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Tonya R. Moore

@tonyarmoore.com

SFF Author. Poetry Editor at Solarpunk Mag. Co-Editor: The Cookout anthology. www.tonyarmoore.com

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Tonya R. Moore@tonyarmoore.com · 3w ago

Let's face it, friends. The real reason we're mad at the willful igorance and illiteracy of today's youth is that when our civilization collapses--and it will--they absolutely cannot be relied upon to save our collective asses. No. We'll have to do it ourselves. There. I said it.

Tonya R. Moore@tonyarmoore.com · 3w ago

"AI" as we now know it has ruined the Cyberpunk genre for me. How did something so insidiously pedestrian even become the embodiment of such wondrous imaginings?

Tonya R. Moore@tonyarmoore.com · 2mo ago

The co-editors of the Cookout anthology @tco-anthology.bsky.social were intervied on this podcast: justkeepwriting.podbean.com/e/episode-19...

Episode 194 - Invitation to The Cook Out: Chat with the Editors of a Black Anthology | Just Keep Writing

This week, the crew chats with Erin Brown, Tonya R. Moore, and Emmalia Harrington about editing a Black Anthology called: The Cook Out. Links mentioned during the show: Tonya R. Moore Emmalia Harringt...

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Locus Magazine@locusmag.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Alexandra Pierce reviews L.D. Lewis’ debut novel: “In many ways, YEAR OF THE MER is an examination of power, its uses and abuses in the name of justice.”

Year of the Mer by L.D. Lewis: Review by Alexandra Pierce - Locus

Year of the Mer, L.D. Lewis (Saga 978-1-66806-095-7, $30.00, 400pp, hc). April 2026. Cover by Micaela Alcaino. What if… Arielle, the Little Mermaid, became queen, then had a daughter, and a granddaughter? What if Ursula was something like a god, and accustomed to being worshipped, and thoroughly devious? What if merfolk had a taste for flesh? What if Arielle's granddaughter had a very, very bad temper, and arrogance worthy of …Read More

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Tonya R. Moore@tonyarmoore.com · 3mo ago

The first line of "There’s No Honor In Writing At 5am" had me cackling. Fortunately for me, I AM a 5am writer, but Shon is right. If it's not for you, it's not for you: medium.com/@shon_9712/t...

There’s no honor in writing at 5am

Unless you are a morning person, go back to sleep.

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Shon Mapp 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧@shonmapp.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Sure, I'll beta read for you. Compliments and adoration are always free. Constructive criticism costs money and a bit of ego. Keep that in mind before you ask.

Eden Royce@edenroyce.bsky.social · 4mo ago

It’s been six months since the publication of PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE! This Southern Gothic historical fic novella chronicling coming of age, putting duty to the dead before the constraints of living family, and the strange, yet beautiful magic of funeral rituals has had a wonderful reception.

A beige background with yellow-greige flowers draping the upper right and left corners. In the middle is the cover of PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE: A sepia-tone profile of a young Black woman against floral wallpaper, a gentle smile on her face, reminiscent of 1850s ambrotype photography. She is wearing a high-necked collar, andher coily hair is upswept to reveal dangling skull earrings. A skeletal hand rests on her shoulder. Text reads: PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE EDEN ROYCE "A deeply loving exploration of grief, loss, and the righting of past wrongs."—Moniquill Blackgoose, author of To Shape a Dragon's Breath At the top of the image is the text: It's Been Six Months