SJ Stone
@sjstone.bsky.social
teacher. linguist. innovator. author. retired Navy. fiction that crosses boundaries.
SJSTONEAUTHOR.COM & The Fictional on Substack
SJSTONEAUTHOR.COM & The Fictional on Substack
Great #StrangerThings read about characters, specifically Erica, who never gets her due. Making me think about my own writing.
December 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Great #StrangerThings read about characters, specifically Erica, who never gets her due. Making me think about my own writing.
REDUX - by Thaddeus Howze - Omniverse thaddeus.substack.com/p/redux
Go read this now. It's totally worth your time. #booksky #shortstory 💙
Go read this now. It's totally worth your time. #booksky #shortstory 💙
REDUX
When four underfunded young geniuses are forced to work together, their synergies unleash transformative technologies.
thaddeus.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
REDUX - by Thaddeus Howze - Omniverse thaddeus.substack.com/p/redux
Go read this now. It's totally worth your time. #booksky #shortstory 💙
Go read this now. It's totally worth your time. #booksky #shortstory 💙
#Goodreads list for 2026: Some of the books were less about reading and more about resources for writing, and there were some novels I DNF and didn't make this list.
I did write reviews for most of these books though.
I did write reviews for most of these books though.
December 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
#Goodreads list for 2026: Some of the books were less about reading and more about resources for writing, and there were some novels I DNF and didn't make this list.
I did write reviews for most of these books though.
I did write reviews for most of these books though.
Gonna try and up that number in 2026. #Goodreads
December 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Gonna try and up that number in 2026. #Goodreads
New review out for Hannah Nicole Maehrer's "Assistant to the Villain." Here's the visual version; here's the Goodreads version:
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
#booksky 📚🌶️💙
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
#booksky 📚🌶️💙
December 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
New review out for Hannah Nicole Maehrer's "Assistant to the Villain." Here's the visual version; here's the Goodreads version:
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
#booksky 📚🌶️💙
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
#booksky 📚🌶️💙
Sesame Swallow | The Christmas Caper - by SJStone
Christmas is about to be ruined.
The mayor is about to be shamed.
Sesame Swallow has ten minutes to stop it.
Final episode lands on Xmas Eve!
📚⚡️💙 #booksky
Christmas is about to be ruined.
The mayor is about to be shamed.
Sesame Swallow has ten minutes to stop it.
Final episode lands on Xmas Eve!
📚⚡️💙 #booksky
Sesame Swallow | The Christmas Caper
A Holiday Mini-Mystery (Part 5): Xmas Chaos
sjstone.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Sesame Swallow | The Christmas Caper - by SJStone
Christmas is about to be ruined.
The mayor is about to be shamed.
Sesame Swallow has ten minutes to stop it.
Final episode lands on Xmas Eve!
📚⚡️💙 #booksky
Christmas is about to be ruined.
The mayor is about to be shamed.
Sesame Swallow has ten minutes to stop it.
Final episode lands on Xmas Eve!
📚⚡️💙 #booksky
Reposted by SJ Stone
Always awkward, but throwing this out there like a penny in a fountain. ⛲
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December 23, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Always awkward, but throwing this out there like a penny in a fountain. ⛲
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The Unicorns That Ruined Christmas - by Hallie T
Fun #Christmas flash fiction by Hallie T on Substack.
Fun #Christmas flash fiction by Hallie T on Substack.
The Unicorns That Ruined Christmas
A submission for Merrow's Moon Academy
halliebrynnwrites.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The Unicorns That Ruined Christmas - by Hallie T
Fun #Christmas flash fiction by Hallie T on Substack.
Fun #Christmas flash fiction by Hallie T on Substack.
December 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I never saw "Station 11" but its on my radar now.
HBO's 10-Part Post-Apocalyptic Dystopian Thriller Is Even Better 4 Years Later
Distance only makes this miniseries better.
screenrant.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I never saw "Station 11" but its on my radar now.
Ashes to Dust - by SJStone - Fictional: After Dark fictionalafterdark.substack.com/p/ashes-to-d...
Links to all seven episodes here — a short, bittersweet, transgressively dark tale of revenge.
