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Deborah L. Davitt, Author @deborahldavitt.com · 1d

Finished my "rough draft" of my most recent project.

59 poems, 108 pages, 19,718 words. Not bad for about a month's work!

Deborah L. Davitt, Author @deborahldavitt.com · 2d

A friend asked me to pass along an anthology funding on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/165...

It's a tie-in for their TTRPG system, so the stories should all be steampunky goodness. Check it out!

Tales from Whitechapel

A antholology for the Gaslight Victorian Fantasy RPG

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Deborah L. Davitt, Author @deborahldavitt.com · 5d

New poem today! teachwritejournal.com/current-issue/

Current Issue

2025 Fall/Winter Edition 2025 FAWIDownload

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Deborah L. Davitt, Author @deborahldavitt.com · 8d

New poem live today, a dark, dark piece called "Altamura Man," currently live at Reader Beware Magazine: readerbewaremag.itch.io/reader-bewar...

READER BEWARE 2025 by Reader Beware

READER BEWARE 5: DEATH OF THE EDITORS

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Deborah L. Davitt, Author @deborahldavitt.com · 12d

Book mail day! I love getting to see my name on the covers. . . and the stories inside are going to be FUN.

Two books, side by side: Vampires Save The Day/Night and The Year's Top Tales of Space and Time.

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Deborah L. Davitt, Author @deborahldavitt.com · 15d

For those who aren't aware, I periodically run a workshop called Developing Our Voices, which gathers writers and gives them a chance to get comfortable reading their own work out loud.

If anyone is interested in participating in the next one, please DM me, and I'll try to get one scheduled. <3

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Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social · 15d

As someone who is neurodiverse and on the spectrum, I have thoughts on that presidential big announcement about autism. Here we go!

We've always been around. We'll always be here. Living, seeing, loving, dying. 1/

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When They Say They've Cured Autism | Jason Sanford's Genre Grapevine

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Deborah L. Davitt, Author @deborahldavitt.com · 26d

Thanks so much!!

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Emily Hare @emilyhare.co.uk · 28d

It's my birthday!! I'm 49 - how did that happen? I would LOVE it if you could share or follow my art for my birthday, that would be a brilliant gift! Thank you everyone who follows and comments, it is such a great place here! 49 feels ace btw. #artshare #birthday #watercolour
www.emilyhare.co.uk

huge dragon (only the head visible) resting in a body of water in a forest. Lots of vines and tree branches dangling down, a stream running over its head and a great white egret taking off from the water next to it.

a mermaid with a pink tail resting on a rock and leaning back on her hands as her tail comes out of the water. In the background is a lagoon and some cliffs and further back the hint of a waterfall

a precarious tall hill with a wizard's house sitting on top of it with a wisp of smoke coming out of the chimney. It is dusk and all the windows are yellow with the light from inside.

a large winged blue dragon prepares to land on a nest with two baby blue dragons waiting in the nest for their dinner.

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Deborah L. Davitt, Author @deborahldavitt.com · Sep 7

Thank you so much!

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Deborah L. Davitt, Author @deborahldavitt.com · Sep 5

:( I'd offer a hug of support, but, y'know. . . at a distance. :(

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Deborah L. Davitt, Author @deborahldavitt.com · Sep 5

Thanks for the shout-out!

Deborah L. Davitt, Author @deborahldavitt.com · Sep 5

#AugurMicros2025
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While this is far more of a wish, a dream, or a poem, I hope that Augur takes it in the spirit it's intended. <3

100 words on the future: "To Touch the Stars". . . a dream by Deborah L. Davitt

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Abandoned account @abandondedhellmag.bsky.social · Sep 5

Hell Itself opened today and released a darkly beautiful story by @deborahldavitt.com, "Reaping Whirlwinds."

hellitself.com/reaping-whir...

Look for our second story on Friday, September 12!

