Lisa M. Bradley
@cafenowhere.bsky.social
Queer, disabled Latina spec-fic poet/author/editor. Work in LeVar Burton Reads, Fantasy, Lightspeed, Uncanny, & F&SF. Poetry Editor for Strange Horizons. www.lisambradley.com
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Exile a book by Lisa M Bradley
Twenty years ago, a toxic spill in the small, southwest Texas town of Exile poisoned residents with permanent rage. The feds' response? Quarantine. Only residents who pass the feds' 4-S test can escap...
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For the new folks, links to my books:
Exile, a dystopian novel: bitl.to/3JmB
The Haunted Girl, a collection of short fiction and poetry: www.aqueductpress.com/books/978-1-...
Climbing Lightly Through Forests, A Poetry Anthology Honoring Ursula K. LeGuin, ed with R.B. Lemberg: bitl.to/3Jm7
Exile, a dystopian novel: bitl.to/3JmB
The Haunted Girl, a collection of short fiction and poetry: www.aqueductpress.com/books/978-1-...
Climbing Lightly Through Forests, A Poetry Anthology Honoring Ursula K. LeGuin, ed with R.B. Lemberg: bitl.to/3Jm7
Made it through #horrorwatch but just barely. Good night, fellow fiends!
February 15, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Made it through #horrorwatch but just barely. Good night, fellow fiends!
Preparing to #horrorwatch with a migraine. Let’s see if I make it through!
February 15, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Preparing to #horrorwatch with a migraine. Let’s see if I make it through!
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Here’s a pair of California condors on this Valentine’s Day! These were a special challenge to make, but I think they came out well. They will both be available this Friday, February 20th, at 8pm Eastern time.
February 14, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Here’s a pair of California condors on this Valentine’s Day! These were a special challenge to make, but I think they came out well. They will both be available this Friday, February 20th, at 8pm Eastern time.
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Green Room
2023
22x28 acrylic abstract painting on stretched canvas
$400
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#bsnm #blueskynightmarket #fineart
2023
22x28 acrylic abstract painting on stretched canvas
$400
placecalledbliss.bigcartel.com/product/green-room
#bsnm #blueskynightmarket #fineart
December 11, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Green Room
2023
22x28 acrylic abstract painting on stretched canvas
$400
placecalledbliss.bigcartel.com/product/green-room
#bsnm #blueskynightmarket #fineart
2023
22x28 acrylic abstract painting on stretched canvas
$400
placecalledbliss.bigcartel.com/product/green-room
#bsnm #blueskynightmarket #fineart
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If you see this, post a rabbit 🐰
February 14, 2026 at 4:49 PM
If you see this, post a rabbit 🐰
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happy valentines day to the lovers and the biters 💗
February 14, 2026 at 12:49 PM
happy valentines day to the lovers and the biters 💗
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Happy V-Day from SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL! This cool postcard valentine was designed by the talented @theahmedraafat.bsky.social. Flip it over and you also get the cover art by @kiwifruitbird.bsky.social. Such wonderful art to go along with my novelette! www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh...
February 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Happy V-Day from SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL! This cool postcard valentine was designed by the talented @theahmedraafat.bsky.social. Flip it over and you also get the cover art by @kiwifruitbird.bsky.social. Such wonderful art to go along with my novelette! www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh...
I guarantee you, it persists, forever.
Pressure to achieve at school at age 15 is linked to depressive symptoms and risk of self-harm, and the association appears to persist into adulthood, finds study led by Prof Gemma Lewis, UCL Psychiatry.
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/fe...
www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/fe...
Academic pressure linked to increased risk of depression risk in teens
Pressure to achieve at school at age 15 is linked to depressive symptoms and risk of self-harm, and the association appears to persist into adulthood, finds a study led by UCL researchers.
www.ucl.ac.uk
February 14, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I guarantee you, it persists, forever.
