Jordan Taylor
@jordantaylor.bsky.social
World Fantasy Award nominated author with stories in Uncanny, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, The Deadlands, & others. Introverted human. She/they. 🌈 jordantaylorwrites.com
This whole thread is gold jerry
del Toro: and here's the thing about this sexy dr frankenstein
del Toro: he sucks
del Toro: he's no blorbo
Shelley: what
del Toro: now the monster
del Toro: he's my blorbo
Shelley: what? no!
Shelley: that's not it at all!
del Toro: he sucks
del Toro: he's no blorbo
Shelley: what
del Toro: now the monster
del Toro: he's my blorbo
Shelley: what? no!
Shelley: that's not it at all!
November 22, 2025 at 4:42 AM
This whole thread is gold jerry
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This is what integrity looks like. "Do it for all of us, or don't do it at all." Let's hope the folks who bought our legacy magazines are shamed into better behavior and we won't have to consider them scoundrels any longer.
Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman
www.scottedelman.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This is what integrity looks like. "Do it for all of us, or don't do it at all." Let's hope the folks who bought our legacy magazines are shamed into better behavior and we won't have to consider them scoundrels any longer.
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Reading 2025 fiction?
Try the short story "The Terrarium" by Jordan Taylor @jordantaylor.bsky.social!
You can read it here!
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Try the short story "The Terrarium" by Jordan Taylor @jordantaylor.bsky.social!
You can read it here!
buff.ly/BRsjD0X
November 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Reading 2025 fiction?
Try the short story "The Terrarium" by Jordan Taylor @jordantaylor.bsky.social!
You can read it here!
buff.ly/BRsjD0X
Try the short story "The Terrarium" by Jordan Taylor @jordantaylor.bsky.social!
You can read it here!
buff.ly/BRsjD0X
Thank god someone said it
"Just write for yourself" is absolute BS to me because the writing is not complete until someone else reads it.
Just put on a play in an empty theatre. Just build a house no one will live in. Just cook a meal no one will eat.
Just put on a play in an empty theatre. Just build a house no one will live in. Just cook a meal no one will eat.
November 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Thank god someone said it
Featuring stories from ME(!) and Many Really Awesome People!!
Behold, Space Unicorns! The Uncanny Magazine 2025 Award Eligibility post! buff.ly/2OBnGgP
November 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Featuring stories from ME(!) and Many Really Awesome People!!
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yes senator they're roasting you on Bluesky, sir
yes full roast sir, the communists, the wine moms, Bill Kristol, they're all roasting you, sir
no, sir, I haven't seen him in Waiting for Godot, but he's roasting you, too, sir
yes full roast sir, the communists, the wine moms, Bill Kristol, they're all roasting you, sir
no, sir, I haven't seen him in Waiting for Godot, but he's roasting you, too, sir
November 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
yes senator they're roasting you on Bluesky, sir
yes full roast sir, the communists, the wine moms, Bill Kristol, they're all roasting you, sir
no, sir, I haven't seen him in Waiting for Godot, but he's roasting you, too, sir
yes full roast sir, the communists, the wine moms, Bill Kristol, they're all roasting you, sir
no, sir, I haven't seen him in Waiting for Godot, but he's roasting you, too, sir
Why is writing a query letter still the worst thing I have ever done? WE HATES IT FOREVER #amquerying
a cartoon of a frog saying `` we hates it ! ''
Alt: Rankin and Bass Gollum saying `` we hates it ! ''
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November 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Why is writing a query letter still the worst thing I have ever done? WE HATES IT FOREVER #amquerying
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The winners of the 2025 World Fantasy Awards have been announced—congratulations to all!
reactormag.com/here-are-the...
reactormag.com/here-are-the...
Here Are the 2025 World Fantasy Awards Winners - Reactor
Congratulations to the winners!
reactormag.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The winners of the 2025 World Fantasy Awards have been announced—congratulations to all!
reactormag.com/here-are-the...
reactormag.com/here-are-the...
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One of the best works of American art this century, no I'm not kidding.
"The web of influences upon OVER THE GARDEN WALL is vast, but everything coheres around a core of classical Americana, one rooted firmly in the northeast."
Young Goodman Wirt | Over the Garden Wall
The web of influences upon Over the Garden Wall is vast, but everything coheres around a core of classical Americana, one rooted firmly in the northeast.
www.brightwalldarkroom.com
October 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
One of the best works of American art this century, no I'm not kidding.
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David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
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WE'RE LIVE! AND WE ARE SO EXCITED! Back now to support a new magazine of speculative fiction by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists! Snag some amazing rewards, including discounted subscriptions! Support queer art! And help us SMASH DAY ONE!
