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cat mcmahan

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cat mcmahan @catmcmahan.bsky.social · Aug 29

so gorgeous!!!

Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · Aug 27

THE SUPERBLOOM HAS ARRIVED 🏵️🌹🪷🌻🌷🌼💮

@marissavu.bsky.social and the Violet Lichen team are thrilled to present the cover for ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE FICTION! 🌿

Cover Art: @tropicalgloom.bsky.social
Cover Design: Mikio Murakami @ Silent Q Design

Cover art featuring a large, extraterrestrial pink hibiscus. Text reads in geometric font: "The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction. ECO24. Edited By Marissa van Uden"

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cat mcmahan @catmcmahan.bsky.social · Aug 5

hi i dont post on here very often. behold: gazpacho being rudely awakened by paparazzi

cat mcmahan @catmcmahan.bsky.social · Jul 2

incredibly excited and honored beyond words that my story “Bodies” (originally published in @clarkesworldmagazine.com ) is appearing in this anthology, alongside the work of such wildly talented authors!!

Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · Jul 1

NEW BLOG POST ALERT! 🌱🍄
Violet Lichen Books and Apex Book Company are delighted to announce the finalists for the inaugural ECO: The Year’s Best Speculative Ecofiction! Thank you to everyone who submitted and nominated stories this year. Check the post or keep reading for the full table of contents!

ECO24: The Year’s Best Speculative Ecofiction TOC Announcement

Violet Lichen Books and Apex Book Company are delighted to announce the finalists for the inaugural ECO: The Year’s Best Speculative Ecofiction, the first ever best-of anthology series dedicated to ec...