Mona West
@monawest.bsky.social
Writer. Cohost of the Unfortunately... Podcast. Rejected by Uncanny, Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons, and others. https://mona-west.com/ https://unfortunatelypod.com/
I can't believe I didn't know what a lovely human Sam Neill was until now.
Normally I'm like "yay. sports." But today I'm like "Yay!! Sports!!!!"
I've decided to compile a definitive thread of photos of the best sheep I've photographed during my walks in the countryside, together with supporting biographical information. I will put the vital story associated with each sheep in the alt text, since some of it is a little long to fit in a post.
football and soccer are like gimme the ball i want that ball it’s mine but baseball is all like fuck this ball get rid of it i hate
One of my favorite things about being friends with writers is that I get to buy two copies of their books - one for me, one for my Little Library so I can foist their talents upon my entire neighborhood.
And now my (delayed) repost is up, too!
Unfortunately... Podcast@unfortunatelypod.bsky.social · 7mo agoOur (delayed) season one finale is out now!
I (Courtney) am running behind getting our final season 1 episode up. I'm hoping to get it out this weekend. In the meantime: Wanna do a short writing (or editing or reading or crafting or whatever) challenge with us this month? Details and join link here:
Pacemaker
A Word Count Planner for Writers and Students
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So much of American history is just impulsive and extremely stupid elites, who don't believe in consequences because they have never personally experienced them, doing highly consequential stuff because they're bored or believe it might make them richer. I guess a lot of our culture, too.
Our last interview of season one is here! Making @unfortunatelypod.bsky.social has been incredibly grounding and wonderful in a rollercoaster of a debut year. I loved chatting with @jenniferhudak.bsky.social and @monawest.bsky.social about fallow periods, persistence, and resilience. 💚
Unfortunately... Podcast@unfortunatelypod.bsky.social · 8mo agoEpisode 24 - Unfortunately... It's Never Gonna Be Perfect with @jenniferhudak.bsky.social is out now! #WritingCommunity #WritingPodcast #SFFWriters
Delighted that my story, “CoverLetter_Version,5” appeared as a reprint with two other fantastic flash pieces in @podcastle.org today! They did my story proud! 🖤 Thanks specially to Kaitlyn Zivanovich for bringing my story to life so beautifully.
I once had the displeasure of talking with a billionaire tech bro about healthcare and he *literally* could not comprehend a system not driven by profit. Like, literally. Like a fish trying to wrap its brain around the concept of infinity. Impossible.
It’s here: the cover for the UK edition of VILE LADY VILLAINS, coming out April 02 2026 by Penguin Michael Joseph🖤
I simply respect my brain too much for this.
Neil@realneilc.bsky.social · 10mo agoTo be fair, it isn't that simple. "Typing the question in a search engine reading the answer" doesn't exist. Search engines give you a ton of links. The cognitive burden and time investment are on you to go through them and figure out which results work best There are far better AI criticisms
New episode day!!! Unfortunately... If You Force the Zipper, it Won't Budge with @piperlwhite.bsky.social is out now! We had such a blast chatting with Piper about the fact that everything is writing, the genre wars, and debut year! #WritingCommunity #WritingPodcast
If You Force the Zipper, It Won't Budge
Courtney and Mona chat with debut author, Piper L. White, about the debut learning curve, how other types writing and art inform and interconnect with our fiction, and writing genre in a BFA program. ...
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New episode! Unfortunately... It's an Economy of Favors with Lacey Dunham is available wherever you listen to podcasts. Thank you so much to @bookbent.bsky.social for joining us! #WritingCommunity #WritingPodcast
It's an Economy of Favors
Courtney and Mona chat publishing, precarity, and privilege with debut author Lacey Dunham. Transcripts here! Find Lacey online at www.laceyndunham.com., on Bluesky and on Instagram. And check out T...
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We had a delay, but episode 20 is finally here! Listen to *Unfortunately... It's Like Army Crawling Through 30 Inches of Snow* with guest author, Rebecca Danzenbaker, wherever you get you podcasts. #WritingCommunity #WritingPodcast
What happens to all the corporate real estate when AI takes everyone's jobs?
Everyone salivating over genAI should be forced to ask it 5 questions about a topic they actually know a lot about.
While we were out at WorldCon, our latest episode dropped! Check out Episode 19: Unfortunately... You Need a Suitcase Full of Skills with @lisatirrenoauthor.bsky.social!
You Need a Suitcase Full of Skills
Mona and Courtney chat with author Lisa Tirreno about shifting from journalism to novel writing, celebrating rejections, gamifying the writing process, motivation, and working out what works for you a...
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It's a new episode day! We chatted with debut author Alysha Rameera about the feeling of not being enough to write your culture, how vital work-life balance can be in writing, and our strategies for managing publishing anxiety. #WritingPodcast #WritingCommunity pnc.st/s/unfortunat...
Sorry if you haven't been able to reach me. I threw my personal phone, my work phone, my personal email address, my junk email address, my work email address, my other work email address, my teams chats, my skype account, and my discord into the sea.
Our Unfortunately... episode is now live! Really loved chatting with Courtney and Mona about our journey and the unique ups and downs of being co-writers.
Unfortunately... Podcast@unfortunatelypod.bsky.social · last yr.Episode 17 is out now! We chat with @mkhardywrites.com, co-authors of debut Sapphic Gothic Horror, The Needfire (out 7/31!), about co-writing & editing, managing disagreements, & creating community. #WritingPodcasts #WritingCommunity pnc.st/s/unfortunat...
