Adriana Kantcheva

Being a pantser is a lot of fun, but then comes revision. In my essay in @sfwa.org's Planetside, I talk about ways I've devised to avoid chaotic drafting while keeping true to my creative process.

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I don't remember bringing these glasses to my desk... or the mug...

(When my mind is in a story.)

A lovely story by @jenniferhudak.bsky.social about unstoppable forces like change and water. I love the personification of the Sea as an old woman.

This story will pull on your heartstrings. 💜

Marie speaking into a microphone wearing a Clarion 2013 T-shirt and a blue lanyard for a con badge. Box at top in blue with white text: Genre Talk Speculative Fiction Authors South Euclid / Lyndhurst Library Saturday, January 24th 2pm

This weekend! I'll be joining local greats Michele Tracy Berger, Isaiah Hunt, and Kevin P. Keating  to discuss all things genre fiction at Cuyahoga County Library Green Road branch. Free and open to the public: https://attend.cuyahogalibrary.org/event/14588738

It does feel like this some days...

a cartoon of a panda riding on the back of a robot with the words " em dash detected opinion rejected " ALT: a cartoon of a panda riding on the back of a robot with the words " em dash detected opinion rejected "

I recently read in @janefriedman.com's newsletter that a sign of AI-generated text is the presence of em dashes. I love em dashes. I use them willingly in my fiction. Am I now supposed to abstain from them—you know, just in case? All this is so hard to navigate.

kermit the frog is typing on a typewriter . Alt: Kermit the frog is typing like a mad thing on a manual typewriter

Hey, Writers! Milford has spaces available for the
Writers' Retreat 9-16 May at @gladlib.bsky.social. A week of time & space to write, with an en-suite room, breakfast & dinner incl, & access to the quietest library ever?
TAKE MY MONEY!
More info & apply here: www.milfordsf.co.uk/retreats.htm

2025 Recommended Short Stories It’s January somehow, which means it’s time to share my annual list of Sci-fi, Horror, Slipstream, and Fantasy stories I enjoyed. Fair…

How lovely of @ideofmarch.bsky.social to include "Freeze, Compute, Revert, Hope" in her list among so many authors I respect.

"Freeze, Compute, Revert, Hope" appeared in @thedailytomorrow.bsky.social. A publication absolutely worth checking out.

idehennessy.medium.com/2025-recomme...

"Freeze, Compute, Revert, Hope" was published in @thedailytomorrow.bsky.social. A publication absolutely worth checking out!

Thank you so much for including my story, "Freeze, Compute, Compute, Revert, Hope," and at that, in such great company!

Earth 2? Maybe Not

Some bad news 👽

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An image of a list of stories: Arachnomorphosis by Beth Goder (Strange Horizons) Half Drowned by S. L. Harris (Beneath Ceaseless Skies) A Clockwork Gun by Josh Pearce (Bourbon Penn) Yarn Theory by Marie Vibbert (Clarkesworld) The Tawlish Island Songbook of the Dead by E. M. Linden (PodCastle) Laser Eyes Ain't Everything by Effie Seiberg (Diabolical Plots) Ten Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days by Samantha Mills (Uncanny)

Not finished with awards reading, but here is a batch of stories I really loved by @bethgoder.bsky.social, @slharris.bsky.social, @fictionaljosh.bsky.social, @reasie.bsky.social, @emlinden.bsky.social, @effies.bsky.social, and @samtasticbooks.com.

Thank you for creating these great stories.

Thank you so much for the shout-out, SJ. I appreciate it.

Links:

Vedritsa of the River
magazine.trollbreath.com/vedritsa-of-...
podcastle.org/2025/10/14/p...

Freeze, Compute, Revert, Hope
dailytomorrow.substack.com/p/freeze-com...

Affinition
www.manawaker.com/podcast/affi...

Beyond the Hills They Passed
lucentdreaming.com/product/luce...

Thank you!

Milford loves to hear about the attendees' successes! Please share with us your publications, especially if they came after you attended a Milford Workshop or even wrote part of the piece at a retreat! Here's to a fabulous 2026!

My most recent @escapepod.org piece, Baron Quits the Payloaders, is featured in Charles's great list!

If you're looking for rock n' roll, a vocalist coming back from dead (then regretting it), and queer romance, that might be your thing.

escapepod.org/2025/11/13/e...

Thank you 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣! You've been generous.

I hope everyone can find something to be grateful for and then some more to look forward to.

Vedritsa of the River - Trollbreath Magazine Vedritsa of the River

I'm grateful to all the editors who offered my stories a home.

Life is busy though, so if you have time for just one, have a look at "Vedritsa of the River" in @trollbreathmag.bsky.social (reprinted i@podcastle.org):

magazine.trollbreath.com/vedritsa-of-the-river/

podcastle.org/2025/10/14/p...

Bye-bye 2025. You've been good to me.

I drafted a novel and am halfway-though revising it.

I attended the @milfordsff.bsky.social retreat in May and met a dear friend face to face for the first time.

I've had six original publications and two reprints, and a non-fiction piece is forthcoming.

Now that the year is coming to an end and in some ways it seems to have passed far too quickly, I'd like to ask a question:

How does one contrive to live slowly?

What happened in 2025, and a look forward to 2026. It’s time for my yearly overview and reckoning. 2025 has been anything but uneventful — a mandala of experiences, choices, and revelations. In May, I gave up my beloved flight attendant job. I’m st…

Time for my yearly retrospective (spoiler, it's been a good year):

catchingwords.com/2025/12/18/w...

Vedritsa of the River - Trollbreath Magazine Vedritsa of the River

Vendritsa of the River is a great sapphic romance about old age and preservation by @catchingwords.bsky.social. It appeared in @trollbreathmag.bsky.social:

magazine.trollbreath.com/vedritsa-of-...

Vedritsa of the River - Trollbreath Magazine Vedritsa of the River

Ten Stories from Trollbreath 2025 you should read - Jennifer Edition

4. Vedritsa of the River
by Adriana Kantcheva
magazine.trollbreath.com/vedritsa-of-...

Free and open to read

@catchingwords.bsky.social

Thank you so much!

Dear Kate, thank you so much for giving my story a boost!

Congratulations to @podcastle.org for winning an Ignyte Award! 👏

What a beautiful happenstance that my new narration is up there today - 'Vedritsa of the River' by @catchingwords.bsky.social is a sapphic Rusalka story with cli-fi elements, and I was deeply honoured to work on it. Give it a listen!

Freeze, Compute, Revert, Hope — Part One By Adriana Kantcheva

Happy New Story Sunday! This week, we have a wonderful story by the SFF writer @catchingwords.bsky.social. I had a whole pun run for this one too, but I got cold feet so I just talked about the hours I spent agonizing over the cover. I recommend you skip it and get to the good part: the story.

Background is blue/black water with bubbles. Vedritsa of the River Adriana Kantcheva Trollbreath Magazine Image of Trollbreath Magazine logo, a cartoon troll with a bowler hat and a ray gun.

Throwback Thursday gets us to Issue 3 and Vedritsa of the River by Adriana Kantcheva. Enjoy this tale of love, lust, hunger, and acceptance.
magazine.trollbreath.com/vedritsa-of-...
This piece is also featured on Podcastle!! podcastle.org/2025/10/14/p...

@catchingwords.bsky.social