Aldrian Estepa
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Aldrian Estepa
@mediocrefox.bsky.social
Dad, Spouse, Professor of Psychology, Spec-Fic Writer

Short Story/Flash: "Merrily, Merrily, Merrily", "Listen", "Separations"

Novel(s): Let's Be Alone Together (in revision), The Empathy Gap (shelved for now)
Hey everyone! My horror short story "Separations" was recently reprinted in Graveside Press's newest book What Lurks: A Cryptic Anthology.

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What Lurks: A Cryptid Anthology
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September 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Yeeehah!
April 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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March 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Paperback day! If you dig White Lotus and hate billionaires, go pick up this bad boy
March 25, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Ignorance is the handmaiden of tyranny. That’s what’s really driving Trump’s attack on education and public knowledge.
The One Tool Every Dictator Uses
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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March 22, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Boosting this one.

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Why Democrats Are Failing Us
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March 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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March 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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A story for those who have at least one teammate in these hard times, and maybe a story for those still finding theirs, from @samtasticbooks.com in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social www.uncannymagazine.com/article/10-v...
10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days - Uncanny Magazine
1. There is a future in which a hellgate opens off the coast of California. It happens at midnight on the first day of the new year, which is sooner than anyone expected. The waters rise and we are fo...
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March 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Stumbled across this meme this morning.
March 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Stumbled on this while rewatching HBO's The Last of Us.
March 3, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Golden Gate Park, SF
March 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This morning, I spent three hours in a Zoom call with my critique buddies and, damn, they reminded me of the importance of our stories, our art.

Remember to recharge.
March 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM
To steal from a much better writer than me:

What do you do when a fascist regime is trying to do all the things?

You survive.
January 22, 2025 at 3:41 AM
This is the year I publish more than 3 short stories.
a picture of a robot with the words " you are a bold one "
Alt: a picture of a General Grievous with the words " you are a bold one "
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January 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I slid into 2025 drunk. But I can have a dry January 2nd til February. Yes!
January 1, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Ray Bradbury Advice for Writers: Read a short story, a poem, and an essay everyday.

#writing #scifi
December 31, 2024 at 12:33 AM
Successes of 2024
1. The scifi WIP "Let's Be Alone Together" is now 90k.
2. My scifi short story "Merrily, Merrily, Merrily" reprint.
3. My horror short story "Separations" published.
4. My scifi flash "Listen" published.
5. I survived.
December 31, 2024 at 12:17 AM
Me, months ago: how am I going to end the novel? Eh. I've only got 28k words done. You'll think of the perfect ending.

Me, now: almost 95k....oh god.
December 16, 2024 at 5:38 AM
Not posting much here because I'm writing! Almost 64k words into my comedic, near future sci fi novel Let's Be Alone Together.
December 6, 2024 at 6:02 AM