It's out now and free to read! One of the most personal things I've written and already kindly reviewed at Tar Vol on...

I arrange marks on the dead skin of trees. #horrifyyourcareer

And the Nebula Award for Short Story goes to... 👀 “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything”, by Effie Seiberg (Diabolical Plots 5/25) 🎉 ALL the short story finalists this year are holding the line in an important time. Congratulations, Effie - and thank you for your work!

I had a dream that giant hot dogs were asexually breeding and infecting people and turning them into giant hotdogs. They could tunnel through rock and grab them and that was how they turned them. So anyway, what's the strangest dream you all have ever had?

There's a point when you're writing a book -- often when approaching the end -- where you no longer believe the project is any good at all and that you have, in fact, fucked it all up. It's very important to hear at that moment from someone that you're doing fine. So this is me, telling myself.

I'm stoked to announce my ARC campaign for my fantasy romance trilogy! I have a certain number of free ebook and Audible codes to give out in exchange for an unbiased, honest review for books 1&2, and 3 when it comes out! If you're interested, please fill out the survey below. shorturl.at/FRnjj

Reviews! And a short interview Emmie Christie has been writing Why You Should Read reviews on the InkFoundry website. If you're unfamiliar with InkFoundry, it's a fantastic resource: a self-proclaimed free dynamic library, linking to or hosting free-to-read stories. She's also been doing a weekly…

@horrificscribs.bsky.social Indiegogo campaign page now has the TOC, and it has my name! www.indiegogo.com/en/projects/... Help the campaign get crowdfunded! Share it so your followers can find out about it too! #BookSky #ReadSky #WritingCommunity #WritersLift #NewBook #Anthology

If you haven't heard, InkFoundry is running a $1,000 contest for speculative magazines, and I'm incredibly honored to be one of the judges! My post: www.emmiechristie.com/short-fictio... Contest Page: inkfoundry.net/the-inkmark/ @inkfoundry.bsky.social

Contributor copy of @aanpress.bsky.social “Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity” arrived! So pretty!! Contains my story “Six Things I Wish I Had Brought From Earth.” Even the cats want to read it. 😆 I’m so excited to dig into this anthology. A copy will get you 24 new sci-do stories. 🔗 below.

Reading Bury My Bones in the Midnight Soil with no context and am delighted that it is perfect for Pride month 🌈

Baby's first scam email from, of all things, my LinkedIn profile I have joined the multitudes!

I wish I could write like this. And I wish Lindy West wrote tutorial papers in psychometrics. (Source: Lindy West, 2019 essay collection 'The Witches Are Coming')

LAUNCH DAY! There's no fee to enter, and on top of the winning publication, EIGHT authors will receive $100 each. THAT'S $2,300 of community-raised funds! See inkfoundry.net/the-inkmark/ for more details!

If you're following my posts of favorite monthly pieces I reviewed, here is May's! A. P. Howell @aphowell.com Marc A. Criley @marcc.bsky.social Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social www.emmiechristie.com/short-fictio...

Today I have @wiswell.bsky.social in the Hyperspace! It was a joy talking with John about The Dragon Has Some Complaints, which is coming up in less than two months! 🐲 renanbernardo.substack.com/p/into-the-h...

Have I really never described the co protagonists hair????!!!!

Here's a spotlight of my work, done by the wonderful @emmiechristie33.bsky.social It's been so fun for me to see reviews of my stories, including some older ones (like one of my favorites, "Murder or a Duck," which was a very early story of mine.) 💕

STORY #2000 IS HERE!!! "Dead Dog Mans the Lighthouse" by Max Franciscovich Come celebrate the shakespearean tragedy of being a lighthouse dog! Warning: It hurts! inkfoundry.net/dead-dog-man... Added by @emmiechristie33.bsky.social!

NEXT STORY ADDED TO INKFOUNDRY WILL BE THE 2,000TH!!!!

the thing about writing is that it is *so easy* unless you are good at it

“In the age of likes and follows, we have confused the reward of creating with the reward of being praised for creating” Really great talk for anyone struggling to finish their first book or any piece of art.

...doesn't everyone do this??

New week, new author thread! This week I'm featuring Beth Goder @bethgoder.bsky.social 1. Why You Should Read "Arachnomorphosis” | WYSR Review @strangehorizons.bsky.social Olivia turns into a spider every night, and it’s starting to become a real issue. inkfoundry.net/review/why-y...

Hoarders: billionaire edition 60 minutes on all the billionaires helping them realize they're just addicted to seeing a number go up

Here's my favorite bit of writing advice. Make a list of all the things you are a weird little freak about. Pick three of them that are unrelated. Make a story where those three things intersect in some way. You are going to have fun

What is the mathematics of word of mouth? My latest book THE LANGUAGE OF LIARS seems to be having exceptionally good word of mouth, so I found myself wondering...what does "good word of mouth" mean? You know. Mathematically.

@emmiechristie33.bsky.social is doing a huge service to the writing community by reviewing over a dozen of a writer's stories each week. I got the call this week, and it was a delightful experience (she saw things in stories that I hadn't noticed!) Thread starts here: bsky.app/profile/emmi...

A great litmus test for if a guy is capable of complex thoughts is posing the question: can you fight a swan and get away unscathed? If he says yes, he doesn't know that swans have teeth

HELL YEAH

The fourth Special Exhibit from the Horrific Scribes archive is now open: NASTY NATURE! horrificscribblings.com #horror #naturehorror #bughorror #fungalhorror #animalhorror #planthorror @amandamblake.bsky.social @emmiechristie33.bsky.social @cyrelia-j.bsky.social @stevetoase.bsky.social

Oh, wow, I figured out how to fix everything. It's called de-Reaganing. Just undo everything Reagan did.

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It's me! I'm the author! Emmie has been doing a great service for the writing community over the last few months, taking a week to highlight over a dozen of a single author's short stories and help spread the word! Thank you!

This is what I do at parties

Someday I want someone to look at me like my two orange cats look at birds every morning I open the windows. With the excitement of someone who has never before seen birds.

New week, new author thread! Author feature #18: Marc Criley @marcc.bsky.social 1. Why You Should Read “Diamond Tear” | WYSR Review Jezendra races to find out what happened to her husband on Pluto’s ice. inkfoundry.net/review/why-y...

Trying to get better about posting my publications more than ONE time :D Here's my nonfiction essay in the Razor! therazormag.com/articles/we-...

Spotted on Tumblr…

Just finished reading Piranesi and am destroyed. What a heartbreaking book.

Something is wrong with my camera. Or. I have become a ghost?

This is my very professional post promoting the very professional giveaway for my real book for adults about a deranged dragon whose heads can’t stop arguing with each other. Damn it, I was almost normal for a whole sentence. Anyway! Here is a giveaway!

My review is live. Let A Caged and Restless Magic take you on a wild, emotional, vivid and memorable journey! Five stars. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ www.goodreads.com/review/show/... @emmiechristie33.bsky.social

We need a popular un-vote

the unfortunate result of a young bulb raised in a bad environment

Call me Nintendo

Happy to say that my story, "Echoes of an Endless Hour" is published with Horrific Scribes!!

NEW SCRIBBLING ALERT! Emmie Christie is back with her third tale for HORRIFIC SCRIBES, "Echoes of an Endless Hour." horrificscribblings.com #shorthorrorstories #darkfantasy #darkscifi #surrealhorror #cosmichorror #workplacehorror @emmiechristie33.bsky.social