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She's here! The cover of my newest @sauutiverse.bsky.social novella. Illustrated by @stephenembleton.bsky.social. Out soon by @starsandsabers.bsky.social 💕 jaylit.com/cover-reveal...

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"The Story and the Engine" is my fav episode this season! The title kinda gave it away if you know a little west african folklore but it was cool to see them weave it in. #doctorwho

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If you are a non-Black #DoctorWho fan who watched last night's episode and went "What is that and where can I find more?" here are some authors to check out. Nnedi Okorafor Wole Talabi Rivers Solomon Eugen Bacon P. Djeli Clark N.K. Jemisin Octavia Butler Nalo Hopkinson Jordan Ifueko

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Want to learn about an Africanfuturist? >> Edward Mukuka Nkoloso en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_...

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"Fortune always left whatever room I walked into, which is why I don’t leave my place much these days…" Boubacar's not on this case...but he just can't stay away. Tune in for chapters 5-9 of @tochitruestory.bsky.social's Harmattan Season! reactormag.com/excerpts-har...

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Happy Mother’s Day! 💓

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13 days to go! @storybundle.bsky.social @meerkatpress.bsky.social, @rdspress.bsky.social, @sauutiverse.bsky.social, @miltonmvmedia.bsky.social, @nalohop.bsky.social, @tachyonpub.bsky.social, @nuzo.bsky.social, @tobiasbuckell.bsky.social, @therisingtithes.bsky.social storybundle.com/scifi

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Dang, Story Hour guests are all the heck over the Locus Awards Top Ten Finalists List! Congratulations to @vajra.me, @nisishawl.bsky.social, @premeemohamed.com (three times!), @littlebadger.bsky.social, @wiswell.bsky.social, @sillysyntax.bsky.social, @wtalabi.bsky.social (twice!),... (1/3)

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My little instructional manual on crime is in this! As well as other lovely stories and poems. Do check it out🫶

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I just finished @oluwasigma.bsky.social's "The Last Word," found in @lightspeedmagazine.com. It's an intense yet satisfying story that accomplishes much with just a few words.

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SHIGIDI x IN THE SHADOW OF THE FALL x THE LIGHTNING THIEF The gods are dead and the whole world thinks the culprit is Éshu, the trickster god. Affronted, he sets out on a perilous journey to bring the real killers to justice and clear his name. #questpit #q #f #w

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I've been working with Dilman creating music for The Night Dancer. He's looking for funding. Details below.

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My #wip short film #TheNightDancer is a revenge fantasy based on Luo mythology, with dance as a magical force. I need your help to make it! Even $1 helps for there's no film market here to support #scifi films and the global economy and systems marginalizes […] [Original post on mograph.social]

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New book review: Mulenga on Cleveland, Kimberly: _Africanfuturism: African Imaginings of Other Times, Spaces, and Worlds_. Ohio University Press, 2024. Published by H-Africa. Read here: networks.h-net.org/node/20067603

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"'That’s my boy!' He cheered... That was when you saw it. His aura shimmered a crimson red, tinged with orange. Its edges were spiked, bold, blazing around him like a greedy torch." "The Flame In You" by @nabangl.bsky.social longlisted by @otherwiseaward.org 🏆 inner-worlds.ghost.io/inner-worlds...

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#FundraiserPerk : Want to level up your story? Award winning Tobi Ogundiran is happy to help! He'll critique up to 7500 words of prose in exchange for your donation to support Locus Magazine. Donate at igg.me/at/locusmag2025 or through our bio! @tobiogundiran.com

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It's #podcast time, y'all! Colonial cities, hard-boiled detectives, and murder, oh my! @shaunduke.net + @pematson.bsky.social are joined by @tochitruestory.bsky.com to chat about Harmattan Season! Podcast: skiffyandfanty.com/p... YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=... Thanks for listening.

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Our first poetry reading at SpecPoVerse! specpoverse.org/readings

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"you take what has been passed, what has made home in you, & you carve out a piece for the next person." I love this description. I hope I can do that 💓

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Thanks so much for reading and reviewing. This story is very dear to me🥹❤️

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Ever thought about using a love potion? 🩸🧪🙊 Read this story to learn more about why that might be a bad idea 👀🧟‍♂️

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What if your sins became public record—projected in holograms above your head? The Sin Syndrome is spreading fast, and no one knows why. Read the chilling dystopian tale: www.iskanchi.com/magazine-pos... #TheSinSyndrome #DystopianFiction #Afrofuturism #SciFiStory #IskanchiMagazine

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