Gabrielle Bleu
@gabriellebleu.bsky.social
Author, bird enthusiast, swordsperson. Find my SFF short stories at https://gabriellebleu.com/
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Gabrielle Bleu
@gabriellebleu.bsky.social
· May 29
I write luminous science fiction and fantasy. When not writing, I watch birds, admire lichens, and play the accordion. In my writing I like to explore the boundaries of time, monsters and myth, and the concept of cats.
Find my writing here: gabriellebleu.com
Find my writing here: gabriellebleu.com
My 100-word drabble "Beyond the Vents" was one of the stories chosen for Manawaker Studios 100 x 100 January prompt "Bubbles."
You can read my tale of the most intrepid sea creature to ever venture into open air here:
www.patreon.com/posts/100-wo...
You can read my tale of the most intrepid sea creature to ever venture into open air here:
www.patreon.com/posts/100-wo...
100 Word Project - Bubbles | Manawaker Studio
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February 16, 2026 at 1:05 AM
My 100-word drabble "Beyond the Vents" was one of the stories chosen for Manawaker Studios 100 x 100 January prompt "Bubbles."
You can read my tale of the most intrepid sea creature to ever venture into open air here:
www.patreon.com/posts/100-wo...
You can read my tale of the most intrepid sea creature to ever venture into open air here:
www.patreon.com/posts/100-wo...
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First page teaser to Gabrielle’s story.
February 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
First page teaser to Gabrielle’s story.
I see some copies of Gargantua 👀 It has my short story "The End of Night on Second-Day" in it!
Hester Cross, the last of a dead family line, resolves to liberate the sun from the thieves who stole it and to live one moment in the sunlight.
If you're in Pittsburgh stop by and pick up a copy!
Hester Cross, the last of a dead family line, resolves to liberate the sun from the thieves who stole it and to live one moment in the sunlight.
If you're in Pittsburgh stop by and pick up a copy!
All set up at Phantom of the Attic Comics on S. Craig St. in Pittsburgh. Stop by 12-5.
February 15, 2026 at 5:50 PM
I see some copies of Gargantua 👀 It has my short story "The End of Night on Second-Day" in it!
Hester Cross, the last of a dead family line, resolves to liberate the sun from the thieves who stole it and to live one moment in the sunlight.
If you're in Pittsburgh stop by and pick up a copy!
Hester Cross, the last of a dead family line, resolves to liberate the sun from the thieves who stole it and to live one moment in the sunlight.
If you're in Pittsburgh stop by and pick up a copy!
Probably my biggest pet peeve about listening to audiobooks is how some men do awful falsettos for the women characters. She simply does not sound breathy and mincing like that. Do a normal voice!
February 15, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Probably my biggest pet peeve about listening to audiobooks is how some men do awful falsettos for the women characters. She simply does not sound breathy and mincing like that. Do a normal voice!
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ICYMI, our general submission window is open this entire month!
We want stories and poetry with a strong voice and a sense of adventure, stuff that makes us feel things, stuff that lets us use our hearts and our brains and leaves us wanting more!
Guidelines & schedule:
www.havenspec.com/submit/
We want stories and poetry with a strong voice and a sense of adventure, stuff that makes us feel things, stuff that lets us use our hearts and our brains and leaves us wanting more!
Guidelines & schedule:
www.havenspec.com/submit/
February 8, 2026 at 5:02 PM
ICYMI, our general submission window is open this entire month!
We want stories and poetry with a strong voice and a sense of adventure, stuff that makes us feel things, stuff that lets us use our hearts and our brains and leaves us wanting more!
Guidelines & schedule:
www.havenspec.com/submit/
We want stories and poetry with a strong voice and a sense of adventure, stuff that makes us feel things, stuff that lets us use our hearts and our brains and leaves us wanting more!
Guidelines & schedule:
www.havenspec.com/submit/
Books I read in January!
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley -1818
The Willows - Algernon Blackwood - 1907
Were Tales: A Shapeshifter Anthology - edited by S. D. Vassallo and Steven M. Long - 2021
Creatures of Another Age: Classic Visions of Prehistoric Monsters - edited by Richard Fallon - 2021
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley -1818
The Willows - Algernon Blackwood - 1907
Were Tales: A Shapeshifter Anthology - edited by S. D. Vassallo and Steven M. Long - 2021
Creatures of Another Age: Classic Visions of Prehistoric Monsters - edited by Richard Fallon - 2021
February 2, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Books I read in January!
