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2x Nebula, Compton Crook finalist. BSFA-longlisted. SFWA, Codex member. Left one former empire only to settle in another. Speaks German by day, Russian by night. Writes in English. Represented by Ed Wilson @ Johnson & Alcock Ltd.
Means the world to me. I’m happy the layered structure worked! I tried letting the private and the political occupy the same room—I'm an émigré too, so there’s a lot of private grief in this one, but also first-hand (unfortunately) observations of propaganda & nationalism …
Thank you so much, dear Myna--could not have happened without your support! (and that of Electric Sheep)
Thank you so much, dear Patty! Fingers crossed for the Nebs!
Lois, I can't tell you how happy I am every time I hear from you!
Thank you so much!!
I'm cheering for you, Joe! ¡Salud! 🥂
I'm love with your prose AND your poetry, Jennifer 🫶
I don't think I visit them nearly enough 🫶
A wonderful story!
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Right back at ya, Anthony!
If you want to read my flash "Jimmy. Fucking. Bang" you can go to South Florida Poetry Review & scroll down!
Thank you so much, dear Myna! Would not have been possible without your support!
An absolutely mindblowing story, Nadia. Thank _you_ for it.
Thank you, Yare! If you’d like to read “Through the Machine” you can find it here: www.pacornell.com/2025-awards-...
Thank you so much, Yari! if you’re interested in reading “The Cold Burning Light of Her,” find it in Lightspeed www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-...
I'm grateful to have been part of the process! It's a beautiful book.
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Thank YOU, dear Beth! And BTW, the final version of Cottage / A House Between Sea and Sky is right there at the top of my TBR.
Lettie, your prose is in my heart and you are in my prayers.
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Thank you so much! And @balticon.bsky.social got the Compton Crook Award nomination exactly right for this one...
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I loved in 2025 (for your awards consideration):
POETRY
“The World To Come” @jenniferhudak.bsky.social
MIDDLE GRADE
AJ Torres and the Treasure of Captain Grayshark @labyrinthrat.bsky.social
I loved in 2025 (for your awards consideration)
STORIES
“When You Think No One Can See You” @lettie-prell.bsky.social
“The Basilisk Painting” @anthonyeichenlaub.com
“Artful Felicitations” @darusha.ca
“So Deep, So Wide” by Michelle Muenzler
“Last Dam Standing” @historyneverwas.bsky.social
Loved your novella!! 🫶
Loved in 2025 (for awards)
STORIES
“Jimmy. Fucking. Bang.” @mynachang.bsky.social
“Terraforming: An Unearthly Earth” @aliciahilton.bsky.social
“Five Things You Can See” @nadiaradovich.bsky.social
“The Dance of Narcissus and Echo” @rajivmote.bsky.social
“The Walled Garden” @drfionamoore.bsky.social
I loved in 2025 (for awards)
STORIES
“Through the Machine” @cornellwriter.bsky.social
“Different Flames” @bethcato.bsky.social
“The Mermaid Who Declined…” @aphowell.com
“The Midwife in the Palace of the Forest King” @jelenawrites.bsky.social
“The Cold Burning Light of Her” @swpisciotta.bsky.social