Ashes to Dust — some fairytales aren’t meant for Disney...
Links to all seven episodes here — a short, bittersweet, transgressively dark tale of revenge.
Ashes to Dust — some fairytales aren’t meant for Disney...
Ashes to Dust
A teaser and the list of episodes
fictionalafterdark.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Ashes to Dust - by SJStone - Fictional: After Dark fictionalafterdark.substack.com/p/ashes-to-d...
Links to all seven episodes here — a short, bittersweet, transgressively dark tale of revenge.
Ashes to Dust — some fairytales aren’t meant for Disney...
Links to all seven episodes here — a short, bittersweet, transgressively dark tale of revenge.
Ashes to Dust — some fairytales aren’t meant for Disney...
Sesame Swallow's Xmas Caper by SJStone
The city of Frederick, MD, faces chaos as a cherished Xmas ornament vanishes, casting a shadow over the festive season. As private investigator Sesame Swallow delves into town secrets, she uncovers a plot to ruin the Xmas celebration and shame the mayor. 📚⚡️💙
The city of Frederick, MD, faces chaos as a cherished Xmas ornament vanishes, casting a shadow over the festive season. As private investigator Sesame Swallow delves into town secrets, she uncovers a plot to ruin the Xmas celebration and shame the mayor. 📚⚡️💙
Sesame Swallow & the Christmas Caper
A Holiday Mini-Mystery (Part 1) : The Bauble
sjstone.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Sesame Swallow's Xmas Caper by SJStone
The city of Frederick, MD, faces chaos as a cherished Xmas ornament vanishes, casting a shadow over the festive season. As private investigator Sesame Swallow delves into town secrets, she uncovers a plot to ruin the Xmas celebration and shame the mayor. 📚⚡️💙
The city of Frederick, MD, faces chaos as a cherished Xmas ornament vanishes, casting a shadow over the festive season. As private investigator Sesame Swallow delves into town secrets, she uncovers a plot to ruin the Xmas celebration and shame the mayor. 📚⚡️💙
Gulliver's Travels: The Broligarchy - by SJStone
🚫 No smut (yet) 🚫 No dragons 🚫 No morally gray cinnamon rolls ✅ Just savage satire and viral humiliation 📚💙
You’ve read the stories where she saves the world. This one’s different. She doesn’t save it. She survives it. Barely.
🚫 No smut (yet) 🚫 No dragons 🚫 No morally gray cinnamon rolls ✅ Just savage satire and viral humiliation 📚💙
You’ve read the stories where she saves the world. This one’s different. She doesn’t save it. She survives it. Barely.
Gulliver's Travels: The Broligarchy
Journal Entry 8.5 | Finding an Opening
readingwritingrevolution.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Gulliver's Travels: The Broligarchy - by SJStone
🚫 No smut (yet) 🚫 No dragons 🚫 No morally gray cinnamon rolls ✅ Just savage satire and viral humiliation 📚💙
You’ve read the stories where she saves the world. This one’s different. She doesn’t save it. She survives it. Barely.
🚫 No smut (yet) 🚫 No dragons 🚫 No morally gray cinnamon rolls ✅ Just savage satire and viral humiliation 📚💙
You’ve read the stories where she saves the world. This one’s different. She doesn’t save it. She survives it. Barely.
Dark fantasy revenge and erotic romance all rolled up into one -- Ashes to Dust on The Fictional: After Dark | Substack
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December 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Dark fantasy revenge and erotic romance all rolled up into one -- Ashes to Dust on The Fictional: After Dark | Substack
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The last episode of this dark fantasy revenge tale is out! This is not the Cinderella you remember. 📚🌶️💙
Note: This story contains drug use, non-consensual sex, murder, body modification, emotional manipulation and depictions of group sex.
Substack | The Fictional: After Dark
bit.ly/4oTBmzA
Note: This story contains drug use, non-consensual sex, murder, body modification, emotional manipulation and depictions of group sex.
Substack | The Fictional: After Dark
bit.ly/4oTBmzA
Ashes to Dust
Episode 7: Salt & Dust
bit.ly
December 14, 2025 at 2:37 AM
The last episode of this dark fantasy revenge tale is out! This is not the Cinderella you remember. 📚🌶️💙
Note: This story contains drug use, non-consensual sex, murder, body modification, emotional manipulation and depictions of group sex.
