Kate Ravenna
@fantasticalkate.bsky.social
Writer of fantastical stories. Voracious reader of all things sci-fi and fantasy. First reader for Translunar Travelers Lounge. Codex member.
You have to talk to your yeast to make sure it properly rises.
January 1, 2026 at 8:12 PM
You have to talk to your yeast to make sure it properly rises.
Happy New Year to everyone except the people setting off fireworks and terrifying my cats.
January 1, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Happy New Year to everyone except the people setting off fireworks and terrifying my cats.
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Y'all should snap up this free (!) anthology of hopeful short stories. I'm proud to say that my piece, The Giant's Unquiet Bones, is included. Because sometimes you need a story about a girl marrying a dead giant's bones.
It’s New Year’s Eve, and 2025 has been A Year. I thought everyone might appreciate a cozy gift. Please get the Worlds of Possibility Volume 2 ebook for free, if you would like it! www.juliarios.com/a-gift-to-en...
A gift to end 2025 — Worlds of Possibility Volume 2!
This second volume collects short stories, flash fiction, and drabbles from the August 2023 to June 2025 issue run of Worlds of Possibility.
www.juliarios.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Y'all should snap up this free (!) anthology of hopeful short stories. I'm proud to say that my piece, The Giant's Unquiet Bones, is included. Because sometimes you need a story about a girl marrying a dead giant's bones.
Y'all should snap up this free (!) anthology of hopeful short stories. I'm proud to say that my piece, The Giant's Unquiet Bones, is included. Because sometimes you need a story about a girl marrying a dead giant's bones.
It’s New Year’s Eve, and 2025 has been A Year. I thought everyone might appreciate a cozy gift. Please get the Worlds of Possibility Volume 2 ebook for free, if you would like it! www.juliarios.com/a-gift-to-en...
A gift to end 2025 — Worlds of Possibility Volume 2!
This second volume collects short stories, flash fiction, and drabbles from the August 2023 to June 2025 issue run of Worlds of Possibility.
www.juliarios.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Y'all should snap up this free (!) anthology of hopeful short stories. I'm proud to say that my piece, The Giant's Unquiet Bones, is included. Because sometimes you need a story about a girl marrying a dead giant's bones.
Reposted by Kate Ravenna
Watching THE GREEN KNIGHT again
April 22, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Watching THE GREEN KNIGHT again
Pippin would like to know why his brother gets an entire holiday, and he doesn't.
December 26, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Pippin would like to know why his brother gets an entire holiday, and he doesn't.
Everyone who gets my Christmas letter this year is also getting Raccoons with Lockpicks. Because everyone needs a little chaotic raccoon heist in their life.
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December 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Everyone who gets my Christmas letter this year is also getting Raccoons with Lockpicks. Because everyone needs a little chaotic raccoon heist in their life.
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Last Christmas Ich gave thee myne hearte
The verye next daye ther came a wolf
Wyth sinews of whispers - quiet as frost -
And the wolf stole myne hearte, fled
To a tower out of tyme biyonde all the stars.
Seek now myne hearte,
Return it within a yeare and a daye:
Thys ys thy queste
Fayle not
The verye next daye ther came a wolf
Wyth sinews of whispers - quiet as frost -
And the wolf stole myne hearte, fled
To a tower out of tyme biyonde all the stars.
Seek now myne hearte,
Return it within a yeare and a daye:
Thys ys thy queste
Fayle not
December 24, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Last Christmas Ich gave thee myne hearte
The verye next daye ther came a wolf
Wyth sinews of whispers - quiet as frost -
And the wolf stole myne hearte, fled
To a tower out of tyme biyonde all the stars.
Seek now myne hearte,
Return it within a yeare and a daye:
Thys ys thy queste
Fayle not
The verye next daye ther came a wolf
Wyth sinews of whispers - quiet as frost -
And the wolf stole myne hearte, fled
To a tower out of tyme biyonde all the stars.
Seek now myne hearte,
Return it within a yeare and a daye:
Thys ys thy queste
Fayle not
My pancake today cooked up with a pattern of a grinning skull. What could that portend?
December 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
My pancake today cooked up with a pattern of a grinning skull. What could that portend?
Eligibility post! My flash piece The Giant's Unquiet Bones came out this year in Worlds of Possibility. It's about a girl who marries a dead giant's bones.
It will soon be out in the Worlds of Possibility Anthology Volume Two.
www.juliarios.com/introducing-...
It will soon be out in the Worlds of Possibility Anthology Volume Two.
www.juliarios.com/introducing-...
Introducing the June 2025 Issue of Worlds of Possibility
This issue contains fourteen stories, five poems, and three original illustrations.
www.juliarios.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Eligibility post! My flash piece The Giant's Unquiet Bones came out this year in Worlds of Possibility. It's about a girl who marries a dead giant's bones.
It will soon be out in the Worlds of Possibility Anthology Volume Two.
www.juliarios.com/introducing-...
It will soon be out in the Worlds of Possibility Anthology Volume Two.
www.juliarios.com/introducing-...
Y'all should read this brilliant mashup of Beowulf and How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
"Every Scylding in Heorot liked mead a lot,
But Grendel the beast, roaring outside did not.
