Vicki (Victoria Conti)
@vicxvie.bsky.social
Writer pursuing a Kitchen Table MFA.
Cliché coffee enthusiast. Obsessed with cats.
Support indie authors, presses, bookstores and libraries. Read banned books!
Cliché coffee enthusiast. Obsessed with cats.
Support indie authors, presses, bookstores and libraries. Read banned books!
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I will be thinking about this passage from Mapping the Interior forever. Thank you, @sgj.bsky.social
Such an incredible book. I would never be able to choose a "number one" @sgj.bsky.social book, but this one is up there for hitting my heart hard. In the best way.
Proud to see Ricky Olson's story The Good Guys on The No Sleep Podcast last week. Go check it out! www.thenosleeppodcast.com/episodes/s23...
NoSleep Podcast S23E05 - The NoSleep Podcast
It's Episode 05 of Season 23. Tune in to WNSP for tales about sinister senses. "The Last Time I Played Hide and Seek" written by Connor Isaac (Story starts around 00:05:45) Produced by: Claudius Moore...
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August 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Proud to see Ricky Olson's story The Good Guys on The No Sleep Podcast last week. Go check it out! www.thenosleeppodcast.com/episodes/s23...
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This. Precisely this.
Reviews and word-of-mouth comments/reviews are the lifeblood of independent #writing and #publishing. Without amplification by readers, we cannot be found.
Reminder to #readers: if there’s a story/book you’ve enjoyed, take a minute to write a review on #goodreads, #amazon @barnesandnoble.com & #SocialMedia.
Even a short nention can help others discover it. Thank you.
#reading #IndiePublishing #writing.
Even a short nention can help others discover it. Thank you.
#reading #IndiePublishing #writing.
August 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
This. Precisely this.
Always exciting to hear SJG has another gem coming our way. If you haven't read The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, go grab it!
DUN, DA-DUN DUN DUNNNN! But, really, I should probably spell that just "Done," as it's what I am with the (still unannounced (except here?)) novel.
Think y'all are going to dig it. So surprised it all worked out. Was not one that was likely to—bad idea all around. But that's the main kind I like.
Think y'all are going to dig it. So surprised it all worked out. Was not one that was likely to—bad idea all around. But that's the main kind I like.
August 5, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Always exciting to hear SJG has another gem coming our way. If you haven't read The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, go grab it!
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This September for STONE'S THROW, give us stories of the Earth in revolt. Hundred year storms every other month. Flash flooding. Tornados. Fire-nados. Bee-nados. Shark-nados. How do your characters cope? And do some of them see opportunity in the face of disaster? Submissions open August 1-5.
July 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
This September for STONE'S THROW, give us stories of the Earth in revolt. Hundred year storms every other month. Flash flooding. Tornados. Fire-nados. Bee-nados. Shark-nados. How do your characters cope? And do some of them see opportunity in the face of disaster? Submissions open August 1-5.
This is jammed packed with great writers!
Listen to @meproctor.bsky.social . A year's worth of bad decisions and desperate people. Available now from @rhppress.bsky.social : bit.ly/42IyT2W
July 22, 2025 at 4:29 AM
This is jammed packed with great writers!
Such an incredible book. I would never be able to choose a "number one" @sgj.bsky.social book, but this one is up there for hitting my heart hard. In the best way.
I will be thinking about this passage from Mapping the Interior forever. Thank you, @sgj.bsky.social
July 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Such an incredible book. I would never be able to choose a "number one" @sgj.bsky.social book, but this one is up there for hitting my heart hard. In the best way.
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THIS FRIDAY from @rhppress.bsky.social: Read what @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social
says about WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN--stories of heartbreak and hope from Derringer Award winner @cwblackwell.bsky.social. Don't miss picking up this collection. Pre-order your copy today: amzn.to/4nQ5bl7
says about WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN--stories of heartbreak and hope from Derringer Award winner @cwblackwell.bsky.social. Don't miss picking up this collection. Pre-order your copy today: amzn.to/4nQ5bl7
July 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM
THIS FRIDAY from @rhppress.bsky.social: Read what @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social
says about WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN--stories of heartbreak and hope from Derringer Award winner @cwblackwell.bsky.social. Don't miss picking up this collection. Pre-order your copy today: amzn.to/4nQ5bl7
says about WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN--stories of heartbreak and hope from Derringer Award winner @cwblackwell.bsky.social. Don't miss picking up this collection. Pre-order your copy today: amzn.to/4nQ5bl7
If you haven't read @robwhart.bay.social Assassins Anonymous, grab it along with the sequel The Medusa Protocol. You won't be disappointed!
