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cpiveral.bsky.social
SFFH writer. She/her/they. Purveyor of whimsy and angst. Work in Kaleidotrope, ApparitionLit, TFlatiron, FlameTreePress, ZNB Presents, and elsewhere. Grad presentation on Psychopomps in modern works.
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Today is the day!

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Good morning

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GUYS. The comment period for this ends in THREE DAYS. PLEASE if you have even a little bit of time, submit a comment here: www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD... Let them know EVERYONE should be able to get COVID vaccines. They BACK DOWN when WE PUSH BACK. www.statnews.com/2025/05/20/f...

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Hey all, a little cheep of a crow— the RebellionLit anthology Three x The Fun is releasing on 5/30 with my story, “Self-Taxidermy: Dressed to Kill” Note: Content warnings abound with this one.

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Since today’s my birthday I’m wishing all of us a much improved year, with health, peace, love, and joy. I really hope I get my wish.

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Watched The Orphanage today. It always feels weird to admit to watching something no your peers have seen quite a while ago.

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Looking for suggestions. What is your favorite easy groovy song but with dark undertones?

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Currently I have a head cold while allergies are also fighting to make me miserable. And what I want is to watch all three Nosferatus back to back, but sleep it is friends.

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Always cool to find out one of your TOC mates was honored with a year’s best appearance.

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So I have a birthday coming soon and I love birthdays. What is your favorite little weird birthday ritual?

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We are delighted to see “The Old Woman and the Spider” by @akatherineblack.bsky.social will be reprinted for Year’s Best Arthropod Short Fiction! 🖤🕷️🕸️

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Big case of the Tuesday ennui. Got any pet pictures or fantastic stories to share?

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Hey, I’ve read so many wonderful stories in Kaleidotrope that I wanted to share the opportunity with you.

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Has anyone sent them a copy of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off?

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Want to know the difference between writing a character hiding the truth from the reader and one hiding the truth from themselves? Wondering how to let your readers know what's true when your narrator can't stop lying? Let's get into it this Monday with a deep dive on writing unreliable narrators!

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Who are the five writers who made you? Ray Bradbury Shakespeare Terry Pratchett Toni Morrison Margaret Atwood

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Who are the five writers currently making you think about how you write? Victor LaValle Carmen Maria Machado Stephen Graham Jones Tobias S. Buckell Sarah Polley *Changing week by week.

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Columbia Journalism Review tested eight generative AI search tools and found their answers were wrong 60% of the time, and the paid ones actually fared worse than the free ones. Meanwhile, millions of people trust the way they present total bullshit with confident language.

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Worth a moment of your time.

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Have you called your electeds today? 5calls.org is a great place to start! Phone numbers and short scripts all in one place. (Overwhelmed? Pick ONE topic and stick with it!)

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Celebrate Women in Horror with Christina Ardizzone's "Dissociative Body Disorder." Seventeen bodies. One consciousness. books2read.com/other2024 #wihm #womeninhorrormonth #womeninhorrormovement

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Pre-writing is part of the writing process. It’s where you organize and plan details, where spontaneous brainstorming leads to interesting ideas. Creating art is messy and time consuming, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have your little “eureka” moments. #5amwritersclub

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@bannisterpress.bsky.social Have these wonderful interviews with the authors, if you want to know more about the stories in Other. Here’s mine:

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We're so excited to have 5 stories and the cover art from Other: the 2024 speculative fiction anthology eligible for the Aurora Award! We've made "The Glass Mountain" available on our website as a sample: bannisterpress.com/glass-mounta... Let us know if you want to see more!

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What if we just stayed in bed and read all day.

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