I’m excited! Just saw proofs for the poem that will be out this month (fingers crossed).

Too sweaty under a blanket. Too cold without one. These are the voyages of the starship menopause.

Yes! I’ve had three pieces recently make short lists but receive kind rejections. I take them as good signs and send the work out again. The current story has been giving me fits, but today, I’m gaining ground on a scene I did not realize I needed until 48 hours ago. Keep going!

Joanne Harris@joannechocolat.bsky.social · 7d ago

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 763: Having a tough time? Good. Got a rejection? Good. Got a bad review? Good. Had to abandon a project because it wasn't working? Good. These things all teach you resilience, patience and determination; the things you need most as a writer.

He was very weary; the day had been long, and full of dragons.

It’s nice to see everyone’s textual analysis of The Odyssey It’s almost like the humanities give you entertainment, feelings, pleasure, and fun/interesting stuff to talk about, as well as lenses into both past and current society

I just signed a contract! Dragon poems on the horizon!

My copy arrived!

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness

Ffxii Final Fantasy Xii

Alt: Final Fantasy Xii-Balthier and Fran smack their fists.

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Max Pearl 🏳️‍⚧️@pearlbear.com · 3w ago

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness

My jaw is mending well. Writing is slowly happening. I logged rejections earlier, and I hope to write after lunch.

My story “An Act of Faith” enters the world today! A small child, a confused war god, and a gift lead to new dynamics. a.co/d/0adHDJCU

I have pieces appearing imminently, and I will celebrate them. But first, I will endure the removal of impacted wisdom teeth. I promise to hydrate and rest first and foremost.

Post a random gif or vid from one of your favorite TV 📺 shows.

Jenna Ortega's Iconic Wednesday Addams Dance

Alt: Jenna Ortega's Iconic Wednesday Addams Dance

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Indie Book Spotlight@bookspotlight.bsky.social · last mo.

Post a random gif or vid from one of your favorite TV 📺 shows.

Keep an eye 👀 on our Fund Drive for new rewards coming soon! Rather not wait? There are still signed books, limited edition patches and more available! Fund Strange Horizons 2027 ⬇️ www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

Strange Horizons@strangehorizons.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The Strange Horizons Annual Fund Drive to keep us publishing in 2027 is finally here! You can find the fund drive at the link ⬇️ www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s... Some changes have arrived this time around though. Read the thread to learn more.

If you see this, post your fictional mentor.

Daniel Jackson: This Day Keeps Getting Better

Alt: Daniel Jackson: This Day Keeps Getting Better

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Indie Book Spotlight@bookspotlight.bsky.social · last mo.

If you see this, post your fictional mentor. No joke, Dean Winchester's moral code, music taste and love for his family guided me through my teenage years and really shaped who I became. Add Buffy Summers, Aragorn and Indiana Jones to the list and those were/are my fictional, early-life mentors.

The issue looks fantastic, and I am so excited about the illustration accompanying my story!

In Another Time Magazine@inanothertimemag.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Just sent the rough draft of Issue 4 out to all editors for final cosmetic approval, and then it's off to the authors for one final glance, and then 🥁 🥁 🥁 it will be time for the uploading and preparing for the physical and e-copies!

Drop something OCEANIC

Charybdis Odyssey

Alt: Charybdis from the Odyssey

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Just a girl and her books@thebookwyrmshoard2.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Drop something OCEANIC 🌊🐙🖤🦈🚢

The kit makes me wish to toss who ever designed the backstitch into an active volcano, but the project grows more beautiful with every thread. #crossstitch #embroidery

Happy Summer Solstice! The Oak King ascends!

My Friend

Alt: A summer solstice blessing

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Thomas House of Dublin exhibiting the pro-human solidarity that all of us should demonstrate.

The backstitch for the fairy was making me angry. I am going back and forth with a stamped kit to have fun.

Several people have asked me recently why Analog/Asimov's/F&SF/Ellery Queen/Alfred Hitchcock still don't have Submission Grinder listings again, because the communications from SFWA on the subject have been so positive. So I thought it might be worth addressing this briefly.

Our Strange Horizons fundraiser is kicking off in a few hours!! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

Get Ready for Strange Horizons 2027 Fundraiser

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Moving/retooling/rescheduling is a hassle; we need these funds to keep the magazine going! So (1) I'm warning you, the other members of the publishing community, about the Kickstarter of now (2) I'd appreciate your support in boosting/following the backerkit link: www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

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3 poems found a home!

Game Of Thrones: Daenerys with Dragon

Alt: Game Of Thrones: Daenerys with Dragon

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Name the first video game you ever completed:

Remco van Straten (he/him)@remcovans.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Name the first video game you completed.

It’s the first full week of summer break, so I refreshed part of a room, revised poems, and sent pieces out into the world.

There's a sale in my Etsy shop till Weds on all my cards & prints-enter LEAFY20 for 20% off.I make my photos using recent research so they dial ⬇️ stress & lift mood by looking at them. Each purchase makes a difference as depression's prevented me from working recently: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/silv...