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Happy Valentine’s Day, from us to you. Tag your exes. Xoxox
February 14, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Happy Valentine’s Day, from us to you. Tag your exes. Xoxox
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This pops up every once in awhile and I always share it. Wu Tang goes in and out of popularity with the times, but there's no denying there was a Dream Team level of talent and brilliance on that roster. True artists.
February 14, 2026 at 1:32 AM
This pops up every once in awhile and I always share it. Wu Tang goes in and out of popularity with the times, but there's no denying there was a Dream Team level of talent and brilliance on that roster. True artists.
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I was on the SFWA committee to create the first-ever Nebula Award for poetry and it is live for nominations. Deadline 3/1. Please nominate at least one poem! www.sfwa.org/2025-ne...
2025 Nebula Nominations Ballot - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
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February 12, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I was on the SFWA committee to create the first-ever Nebula Award for poetry and it is live for nominations. Deadline 3/1. Please nominate at least one poem! www.sfwa.org/2025-ne...
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tumbling back
into the arms
of the trees
I am carried
through February
like a ghost
on a wire
into the arms
of the trees
I am carried
through February
like a ghost
on a wire
February 12, 2026 at 1:18 PM
tumbling back
into the arms
of the trees
I am carried
through February
like a ghost
on a wire
into the arms
of the trees
I am carried
through February
like a ghost
on a wire
I'm reading poetry subs at Strange Horizons this month. You can submit up to 6 speculative poems in a single file or separate files. I recommend separate files, because we allow simultaneous submissions and it's easier to withdraw individual poems. Guidelines: strangehorizons.com/submit/poetr...
Poetry Submission Guidelines
How to submit poetry.
strangehorizons.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I'm reading poetry subs at Strange Horizons this month. You can submit up to 6 speculative poems in a single file or separate files. I recommend separate files, because we allow simultaneous submissions and it's easier to withdraw individual poems. Guidelines: strangehorizons.com/submit/poetr...
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My poem “Haunted,” about the continual displacement of Latinx people, appears in the Amorphaville anthology, available now through Hinchas Press. www.hinchaspress.com/amorphaville
www.hinchaspress.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:33 PM
My poem “Haunted,” about the continual displacement of Latinx people, appears in the Amorphaville anthology, available now through Hinchas Press. www.hinchaspress.com/amorphaville
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Hola y bienvenidos to all my new followers! Thanks for choosing @pedroiniguez.bsky.social’s Latinx spec fic writers starter pack! Here’s my latest fiction, about a bipolar artist with a special power for helping immigrants. Can you spot Tom Homan in there? www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/in-t...
In the Zone - Lightspeed Magazine
As her head hit the pillow, Yadira felt exhausted and relieved. Exhausted, because she’d worked on a very large collage almost the whole day straight. Her shoulder blades ached from hunching over her ...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Hola y bienvenidos to all my new followers! Thanks for choosing @pedroiniguez.bsky.social’s Latinx spec fic writers starter pack! Here’s my latest fiction, about a bipolar artist with a special power for helping immigrants. Can you spot Tom Homan in there? www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/in-t...
My poem “Haunted,” about the continual displacement of Latinx people, appears in the Amorphaville anthology, available now through Hinchas Press. www.hinchaspress.com/amorphaville
www.hinchaspress.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:33 PM
My poem “Haunted,” about the continual displacement of Latinx people, appears in the Amorphaville anthology, available now through Hinchas Press. www.hinchaspress.com/amorphaville
Hola y bienvenidos to all my new followers! Thanks for choosing @pedroiniguez.bsky.social’s Latinx spec fic writers starter pack! Here’s my latest fiction, about a bipolar artist with a special power for helping immigrants. Can you spot Tom Homan in there? www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/in-t...
In the Zone - Lightspeed Magazine
As her head hit the pillow, Yadira felt exhausted and relieved. Exhausted, because she’d worked on a very large collage almost the whole day straight. Her shoulder blades ached from hunching over her ...
www.lightspeedmagazine.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Hola y bienvenidos to all my new followers! Thanks for choosing @pedroiniguez.bsky.social’s Latinx spec fic writers starter pack! Here’s my latest fiction, about a bipolar artist with a special power for helping immigrants. Can you spot Tom Homan in there? www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/in-t...
