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Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · Aug 31

If you've been wondering how this turned out, I'm doing better. We do need a lot for my care going forward.

But in a horrible twist of fate, we were victims of the sudden downpour-turned-flood in Quezon City yesterday—specifically, our house's first floor. Grateful for anything you can spare.

Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · May 23

Hi all; I'm going to undergo a significant procedure later this year (sorry, would rather not disclose) and my husband's health insurance doesn't cover it. We're going to need funds for the care during and after. Any help would be much appreciated:

gogetfunding.com/medical-and-...

Medical and Post-Hospital Care for Vida Cruz-Borja

Hello, I am Vida Cruz-Borja, author of the Cirilo F. Bautista Award-winning Song of the Mango and Other New Myths and the IGNYTE Award-winning essay “We are the Mountain: A Look at the Inactive Protag...

gogetfunding.com

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Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · Aug 22

Hobby validation!

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Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · Aug 13

Hey y'all. I unexpectedly needed the operation two days ago. Currently recovering at the hospital and we don't know our total bill yet. Passing the hat around again; anything you can spare would already make me and my husband most grateful

Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · May 23

Hi all; I'm going to undergo a significant procedure later this year (sorry, would rather not disclose) and my husband's health insurance doesn't cover it. We're going to need funds for the care during and after. Any help would be much appreciated:

gogetfunding.com/medical-and-...

Medical and Post-Hospital Care for Vida Cruz-Borja

Hello, I am Vida Cruz-Borja, author of the Cirilo F. Bautista Award-winning Song of the Mango and Other New Myths and the IGNYTE Award-winning essay “We are the Mountain: A Look at the Inactive Protag...

gogetfunding.com

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Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · Aug 7

Boosting once again. I've got a little over a month to go before the procedure and at the moment, I've acquired a few more symptoms that put how many doctors I'd need present up in the air

Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · May 23

Hi all; I'm going to undergo a significant procedure later this year (sorry, would rather not disclose) and my husband's health insurance doesn't cover it. We're going to need funds for the care during and after. Any help would be much appreciated:

gogetfunding.com/medical-and-...

Medical and Post-Hospital Care for Vida Cruz-Borja

Hello, I am Vida Cruz-Borja, author of the Cirilo F. Bautista Award-winning Song of the Mango and Other New Myths and the IGNYTE Award-winning essay “We are the Mountain: A Look at the Inactive Protag...

gogetfunding.com

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Tashan Mehta @tashanmehta.bsky.social · Aug 5

It’sss pub day! MAD SISTERS OF ESI is now out in the US and Canada.

To celebrate, Alap and I took a series of truly ridiculous photos at Brooklyn Bridge Park. My baby* is now in New York!

(*Technically an ARC of my baby. The final is a beautiful, beautiful hardcover.)

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Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · Aug 6

*sad high five*

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Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · Aug 5

This bugs me so much as well—in videos too

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Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · Aug 5

*stares at the word counter for this short story*

ISTG this is a short story and not a novelette 🤣

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Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · Aug 4

This looks pretty cool!

Habitats Press @habitatspress.com · Aug 3

1 more backer until we hit 200! 🌈 Who is it going to be?

We're nearly 40% funded — help us get there in our last 10 days!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/sam...

#solarpunk #scifi #fantasy #scifibooks #fantasybooks

Habitats Volume 2 (Optimistic Science Fiction & Fantasy)

The second issue of a brand-new optimistic science-fiction and fantasy magazine. Published by Habitats Press.

www.kickstarter.com

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Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · Aug 4

*sees a clear symptom of something on body*

For the love of god, please do not google that

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Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · Aug 1

Looking for the following in your next read?

✅ Shadow mommy villain
✅ WLW
✅ Queer rep
✅ Wedding drama
✅ Generational trauma
✅ Pop culture references from the last 30+ years
✅ Philippine mythology

Pre-order my debut fantasy/horror novella MIRROR MARKED here:

pspublishing.co.uk/mirror-marke...

Book cover. "Mirror Marked" and Vida Cruz-Borja is on the spine and lower center front cover. Background is a moody purple, denoting a dense crop of trees. Middle ground features a sinisterly grinning woman with black hair and blue-green skin. She is backlit by the mirror she holds up in the foreground, which contains a scared woman in a white dress running amid a riot of color. Other elements include a gold coin, a jar with a face, and a sigbin—a creature with long pointy ears and fangs.

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Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · May 23

Hi all; I'm going to undergo a significant procedure later this year (sorry, would rather not disclose) and my husband's health insurance doesn't cover it. We're going to need funds for the care during and after. Any help would be much appreciated:

gogetfunding.com/medical-and-...

