Mary Fan
@astralcolt.bsky.social
YA & sci-fi/fantasy writer based in Jersey City. Author of Stronger than a Bronze Dragon, Starswept, and Artificial Absolutes. Co-editor of Brave New Girls. Life-long theater kid and proud circus freak.
BIG PUBLISHING ANNOUNCEMENT*
I'm starting a publishing house called Only Fan Press. Because I will be the only one doing everything. I'll write all the books. And edit. And format. And covers. And marketing and distribution and, why not, printing and binding too.
*not really everything here is a lie
I'm starting a publishing house called Only Fan Press. Because I will be the only one doing everything. I'll write all the books. And edit. And format. And covers. And marketing and distribution and, why not, printing and binding too.
*not really everything here is a lie
August 19, 2025 at 4:07 AM
BIG PUBLISHING ANNOUNCEMENT*
I'm starting a publishing house called Only Fan Press. Because I will be the only one doing everything. I'll write all the books. And edit. And format. And covers. And marketing and distribution and, why not, printing and binding too.
*not really everything here is a lie
I'm starting a publishing house called Only Fan Press. Because I will be the only one doing everything. I'll write all the books. And edit. And format. And covers. And marketing and distribution and, why not, printing and binding too.
*not really everything here is a lie
Our latest #BraveNewGirls antho is out now! Smart is the new superpower in this collection of short stories about tech-savvy girls in sci-fi worlds. Proceeds from sales are donated to the Society of Women Engineers! books2read.com/bravenewgirls9
July 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Our latest #BraveNewGirls antho is out now! Smart is the new superpower in this collection of short stories about tech-savvy girls in sci-fi worlds. Proceeds from sales are donated to the Society of Women Engineers! books2read.com/bravenewgirls9
Been meaning to dive into the other stories in this anthology for a minute… excited to revisit the Phenomenons!
June 30, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Been meaning to dive into the other stories in this anthology for a minute… excited to revisit the Phenomenons!
Unplugging from the world tonight 📖
June 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Unplugging from the world tonight 📖
Just proofed my stories for PRISM! Can’t wait to share this 1980s retro spy thriller with y’all!
June 21, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Just proofed my stories for PRISM! Can’t wait to share this 1980s retro spy thriller with y’all!
Been a minute since I made this shape on static trapeze 🎪
June 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Been a minute since I made this shape on static trapeze 🎪
Me doing aerials Eska getting brushed
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“What other side???”
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“What other side???”
June 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Me doing aerials Eska getting brushed
🤝
“What other side???”
🤝
“What other side???”
Cozy cabin getaway for the long weekend 🧙
May 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Cozy cabin getaway for the long weekend 🧙
Having tried pole all of twice I feel like it’s somehow similar and different at once… like fundamentals such as inverts and knee hooks are similar but of course one is a pole and the other is fabric? lol pole is so much harder IMO… I need fluffy fabric to lie around in 😁
May 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Having tried pole all of twice I feel like it’s somehow similar and different at once… like fundamentals such as inverts and knee hooks are similar but of course one is a pole and the other is fabric? lol pole is so much harder IMO… I need fluffy fabric to lie around in 😁
They say being a writer means giving yourself homework for the rest of your life…
So here I am, thinking about completing an assignment I first set for myself in 2014… or was it 2013? Anyway, I finally published Windborn in 2020 and I’ve been meaning to get back to that world ever since.
So here I am, thinking about completing an assignment I first set for myself in 2014… or was it 2013? Anyway, I finally published Windborn in 2020 and I’ve been meaning to get back to that world ever since.
May 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
They say being a writer means giving yourself homework for the rest of your life…
So here I am, thinking about completing an assignment I first set for myself in 2014… or was it 2013? Anyway, I finally published Windborn in 2020 and I’ve been meaning to get back to that world ever since.
So here I am, thinking about completing an assignment I first set for myself in 2014… or was it 2013? Anyway, I finally published Windborn in 2020 and I’ve been meaning to get back to that world ever since.
