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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author

@kristygardner.bsky.social

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Bi writer & reader of much SFF ★ THE STARS IN THEIR EYES ★ THE DARKEST STARS ★ THE STARS INSIDE US ★ She/Her 🏳️‍🌈🖤🌟 https://kristygardner.com/links

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · Nov 24

I'm a bi author who writes sci-fi and horror stories about disaster queers who adventure through space, time, and emotional maelstroms, exploring what home and identity really mean.

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#sapphicbooks #sff

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 5h

What would you do if your found family was lightyears away and one questionable decision from total disaster? Solo-traveler Audrey came for R&R, but got a crash course in friendship, self love, and the messy magic of belonging.

SPACE BETWEEN WORLDS x LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS

#Dvpit #LGBT #SF

Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 6h

WINTER'S ORBIT x LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS

When solo-traveler Audrey signs up for the first vacation to an alien planet, she expects Mai Tais and R&R. Instead, she finds chaos: quirky aliens, perilous terrain, and a found family that will break her heart and put it back together.

#dvpit #sf #lgbt

Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 7h

She's a writer and didn't have much to begin with, so.... 🙃🚀

Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 8h

Audrey Tully wins a golden ticket on the first all-inclusive trip to an alien world. When nothing goes affording to plan, she must navigate perilous terrain, rely on the kindness of strangers, and trust herself if she's to get her new found family's butts back to Earth.

#dvpit #A #SF #LGBT

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 9h

EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE x MONK & ROBOT

She boarded our first shuttle to an alien planet seeking privacy, peace, zero drama. Instead, she crash-landed into a surreal world, messy feels, and the most chaotic love-you-whether-you-like-it-or-not found family in the galaxy.

#DVPit #A #SF #OWN

Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 2d

Thabk you Ange! 🫶

Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 2d

Today I turned 45, which launched my 45 Things list. Over the next year, I'll pull a thing each week and do it until the jar is empty. This is meant to curate more joy and adventure in my life. First up: paint naked... Yikes.

#45things #creativelife #writingcommunity

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 4d

My queer books are about one neurodivergent bi disaster's harrowing journey in the alien apocalypse, and she must decide: will she save humanity and the woman she loves… or let it burn for the chance to finally choose herself?

All 3 books are out now: kristygardner.com/books

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 4d

As a Libra, pick your own poke is basically my worst nightmare.

Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 5d

That's how we do it!! 💕

Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 5d

Weekly WIP update: Slogging through the mushy middle of my sapphic time travel book. The buzz of a new WIP has faded, but I'm showing up each day, whether I want to or not.

Sessions: 5
Words: 8107
WIP Total: 50,030

My characters are basically the boss of me now. 👻✨️

#writingcommunity #amwriting

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 5d

I've entered my glam skirt with an oversized tee era. ✨️

Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 6d

Gods bless the women who stand on the frontlines of healthcare, who protect our right to make choices about our own bodies, our autonomy, and our safety. You are angels. I know it can't be easy, but I see you, and I am grateful. 💕

Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 6d

Weekend plans. 🍂📚

#booksky #sff

Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 8d

Worded real good today. 💫

Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 8d

Okay. I'm going into the writing cave. If I come out before I finish writing Chapter 12, somebody take away my caffeine privileges.

#writingcommunity #amwriting

Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 8d

One of the craziest things about writing is how much it lights me up. Even after I've plowed through 4500 words, my brain is soup, and the carpal tunnel screams, I'm still excited to write. After a very long, much needed nap, of course.

I hope everyone finds the thing that makes them feel alive AF.

Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 8d

Okay. I'm going into the writing cave. If I come out before I finish writing Chapter 12, somebody take away my caffeine privileges.

#writingcommunity #amwriting

Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you... a risk of putting art into the world, I suppose. 🫂

Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you for this. 💖

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 8d

Reminds me of when a couple readers DM'd me to say The Stars In Their Eyes wasn't queer enough. As a bi person, I felt especially attacked. Sapphic - and queerness in general - is valid, even it doesn't fit your limited and sad definition. 💖💜💙

#QueerAllYear #QueerBooks #SapphicBooks

Shimaira ⛥ @shimaira.com · 9d

Holy shit, I've stumbled into a corner of bsky that's really vile 💀
For anyone who needs to hear it: sapphic means women loving women, and includes nonbinary people who feel they fall under the sapphic umbrella 🌸
☂️ Sapphic includes (but is not limited to) bi, pan, lesbian, ace, aro 🏳️‍🌈

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 12d

Weekly WIP update: My sapphic time travel outline is unraveling (along with my mind) as I plunge into Act 2. The chaos and magic of writing is forcing me to rethink motivations and beats. 💫

I'm kind of into it.

Sessions: 3
Words: 7720 words
WIP Total: 41,923

#writingcommunity #amwriting

Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 12d

I feel attacked. 🤣

John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 13d

If I'm a real writer, then how do I mix up "passed" and "past" all the time?

Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 12d

Aw, thank you! This means a lot. 🖤

Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 13d

Omg, I love this. Hope you're enjoying the journey. 🖤 Next: I just self-published a free creative workbook on my website. For writing writing, currently drafting a sapphic time travel book.

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 13d

I'm riding the train and would have swore I was sitting across across from @stephenking.bsky.social. I was staring, yall. But then I thought, what the heck would Stephen King be doing on Vancouver transit? And with a dirty duffle, no less. Surely, his duffle would be zipped and pristine.