Grendel hated Scyldings, the whole Danish clan.
Can I say why? I don’t think I can."
"Every Scylding in Heorot liked mead a lot,
But Grendel the beast, roaring outside did not.
Grendel hated Scyldings, the whole Danish clan.
Can I say why? I don’t think I can."
Hwæt! Tis the season when I repost my epic mashup of Beowulf and Dr. Seuss.
Grendel as Grinch
Every Scylding in Heorot liked mead a lot, But Grendel the beast, roaring outside did not. Grendel hated Scyldings, the whole Danish clan. Can I say why? I don’t think I can. He spied on the …
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December 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Y'all should read this brilliant mashup of Beowulf and How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
"Every Scylding in Heorot liked mead a lot,
But Grendel the beast, roaring outside did not.
Grendel hated Scyldings, the whole Danish clan.
Can I say why? I don’t think I can."
"Every Scylding in Heorot liked mead a lot,
But Grendel the beast, roaring outside did not.
Grendel hated Scyldings, the whole Danish clan.
Can I say why? I don’t think I can."
Reposted by Kate Ravenna
Behold, if you will, the...astonishing...contract from Shadow Light Press. A rolling 10-year term...payment on profit (but only after costs are recouped)...appropriation of the author's universe if they can't continue the series...and more www.reddit.com/r/Progressio...
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December 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Behold, if you will, the...astonishing...contract from Shadow Light Press. A rolling 10-year term...payment on profit (but only after costs are recouped)...appropriation of the author's universe if they can't continue the series...and more www.reddit.com/r/Progressio...
I love this story. As soon as you think about Necromancy as an MLM it seems self evident, as many of the best story ideas are.
Ahem
One of my short stories was published this year--a thread by the worst person in your high school. I am exceedingly proud of this. You can buy/read it here, in the fifth issue of Archive of the Odd, with a bunch of other amazing found fiction: archiveoftheodd.bigcartel.com/product/preo...
One of my short stories was published this year--a thread by the worst person in your high school. I am exceedingly proud of this. You can buy/read it here, in the fifth issue of Archive of the Odd, with a bunch of other amazing found fiction: archiveoftheodd.bigcartel.com/product/preo...
December 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I love this story. As soon as you think about Necromancy as an MLM it seems self evident, as many of the best story ideas are.
Reposted by Kate Ravenna
hello. bsky friends
we just published a newsletter about recent updates + news to our electronic mail friends and thought we'd post it here as well
in case you are interested in deadlands NEWS
link:
we just published a newsletter about recent updates + news to our electronic mail friends and thought we'd post it here as well
in case you are interested in deadlands NEWS
link:
deadlands updates + open for submissions!
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December 11, 2025 at 4:26 PM
hello. bsky friends
we just published a newsletter about recent updates + news to our electronic mail friends and thought we'd post it here as well
in case you are interested in deadlands NEWS
link:
we just published a newsletter about recent updates + news to our electronic mail friends and thought we'd post it here as well
in case you are interested in deadlands NEWS
link:
Reposted by Kate Ravenna
✨ GIVEAWAY ✨ The final giveaway of the year is… well, what do YOU want it to be? 👀 One winner will select a set of their choosing! Giveaway ends 12/16.
To Enter:
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✨ For an extra entry: What’s the best gift to give your PC?
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To Enter:
🎁 Follow this account
🎲 Like + repost this post
✨ For an extra entry: What’s the best gift to give your PC?
#dnd #dice #ttrpg
December 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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based on how often the naughty teens of major cities throw the rentable scooters directly into the river i've formed a theory that the many iron age swords and cauldrons found in lakes around europe that we've previously assumed were ceremonial and sacrificial in nature were in fact thrown by teens
August 17, 2024 at 4:38 PM
based on how often the naughty teens of major cities throw the rentable scooters directly into the river i've formed a theory that the many iron age swords and cauldrons found in lakes around europe that we've previously assumed were ceremonial and sacrificial in nature were in fact thrown by teens
And quake in frigid purgatorial fires
Of which the flame is roses, and the smoke is briars.
The dripping blood our only drink,
The bloody flesh our only food:
In spite of which we like to think
That we are sound, substantial flesh and blood –
Again, in spite of that, we call this Friday good.
Of which the flame is roses, and the smoke is briars.
The dripping blood our only drink,
The bloody flesh our only food:
In spite of which we like to think
That we are sound, substantial flesh and blood –
Again, in spite of that, we call this Friday good.
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
And quake in frigid purgatorial fires
Of which the flame is roses, and the smoke is briars.
The dripping blood our only drink,
The bloody flesh our only food:
In spite of which we like to think
That we are sound, substantial flesh and blood –
Again, in spite of that, we call this Friday good.
Of which the flame is roses, and the smoke is briars.
The dripping blood our only drink,
The bloody flesh our only food:
In spite of which we like to think
That we are sound, substantial flesh and blood –
Again, in spite of that, we call this Friday good.
December 3, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Starforged is sooooo good, y'all! If you are a writer, I highly recommend the Oracles which I have used to help me brainstorm so many times.
