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Two Fic Tuesday

Welcome! I had both these stories set aside, and when I saw them close to each other, I knew I wanted to pair them one week. They're both sharper, sadder tales, which made them fit together in an interesting way and yes, they both left me with lingering

Two Fic Tuesday

Welcome! This week I come with a couple of flash pieces. Really, I think it's my favorite length of story, even if I know full well there are wonderful stories of every length. There's something about flash that I absolutely adore both reading and writing. Both

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Two Fic Tuesday

Welcome! So, guess who's on their death themed nonsense this week? In my defense, I found all three of these pieces this week, and I couldn't help but group them together. It was just too perfect. We also have a returning author in this collection, which

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Two Fic Tuesday

Welcome! I've been in a place where I'm seeking out stories with a punch. Both of these have some weight to them that, while strong, are still something I felt I needed. Both of them are stories that hit me in weird but resonant ways, and

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Two Fic Tuesday

Welcome! I hope you're doing well this week. Today I've brought you two stories that I happened to read on the same day, which was lovely. They have very different vibes to them, but some of the themes echo between them, and it was nice to

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Two-Fic Tuesday

Welcome! This week we have two stories that made me happy. Sometimes that's what you need, and it's where I'm at right now. Both of these are things that left me feeling a little better after I read them and I hope they do

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Two-Fic Tuesday

Welcome! My comments are brief today, but don't let that stop you from reading either of these stories. Both of them sat with me for a while after I read them, and I'm glad to get to share them with you now. Recs A Sign Hangs

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Two-Fic Tuesday

Welcome! This week brings us a pair of stories that gave me Feelings. Sometimes that's just what you want. Both of them left me aching a little, and I'm excited to share them with you folks. Recs The 207th Time I Went Back to March 9,

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Two-Fic Tuesday

Welcome! This week I have a few different things for you all! Yes, there are the usual story recommendations, but I have an update and a little story of my own to share. First, stories! I highly suggest reading these two together. It was a wonderful experience for me to

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Two-Fic Tuesday

Welcome! Today we've got two stories that were both different kinds of brain candy to me. Yes, they both have some body horror elements to them, but also, I just enjoyed everything these stories were doing so much. I also have learned that I really need to start

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Two-Fic Tuesday

Welcome! This week I come to you with a couple of more unsettling tales. I read both of these last week and definitely wanted to share them for everyone who's into some creepy weirdness. St Dymphnas School for Borderland Girls - Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece - Weird Horror Magazine What

Two-Fic Tuesday

Welcome! Please enjoy two absolutely wonderful stories this week. Both of them had me coming away feeling a little better about things and sometimes that's all you need. The Library of the Apocalypse - Rati Mehrotra - Clarkesworld This was beautiful and aching and yet I came away

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Two-Fic Tuesday

Welcome! On this fine Tuesday, I bring you two stories. Our first one is from Baffling, and our second is Small Wonders. (I bet you can't guess my favorite story length.) These stories have very different vibes but I came away loving both of them, so I hope

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something new: two fic tuesdays

Okay folks, I'm switching up how I do things around here. Instead of a newsletter once a month (which is clearly not working well for me) I want to switch to a weekly model, which might seem counterintuitive but hold on. I have a whole bunch of stories

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weekly log: April 23

Updates: I don't have a lot to say this week. I've been preparing to travel, and then was on a plane/trapped in an airport for a lot of yesterday. It wasn't a horrible flight, but ugh, so long. And I was so, so

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Newsletter: March

Sure has been a while, hasn't it? Maybe not for all you newsletter folks, but I kind of dropped off on the weekly updates for a bit there. Part of what happened was going to ICFA in March, but part of it was also just not doing well.

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weekly log: Updates, future plans, and stories

Updates: This week has been a little slow, especially since I just did the newsletter this last weekend. However, I've managed to go through and pull up some flash fiction markets for a few of the WW stories that I need to polish, so that's good.

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Newsletter: February

This newsletter is coming a little later than intended (I had planned to put it out at the end of February) but at least it's here now? It was a weird month, honestly. January was a wonderful start to the year, even with some of the bumps that

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stories to share #4 and updates

Hi all! Here's your first weekly post. I'm still not sure what day I'll actually be making these, so bare with me, but we'll sort that out soon. First off, have some stories! Across the Street - Greg van Eekhout This was

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updates and stories to share #3

Before we get to the stories for these last couple of weeks, I wanted to mention a few things that will be changing. – I’m going to go ahead and start posting once a week. Not sure on which day yet, but I’m leaning toward Wednesdays. If you have

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stories to share #2

Here I am again with another selection of stories. I wasn’t intending to do another set of five, but it just so happened to work out that way. We’ll see if this continues, or if I vary it up every now and then. Who knows. Also, I wanted

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stories to share #1

A big part of setting up this blog was to share things I come across that I feel like are worth sharing. I’ve been reading a lot more short fiction this year, and i wanted to showcase some that I’ve truly enjoyed. Not only do I enjoy enabling