Played TKTS roulette and ended up seeing a play I otherwise wouldn’t have known about (because I’m woefully ignorant about these kinds of things), and I loved it! Retrograde is a sharp and witty play about a meeting between Sidney Poitier, a “good liberal” writer, and a cutthroat studio exec
April 12, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Played TKTS roulette and ended up seeing a play I otherwise wouldn’t have known about (because I’m woefully ignorant about these kinds of things), and I loved it! Retrograde is a sharp and witty play about a meeting between Sidney Poitier, a “good liberal” writer, and a cutthroat studio exec
Did someone say STRETCH? 😉 We’ve hit our initial Kickstarter goal for PRISM, a collection of spy thriller tales, but we’ve got some amazing stretch goal authors waiting in the wings! Let’s invite them to the party, shall we? 😁
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pri...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pri...
April 1, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Did someone say STRETCH? 😉 We’ve hit our initial Kickstarter goal for PRISM, a collection of spy thriller tales, but we’ve got some amazing stretch goal authors waiting in the wings! Let’s invite them to the party, shall we? 😁
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pri...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/pri...
Spent the weekend at #AWP25, where I spoke on a panel with Andrew K Hoe and Frankie Huang on positionality in publishing — a complex topic with no easy answers. Also listened in on some panels and talks, including Roxane Gay’s keynote
March 30, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Spent the weekend at #AWP25, where I spoke on a panel with Andrew K Hoe and Frankie Huang on positionality in publishing — a complex topic with no easy answers. Also listened in on some panels and talks, including Roxane Gay’s keynote
Been in Middle Earth the past few weeks 🧝🏻♀️
March 14, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Been in Middle Earth the past few weeks 🧝🏻♀️
Alternate cover for THE GREEN HORNET AND KATO: DETROIT NOIR CITY unlocked! With 30ish hours to go, can we unlock our final stretch goal: an extra story from the creator of Thrawn himself, Timothy Zahn? Check out our campaign! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre...
March 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Alternate cover for THE GREEN HORNET AND KATO: DETROIT NOIR CITY unlocked! With 30ish hours to go, can we unlock our final stretch goal: an extra story from the creator of Thrawn himself, Timothy Zahn? Check out our campaign! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre...
I was sweeping the snow off the hot tub cover…
February 22, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I was sweeping the snow off the hot tub cover…
What passes for lyrics in this score… can you tell what we’re signing? 🧝🏻♀️
February 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
What passes for lyrics in this score… can you tell what we’re signing? 🧝🏻♀️
Back on the slopes! Been a minute…
February 18, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Back on the slopes! Been a minute…
Vermont trip means lots of chews for Miss Eska 🐺
February 18, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Vermont trip means lots of chews for Miss Eska 🐺
Eska bouncing through snow deeper than she is tall 🐺
February 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Eska bouncing through snow deeper than she is tall 🐺
COMBAT MONSTERS is out now!! This anthology re-imagined World War II battles with supernatural creatures. My story, “The Night the Moon Burned,” takes place in China in 1938 and features a qilin — a Chinese unicorn. Check it out!
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0D7...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0D7...
February 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
COMBAT MONSTERS is out now!! This anthology re-imagined World War II battles with supernatural creatures. My story, “The Night the Moon Burned,” takes place in China in 1938 and features a qilin — a Chinese unicorn. Check it out!
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0D7...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0D7...
Let’s roll, Kato! The Kickstarter for THE GREEN HORNET AND KATO: DETROIT NOIR CITY is now LIVE! I’m so honored to have a story in this anthology with some sci-fi heavyweights, including Timothy Zahn (!!!!!) and Kevin J. Anderson (!!!!!). Check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre...
January 31, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Let’s roll, Kato! The Kickstarter for THE GREEN HORNET AND KATO: DETROIT NOIR CITY is now LIVE! I’m so honored to have a story in this anthology with some sci-fi heavyweights, including Timothy Zahn (!!!!!) and Kevin J. Anderson (!!!!!). Check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre...
Just showing off my rainbow piano socks. Got ‘em at the opera gift shop, which I say makes them extra gay 🌈
January 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Just showing off my rainbow piano socks. Got ‘em at the opera gift shop, which I say makes them extra gay 🌈