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September 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
WE'RE LIVE! AND WE ARE SO EXCITED! Back now to support a new magazine of speculative fiction by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists! Snag some amazing rewards, including discounted subscriptions! Support queer art! And help us SMASH DAY ONE!
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How many "realized" uses is too many in one novel? More than one a chapter? More than one every couple of chapters?
50 times is for sure too many, right? Definitely asking for a friend.
50 times is for sure too many, right? Definitely asking for a friend.
September 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
How many "realized" uses is too many in one novel? More than one a chapter? More than one every couple of chapters?
50 times is for sure too many, right? Definitely asking for a friend.
50 times is for sure too many, right? Definitely asking for a friend.
Loved this one so much
"This is the first myth: that your boyfriend from when you were fifteen will come and get you out of hell."
We welcome you to revisit "The Girlfriend's Guide to Gods" by @mariadahvana.bsky.social from the Reactor short fiction archives.
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We welcome you to revisit "The Girlfriend's Guide to Gods" by @mariadahvana.bsky.social from the Reactor short fiction archives.
reactormag.com/a-girlfriend...
The Girlfriend's Guide to Gods - Reactor
Gods won’t save you. Gods will break you. Nevertheless, you will persist. And become anew
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September 20, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Loved this one so much
👏👏👏 This whole thread
"If your art was worthless, they wouldn’t be asking for it."
"If your art was worthless, they wouldn’t be asking for it."
🧵I’m putting the MRM contract ordeal behind me to focus on making more art, but I just had 1 more thing to say related to this. Throughout the past several months many writers have reached out to say things like, “I wanted to push back, but I’m a nobody” or “my piece was just a little poem.” 1/5
September 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
👏👏👏 This whole thread
"If your art was worthless, they wouldn’t be asking for it."
"If your art was worthless, they wouldn’t be asking for it."
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I know so many more words when I'm not actively writing
August 13, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I know so many more words when I'm not actively writing
"Freddie can stop time, but he struggles to hold onto his love in a world that doesn’t have space for it."
In my latest blog post, read a little more about the background of my new story out in Uncanny Magazine this week!
jordantaylorwrites.com/2025/08/06/n...
In my latest blog post, read a little more about the background of my new story out in Uncanny Magazine this week!
jordantaylorwrites.com/2025/08/06/n...
New Story Release: “The Terrarium” in Uncanny Magazine
Freddie Brightwood bends to peer at the swarm of moths fluttering in the terrarium, their powdery wings beating against the glass. He glances around to be sure he’s alone, no footmen lurking in the…
jordantaylorwrites.com
August 7, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"Freddie can stop time, but he struggles to hold onto his love in a world that doesn’t have space for it."
In my latest blog post, read a little more about the background of my new story out in Uncanny Magazine this week!
jordantaylorwrites.com/2025/08/06/n...
In my latest blog post, read a little more about the background of my new story out in Uncanny Magazine this week!
jordantaylorwrites.com/2025/08/06/n...
I have a new story out in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social this week!
"The Terrarium" started as poignant moment between the 2 characters in a longer (gay, Georgian-Era, fae-filled) piece I'm working on, & turned into a meta exploration of stories & relationships
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
"The Terrarium" started as poignant moment between the 2 characters in a longer (gay, Georgian-Era, fae-filled) piece I'm working on, & turned into a meta exploration of stories & relationships
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
The Terrarium - Uncanny Magazine
Freddie Brightwood1 bends to peer at the swarm of moths fluttering in the terrarium, their powdery wings beating against the glass. He glances around to be sure he’s alone, no footmen lurking in the c...
www.uncannymagazine.com
August 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I have a new story out in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social this week!
"The Terrarium" started as poignant moment between the 2 characters in a longer (gay, Georgian-Era, fae-filled) piece I'm working on, & turned into a meta exploration of stories & relationships
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
"The Terrarium" started as poignant moment between the 2 characters in a longer (gay, Georgian-Era, fae-filled) piece I'm working on, & turned into a meta exploration of stories & relationships
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
🎉🎉🎉
Celebrate, Space Unicorns! The Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns! Kickstarter funded! THERE WILL BE A 12TH YEAR OF UNCANNY MAGAZINE! Next up are the STRETCH GOALS! Original covers! Staff raises! Keeping flash fiction and a novella! buff.ly/d6biJJf
August 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🎉🎉🎉
I'm offering a manuscript critique, and a hangout where we can chat about the ins and outs of subbing SFF short fiction, as backer rewards for Uncanny's campaign.
Now is the time to donate if you haven't, and help support another year of this awesome magazine!!
Now is the time to donate if you haven't, and help support another year of this awesome magazine!!
