Please, someone shake me when I have to drive to Canada. I read news today for the first time in a bit, and I still can’t handle it.

The highlight of my birthday is for sure going to be the Mortgage broker’s “Happy Birthday” form email I received this morning.

Check out S.E. Smyth FF Fantasy, Gothic Romance, Horror, Lesfic, Paranormal, Suspense S.E. Smyth is a multi-genre author writing multi-faceted sapphic characters often with mental health issues, however they fit into a ... www.queeromanceink.com/mbm-book-aut... #GayRomance @sesmyth.bsky.social

Today, Facebook autocorrected, “always” to “always yo”.

In the ongoing library-sponsored queer book club in a small city, I have several updates: a) found one b) read great book You Exist Too Much c) There were three of us and we had a ball d) We want you to join us! Let me know.

It’s World Mental Health Day, thank god. Give me a moment, I’m breathing. Mental health is mostly about cats...mostly… Pretty cats, feral cats, tabbies, and Garfield all help me get through life. But for me prioritizing what is important to me and following through with it is top, peak happy. Goals.

What are you up to this Sunday? Try this roadtrip!

Update: I found a new public library with an LGBTQ+ book club in the area. First book—Serial Killer Support Group. How apropos! So glad their hours fit my schedule! Just a miner picking away at fascisim for the resistance.

Thinking about your book (for example 62,000 words on a weird book in a drawer) should count as butt in chair writing time.

New Release: Candid About Space by S.E. Smyth Two angsty sapphics go on vacation with their moms. @Sesmyth.bsky.social #NewRelease #LesFic #Book #lesbianromance thelesbianreview.com/candid-about...

I get anxious, self-conscious, and critical about my books often. @lesbireviewed.bsky.social, you brought a smile to my face. There is no greater joy than your reviews. So glad you liked it and thank you for the support!

Heartfelt Release Day Book Plea: Candid About Space is a tumultuous trip with two moms and two daughters. I hope you enjoy this thriller of a ride. There’s some dead bodies sprinkled throughout and plenty of second act being bad and family strife. geni.us/candidabouts... #sapphicfiction

What I am reading this week 13th September 2025 - Beyond The Shoreline by Morgan Park - Under Pressure by @barbarawinkes.bsky.social - Candid About Space by @sesmyth.bsky.social lesbireviewed.wordpress.com/2025/09/10/t...

Candid About Space will release 9/13/2025. That’s this Friday! Be so kind. Thank you. geni.us/candidabouts... Two angsty sapphics go on a road trip with their moms. It’s a crime/thriller. #sapphicbooks

Welp. Now I know I can scoop up a dead squirrel with a sharp shooter shovel, put it in a plastic garbage bag, tie that bag, and put it in the weekly trash. Thanks google for confirming this process and ultimately empowering me to learn a new skill.

The Handmaid’s Tale but most of the Republic of Gilead is LGBTQIA+

Happy release day, @dougiekp.bsky.social congrats!

New episode covering Our Wives Under the Sea with @sesmyth.bsky.social

Loved this book and happy to provide a review for @dougiekp.bsky.social with Spectrum Books Find it here: www.amazon.com/Grown-Ups-Do... Noted bias: Ocean is my favorite!

I’m choosing to bike more places and it feels so good.

New Books 2nd August 2025 - The Unexpected Heiress by @cassidycrane.bsky.social - Candid About Space by @sesmyth.bsky.social lesbireviewed.wordpress.com/2025/07/29/n...

I bought a snowboard at 2:00 a.m. last night. I’m just now looking at the receipt. Sure why not.

Look what’s on pre-order! Two angsty sapphics go on vacation with their mothers. Releases 9/13/2025! a.co/d/5l5ncaK #sapphicfiction

Trying to focus on reading the Candid About Space ARC…but strawberry milk matcha… Candid About Space release date: September 13, 2025 #sapphicfiction

GCLS is almost here! I'm excited to see friends I've met in my writing journey, new faces, and engage with as many people as I can. I've got a busy schedule but if you want to connect, please do. Also find me up at 5 a.m. roaming around lobbies and towns looking for half decent coffee. #gcls2025

I’m currently working on a zero draft, which means I type really fast and don’t look back. I’m in this groove, so be prepared for social media typos, email typos, text typos, etc. I’m also not responsible for autocorrects. Sorry, you’ll have to suss it all out for about 3 more months.

