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Cislyn Smith

@cislyn.bsky.social

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Writer, editor, crafty person. Frequently covered in cat hair, often wearing many hats. Dream Foundry, Flights of Foundry, Small Wonders Magazine

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Cislyn Smith @cislyn.bsky.social · Sep 17

Oh hey, so maybe I should introduce myself since there's been a huge influx of new folks? Hi! I'm co-chair for Flights of Foundry, operations manager of Dream Foundry, and co-editor of Small Wonders Magazine! I love collaborating on projects and working out logistics for anything other than dinner.

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Cislyn Smith @cislyn.bsky.social · 13h

Stephen, every single one of his saved passwords is WRONG. I think he was just resetting them over and over 😭

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Cislyn Smith @cislyn.bsky.social · 14h

There’s nothing quite so infuriating as trying to cancel a dead loved one’s subscriptions. Geez, dad, I promise you didn’t need so many paid substack things. Also it’s like five screens for each cancellation. Ugh.

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Stephen Granade @granades.com · 4d

Running short fiction magazines is hard, or so I hear. Here’s a list of three you can support if you’re so inclined, and I do hope you are.

Small Wonders @smallwondersmag.com · 4d

There are several great magazines fundraising right now, or about to start fundraising, and we encourage y'all to support them!

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Cislyn Smith @cislyn.bsky.social · 9d

My dad passed away in the early hours yesterday. He was an awesome single dad, a nature photographer, an audiophile, a collector of rocks and fossils, a reader, and so much more. Check out @riverguy47.bsky.social for some of his pictures. I miss him more than words can say already.

A slightly blurry selfie of Cislyn and Dad.

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Cislyn Smith @cislyn.bsky.social · 12d

I’m having a rough one over here. Share something happy or silly with me, when you can? I’m at the hospital with my dad and could really use a smile.

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Cislyn Smith @cislyn.bsky.social · 14d

Gonna miss flights of foundry this year (for the first time ever) due to family emergency that has me down in Florida. It is a nice feeling knowing that the convention will happen and run just fine without me, though.

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Cislyn Smith @cislyn.bsky.social · 18d

Yeah, first time but certainly not last! That music!

Cislyn Smith @cislyn.bsky.social · 18d

Did you KNOW Flights of Foundry has a direct sign-up sheet for the workshops and chill-n-chats that didn't get filled up by the lottery? And in fact, there are a LOT of seats open in a lot of cool sessions. Register and then mosy on over to the program and sign up!

flights-of-foundry.org/lottery/

a rainbow colored shooting star with the words " do you know " in the background

Alt: a rainbow colored shooting star with the words " the more you know " above the rainbow

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Cislyn Smith @cislyn.bsky.social · 18d

Oh hey maybe I should like, come up with some prompts for that flash fiction challenge, huh? Riiiiiight....

Cislyn Smith @cislyn.bsky.social · 18d

Convention channels are deployed on the discord and I've started to get roles assigned, pin answers to common questions, etc.

It's starting to feel real. LESS THAN A WEEK AAAAAH

a close up of a furry animal with a very angry look on its face

Alt: Fizzgig, a small furry muppet critter from the movie The Dark Crystal, opening its mouth wide and stomping its little feet.

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Cislyn Smith @cislyn.bsky.social · 18d

Happy Caturday! Blizzara likes my sunlamp even more than I do.

A white tabby with brown spots on her head and a very pink nose. She is bathed in bright white light and her eyes are squinched shut in happiness.

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Cislyn Smith @cislyn.bsky.social · 19d

I needed something chill tonight because my brain was completely fried.

Enter: KPop Demon Hunters.

Yesssss this was so fun! Also, I love this duo and want this in my life.

Derpy the glowing spirit tiger and Sussie the three eyed bird wearing a tiny hat, standing on Derpy’s head.

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Dream Foundry @dreamfoundry.bsky.social · 19d

Calling all Flights of Foundry Flock!

We're looking for volunteers! It takes a lot run a convention. Want to see behind the curtain, meet cool people, and be a part of what makes FoF great? We have several different roles and we'll teach you what to do.

flights-of-foundry.o...

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Yulia Zhuchkova @avalach.bsky.social · 19d

Autumn vibes in my art 🍂

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Cislyn Smith @cislyn.bsky.social · 20d

Flights of Foundry's first tech check session is live now. One hour to drop in, check your set up, make sure you know what's what, and go on your merry way. And if this time doesn't work for you, we've got plenty more over the next week and a half:

flights-of-foundry.org/faq/#tech

FAQ – Flights of Foundry

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Cislyn Smith @cislyn.bsky.social · 20d

It is so, so cool that we get to do this and also find these really awesome stories and bring them to y'all. I literally bounce and squee whenever we get confirmation that yes, a story we want is available.

Stephen Granade @granades.com · 20d

We’re into year three of @smallwondersmag.com and the experience of reading a story and becoming so excited that you want to publish it immediately has yet to grow old.

Cislyn Smith @cislyn.bsky.social · 20d

Oooooof

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Cislyn Smith @cislyn.bsky.social · 20d

YEP just casually drop “oh I was in the hospital for a few days” and ARGH

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Marguerite Kenner @margueritekenner.bsky.social · 22d

Hey folks, remember this exchange I had with @diabolicalplots.com? Guess what - it's happening! Join David and I in conversation at @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social Hour 3. Better yet, let us know your contract questions in advance! Share them here (no DMs please).

A Bluesky exchange between Diabolical Plots and Marguerite Kenner.
Marguerite: Are we on the Understanding Publishing Contracts panel together at Flights of Foundry because HO BOY do we have a lot of recent events to talk about!
Diabolical Plots: I am not! I have a chill and chat and an anthology panel, tho I would certainly have a lot to say on that topic!

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Cislyn Smith @cislyn.bsky.social · 20d

Here are links to do those things:
Register: flights-of-foundry.org/registration/
Session signup: flights-of-foundry.org/lottery/
Donate: flights-of-foundry.org/donate/
The program: flights-of-foundry.org/program-3/
Discord: discord.gg/dreamfoundry
Volunteer: flights-of-foundry.org/volunteer/

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Cislyn Smith @cislyn.bsky.social · 20d

Things there is still time to do (Flights of Foundry version):

* Register
* Join in limited seating sessions that aren't full
* Donate so we can keep doing awesome things
* Get slightly overwhelmed but also super excited about the program
* Join the discord ahead of the rush
* Volunteer!

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