Catherynne M. Valente

Ha ha ha yeah definitely not having a one of those

I like to call them Slender James ;)

Wonderful!

A fae who wants Slim Jims super super bad.

Truly she is my daughter.

The wind is baaaaad tonight and it’s going to get down to 5 degrees.

Please no trees falling on my car or house or pipes bursting come on now storm gods give me a break

ADHD & anxiety here, I read most of that with my mouth open and my face frozen in a rictus of existential terror more appropriate to seeing a plane crash down the street from me.

Ok but thank you for Seeing me? I feel seen.

I am not a Claire Danes fan but I’ve been considering it. I’ll give it a shot.

When we were out training Velveteen to pull a wagon, someone passing by said hi to us, looked down at Vell, said “Hello!”

And I swear to god she glanced up and awoo-ed “Reh-row!” in the EXACT same tone.

No other sound, just a nod and a Husky Hello.

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This is a holiday horror story. For my neurodivergent gang, it is a PSYCHOLOGICAL GOREFEST.

Names have been changed to protect reality. Paywalls enacted to preserve neighborhood peace. Read, and laugh in growing shock, at your own risk.

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About 8. Some melted now but it’s going to be low 20s all weekend so the rest isn’t going anywhere

Getting?

Also lol

Whoa. That was evocative. I really...enjoyed isn't the right word, appreciated comes closer...it. it was a whole experience. Definitely twist-y and gothic. Now I must make my sister read it!

Yay! I’m so glad.

Even if you're not reading for nominations, just read this!!!! It is so good! Share it far and wide!

PS we are all discussing the finer details of the story on the Patreon Discord, there’s actually so much I forgot to include

This was incredible.

Hell On a Shelf: How to Break a Neurodiverse Writer in Very, Very Few Steps | Catherynne M. Valente Get more from Catherynne M. Valente on Patreon

This is a holiday horror story. For my neurodivergent gang, it is a PSYCHOLOGICAL GOREFEST.

Names have been changed to protect reality. Paywalls enacted to preserve neighborhood peace. Read, and laugh in growing shock, at your own risk.

www.patreon.com/posts/hell-o...

Can you call a person who could call a person who could call a person who would take that call?

Look, the entire reason this thought occurred to me is that my number is fucking one.

Because someone my dad went to high school with happened to make it REAL big.

But it speaks to *my* privilege that my dad went to a high school that turned out a billionaire.

I do think this is a fairly decent numerical measure of privilege across all other factors and demographics.

Like, what’s your number, new friend?

Sometimes I like to play a game in my head and that game is called How Many Calls Are You Away From a Billionaire?

Like instead of Kevin Bacon faff, how many phone calls would you have to make to reach a billionaire, any billionaire, or can you not even imagine a chain that would get you there?

Read it. It’s a good one. Trust me.

When He Calls Your Name - Uncanny Magazine There’s nights in the deep end of summer so hot and thick and wet you can feel the dark wrinkling up your fingers like bathwater—and my last night breathing was one of those. 2 a.m. came to ring my be...

Hey if you’re reading for #Nebula (and other) nominations this year, check out my secret twist-y summertime gothic novelette, When He Calls Your Name, at @uncannymagazine.bsky.social and consider it maybe!

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THAT LADY WAS THE DAMN WORST

Having been raised Christian Science, which is Blavatsky with “Jesus, I guess!” pasted on top, I have particular bile for the Madame.

With a running gag involving Merriam being a fan of @catvalente.bsky.social The Girl Who… series and The Glass Town Game and Webster of Rushdie’s Haroun and the Sea of Stories and Luka and the Fire of Life….

Post a book quote you love

"She’s an Italian flag in occupied territory, and I fall for her like Paris."

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do it this one was so good

When He Calls Your Name - Uncanny Magazine There’s nights in the deep end of summer so hot and thick and wet you can feel the dark wrinkling up your fingers like bathwater—and my last night breathing was one of those. 2 a.m. came to ring my be...

Hey if you’re reading for #Nebula (and other) nominations this year, check out my secret twist-y summertime gothic novelette, When He Calls Your Name, at @uncannymagazine.bsky.social and consider it maybe!

www.uncannymagazine.com/article/when...

Post a book quote that you love.

“Life is beautiful, and life is stupid.”
—from Space Opera” by Catherynne M. Valente

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