This morning at 4:00 a.m., after saying “huh,” I learned that sometimes the way your book is going is just too weird, and you just have to drop it indefinitely. As a generally weird person, this is tough for me to say, but in this case, it’s undeniably true.

The Sapphic Lit Pop-Up Bookstore will be at Lancaster (PA) Pride on June 28th. Come inside the Lancaster Convention Center to say hi and check out the books 🙂 #Pride #Sapphic #books @brookeauthor.bsky.social @katjackson.bsky.social @lorigauthor.bsky.social @sesmyth.bsky.social

I just watched an asmr playdoh simulated c-section in Spanish, and I don’t know how I feel about it. I watch a lot of asmr, but that was a lot to digest.

My writing notes soooo messy..and they’re typed. Someone recommend scrivener for me.

I’m super excited to moderate the “Why am I Rooting for the Villain?” panel at the 2025 Albany GCLS Conference in July. I present to you for your consideration my villain mood board - the movie version. What villains did I miss? Who’s going to the conference in July? #gcls2025

If anybody heard me mumbling about fanny pack harnesses last weekend at Pride. This is what I meant.

What an amazing time at #WorldPride2025 @anneshaderomance.bsky.social @taganshepard.bsky.social @serenajbishop.bsky.social @kellanmcknight.bsky.social @sesmyth.bsky.social @evelynshine.bsky.social @erinbranches.bsky.social @morganleemiller.bsky.social @authorlynnames.bsky.social

Baby got her first Leica! And what do you do with a Sofort 2 Instant camera? Why, take photos of you making out in front of national monuments during DC Pride! Cheers!

NineStar Press is having a 40% Off sale all through the month of June. This applies to ebooks direct from the NineStar Press publisher store. Check out S.E. Smyth books and more from this great publisher: ninestarpress.com/authors/s-e-... USE CODE: PRIDE2025 at checkout!!!

Fab event, crazy good Pop-up, amazing authors! So happy to be a small part of it all!

Just early enough to see the sunrise, beautiful clouds to boot; second time is a charm. See you later beach 🏖️ See you later sunrise. Leaving a bit later when the sun is much higher above the sky.

Hot take.. I’ve never tried Chat GPT, and I really don’t understand it.

So proud of my tempered 1,598 word writing weekend!

Time for cats. #otherpeoplescats

It’s spreadsheet-city in my writing world today. 0-word count on the tally board, but it is so fulfilling to see the book take shape plot-wise. #Sapphicbooks

Excited to be at Women’s Fest in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware this Friday and Saturday. Stop on by, visit, and talk about books with me and a bunch of other talented sapphic authors. If for no other reason, I have free pens!

Participating Author !!! Jae has a 3-day event going on this weekend. It’s all about speculative fiction. There’s giveaways, free books, and sales. Seventy-five authors in total are participating. And…The NeverSleep has a giveaway! Find it all here: jae-fiction.com/sapphic-spec...

DO NOT SNOOZEl! Check out these photos from The NeverSleep collab creation - a handmade hand bound custom book! I wish more authors would do this. @sweetdelilahsbindery schedule has freed up a bit. If you snoozed on this Giveaway, you can still get to OG at mybook.to/theneversleep

GIVEAWAY PRIZE is on its way to the winner!! Sweat and tears put into this one. The winner is going to love it!! Process photos in a bit! Additional WOWZA ALERT - @sweetdelilahsbindery (on Insta) is available for hire - custom handmade hardbound sapphic novels! Reach out! #sapphicbooks

All my books were pirated by meta except my 2/1/25 release and my 11/9/24 release…also. I sold a book today.

So excited for the final product!! This is from the New Release Giveaway last month!!

Upping the ADT this morning…

Wonderful event at Giovanni’s Room last night!

REMINDER --- THIS FRIDAY 3/15/2025! Join us for a conversation about sapphic fiction, cold weather, and the GCLS Writing Academy at Giovanni’s Room in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on Saturday, 3/15/2025. We’ll be reading, signing, and talking all things sapphic fiction. Make it a date! #sapphicfiction