Read this as drink books and read coffee, and you know what, that sounds AMAZING

Pro tips from a woman. If you are a man who says "actually," whenever a woman talks, stop doing that. No, really. STOP IT.

Do not go complicit into that old fight. Parody the next part of the poem below.

The primary diff between writing fiction and nonfiction is when you write nonfic, you research a topic for 2 weeks and then write 1000 words on it and when you write fiction you research a topic for 2 weeks and get one sentence out of it.

I have a poem out in Disabled Tales today. If you feel like expressing an existential crisis, this poem will help you get those feelings out. "Re-Runs of an Eerie Sun" www.disabledtales.co.uk/poetry #poetry

i am once again asking if you know that if you routinely sing to a cat while they're curled up on your chest they will learn that singing means cuddle time and come trotting over from wherever they are when you do. it's important that we get this message out to those who need it most

Does anyone else randomly check social media in the middle of the night just to be sure the zombie apocalypse hasn't started? No? Just me? Haha, jk who does that

Is there a church for atheists I can attend where we all recite science and donate to our local food shelter? I miss seeing people every week. #exvangelical

anybody know how i turn off my brain’s notifications for the night

New Podcast Alert! 'Of Flowing Stone, of Liquid Gold, of Justice, Ash, and Battle' by Malda Marlys @aardwyrm.bsky.social read by Emmie Christie @emmiechristie33.bsky.social Listen at the link ⬇️ strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po... #fiction #speculativefiction #specfic #fantasy #sff #podcast

shoutout to tumblr user kleinergeist for this post which is going straight into my powerpoint for Grendel day in my monster class this week

Important: a group of orange cats is called an Affection

I've got two little creative imps dancing around in my head chanting: "Is this too weird?" and "make it fucking weirder"

I hope this ishmael finds you whale

Unclenching my jaw isn't enough anymore, I need to figure out how to unhinge it like a snake

one of my favorite stories I've penned gorgeously read, rich and wry, if you're in the mood for a slow exploration of the inevitable results of aspiring to both justice and power

When going viral fails And you have no demon luck, When nothing else avails How do writers make a buck? When videos of dances Infest your social feed, And your best advances Are thin enough for clouds to read

The new issue of @strangehorizons.bsky.social is out! on the Podcast we have @emmiechristie33.bsky.social reading @aardwyrm.bsky.social 'Of Flowing Stone, of Liquid Gold, of Justice, Ash, and Battle'. Go listen on your preferred podcast app. strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...

It’s not too late to chip in. If you can’t right now, that’s okay, just share the post so more people can see it.

So proud to have my horror flash in this issue, "Who Is Wrong When They Are Hungry?" If you like parasitic deer cryptids, this one's for you!! #flashfiction #horror

One of my favorite flash fictions I've ever had published is now hosted on @inkfoundry.bsky.social! Have you ever wondered what apartments would say about their residents? Find out here in "If Apartments Could Talk" inkfoundry.net/hostedstory/...

September newsletter just dropped! In which I discuss some contract woes and take a deep dive into an AI nightmare. (Aside from the usual updates). open.substack.com/pub/pacornel...

My Sept newsletter is out, shouting about my book release!! Also, and of course most importantly, the latest pictures for my Orange-ish Series, where I take photos of my two ginger cats next to a random orange thing. #orangeish #bookrelease mailchi.mp/a9317a3426b4...

Guys, guys. Guess what. THE HUNGER HAS ARRIVED. Get your copy of "All the Skies So Hungry" now!! books2read.com/alltheskiess... #bookrelease #romantasy #fantasyromance #booktwo

Got my ARC and friends, she is more than twice as large as Book 1 #preorder books2read.com/b/alltheskie...

Oh, are those rightist tears?? Would you mind if I, uh, just collect them in this humidifier? The saline content is good for the skin

Everyone on Bluesky is poised like we're waiting for the DVD logo to hit the corner of the screen

some very nice lesbians in the hotel lobby let me say hi to their disabled french bulldog in her stroller, and they said her name is Cannoli and everyone thinks she's a boy bc her front legs and shoulders are so muscular but that she's "just butch" i am so in love i might die

My August Newsletter is out! Worldcon/hiking photos, new published short stories, narrations, recs, and giveaways! Oh, plus, my second novel releases in five days!! mailchi.mp/39d5100b493a...

Step One of Smudge's master plan to eat all the treats was accomplished: He had infiltrated the pantry. However, Step Two - grow opposable thumbs - was taking longer than anticipated.

Life is a series of Strange Headache, followed by staring at water bottle and realizing it is empty, followed by Distraction, followed by Stranger Headache followed by

Le ooof I know things are tough out there, but if you can support Three-Lobed Burning Eye, we all win! (I am also donating a horror flash story to the fundraising campaign! STAY TUNED.)

I have forced myself to stop editing my novel, bow before me and weep, mortals

did you know if you took a person's bones and laid them end to end in a straight line that'd fucking kill them don't do that bones are for INSIDE

The crows outside my window are using the EXACT sound effects from the clickers in The Last of Us. A murder of crows, indeed...

on the one hand I should absolutely put my phone down but on the other hand what if the forces attacking democracy operate on weeping angels logic

Feeling super foxy in my fox overalls today! Celebrating my fox shifter fantasy romance releasing in a week!!! #romantasy #foxshifter

My God writing a novel is like cleaning out all the sand on a beach with a teaspoon.

"I've been expecting you" I say, slowly swivelling my chair around to greet the unfair expectations I placed upon myself

Me: Writing is the place I feel most in control. My characters: And we took that personally.

Worldcon experience -My feet hate me -I didn't turn all the way into a mouse when I met Brandon Sanderson, though my voice rose several octaves - Had the best Indian food - panicked that my book is coming out in two weeks

This Exquisite Topology: a collection of happy abstractions a.co/d/8n4Bfq2

4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day. On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga

NEW SCRIBBLING ALERT! @emmiechristie33.bsky.social has brought another very strange tale of #darkfantasy and #darksciencefiction to HORRIFIC SCRIBES, "Chrysalis," which is... narrowly #apocalyptic, but expansively, perhaps... joyful? Free at horrificscribblings.com

I'll be at #Worldcon tomorrow!! Excited to meet people that I've only internetted with before 😊

"what's your biggest piece of advice for aspiring writers" use 6 heavily caramelized onions in the base of your shepherd's pie

The Angry Gable Press books Angrygablepress.com

Happy to have my #flash about an anthropomorphized Darkness in Penumbric! "Dark crouched on the branch of a tall tree, next to a knothole where an owl pressed itself, trembling. Dark bared her fangs and watched for movement, for creatures with Bright spreading through them like a sunrise."

And more thanks! @writerpaula.bsky.social, @jwbodden.bsky.social, Vincenzo Cohen, @gwynnega.bsky.social, @emmiechristie33.bsky.social, Andrew Graber, and Jackie Fenn. And to Brian Malachy Quinn for the cover art! 🥰 www.penumbric.com/currentissue... #fiction #poetry #art #scifi #fantasy #horror

Can I get someone to just give me anesthesia on a plane? Is that a thing? None of these anxiety meds seem to do the trick. Just knock me out completely so I don't crush whoever's hand I'm holding.