Congratz to all the winners of this year's Hugo Award.

My World of Green and Black novella "The Strongest in the Forest" is now available for digital download as PDF, EPUB, or MOBI files. Visit this page for links to the files, as well as other World of Black and Green content. jaydeholmes.com/the-world-of... #selfpublish #sciencefiction #novella

COVER REVEAL TIME! I'm compiling my novella "The Strongest in the Forest" into an ebook. I've just finished the cover and can't wait to show it off. You can download the story soon. You can also read the story online here: jaydeholmes.com/short-storie... #sciencefiction #selfpublish

Check out this month's featured story, 'The 2058 Coober-Pedy Winter Olympics'. This was one of the first stories I wrote, and I think it holds up pretty well. jaydeholmes.com/short-storie... #sciencefiction #writing #shortstory #Olympics #WinterOlympics #fiction

#BookBingo Update! Read 'Someone You Can Build a Nest In' by John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social , a story where an important character wants to break a curse. I absolutely love this. Great queer romance and one of the best monster stories I have ever read. #readingchallenge

I went on an adventure last week. Went to Cairns, got to see a lot of rainforest and reef. Highlight was visiting Green Island and seeing the #GreatBarrierReef both on a boat and by going snorkeling. Was my first time snorkeling, and it was a magical experience. #travel #Australia #art

I've read almost all the short stories nominated for this years #HugoAwards , #NebulaAwards , and #LocusAwards . Come see what I thought of them.

You know what I haven't done in a while? Shared how absolutely adorable my cat Knight has been. He really likes going outside for walkies. #cats #tuxedocat #pets #cuteanimals

I have made some changes to my website. Now that I have two Green and Black novellas and the Bestiary Project, I thought it would be a good idea to give this series its own page. Check it out here, and poke around; you never know what you'll find. jaydeholmes.com/the-world-of... #sciencefiction

The May 2025 issue of Dirty Magick Magazine is here, and I am excited to announce that my short story "The Feeding and Breeding Habits of Southern Treasure Mimics" is in it. You can pick up a digital copy over at Weightless Books, here: weightlessbooks.com/dirty-magick...

Time for another World of Green and Black featured creature. Today we're learning about one of the most mysterious Black World creatures; bipeds. #sciencefiction #art #worldbuilding #aliens

Get excited, I have a new story getting published next week. My short story "The Feeding and Breeding Habits of Southern Treasure Mimics" will be in the May 2025 issue of Dirty Magick Magazine. It's a great magazine, go check it out. #fantasy #writing #fiction #mimics

The Humans have arrived! The next chapter in Strongest's story, 'First Contact, Once Again' is now LIVE. Click below to continue with my epic first contact story, 'The Strongest in the Forest'. jaydeholmes.com/short-storie... #sciencefiction #selfpublished #freefiction #aliens #novella #writer

Get excited, the Humans arrive next week. On the 15th of April my novella 'The Strongest in the Forest' continues with Part 2: 'First Contact, Once Again". Catch up on part 1 here: jaydeholmes.com/short-storie... #art #pencildrawing #graphite #sciencefiction #indieauthor #fiction #worldbuilding

Here are my thoughts on the #HugoAwards for 2025. Looks like its gonna be a big year.

Hugo Award Finalists have just been announced, time to get excited everyone. And a big congratz to everyone on the ballot.

Exciting news everyone, I'm posting a new World of Green and Black novella, called The Strongest of the Forest. Click here to read more about the project, or go straight to the story at https://jaydeholmes.com/short-stories/the-strongest-in-the-forest-part-1/ #sciencefiction #selfpublish #books

#bookbingo update. For 'Title Starts with P' I read the newest #PenricAndDesdemona novella by Lois McMaster Bujold, Penric and the Bandit. It is awesome. I love this series, every story is great. Perfect worldbuilding and characters, fascinating magic system and theology. #readingchallenge

Welcome back to a new featured creature from my World of Green and Black. In preparation for my upcoming novella 'The Strongest of the Forest', we're learning about sky-dominators today. jaydeholmes.com/2025/03/24/w... #sciencefiction #art #worldbuilding #aliens

#bookbingo update! #MondayStartsonSaturday is a fun satire translated from Russian. Check my blog (jaydeholmes.com/2025/03/19/r...) for more info. Dirty Magick Magazine (dirtymagickmagazine.com) is a newish dark fantasy/horror short fiction magazine. The 3 stories in this issue were fun.

Check out this month's featured story, 'The Complete Beginner's Guide to Time Travel and the Multiverse'. I wanted to share something a bit more positive this month. #writing #authors #writingchallenge #shortstory #sciencefiction #freefiction #timetravel jaydeholmes.com/short-storie...

#BookBingo update. Filled 'Has Immortality' with 'A Court of Mist and Fury', the type of romance story I used to be too good for but now enjoy. Difficult to put down. Waiting so long between book 1 and 2 and forgetting details of book 1 actually improved this imo. #reading #romantasy #challenge

More award ballots out. Bram Stoker Awards celebrate all things horror.

