Iris Vradenberg Author
@irisvradenberg.bsky.social
Author of SASHA THE WITCH
Writing literary fiction and fantasy
She/her
Otherwise: cats, flowers, crafting
https://irisvradenberg.com
Writing literary fiction and fantasy
She/her
Otherwise: cats, flowers, crafting
https://irisvradenberg.com
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To introduce myself here: I'm a fiction writer specializing in literary fantasy. I published my first novel, Sasha the Witch, this year. It's about friendship, loneliness, drinking, control, and fraught familial relationships. I also love cats, crafting, flowers, style, television and movies.
Great opening line for today: "It was the time of year when people leave their windows open." from @tyler-m.bsky.social 's "The Familiar Dark", an overall stunning story from the collection My Prisoner and Other Stories.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Great opening line for today: "It was the time of year when people leave their windows open." from @tyler-m.bsky.social 's "The Familiar Dark", an overall stunning story from the collection My Prisoner and Other Stories.
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No donations for three days yall
Palestinian children like Rosette's are being violently displaced, sickened, & starved to death in Israel's genocide. Please help by sharing & donating if you can to cover the costs of food, healthcare, travel, & shelter:
October 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
No donations for three days yall
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This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Joni Mitchell Sunday early evening. Sometimes you need it!
July 28, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Joni Mitchell Sunday early evening. Sometimes you need it!
getting ready for my bridal shower www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2e9...
All That Jazz - The Opening
YouTube video by CRITERION
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July 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
getting ready for my bridal shower www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2e9...
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July 11, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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“Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes…”
Anne Frank
Anne Frank
Tonight, 8:45pm, at 300 N Los Angeles St in LA, ICE is apparently leading shackled and handcuffed children out the loading dock 😞
July 12, 2025 at 4:59 AM
“Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes…”
Anne Frank
Anne Frank
Recent late night wanderings in pop culture with @chloeph.bsky.social include meditations on Kirsten Dunst's career. Never too late!
July 13, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Recent late night wanderings in pop culture with @chloeph.bsky.social include meditations on Kirsten Dunst's career. Never too late!
From a trip to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. I made this trip for research on my novel, Sasha the Witch. A number of art works made it into the novel, including these. On the left is "In the Loge" Mary Cassat (1878) and on the right is "Helen Spears" John Singer Sargent (1895). Both photos by me.
July 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
From a trip to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. I made this trip for research on my novel, Sasha the Witch. A number of art works made it into the novel, including these. On the left is "In the Loge" Mary Cassat (1878) and on the right is "Helen Spears" John Singer Sargent (1895). Both photos by me.
More adventures in my cat typing: she takes over with my sequel edits.
April 20, 2025 at 1:48 AM
More adventures in my cat typing: she takes over with my sequel edits.
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This has already passed the House!
Contact your Senators ASAP!
Contact your Senators ASAP!
President Trump and many of his backers in Congress have introduced a new bill called the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which threatens to make it harder for young people and women to vote.
This New Trump-Backed Bill Wants to Make It Harder for Young People to Vote
Here’s what we can do.
www.teenvogue.com
April 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This has already passed the House!
Contact your Senators ASAP!
Contact your Senators ASAP!
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Self-publishing is cool as hell and I am always happy when authors at any stage in their career follow me, but please spread the word in your writing communities: you're shooting yourself in the foot and severely limiting your potential audience by slapping that AI trash on your book covers.
April 7, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Self-publishing is cool as hell and I am always happy when authors at any stage in their career follow me, but please spread the word in your writing communities: you're shooting yourself in the foot and severely limiting your potential audience by slapping that AI trash on your book covers.
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excited to come home and find my contributor copies of the new mcneese review in my mailbox (featuring the last story from my forthcoming collection to be published before the book is actually out in august!)
April 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
excited to come home and find my contributor copies of the new mcneese review in my mailbox (featuring the last story from my forthcoming collection to be published before the book is actually out in august!)
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The SAVE Act will make it very hard for trans and nonbinary folks to vote — the Trump administration already ended their ability to get passports that match their gender identity.
You need to call your Senators TODAY to make sure this dies in the Senate.
You need to call your Senators TODAY to make sure this dies in the Senate.
🚨 It's time to panic about the SAVE Act passing in the House. 🚨
"It would require people to present a passport, birth certificate, or other documentation proving citizenship in person in order to vote [...] Many have warned that it could even make it harder for married women to vote."
"It would require people to present a passport, birth certificate, or other documentation proving citizenship in person in order to vote [...] Many have warned that it could even make it harder for married women to vote."
Four Democrats Pass Bill Making It Harder for Married Women to Vote
The House of Representatives—with the help of four Democrats—just passed a bill that could disenfranchise millions.
newrepublic.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The SAVE Act will make it very hard for trans and nonbinary folks to vote — the Trump administration already ended their ability to get passports that match their gender identity.
You need to call your Senators TODAY to make sure this dies in the Senate.
You need to call your Senators TODAY to make sure this dies in the Senate.
Love literary fiction and interested in getting into some low fantasy? Love low fantasy and want to get into literary fiction? My literary fiction with a bend novel SASHA THE WITCH could be the perfect fit for you, and the ebook is free 04/11/25-04/13/25! tinyurl.com/b3pzkc84
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Sasha the Witch
Sasha the Witch - Kindle edition by Vradenberg, Iris. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Sasha the Witch.
