Lora Gray

Publishing news!

My short story, "Tasseography," is now out and free to read in the latest issue of @crayfishmag.bsky.social (Guest edited by the amazing Isaiah Hunt) :)
www.crayfishmag.com/lora-gray-ta...

"Your Birdsong Pleading" by @loragray.bsky.social now free to read online!

"So, why, sister, are you here, with your milky feathers, your downy breast, your songbird pleading for more time, more love, more sameness?"

plotthoundmag.com/your-birdson...

You’re killing it!!!

Guess who’s writing horror poetry to AFI’s “Behind the Clock” on repeat?

It’s endlessly rewatch able!

I adore that movie.

Good luck! ❤️

Thank you, Indra ❤️

Thank you. ❤️

Jon Lasser, an amazing writer and dear friend, passed yesterday. I’m so glad I was able to spend time with him last month and tell him how much he meant to me while he was still here.

Which is to say don’t wait to tell your friends how wonderful they are. And big hugs to everyone mourning rn.

My poem, “Your Birdsong Pleading,” is now out in Plott Hound Magazine!

This year’s Patreon chapbooks have arrived!!!
Every year I compile the original stories and poems I post monthly there into a chapbook, (I also create the cover art 😊).
If you want to support me, and possibly get a chapbook for yourself, you can find more info at:
www.patreon.com/c/loragray

That book sticks the landing so hard. ❤️

You’re welcome-thank you for writing it ❤️

Yesterday’s flea market adventure landed me a new friend. His name is Walter. Walter is currently masquerading as a mid-century, West German alarm clock. Walter also enjoys sleeping in and lazy, late summer afternoons.

I love Walter.

🐢⏰💚

This is GORGEOUS!! 😍

Donate to Support The Cosmic Background's Diverse Voices, organized by Sam Asher For two years, The Cosmic Background has been the world's premier venue for f… Sam Asher needs your support for Support The Cosmic Background's Diverse Voices

Hellllooooo from the static! It is fundraising season for many spec mags out there. We are doing things a little differently with a small gofundme to help us into 2026.

We are already at $2 and just need a little boost to help us to our goal of $2400 👻

www.gofundme.com/f/support-th...

Issue 5, Fall 2025 - Trollbreath Magazine Issue 5, Fall 2025 Fiction La Forêt de Fontainebleu, Les Chasseurs, Le Renard by Aimee Ogden   The Water Dragons of Harney County by B. Morris Allen   The Machines are Hungry by Maressa Voss   Gracie ...

My poem, “A Dragon or a Flower or a Boy,” is in the latest issue of Trollbreath Magazine! 😍

@trollbreathmag.bsky.social

magazine.trollbreath.com

In case anybody needs cheering up. Baby goat county fair photo from a few weeks ago. 😊

It begins!

Speculative Poetry Initiative What Are the Hugo Awards and Who Can Participate?

If you loved that poetry was at WorldCon this year, please visit poetryhugo.com and learn about our goal to ratify the poetry Hugo award for years to come so it can be REALLY REALLY PERMANENT.

Poets are here and we want to make you fall in love with words again 🥰

I think my jaw literally dropped a little when she said it.

I didn’t realize how badly I needed Worldcon. Sharing the past few days with some of my very dearest friends, finally connecting in-person with folks I’ve known online for years, and meeting new/inspiring people was a joy. It’s been a rough year, but tonight my heart is so freaking full.

Congrats all of the Hugo winners!

Seattle, I am in you!
I’ll be at Worldcon through Saturday night and I’m already having such a fun time. Feel free to say hey if you catch me. :)

Issue #4 “Getaway” by Jennifer Hudak: eating disorders / disembodiment / vacations “In a Village Without Dogs” by Eileen Gunnell Lee: Romani diaspora / exile ships / racism “Sailing to Byzantium” …

Ariel-bait vibe #6: romance, rot

Example story: "The Imitation Sea" by @loragray.bsky.social in Shimmer (and also reprinted in FF#4!)

www.fusionfragment.com/issue-4/

I managed to get most of mine done, but between teaching in the morning and burning a zucchini, I think I might have panicked about time and overpacked. 😬

I’m dedicating tomorrow to worldcon packing-I feel weirdly unprepared. 😅

Get more from Lora Gray on Patreon speculative fiction, poetry and art

My Patreon, (where I post all kinds of original writing and art), turns 5 this year!
To celebrate, I'm holding a special contest for my followers. You don't have to have a paid subscription for this one, (though of course if you want to support me, that’s an option, too :) )
www.patreon.com/loragray