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27 | They/Them | Writer, Artist, Academic πŸ–‹οΈπŸ§¬πŸŒŒπŸ“– Interested in speculative fiction, horror media, biology, astronomy, folklore, and how it all ties together

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On one hand, I do think it’s a good thing that people are starting to be more skeptical about believing everything someone in a position of authority tells them.

On the other hand I saw someone refer to Orwell as β€œpoorly written propaganda slop” and I worry we’re losing the plot a little bit.

27.04.2025 17:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Rival Most Vial: Potioneering for Love and Profit (Si… Two potion shops, one heated rivalry…until hate bubbles…

I wanted to try something a little different in my reading and discovered A Rival Most Vial by R. K. Ashwick! It was a delightful read with a full cast of well-rounded characters that I highly suggest for anyone looking to dip their toes into cozy romantic-fantasy πŸ’œ www.goodreads.com/book/show/86...

29.03.2025 02:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You as well! And definitely, I’m already brainstorming my topic πŸ˜‚

22.03.2025 21:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s the last day of #ICFA and this was the best first conference I could have had! Everyone was a treat to talk to and all the panels were amazing. I can’t wait for next year!

22.03.2025 17:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just finished reading Thirteen Storeys by @jonnysims.bsky.social and it was absolutely fantastic! Incredibly relevant themes and stories and extremely cathartic. I also can’t more highly suggest listening to the audio version as well, as the full cast truly breathes life into it!

09.02.2025 21:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you're at a Southern university/institution that is closing your LGBTQ or DEI/DEIA offices please reach out to us. We are helping people preserve their department's archival history and will work with you to help ensure folks remain anonymous.

24.01.2025 21:00 πŸ‘ 1455 πŸ” 963 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 14
Special Submissions Call! Disability Pride & Magic!

Special Submissions Call! Disability Pride & Magic!

Special Submissions Call! Disability Pride & Magic!

The Castle gates are open for an extended special submissions call from 7 January to 31 March, and we are looking for stories celebrating disabled authors, character and themes for this event.

Details Below!

07.01.2025 18:56 πŸ‘ 169 πŸ” 155 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 9

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20.01.2025 23:49 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s odd how frequently my writing blocks get lifted by seemingly small things. All it took was making a wrong guess about the direction a story was going to remind myself what I enjoyed about writing in the first place πŸ˜…

Though I suppose that’s more thanks to reading than anything else

14.01.2025 19:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This was the year I graduated with my Bachelor’s degree and completed a thesis that was accepted to next year’s ICFA! It’s been years of hard work that has finally paid off ❀️

31.12.2024 19:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Submission Guidelines SUBMISSIONS FOR ISSUE 3 ARE OPEN FROM NOV. 1ST – JAN. 1ST! WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Cozy horror. Fun horror. Classy horror. Dare we say, wholesome horror? Oxymoron? We don’t think so. One plac…

Newish, fun horror mag looking for subs: spooky-magazine.com/submission-g...

12.11.2024 10:42 πŸ‘ 97 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 4