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Malina @iridescentwords.bsky.social · 1d

"'Ugh. Why are you so cheerful?'
'It's a passage spell.'
'A passage spell? I've never heard of that.' His tone blended skepticism & curiosity. 'The grumpier you are, the more cheerful I become. It passes your grumpy energy across to me & I transform it into bright flowers & sunny days." Kate Elliot

Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 1d

The ebook is still on sale, and in Canada too!

Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 2d

THE WITCH ROADS ebook is currently on sale (US) for $2.99, so if you're curious & want to read a grimsweet tale of a humble deputy courier & her annoyed nephew, a possessed prince, & a ravenous fungal ghost plague, now's the time.
Bk 2 of the duology arrives Nov 4!

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

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Malina @iridescentwords.bsky.social · 1d

I bought a copy! Enjoying how the intro gradually sprinkles in this unique world...

Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 2d

THE WITCH ROADS ebook is currently on sale (US) for $2.99, so if you're curious & want to read a grimsweet tale of a humble deputy courier & her annoyed nephew, a possessed prince, & a ravenous fungal ghost plague, now's the time.
Bk 2 of the duology arrives Nov 4!

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

The Witch Roads

Book 1 in the Witch Roads duology, the latest epic novel by fan favorite Kate Elliott.. Status is hereditary, class is bestowed, trust must be earned.When an...

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Malina @iridescentwords.bsky.social · 2d

Need to start reading this before book II comes out in November!

Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · Sep 9

Your chance, at last, to preorder the book that reignited my love of writing during a rough period when I wondered if I should just quit.

THE WITCH ROADS available for preorder. Publication date is June 10, 2025

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Book cover. TItle: The Witch Roads. Author: Kate Elliott. Over a light purplish and blue background, a trio of towers looms. In the foreground, two rows of animal-headed human-bodied statues create a path. Two small figures stand, on the path, in a patch of golden sunlight. The two farthest statues look human, although whether they are is in question.

Malina @iridescentwords.bsky.social · 3d

Coffee with.... grapefruit? Turns out, it's tangy and refreshing. Cheers to trying something odd that turns out to be pleasant.

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Lara T is a museum nerd @museumlara1.bsky.social · 4d

#poetry #mpprompt

faded memories
along the rocky coast
playing in tide pools
anemones waving
hermit crab walking
sea star bright & slow
gulls crying above
waves crashing against long stone benches reaching from the cliffs
where footprints worn by ancient ancestors
greeted my toes like old friends

photo of the big flat stone "benches" along the west coast, worn with millions of feet and waves, pocked with tide pools. The ocean and coast cliffs are in the background.

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Malina @iridescentwords.bsky.social · 4d

First pumpkin spice latte of the season! In a cosy new cafe.

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Lorraine Carey @lalawriter71.bsky.social · 7d

Jennifer Kovich was yearning for a girls’ getaway but never expected to be transported back to the 70s against her will, and she was dead set on finding out exactly how she got there. #timetravel #romance #SciFi #paranormal #Supernatural #darkfiction #darkromance #thriller
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Tom Marcinko @tommarcinko.bsky.social · 7d

I love that character.

Lem can be heavy-handed at times but THE FUTUROLOGICAL CONGRESS hits just the right tone, IMO.

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 7d

Ijon Tichy may be Stanislaw Lem's greatest creation–a funny, bumbling, imperfect protagonist who refuses to surrender his optimism in the face of absurdity or despair. Here's where to start with his stories...

reactormag.com/stanislaw-le...

Stanislaw Lem's Greatest Character: An Introduction to Ijon Tichy - Reactor

A lovable, honest bumbler, Tichy's not your typical hero...

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Amanda Green @amandagreenauthor.bsky.social · 11d

New release! 2nd edition of 'My Alien Self' updated with a new afterword! A memoir of mental health, adversities and hope www.amazon.co.uk/My-Alien-Sel... #myalienself #books #memoir #mentalhealth #bpd #depression

My Alien Self: My Journey Back to Me (Amanda Green memoirs Book 1) eBook : Green, Amanda, Hobbs-Wyatt, Debz: Amazon.co.uk: Books

www.amazon.co.uk

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Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · 7d

We've unlocked our 20% goal in just 24 HOURS!! 🎉🎉🎉

@lesleyconner.bsky.social will be doing a LIVE STORYTIME of @raebolt.bsky.social's “And She Had Been So Reasonable.” Tears guaranteed! Don't miss it! 💧📖📺

Back our Kickstarter and make Lesley cry (with joy!) at: www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

cow being lifted out of a graveyard by a UFO tractor beam, two little ghost friends looking on in dismay. The cow's thought bubble reads: "$4,110!"

20% UNLOCKED!

Lesley Conner will read “And She Had Been So Reasonable” by Rachel Bolton live on YouTube! “And She Had Been So Reasonable” was published in Apex Magazine issue 147, and was a finalist for the Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in Short Fiction in 2024. There is a 100% chance that Lesley will cry during the reading.