THE MEDUSA PROTOCOL, the sequel to ASSASSINS ANONYMOUS, is now available! This book has everything: snakes, pizza, Brazil's sem-teto movement, and a whole bunch of killers just trying to be better. Spread the good word, my friends.
June 24, 2025 at 12:42 PM
If you haven't read @robwhart.bay.social Assassins Anonymous, grab it along with the sequel The Medusa Protocol. You won't be disappointed!
This is a heavy hitter list—check it out if you're in the area!
Tuesday, July 8! @jenconley45.bsky.social @scottadlerberg.bsky.social @victordeanda.bsky.social @smccaffery.bsky.social @jonmcgoran.bsky.social and Patrick Lambe at John and Peter’s in New Hope, PA!
June 24, 2025 at 12:34 PM
This is a heavy hitter list—check it out if you're in the area!
Megan Lucas @meaganlucas.bsky.social is amazing! Looks like another great workshop from Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social .
Stuck on a story you've been working on? Sharpen it up with the latest course from @rhppress.bsky.social. 2 live lectures, Discord workshopping, and professional critique with @meaganlucas.bsky.social. Class starts July 9th. Sign up today:
Excavating a Diamond - Revising your short story with Meagan Lucas
Sharpen your story: 2 live lectures, Discord workshopping, and pro critique. Bring a stuck draft. Leave with lightning in its veins.
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June 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Megan Lucas @meaganlucas.bsky.social is amazing! Looks like another great workshop from Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social .
Added to my playlist! Can't wait to add King of Ashes to my colleciton. @blacktopkid.bsky.social
▶️ NOW PLAYING: Honored to welcome @blacktopkid.bsky.social onto the program for the first time.
His latest novel is called KING OF ASHES, and it's a banger. Available now from @flatironbooks.bsky.social
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
His latest novel is called KING OF ASHES, and it's a banger. Available now from @flatironbooks.bsky.social
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
June 18, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Added to my playlist! Can't wait to add King of Ashes to my colleciton. @blacktopkid.bsky.social
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After a shaky start of '25, things are looking up! Published two poems in two zines. Submitted one story, and have two more irons in the fire. Manuscript is back on track. Writing group is restarting. Waiting for word on an incredible workshop opportunity. The universe is listening...
May 6, 2025 at 8:20 AM
After a shaky start of '25, things are looking up! Published two poems in two zines. Submitted one story, and have two more irons in the fire. Manuscript is back on track. Writing group is restarting. Waiting for word on an incredible workshop opportunity. The universe is listening...
Gabino Iglesias is a total powerhouse! Check out his videos that lead up to the release of Zero Saints. Check out The Devil Takes You Home and The House of Bone and Rain while you wait!
If you’re on TikTok, I’m making a series of videos telling funny, creepy, hopefully interesting stories about Zero Saints, which is coming back May 27th and you should totally preorder wherever you buy books because preorders are CRUCIAL! Anyway, first video is about beheadings.
May 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Gabino Iglesias is a total powerhouse! Check out his videos that lead up to the release of Zero Saints. Check out The Devil Takes You Home and The House of Bone and Rain while you wait!
Casey has never failed to inspire me. He's in good company in this compelling collection. Preorders are now available!
May 6, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Casey has never failed to inspire me. He's in good company in this compelling collection. Preorders are now available!
A little late—but a great reminder to support your indie bookstores everyday! Visit your local shops, or shop online at bookshop.org!
#independentbookstoreday #supportindiebookstores
#independentbookstoreday #supportindiebookstores
April 27, 2025 at 2:15 AM
A little late—but a great reminder to support your indie bookstores everyday! Visit your local shops, or shop online at bookshop.org!
#independentbookstoreday #supportindiebookstores
#independentbookstoreday #supportindiebookstores
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PLEASE don’t buy into Amazon’s booksale this week.
They are intentionally trying to eat into profits from Indie Bookstore Day this weekend, a really important annual event for our important community institutions.
