On this day in 2024, @gamethyme.bsky.social & I went to an adoption event to find a new member of our household. Almost immediately upon entering, we heard a SCREAM:
Stephanie Wood Franklin
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She/her queer disabled Latinx geek. Storyteller with a day job. Married with kitties. Author of The Infinite Library https://a.co/d/00UOxww4 www.insertscenehere.com
Dear smokers: if, upon lighting up, you hear someone coughing violently in your vicinity, it would be awesome if you could spot that person & try to move downwind of them at the very least. Standing in place, staring at them, & blowing smoke rings? Not so cool. Sincerely, *hackcoughwheeze*
Similarly, though less sticky, QWERTY found my pill box and knocked it open, scattering pain, sleep, & anxiety meds on the floor yesterday morning. After accounting for almost* all of them, I spent most of the day reminding him that he would make a lovely pair of mittens.
Premee Mohamed@premeemohamed.com · 2w agoWHAT HATH THIS DAY DESERVED?!!? WHAT HATH IT DONE, THAT IT IN GOLDEN LETTERS SHOULD BE SET AMONG THE SO LISTEN FIASCO JUST TRIED TO HOP UP ON MY DESK FIRST OF ALL HE *MISSED* HE HIT THE SPOON IN MY BOWL AND SENT APPLESAUCE CATAPULTING ACROSS MY FACE ALSO THE ROOM MAYBE THE UNIVERSE????????
I just backed Uncanny Magazine Year 13: The Space Unicorn Believes in YOU! @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/unc... This makes 13/13 years for me, and as long as I have the ability to do it, I plan to keep going as long as they do!
Uncanny Magazine Year 13: The Space Unicorn Believes in YOU!
Funding to support Year 13 of Hugo Award-winning Uncanny Magazine. We have more stories to tell together!
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PLS SHARE: In addition to dozens of libraries, misting stations, and other already-open cool space , 2 cooling centers will open from Noon to 9PM today, June 15: 📍Multnomah County East Building, 600 NE 8th St, Gresham 📍Bud Clark Commons, 650 NW Irving St., Portland
By the way, I know it's been a minute since I mentioned it, but I have a book out! The Infinite Library is available in paperback, Kindle, Kobo, and for free through Royal Road. Amazon: a.co/d/09gCVR4E Kobo: bit.ly/4vLvEDD Royal Road: bit.ly/4gkJbgU
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New blog post: The Great Discworld Re-Read: Small Gods! This is one of my favorite of the Discworld books, so I talk about it on its own. TW: religion (which, given the title, shouldn't be a surprise) www.insertscenehere.com/2026/06/grea...
Great Discworld Re-Read: Small Gods
ince this is one of my favorite books, it gets a post all to itself. Small Gods (1992) is one of the stand-alone books that doesn't fit int...
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Great Discworld Re-Read: Reaper Man and Witches Abroad via Blogger https://ift.tt/GrznfpH 2026-05-31T08:52:28-07:00
Riding in a car with my husband and my in-laws, two of whom are having trouble hearing/processing audio and one of whom has laryngitis, means spending the drive playing telephone for everyone. Curse my functioning ears and vocal cords!
TIL our car, Bingeley*, will reach out to the dealership on its own to say it's time to schedule maintenance. I find this both neat and vaguely disconcerting. *Named for the Dis-organizer in the Discworld books (GNU Terry Pratchett), because the car bings about EVERYTHING. It's very anxious.
New blog post (I know, two in two days!): Mission Statement, or: Why Do I Write? www.insertscenehere.com/2026/04/miss...
Mission Statement, or: Why Do I Write?
A few months ago, I applied for a scholarship and had to write a personal essay as part of the application. I didn't get the scholarship, bu...
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Two bits: 1) My blog has a new address! I bought myself a domain, but the old link will redirect. 2. New post with a new short story! I'm working on getting better about sharing my writing, so here's a story I wrote for last year's NYC Midnight contest: www.insertscenehere.com/2026/04/shor...
Short Story: Sheila and the Studio
Last year was the first time I entered the NYC Midnight writing contest. The important part as far as I was concerned was that every partic...
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Our black cat Nef is usually the epitome of grace and dignity. Usually.
New blog post, talking about (what else?) my book! Also a bit of a life update. insertscenehere.blogspot.com/2026/04/brea...
Breaking News: I HAVE A BOOK!
So it's been a few days since I've updated here last, and a lot's happened since last time. Before anything else, though, I want to reassur...
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OK friends, I'm in need of suggestions. Looking at this through a lens of chaotic whimsy, what are some reasons why a person would pull a fire alarm to clear a dorm building? I need to crowd-source some whimsy, so I come to the internet (Gods help me). What do y'all think? #chaoticwhimsy
#WriterShareWednesDay The Shadows Are No Place For Love is due out this summer (edits almost done!). In the meantime, Balancing Wonderland follows the Hatter when she's tasked with taking out the other queens of Wonderland 🗡️♦️♣️🫖 Kobo: www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/... Amz: www.amazon.com/Balancing-Wo...
Weeknight Writers@weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 4mo agoGood morning! It's #WriterShareWednesday! Share a project you've published OR a pitch for your WIP and we'll give it a boost! (No AI, and please add alt text to any images you post)
Hello #WriterShareWednesday! I have two books and a short story out right now! I’d love if you would check them out! Sweet & Wild: books2read.com/u/bzNng9 The Need for Dandelions: books2read.com/u/meYkPE Itch: applesncinnamon.itch.io Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/alexlarkspur...
Weeknight Writers@weeknightwriters.bsky.social · 4mo agoGood morning! It's #WriterShareWednesday! Share a project you've published OR a pitch for your WIP and we'll give it a boost! (No AI, and please add alt text to any images you post)
20 years ago today, @gamethyme.bsky.social and I decided to sign some paperwork and tie our lives together. Since then we've been through 3 moves, 4 jobs, and the loss of 3 cats; health issues, triumphs, failures, & everything in between. I wouldn't want to do it with anyone else.
Holy crap lions I made it to round two! Can't wait to see the feedback for my story and get the ball rolling for the next one!!
NYC Midnight@nycmidnight.bsky.social · 4mo agoThe 1st Round results for the Short Story Challenge 2026 are up at nycmidnight.co/4cdouzU! Congratulations to the top 5 in each group for advancing to the 2nd Round, which kicks off this Thursday, April 9th. Best of luck to them, and thanks to all who participated!
I can't remember from last time I did this - when @nycmidnight.bsky.social lists the day results of a round are to be announced, do they mean 11:59pm Eastern that night (meaning, do I need to sit and wait until tonight to find out that I didn't make round 2)?
I promised myself when I was a kid that someday, there would be a book with my name on it. Today's that day.
In 2020, I started writing about characters from different books defending a library of all narrative. Last year, I finished draft zero. Today, that book is available for free on Royal Road, and in eBook and paperback on Amazon. a.co/d/00UOxww4 www.royalroad.com/fiction/1014...
The Infinite Library
Amazon.com: The Infinite Library eBook : Wood Franklin, Stephanie: Kindle Store
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Friends, it's finally happened - I've finished my book and put it up on Royal Road for free! Go, read, share, and (hopefully) enjoy! www.royalroad.com/fiction/1014...
The Infinite Library
There is a library that contains all the narrative in human history, and something is trying to destroy it. A group of agents, pulled from their own literary universes, discovers the plot - now what? ...
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For Traumatic Backstory Reasons, I've been afraid of turning 45. My friends helped me reframe it by helping me throw a Triple Quinceañera today, with a gobliñata representing the brain goblins I fight everyday and snackle boxes with names and googly eyes. They are the absolute best.