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TOOTH Faerie earrings 🦷🧚
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October 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
TOOTH Faerie earrings 🦷🧚
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Soooooo. I will be doing a poetry reading on March 1, from 7-8:15 PM EST.
Tickets are available for free on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/starburst-...
Anyone got any favorites they'd like me to add to my lineup? LOL
Tickets are available for free on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/starburst-...
Anyone got any favorites they'd like me to add to my lineup? LOL
STARBURST! Speculative Poetry Readings for Women’s History Month
The Speculative Sundays Reading Series returns in 2026 with StarBurst, presenting speculative poets every Sunday in Women’s History Month
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February 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Soooooo. I will be doing a poetry reading on March 1, from 7-8:15 PM EST.
Tickets are available for free on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/starburst-...
Anyone got any favorites they'd like me to add to my lineup? LOL
Tickets are available for free on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/starburst-...
Anyone got any favorites they'd like me to add to my lineup? LOL
I’m working on a jigsaw puzzle that came with a playlist, a first for me, but it’s on Spotify, so…so much for that.
February 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
I’m working on a jigsaw puzzle that came with a playlist, a first for me, but it’s on Spotify, so…so much for that.
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@gwynnega.bsky.social “the jacarandas are not impressed by your show of force” strangehorizons.com/.../the-jaca...
. . . This one gets a special mention for being a scream of rage in articulate, beautiful words, that seared *right through me* like a solar flare.
. . . This one gets a special mention for being a scream of rage in articulate, beautiful words, that seared *right through me* like a solar flare.
the jacarandas are unimpressed by your show of force
our purple clouds of delight rise above your tear gas
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February 8, 2026 at 2:02 PM
@gwynnega.bsky.social “the jacarandas are not impressed by your show of force” strangehorizons.com/.../the-jaca...
. . . This one gets a special mention for being a scream of rage in articulate, beautiful words, that seared *right through me* like a solar flare.
. . . This one gets a special mention for being a scream of rage in articulate, beautiful words, that seared *right through me* like a solar flare.
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February 8, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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It happens to be my birthday tomorrow, so if you feel inclined to help support what I do, I'm still $290 short of last year's year-end goal to keep beestung funded! 😘🐝
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Donate to beestung: Years Six & Seven, organized by Sarah Clark
What is beestung:
beestung is a quarterly online micro-magazine for non-binary, genderquee… Sarah Clark needs your support for beestung: Years Six & Seven
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February 7, 2026 at 10:41 PM
It happens to be my birthday tomorrow, so if you feel inclined to help support what I do, I'm still $290 short of last year's year-end goal to keep beestung funded! 😘🐝
www.gofundme.com/f/beestung-y...
www.gofundme.com/f/beestung-y...
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If you were at a geographical disadvantage and couldn’t make it to Toronto, you can still get yourself a copy of SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL here: www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh...
Great turnout at my book launch today. 🚀 (Those chairs didn’t stay empty for long). Thanks to everyone who braved polar weather to be there. And thanks to @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social for hosting.
February 7, 2026 at 9:19 PM
If you were at a geographical disadvantage and couldn’t make it to Toronto, you can still get yourself a copy of SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL here: www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh...
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With another surge the “Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity” anthology KS campaign is 91% base goal funded (www.kickstarter.com/projects/526...). This means we are 78% to SG1 & 69% to SG2. 16 more backers and we’ll lock in the base goal funding. Keep signal boosting with our sincere thanks.
Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity
A Hard SF anthology of stories involving tea or coffee, stars, and gravity.
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February 7, 2026 at 2:48 PM
With another surge the “Tea or Coffee, Stars, and Gravity” anthology KS campaign is 91% base goal funded (www.kickstarter.com/projects/526...). This means we are 78% to SG1 & 69% to SG2. 16 more backers and we’ll lock in the base goal funding. Keep signal boosting with our sincere thanks.