Medical and Post-Hospital Care for Vida Cruz-Borja

Hello, I am Vida Cruz-Borja, author of the Cirilo F. Bautista Award-winning Song of the Mango and Other New Myths and the IGNYTE Award-winning essay “We are the Mountain: A Look at the Inactive Protag...

gogetfunding.com

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Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · Jul 8

Boosting once again as the procedure nears:

Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · May 23

Hi all; I'm going to undergo a significant procedure later this year (sorry, would rather not disclose) and my husband's health insurance doesn't cover it. We're going to need funds for the care during and after. Any help would be much appreciated:

gogetfunding.com/medical-and-...

Medical and Post-Hospital Care for Vida Cruz-Borja

Hello, I am Vida Cruz-Borja, author of the Cirilo F. Bautista Award-winning Song of the Mango and Other New Myths and the IGNYTE Award-winning essay “We are the Mountain: A Look at the Inactive Protag...

gogetfunding.com

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Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · Jul 16

Boosting once again, as the procedure is in two months. I want to thank everyone who has so far donated online and offline. Every little bit helps! Also, the zine promised at the link is a bit delayed, but it's in progress.

Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · May 23

Hi all; I'm going to undergo a significant procedure later this year (sorry, would rather not disclose) and my husband's health insurance doesn't cover it. We're going to need funds for the care during and after. Any help would be much appreciated:

gogetfunding.com/medical-and-...

Medical and Post-Hospital Care for Vida Cruz-Borja

Hello, I am Vida Cruz-Borja, author of the Cirilo F. Bautista Award-winning Song of the Mango and Other New Myths and the IGNYTE Award-winning essay “We are the Mountain: A Look at the Inactive Protag...

gogetfunding.com

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Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · Jul 19

Thank you, I feel the same way!

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Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · Jul 18

Now with title and byline!

As a reminder:

✅ Shadow mommy villain
✅ WLW
✅ Queer rep
✅ Wedding drama
✅ Generational trauma
✅ Pop culture references from the last 30+ years
✅ Philippine mythology

Pre-order my debut fantasy/horror novella MIRROR MARKED here:

pspublishing.co.uk/mirror-marke...

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Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · Jul 16

Boosting once again, as the procedure is in two months. I want to thank everyone who has so far donated online and offline. Every little bit helps! Also, the zine promised at the link is a bit delayed, but it's in progress.

Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · May 23

Hi all; I'm going to undergo a significant procedure later this year (sorry, would rather not disclose) and my husband's health insurance doesn't cover it. We're going to need funds for the care during and after. Any help would be much appreciated:

gogetfunding.com/medical-and-...

Medical and Post-Hospital Care for Vida Cruz-Borja

Hello, I am Vida Cruz-Borja, author of the Cirilo F. Bautista Award-winning Song of the Mango and Other New Myths and the IGNYTE Award-winning essay “We are the Mountain: A Look at the Inactive Protag...

gogetfunding.com

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · Jul 15

Whenever the “read this/don’t read that” discussion pops up, I like to remind people that the only thing they should read is whatever they like and the only books they should skip are those they don’t like. Read and let read.

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Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · Jul 12

Thank you! 💜

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Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · Jul 12

Thank you!

Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · Jul 12

Thanks!

Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · Jul 12

💜💜💜

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Alex the Headless Wordsman @authoralexharvey.bsky.social · Jul 11

HEY! Were you also upset by the now-removed Worldcon panel about how we're turning all the fricken strong women gay? Do you want to talk about sapphics in SFF? Fill out this form for a one-off panel about lesbians in fantasy and sci-fi and let's chat!

forms.gle/5chrc834yc9x...

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Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · Jul 12

*flailing* 🎉🎉🎉

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Vida Cruz-Borja @laviecestmoi.bsky.social · Jul 12

ICYMI:

My debut fantasy/horror novella is now up for pre-order! Link below and cover illustration by Allaine B. Leoncio attached 💜

pspublishing.co.uk/mirror-marke...

The foreground: A completely black hole is framed by a golden coin amulet and a brown jar with a face on the right; and a sigbin—a brown feral-looking creature with claws and long pointy ears 5 times bigger than its head on the left. There are also vines on either side.

The mid-ground: A woman with a bluish tint to her skin and unruly black hair smiles sinisterly while holding up a small mirror. Inside the mirror is a girl with long black hair and a white dress running away scared amid a kaleidoscope of colors.

The background: Gnarled trees frame the woman amid a moody purple background.

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