Check out your local fave or bookshop.org.
They are intentionally trying to eat into profits from Indie Bookstore Day this weekend, a really important annual event for our important community institutions.
Check out your local fave or bookshop.org.
Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.
bookshop.org
April 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
PLEASE don’t buy into Amazon’s booksale this week.
They are intentionally trying to eat into profits from Indie Bookstore Day this weekend, a really important annual event for our important community institutions.
Check out your local fave or bookshop.org.
They are intentionally trying to eat into profits from Indie Bookstore Day this weekend, a really important annual event for our important community institutions.
Check out your local fave or bookshop.org.
Glasgow readers - heads up!
It would really mean the world to me if people would share details of my event for THE UNLIKELY PURSUIT OF MARY BENNET, Tuesday 29th April in Glasgow! If you have queer friends, tell them! Or if you think you'd enjoy a book which kills Mr Collins off, come along!
www.waterstones.com/events/lindz...
www.waterstones.com/events/lindz...
April 11, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Glasgow readers - heads up!
Getting my piece ready for submission. I'd be over the moon just to be a finalist in @smokelong.bsky.social Award for Flash Fiction! So many great writers have graced their pages!
One-month alert! Reading until May 10! The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction. More than $4700 in the prize pot. We're rooting for you!
www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction 2025 - SmokeLong Quarterly
The SmokeLong Quarterly Award for Flash Fiction (The Smokey) is now an annual competition that celebrates and compensates excellence in flash. Our first grand prize winner in 2018 was “Whale Fall” by ...
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April 10, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Getting my piece ready for submission. I'd be over the moon just to be a finalist in @smokelong.bsky.social Award for Flash Fiction! So many great writers have graced their pages!
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Trump’s trying to gut funding for libraries: you can fight back with ALA.
The President's executive order to dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services would be deeply harmful. We need to speak out.
Take action NOW: tell Congress to protect library funding.
bit.ly/ProtectLibraryFunding
The President's executive order to dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services would be deeply harmful. We need to speak out.
Take action NOW: tell Congress to protect library funding.
bit.ly/ProtectLibraryFunding
March 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Trump’s trying to gut funding for libraries: you can fight back with ALA.
The President's executive order to dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services would be deeply harmful. We need to speak out.
Take action NOW: tell Congress to protect library funding.
bit.ly/ProtectLibraryFunding
The President's executive order to dismantle the Institute of Museum & Library Services would be deeply harmful. We need to speak out.
Take action NOW: tell Congress to protect library funding.
bit.ly/ProtectLibraryFunding
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Mark your calendars! @uabookbans.bsky.social is organizing Right to Read Day on April 7! More info here uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-rea...
Right to Read Day
The right to read is under attack. On Right to Read Day, April 7, 2025, take action to support your library and protect your freedom to read.
uniteagainstbookbans.org
March 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Mark your calendars! @uabookbans.bsky.social is organizing Right to Read Day on April 7! More info here uniteagainstbookbans.org/right-to-rea...
Just finished reading It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over by Anne De Marcken. A great debut that had me highlighting passages of great prose. This one will stick with me for a while!
March 13, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Just finished reading It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over by Anne De Marcken. A great debut that had me highlighting passages of great prose. This one will stick with me for a while!
Just discovered artist Charles Reyna. His abstract paintings ate bold and inspiring—check out his work!
January 28, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Just discovered artist Charles Reyna. His abstract paintings ate bold and inspiring—check out his work!
Check out one of my favorites—Shotgun Honey—here and on the Stack!
A little good tidings posted on our Patreon free for all with a gift.
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays | Shotgun Honey
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December 24, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Check out one of my favorites—Shotgun Honey—here and on the Stack!
I just registered for a seminar with author Laura Dave, read the latest Writers Digest, picked up Patty Smith's book and audio, and did some fact checking in a few databases. Found out there's a writing club that's starting back up, too. Libraries rock! Support yours in any way you can!
December 5, 2024 at 9:00 AM
I just registered for a seminar with author Laura Dave, read the latest Writers Digest, picked up Patty Smith's book and audio, and did some fact checking in a few databases. Found out there's a writing club that's starting back up, too. Libraries rock! Support yours in any way you can!