Stephanie Cranford

No one who uses a rescue inhaler can use a dry powder inhaler. C'mon. Think about that for more than a millisecond.

Could I use one for my daily inhaler? Doubtful, because I use a spacer, and also I have shitty lungs! Which is why I have a steroid inhaler! Christ.

We had that problem let year and ended up getting an Apple TV device to fix it. Not, you know, the cheapest, but yeah, the ESPN app sucks up memory/space and we ran out last year.

I'm in a group that's got a "just ten minutes a day" challenge. I usually manage, and of course there's only celebration, no guilt if you can't one day! (Or many days.) I do highly recommend finding yourself an outside source of motivation if you can't make your own. #SpoonieAuthChat

They're all contemporary. The two I'm editing are set in Cleveland (where I used to live), the new one is set in Minnesota. Still have to do research! #LGBTQWriteAThon

Explain your user name:

Well, the first name my parents gave me was Stephanie (they were watching Hart to Hart before I was born and said, "That's a nice name," like approximately 10% of the population in that era) and most people shorten it to Steph. Cranford is my last name (professionally).

Like uh. Outside overwhelm or chronic illness overwhelm? I can sometimes manage the outside overwhelm but if it's inside overwhelm, I gotta just take a nap. #SpoonieAuthChat

I should be able to finish editing Thing 1 and get back to Thing 2 this week!! I would also maybe like to get an eensy bit of planning done on Thing 3. #LGBTQWriteAThon

I'd also be worried if he were bruising that much from just shaking a bunch of hands, tbh.

Hockey's a fall thing, too! #LGBTQWriteAThon

Did anyone _not_ get a penalty???

Pretty good!! I got some stuff done (edited several chapters, spent time thinking about characters), I read at least one book, and I spent all afternoon at Gaylaxicon. Going back tomorrow for more! #LGBTQWriteAThon

I don't think there's any reason he couldn't help the people in question apply, except that he probably doesn't have any expertise in the matter (?) and would probably be better off helping them get the best possible advocate (probably one of his under-ministers?).

Set up asylum like help the people in question apply? Or like "make it so that people from the other country are eligible for asylum"? (I'm an attorney in the US who took one entire continuing ed credit on this stuff so I have barely any knowledge but I can try.)

Hey! The leading scorer in the ungendered pro league in my fantasy world is also a woman! *high five* (not this book)

It's not m/m, to be clear--it's f/m, and the f (Emma) is really queer and very much immersed in queer culture. (She's also the hockey player.) People just expect certain things when I say "queer" and "hockey" in the same sentence and I like setting expectations. :)

Nazar held Öhgren, so Öhgren is in the box. 🙄 #StephYellsAboutHockey

Hi, you!!

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Uhh I just promoted my novella earlier so I guess we're back to "watch this space for further developments"! I've got a couple reviews coming out in Twin Cities Geek later this month. #QueerWritersChat

Like on the level of the world, nothing that didn't happen in our world. In characters' lives? Oh yeah.

In the thing I'm not talking about? Yeah. Covid. #QueerWritersChat #QueerWriters

No, sadly. Soon I'm gonna write something properly spooky! #QuerrWritersChat #QueerWriters

Mandy is probably as haunted by her sister's divorce as her sister is, which--yeah. Zach's haunted by shit that happened with his brother. Anyway, please forget that before you read the book (if ever) 😂

Oh yeah. Majorly in the thing I'm not talking about, less so in the SHR actually, but both Mandy and Zach from the urban fantasy with psychic powers are extremely haunted by shit that happened in their past. #QueerWritersChat #QueerWriters

Hi, I'm Stephanie, and I'm currently finishing up editing the superhero hockey romance so I can finish editing another thing and also plan November's draft! They're all queer, obvi. #QueerWritersChat #QueerWriters

Oh thank goodness. I've noticed that the Albuterol helps less than it could, so I'll ask about levo- the next time I see a doctor.

Wait what about salmeterol (the long-acting stuff in Advair)? Have I been fucking myself up the whole time? ???

Well, I mean, the Midwest has basically all the water? But I think I'm hoping Canada annexes Minnesota at least in order to keep the NHL alive. (Maybe Michigan too.)

The capital of the Midwest will continue to be Chicago.

So very true, and good advice! 💜

Here to compliment the cover like everyone else! It's gorgeous!!