Rose Strickman
@rosestrickman.bsky.social
Speculative fiction writer who does everything from smartass unicorns to undead mermaids.
Happy Solstice, everyone! If you'd like to celebrate the beginning of winter in literary style, just head over to ETERNAL HAUNTED SUMMER, where my 75th published story, "To Keep Faith With a Troll" is now available!
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To Keep Faith With a Troll
Sove du Dyre? by Theodor Kittelsen (1857 – 1914) Plat was just coming inside from fetching firewood when the orange tomcat ran in through the open door. The animal darted in around his feet, …
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December 22, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Happy Solstice, everyone! If you'd like to celebrate the beginning of winter in literary style, just head over to ETERNAL HAUNTED SUMMER, where my 75th published story, "To Keep Faith With a Troll" is now available!
eternalhauntedsummer.com/issues/winte...
eternalhauntedsummer.com/issues/winte...
It's awards season for books, and one of my anthologies, "Strange New Moons", as published by French Press, is eligible! But we need your help: please see the link below to learn more about voting!
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We Need Your Votes!
Hello lovely people, You might have seen your favorite authors posting about the fact that we're approaching book awards season, which means...
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November 16, 2025 at 3:38 AM
It's awards season for books, and one of my anthologies, "Strange New Moons", as published by French Press, is eligible! But we need your help: please see the link below to learn more about voting!
frenchpresspub.blogspot.com/2025/11/we-n...
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More scary mermaids in "Sea Sister", my latest story, published in the excellent anthology "Lurking in the Gene Pool" from Three Cousins Publishing!
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LURKING IN THE GENE POOL
Amazon.com: LURKING IN THE GENE POOL eBook : MCCONNELL , CAROL , MORRIS, DAVID L, JORDAN, CATHERINE, EASTON, GINA, PULO, TIM , FAYE, ALYSON, HIGHSHOE, CAROL, HOLT JR, LEO W., STACK, GILBERT M., EMMONS, EV: Kindle Store
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October 28, 2025 at 4:14 AM
More scary mermaids in "Sea Sister", my latest story, published in the excellent anthology "Lurking in the Gene Pool" from Three Cousins Publishing!
www.amazon.com/LURKING-GENE...
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Goblina the Squishmallow loves her new Sakuraco Moon Festival box! @wearesakuraco.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Goblina the Squishmallow loves her new Sakuraco Moon Festival box! @wearesakuraco.bsky.social
A belated announcement of the publication of my short story, "Cast Me Off" in Armoured Fox Press's anthology "Wild Hearts"! Like shapeshifting orcas and secret lesbian romances? Then check this out!
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Wild Hearts
Amazon.com: Wild Hearts: 9781775151463: Spinet, Anastasia: Books
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September 18, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A belated announcement of the publication of my short story, "Cast Me Off" in Armoured Fox Press's anthology "Wild Hearts"! Like shapeshifting orcas and secret lesbian romances? Then check this out!
www.amazon.com/Wild-Hearts-...
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A belated announcement of my 72nd publication, "Fire Dust"! In Ancient Egypt, the magical Phoenix visits the city of Heliopolis, where a young woman wrestles with her past. Want to learn more? Check out Issue 13 of Translunar Traveler's Lounge!
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Fire Dust, by Rose Strickman
The priests had read the signs and the signs were clear: the Phoenix was returning to Heliopolis.
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September 3, 2025 at 11:13 PM
A belated announcement of my 72nd publication, "Fire Dust"! In Ancient Egypt, the magical Phoenix visits the city of Heliopolis, where a young woman wrestles with her past. Want to learn more? Check out Issue 13 of Translunar Traveler's Lounge!
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I now have the entire Kickstarter series, and I am loving, loving, loving it! It's great how they look in the slipcase, like a miniature city street:
August 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I now have the entire Kickstarter series, and I am loving, loving, loving it! It's great how they look in the slipcase, like a miniature city street:
Behold my copy of "Better in Black", the fourth and final book in Cassandra Clare's Kickstarter series!
