Many of my published stories are the result of prompts, which are magic mind-stretchy things. Here's a new one, written about a photo I drew from a pile provided by Nancy Stohlman at the flash fiction retreat she and @kathyfish.bsky.social hosted in Grand Lake, CO this summer.

Book mail received. Introduction read. I’m in for ‘educational AND fun’. Thank you for creating this @lindzmcleod.bsky.social !!!!

This is such a a magical tale. I mean, it’s dystopian scifi but the story feels like magic it’s so beautifully done. Comgratulations @ianli.bsky.social and thank you for publishing it @smallwondersmag.com

I am so excited for this from @thomasha.bsky.social and @undertow.bsky.social. The cover is so beautiful it’s making, um, architectural bone tendrils emerge from my brain. undertowpublications.com/shop/uncerta...

Daek, funny, and insightful. Three tasty flavors in one flash here folks.

#WritingCommunity How about following these creatives? @patriciastover.bsky.social @danijanecox.bsky.social @mikkenavia.bsky.social @mksholundauthor.bsky.social @veronamccoll.bsky.social @carlfranzen.bsky.social @influxpress.bsky.social @smashism.bsky.social @chiphouser.bsky.social

Received my contributor copy today - this is a beautiful book! Looking forward to reading the other stories in between shameless covergazing. Thanks for making a beautiful book Inkd Publishing!

Announcement: Psychopomp is relaunching Fantasy Magazine WELCOME BACK, FANTASY! full details here: psychopomp.com/fantasy-maga...

I just finished reading this and it was delicious. The reviewer says it all better and smarter than I could, I’ll just add that it was wonderful, fun, utterly engaging, and gorgeously imagined and written. A.C. Wise: more Bastion please! (The book itself is gorgeous too-I ordered the hardcover.)

Congratulations on a great review @acwise.bsky.social! How can I not go read this right now???????

A really lovely review of Out of the Drowning Deep!

Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Winters (edited by me!) Stories by @hschofieldfic.bsky.social @smua.bsky.social @stevetoase.bsky.social @tessafisher.bsky.social @jerreat.bsky.social @catherinefking.bsky.social @shelgraves.bsky.social @solarshades.bsky.social www.worldweaverpress.com/store/p170/G...

Then on the 8th December I will be running a workshop on #archaeology and #folkhorror as part of Darkness in the Fields: Midwinter, looking at ways to use archaeology when writing fiction, particularly horror. www.eventbrite.com/e/darkness-i...

I have 2 events coming up next month 2nd of December I'm taking part in a celebration of recent @blackshuckbooks.bsky.social Shadows releases, including my archaeology themed horror collection Dirt Upon My Skin, alongside @davebjeffery.bsky.social, Kayleigh Dobbs, Brian Evenson & Teika Marija Smits

This is a gorgeous, insightful, funny, and thoughtful ghost story. Loved it.

Looking forward to reading all the killer weirds within!

#PC844: On Snowflake-Veined Wings written by @chiphouser.bsky.social and read by @leighwallace.bsky.social. Previously published by Bourbon Penn. Rated R. Content warning for bodily fluids. podcastle.org/2024/06/18/p...

I have some openings in my editing calendar. I do developmental editing on novels and novellas in multiple categories and genres. More info and contact form here: www.kathowardbooks.com/editing I'm always happy to answer questions. Signal boosts appreciated - thanks in advance.

We know you are spoilin' for a good time with this week's episode. Author: @chiphouser.bsky.social Art: Bo Kaier www.drabblecast.org/2024/04/21/d...

ONLY 4 DAYS until my debut novel, Living in Cemeteries, is out in the world!!! @raforall.bsky.social said some really nice things about it in Booklist! Here’s her full review :) raforall.blogspot.com/2024/03/what...

Today’s new, fancy, gorgeous hidden tee will give me the sneakret superhero strength to survive another work day. Thank you @apexmag.bsky.social.

Very excited to receive my copy, congratulations @carinabissett.bsky.social!

Book mail today is my contributor copy of Pulp Lit 41! It’s a gorgeous book with a lot of stories and illustrations. Thank you @pulpliterature.bsky.social for including my dark little flash!

Bourbon Penn 32 cover reveal. Early release is available now to subscribers!

Weekend occurrences in Chazzlandia, two happifying & one not so much: 1) received my first ever royalty check, 2) applied for full SFWA membership, & 3) because of those two I am no longer eligible for a contest I have such a fun story for. I’m attempting to be mature about this, but: garbage sauce.

I used old school drafting software to draw this today, mostly so I have a graphic to put on my website for a forthcoming story. Probably took two hours? It's for "Bad Meat" which will be in The Drabblecast @drabblecast.bsky.social in the future. Drawing is much faster than writing.

My November short fiction roundup features stories from @fusionfragment.bsky.social @podcastle.org @escapepod.org Baffling Magazine @castofwonders.org @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social @strangehorizons.bsky.social @pseudopod.org @lightspeedmagazine.com @bourbonpenn.bsky.social & @apexmag.bsky.social

A flash of mine is in this issue, I can't wait to see what it was all about and read the other stories just beyond the cool cover.

Take note all book gifters! Not for me, I have it, and it is supergood. This collection is full of all the good speculations, terrorfuls, humors, and surprisings.

A gorgeous story, @mckatie.bsky.social. Wow. Thanks for pointing me toward it @thomasha.bsky.social!

Great stuff as always, starting with the absofantasticool cover art!

Want to join the Eastham Library for a free 5 week genre writing workshop with @oliviawaite.bsky.social , @premeemohamed.com , @acwise.bsky.social , @gabino.bsky.social , and @sentencebender.bsky.social??? To sign up for Zoom/in person, go here: easthamlibrary.org/so-you-want-to…

A sketch that is waaaay too festive for the story this bird is in.

This was much fun (so many trees)! I wish I could be so articulate at that hour. OK, any hour really.

Thank you @thomasha.bsky.social for rolling with all the beautiful story darknesses nestled @bourbonpenn.bsky.social.

PLEASE RP Space Unicorns! Uncanny Magazine will be open to short story submissions from October 2 to October 16! WE CAN'T WAIT TO READ YOUR STORIES!!! www.uncannymagazine.com/submissions/

Look what arrived just in time for a work trip—have darkness, will travel. @thedeadlands.com

Chipbook! Definitely borrowing that Toasian bit o’ cleverness.

Welp! The New York Times has a stunning review of @tobithedreamer.bsky.social's "Jackal, Jackal." “Vivid and twisted, ironic and stirring ... told with verve. Ogundiran’s prose has a warm, enthusiastic vitality.” — Chelsea Leu, The New York Times Congratulations Tobi! https://bit.ly/nytimesjackal

If it has an eye infection, it’s a styeclops.

My author copies arrived today from Redbird Chapbooks, along with a charming card and handwritten note. I'm not sure what fancy feels like, exactly, but this is probably a good approximation.