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Nicole Givens Kurtz @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social · 13h

Your kind. Thank you.

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John Joseph Adams @johnjosephadams.com · 14h

"The Music of the Siphorophenes" by C.L. Polk, from THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION (2021) [later reprinted in UNCANNY www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-... ]

The Music of the Siphorophenes - Uncanny Magazine

I know a nanomask when I see one, especially when the wearer’s making eye contact. There’s something about how the mask melds around the lids—it’s just a little bit stiff, but you have to really know ...

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Nicole Givens Kurtz @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social · 17h

I've been interviewed for Lisa Haselton. Check it out. lisahaselton.com/2025/10/09/i...

#Books #AuthorInterview
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Interview with mystery author Nicole Givens Kurtz – lisahaselton.com

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Goddess Fish Promotions @goddessfish.bsky.social · 18h

Enjoy an interview with Nicole Givens Kurtz, author of the #SciFi #mystery FABRICATED. Discover her favorite place to write. Enter to #win a $20 Amazon/BN GC. buff.ly/DtW8Mae @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social

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intelligentwat 🇹🇹 @zinrock.bsky.social · 1d

made the deposit! now for the plane ticket!!

please share and/or donate!

intelligentwat 🇹🇹 @zinrock.bsky.social · 3d

hey, everyone

I was accepted into the highly competitive Under the Volcano workshop and I need your help getting there. please like, share, and/or donate! thanks!

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Donate to Support Teri Clarke's Writing Journey, organized by Teri Clarke

hello, all! my name is Teri Clarke and I write horror and dark fantasy under the… Teri Clarke needs your support for Support Teri Clarke's Writing Journey

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Clay McLeod Chapman @claymcleod.bsky.social · 2d

“Why are we drawn to fungal horror? Is it because a part of us understands how powerful fungi can be? Do we both fear and long for that kind of connection that mycelial networks create?” Leticia Urieta writes about sporror at Reactor, including GHOST EATERS: bit.ly/48QeVH6 @reactorsff.bsky.social

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Nicole Givens Kurtz @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social · 1d

Epic! LOL!

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Nicole Givens Kurtz @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for hosting Fabricated!

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Goddess Fish Promotions @goddessfish.bsky.social · 2d

Enjoy an interview with Nicole Givens Kurtz, author of the #SciFi #mystery FABRICATED. Discover where the idea for the book came from. Enter to #win a $20 Amazon/BN GC. buff.ly/E2fUWpo @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social

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Goddess Fish Promotions @goddessfish.bsky.social · 4d

The author of the #SciFi #mystery FABRICATED, Nicole Givens Kurtz, introduces her main character. Enter to win a $20 Amazon/BN GC. buff.ly/EcnZSap @readyourwrites.bsky.social @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social

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Nicole Givens Kurtz @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social · 4d

I'm on tour! A blog tour and the first stop is Read Your Writes Book Review. Stop by and learn more about my latest release, Fabricated and enter the giveaway!

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#BookSky
#BlackSky
#NewRelease
#Giveaway

FABRICATED by Nicole Givens Kurtz ~ Guest Post & Giveaway

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Nicole Givens Kurtz @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social · 7d

Reminder as you reflect on the week and prepare for the weekend...

Meme of Jean-Luc Picard of Star Trek: The Next Generation in his commander's red uniform. The quote beside him reads It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness; that is life.

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Nicole Givens Kurtz @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social · 8d

I'm in this too and there's some brilliant company [see Lucy Blue, @samanthabwriter.bsky.social, @saratbond.bsky.social and more].

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Nicole Givens Kurtz @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social · 8d

Word!

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Nicole Givens Kurtz @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social · 9d

Awesome. I knew it! You're having an excellent year and it is SO deserved!

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Nicole Givens Kurtz @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you for reposting!

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Nicole Givens Kurtz @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you for reposting!

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Nicole Givens Kurtz @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you for reposting!

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Nicole Givens Kurtz @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social · 9d

To help kickoff #BlackSpecMonth!
New Release: FABRICATED: A CYBIL LEWIS SF MYSTERY

It's a whodunit with themes of wrongful incarceration, the cost of ambition, and how the truth never stays buried.
#BuyMyBook #NewRelease #SF #sciencefictionbooks
Available at Mocha Memoirs Press
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Title of new cyberpunk novel, Fabricated: A Cybil Lewis SF Mystery. It shows two individuals at a wall to floor glass window. They are looking out over a city in the evening. There's lights and structures in distance.

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Nicole Givens Kurtz @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social · 28d

#empathy has been a big topic in the last week. I wrote about the power of #empathy and how it keeps you from going to the dark side.

#starwars #sF #empathymatters
#BookSky
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The Power of Empathy and How to Avoid the Dark Side - Shenanigator Books

In light of recent events this week, today’s post will focus on empathy. Several years ago, I presented at the North Carolina’s Governor’s School [in 2018 and 2019] about the importance of empathy and...

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Nicole Givens Kurtz @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social · Sep 11

Thank you!

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Gerald L. Coleman @geraldcoleman.bsky.social · Sep 10

Next up on my schedule: The Official Book Launch Party for Incendiary. Next Thursday at 7:30 PM EST VIA ZOOM.
My thanks to everyone who purchased a virtual ticket. I look forward to hanging and reading from INCENDIARY!
#BookSky

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Nicole Givens Kurtz @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social · Sep 10

Thank you! I absolutely love this world and the characters in it. So, it was fun to return to visit them again.

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Nicole Givens Kurtz @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social · Sep 10

I've been head down for months, especially with the day job. It went into BEAST mode.

But, I'm happy to report, that I have finished the first draft of the third book in my Kingdom of Aves fantasy-mystery series. It's titled, Birds of a Feather Burn Together, and I am excited to share it!
#Fantasy

A golden circle with an eye framed on the right side by a black wing that states, See the Unseen. The artist is Steven van Samson.

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Nicole Givens Kurtz @nicolegkurtz.bsky.social · Sep 10

He has been bia-wrecking me throughout this comeback.

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