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley -1818
The Willows - Algernon Blackwood - 1907
Were Tales: A Shapeshifter Anthology - edited by S. D. Vassallo and Steven M. Long - 2021
Creatures of Another Age: Classic Visions of Prehistoric Monsters - edited by Richard Fallon - 2021
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley -1818
The Willows - Algernon Blackwood - 1907
Were Tales: A Shapeshifter Anthology - edited by S. D. Vassallo and Steven M. Long - 2021
Creatures of Another Age: Classic Visions of Prehistoric Monsters - edited by Richard Fallon - 2021
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thinking about the observation (quoted by Rochita Loenen-Ruiz here: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...) that "italics are a form of apology"
"I find myself asking: do we really need to explain everything to the imagined Western reader?"
"I find myself asking: do we really need to explain everything to the imagined Western reader?"
January 15, 2026 at 5:41 PM
thinking about the observation (quoted by Rochita Loenen-Ruiz here: strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...) that "italics are a form of apology"
"I find myself asking: do we really need to explain everything to the imagined Western reader?"
"I find myself asking: do we really need to explain everything to the imagined Western reader?"
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For people elsewhere who have asked how to support Minnesota while we’re overrun with nazi thugs, here’s an excellent list of places that could use financial help. Lots of choices. Thank you so much!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Stand With Minnesota: Resource Hub
Causes to Donate to in Minnesota to Help Our Communities Defend Themselves from ICE This list is now available/shareable at standwithminnesota.org *Note: I am from Minnesota, and these come from peo...
docs.google.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:48 AM
For people elsewhere who have asked how to support Minnesota while we’re overrun with nazi thugs, here’s an excellent list of places that could use financial help. Lots of choices. Thank you so much!
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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We are in the final two days to submit your stories for our inaugural awards and vote for your favorite stories Foofaraw published in 2025. https://foofaraw.press/the-foofs-2025/ + https://tally.so/r/mK9Jyg
January 13, 2026 at 9:33 PM
We are in the final two days to submit your stories for our inaugural awards and vote for your favorite stories Foofaraw published in 2025. https://foofaraw.press/the-foofs-2025/ + https://tally.so/r/mK9Jyg
Short stories I read last week: "Loading by Chris Clemens" at Quotidian Bagatelle from @foofarawpress.bsky.social - computer intelligence that's too smart for the user's good. Made me laugh out loud. qb.foofaraw.press/loading/
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CHRIS CLEMENS
qb.foofaraw.press
January 12, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Short stories I read last week: "Loading by Chris Clemens" at Quotidian Bagatelle from @foofarawpress.bsky.social - computer intelligence that's too smart for the user's good. Made me laugh out loud. qb.foofaraw.press/loading/
MS Word's autocorrect feature sucks so bad now. It keeps recommending me complete nonsense sentence structures. I typed the phrase "white knuckling my steering wheel" and it suggested I change it to "knuckling my steering wheel white." That's nothing. That's a nothing phrase.
January 5, 2026 at 2:49 AM
MS Word's autocorrect feature sucks so bad now. It keeps recommending me complete nonsense sentence structures. I typed the phrase "white knuckling my steering wheel" and it suggested I change it to "knuckling my steering wheel white." That's nothing. That's a nothing phrase.
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It's the first anniversary! Last December, @xraylitmag.bsky.social published my sad Santa #flashfiction Lone Wolves. These two Santas inspired the #Santa in the #magicalrealism story.
xraylitmag.com/lone-wolves-...
xraylitmag.com/lone-wolves-...
December 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
It's the first anniversary! Last December, @xraylitmag.bsky.social published my sad Santa #flashfiction Lone Wolves. These two Santas inspired the #Santa in the #magicalrealism story.
xraylitmag.com/lone-wolves-...
xraylitmag.com/lone-wolves-...
This week I've been working on closing tabs that I've had open literally all year.
