Alyson Tait

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Could have told you this would happen

Alright @notquitewrite.com , you have my final entry of the year. Now we wait and see if I end another year without hitting that longlist :p

Yes, sure, let's see it that way 😇

I'm excited though. Typical results aside yalls prompts always get a story out of me that I have fun with

I'm feeling

All the pressure

Words. Even.

I have written wrods today despite having no inclination to do so all weekend. I deserve a reward.

Me! But I hate the prompts. I have legit no ideas and its driving me crazy.

Hey I don't know who needs to hear this but please just shut the hell up if you are watching a movie in a theater with other people in it.

Thank you :)

Hey all! It's been a crazy, busy week or so for me, publishing and story-wise. I think this is the last for a minute but its certainly not least. If you have a moment, I would love you to have a look at this story that has one of my favorite titles ever:

www.thepinkhydra.com/issues/02022...

I am beyond happy to share this link. There are some truly wonderful authors in it and it i clues one my favorite stories I've written from the last year in it.

Image: A person in grey sweat suit holding an ereader showing the cover of "Bruised, Resilient" by MM Schreier. Cover is a purple hued landscape - lake and mountains, with lightening in the background. The silhouette stands with her head skyward and her arms thrown backward. Text: FREE EBOOK! On 9/27, get a free ebook at Smashwords using the code: 8WQQ9 *limited to the first 50 orders. At the bottom is the Smashwords logo: A drawing of a blue book held in a hand and the words: Smashwords your ebook, your way

Bruised, Resilient is turning one year old!

For tomorrow only, you can get a FREE ebook at Smashwords as my book birthday gift to you! (Use the coupon code at checkout.)

Happy reading!

#shortstories #feministfiction #amwriting #litfic #speculative #collections #readmorewomen #freebooks

September has been crazy and I missed the launch day of this, but I'm so happy to share it now!

A story originally written as an adventure story for a contest that I fell in love with. I'm so happy for it to have a home and I hope yall enjoy it too <3
hollowoakpress.com/of-lost-boys...

Either you have too much time on your hands or folks are being slow to submit today

I like the image of you checking your email and just freezing in place with a gentle "god dammit."

Day two of Fright Reads 2025 and I will be at my table with alllll my books

Friends in the Maryland / Virginia / surrounding areas! I'll be at Fright Reads this weekend at the Howard County Fairgrounds. I'll be selling copies of my books, two of which are no longer available online.

Come say hi, and look around. There'll be a lot of cool folks there.

www.frightreads.com

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Brown Background with white text. The Myths of What Will Be by Alyson Tait I recount ancient myths until they sour on my tongue, then I do what I must—fulfill the prophecy. I find a sun-haired woman strong enough to shoulder the coming war and give myself to her—flesh and soul—realizing too late it binds me to being the first to die. But that's okay. I wouldn't want to be Achilles anyways; to bear such grief, such guarded love. All I want is her love, her breath against my skin. To watch the stars together as they fall closer toward us. Maybe, there in the dark, we measure the few days left to us.

My entry into the Augur micro comp <3
The Myths of What Will Be
@augursociety.bsky.social
#AugurMicros2025

Soothsayer for the 21st Century by Aggie Novak You come to me— (fabric draped, costume jewelled, incense clouded). You ask me real questions, but you don’t seek real answers. You want— Comfort. Platitudes. It’s not your fault, there was nothing you could do. Tell me, you ask— What the future holds. Where I will be in 20 years. How successful. How loved. How normal. I draw the cards— The Star, reversed. All hope gutters out. The Tower. Cities, fire in their bones. The World, reversed. The circle breaks. Well? Your eyes wide, full of— Hope, I say. New constellations. Collapse clears the way. The world resets. @augursociety #augurmicros2025

Excited to share my piece for Augur's micro fiction contest!
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#AugurMicros2025

This week I am feeling a lot of anxiety about not really being sure I belong places/ feeling very left out and I don't know how to shake it.

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This makes me so happy I could cry. Black Sky, Blue Earth - my aching story about climate collapse & personal rebirth - is the lead story in this year’s @oysterriverpages.bsky.social. It has a lot of my soul in it. Please read it & all of Oyster River’s work

www.oysterriverpages.com/black-sky-bl...

I just want somewhere to throw a bunch of mythic fic stories and have people love me

Its a life saver for me tbh. A Chance to reset and relax and figure out the next goal, etc

step back from subs, and refocus any writing far away from anything craft focused. Movie reviews vs short stories, fan fic and reddit prompts and silliness.

I'm getting soul crushed at results at the moment.

Its time.

Bring on Halloween.

if you see me veering otherwise, please bonk.

I am so so ready for October. Its become a small tradition for me to take a writing break in the fall. A month where as it approaches, I stop signing up for stuff (which is a bummer as there is some really cool stuff being announced) --

My story "It Takes a Village" won the 2025 microfiction Writing Battle!

Pink hair, who dis?

Ahhhh, I'm trying not to jinx myself but im pretty happy no matter what happens from here