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J. M. Eno

@jmeno.bsky.social

Writer of fiction and poetry that is sometimes speculative. Owner of very stubborn English bulldog. Codex | SFWA | jmenowrites.com

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It’s 9 O’Clock and You’re Still Not Asleep, My Little Witch > The Fabulist Words & Art Rough year? Perhaps this magical charmer will spur your hopes for a better tomorrow ...

New story out! "It's 9 O'Clock and You're Still Not Asleep My Little Witch" is about parenting and sorcery and finding your coven. It's a quick read - check it out here:

fabulistmagazine.com/its-9-oclock...

20.12.2024 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Renan! Would love to be included in a pack. Thanks so much for the great suggestions.

13.09.2024 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The 30-40 olives meme is a great metaphor for writing. Just one olive at a time, and by the end of it, you've done something wonderful (horrible).

25.07.2024 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Some Meat on Those Bones Terrydale was a hamlet much too small to be located on any map, and so war came to it as it comes to such placesβ€”not through the trampling of armies over its quaint town square, or the burning of

My story "Some Meat on Those Bones", a fantasy story about a widow whose only son is called to war, is out now in Short Edition. Check it out here:

short-edition.com/en/story/sho...

26.06.2024 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Excuse me, sir, when I am writing scenes, I hit return once and then a pound sign after whatever I feel like typing.

26.06.2024 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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So Much More to Say – FFP 0915 β€œSo Much More to Say” by J. M. Eno Manawaker’s Patreon: Manawaker books: More info / Contact CB Droege: Author Bio: J. M. Eno is a writer of poetry and prose, whose work has appea…

My short story "So Much More to Say" is live at the Manawaker Studio's Flash Fiction Podcast! It's a quick 5 minute listen and read beautifully. Check it out!

www.manawaker.com/podcast/so-m...

09.05.2024 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Author J.M. Eno's quote

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Our penultimate interview for issue 6 features
@jmeno.bsky.social

Read: radonjournal.com/interviews

J.M. explains why most of his stories end up in outer space, switching gears to poetry, getting into the creative headspace, finding the perfect title, and the stubbornness of bulldogs vs. toddlers

21.04.2024 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My latest story is out at L'Esprit Literary Review. I'm super proud of this one! Give it a read here:

lespritliteraryreview.org/2024/04/19/t...

20.04.2024 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An image of snowy mountains, with the text: "Methane snow was tricky stuff- it flowed, slick as an oil spill..." from "Cronus by J. M. Eno

An image of snowy mountains, with the text: "Methane snow was tricky stuff- it flowed, slick as an oil spill..." from "Cronus by J. M. Eno

My latest story, "Cronus" is free to read at NewMyths. This one tackles ambition, parental trauma, and the impossibility of balance.
sites.google.com/newmyths.com...

29.03.2024 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Laughing and spinning,
and when she pulled in her limbs
like a shy flower
she would spin even faster

She always wanted to go faster

By @jmeno.bsky.social

Read now: bit.ly/3PBvFaE

#WritingCommunity #scifi #scifiwriters

27.03.2024 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Kristen’s mother had always told her that real climbing meant losing a piece of oneself during the ascent and finding a new piece at the summit."

Check out my new story, "Cronus" at NewMyths.

sites.google.com/newmyths.com...

21.03.2024 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Kristen’s mother had always told her that real climbing meant losing a piece of oneself during the ascent and finding a new piece at the summit."

Check out my new story, "Cronus" at NewMyths.

sites.google.com/newmyths.com...

21.03.2024 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œAs Flies to Wanton Boys” β€’ by J. M. Eno King Edmund liked to think that he presided over an efficient court, and so when he found himself facing the strangerβ€”a small, unimposing ma...

New story out today! This one’s a quick, fun, and free read! Check it out:

stupefyingstories.blogspot.com/2024/03/as-f...

02.03.2024 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My story "Point and Shoot" is out now, in the AI, Robot anthology. This one is about a sentient laser turret and the defense mechanisms we all have. Check it out!

