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Peter Kisner ≈

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c.f. the short story "God's Hooks!" by Howard Waldrop.

Apparently set shortly after the Great Fire of London, it starts as kind of slice of life vignette about a gathering of dudes who just love eating and catching fish. Toward the end takes on themes of faith, obsessive pursuit of The Big One, and apocalypse.

lexal.net/scifi/scifiction/cla

www.lexal.netGOD'S HOOKS!-PAGE 1
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Laura Blackwell (she/her)

I'm reading for the excellent Strong Women, Strange Worlds next Thursday, March 20 at 4:00 PDT/7:00 EDT—with all these fantastic writers of speculative fiction! These online readings are free—and there are prizes! Sign up at eventbrite.com/o/strong-women- to attend. See you there? @Writing_Norse #Bookstodon #FreeBooks #AuthorReading #WomenAuthors #EnbyAuthors #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Horror #FantasyFiction #HorrorFiction

Text: Strong Women, Strange Worlds presents Third Thursday QuickReads of Sci Fi, Fantasy, and Horror by Cassandra O'Sullivan Sachar [with color photo of fair-skinned woman with long, curly dark hair; she wears a black V-neck with embroidery], Nora Peevy [with sepia-toned photo of woman with cat-eye glasses, devil horns, and straight hair worn short; she wears a dark crew-neck T-shirt], Dani Finn [color art portrait of a fair-skinned person with plastic-framed glasses, blond hair worn short and over the ears, and a light blue button-up with a pattern], Angela Acosta [color photo of a woman with medium-brown skin, glasses, and long, straight, dark hair; she wears a pink button-up], Laura Blackwell [color photo of a fair-skinned woman with cat-eye glasses and graying shoulder-length hair; she wears a lavender pointelle cardigan, and Violette L. Meier [color photo of a Black woman with long braids; she wears a black blouse] / March 20, 7pm EDT Free on Zoom / Preregister now at StrongWomenStrangeWorlds.weebly.com
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Christina Anne Hawthorne

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Kovenlore Chronicles is a 7-novel #adventure #romantasy series, Riparia Dellbane the unlikely heroine pulled into helping save dystopian Carrdia. There’s elaborate worldbuilding & a diverse cast.

All 7 novels (plus 2 novellas) are already written.

The 1st book in the series, Trust in the Forgotten, is published, the sequel coming in late spring. Currently on Amazon, it’ll eventually go wide.

The image is a color map of the continent of Tremjara on the world of Ontyre. The continent is roughly oval with notable exceptions, the oval tilted southwest to northeast. In the far north are the Frozen Lands, but otherwise the continent is surrounded by three oceans, the Para-Equa in the west, Terminus in the south, and Titania to the east. A long, slim peninsula, along with multiple islands, exists in the northwest. In the west and south are multiple, large islands. The southeastern peninsula is a barren wasteland with some volcanic islands off its coast. There are scattered islands up the eastern coast, most notably Pannulus, a roughly circular archipelago. The continent is roughly divided in half by mountain chains, some more extensive than others. Mountains also exist in other locations, especially the southwest. The west is heavily forested, the east a mix of forests and grasslands. The south desert. Some notable locations follow. Mythwyll in the southwest was the elfin homeland. In the west, Forstava is still the ora’ean homeland. In the east, Emprensa was once the home province of an empire. In the northeast, Draskrith is the realm of the shadow lords. Below that, and as noted, is Pannulus. At the continent’s center is nation of Carrdia. It’s surrounded by mountains, except in the west along its border with Forstava, and in the northeast. The continent’s biggest lake is located there, as is the mighty Key River.
On the right is the book’s cover, the negative image a golden, hand drawn map showing mountains and rivers. On top of that is the title, Trust in the Forgotten, written in a stylish text that’s turquoise with black outlining. Between the first three words and the last below them are eyes that are the same color. Below that, in the same font and color, but without shadowing, it reads Book 1 of the Kovenlore Chronicles. Near the bottom, and written in a more plain text, the color a dark yellow with a black outline, is the author’s name, Christina Anne Hawthorne. The left, beside the cover, is the following text: On the world of Ontyre… Riparia Dellbane, a reclusive Keeper courier with a fractured past, blends into Carrdia’s dystopian landscape, yet dreams of a better future. It’s about vision. Then, over one grim night, routine becomes ruin as opposing fractions seek to exploit or capture her. To survive, she must discover why. She must also discover why the handsome seer reawakening her heart is aiding her. Is he leading her to safety or to those wanting her life? Is she brave enough to untangle the conspiracy wanting to consume, not just her, but an entire nation? As a child, tragedy stole her trust. Now, her heart is begging her to trust again.
#AmWriting#WritingCommunity#Fantasy
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Laura Blackwell (she/her)

