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Lora Gray @loragray.bsky.social · 16h

Thank you so much! ☺️

Lora Gray @loragray.bsky.social · 16h

Super excited that my poem, “My Love Wails in the Mending” is now out in Strange Horizons!

Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social · 21h

My Love Wails in the Mending
by Lora Gray @loragray.bsky.social

"her bones wailing low,
her wind in them willows
like a storm a-gathering"

Link ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...

#poetry #speculativepoetry #specpo #sff

POETRY

by Lora Gray
My Love Wails in the Mending

Quote
"her bones wailing low,
her wind in them willows
like a storm a-gathering"

6 October 2025
Strange Horizons

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Lora Gray @loragray.bsky.social · 3d

Publishing news!

My short story, "Tasseography," is now out and free to read in the latest issue of @crayfishmag.bsky.social (Guest edited by the amazing Isaiah Hunt) :)
www.crayfishmag.com/lora-gray-ta...

LORA GRAY TASSEOGRAPHY — CrayfishMag

www.crayfishmag.com

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Allison Thai @thaisibir.bsky.social · 7d

"Your Birdsong Pleading" by @loragray.bsky.social now free to read online!

"So, why, sister, are you here, with your milky feathers, your downy breast, your songbird pleading for more time, more love, more sameness?"

plotthoundmag.com/your-birdson...

”Your Birdsong Pleading” by Lora Gray – Plott Hound Magazine

plotthoundmag.com

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Lora Gray @loragray.bsky.social · 8d

kermit the frog from the muppet show is standing in front of a red curtain .

ALT: kermit the frog from the muppet show is standing in front of a red curtain .

media.tenor.com

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Lora Gray @loragray.bsky.social · 8d

You’re killing it!!!

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Lora Gray @loragray.bsky.social · 9d

Guess who’s writing horror poetry to AFI’s “Behind the Clock” on repeat?

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Lora Gray @loragray.bsky.social · 11d

It’s endlessly rewatch able!

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Lora Gray @loragray.bsky.social · 11d

I adore that movie.

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Lora Gray @loragray.bsky.social · 12d

Good luck! ❤️

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Lora Gray @loragray.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you, Indra ❤️

Lora Gray @loragray.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you. ❤️

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Lora Gray @loragray.bsky.social · 15d

Jon Lasser, an amazing writer and dear friend, passed yesterday. I’m so glad I was able to spend time with him last month and tell him how much he meant to me while he was still here.

Which is to say don’t wait to tell your friends how wonderful they are. And big hugs to everyone mourning rn.

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Lora Gray @loragray.bsky.social · Sep 7

My poem, “Your Birdsong Pleading,” is now out in Plott Hound Magazine!

Plott Hound Magazine @plotthoundmag.bsky.social · Sep 5

It's here! It's here!

Check out Issue 2 of Plott Hound Magazine now!

plotthoundmag.com/issues/

Allison Thai @thaisibir.bsky.social · Sep 5

Plott Hound issue 2 is now live!

Buy individual issue or annual subscription to access this latest menagerie:
plotthoundmag.com/issues/

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Lora Gray @loragray.bsky.social · Sep 5

This year’s Patreon chapbooks have arrived!!!
Every year I compile the original stories and poems I post monthly there into a chapbook, (I also create the cover art 😊).
If you want to support me, and possibly get a chapbook for yourself, you can find more info at:
www.patreon.com/c/loragray

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Lora Gray @loragray.bsky.social · Sep 3

That book sticks the landing so hard. ❤️

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Lora Gray @loragray.bsky.social · Sep 3

You’re welcome-thank you for writing it ❤️

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Lora Gray @loragray.bsky.social · Sep 2

Yesterday’s flea market adventure landed me a new friend. His name is Walter. Walter is currently masquerading as a mid-century, West German alarm clock. Walter also enjoys sleeping in and lazy, late summer afternoons.

I love Walter.

🐢⏰💚

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Lora Gray @loragray.bsky.social · Sep 2

This is GORGEOUS!! 😍

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Reposted by Lora Gray

The Cosmic Background @thecosmicbgr.bsky.social · Sep 2

Hellllooooo from the static! It is fundraising season for many spec mags out there. We are doing things a little differently with a small gofundme to help us into 2026.

We are already at $2 and just need a little boost to help us to our goal of $2400 👻

www.gofundme.com/f/support-th...

Donate to Support The Cosmic Background's Diverse Voices, organized by Sam Asher

For two years, The Cosmic Background has been the world's premier venue for f… Sam Asher needs your support for Support The Cosmic Background's Diverse Voices

www.gofundme.com

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Lora Gray @loragray.bsky.social · Sep 1

My poem, “A Dragon or a Flower or a Boy,” is in the latest issue of Trollbreath Magazine! 😍

@trollbreathmag.bsky.social

magazine.trollbreath.com

Issue 5, Fall 2025 - Trollbreath Magazine

Issue 5, Fall 2025 Fiction La Forêt de Fontainebleu, Les Chasseurs, Le Renard by Aimee Ogden The Water Dragons of Harney County by B. Morris Allen The Machines are Hungry by Maressa Voss Gracie ...

magazine.trollbreath.com

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Lora Gray @loragray.bsky.social · Aug 26

In case anybody needs cheering up. Baby goat county fair photo from a few weeks ago. 😊

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Lora Gray @loragray.bsky.social · Aug 22

It begins!

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Holly Lyn Walrath @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social · Aug 17

If you loved that poetry was at WorldCon this year, please visit poetryhugo.com and learn about our goal to ratify the poetry Hugo award for years to come so it can be REALLY REALLY PERMANENT.

Poets are here and we want to make you fall in love with words again 🥰

Speculative Poetry Initiative

What Are the Hugo Awards and Who Can Participate?

poetryhugo.com

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Lora Gray @loragray.bsky.social · Aug 18

I think my jaw literally dropped a little when she said it.

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