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)
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
Get it now:
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September 3, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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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New post on my blog. The writing goes....okay.
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April 2025 Update
Photo by Van Mendoza on Unsplash The first quarter of the year is over! Here I am with a few updates on my writing journey. Odyssey Writers’ Workshop course Bodies and Heartbeats: Crafting Ch…
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April 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
New post on my blog. The writing goes....okay.
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Hand picked and certified organic!
Re-posts much appreciated!
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Hand picked and certified organic!
Re-posts much appreciated!
March 25, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Support independent publishers, avoid Amaz*n, support @locusmag.bsky.social and get a bundleload of international fiction with the 2025 World SF Storybundle!
storybundle.com/scifi
Hand picked and certified organic!
Re-posts much appreciated!
storybundle.com/scifi
Hand picked and certified organic!
Re-posts much appreciated!
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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
Paperback day! If you dig White Lotus and hate billionaires, go pick up this bad boy
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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
Ignorance is the handmaiden of tyranny. That’s what’s really driving Trump’s attack on education and public knowledge.
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Tim Walz is Based
#KyleKulinski #TimWalz #GavinNewsom #SteveBannon #CharlieKirk
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#KyleKulinski #TimWalz #GavinNewsom #SteveBannon #CharlieKirk
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Tim Walz EXPOSES Gavin Newsom Without Even Trying | The Kyle Kulinski Show
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March 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Tim Walz is Based
#KyleKulinski #TimWalz #GavinNewsom #SteveBannon #CharlieKirk
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#KyleKulinski #TimWalz #GavinNewsom #SteveBannon #CharlieKirk
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It's International Women's Day, so I'm recommending you follow *and* read these fabulous authors:
@foxesandroses.bsky.social
@julieleong.bsky.social
@anjapatel.bsky.social
@marissalingen.bsky.social
@hernibsen.bsky.social
@megelison.bsky.social
I adore their work. You will, too.
@foxesandroses.bsky.social
@julieleong.bsky.social
@anjapatel.bsky.social
@marissalingen.bsky.social
@hernibsen.bsky.social
@megelison.bsky.social
I adore their work. You will, too.
March 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
It's International Women's Day, so I'm recommending you follow *and* read these fabulous authors:
@foxesandroses.bsky.social
@julieleong.bsky.social
@anjapatel.bsky.social
@marissalingen.bsky.social
@hernibsen.bsky.social
@megelison.bsky.social
I adore their work. You will, too.
@foxesandroses.bsky.social
@julieleong.bsky.social
@anjapatel.bsky.social
@marissalingen.bsky.social
@hernibsen.bsky.social
@megelison.bsky.social
I adore their work. You will, too.
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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
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...
Stumbled across this meme this morning.
March 4, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Stumbled across this meme this morning.
Stumbled on this while rewatching HBO's The Last of Us.
March 3, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Stumbled on this while rewatching HBO's The Last of Us.
Golden Gate Park, SF
March 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Golden Gate Park, SF
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.
Remember to recharge.
March 2, 2025 at 11:16 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.
Remember to recharge.
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.
What do you do when a fascist regime is trying to do all the things?
You survive.
January 22, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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.
What do you do when a fascist regime is trying to do all the things?
You survive.
Good article on the "Inactive" Protagonist.
www.fantasy-magazine.com/fm/non-ficti...
www.fantasy-magazine.com/fm/non-ficti...
We Are the Mountain: A Look at the Inactive Protagonist - Fantasy Magazine
Let me take you through the anatomy of an active protagonist, one that everyone can relate to. We’ll make our protagonist—we’ll call him John—young and healthy, male, of humble origins (perhaps he’s f...
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January 15, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Good article on the "Inactive" Protagonist.
www.fantasy-magazine.com/fm/non-ficti...
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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
This is the year I publish more than 3 short stories.
I slid into 2025 drunk. But I can have a dry January 2nd til February. Yes!
January 1, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I slid into 2025 drunk. But I can have a dry January 2nd til February. Yes!
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Me, now: almost 95k....oh god.
December 16, 2024 at 5:38 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.
Me, now: almost 95k....oh god.
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
Not posting much here because I'm writing! Almost 64k words into my comedic, near future sci fi novel Let's Be Alone Together.