Do you like community? Do you like surprises? Well, Jenna Hanchey is planning to read a Choose-Your-Adventure style story this Story Hour! And we have no idea what Leslie What is going to read—just that it’s going to be awesome. Join us Wednesday at 7:00 PST! #StoryHour2020 #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #SFF #Jenna Hanchey #Leslie What #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading
#Bookstodon #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading @lesliewhat storyhour2020.com/

Head-and-shoulders color photo of Jenna Hanchey, a fair-skinned woman with long, wavy, blonde hair. She wears a sleeveless blue-green wrap dress, a necklace, and gold hoop earrings. She stands against a backdrop of trees and grins joyously at the camera.
Closeup color photo of Leslie What, a fair-skinned woman with long, straight, gray hair pulled back but escaping in tufts. She wears one plastic googly eye over each actual eye and faces the camera with a bemused, mock-anxious expression.
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Paracyclops

I found Tasha Suri's 'The Oleander Sword' a very compelling and atmospheric book, with plausible worldbuilding, and a very weighty and consequential approach to magic. Very striking prose too, which I've rarely found in my efforts to get up to speed with contemporary fantasy. Highly recommended.

app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/

#fantasy #fantasyfiction #epicfantasy #tashasuri #theburningkingdoms #theoleandersword #books #bookstodon @bookstodon

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Paracyclops

I’m very behind reading fiction magazines, about a year behind in fact. Interzone 297 was up to its usual exacting standards, with some excellent non-fiction (although, am I alone in NOT wanting book reviews to include a detailed synopsis?) Fav story: ‘Lights of the New World’ by Paul E. Franz

#sf #sff #sffh #sffh+ #sciencefiction #fantasy #fantasyfiction #horror #horrorfiction #shortstories #shortfiction #interzone #bookstodon @bookstodon @InterzoneMag

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Laura Blackwell (she/her)

Remember how we started 2025 with marvelous writer guests at Story Hour? We figured we’d just keep that going this week with M.L. Krishnan and Dawn Vogel. Marvels! The word's even in anagrams of their names. Join us Wednesday at 7:00 PST! #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #ShortFiction #AuthorReading #FantasyFiction #ScienceFiction #HorrorFiction #SFF #M.L.Krishnan #DawnVogel @emelkrishnan storyhour2020.com/

Head-and-shoulders red-tinged color photo of writer M.L Krishnan, a woman with light brown skin and straight, glossy hair pulled back. Her hair may be black or may be purple; the red light makes this a mystery. She wears large plastic-framed glasses, a red silk tank, gold earrings with ornate hearts hanging from sunburst hearts, a gold ring in her septum and several gold rings on her fingers, red lipstick, and black cat-eye eyeliner. She rests her chin on one beringed hand, her face in three-quarter view, and regards the camera with a serious expression.
Black-and-white head-and-shoulders photo of Dawn Vogel, a fair-skinned woman with dark eyes and short hair swept into a flip on one side. She wears large cat-eye glasses, a denim jacket with a shield-shaped pin on the lapel, and a plaid scarf. She faces straight ahead and looks into the camera with a little smile.
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