Lynne Sargent
@lynnesargent.bsky.social
Writer. Philosopher. Sky-dancer. They/She. Codexian. Author of A REFUGE OF TALES. Poetry Editor at Utopia Science Fiction
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Pinned
Awards Eligibility 2025
I can’t believe it’s already basically over and writing “2025” as the year when I date things still feels foreign. It’s always strange to me how this annual accounting…
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It's awards eligibilty season! Here's a highlight of some of my favourite works I had published this year, with a bonus photo of Kerby failing to be a unicorn for Halloween as a sacrifice to the algorithm gods.
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Today is many things but I do give thanks today and every day that Stanislav Petrov saved the world when I was a child. so I wrote him a poem and @utopiascifi.bsky.social published it.
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Thanks to Stanislav Petrov for Fairy Tales about Birds by Elizabeth R. McClellan
February 2021 | Utopia Science Fiction Magazine
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November 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Today is many things but I do give thanks today and every day that Stanislav Petrov saved the world when I was a child. so I wrote him a poem and @utopiascifi.bsky.social published it.
utopiasciencefiction.medium.com/thanks-to-st...
utopiasciencefiction.medium.com/thanks-to-st...
It's awards eligibilty season! Here's a highlight of some of my favourite works I had published this year, with a bonus photo of Kerby failing to be a unicorn for Halloween as a sacrifice to the algorithm gods.
scribbledshadows.wordpress.com/2025/11/27/a...
scribbledshadows.wordpress.com/2025/11/27/a...
Awards Eligibility 2025
I can’t believe it’s already basically over and writing “2025” as the year when I date things still feels foreign. It’s always strange to me how this annual accounting…
scribbledshadows.wordpress.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
It's awards eligibilty season! Here's a highlight of some of my favourite works I had published this year, with a bonus photo of Kerby failing to be a unicorn for Halloween as a sacrifice to the algorithm gods.
scribbledshadows.wordpress.com/2025/11/27/a...
scribbledshadows.wordpress.com/2025/11/27/a...
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If writing is so easy why do people argue that they can’t do it without the pablumatic verbiage extruder
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
November 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM
If writing is so easy why do people argue that they can’t do it without the pablumatic verbiage extruder
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
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Today's Love Letter is a stunning meditation on birdwatching and the loss of a friendship, from the one and only @amalelmohtar.com
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Why I Need the Birds
A Love Letters Feature by Amal El-Mohtar - November 2025
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November 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Today's Love Letter is a stunning meditation on birdwatching and the loss of a friendship, from the one and only @amalelmohtar.com
stone-soup.ghost.io/love-letter-...
stone-soup.ghost.io/love-letter-...
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I love this poem so much—start your week off right!
"My friend’s dead father
visits her as a bird,
but my husband is the light in the kitchen
that comes on all by himself"
Not a Bird by Ellen Romano
😭 we are weeping, beloveds 🖤 read this beautiful poem here:
psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
visits her as a bird,
but my husband is the light in the kitchen
that comes on all by himself"
Not a Bird by Ellen Romano
😭 we are weeping, beloveds 🖤 read this beautiful poem here:
psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
Not a Bird - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
My friend’s dead father / visits her as a bird
psychopomp.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I love this poem so much—start your week off right!
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✨ 2025 Publications ✨
A thread of links to read and access everything I have published in 2025, updated as new stories become available.
A thread of links to read and access everything I have published in 2025, updated as new stories become available.
October 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
✨ 2025 Publications ✨
A thread of links to read and access everything I have published in 2025, updated as new stories become available.
A thread of links to read and access everything I have published in 2025, updated as new stories become available.
"Swamp Witch Season" is a poem that's near and dear to my heart, and Solarpunk is a market I've been trying valiantly to crack for years. I'm extra chuffed that this work of mine is the one to grace their pages. 💚🐸☘️
Published! #SolarpunkMagazine Issue 24 features cover art by Anselmo J. Alliegro, Short Stories by Great Opara & Dana Wall, Poems @thepinkhydra.com & @lynnesargent.bsky.social Essay by Yuliia Vereta.
#solarpunk #readingcommunity
Get a copy at solarpunkmagazine.com/shop/solarpunk-magazine-issue-24
#solarpunk #readingcommunity
Get a copy at solarpunkmagazine.com/shop/solarpunk-magazine-issue-24
Solarpunk Magazine Issue #24
Solarpunk Magazine Issue #24 is now available!
solarpunkmagazine.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
"Swamp Witch Season" is a poem that's near and dear to my heart, and Solarpunk is a market I've been trying valiantly to crack for years. I'm extra chuffed that this work of mine is the one to grace their pages. 💚🐸☘️
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Published! #SolarpunkMagazine Issue 24 features cover art by Anselmo J. Alliegro, Short Stories by Great Opara & Dana Wall, Poems @thepinkhydra.com & @lynnesargent.bsky.social Essay by Yuliia Vereta.
