Christy Climenhage

Yellow flames overtop a large dumpster and turn the whole scheme orange, eliminating tall pine trees and casting bright shadows on a frozen drive.

Last night:

A dumpster fire across the street.

Not a metaphor, a real fire that the fire department had to come and put out.

Writing a novel about a sloth who falls in love with a snowman.

It’s a slow brrrr romance.

This is a wonderful story

Reminder that ANYBODY can nominate a work for the Le Guin Prize.

Not only can you nominate your favorite books of last year. You SHOULD.

instantly assumed this was a kaiju situation

Fluffy black puppy sits tidily in a ski track surrounded by snow. His muzzle is white with snow.

Makwa says it’s cold outside.

Beautiful Brown barbet with short haircut laying beside a copy of the book The Midnight Project

I see people posting about this so:

✨ELIGIBILITY 2025 for awards ✨

Sci-fi novel: THE MIDNIGHT PROJECT

Sci-fi short story:

Underwater Fireflies

I’d be honoured to be nominated if you enjoyed my work this year.

Libraries are the best, and requesting books there is Win-Win.

The covers for six of my books: The Young Necromancer’s Guide to Ghosts, Dragon Whisperer, Trueflame, Fireborn, Firebound, After the Dragon Raid. Text across the middle reads: Request them at your library!

Dark grey text on a beige background that reads: Get it at the library! Did you know you can ask your library to purchase books? Free for you! Authors still get paid! Others get to read it as well! Support libraries! With a print mockup of The Dragon Next Door on a wooden shelf. #NessPromo

Want to support me without spending a dime? Request my books at your library! The library pays for their copy so I still get paid and you get to read it for free! Best part, others can enjoy it after you! 🌈📚 #booksky

Welcome, friends!

And so many variations! Team pursuit, relay, individual long and short. ⛸️

Me too! And the way even the gods can spin out and crash on the last lap. What an exciting sport.

Congratulations! 🎉

#careergoals

My what a beautifully long tail you have!! #spottedeagleray #stingraysofcoralcity #coralcitycamera #eagleray #remora

Underwater Fireflies - F(r)iction Christy Climenhage's short story Underwater Fireflies explores the oceanic depths of distant moons for signs of life.

My short story “Underwater Fireflies” published by F(r)iction in their OCEANS anthology is now available to read online for free.

It’s about the search for alien life on a frozen ocean moon and the artwork is by Dannie Niu.

Check it out here:

frictionlit.org/underwater-f...

I’m reading Slow Horses by Mick Herron. He’s so good at plotting. Just excellent.

WOMEN👏DON’T👏WANT👏CHOCOLATES 👏FOR 👏VALENTINE’S 👏DAY 👏THEY 👏WANT 👏MERRIAM-WEBSTER’S 👏COLLEGIATE 👏DICTIONARY 👏TWELFTH 👏EDITION 👏

💯 this.

I’ve been absolutely thrilled to hear book clubs are reading my book. And happy to do an appearance to answer questions and listen in if invited.

But these scams are really something else…

Thank you for contacting the void. How may we direct your scream?

I was honestly surprised with how many times I read and re-read my novel from drafting, editing, working with my editor, working with my copy editor, then promoting the published book by… reading it out loud.

I’m glad I love my book. I’ve spent a lot of time with it.

📕 💕

Today I’m reading Widow Fantasies by Hollay Ghadery. Short, very impactful fiction collection.

creatures, that warm themselves under the lee of an iceberg, as a traveller in winter would bask before an inn fire

Gonna log off this app for the rest of the weekend but I wanted to boost this.

If you are interested in participating in the nomination process for the Ignyte awards we have an application.

Our awards are very dear to me. I thought the dire urgency of them would fade. I was wrong. We keep going 🖤

Oh I’m so glad you’re enjoying it! (And Raina absolutely does gleam)

Writing has brought a lot of joy into my life. I’m happy I committed to it.

Same but I was 50 when I started writing seriously. I believe that the sacrifice and the value we put on our writing is part of what brings value to the reader. Art is about connecting humans through imagination.

YES! Medusa of the darkest depths…

Rare bus-sized phantom jellyfish caught on camera. See video. A Stygiomedusa gigantea, commonly known as the giant phantom jelly, was filmed at 250 meters below the surface.

I love the fact that a sea creature called stygiomedusa gigantea exists and is “bus-sized”

@schmidtocean.bsky.social has shared some incredible footage

www.ydr.com/story/life/a...

As a diehard fan, I am sooooooo excited for this!! 🎉🎉🎉

Congratulations and I can NOT wait!

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