtavares.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Grab some tissues, a blanket, something/one to hug and then read this story. Beautiful. Poignant. Cathartic. A must read.

Christopher Blake@chrisblake.bsky.social · 3mo ago

My story, “The Laws of Thermodynamics as Applied to my Dead Mom” is now free to read in @adventitiouswords.bsky.social ! It's loosely inspired by my experience cleaning out my grandmother’s house. It’s about grief, possibly-sentient vacuums, and a little light thermodynamics. I hope you enjoy!

Christopher Blake@chrisblake.bsky.social · 3mo ago

My story, “The Laws of Thermodynamics as Applied to my Dead Mom” is now free to read in @adventitiouswords.bsky.social ! It's loosely inspired by my experience cleaning out my grandmother’s house. It’s about grief, possibly-sentient vacuums, and a little light thermodynamics. I hope you enjoy!

The Laws of Thermodynamics as Applied to My Dead Mom

A physicist cleans out his childhood home alongside his mother's talking ashes and a magical vacuum, but what can he do when it's all gone?

adventitious.net

Christopher Blake@chrisblake.bsky.social · 3mo ago

If you only have time for 1010 words worth of reading tonight, choose these 1010 words from the story Dear Trilobites by @rjtaylor.bsky.social in @strangehorizons.bsky.social This is a stunning, hurricane force tale taking an unflinching gaze at a dark moment lit by 252 million years of life.

Strange Horizons@strangehorizons.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Dear Trilobites  by RJ Taylor @rjtaylor.bsky.social "Despite the two hundred and fifty-two million years that separate us, I feel close to you tonight, dear trilobites." Link ⬇️ strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fi...

FICTION Despite the two hundred and fifty-two million years that separate us, I feel close to you tonight, dear trilobites. The wind screams through the cracks in my home, while you rest in stone on my oaken desk worn soft by generations. Dear Trilobites  by RJ Taylor 15 June 2026 Strange Horizons
🐍 Abigail Kemske 🐍@abigailkemske.bsky.social · 4mo ago

It's live! My latest #scifi story "By the Wings of an Albatross" is in @adventitiouswords.bsky.social issue #3 and is now free to read online. 🦅 Marvel at the future of teleportation where nothing ever goes wrong on your commute ever again, right? Read on to find out. Quick read! 🛰️

Text graphic in teal and navy blue: "By the Wings of an Albatross" by Abigail Kemske. "Marco steps onto the AlbaPort platform in his home pod that orbits the Earth, tensing in anticipation for the awful sensation of being pulled apart atom-by-atom." Now free to read on adventitious.net. Hand drawn graphic of a cut albatross and cover of issue three of adventitious.
Adventitious.@adventitiouswords.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Quick poll: You're running late for work on a super important day. The teleporter is glitching. Use it anyway? 1) YES 2) No way 3) waa-waa!! waa-waa!!!! www.adventitious.net/stories/by-t...

Merc Fenn Wolfmoor@mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We're at $724/1000 and one backer shy of 40!! We have FIVE DAYS until subs open!!! Let's gooooo! 👀🌈🎥 #Recorded #shortstories #SFF #horror #writers www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

[RECORDED] — An Anthology of Found Media Fiction!

Weird videos you didn't take showing up on your phone... Haunted books no one else remembers reading... Strange audio cassettes that won't let you stop listening... [RECORDED] showcases weird, spooky,...

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Christopher Blake@chrisblake.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I always love this time of year- the DP window! The submission experience at Diabolical Plots is just so good. I love their submission manager- the transparency and clarity is unmatched. Excited to have TWO windows to submit to this year.

Amanda Helms - Preorder THE UPPER TENTACLE@amandaghelms.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Heyo, the @diabolicalplots.com submissions windows announcements are up! Yes, windowS, featuring our general call July 13-27 and a special call, Diabolical Rot, to be edited by yours truly! Send those stories Oct 18-25. Get the deets for both windows here: www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-general-s...

Christopher Blake@chrisblake.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Really honoured to find myself amidst such a tremendous group of writers in Adventitious Issue Three. Plus, there's a little hint at my story in my bullet point emoji to pique your intrigue...

Adventitious.@adventitiouswords.bsky.social · 4mo ago

So, who is in Issue Three???? ⛵ @macarrick.bsky.social 📸 @ldcolter.com ♟️ @yelenacrane.bsky.social 🪶 @abigailkemske.bsky.social 🐜 @amandaghelms.bsky.social 🐴 @elismontgomery.bsky.social 🎨 John Saul 👸 Clint Hannah-Lopez 🩰 Anna Kahn ⚱️ @chrisblake.bsky.social 🚪 @mruthrobinson.bsky.social

Catherine Tavares@cjtavares.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I was in it for the found footage fiction, but now it's serious, folks: these cats need tuna. I need a video of happy cats eating celebratory tuna. We can make it happen.

Merc Fenn Wolfmoor@mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Listen, if this campaign funds in the first 48 hours, I have promised ALL my cats a can of tuna. (They get to share, it's a large can okay.) Support weird fiction! Support cats getting fed tuna in celebration!!! (I will absolutely share the video too 😸) #RECORDED tiny.cc/recordedantho