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Eleanor R. Wood @erwrites.bsky.social · 21h

Thank you! 😄🎉

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Eleanor R. Wood @erwrites.bsky.social · 21h

Thank yooouuu! ❤️

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Marie Brennan @swantower.bsky.social · 1d

<totters out onto porch>

<settles into rocker>

<thumps cane a few times>

Let's talk about what the process of submitting short fiction used to look like, shall we? And about what it looks like now.

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Matt Dovey @mattdovey.com · 3d

We have been on the shortlist for the Ignytes every year since they started and I did not think we would ever actually win an Ignyte but we just won an Ignyte??? Huge if true!!!

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Eleanor R. Wood @erwrites.bsky.social · 3d

MATT WE WON THE IGNYTE

😭🎉😭🎉😭

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Eleanor R. Wood @erwrites.bsky.social · 3d

Aaaaahhhhhhh this is such an honour!! Thank you to everyone who voted for us! 😭🎉🎉🎉😭

The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 3d

The #2025IgnyteAwards for Outstanding Fiction Podcast goes to @podcastle.org
podcastle.org

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Eleanor R. Wood @erwrites.bsky.social · Jul 9

As I've said (and it bears repeating) it's been one of the great privileges of my life to have worked so closely with you to keep the Castle flying, mate. Still pinching myself that we ended up here. I will hugely miss working with you too. Keep being glorious, passionate, and sweary, my friend. 🔥

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Eleanor R. Wood @erwrites.bsky.social · Jun 17

Hi! So sorry for the delayed reply; I've not been here much. I didn't have a specific setting in mind for this story - just a fairly generic British town. But it's really interesting that you had that experience! Thanks for sharing.

Eleanor R. Wood @erwrites.bsky.social · Feb 3

"Last Ritual of the Smoke Eaters", by Osahon Ize-Iyamu, narrated by Takudzwa Sharon Kirimi:

PodCastle 875: Last Ritual of the Smoke Eaters - PodCastle

Last Ritual of the Smoke Eaters By Osahon Ize-Iyamu I didn’t want to eat Joshua, but he turned into dust, and the way things go in Carucchi village is that if someone turns into ashes you inhale the...

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Tom Emanuel @realtomemanuel.bsky.social · Jan 12

People took all the wrong lessons from Tolkien (fantasy race determinism, long-prophesied return of the king, lore coming out your ears)

and none of the right ones (subversive heroes who succeed through failure, overwhelming grief at the passing of an enchanted world).

The Missing Link @themissinglink97.bsky.social · Jan 12

People complain a lot about the influence of #Tolkien on fantasy, but I do think it’s fascinating a series about PTSD is so influential, and that ineffable sadness of a world long gone is such an interesting starting place for the modern genre

#booksky #writingcommunity

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · Jan 23

I understand that ChatGPT is down and fortunately this is not a problem for me as I have spent considerable time developing a local language model that I am able to run autonomously, fueled by Coke Zero and snacks

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Eleanor R. Wood @erwrites.bsky.social · Jan 8

Gonna go dial that optimism back up again. I'll stop in here occasionally, but I'm a firm believer that where attention goes, energy flows, and my attention and energy are very much needed elsewhere at the moment.

Eleanor R. Wood @erwrites.bsky.social · Jan 8

I am increasingly convinced social media really isn't doing any of us any good. There are other, and better, ways to engage with the world and make a difference, and they're all improved by limiting time on soul-sucking platforms designed to increase communal anxiety.

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Eleanor R. Wood @erwrites.bsky.social · Jan 8

So you'll forgive me if I continue to be here as little as possible right now.

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Eleanor R. Wood @erwrites.bsky.social · Jan 8

I am currently in a place of personal optimism I've not felt in a long time. I have also been avoiding social media and the news as much as possible. Half an hour scrolling on Bluesky for the first time in two months and I can feel that optimism starting to dial down.

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Devin Martin @quietandscreaming.bsky.social · Jan 6

I'm very excited to announce that I'll be guest editing a special call for @podcastle.org: Disability Pride & Magic! Submissions open tomorrow. Full announcement here: podcastle.org/2025/01/06/s...

Special Call: Disability Pride & Magic - PodCastle

PodCastle is delighted to announce a special call for stories for our upcoming event for Disability Pride Month, Disability Pride & Magic, guest edited by long-time Castle denizen and current Audio Pr...

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Eleanor R. Wood @erwrites.bsky.social · Jan 8

One of your best rants, always and forever 🔥

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Eleanor R. Wood @erwrites.bsky.social · Nov 15

Yeah... that's one of the reasons I kept my account going for so long. But I just don't want the association any more, especially given recent political events. And yes, I'm delighted to have reduced his numbers even a miniscule amount

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Eleanor R. Wood @erwrites.bsky.social · Nov 14

That also sounds deeply unpleasant. Weather extremes can have such delightful effects, can't they? 😅

Eleanor R. Wood @erwrites.bsky.social · Nov 14

So glad it wasn't just me 😂

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Eleanor R. Wood @erwrites.bsky.social · Nov 14

Wait until the insides of your nostrils freeze because you've dared to breathe outside

...I endured scabs inside my nose every winter of my childhood in New England. Fun times.

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Eleanor R. Wood @erwrites.bsky.social · Nov 13

THIS TINY STORY IS INCREDIBLE
😨😱😨

An utterly perfect piece of flash fiction.

Rachael K. Jones @rachaelkjones.bsky.social · Nov 13

Award season is upon us once more! If you like reading for these things, I'd love you to check out "Five Views of the Planet Tartarus", my 549-word sci-horror piece that has been described as "WTF" and "holy shit"

www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/five...

Five Views of the Planet Tartarus - Lightspeed Magazine

Once a decade, a titanium-nosed shuttle plows through the rings of the planet Tartarus with a new batch of prisoners destined for the Orpheus Factory. The debris that makes up the rings is so thick th...

www.lightspeedmagazine.com

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Eleanor R. Wood @erwrites.bsky.social · Nov 13

I finally deactivated my long since abandoned account over there, and it feels SO GOOD

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Chuck Tingle @chucktingle.bsky.social · Nov 6

existence pushes towards love community and freedom, because CREATION is what we were built to do and creation thrives with these things as fuel. IT GETS BETTER. LOVE IS REAL. however this change comes in up and down waves. its not a straight line and should not be expected to be

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PodCastle @podcastle.org · Nov 2

General subs call, so: fantasy stories <6k, originals or reprints. You can send one of each at a time, and submit as soon as you're rejected, so get sending!

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