#solarpunk #readingcommunity
Get a copy at solarpunkmagazine.com/shop/solarpunk-magazine-issue-24
#solarpunk #readingcommunity
Get a copy at solarpunkmagazine.com/shop/solarpunk-magazine-issue-24
Solarpunk Magazine Issue #24
Solarpunk Magazine Issue #24 is now available!
solarpunkmagazine.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Published! #SolarpunkMagazine Issue 24 features cover art by Anselmo J. Alliegro, Short Stories by Great Opara & Dana Wall, Poems @thepinkhydra.com & @lynnesargent.bsky.social Essay by Yuliia Vereta.
#solarpunk #readingcommunity
Get a copy at solarpunkmagazine.com/shop/solarpunk-magazine-issue-24
#solarpunk #readingcommunity
Get a copy at solarpunkmagazine.com/shop/solarpunk-magazine-issue-24
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My poem 'The Olive Tree of Vouves' is in the latest issue of
@poetrybrum.bsky.social 🌳 You can read Issue 11.5, exploring the fragility and endurance of nature, here: poetrybirmingham.com/current-issue
@poetrybrum.bsky.social 🌳 You can read Issue 11.5, exploring the fragility and endurance of nature, here: poetrybirmingham.com/current-issue
November 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
My poem 'The Olive Tree of Vouves' is in the latest issue of
@poetrybrum.bsky.social 🌳 You can read Issue 11.5, exploring the fragility and endurance of nature, here: poetrybirmingham.com/current-issue
@poetrybrum.bsky.social 🌳 You can read Issue 11.5, exploring the fragility and endurance of nature, here: poetrybirmingham.com/current-issue
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canonically the best lake
On this eve of fifty Novembers
the winds still howl
the bell still tolls.
My breath turns heavy
as we drift into the long cold night.
The Fitzgerald stirs beneath.
I harbor their echoes
and cradle her steel.
My waves bear the sorrow
of all I have taken.
the winds still howl
the bell still tolls.
My breath turns heavy
as we drift into the long cold night.
The Fitzgerald stirs beneath.
I harbor their echoes
and cradle her steel.
My waves bear the sorrow
of all I have taken.
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
canonically the best lake
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Utopia Science Fiction Magazine is on the lookout for your weirdest writing and art! #sciencefiction
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Weird Science Fiction Submission Call
Submit before 01/01/2026
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November 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Utopia Science Fiction Magazine is on the lookout for your weirdest writing and art! #sciencefiction
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100% FUNDED!!!! IT HAS OFFICIALLY HAPPENED!
thank you to EVERYBODY who has made it so this audiobook is officially going to happen!
come party with @siennatristen.bsky.social and I for the next 18 days of victory laps and chaos!!!
WAHOOOOOOOOOOO
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sie...
thank you to EVERYBODY who has made it so this audiobook is officially going to happen!
come party with @siennatristen.bsky.social and I for the next 18 days of victory laps and chaos!!!
WAHOOOOOOOOOOO
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sie...
November 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
100% FUNDED!!!! IT HAS OFFICIALLY HAPPENED!
thank you to EVERYBODY who has made it so this audiobook is officially going to happen!
come party with @siennatristen.bsky.social and I for the next 18 days of victory laps and chaos!!!
WAHOOOOOOOOOOO
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sie...
thank you to EVERYBODY who has made it so this audiobook is officially going to happen!
come party with @siennatristen.bsky.social and I for the next 18 days of victory laps and chaos!!!
WAHOOOOOOOOOOO
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sie...
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...and if you attended our underground-concert-style secret hotel party and listened to me & Brendan do a LIVE PIANO VERSION of the reading, you know we also take requests. 😂 @lynnesargent.bsky.social @manahil.bsky.social @anoteinpink.bsky.social @faye-gabriel.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
...and if you attended our underground-concert-style secret hotel party and listened to me & Brendan do a LIVE PIANO VERSION of the reading, you know we also take requests. 😂 @lynnesargent.bsky.social @manahil.bsky.social @anoteinpink.bsky.social @faye-gabriel.bsky.social
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My main contract gig is being cut, and my family responsibilities are less demanding than a few years ago. So please get in touch if you know of writing/editing/research/workshop positions, any hours, ideally remote or Ottawa. Extra points for good causes. I know it's rough out there for everyone.