Reaping Whirlwinds – Hell Itself

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Deborah L. Davitt, Author @deborahldavitt.com · Sep 5

Writers often advise, "Keep submitting that story till Hell itself won't have it."

Well, now there is a magazine called Hell Itself that specializes in those stories that, for whatever reason, don't fit.

My story, "Reaping Whirlwinds," is their first publication!

hellitself.com/reaping-whir...

Reaping Whirlwinds – Hell Itself

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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · Sep 4

I’ve made an update to this situation.
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Eugenia Triantafyllou @foxesandroses.bsky.social · Sep 4

This is an interesting and important read if you want to know about contracts, negotiations and the ongoing situation regarding MRM.

P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · Sep 1

September newsletter just dropped! In which I discuss some contract woes and take a deep dive into an AI nightmare. (Aside from the usual updates).
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Deborah L. Davitt, Author @deborahldavitt.com · Sep 1

As we hit the 3/4 mark of a very, very long year, I thought I'd celebrate a bit with the stuff I've managed to bring into the world this year.

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Deborah L. Davitt, Author @deborahldavitt.com · Aug 31

Live today! My story, "A Thirst for Justice" is in "When Vampires Save the Day/Night"!

eternalhauntedsummer.com/gorgons-gaze...

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Available at fine book purveyors across the internet!

Gorgon’s Gaze Press

Welcome to Gorgon’s Gaze Press, the home of collaborative storytelling. Beginning in Autumn 2025, Gorgon’s Gaze Press will release one new themed anthology every year: vampires, witches…

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Deborah L. Davitt, Author @deborahldavitt.com · Aug 30

I'm pleased to announce that three of my stories that were no longer available to read due to magazine closures, are now available for free on InkFoundry!

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Deborah L. Davitt, Author @deborahldavitt.com · Aug 28

InkFoundry is a website dedicated to curating short fiction. I highly recommend it as a place to browse for new reads. :) I know the site owner, and she's constantly looking for new ways to improve it. Each piece added to the database is tagged for content: inkfoundry.net

InkFoundry

Welcome to Inkfoundry! A curated, searchable library of short fiction tagged and organized to help readers find stories and authors they'll love.

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Deborah L. Davitt, Author @deborahldavitt.com · Aug 27

www.flametreepublishing.com/robots-past-...

Happy reprint day! My 2019 story, "Glass Eyes, Steel Hands, Metal Mind" appears in the Flame Tree Anthology, Robots Past & Future. <3

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Deborah L. Davitt, Author @deborahldavitt.com · Aug 27

Also, I wasn't notified when this went live, so I'm sharing it now: foofaraw.press/interviews-f...

Warning: this is very much my sense of humor at work. :P

🏰 Interviews for the Magic Kingdom's New Royal Family by Deborah L. Davitt

becoming royalty

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Deborah L. Davitt, Author @deborahldavitt.com · Aug 27

Live today at Bauble from Bones! www.baublesfrombones.com/alabaster-cr...

@bfbzine.bsky.social A special shout-out to the editor, Elyse, who made my horseback riding scenes so much better, and whose careful eye improved the story as well!

"The Alabaster Crown" by Deborah L. Davitt

Smuggling a stolen crown from a country embroiled in revolution becomes even more dangerous when Jasper finds someone to protect. "The Alabaster Crown" by Deborah L. Davitt. Featured in Baubles From ...

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Deborah L. Davitt, Author @deborahldavitt.com · Aug 25

*sheepish smile, raises hand*

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Baubles From Bones @bfbzine.bsky.social · Aug 24

Guess what time it is again!! 😊 Baubles from Bones Issue 6 will release on August 27th 2025!!

We have SEVEN new stories and FOUR poems from across the speculative spectrum.

You can buy your own physical or digital copy on our Etsy while individual stories will be on our website! 📚🪐💀

Cover art of Baubles From Bones Issue 6, art by Lucas Kurz. The corpses of giant squids are bundled for harvest and lifted by cranes in a thawing landscape.

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