Techno-magic circles

The art from my latest World of Green and Black Featured Creature post about bladetails. To learn more about these creatures, check out my blog: jaydeholmes.com/2025/02/20/w... #art #pencildrawing #worldbuilding #sciencefiction #aliens #bestiary

Welcome back to a new featured creature from my World of Green and Black. This month, we learn about bladetails. #sciencefiction #art #worldbuilding #aliens

Another #bookbingo square filled on my 2025 Book Bingo Card. 'The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' is an awesome Hunger Games prequel and good villain origin story. #readingchallenge #hungergames #reading

A few old favourite photos of mine

Check out this month's featured story: 'Endlings'. jaydeholmes.com/short-storie... For some reason, I feel like posting about the end of the world this month. I'll try to post something happier next month. #writing #shortstory #postapocalyptic #sciencefiction #writingchallenge

Filled 1 tile on my #BookBingo card. 'Haunt Sweet Home', novella by Sarah Pinsker, about an aimless woman faking hauntings for reality TV. The hauntings get too real. Light horror, fun but not spectacular. Nearly finished a book that can fill 'Adapted Into a Movie' or "Villain POV'. Any guesses?

A swarm of Red Shouldered Leaf Beetles at the pond. The Tadpoles had a feast. Marked Graphic Media because I feel bad for the poor beetles. In the big pond today I saw an adult frog and a very long tadpole, but I'm struggling to get a good pic of Pollyzilla. #backyardwildlife #frogpond #tadpole

This year, I want to create and share more stuff about my World of Green and Black series, so every month I'll post about a new creature in this world. First off, the stars of the show, the Drids. #sciencefiction #worldbuilding #art #writing

Tadpole update! There is at least one mega-tadpole in the pond. I haven't been able to get a photo though, but this is, to the best of my ability, what they look like now. #backyard #frog #tadpoles #Aussiewildlife #frogpond #backyardwildlife #amphibian

2025 book awards are coming. Phillip K. Dick Award finalists have just been announced.

Starting something very different at the top of the hour. Join me and my husband as we attempt our first Pokémon Soul-Link Nuzlock. www.twitch.tv/trilobytes11 #twitch #nuzlock #pokemon #gaming

Yay, took me all year, but I got a bingo on my 2024 Book Bingo challenge card. Finally. Last book I read this year was Cujo by Stephen King which just wow, was quite a shocking end. #reading #books #BookBingo #readingchallenge

2024 has been a big year for me. Come check out what I've been doing, and what my plans are for next year. jaydeholmes.com/2024/12/23/m... #writing #books #fiction #readingchallenges #bookbingo

Back playing Ocarina of Time Randomizer but with a twist. Come and see what AUSTRALIAN SETTINGS look like. www.twitch.tv/trilobytes11 #gaming #twitch #zootr #randomizer

The #20books20day challenge isn't supposed to provide context for the books we post, but if anyone is interested in seeing what I think about the books I've been sharing over the past month, I did go and write a bit about them all. jaydeholmes.com/2024/11/28/2... #20books #books

The 20 Book Challenge: Twenty books that have had an impact on who I am – one book cover a day over 20 days. No explanations, no reviews. Just the book cover and alt text. Day 19 The Ancestor's Tale - Richard Dawkins #books #20books #20Books20Days

The 20 Book Challenge: Twenty books that have had an impact on who I am – one book cover a day over 20 days. No explanations, no reviews. Just the book cover and alt text. Day 17 The Animorphs Series - K.A. Applegate #books #20books #20Books20Days #animorphs

The 20 Book Challenge: Twenty books that have had an impact on who I am – one book cover a day over 20 days. No explanations, no reviews. Just the book cover and alt text. Day 18 Schindler's Ark - Thomas Keneally. #books #20books #20Books20Days

Update on my Scrubs race against Kirbyfan last night. I didn't have the best time. The VOD of the whole race is still up on Scrubs Central, so go check it out if you like Zelda randomizers. www.twitch.tv/videos/23089... #gaming #speedrun #ocarinaoftime #zootr #scrubs

A little gaming news, tonight I'm racing Kirbyfan9000 for the Ocarina of Time Randomizer Scrubs Tournament Minuet Semi-Final. Phew, that's a mouthful. If you like Zelda randomizers, then check out www.twitch.tv/scrubscentral at 11pm AEST to watch my race. #gaming #ocarinaoftime #zootr #scrubs

I posted about the tadpoles, but never showed off my complete frogpond. I haven't seen as many tadpoles the last few days, but with the water celery growing fast they have more hideyholes now, plus they don't have to swim too deep to go invisible. #backyard #frogpond #gardening #backyardwildlife

The 20 Book Challenge: Twenty books that have had an impact on who I am – one book cover a day over 20 days. No explanations, no reviews. Just the book cover and alt text. Day 15 Job: A Comedy of Justice - Robert A. Heinlein #books #20Books #20Books20Days

The 20 Book Challenge: Twenty books that have had an impact on who I am – one book cover a day over 20 days. No explanations, no reviews. Just the book cover and alt text. Day 14 Artificial Condition (The Murderbot Diaries) by Martha Wells #books #20Books #20Books20Days

The 20 Book Challenge: Twenty books that have had an impact on who I am – one book cover a day over 20 days. No explanations, no reviews. Just the book cover and alt text. Day 12 The Stand - Stephen King #books #20Books #20Books20Days

The 20 Book Challenge: Twenty books that have had an impact on who I am – one book cover a day over 20 days. No explanations, no reviews. Just the book cover and alt text. Day 13 Guns, Germs and Steel - Jared Diamond #books #20Books #20Books20Days

Update on the tadpoles. They're growing well, doing lots of swimming and eating. Been fun watching their antics. #backyardwildlife #backyard #AussieWildlife #tadpoles #frog #frogpond