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Gio Clairval @gioclair.bsky.social · 3d

Lazy, who? Me? Not lazy—just a reluctant Stakhanovist. I avoid starting work because I know once I start, I won’t stop.

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Gio Clairval @gioclair.bsky.social · 6d

Kefir?

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Gio Clairval @gioclair.bsky.social · 6d

I've given up beer, but now I'm in a quandary

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Gio Clairval @gioclair.bsky.social · 6d

Just hit my 16th story acceptance of 2025. Starting to wonder if I’ve crushed some kind of Guinness world record—or if I just need a Guinness #amwriting #writingcommunity

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Gio Clairval @gioclair.bsky.social · 13d

A 700-year-old church tower has been suspended above a construction site during excavation works for the upcoming 50 Fenchurch Street skyscraper in London, designed by architecture studio Eric Parry Architects. (Dezeen)

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Gio Clairval @gioclair.bsky.social · 14d

I’m thrilled to have a solarpunk story in the latest issue of Zoetic Press

www.zoeticpress.com/branded-merc...

NonBinary Review Issue #41: Solarpunk — Zoetic Press

Solarpunk is the antidote to depressing dystopian lit. They start from the same place: environmental collapse, societal breakdown, resource scarcity. But solarpunk leans into the ingenuity and optimis...

www.zoeticpress.com

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dogyard @dogyardmag.com · Sep 5

Woah! Time flies when you're having fun. Only 26 days?? We can't wait to share these dogs with you, submit to find yourself in our little yard! We're open and #reading all work now!

Submit #poetry, #fiction, #essay, #art, #nonfiction, and more today!

#dogyard #litmag #openforsubmissions #writer

Poster featuring a drawn dog in a lounge chair, little light brown artistic bubbles, and blue dog paws. The poster says “dogyard debut, October 1, 2025. Your creative genius has paid off! dogyard starts posting creative work in less than a month! Submit today!”

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Gio Clairval @gioclair.bsky.social · 18d

I Like Free Speech So Much That I’ve Decided It’s Just Mine Now
open.substack.com/pub/mcsweene...

I Like Free Speech So Much That I’ve Decided It’s Just Mine Now

by Eli Grober

open.substack.com

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Gio Clairval @gioclair.bsky.social · 22d

Down with the flu. Also trapped with a feral mosquito that can live 6 weeks. Send help.

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Gio Clairval @gioclair.bsky.social · 22d

I wrote a military horror-sf for Bullet Points, and it's on now!

Nathan W. Toronto @bulletpoints.bsky.social · 26d

Bullet Points 11 has stories from Sean Patrick Hazlett, @jamesaaron.net , @gioclair.bsky.social , @jeremyszal.bsky.social , @henryherz.bsky.social , @slashnburnett.bsky.social , and many others, edited by @ericfomley.bsky.social. Preorder 30% off: zurl.co/kMvPh . Print version 20% off until Oct. 15.

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Gio Clairval @gioclair.bsky.social · 29d

London: The latest Bansky

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Gio Clairval @gioclair.bsky.social · Sep 8

Those are all for magazines and anthologies, but I'll keep your offer in mind

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Gio Clairval @gioclair.bsky.social · Sep 8

I've sold 15 stories this year (so far). #WritingCommunity #AmWriting

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Gio Clairval @gioclair.bsky.social · Sep 7

Not exactly. It would be a slow-burn dread in a fated castle with strange paranormal events.

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Gio Clairval @gioclair.bsky.social · Aug 31

A little story of mine (I have 15 out in 2025)

ZD Dochterman @zddochterman.bsky.social · Aug 30

Just started working my way through stories from fellow authors in "What Lurks: A Cryptid Anthology" geni.us/whatlurks

Gio Clairval's @gioclair.bsky.social is a banger. Story of runaway teenagers who get trapped in an eerie tunnel, told in the style of found footage and police records. Amazing.

What Lurks: A Cryptid Anthology

Get it now:

geni.us

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Gio Clairval @gioclair.bsky.social · Sep 7

I want to write a Gothic novel in which the victim is a young, beautiful man mistreated by some cruel young Alpha #amwriting #WritingCommunity

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Gio Clairval @gioclair.bsky.social · Aug 31

A little story of mine (I have 15 out in 2025)

ZD Dochterman @zddochterman.bsky.social · Aug 30

Just started working my way through stories from fellow authors in "What Lurks: A Cryptid Anthology" geni.us/whatlurks

Gio Clairval's @gioclair.bsky.social is a banger. Story of runaway teenagers who get trapped in an eerie tunnel, told in the style of found footage and police records. Amazing.

What Lurks: A Cryptid Anthology

Get it now:

geni.us