Second day in a row of getting some words down. Working on two chapters, one in 1993, one in the present, feeling my way toward the double climax. (Really should have picked a more straightforward structure for my first published novel. Oh well.)
Current wordcount is 59658.
10.02.2026 17:22 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Promo image for an itchio Friendship Bundle displaying the book covers for the 37 books featured around a central photo of the backs of four people with their arms around each other in a gesture of friendship. The text reads: Friendship centered SFF book bundle, 37 books, Feb 1st-15th, photo by Helena Lopes.
A milestone birthday for me today causing existential angst that even in the best case scenario, I have a limited time to Do All The Thingsโข
One thing you can help me accomplish is spreading the word about this awesome friendship bundle! Reposts make great gifts๐
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10.02.2026 14:53 โ ๐ 41 ๐ 32 ๐ฌ 21 ๐ 1
Happy birthday! ๐
10.02.2026 15:45 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Photograph of a tuxedo cat staring intently at a point near the camera. Behind him is an out of focus bookshelf.
Photograph of a tabby cat staring intently at a point near the camera. Behind her is a window looking out at a snowy yard.
The goobers.
10.02.2026 15:19 โ ๐ 11 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
CYNTHIA GรMEZ
Latine horror.
Hello, new followers! I'm Cynthia. I write horror and other spec fic; I love themes of revenge, retribution, and resistance. You can get my ACAB horror collection and pre-order my sapphic Gothic witch novel at cynthiasaysboo.wordpress.com.
09.02.2026 17:07 โ ๐ 15 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
Thank you!
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Thank you!
09.02.2026 21:08 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Congratulations! Iโm so excited to read it!
09.02.2026 19:47 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
The fact that Bad Bunny's halftime show made white bigots angry and feel excluded is A GOOD THING. It's one of the best things about it. It's not a problem to solve. It's a solution to pursue. Bigots *should* feel excluded. We should find *more* ways to celebrate the reality of USian diversity.
09.02.2026 12:07 โ ๐ 1923 ๐ 377 ๐ฌ 10 ๐ 9
I gotta work one of these into my WIP novel.
09.02.2026 12:48 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Thank you!
09.02.2026 12:24 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Hi #queerwriters! I am once again asking my motivation for a good week of writing. I only wrote on two days last week. Can we get it to five days this week?
09.02.2026 12:03 โ ๐ 11 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0
LLM bros turned the Humanities into pink slime and said, โI canโt tell the difference. That means itโs good enough for everyone!โ
09.02.2026 04:48 โ ๐ 16 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
It is 2030. A decade of gen-slop has produced a breakthrough: proof of the human soul. But the soul can be killed by capitalism, as seen in those who like slop. Guided by AI Jesus (access for $2k/year under the Widowโs Offering plan), Evangelicals and Trads declare a Crusade against having a soul.
09.02.2026 04:37 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
I only watched because my teenager wanted to. (He used to watch it when he lived with his mom.) Halftime show was excellent!
09.02.2026 04:21 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
All those ads were soul-killing onslaughts from the slopvoid. I felt my humanity take a wound each time one came on.
09.02.2026 04:03 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
My first halftime show, but it was so good!
09.02.2026 01:48 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
My first time watching any Half Time Show, so I have nothing to compare it to, but I loved it!
09.02.2026 01:34 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Sheโs just a single mom who works two jobsโฆ
08.02.2026 19:21 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
These look fantastic! I need to get back to baking. I havenโt done it in too long.
08.02.2026 19:20 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
FREE GIVEAWAY ALERT!! ๐จ
I'm giving away TWO copies of Circulaire, my collection of love poems, this Valentine's Day! ๐
Please like and comment your favourite love poem below and I'll enter your name into the draw ๐
08.02.2026 18:08 โ ๐ 14 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0
Poetry rejection today.
2026 stats so far:
Poetry
1 acceptance
1 hold
3 rejections
Prose
n/a
08.02.2026 18:37 โ ๐ 12 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
I could probably write a book a day too if I didnโt care if it was shit.
08.02.2026 18:06 โ ๐ 11 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Photograph of a tuxedo cat napping next to a window, with one paw placed on my elbow.
Photograph of a tabby cat napping curled up on a couch next to my leg.
Got both kitties on me. Canโt do anything else.
08.02.2026 15:59 โ ๐ 19 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
That is so cool!!
08.02.2026 15:43 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
I donโt want to pigeonhole myself as a writer (aside from the whole prehistorika thing). I want to write in all the SFFH subgenres, from space opera to S&S, and not repeat myself too much.
So, of course, I find myself planning a second kids-on-bikes novel, unrelated to the one Iโm writing now.
08.02.2026 14:30 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Don't be afraid to reach out if you want a mentor or someone to talk to, when it comes to writing (sffh/spec fic).
Drop me a DM or @ me.
07.02.2026 05:16 โ ๐ 11 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 2
Neon SFF, TTRPGs, and gaudy boots. Pub'd in Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons, Escape Pod, &etc. She/her. #vp23; James White Award shortlist.
stories @ https://sarahpauling.com/
Writer. Reader. Swahili Sea Citizen. Voodoonauts co-creator. Podcastle Magazine Co-Editor. Fantasy Magazine Co-Editor. Octavia Butler scholar at Clarion.
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Writer. Flรขneuse. Spy. Bi sky at night, sailor's delight. Co-creator of The Pasithea Powder. Writing all over the place. She/her ๐ชฉ
www.jacquelinhedeman.com
Speculative Fiction Writer
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Good at writing. Bad at posting. Words in Apex, Apparition Lit, Strange Horizons, and Flash Fiction Online.
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Writer (they/he). Koream.
speculative fiction + litfic writer | short stories in haven spec, fusion fragment and more | incoming clarion west nww, granta '26 | viable paradise โ25 | she/her
in ๐ฆ on gadigal land
https://linktr.ee/lialao
subterranean insect biodiversity, taxonomy, and evolution | #1 ensifera friend ๐ฆ | horror & sci-fi fan ๐ป | green politics enjoyer ๐ณ๏ธ๐ฑ
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Urban Fantasy author, witch, board game addict. She/her. I also share lots of free book promos! (Oh, and the politics, because... damn.) ๐๐ ๐๐๐ she/her
No DMs, I will not see them.
sarablakeauthor.com
Stories in Apex, Lightspeed, Fusion Fragment, Kaleidotrope, Flash Fiction Online, The Baltimore Review, Milk Candy Review, &c โข 2024 Wigleaf Top 50 โข pfp by @evelynepark.bsky.social
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Moss. Poems. Probably talking to your child about life and death.
Read my writing at haleybosse.com
Find my writing workshop at @mycelialwriters on IG
It's Easy To Lose Your Breath (Match Factory Editions, 2026) & There's No Future Where We Don't Have Fire (Unsolicited Press, 2027)
www.kevinarisner.com
Antifa morale officer, they/them, trans ND parent, union organizer, forager, fiber artist, divorce proselytizer. I make dissemblers, hypocrites, and capitalists itchy and ill at ease.