@mcflycahill90.bsky.social
USA Today Bestselling author of Audition For The Fox; author of Critical Role: Armory of Heroes. Repped by Hannah Bowman. Email: Martintcahill @ gmail Black & Trans Lives Matter. He/Him. https://www.martincahillwrites.com
ICYMI I wrote about the legend that is @alixeharrow.bsky.social's THE EVERLASTING, one of my new favorite books for all time, across all times <3
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Thank you!!
What's something you read this week that you loved? A book, an article, an essay, a comic, whatever. I need more love-reads on the feed.
First short story sale of 2026!
Crying at the @harronwawker.bsky.social review of MANHUNT in here <3
SFF pocket friends: what are your favorite short stories from 2025 that have not yet been nominated/shortlisted/etc for any awards?
Site's been down for a couple of days due to a maintenance snafu but it's back up and we're about 50% of the way to the awards funding goal!
ignyteawards.fiyahlitmag.com/support/
*taps internet microphone*
After months of work, a project i've been coordinating for @literaryhub.bsky.social in conjunction with @maris.bsky.social is now live ...
We've commissioned 13 reviews of books by LGBTQ folks not covered by the NYTBR under Pamela Paul ...
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"Time will weather anything; that includes ink, paper, and stone. But a true legend, a story that reverberates in the heart of all who hear it? Those kinds of stories are eternal."
@mcflycahill90.bsky.social reviews Alix E. Harrow's The Everlasting:
I had the immense pleasure of putting together an illustration for this new australian Magazine, very humbled that that @serrels.bsky.social and @jacksonwryan.com chose me to scribble on their first cover.
Please consider backing local australian journalism. there are stories here worth telling.
Profiled T Kira Madden for ELLE! Read not only for WHIDBEY BTS, but also for a true example of what committing to this writing life can look like—and how freaking fun it can be amidst all the hard work. www.elle.com/culture/book...
worth remembering, David Lynch directed “fix your hearts or die” specifically at transphobes. it wasn’t a generic “no mean people allowed” statement, it was said by his Twin Peaks character in defense of a trans woman he cared for and deeply respected.
This is beautiful!! Congrats, Can't wait to read!!
NEW COVER NEW COVER NEW COVER!
I've been dying to show off this incredible piece of art by Martina Fačkova, and here it is!
On October 6, 2026, you're all going to meet Judith Ban, and I cannot wait.
I know people are very sensitive about the use of the word “genocide” but the attempts to medically eliminate trans children is very clearly meets the standard because they are trying to eliminate a population and also they know some of those kids are going to kill themselves
A humanitarian catastrophe is cascading across Lebanon, where 700,000 people have been driven from their homes. (1/3)
Also YES HI sorry I forgot and I guess it's official now? I am giving an author keynote at the Academic Conference for Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy at the end of May!
(If you are in Toronto and coming to this, we can hang out!)*
www.yorku.ca/accsff/
great video from @fdsignifier.bsky.social—this is such a solid essential breakdown that all people benefit from hearing, and i'd bet so many in your audience wouldn't get anywhere else, especially the call to action to get people to organize for clean air in workplaces and schools!
If you're in the Albany area, I'm doing an event with the NYS Writers Institute today at 4:30pm in the UA Campus Center! Full circle moment for me, I hope you can come through!!
The best advice I have for writers is: the harder you try to impress people with your prose, the worse your prose will be. Sit down and try to communicate honestly, you will find the places for your flourishes and metaphors that actually serve greater meaning rather than your own ego.
If you're in the Albany area, I'm doing an event with the NYS Writers Institute today at 4:30pm in the UA Campus Center! Full circle moment for me, I hope you can come through!!
At one of the classes I spoke with yesterday, the professor assigned them to pick a story of mine and read it, and goddamn, I don't think I've ever had the chance to talk about my short fiction that much in my life 😭
CONGRATS!!
We wrote a book!!!! I'm feeling very normal today!!!!!!!!
HURRAH!!! So happy for you, congrats!!
Which is to say, I’m unbelievably thrilled to say this morning I’ve signed a contract with @mitpress.bsky.social for the trade publication of my next book, an exploration of the first two decades of TTRPG Actual Play.
I knew a bunch of this already but seeing it all in 20 minute clip is overwhelming. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU8S...
AOC came out swinging against age verification legislation and somehow the entire tech press seems to not have noticed?
Man.
The world fucking is on fire.
So go be as corny and cringe as you wanna be without hurting people.
Live whats left of your only life.
If you can’t be free in your body at least go be free in your mind and soul.
Fuck the haters.