So! Finally read "The Wretched of Middle-Earth: An Orkish Manifesto" by Charles W. Mills
"The reality is that Tolkien is re-fighting not World War II but the Crusades." (p. 14) is an outlook-altering sentence.
So! Finally read "The Wretched of Middle-Earth: An Orkish Manifesto" by Charles W. Mills
"The reality is that Tolkien is re-fighting not World War II but the Crusades." (p. 14) is an outlook-altering sentence.
January 1, 2026 at 1:13 AM
This week I've been working on closing tabs that I've had open literally all year.
So! Finally read "The Wretched of Middle-Earth: An Orkish Manifesto" by Charles W. Mills
"The reality is that Tolkien is re-fighting not World War II but the Crusades." (p. 14) is an outlook-altering sentence.
So! Finally read "The Wretched of Middle-Earth: An Orkish Manifesto" by Charles W. Mills
"The reality is that Tolkien is re-fighting not World War II but the Crusades." (p. 14) is an outlook-altering sentence.
My cartographical sci-fi story “Mapping the Well” is now available to read in Solstitia Issue 4!
A stellar cartographer finds her efforts at mapping the stars and the space between them stymied by a mythical alien beast that lives in those very spaces between.
A stellar cartographer finds her efforts at mapping the stars and the space between them stymied by a mythical alien beast that lives in those very spaces between.
The new issue of #Solstitia is out today, with short stories, art, and poetry focusing on the theme of “dragon hoards”
Our supporters on Patreon get it free, but you can buy it here: fiction-fans-shop.fourthwall.com/products/sol...
#booksky 💙📚
Our supporters on Patreon get it free, but you can buy it here: fiction-fans-shop.fourthwall.com/products/sol...
#booksky 💙📚
Solstitia Issue 4
A twice-yearly zine that celebrates all things genre.
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fiction-fans-shop.fourthwall.com
December 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
My cartographical sci-fi story “Mapping the Well” is now available to read in Solstitia Issue 4!
A stellar cartographer finds her efforts at mapping the stars and the space between them stymied by a mythical alien beast that lives in those very spaces between.
A stellar cartographer finds her efforts at mapping the stars and the space between them stymied by a mythical alien beast that lives in those very spaces between.
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call your reps. find 'em here: reps.fyi
Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for any transgender person under 18, and threatens any medical professional providing this care to youth with 10 years in prison.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Protect Trans Care Now
As wave after wave of extreme measures to criminalize and strip trans people of rights and safety continue, tell Congress to act.
action.aclu.org
December 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
call your reps. find 'em here: reps.fyi
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My second adventure as a narrator is out. It was nerxciting again.
Thank you @susankayequinn.bsky.social for giving me this beautiful story to read!
And thank you @reckoningmag.bsky.social for adding me to your cast of narrators!
Thank you @susankayequinn.bsky.social for giving me this beautiful story to read!
And thank you @reckoningmag.bsky.social for adding me to your cast of narrators!
aaahhhh!! I'm so excited for this to be out!
I love Anna's narration (there's also a text free to read online) and this story is one I point people to often as a way to see what #solarpunk can do 😍
I love Anna's narration (there's also a text free to read online) and this story is one I point people to often as a way to see what #solarpunk can do 😍
New podcast episode! "It's in the Blood", @susankayequinn.bsky.social's story of guerilla pharmacological research and distribution from Reckoning 8, is narrated by @annapele.eu and produced by audio editor Aaron Kling: reckoning.press/podcast-epis...
December 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
My second adventure as a narrator is out. It was nerxciting again.
Thank you @susankayequinn.bsky.social for giving me this beautiful story to read!
And thank you @reckoningmag.bsky.social for adding me to your cast of narrators!
Thank you @susankayequinn.bsky.social for giving me this beautiful story to read!
And thank you @reckoningmag.bsky.social for adding me to your cast of narrators!
Punishment Park (1971) is incredible for how clear eyed it is and devastating that the issues in America that it’s commenting on have just continued and continued and continued. Great and upsetting watch
December 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Punishment Park (1971) is incredible for how clear eyed it is and devastating that the issues in America that it’s commenting on have just continued and continued and continued. Great and upsetting watch
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📚 On me pose souvent la question alors c'est parti pour les recos livres qui parlent de Moyen Âge pour les débutant.e.s, sélection totalement pas objective, partie 1 !