November 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
My main contract gig is being cut, and my family responsibilities are less demanding than a few years ago. So please get in touch if you know of writing/editing/research/workshop positions, any hours, ideally remote or Ottawa. Extra points for good causes. I know it's rough out there for everyone.
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Missed murmurstations EP 7 with @lynnesargent.bsky.social?🎙️💫
Listen back as Sonia & Lynne explore what it means to be "blameworthy." They also discuss how transgressions play out in Lynne’s poems, "The Wolf Of Your Passions" & "Beauty Sleeping.”🐺📖
Check it out NOW on Spotify & Apple 🔗 Link in bio!
Listen back as Sonia & Lynne explore what it means to be "blameworthy." They also discuss how transgressions play out in Lynne’s poems, "The Wolf Of Your Passions" & "Beauty Sleeping.”🐺📖
Check it out NOW on Spotify & Apple 🔗 Link in bio!
MURMURSTATIONS EP 7 with @lynnesargent.bsky.social is NOW LIVE! 🚨
Join Sonia Urlando & @lynnesargent.bsky.social as they discuss societal norms, individual transgressions, fairytale retellings, & Lynne's two Augur poems, "Beauty, Sleeping" (Issue 2.2) & "The Wolf of Your Passions" (Issue 5.2)! 🐺💤
Join Sonia Urlando & @lynnesargent.bsky.social as they discuss societal norms, individual transgressions, fairytale retellings, & Lynne's two Augur poems, "Beauty, Sleeping" (Issue 2.2) & "The Wolf of Your Passions" (Issue 5.2)! 🐺💤
November 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Missed murmurstations EP 7 with @lynnesargent.bsky.social?🎙️💫
Listen back as Sonia & Lynne explore what it means to be "blameworthy." They also discuss how transgressions play out in Lynne’s poems, "The Wolf Of Your Passions" & "Beauty Sleeping.”🐺📖
Check it out NOW on Spotify & Apple 🔗 Link in bio!
Listen back as Sonia & Lynne explore what it means to be "blameworthy." They also discuss how transgressions play out in Lynne’s poems, "The Wolf Of Your Passions" & "Beauty Sleeping.”🐺📖
Check it out NOW on Spotify & Apple 🔗 Link in bio!
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TIFFANY MORRIS LESBIAN CANNIBAL NOVELLA
Cover reveal for Carnalis, my lesbian cannibal novella, which is out in MARCH from @nictitatingbooks.bsky.social!!
November 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
TIFFANY MORRIS LESBIAN CANNIBAL NOVELLA
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Breaking the social media avoidance to signal boost Sienna Tristen's Kickstarter for an *orchestrated audiobook* of the first Heretic's Guide to Homecoming novel!
I've heard a sample (you can too, below) and trust me, if you like audiobooks, you need this.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sie...
I've heard a sample (you can too, below) and trust me, if you like audiobooks, you need this.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sie...
The Heretic's Guide to Homecoming: An Orchestrated Audiobook
Help fund the long-awaited audiobook of this cult-classic fantasy novel, complete with musical accompaniment.
www.kickstarter.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Breaking the social media avoidance to signal boost Sienna Tristen's Kickstarter for an *orchestrated audiobook* of the first Heretic's Guide to Homecoming novel!
I've heard a sample (you can too, below) and trust me, if you like audiobooks, you need this.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sie...
I've heard a sample (you can too, below) and trust me, if you like audiobooks, you need this.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sie...
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Hey! Apparently it's #IReadCanadian day! If only there was somewhere readers looking for new #Canadian SFF authors to read could find a bunch of them all in one place... 🤔
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a.co/d/azXj9pF
Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Three eBook : Kotowych, Stephen: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store
Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Three eBook : Kotowych, Stephen: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store
a.co
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Hey! Apparently it's #IReadCanadian day! If only there was somewhere readers looking for new #Canadian SFF authors to read could find a bunch of them all in one place... 🤔
a.co/d/azXj9pF
a.co/d/azXj9pF
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Yay! Paperbacks of SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL have started to become available for pre-order. Barnes & Noble for now, but we’ll get there. Here’s all the pre-order links so far but more are coming!
www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh...
www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh...
Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl – Stars and Sabers
Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl by award-winning author P.A. Cornell is a sci-fi romance novelette set in a retrofuturistic Toronto, publishing February 3, 2026 via Stars and Sabers Publishing.
www.starsandsabers.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Yay! Paperbacks of SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL have started to become available for pre-order. Barnes & Noble for now, but we’ll get there. Here’s all the pre-order links so far but more are coming!
www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh...
www.starsandsabers.com/books/shoesh...
