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Award-winning author, science fiction, fantasy, horror; Elgin-nominated poet, Gates of Never, Bounded by Eternity, From Voyages Unreturning. www.deborahldavitt.com www.theruinwebcomic.com/
So, I was on Speculative Sundays this past weekend, and it's now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8t0...
Akua, the host, asked me where my dragon love comes from.
. . . Anne McCaffrey's Pern. I was ALL about unicorns till I read the Harper trilogy at 11 or 12. It's been dragons ever since.
I've been told that there aren't any tickets available for my reading on the first! It will ALSO be live on Facebook: via Zoom @akulaezlihope
Just as a reminder, a Speculative Sundays poetry reading series begins tomorrow, and I get to kick off the month! www.eventbrite.com/e/starburst-...
Oh, this is *delightful*. Got Aimee's story as my soul mate, reading it *right now*.
Hello, all! I know some of you, but nice to meet the rest. <3 Excited to be a part of this issue!
This went live when I wasn't looking!
www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/sens...
*writes faster on general slush sub*
@emmiechristie33.bsky.social continues her amazing blog, reviewing multiple stories by the same author to give people a feel for the depth and scope of an author's work. . . and maybe get them to read something they've never encountered before!
www.emmiechristie.com/short-fictio...
Hah! thanks for the reminder! I need to record "In Coffee Spoons" for him soonish, too!
@gwynnega.bsky.social “the jacarandas are not impressed by your show of force” strangehorizons.com/.../the-jaca...
. . . This one gets a special mention for being a scream of rage in articulate, beautiful words, that seared *right through me* like a solar flare.
@nicowritesbooks.bsky.social, “Eagle-Eyed,” Gripping, horrific–grabbed me by the throat and did not let go. eyetothetelescope.com/archives/057...
Marie Brennan “Hermit of the Crossroads.” This is a delightful, perfect circle that feels utterly complete by the end. havenspec.com/poetry/hermi...
Ian Li, “Uncertainty,” a lovely superposition of quantum physics over the human heart. Brilliant Poetry, October 2025 (I don’t think this one’s online.)
@danielausema.bsky.social “Lesser Zodiacs,” Starts off whimsical, lands on something a little more menacing. mergansermagazine.com/story/lesser...
The incomparable Gerri Leen with “The Separation Was Not Mutual,” available at Penumbric. www.penumbric.com/archives/Oct...
@the-lettersea.com Hugenbruch, “On the mourning of future history,” a crackling, wonderful villanelle! Star*Line Issue 48.3 (bug him for a copy!)
'Tis the season to lift up poems I've nominated for awards!
(This post will have to be a series of replies. Because I've got a LIST, folks!)
Gretchen Tessmer, “The Blight Sky,” which is dark, horrific, and deeply moving! Star*Line, Issue 48.2, April 2025
Absolutely *crushed* the ending on this one!!
Soooooo. I will be doing a poetry reading on March 1, from 7-8:15 PM EST.
Tickets are available for free on Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/e/starburst-...
Anyone got any favorites they'd like me to add to my lineup? LOL
A photo of a bunch of NASA research documents, with titles like "STRUCTURAL MARGINS OBSERVED IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO EXCEEDANCE", "PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF UNEXPECTED WOBBLE IN A RIGIDLY NON-WOBBLING SYSTEM", "OBSERVED PERFORMANCE OF COMPONENTS KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN INSTALLED BACKWARDS", "COGNITIVE LOAD IMPLICATIONS OF ACRONYMS REFERRING TO OTHER ACRONYMS", "THRMAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MATERIALS DESCRIBED AS 'PROBABLY INFLAMMABLE'", "ON THE REPEATED SURVIVAL OF SYSTEMS NEVER INTENDED TO WORK", "THE EFFECT OF CLIPBOARD ON PERCEIVED AUTHORITY IN TEST ENVIRONMENTS", "MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SUBSTANCES EXPOSED TO REPEATED MEETINGS", "ANOMALOUS RESULTS WHICH PERSIST DESPITE STRONG MANAGEMENT DISAPPROVAL", and "A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE MOON'S APPARENT DISINTEREST IN OUR ACTIVITIES"
Some terrifically titled papers from a discovered collection of NASA research documents found in a skip
(with thanks to @juliarez.placid.horse)
Oh. My. God. What an intro. How am I supposed to wait till tomorrow for part 2??
I don't want to spoil it. JUST PLAY THIS GAME.
It's on Steam. Go get it. I'll wait.
And you discover the entire history of the past century and a half has been subject to previous revisions tied to dark matter physics, religion, and more.
I think I am about halfway through, given my progress through the achievements and the urgency of the narrative at the moment.
AND uncovering the REAL history of the nebula and the moons and planets on which your people have lived for millennia) . . .
. . . then TR-49 is an Enigma-code deciphering, librarying, researching, archive-digging race against the clock as WORDS can REVISE REALITY.
If Heaven's Vault is my "dictionary game" as my husband reduces it down cheekily to (yes, you're uncovering bits and fragments of an ancient language from inscriptions you find at archaeological sites and from dealers on the black market in ancient goods . . .
So, partially, I was awake all night because sick, and partially, my own fault, because Inkle, the makers of Heaven's Vault, which is in my list of top 3 games ever, came out with a little 7 dollar game earlier this year, and it's been sitting in my library, and god. damn. they've done it again.
blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
Delighted to be able to announce this at last! <3
Congratulations to our authors and artists on their @bsfa.bsky.social longlist 2026! @jennicoutts.bsky.social @lyndseycroal.bsky.social @madeehahwrites.bsky.social @deborahldavitt.com Ivano Sassanelli, Jay Johnstone, Payton McCarty-Simas! @publishingscotland.bsky.social 🤩 And to all the nominees!
Have to admit, I'm very curious as to where this one is going. The first section, regarding robots creating new iterations of themselves inside a closed facility on Earth, seems to have had *no* relationship to the rest of the story, so I am *wildly* curious as to how this will come back around.
OOOOH. This is a first! I am ON THIS LIST!
www.bsfa.co.uk/bsfa-awards-...
So. . . if you're a member, maybe you could like, read "The Carrying Capacity of Paradise" and consider voting for it?
We would just like to casually point out that the @sfwa.org Recommended Reading List currently contains Hell Itself stories by @rachiea.bsky.social, @crboltz.bsky.social, @deborahldavitt.com, @reggiekwok.bsky.social, @gerrileen.bsky.social, @tedmorrissey.bsky.social, @ktwagner.bsky.social, and more!
I play-tested this with my group! It's amazing. <3 Gearing up to GM it with another group using the testing materials myself now!