August 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Behold my copy of "Better in Black", the fourth and final book in Cassandra Clare's Kickstarter series!
If you like dragons and magic wells of destiny (and what kind of crazy person doesn't?) then check out my short story, "Guardians of the Well" in Issue 3 of "In Another Time Magazine". We've got a great lineup of authors here, so please take a look!
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In Another Time Magazine: Issue 3: Illumination
In Another Time Magazine: Issue 3: Illumination [Allen, B. Morris, Doolittle, Deborah H., Price, Humphrey, Clemens, Chris, Walsh, Kevin Walsh J. E., Duncan, Lindsey, Fantilagan, Arvee, Pettersen, Garth, Strickman, Rose, Koubek, Michelle] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. In Another Time Magazine: Issue 3: Illumination
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June 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
If you like dragons and magic wells of destiny (and what kind of crazy person doesn't?) then check out my short story, "Guardians of the Well" in Issue 3 of "In Another Time Magazine". We've got a great lineup of authors here, so please take a look!
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If you're not a fan of Amazon/Amazon Kindle, here's other digital copies of "A Twist on Time":
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Available now at your favorite digital store!
A Twist on Time by Smoking Pen Press
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June 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If you're not a fan of Amazon/Amazon Kindle, here's other digital copies of "A Twist on Time":
books2read.com/ATwistonTime
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If you want a cozy tale time travel, check out my short story, "Time in the City", in Smoking Pen Press's "A Twist on Time"!
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A Twist on Time
A Twist on Time - Kindle edition by Smoking Pen Press, Meldrum, R.J. , Hogan, Liam, Hanson, Laurel, Fines, Edmund, Lau, Richard, Duncan, Dianna, Eisenbrey, Karen, Saunders, C. M. . Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading A Twist on Time.
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June 13, 2025 at 4:29 AM
If you want a cozy tale time travel, check out my short story, "Time in the City", in Smoking Pen Press's "A Twist on Time"!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCQRXL5C
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCQRXL5C
What is worse: a mantis's hunger...or a mantis's love? Find out in my latest short story, "White Mantis", just published in HellBound Books' fabulous new anthology, "Creature Features"!
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HellBound Books Anthology of Creature Features
Amazon.com: HellBound Books Anthology of Creature Features eBook : Newton Anderson, Tim, Tyler, R. D., Barger, Chad, Kay-Smith, Seaton, Kovačević, Milan, Jayus, Julien, Neira, J. , Strickman, Rose, Layton, Janna, McNish, Cliff: Kindle Store
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June 2, 2025 at 12:31 AM
What is worse: a mantis's hunger...or a mantis's love? Find out in my latest short story, "White Mantis", just published in HellBound Books' fabulous new anthology, "Creature Features"!
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Are you sick of miserable dystopian sci-fi? Well, fear not: "Bright Mirror: A Utopian Science Fiction Anthology" is now available! Please check out my story, "Star Angel", which takes place in a floating orbital retirement center!
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Bright Mirror: A Utopian Science Fiction Anthology
Bright Mirror: A Utopian Science Fiction Anthology [Jones-Goldstein, Jacob, Leamy, Nicholas, Conlon, J Patrick] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Bright Mirror: A Utopian Science Fiction Anthology
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May 20, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Are you sick of miserable dystopian sci-fi? Well, fear not: "Bright Mirror: A Utopian Science Fiction Anthology" is now available! Please check out my story, "Star Angel", which takes place in a floating orbital retirement center!
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My short story, "Cat's Collar", was published in Carol Hightshoe's amazing new anthology, "Midnight Menagerie"!
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Midnight Menagerie
Midnight Menagerie [Authors, Various, Hightshoe, Carol] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Midnight Menagerie
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April 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
My short story, "Cat's Collar", was published in Carol Hightshoe's amazing new anthology, "Midnight Menagerie"!
