Liz J. Bradley🌠
@lizjbradley.bsky.social
Just a small town girl who took the midnight train going anywhere.
Writer. Dreamer. Doer.
SFWA member, host of Sci-Fi Snacks Podcast
https://www.lizjbradley.com
Writer. Dreamer. Doer.
SFWA member, host of Sci-Fi Snacks Podcast
https://www.lizjbradley.com
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Liz J. Bradley🌠
@lizjbradley.bsky.social
· Jan 13
Lots of new friends here so I’m gonna do a pinned post of who I am!
📖 SFF writer and poet
🫶 Swiftie born in 1989
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Mom of 2 boys
🐾 husky rescue pup
🔭 (un)healthily obsessed with space
📋 Virtual Executive Assistant
🥾 Slow Hiker
🏕️ pop-up camping fan
🧶🎨🖍️multi-hyphenate crafter hobbiest
Hi! 👋
📖 SFF writer and poet
🫶 Swiftie born in 1989
🧑🧑🧒🧒 Mom of 2 boys
🐾 husky rescue pup
🔭 (un)healthily obsessed with space
📋 Virtual Executive Assistant
🥾 Slow Hiker
🏕️ pop-up camping fan
🧶🎨🖍️multi-hyphenate crafter hobbiest
Hi! 👋
I married the coolest guy 🤩
November 27, 2025 at 2:44 AM
I married the coolest guy 🤩
Thanksgiving prep is done! Cabbage salad, fruit salad, cranberry pie and turkey dry brine all done and kitchen ready for tomorrow.
Ran out of regular sugar, but otherwise all good!
Ran out of regular sugar, but otherwise all good!
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Thanksgiving prep is done! Cabbage salad, fruit salad, cranberry pie and turkey dry brine all done and kitchen ready for tomorrow.
Ran out of regular sugar, but otherwise all good!
Ran out of regular sugar, but otherwise all good!
Back at the coworking space this week and it feels weird
November 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Back at the coworking space this week and it feels weird
I’m not a visual artist but I took a break with the kiddos today and said we were doing art to add to the little free gallery we found yesterday.
And you know, even though I was using mostly dried paints I had fun and even like the piece I created.
And you know, even though I was using mostly dried paints I had fun and even like the piece I created.
November 24, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I’m not a visual artist but I took a break with the kiddos today and said we were doing art to add to the little free gallery we found yesterday.
And you know, even though I was using mostly dried paints I had fun and even like the piece I created.
And you know, even though I was using mostly dried paints I had fun and even like the piece I created.
Thanksgiving shopping is put away and now it’s time to settle down with a mug of tea and Noah Kahan music before the food Olympics start.
November 23, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Thanksgiving shopping is put away and now it’s time to settle down with a mug of tea and Noah Kahan music before the food Olympics start.
Cozy nights with a book are the best nights.
November 23, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Cozy nights with a book are the best nights.
Tried a “Shut up and Write” group for the second time today and my goodness if it isn’t just the perfect level of social pressure to get something done that lights up my brain.
Delightful conversation before and after and 1100+ words down for my novel.
Delightful conversation before and after and 1100+ words down for my novel.
November 23, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Tried a “Shut up and Write” group for the second time today and my goodness if it isn’t just the perfect level of social pressure to get something done that lights up my brain.
Delightful conversation before and after and 1100+ words down for my novel.
Delightful conversation before and after and 1100+ words down for my novel.
November 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Reposted by Liz J. Bradley🌠
Friendly reminder to anyone who is gonna be around babies this holiday season to please make sure your TDAP is up to date!
“The U.S. recorded 6,600 pertussis cases in early 2025
Texas has already passed 3,500 cases this year” www.healthday.com/health-news/...
Texas has already passed 3,500 cases this year” www.healthday.com/health-news/...
Whooping Cough Surges Nationwide as Vaccinations Fall
THURSDAY, Nov. 20, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Whooping cough is making a major comeback in the United States, with sharp increases now seen in Texas, Florida, Cali
www.healthday.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Friendly reminder to anyone who is gonna be around babies this holiday season to please make sure your TDAP is up to date!
Three new songs at midnight I am hyyyyyyyyype
Animal + Cannibal (15th Anniversary)
open.spotify.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Three new songs at midnight I am hyyyyyyyyype
I’m putting together a reading list for the holidays- please share and repost for wider reach!
Okay so my podcast is going to cover award nominated short science fiction stories (up to novelette size) next season- my question:
What is the award nominated short science fiction story that sticks with you??
What is the award nominated short science fiction story that sticks with you??
November 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I’m putting together a reading list for the holidays- please share and repost for wider reach!
Okay so my podcast is going to cover award nominated short science fiction stories (up to novelette size) next season- my question:
What is the award nominated short science fiction story that sticks with you??
What is the award nominated short science fiction story that sticks with you??
November 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Okay so my podcast is going to cover award nominated short science fiction stories (up to novelette size) next season- my question:
What is the award nominated short science fiction story that sticks with you??
What is the award nominated short science fiction story that sticks with you??