Substack | The Fictional: After Dark
bit.ly/4oTBmzA
Note: This story contains drug use, non-consensual sex, murder, body modification, emotional manipulation and depictions of group sex.
Substack | The Fictional: After Dark
bit.ly/4oTBmzA
What a year in Substack erotica...
December 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
What a year in Substack erotica...
My Book, Just Right, is part of the Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale! Find your next favorite book at smashwords.com/sale and follow @smashwords for more promos like this! #EOYsale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebooks #booksky 📚⚡️
My book: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
My book: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
December 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
My Book, Just Right, is part of the Smashwords 2025 End of Year Sale! Find your next favorite book at smashwords.com/sale and follow @smashwords for more promos like this! #EOYsale25 #ebook #sale #books2read #indiebooks #booksky 📚⚡️
My book: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
My book: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
The Fictional Newsletter - by SJStone - The Fictional
Naughty, Nice or Something in Between? Whether it’s traditional fiction; nontraditional fiction in the form of erotica; or political satire in whatever form it takes, you can find it here. Santa won't tell.
Naughty, Nice or Something in Between? Whether it’s traditional fiction; nontraditional fiction in the form of erotica; or political satire in whatever form it takes, you can find it here. Santa won't tell.
The Fictional Newsletter
Holiday Edition!
sjstone.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The Fictional Newsletter - by SJStone - The Fictional
Naughty, Nice or Something in Between? Whether it’s traditional fiction; nontraditional fiction in the form of erotica; or political satire in whatever form it takes, you can find it here. Santa won't tell.
Naughty, Nice or Something in Between? Whether it’s traditional fiction; nontraditional fiction in the form of erotica; or political satire in whatever form it takes, you can find it here. Santa won't tell.
F.U.C.K. - by SJStone on Substack | The Fictional: After Dark
Olivia is back, and the darkness beckons. #booksky 📚🌶️
Olivia is back, and the darkness beckons. #booksky 📚🌶️
F.U.C.K.
Season 2 Episode 4 | The Silence Between
fictionalafterdark.substack.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:07 AM
F.U.C.K. - by SJStone on Substack | The Fictional: After Dark
Olivia is back, and the darkness beckons. #booksky 📚🌶️
Olivia is back, and the darkness beckons. #booksky 📚🌶️
I’m excited to announce my book, Just Right, will be promoted on @Smashwords as part of their End of Year Sale 2025 starting on December 8! Be sure to follow me for more updates and links to the promotion for my books and many more!
#EoYSale25 #Smashwords
Just Right will be free for three weeks!
#EoYSale25 #Smashwords
Just Right will be free for three weeks!
December 2, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I’m excited to announce my book, Just Right, will be promoted on @Smashwords as part of their End of Year Sale 2025 starting on December 8! Be sure to follow me for more updates and links to the promotion for my books and many more!
#EoYSale25 #Smashwords
Just Right will be free for three weeks!
#EoYSale25 #Smashwords
Just Right will be free for three weeks!
Writing Revolution - by SJStone - The Fictional
Writers can do something to support The Resistance — not everyone has to be Princess Leia or Luthen Rael. The Bard spreads “the word and helps members of the other classes keep up their spirits and mental health.” I'll go with that.
#booksky
Writers can do something to support The Resistance — not everyone has to be Princess Leia or Luthen Rael. The Bard spreads “the word and helps members of the other classes keep up their spirits and mental health.” I'll go with that.
#booksky
Writing Revolution
Fact is always stranger than Fiction, but sometimes they coincide
sjstone.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Writing Revolution - by SJStone - The Fictional
Writers can do something to support The Resistance — not everyone has to be Princess Leia or Luthen Rael. The Bard spreads “the word and helps members of the other classes keep up their spirits and mental health.” I'll go with that.
#booksky
Writers can do something to support The Resistance — not everyone has to be Princess Leia or Luthen Rael. The Bard spreads “the word and helps members of the other classes keep up their spirits and mental health.” I'll go with that.
#booksky