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It only costs $10 to join the CSFFA and it lets you nominate and vote for the Aurora Awards! We’ll be nominating eligible pieces from our Canadian contributors, including our amazing cover artist Alice M.
I say this every year, but it would mean everything to see our artists recognized with a win 🫀
I say this every year, but it would mean everything to see our artists recognized with a win 🫀
Eligibility lists are now OPEN for Canadian speculative fiction works published in 2025.
If you purchased a 2025 membership to vote in the Aurora Awards this past year, you can head over to www.csffa.ca and log in to add works to our lists. 1/
If you purchased a 2025 membership to vote in the Aurora Awards this past year, you can head over to www.csffa.ca and log in to add works to our lists. 1/
The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA) – Home of the Prix Aurora Awards and CSFFA Hall of Fame
www.csffa.ca
November 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It only costs $10 to join the CSFFA and it lets you nominate and vote for the Aurora Awards! We’ll be nominating eligible pieces from our Canadian contributors, including our amazing cover artist Alice M.
I say this every year, but it would mean everything to see our artists recognized with a win 🫀
I say this every year, but it would mean everything to see our artists recognized with a win 🫀
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COVER REVEAL! 🚀💝🌜 We are delighted to unveil SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL, a #scifi #romance novelette by award-winning author @cornellwriter.bsky.social! Cover art by @kiwifruitbird.bsky.social! Launching February 3, 2026! Read all about this delightful book and see the fabulous artwork:
Cover Reveal for Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl by P.A. Cornell – Stars and Sabers
Stars and Sabers Publishing gives the cover reveal for the book Shoeshine Boy & Cigarette Girl by P.A. Cornell, with cover art by Kim Herbst.
www.starsandsabers.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
COVER REVEAL! 🚀💝🌜 We are delighted to unveil SHOESHINE BOY & CIGARETTE GIRL, a #scifi #romance novelette by award-winning author @cornellwriter.bsky.social! Cover art by @kiwifruitbird.bsky.social! Launching February 3, 2026! Read all about this delightful book and see the fabulous artwork:
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Finding, understanding, and communicating the strengths of a work can show a greater understanding of what an artist is trying to—successfully—accomplish.
And agreeing on those strengths is critical to being able to diagnose craft issues that impede the desired experience of that art.
And agreeing on those strengths is critical to being able to diagnose craft issues that impede the desired experience of that art.
October 29, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Finding, understanding, and communicating the strengths of a work can show a greater understanding of what an artist is trying to—successfully—accomplish.
And agreeing on those strengths is critical to being able to diagnose craft issues that impede the desired experience of that art.
And agreeing on those strengths is critical to being able to diagnose craft issues that impede the desired experience of that art.
Excuse me, Hozier and Mumford and Sons put out a collab songs and NO ONE TOLD ME?! Also, something's been in the water because I cannot believe all the artists that have been putting out new shit this October. It's rad.
October 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Excuse me, Hozier and Mumford and Sons put out a collab songs and NO ONE TOLD ME?! Also, something's been in the water because I cannot believe all the artists that have been putting out new shit this October. It's rad.
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH 2025: We present the 12th in our series of mini interviews with Read For Pixels poets: Lynne Sargent who contributed their original poem Horror, Identified to our 1st charity poetry collection, UNDER HER EYE.
Read their interview here:
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Read their interview here:
tinyurl.com/LynneSargent...
October 27, 2025 at 4:17 AM
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH 2025: We present the 12th in our series of mini interviews with Read For Pixels poets: Lynne Sargent who contributed their original poem Horror, Identified to our 1st charity poetry collection, UNDER HER EYE.
Read their interview here:
tinyurl.com/LynneSargent...
Read their interview here:
tinyurl.com/LynneSargent...
Sharing this interview I did for the Pixel Project to raise awareness for violence against women. It also features a reading of my poem, "Horror, Identified," which was featured in their UNDER HER EYE anthology.
www.thepixelproject.net/2025/10/27/r...
www.thepixelproject.net/2025/10/27/r...
Read for Pixels 2025 Interview: Lynne Sargent – The Pixel Project
www.thepixelproject.net
October 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Sharing this interview I did for the Pixel Project to raise awareness for violence against women. It also features a reading of my poem, "Horror, Identified," which was featured in their UNDER HER EYE anthology.
www.thepixelproject.net/2025/10/27/r...
www.thepixelproject.net/2025/10/27/r...