celia winter 🦋
@crossingwinter.bsky.social
☆ she/her ☆ award winning knitter ☆ sffh author ☆ member of codex ☆ bisexual disaster ☆ neurodivergent disaster ☆ disaster ☆ only here sporadically ☆
☆ rep: @keiralekseii.bsky.social @ azantian ☆
https://linktr.ee/crossingwinter
☆ rep: @keiralekseii.bsky.social @ azantian ☆
https://linktr.ee/crossingwinter
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My unicorn flash piece, "This, too, is magic," is out now in @plotthoundmag.bsky.social ! Huge thanks to @thaisibir.bsky.social for bringing this story out into the world.
Friendship is magic, motherfuckers. I hope you'll check it out!
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✨ Art by www.kristy-serpa.com
Friendship is magic, motherfuckers. I hope you'll check it out!
✨ plotthoundmag.com/issues/
✨ Art by www.kristy-serpa.com
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Check out this unicorn-in good story, "This, too, is magic" by @crossingwinter.bsky.social
We love it, and we hope you will, too! plotthoundmag.com/this-too-is-...
We love it, and we hope you will, too! plotthoundmag.com/this-too-is-...
February 2, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Check out this unicorn-in good story, "This, too, is magic" by @crossingwinter.bsky.social
We love it, and we hope you will, too! plotthoundmag.com/this-too-is-...
We love it, and we hope you will, too! plotthoundmag.com/this-too-is-...
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TWISTED TRYSTS, a spicy monster horror anthology, is available for preorder today! My rusalka erotic horror piece, A ROTTING CROWN OF BIRCH, appears in it!
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February 1, 2026 at 5:04 PM
TWISTED TRYSTS, a spicy monster horror anthology, is available for preorder today! My rusalka erotic horror piece, A ROTTING CROWN OF BIRCH, appears in it!
deadfoxpub.com/products/twi...
deadfoxpub.com/products/twi...
TWISTED TRYSTS, a spicy monster horror anthology, is available for preorder today! My rusalka erotic horror piece, A ROTTING CROWN OF BIRCH, appears in it!
deadfoxpub.com/products/twi...
deadfoxpub.com/products/twi...
February 1, 2026 at 5:04 PM
TWISTED TRYSTS, a spicy monster horror anthology, is available for preorder today! My rusalka erotic horror piece, A ROTTING CROWN OF BIRCH, appears in it!
deadfoxpub.com/products/twi...
deadfoxpub.com/products/twi...
there's nothing quite like "no you can't write this you're working on too many things" to make my brain go "fuck you i'm gonna write it and you're gonna fucking like it."
January 29, 2026 at 8:00 PM
there's nothing quite like "no you can't write this you're working on too many things" to make my brain go "fuck you i'm gonna write it and you're gonna fucking like it."
the editorial notes we leave ourselves say a lot.
January 29, 2026 at 7:41 PM
the editorial notes we leave ourselves say a lot.
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I just want to point out that Alex Pretti became a registered nurse in early 2021 -- the height of death from Covid. And he chose the ICU, the sickest patients, in Veterans Affairs.
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM
I just want to point out that Alex Pretti became a registered nurse in early 2021 -- the height of death from Covid. And he chose the ICU, the sickest patients, in Veterans Affairs.
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My trans and sapphic romantic fantasy story "The Gentle Art of Necromancy" will be published this June in the Of Swords & Roses anthology! blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
Romantic Fantasy | Contents Announcement | Of Swords & Roses
We’re very pleased to present the list of stories selected for the new collection in our new Romantic Fantasy series: Of Swords & Roses!
blog.flametreepublishing.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:56 PM
My trans and sapphic romantic fantasy story "The Gentle Art of Necromancy" will be published this June in the Of Swords & Roses anthology! blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
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I am thrilled to share that Flame Tree Press is publishing another of my short stories, a Lady of Shalott reimagining called "Half Made of Shadows", in OF SWORDS AND ROSES this June! I am even more excited to once again share a TOC with my beloved friend @crossingwinter.bsky.social!