CALL THE NEIGHBORS & WAKE THE KIDS! The Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns! Kickstarter is 94% funded with just FIVE DAYS TO GO! If you want to see a 12th year of Uncanny Magazine, NOW IS THE TIME TO JOIN THE SPACE UNICORN RANGER CORPS! buff.ly/HPEcU9t
August 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I'm offering a manuscript critique, and a hangout where we can chat about the ins and outs of subbing SFF short fiction, as backer rewards for Uncanny's campaign.
Now is the time to donate if you haven't, and help support another year of this awesome magazine!!
Now is the time to donate if you haven't, and help support another year of this awesome magazine!!
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CALL THE NEIGHBORS & WAKE THE KIDS! The Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns! Kickstarter is 94% funded with just FIVE DAYS TO GO! If you want to see a 12th year of Uncanny Magazine, NOW IS THE TIME TO JOIN THE SPACE UNICORN RANGER CORPS! buff.ly/HPEcU9t
August 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
CALL THE NEIGHBORS & WAKE THE KIDS! The Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns! Kickstarter is 94% funded with just FIVE DAYS TO GO! If you want to see a 12th year of Uncanny Magazine, NOW IS THE TIME TO JOIN THE SPACE UNICORN RANGER CORPS! buff.ly/HPEcU9t
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Some people just seem to want to eliminate all potential sources of discomfort, no matter how small or innocuous, from their lives. Fiction allows you to model experiencing big emotions in a safe controlled setting, and I just don't think any good comes of avoiding that to this degree
A key point in Fahrenheit 451 is that books were banned because they made people depressed and uncomfortable. The novel's protagonist, Montag, is taken into custody after he reads a poem that makes a woman cry because she realizes the emptiness of her life.
![[quoting a tweet from isabelunraveled in which she rails against depressing books that get branded as “great writing”]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hppum4l25hcczzffastsicpq/bafkreidzblpxefncqr2c73v7myen325wvtk767i7rw4zcc32c3hj4gzv5a@jpeg)
July 30, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Some people just seem to want to eliminate all potential sources of discomfort, no matter how small or innocuous, from their lives. Fiction allows you to model experiencing big emotions in a safe controlled setting, and I just don't think any good comes of avoiding that to this degree
Scott at BCS is an incredible editor - his comments are always spot-on, even if short!
BCS opened for submissions 17 years ago this month, July 2008, and has been open continuously since. Writing all submission replies with personalized comments.
And we're still going! Send us your great character-driven secondary-world setting stories.
And we're still going! Send us your great character-driven secondary-world setting stories.
Today's listing of the day is: Beneath Ceaseless Skies @bcsmagazine.bsky.social #WritingCommunity
July 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Scott at BCS is an incredible editor - his comments are always spot-on, even if short!
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PLEASE REPOST! The Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns! Kickstarter is 88% funded with ONE WEEK TO GO! We are $6K away from funding a 12th year of Uncanny Magazine! WE CAN DO THIS MAGICAL THING, SPACE UNICORNS!!! buff.ly/HPEcU9t
July 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
PLEASE REPOST! The Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns! Kickstarter is 88% funded with ONE WEEK TO GO! We are $6K away from funding a 12th year of Uncanny Magazine! WE CAN DO THIS MAGICAL THING, SPACE UNICORNS!!! buff.ly/HPEcU9t
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Space Unicorns! The Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns! Kickstarter is SO CLOSE TO FULLY FUNDING! Let's push this over the finish line as soon as possible! WE CAN DO THIS!!
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July 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Space Unicorns! The Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns! Kickstarter is SO CLOSE TO FULLY FUNDING! Let's push this over the finish line as soon as possible! WE CAN DO THIS!!
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Hugo Awards voting closes TOMORROW!
Make sure your ballot is in before the deadline: Wednesday, July 23 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. There’s still time to weigh in on the best of science fiction and fantasy—don’t miss your chance!
seattlein2025.org/wsfs/hugo-aw...
#HugoAwards #SeattleWorldcon2025
Make sure your ballot is in before the deadline: Wednesday, July 23 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. There’s still time to weigh in on the best of science fiction and fantasy—don’t miss your chance!
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#HugoAwards #SeattleWorldcon2025
How to Vote
Instructions for voting in the 2025 Hugo Awards.
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July 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Hugo Awards voting closes TOMORROW!
Make sure your ballot is in before the deadline: Wednesday, July 23 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. There’s still time to weigh in on the best of science fiction and fantasy—don’t miss your chance!
seattlein2025.org/wsfs/hugo-aw...
#HugoAwards #SeattleWorldcon2025
Make sure your ballot is in before the deadline: Wednesday, July 23 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. There’s still time to weigh in on the best of science fiction and fantasy—don’t miss your chance!
seattlein2025.org/wsfs/hugo-aw...
#HugoAwards #SeattleWorldcon2025