27.02.2024 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Woo hoo! Can’t wait to read it!

16.01.2024 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

My first published poem, "Conservation of Angular Momentum" is out now in the latest issue of @RadonJournal!

16.01.2024 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The second of our four-day author reveal for January 14th's issue 6 release! We're so excited to share work from @hannahgreer.bsky.social, @jennifleck.bsky.social, Lex Chamberlin, Kevin Canfield, and @jmeno.bsky.social

#writingcommunity #writing #author #scifi

09.01.2024 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
The cover of House of Zolo's Journal of Speculative Literature, Vol. 4, advertising the book launch sale Dec. 21-27

The cover of House of Zolo's Journal of Speculative Literature, Vol. 4, advertising the book launch sale Dec. 21-27

The author list of House of Zolo's Journal of Speculative Literature, Vol. 4

The author list of House of Zolo's Journal of Speculative Literature, Vol. 4

Out today! House of Zolo's Journal of Speculative Literature Vol. 4, focusing on AI, which includes my post-apocalyptic carpe diem robot love story πŸ€–β€οΈβš‘ (and lots of great stories by others as well!)
t.co/DmKk6uSw3d

21.12.2023 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Googling β€œis it normal for three-month-old to growl all the time?” (It is! Sort of!)

27.11.2023 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Noshing on some tasty stories by @gordonbwhite.bsky.social - great stuff!

17.11.2023 04:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
A Colonial-era stone fireplace with the inscription β€œGod be thanked for books; they are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages”

A Colonial-era stone fireplace with the inscription β€œGod be thanked for books; they are the voices of the distant and the dead, and make us heirs of the spiritual life of past ages”

Afternoon writing mood, slightly Gothic, courtesy of a local museum

07.10.2023 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wonder how much of my brain power is taken up by remembering the exact layout of grocery stores I haven’t been to in years

06.10.2023 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What are 5 nature things that make you lose your cool?

- Deer (super common but so majestic)
- Mimic Octopuses
- Redwoods
- Elephant seals
- Bats

07.09.2023 17:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We need to bring back the kind of rich people whose greatest ambition was to have the sickest hanging garden in all of Mesopotamia

06.09.2023 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is an excellent story, and you should check it out!

01.09.2023 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

🦀

19.08.2023 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey speculative friends, just getting the Electric Sheep account up & running! Give us a follow!
#author

05.08.2023 12:50 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
6 panels of simpsons images of Mindy and Homer sitting on a bed. panel 1, Mindy asks "What's wrong?" and Homer replies: "Oh, yeah, like you don't know." panel 2 Homer says: "We're gonna suffer forever in a universe created by Yaltabaoth, the sick god." panel 3 Mindy says: "Oh. Well, we don't have to." panel 4 Homer says: "Yes, we do. The Nag Hammadi library told me so." Panel 5 Minday says: "Well, archives of gnostic texts aren't always right." Panel 6 Homer says: "But they're so esoteric."

6 panels of simpsons images of Mindy and Homer sitting on a bed. panel 1, Mindy asks "What's wrong?" and Homer replies: "Oh, yeah, like you don't know." panel 2 Homer says: "We're gonna suffer forever in a universe created by Yaltabaoth, the sick god." panel 3 Mindy says: "Oh. Well, we don't have to." panel 4 Homer says: "Yes, we do. The Nag Hammadi library told me so." Panel 5 Minday says: "Well, archives of gnostic texts aren't always right." Panel 6 Homer says: "But they're so esoteric."

Gotta get in on the ground floor of Gnostic shitposting.

30.07.2023 04:32 β€” πŸ‘ 365    πŸ” 142    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 7

β€œCan you explain this gap in your resume?”

That, sir, is called a space. It signifies the end of the word β€œyour” and the beginning of the word β€œresume.”

29.07.2023 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Orchid plant fully blooming, purple flowers with white spots

Orchid plant fully blooming, purple flowers with white spots

Final orchid update: in full bloom

28.07.2023 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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