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Summerween Bundle Celebrate Halloween in July with this multimedia bundle. $20 for a bunch of creepy stuff. (My ghost story “Always an After” is in there.) I like the nod to Gravity Falls in the bundle name. As can be inferred from the dogs’ names (Dipper and Mabel), we’re big fans of the show in this household. Continue reading
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Done is good So I finally, finally finished cleaning up the book manuscript. It still needs its cover (coming along nicely; I like what I’ve seen so far and hope you will, too), administrivia like ISBNs, and some final front and back matter before going out for proofing. But in the meantime, I have a series style guide,… Continue reading
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Furry Books Summer Sampler Check out the Furry Books Summer Sampler on itch.io! (Southern hemisphere folks experiencing winter are also invited.) The bundle runs from June 26 – August 17, $10 for 10 books ranging from shorts to series, science fiction to self-help. My short story “Femme Prédatrice” is included. I’ve written noir before, but even though I’ve written… Continue reading
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A quick note on Atthis Arts A while back, I decided to limit my involvement in Discourse, in part because it’s a time sink (but let’s be honest, I’d find some other way to procrastinate) and mainly because my contributions are rarely significant. I’m making an exception here, because I’ve previously spoken well of Atthis Arts and the Bells. I’ve known… Continue reading
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Pride Without Prejudice Yep, it’s another Pride-themed book bundle. $40 for 40 books, running from June 18–30. “The Relative Positions of Dead Things in the Dark” is in this one. Continue reading
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Reviews! And a short interview Emmie Christie has been writing Why You Should Read reviews on the InkFoundry website. If you’re unfamiliar with InkFoundry, it’s a fantastic resource: a self-proclaimed free dynamic library, linking to or hosting free-to-read stories. She’s also been doing a weekly Writer Spotlight on her own website, with more reviews and author interviews. That means Emmie’s… Continue reading
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Pride Book Fair bundles The Pride Book Fair is running on itch.io from June 1–9. Bundle #4 (titled A Good Day to Pride Hard for…reasons) is $38 for 40 books, one of which is my novelette “Adamere in Swan.” Baschimeh is trans and has done space crimes. Nobody in this setting cares about the first thing, but that second… Continue reading
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Things I enjoyed in 2026 (Part 2) Short Stories “Let’s Go to the Zoo” by Louis Evans (2026): Wanna watch the last sane human being through glass? “Welcome to Heroism” by John Wiswell (2026): There are some very cute lines (“Her mix of speed and spite was too potent for mortal algorithms.”) in a type of story I normally feel meh about.… Continue reading
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Ghost Stories An itch.io bundle full of ghost stories. Running from April 3–24, the sale features 19 DRM-free books and games for $10 (including “5:37”). Continue reading
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Things I enjoyed in 2026 (Part 1) Short Stories “Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death” by Charlotte Stant (2025): On-point Shirley Jackson fanfic. Novellas The Carrying Capacity of Paradise by Deborah L. Davitt (2025): If you told me before reading that I would find the lead characters (an ex-cop and ex-hard-partying-trust-fund-celebrity) sympathetic before reading, I might… Continue reading
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