#WriteSky
#WriteSky
January 22, 2026 at 5:42 PM
I am thrilled to share that Flame Tree Press is publishing another of my short stories, a Lady of Shalott reimagining called "Half Made of Shadows", in OF SWORDS AND ROSES this June! I am even more excited to once again share a TOC with my beloved friend @crossingwinter.bsky.social!
#WriteSky
#WriteSky
For those keeping track at home, I have four stories that will be released in the first half of this year! I am so proud of all of them, and so excited to share them with all of you!
January 22, 2026 at 5:47 PM
For those keeping track at home, I have four stories that will be released in the first half of this year! I am so proud of all of them, and so excited to share them with all of you!
Extremely excited to share that my short story "Sometimes a Sword is Like a Lover" will be appearing in Flame Tree Press' #Romantasy Anthology OF SWORDS AND ROSES this June!
So excited to be sharing a Table of Contents with friends and community members!
So excited to be sharing a Table of Contents with friends and community members!
Romantic Fantasy | Contents Announcement | Of Swords & Roses
We’re very pleased to present the list of stories selected for the new collection in our new Romantic Fantasy series: Of Swords & Roses!
blog.flametreepublishing.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Extremely excited to share that my short story "Sometimes a Sword is Like a Lover" will be appearing in Flame Tree Press' #Romantasy Anthology OF SWORDS AND ROSES this June!
So excited to be sharing a Table of Contents with friends and community members!
So excited to be sharing a Table of Contents with friends and community members!
About a year and a half ago, @jennalevine.bsky.social put me onto tracking the time I spend doing writing/editorial. This because so frequently we focus on word count goals in writing, but sometimes time spent is more telling (especially when you hit editing, which is so important.)
January 6, 2026 at 7:54 PM
About a year and a half ago, @jennalevine.bsky.social put me onto tracking the time I spend doing writing/editorial. This because so frequently we focus on word count goals in writing, but sometimes time spent is more telling (especially when you hit editing, which is so important.)
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While many people find it to be irritating or even disgusting, in Santa culture it is a great honor when he sheds his skin and leaves it in your home
December 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
While many people find it to be irritating or even disgusting, in Santa culture it is a great honor when he sheds his skin and leaves it in your home
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The “free speech” and “cancel culture” panics have led to overt state censorship because that was always their purpose. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The “free speech” and “cancel culture” panics have led to overt state censorship because that was always their purpose. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
I know I am not the only one who thinks this, or the only one saying it, but good golly fuck is Bari Weiss an absolute hack
December 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I know I am not the only one who thinks this, or the only one saying it, but good golly fuck is Bari Weiss an absolute hack
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Thanks for calling me out, Safari
December 19, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Thanks for calling me out, Safari
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My response to anything over the next two weeks
December 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
My response to anything over the next two weeks
Have you ever gotten so mad about the content of an all hands meeting that you took a 30 min break to hand scribble a villanelle about how much you hate AI?
December 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Have you ever gotten so mad about the content of an all hands meeting that you took a 30 min break to hand scribble a villanelle about how much you hate AI?
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If you see the words 'irrevocable', 'in perpetuity', 'formats not yet invented', 'net after costs', 'all rights', you're selling every damn thing you could make money from as an author for a one time payment, or in this case, a promise.
Signing this gives the publisher money meant for you forever.
Signing this gives the publisher money meant for you forever.
Behold, if you will, the...astonishing...contract from Shadow Light Press. A rolling 10-year term...payment on profit (but only after costs are recouped)...appropriation of the author's universe if they can't continue the series...and more www.reddit.com/r/Progressio...
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December 17, 2025 at 4:49 AM
If you see the words 'irrevocable', 'in perpetuity', 'formats not yet invented', 'net after costs', 'all rights', you're selling every damn thing you could make money from as an author for a one time payment, or in this case, a promise.
Signing this gives the publisher money meant for you forever.
Signing this gives the publisher money meant for you forever.
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We used to have an agency dedicated to… consumer protection
December 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
We used to have an agency dedicated to… consumer protection