mere rain

mere rain

@mererain.bsky.social

Author of speculative fiction of all genres. Pubbed by JMS Books, Mischief Corner, Flametree, CossMass, Mad Scientist Journal, Astral, Things in the Well...

1,547 Followers 1,414 Following 2,634 Posts Joined Sep 2023
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Donate to Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses, organized by Arula Ratnakar Hi everyone, I'm Rhonda, also known as R. S. A. Garcia, a speculative … Arula Ratnakar needs your support for Help R. S. A. Garcia Pay for Cancer Expenses

I'm still raising funds to pay for increased cancer treatment costs, & as a token of my appreciation to all donors, every contribution between Feb 1 & Mar 28 will be entered in a random draw to win 1 of 3 autographed copies of my latest novella! Click for details!

www.gofundme.com/f/help-r-s-a...

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Submissions Broadly defined, the type of fiction we are looking for is “fun”. [Go to Submissions]

Translunar Travelers Lounge is open for submissions from writers of color. We're looking for speculative fiction short stories of 5000 words and under. Please read the guidelines before submitting. translunartravelerslounge.com/submissions/

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But also you don't want to hurt its feelings and make it vengeful.

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Mysterious large steel cylinder suddenly emerges from the ground in Japan Japanese authorities were investigating Friday how a large steel cylinder suddenly emerged from the ground during sewer construction work and rose to the height of a four-storey building in the city o...

NOT NOW, MYSTERIOUS LARGE STEEL CYLINDER

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No matter how I set Gemini it periodically turns itself on and interrupts my conversations.

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Of Love & Dragons - Flame Tree Publishing Dragons may be fierce but they are symbols of great power, and the bond between human and dragon, once forged, can never be broken. Or can it? Fantas

Do you like dragons? I am in a dragon antho! With illustrations!
www.flametreepublishing.com/of-love-&-dr...

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ISSUE 1 will be free to read online TOMORROW!

We cannot wait for everyone to read our debut issue. If you're excited, too, know we couldn't do this without you: subscribing or buying a copy is what will allow us to bring you many more issues full of queer art, stories, and poems in the future ✨

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eastern time

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Ivy will be joined by YOURS TRULY, ME and also some people who are actually decent, and be aware that I have PROMISED TO DO PROP COMEDY and will not be following through on that promise

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QueerLit Southwest ~ 4th July 2026! Get ready to celebrate LGBTQ+ books and art by queer and allied authors and artists at our first ever QueerLit Southwest in Bristol!

New Queer lit con. Note that by "southwest" they mean Bristol!
Don't get confused US pals.

I'm not involved and just heard about it from Emily Alter, who will be there for your kinky romance needs.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queerlit-s...

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🥳

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Image is a burst of rainbow stripes. I 'borrowed' this graphic from Sarah Honey, who has romantasy The King's Delight on sale. Book cover for Blizzards and Bullets by Mere Rain.
Monochrome horizontal photo of two men a millimeter from kissing.

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Titled "Vulture on the Roof"

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Is it a giant lobster making out with the ship, or....?

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"We've tried being nice."

Translation: "We can be worse."

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"According to subject matter expert M.R. Robinson, the top 10 courting gifts for broke lesbian vampire super-soldiers to obtain for their love interests are...
1. A dune buggy
2. The head of her enemy
3-10 are all dead enemies actually.

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Basement Girls and Attic Gods H. Marin

Basement Girls and Attic Gods #StoryTime #Fiction
https://foofaraw.press/basement-girls-and-attic-gods/

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The Firebringer series? Let me know how it is. I loved Darkangel but was kind of meh about the couple others of hers I tried.

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SFF pocket friends: what are your favorite short stories from 2025 that have not yet been nominated/shortlisted/etc for any awards?

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speculative poetry thread

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Petition to change refugee filing requirements to make it easier for LBGTQ+ American residents to seek seek safety in Canada.

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The "there's so REAson for this character to be [whatever]" are definitely still around. Unfortunately.

I get it about queer characters in sff.

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Grammarly Is Facing a Class Action Lawsuit Over Its AI ‘Expert Review’ Feature The feature, which Grammarly shut down Wednesday, presented editing suggestions as if they came from established authors and academics—without their consent.

I'm suing Grammarly over its paid AI feature that presented editing suggestions as if they came from me - and many other writers and journalists - without consent.

State law requires consent before someone's name can be used for commercial purposes.

www.wired.com/story/gramma...

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In my head it's pronounced "SAY tanks"

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Base plot of my first pro sale 😂
(post-apocalyptic steampunk mechanics are 'cool' right?!)

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Yes, I had an amusing person who allcapped angry comments through a book then at the end wrote, "Nevermind, I misunderstood."

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Judging by the number of "are you a socialist?!" DMs people got that this gay holiday romance included a critique of entrenched poverty and racism in the US. 😅
www.goodreads.com/book/show/48...

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What's up with the "no paragraph indentation" people?

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I once felted a cat finger puppet out of fur

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Sorry. Is this a new estrangement? Hugs.

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