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"Achilles: New & Ancient Greek Tales" is now available in the US! Please check out my story, "Immortality in Song":
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Achilles: New & Ancient Greek Tales (Myths, Gods & Immortals)
Achilles: New & Ancient Greek Tales (Myths, Gods & Immortals) [Burgess, Jonathan S., Leitao, Prof. David, Benham, Amber S., Diehl, Hammond, Evans, Corey D., Lappin, Kenzie, McConnell, Russell Hugh, Neil, Zenobia, Ness, Mari, O'Neill, Parker M., Plowden, Celeste, Raza, Sultana, Rivera, Chey, Scott, Patricia, Shwartz, Susan, Strickman, Rose, Widmer, Adam B., Xu, Ernie, Zimmerman, Lily] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Achilles: New & Ancient Greek Tales (Myths, Gods & Immortals)
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April 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
"Achilles: New & Ancient Greek Tales" is now available in the US! Please check out my story, "Immortality in Song":
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I wasn't able to attend a Hands Off rally, so here's my contribution. Embroidery in the Age of Elon:
April 6, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I wasn't able to attend a Hands Off rally, so here's my contribution. Embroidery in the Age of Elon:
"Achilles" is now published in Britain! American publication date is April 15th. Meanwhile, please check out the blog post, including blurbs from each of the authors!
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Achilles | Author Q&As
achilles, myths gods and immortals, new and ancient greek tales
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April 2, 2025 at 3:14 AM
"Achilles" is now published in Britain! American publication date is April 15th. Meanwhile, please check out the blog post, including blurbs from each of the authors!
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Reposted by Rose Strickman
Day 72 of the New Donald Trump Regime and he's not the lead story. For once.
That honor goes to Corey Booker who tried to remind us what America is supposed to be about.
It isn't left or right. It's right or wrong.
America's Moral Moment.
That honor goes to Corey Booker who tried to remind us what America is supposed to be about.
It isn't left or right. It's right or wrong.
America's Moral Moment.
April 2, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Day 72 of the New Donald Trump Regime and he's not the lead story. For once.
That honor goes to Corey Booker who tried to remind us what America is supposed to be about.
It isn't left or right. It's right or wrong.
America's Moral Moment.
That honor goes to Corey Booker who tried to remind us what America is supposed to be about.
It isn't left or right. It's right or wrong.
America's Moral Moment.
Stand with @cedarkeyprog.bsky.social and urge your member of Congress to call for Pete Hegseth to RESIGN at HegsethResign.org
Tell Congress: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth MUST resign!
If Pete Hegseth possessed any sense of honor, he would resign immediately. However, both Hegseth and the current administration seem devoid of shame, introspection, and respect for the American people...
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March 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Stand with @cedarkeyprog.bsky.social and urge your member of Congress to call for Pete Hegseth to RESIGN at HegsethResign.org
The new Achilles anthology from Flame Tree Publishing is just a few weeks away!! Doesn't that cover look amazing?
March 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The new Achilles anthology from Flame Tree Publishing is just a few weeks away!! Doesn't that cover look amazing?
Desperate times call for desperate handicrafts!
March 1, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Desperate times call for desperate handicrafts!
The saddest little snowman:
February 10, 2025 at 5:29 AM
The saddest little snowman:
Hello, lovelies! I'm happy to announce that my 65th publication just came out! "It's All for the Best, Sweetie" in this marvelous anthology from French Press, STRANGE NEW MOONS. Like werewolves, ancient curses and creepy grandmothers? Then check this out!
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Strange New Moons
Amazon.com: Strange New Moons eBook : Kozeniewski, Stephen, Lebbon, Tim, SanGiovanni, Mary, Clark, Simon, Rowland, Rebecca, Durgin, John, Canon, Somer, Headlee, Amanda, Davis, Matthew, Dobbs, Kayleigh: Kindle Store
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January 31, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Hello, lovelies! I'm happy to announce that my 65th publication just came out! "It's All for the Best, Sweetie" in this marvelous anthology from French Press, STRANGE NEW MOONS. Like werewolves, ancient curses and creepy grandmothers? Then check this out!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTFL61P...
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTFL61P...