(I asked the Oracle why you should buy Starforged and it said "persevere solution," so maybe it has the solution to the plot problem that's been vexing you.)
(I asked the Oracle why you should buy Starforged and it said "persevere solution," so maybe it has the solution to the plot problem that's been vexing you.)
Ironsworn Black Friday / Cyber Monday deals are now live at @drivethrurpg.com!
First of all, Ironsworn: Starforged, the standalone, sci-fi evolution of the Ironsworn RPG, is a Black Friday doorbuster at 75% off!
Get it here: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/3...
First of all, Ironsworn: Starforged, the standalone, sci-fi evolution of the Ironsworn RPG, is a Black Friday doorbuster at 75% off!
Get it here: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/3...
November 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Starforged is sooooo good, y'all! If you are a writer, I highly recommend the Oracles which I have used to help me brainstorm so many times.
(I asked the Oracle why you should buy Starforged and it said "persevere solution," so maybe it has the solution to the plot problem that's been vexing you.)
(I asked the Oracle why you should buy Starforged and it said "persevere solution," so maybe it has the solution to the plot problem that's been vexing you.)
Made brookies for Thanksgiving. They smell amazing.
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Made brookies for Thanksgiving. They smell amazing.
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I've updated my blog post about Must Read magazines with information about how the Must Read contracts have changed--and the negotiation difficulties that some authors still encounter writerbeware.blog/2025/07/25/c...
Contract Controversy (and Change) at Must Read Magazines - Writer Beware
In a surprise move this past February, a new group called Must Read Magazines acquired five well-known genre magazines: Asimov’s Science Fiction, Analog Science Fiction and Fact, The Magazine of Fanta...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I've updated my blog post about Must Read magazines with information about how the Must Read contracts have changed--and the negotiation difficulties that some authors still encounter writerbeware.blog/2025/07/25/c...
I make this black bean soup absolutely all the time. I like to soak the beans overnight, and then you just toss everything in the pot and simmer for forty-five minutes. Super easy, and quite cheap.
smittenkitchen.com/2010/01/blac...
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November 4, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I make this black bean soup absolutely all the time. I like to soak the beans overnight, and then you just toss everything in the pot and simmer for forty-five minutes. Super easy, and quite cheap.
smittenkitchen.com/2010/01/blac...
smittenkitchen.com/2010/01/blac...
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"A month after you get a rejection from a prestigious magazine, you see an article on the same topic you pitched, using the same sources, written by an in-house writer. The article wins awards. Describe the hex you place on the magazine."
Horrifying Writing Prompts
You inadvertently send your My Little Pony/The West Wing fan fiction to the New Yorker. If your reaction was a New Yorker cartoon, what would it lo...
buff.ly
November 4, 2025 at 2:00 AM
"A month after you get a rejection from a prestigious magazine, you see an article on the same topic you pitched, using the same sources, written by an in-house writer. The article wins awards. Describe the hex you place on the magazine."
This is lovely
"Writing is, at its best, a dance between the reader and the writer – my humanity speaking to your humanity, my grief illuminating yours, my experiences twining with your experiences to create something bigger and more meaningful than either of us could have created alone."
"Writing is, at its best, a dance between the reader and the writer – my humanity speaking to your humanity, my grief illuminating yours, my experiences twining with your experiences to create something bigger and more meaningful than either of us could have created alone."
A few months ago I was asked to give the after-dinner speech at the CWA Daggers. I chose to talk about AI, and the bravery and humanity involved in reading and writing. Afterwards a lot of people asked me to post the speech online, so here it is. I hope you like it ruthware.com/daggers-spee...
Daggers Speech
The following is a lightly edited version of a speech I was asked to give at the 2025 Daggers – the prestigious crime fiction awards administered by the Crime Writer’s Association of the UK.
ruthware.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This is lovely
"Writing is, at its best, a dance between the reader and the writer – my humanity speaking to your humanity, my grief illuminating yours, my experiences twining with your experiences to create something bigger and more meaningful than either of us could have created alone."
"Writing is, at its best, a dance between the reader and the writer – my humanity speaking to your humanity, my grief illuminating yours, my experiences twining with your experiences to create something bigger and more meaningful than either of us could have created alone."
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my name is Oz
and wen the stone
is broke to bits
and all alone
i lie in sand
it stretches bare
you read my words
you pls despair
and wen the stone
is broke to bits
and all alone
i lie in sand
it stretches bare
you read my words
you pls despair
Ozyman, Ozyman-
dias does what no mortal can
and his works? are they there?
no, but maybe still despair
dias does what no mortal can
and his works? are they there?
no, but maybe still despair
This is just to say
I have looked on
the works
that were in
the desert
and which
you were probably
thinking
would still stand
Forgive me
they were trunkless
so vast
and so old
I have looked on
the works
that were in
the desert
and which
you were probably
thinking
would still stand
Forgive me
they were trunkless
so vast
and so old
October 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
my name is Oz
and wen the stone
is broke to bits
and all alone
i lie in sand
it stretches bare
you read my words
you pls despair
and wen the stone
is broke to bits
and all alone
i lie in sand
it stretches bare
you read my words
you pls despair