November 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
📚 On me pose souvent la question alors c'est parti pour les recos livres qui parlent de Moyen Âge pour les débutant.e.s, sélection totalement pas objective, partie 1 !
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🛸p erhaps a reintroduction type post?
Night Shades is a speculative fiction magazine publishing flash (500 words max) 4 times a month.
🛸 pro pay (min. $0.13/word)
🛸fast response
🛸sim subs ok
🛸 no rights
Opening again Dec 26
www.nightshadesmag.com
Night Shades is a speculative fiction magazine publishing flash (500 words max) 4 times a month.
🛸 pro pay (min. $0.13/word)
🛸fast response
🛸sim subs ok
🛸 no rights
Opening again Dec 26
www.nightshadesmag.com
Night Shades
Night Shades is a short speculative fiction magazine.
www.nightshadesmag.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
🛸p erhaps a reintroduction type post?
Night Shades is a speculative fiction magazine publishing flash (500 words max) 4 times a month.
🛸 pro pay (min. $0.13/word)
🛸fast response
🛸sim subs ok
🛸 no rights
Opening again Dec 26
www.nightshadesmag.com
Night Shades is a speculative fiction magazine publishing flash (500 words max) 4 times a month.
🛸 pro pay (min. $0.13/word)
🛸fast response
🛸sim subs ok
🛸 no rights
Opening again Dec 26
www.nightshadesmag.com
The night cycle in Dragon's Dogma 2 lasts 1 billion years and daylight gameplay is approximately .02 seconds long
November 24, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The night cycle in Dragon's Dogma 2 lasts 1 billion years and daylight gameplay is approximately .02 seconds long
Idk if it’s just my eyes continue to deteriorate year after year, or if after a long break I can’t parse game visuals anymore, or if there’s something up w/ the graphics, but anything happening on screen in Dragons Dogma 2 is almost completely illegible to me. is That a goblin or a bush or a shadow?
November 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Idk if it’s just my eyes continue to deteriorate year after year, or if after a long break I can’t parse game visuals anymore, or if there’s something up w/ the graphics, but anything happening on screen in Dragons Dogma 2 is almost completely illegible to me. is That a goblin or a bush or a shadow?
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In light of the astronomical increases for my health insurance next year, I thought it would be a good time to encourage people to subscribe. (A few hundred should cover it. Sigh.)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
In light of the astronomical increases for my health insurance next year, I thought it would be a good time to encourage people to subscribe. (A few hundred should cover it. Sigh.)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
Really really loved Marie Vibbert's "At the Library of Teeth" in @nightshadesmag.bsky.social. Incredible story about leaving childhood and the voids left behind.
Basically every sentence made me stop and savor it.
www.nightshadesmag.com/at-the-libra...
Basically every sentence made me stop and savor it.
www.nightshadesmag.com/at-the-libra...
At the Library of Teeth
by Marie Vibbert
At the library of teeth, you will find a truth you had forgotten. Begin in the comfortable colors of the children’s room. Comb through bicuspids like lentils and molars like castings...
www.nightshadesmag.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Really really loved Marie Vibbert's "At the Library of Teeth" in @nightshadesmag.bsky.social. Incredible story about leaving childhood and the voids left behind.
Basically every sentence made me stop and savor it.
www.nightshadesmag.com/at-the-libra...
Basically every sentence made me stop and savor it.
www.nightshadesmag.com/at-the-libra...
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I usually share a new Palestinian account every day but today I am going to do a thread of people I’ve already verified impacted by the recent flooding in Gaza. If you can help any of these families- many who lost everything again- please do. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/14/m...
Heavy rainfall floods the camps of displaced Palestinians in Gaza | CNN
Displaced Palestinians in Gaza woke up Friday morning to inches of water flooding their tents, after heavy rainfall overnight left their shelters and belongings soaked with no way to dry them out.
edition.cnn.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
I usually share a new Palestinian account every day but today I am going to do a thread of people I’ve already verified impacted by the recent flooding in Gaza. If you can help any of these families- many who lost everything again- please do. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/14/m...