That Big Issue review by the wonderful @dougjohnstone.bsky.social still warms me to think about. So thoughtful and understanding of what I was trying to do with this book π€
09.02.2026 19:04 β π 11 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0@rainewilson.bsky.social
Author, biologist, cat herder | BFA & SoA winner, Kavya & Saltire Awards SL | THE SALT ORACLE out now https://geni.us/saltorac | rep Julie Gourinchas | she/her π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ http://linktr.ee/raine_clouds
That Big Issue review by the wonderful @dougjohnstone.bsky.social still warms me to think about. So thoughtful and understanding of what I was trying to do with this book π€
09.02.2026 19:04 β π 11 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0I love your threads, they're always such a joyous read π€
09.02.2026 09:21 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Love this.
I feel like it also fits for those who like to play oppression Olympics whenever a conversation about marginalisation doesn't center them. Sometimes it's okay to just listen, my loves.
Le void catten lying looking very voidy and smug in a wicker basket that is meant to be full of paper recycling, which is instead piling up on my bedside table. Thanks Snicket.
He has several cat beds, blankets, *heated blankets*, sofas & human beds to sleep on.
And yet.
Recycling bin is tops.
I am connipting
07.02.2026 10:31 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thrilled to see Shadow Jack (@giganotosaurus.bsky.social) included on @wtalabi.com's list!
He calls it, "Weird, dark, intense, beautiful, strange, surreal, unsettling, and vivid..."
Fab to be in the company of excellent writers like @tadethompson.bsky.social - so many cool new stories to read.
Ughhh The Fearβ’οΈ is so real. But you've got this. Go kick that last 40k's arse πͺπ½
05.02.2026 15:07 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Ha I love that strategy!
04.02.2026 16:19 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Have tea, need to find a die!
04.02.2026 16:18 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This is true. Lil dopamine rewards!
04.02.2026 16:18 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I am enjoying this concept ngl
04.02.2026 16:17 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Yes omg we need it, don't we!
04.02.2026 16:17 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Always
04.02.2026 16:16 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I am HAVERING like a CHAMPION despite special decision-making tea. So someone please tell me what to work on next:
βοΈEdit solarpunky stories
πNew dark oxygen/divergent evolution/class short story
β¨Edit braided cyclic clifi/storytelling novella (again sob)
π³Draft new murder trees wip
π΅Moar tea
New Review - happy publication day to All That Is In The Earth by @aknighton.bsky.social a trip to a deadly planet also asks questions about why we do what we do! Strongly recommended thanks to @lunapress.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2026/2/...
03.02.2026 07:18 β π 18 π 8 π¬ 1 π 2Happiest pub day to @lyndseycroal.bsky.social! Another stunner of a @lunapress.bsky.social novella! π€©π€©π€©
03.02.2026 09:58 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Happy pub day! Looking forward to reading this!
03.02.2026 09:57 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Book cover featuring a steam ship in stormy seas. Lightning in the sky, strange coloured lights beneath the waves. Title: The Packet
Hey look! A new book!
Some of you may have caught The Packet serialised in ParSec magazine but this is its first outing as physical book. If you like stormy sea voyages and sci-fi, this is the one for you.
Out in April, opening for pre-order now.
www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.as...
ooooooh π Excellent news, congrats!
03.02.2026 09:56 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Against a gold background, white text: "Solaris Books on Locus' Recommended Reading List" Below, a series of book covers with white text indicating the category in which they are nominated. THE SALT ORACLE by Lorraine Wilson (scifi novel) THE NEEDFIRE by MK Hardy (horror novel) THE POSSESSION OF ALBA DΓAZ by Isabel CaΓ±as (horror novel) THE TOMB OF DRAGONS (fantasy novel) and THE ORB OF CAIRADO (novella) by Katherine Addison STARSTRIKE by Yoon Ha Lee (Young Adult)
π We're so excited to see SIX Solaris books on @locusmag.bsky.social 's 2025 Recommended Reading list! https://bit.ly/3ZwRhK5
Feat. @rainewilson.bsky.social @mkhardywrites.com @isabelcanas.bsky.social @pennyvixen.bsky.social and @deuceofgearsmusic.bsky.social
Locus Awards Voting closes 1 April.
Bloooooooock π«π§¨π₯
02.02.2026 20:08 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0What she said ππ½
02.02.2026 13:35 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0So delighted to see Cat's wild words getting the love here π₯°
02.02.2026 13:34 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0In nice Monday news, very grateful to see THE SALT ORACLE on the Locus Recommended Reading List alongside a wealth of brilliant stories.
Without a US release, it's nigh impossible to get seen, but everyone can vote in the Locus Awards, so please go celebrate your favsπ€
poll.voting.locusmag.com
What a great project ππ½π€©
01.02.2026 13:36 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0That looks like a painting! Beautiful!
30.01.2026 13:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I'm feeling bleaker about my ability to keep doing this than I ever have. It's not fun, is it?
29.01.2026 18:03 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0lmty now is a *miserable* time to be out of contract and writing outwith the very narrow boxes that publishing is investing in π₯΄
29.01.2026 17:23 β π 14 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1Thank you! I'm finding them very revitalising to write & hopefully they will find a home at some point π€π½
28.01.2026 22:08 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I've written two short stories in the last fortnight & they're both very gentle* & consciously hopeful
...No idea why I'm looking for that rn...
*aka probably unpublishable π©