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Malina @iridescentwords.bsky.social · 7d

Do you know anyone who "believed the AI was conscious or in love with them, withdrew emotionally or socially from real life, experienced delusion, obsession, anxiety or depression"? Share their story or yours anonymously here:
‎https://www.thehumanlineproject.org/share-others-story

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Danai Christopoulou | Pre-order VILE LADY VILLAINS @danaiwrites.bsky.social · 7d

🥀🖤6 months until VILE LADY VILLAINS comes out in the UK (just over 7 months in the US) 🖤🥀

To celebrate this exciting but also nerve wracking milestone, I’m sharing some sneak peeks from the first pages of the book. Want more? Give me a page number and I will give you a line

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Ali Mckenzie-Murdoch @yallaalia.bsky.social · 7d

So happy to be nominated for my piece “Feeding Time” which I recently had the pleasure of reading in Brussels at the @saloneurope.bsky.social

The Woolf (Official) @thewoolfofficial.bsky.social · 8d

Congratulations @yallaalia.bsky.social, @jefferyallentobin.bsky.social, @sabinejaccaud.bsky.social, Sheree Shatsky & Mike Wilson, our nominees for the next @sundresspub.bsky.social #BestoftheNet anthology. Fingers crossed!

#flashfiction #prosepoetry #creativenonfiction

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Neil Ottenstein @nottenst.bsky.social · 9d

I just listened to this great interview. I didn't get a chance to meet @foxesandroses.bsky.social in Seattle and so it was great to hear her here. I'll have to see if I can view any of her panels from the Seattle Worldcon when I get the time.

Scott Edelman @scottedelman.bsky.social · 13d

Episode 264 of my Eating the Fantastic podcast is now live with guest @foxesandroses.bsky.social! Join us at the table and learn why she ended up as a fantasy writer rather than a comic book creator, how a pantser handles world building — and much more. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...

Eugenia Triantafyllou across the table from me holding a spoon with a soup dumpling up to her mouth with one hand while holding chopsticks in the other. Her hair is orange, and she's wearing a green T-shirt with the number 1990 on it in black lettering.

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Nancy Jardine @nansjar23.bsky.social · 9d

"Jardine doesn’t just tell a story- she immerses the reader in it. The hum of sewing machines seems audible, the dust of the mills tangible...readers will keep on turning pages because you need to know and because Jardine makes you care."
#WomensFiction #victorian #scotland
mybook.to/TTsss

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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · Sep 4

⭐ The Poetry Society Annual Lecture/ Liverpool University Allott Lecture 2025 ⭐

Burlesque Picaresque in the Rural Midwest: My Education in Poetry with Diane Seuss

More info below...

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Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 17d

September's newsletter is live 🦝
We've got subs, Trash Family stuffs from @cbigs.bsky.social @matgost.bsky.social @meproctor.bsky.social & @emilyrinkema.bsky.social, three quick reads from Genrepunk Award nominees and some autumnal ekphrastic writing prompts 🧡

trashcatlit.com/2025/09/22/h...

Hello from the welcome chill of September

Welcome to our latest newsletter. We have news, submission stuffs, Trash Family publications, Quick Reads from award nominees and a seasonal ekphrastic writing prompt.

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Malina @iridescentwords.bsky.social · 9d

Hurrah! 🎊

Malina @iridescentwords.bsky.social · 9d

Check out the first print anthology from Trash Cat Lit, fresh from the press! You'll find all kinds of shiny things inside, including my story, Discarded Treasure.

Trash Cat Lit @trashcatlit.bsky.social · 11d

We're so excited to share our first print anthology, available to purchase for only £9/ $11.50 🦝
Please consider grabbing a copy - we're raising money for
@WildlifeTrusts
and have 27 truly exceptional short fictions for you to enjoy on actual paper 💜
mybook.to/WhatComesToL...

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Malina @iridescentwords.bsky.social · 9d

Inspiration will find you if you step through the portal. Try out the prompts in my latest Substack post, inspired by a walk through Brighton.

open.substack.com/pub/iridesce...

Portals to Inspiration

In the Footsteps of Charles Dickens

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Malina @iridescentwords.bsky.social · 10d

Here's the message of the day.

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Malina @iridescentwords.bsky.social · 10d

Perhaps you could use a support sandwich...

Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 18d

In Swedish, a word for what you eat to bridge the gap between meals (or while waiting for the main course to cook) is stödmacka. It means "support sandwich."

A similar word in Norwegian is ventepølse, or "waiting sausage."

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Malina @iridescentwords.bsky.social · 13d

‎"It is the story of a very stubborn woman and I didn't see it when I created her... that really makes her powerful. If I wrote Blackbird now it would be a totally different thing. I understand her better and better and I would love to be as stubborn as she is." Tamta Melashvili

Malina @iridescentwords.bsky.social · 13d

‎"I allowed myself. to play out some scenarios in a much more dramatic way than in my life." - Megan Nolan

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Malina @iridescentwords.bsky.social · 13d

‎"I didn't give a name to the male hero and I did it on purpose. I wanted to generalise a specific kind of man... He's a good man, he can express his feelings... I really enjoyed writing about this better kind of man and sometimes you can meet him in this life..." Tamta Melashvili

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