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Marie Croke

@mariecroke.bsky.social

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SFFH Writer (she/her) Stories in BCS, Apex, Diabolical Plots, Fireside, FFO, Best Horror of the Year, others Rep: @redpenkaitlyn.bsky.social SFWA | Odyssey '20 | Codex Website: mariecroke.com Newsletter: https://marie-croke.kit.com/9933797d42

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Marie Croke @mariecroke.bsky.social · Jan 10

New story publication!! "Our Echoes Drifting Through the Marsh" is out in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social for their first 2025 issue, #423!

A novelette about driftwood statues that burst free from a burial ground and whisper memories in the wind (Link in reply!)

Leaves in corners with cover of issue #423 of BCS on an ebook graphic with the "Our Echoes Drifting Through the Marsh" by Marie Croke written above

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Marie Croke @mariecroke.bsky.social · 21d

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Emmi Khor - Writer @emmikhor.bsky.social · 22d

A fantastic read of the Twelve Dancing Princesses by @mariecroke.bsky.social in The Orange & Bee. I just love how this story comes together from 12 different views. It's one for the #fairytale lovers!

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#fantasy #princesses #shortstory #happilyeverafter

But do you know our names?

Issue six: short fiction by Marie Croke

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Marie Croke @mariecroke.bsky.social · Sep 8

Sounds like a fun (if exhausting!) evening. Silks are so pretty to watch ppl do!

Ive got just a flexibility class tonight and im already tired thinking about it. i always call it torture hour lol! (But worth it!)

Marie Croke @mariecroke.bsky.social · Sep 3

I never noticed that! i didn't think her rejection could get any more iconic, yet here we are

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Marie Croke @mariecroke.bsky.social · Sep 1

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Marie Croke @mariecroke.bsky.social · Aug 29

I dont care what anyone says, i LOVE that movie :)

Red Riding Hood movie poster. Woman in red looking up at camera on a snow-laden ground in the forest

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Marie Croke @mariecroke.bsky.social · Aug 29

Looks great!! 🔥🔥

We practiced upside-down man in the moons tonight. And attempted to balance on our low elbows w/ legs extended (attempted 😅)

Marie Croke @mariecroke.bsky.social · Aug 28

Ahhh!! This is so awesome Amy! Congrats on finishing!!! I bet that feels amazing!

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Marie Croke @mariecroke.bsky.social · Aug 28

Yay! Congratulations!

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Marie Croke @mariecroke.bsky.social · Aug 28

Yes, where do we sign up for the trial period? 😏

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Lauren C. Teffeau @teffeau.bsky.social · Aug 28

My story "Trial by Fire" in the Zombies Need Brains antho Solar Flare (ed by @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social & @patriciabray.bsky.social) features a family making solar lanterns with bioluminescent plants! Love it when my ideas come true! zombies-need-brains-llc.square.site/product/sola...

Solar Flare (Trade paperback) | Zombies Need Brains LLC

SOLAR FLARE is an anthology originally funded by a Kickstarter. This is the trade paperback of the anthology. Since this is a preorder, you will be charged now and the book will be sent as soon as it ...

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Marie Croke @mariecroke.bsky.social · Aug 27

Mmm, salty and sweet and a destoyer of fibers 😂

Marie Croke @mariecroke.bsky.social · Aug 27

Epic mom moment 🔥

Marie Croke @mariecroke.bsky.social · Aug 26

So cute!!

Marie Croke @mariecroke.bsky.social · Aug 26

It's a good mood to hold onto 😂

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Sam Asher @samasherwriter.bsky.social · Aug 26

It's officially fundraising time over at @thecosmicbgr.bsky.social, and we're doing things a little differently this year.

Help a pro-paying, deeply-progressive, 100% human magazine continue to thrive. We'll love you for it.

gofund.me/ca0c2b7d

Donate to Support The Cosmic Background's Diverse Voices, organized by Sam Asher

For two years, The Cosmic Background has been the world's premier venue for f… Sam Asher needs your support for Support The Cosmic Background's Diverse Voices

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Marie Croke @mariecroke.bsky.social · Aug 26

Heyhey! Ive got coffee and smoothies in there too 😂

Marie Croke @mariecroke.bsky.social · Aug 26

I subscribe to the bathtub model of skill aggregation, only my bathtub is filled with a strange concoction of lattes, rum, and pomegranate smoothies since i want my writing to be spicy, sweet, and maybe a little fucked up

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Deva Fagan @devafagan.bsky.social · Aug 26

Today is THE DAY. You can now actually order for-real copies of my adult fantasy debut HOUSE OF DUSK in hardback, ebook and audio format pretty much anywhere books are sold! Lots of links and blurbs here: devafagan.com/house-of-dusk/

Photo of Deva, a white woman with straight brown hair and large black cat-eye glasses, holding a finished copy of House of Dusk and smiling.

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Marie Croke @mariecroke.bsky.social · Aug 25

Thank you!!

Marie Croke @mariecroke.bsky.social · Aug 25

Thank you!

Marie Croke @mariecroke.bsky.social · Aug 25

Looks delicious!

Marie Croke @mariecroke.bsky.social · Aug 25

I need to watch this. My daughter has been playing the music nonstop and it's so catchy

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Marie Croke @mariecroke.bsky.social · Aug 24

Thank you!! It's exciting to be sharing a ToC with so many awesome ppl as well!!

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Marie Croke @mariecroke.bsky.social · Aug 24

Thank you, Cindy!! 😊 Im so stoked about it!