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April 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Love literary fiction and interested in getting into some low fantasy? Love low fantasy and want to get into literary fiction? My literary fiction with a bend novel SASHA THE WITCH could be the perfect fit for you, and the ebook is free 04/11/25-04/13/25! tinyurl.com/b3pzkc84
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My literary fiction with a fantasy bend ebook SASHA THE WITCH is free this weekend, 04/11-04/13, on Kindle! If you're looking for contemplative characters and a story about someone trying to trust that people care about her, you should check it out! tinyurl.com/b3pzkc84
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Sasha the Witch
Sasha the Witch - Kindle edition by Vradenberg, Iris. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Sasha the Witch.
tinyurl.com
April 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
My literary fiction with a fantasy bend ebook SASHA THE WITCH is free this weekend, 04/11-04/13, on Kindle! If you're looking for contemplative characters and a story about someone trying to trust that people care about her, you should check it out! tinyurl.com/b3pzkc84
#booksky
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It's time to start reminding people: LILIES ARE DEADLY FOR CATS. The leaves, the petals, the stem, even drinking a bit of vase water or licking a few grains of pollen from their fur can cause fatal kidney failure. ⚠️ www.fda.gov/animal-veter...
April 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
It's time to start reminding people: LILIES ARE DEADLY FOR CATS. The leaves, the petals, the stem, even drinking a bit of vase water or licking a few grains of pollen from their fur can cause fatal kidney failure. ⚠️ www.fda.gov/animal-veter...
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✨ The BIG INDIE SALE is HAPPENING NOW ✨
My dystopian sci-fi series is on sale along with so many other books!
Books range from FREE to 1.99!
Mine are 99c! 🎉
Indie sale link: indiebook.sale
My books on sale: mybook.to/rSMw0
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My dystopian sci-fi series is on sale along with so many other books!
Books range from FREE to 1.99!
Mine are 99c! 🎉
Indie sale link: indiebook.sale
My books on sale: mybook.to/rSMw0
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April 6, 2025 at 4:08 AM
✨ The BIG INDIE SALE is HAPPENING NOW ✨
My dystopian sci-fi series is on sale along with so many other books!
Books range from FREE to 1.99!
Mine are 99c! 🎉
Indie sale link: indiebook.sale
My books on sale: mybook.to/rSMw0
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My dystopian sci-fi series is on sale along with so many other books!
Books range from FREE to 1.99!
Mine are 99c! 🎉
Indie sale link: indiebook.sale
My books on sale: mybook.to/rSMw0
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Eid Mubarak! Ramadan is ending, and Eid al-Fitr is beginning, and we’re celebrating with a modest list of queer books with Muslim characters. You can read this post as a text post by visiting our webpage: duckprintspress.com/2025/03/29/c...
March 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Eid Mubarak! Ramadan is ending, and Eid al-Fitr is beginning, and we’re celebrating with a modest list of queer books with Muslim characters. You can read this post as a text post by visiting our webpage: duckprintspress.com/2025/03/29/c...
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“We don’t know what’s happened to these four dozen New Mexicans. They’ve effectively disappeared. They’re gone,” said Becca Sheff, senior staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico.
ICE has ‘disappeared’ 48 New Mexico residents, attorneys say • Source New Mexico
“We don’t know what’s happened to these four dozen New Mexicans. They’ve effectively disappeared. They’re gone,” an ACLU attorney said.
buff.ly
March 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
“We don’t know what’s happened to these four dozen New Mexicans. They’ve effectively disappeared. They’re gone,” said Becca Sheff, senior staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico.
An event if you're in Pittsburgh next week!!
i haven't done a reading in probably liiiiiiike 10+ years? BUT i'm going to be reading at bantha in pittsburgh next thursday, 3/27, along with MY WIFE laura & MY FRIEND tom, & i'm going to read POEMS from a little CHAPBOOK THAT I PUT TOGETHER but they're not normal poems they're also PAINTINGS.
March 19, 2025 at 3:49 AM
An event if you're in Pittsburgh next week!!
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A treat for those still doomscrolling today. This itch bundle contains 40+ trans authors coming together to present to you 46 books for only $20, or 73 books for $30!
We're literally only $18 away from the $5000 mark which is madness I tell you, simply madness!
itch.io/b/2914/stori...
We're literally only $18 away from the $5000 mark which is madness I tell you, simply madness!
itch.io/b/2914/stori...
Stories for the Trans Rights Readathon by Robin Jo Margaret and 42 others
Stories for the Trans Rights Readathon: up to 73 items starting at $20.00
itch.io
March 19, 2025 at 3:31 AM
A treat for those still doomscrolling today. This itch bundle contains 40+ trans authors coming together to present to you 46 books for only $20, or 73 books for $30!
We're literally only $18 away from the $5000 mark which is madness I tell you, simply madness!
itch.io/b/2914/stori...
We're literally only $18 away from the $5000 mark which is madness I tell you, simply madness!
itch.io/b/2914/stori...
anyway, my cat attempted to rename my crafts folder
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March 19, 2025 at 3:42 AM
anyway, my cat attempted to rename my crafts folder
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DEAR FELLOW JEWS THESE MOTHERFUCKERS ARE NOT OUR FRIENDS, ESPECIALLY NOT MILLER
March 19, 2025 at 2:24 AM
DEAR FELLOW JEWS THESE MOTHERFUCKERS ARE NOT OUR FRIENDS, ESPECIALLY NOT MILLER