I picked a helluva year to start drinking coffee 😩
November 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I picked a helluva year to start drinking coffee 😩
Reposted by Liz J. Bradley🌠
New writers: DO NOT give away your subsidiary tv/film/merch/derivative rights for a $300 short.
Not even for legacy mag cred.
Not even for legacy mag cred.
A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman
www.scottedelman.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
New writers: DO NOT give away your subsidiary tv/film/merch/derivative rights for a $300 short.
Not even for legacy mag cred.
Not even for legacy mag cred.
Showers are magical places for shaking the ideas out of your subconscious and I won’t be convinced otherwise…
Off to capture tonight’s thoughts before they slip down the drain
Off to capture tonight’s thoughts before they slip down the drain
November 19, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Showers are magical places for shaking the ideas out of your subconscious and I won’t be convinced otherwise…
Off to capture tonight’s thoughts before they slip down the drain
Off to capture tonight’s thoughts before they slip down the drain
“Do it for all of us, or don’t do it at all. I won’t sign a contract which would indicate to the field this is an acceptable way of doing business, not even for the fulfillment of a lifelong dream.”
Thank you for your advocacy, even if it didn’t achieve your goal. Solidarity is the way.
Thank you for your advocacy, even if it didn’t achieve your goal. Solidarity is the way.
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 6:14 PM
“Do it for all of us, or don’t do it at all. I won’t sign a contract which would indicate to the field this is an acceptable way of doing business, not even for the fulfillment of a lifelong dream.”
Thank you for your advocacy, even if it didn’t achieve your goal. Solidarity is the way.
Thank you for your advocacy, even if it didn’t achieve your goal. Solidarity is the way.
That’s a wrap on recording for Season Two of Sci-fi Snacks Pod!
Catch the supersized Snow Crash episode wherever you get your podcasts this Thursday! ❄️ 💥
And shout out to the amazing librarians at the Melrose Library- you may be fans of the show, but I’m YOUR biggest fan! 🥰
Catch the supersized Snow Crash episode wherever you get your podcasts this Thursday! ❄️ 💥
And shout out to the amazing librarians at the Melrose Library- you may be fans of the show, but I’m YOUR biggest fan! 🥰
November 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
That’s a wrap on recording for Season Two of Sci-fi Snacks Pod!
Catch the supersized Snow Crash episode wherever you get your podcasts this Thursday! ❄️ 💥
And shout out to the amazing librarians at the Melrose Library- you may be fans of the show, but I’m YOUR biggest fan! 🥰
Catch the supersized Snow Crash episode wherever you get your podcasts this Thursday! ❄️ 💥
And shout out to the amazing librarians at the Melrose Library- you may be fans of the show, but I’m YOUR biggest fan! 🥰
Just finished reading Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson and I can’t wait to share my thoughts on Thursday’s episode of Sci-Fi Snacks!
November 18, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Just finished reading Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson and I can’t wait to share my thoughts on Thursday’s episode of Sci-Fi Snacks!
At 99 short fiction submissions for the year… who will be the lucky 100??
November 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
At 99 short fiction submissions for the year… who will be the lucky 100??
It really is such an amazing resource!!
Big shout out to Erin Cairns
@erincairns.bsky.social . If you love short stories (or don't yet know you love short stories) you should check out her Ink Foundry, a tagged search site for short fiction! It is really neat!
inkfoundry.net
@erincairns.bsky.social . If you love short stories (or don't yet know you love short stories) you should check out her Ink Foundry, a tagged search site for short fiction! It is really neat!
inkfoundry.net
inkfoundry.net
November 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
It really is such an amazing resource!!
Omg I just found out about Dracula Daily and I’m obsessed with that idea! Signed up and I know I’m going to forget between now and May so what a wonderful surprise that will be!
November 14, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Omg I just found out about Dracula Daily and I’m obsessed with that idea! Signed up and I know I’m going to forget between now and May so what a wonderful surprise that will be!
Wrote something. Got paid for it. Bought a delicious spicy turkey sandwich.
Sometimes you’ve got to remind yourself of little milestones that really matter.
Sometimes you’ve got to remind yourself of little milestones that really matter.
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Wrote something. Got paid for it. Bought a delicious spicy turkey sandwich.
Sometimes you’ve got to remind yourself of little milestones that really matter.
Sometimes you’ve got to remind yourself of little milestones that really matter.
Reposted by Liz J. Bradley🌠
If you wrote an SF/F/H story that was published in 2025 (or read a story that you thought was great), tell me about it in this thread!
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
November 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
If you wrote an SF/F/H story that was published in 2025 (or read a story that you thought was great), tell me about it in this thread!
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
Just discovered the Where is My Husband song by Raye and I’m about to make it my whole personality despite being happily married for over 13 years now.
November 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Just discovered the Where is My Husband song by Raye and I’m about to make it my whole personality despite being happily married for over 13 years now.
I have uploaded tomorrow’s Sci-Fi Snacks podcast episode before 11pm the day before, please clap.
a woman is talking to a man and says `` man ... i 'm pretty awesome '' .
Alt: Taylor is talking to a man and says `` man ... i 'm pretty awesome '' .
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I have uploaded tomorrow’s Sci-Fi Snacks podcast episode before 11pm the day before, please clap.