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Adria Bailton

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Author of SFF/H, published at ZNB Presents Year One, Wyldblood Flash, Manawaker Flash Fiction Podcast, Constelación, and Worlds of Possibility
queer, ND, she/they
Member of SFWA, Codex
See more at www.adriabailton.com

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They just came back when I clicked on the notification for your response. But they were missing for most of the day. Only the newest notification were showing in the notifications tab. Thank you for working some magic - I'm sure that was it.

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Did anybody else's history of notifications go away?

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My reading reflection is up for the second quarter of this year! I read fewer books than first quarter but I'm still ahead of the yearly goal. Check out what I liked best this quarter:

adriabailton.com/reading-refl...

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Finishing and submitting a story = you're in the game = you rock. Rejections are a measure of that last. That means, getting a rejection = you rock. So when you're feeling down, remember YOU ROCK! and write another story. When you get a reject, remember YOU ROCK! and write another story. And so on.

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Have you read?

Between Home and a House on Fire by A.T. Greenblatt at Reactor

For your weekend, a little longer read than I normally suggest. I liked this story on the in-between, that place between life and death, and being able to leave and choosing to stay.

reactormag.com/between-home...

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Smashwords is having a 50% off sale for e-books. If you're interested in LGBTQIA+ romance, check out Romancing the Rainbow: smashwords.com/books/1582203
It's an anthology of queer couples meeting & falling in love. My own story, Always a Destroyer is included.

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Ooh! Fancy. Yeah, that's the main issue we're having is a pump requires plastic parts. We're going to go wholly metal for a bit and see if that helps his issue. And then maybe try a fountain. Because boy do our logs love their water fountain!

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can we get a thread of sci-fi writers going? BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+ and disabled authors to the front! we all need new reading material!! please alt text images and add links so we can buy from you

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I'll have to look again. I wasn't finding anything that wasn't highly plastic. Thanks!

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Hey, #WritingCommunity, what's your longest AND shortest wait for a response on a short story submission?

Me? Longest was 419 days. Shortest was 10 minutes.

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Is that mostly metal? It looks like it. I ask because my dog Harvey may have a plastic allergy and now we need to switch our fountain watering dish to a metal one.

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Thinking today about a poem-ish I wrote that is about this time of year growing up, with both the joy of the municipal fireworks show juxtaposed with the mess that was my family. I really need to revise it and put it somewhere.

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Have you read?

I Love Him Artichoke, by Anna-Claire McGrath at The Deadlands

Haven't you learned by now I love these retellings? I adored this take on Orpheus and Eurydice.

thedeadlands.com/issue-34/i-l...

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I think part of our work as horror writers in 2024 is to help people unlock the parts of themselves that can face terror and adversity without losing their humanity & goodness. We are entering an era of fear and horror like our species has never faced. We need heart.

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I want these thoughts - in whatever form you've got in you to share them!

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Have you read?

The Replay Weaver, by Amy Robinson at Inner Worlds

The story of a muse helping someone with anxiety just let go of those social interactions we replay over and over and over is a piece of joy.

sarah-i-jackson.ghost.io/inner-worlds...

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Have you read?

Stage of the Mundane by Camden Rose at The Temz Review

This is a really cool story that does nothing of the expected and I felt like I was just hanging on to understand it.

www.thetemzreview.com/rose.html

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It's the one year print-a-versery of "A Dress of Flowers" which is available via ZNB Presents patreon OR via ZNB for a paperback or ebook download. 'A Dress of Flowers' is a queer re-imagining of bits of Cinderella and I adore this story and hope it will find some new readers!

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I'm always suggesting stories from here, so go submit (but watch the guidelines)! It's a special window for longer stories!

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Kaleidotrope re-opens to fiction and poetry July 1-31.

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Blog post is written and scheduled! In the morning I'll published the link so if you missed any of the twenty stories I recommended in June, you'll be able to easily see what I liked! Note: I read all over publication time. Everything last month was 2024, but sometimes it's older stuff, too.

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One thing about not posting much on social media is that when I go to do my short story round-up, I don't have to scroll through as many posts. This thought brought to you by someone who is scrolling more to do tomorrow's round-up post because they were more active this month here.

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#LateNightWrite A3. There might be a proclivity of my characters in dino story to share more than they should and that may hurt them in the end.

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#LateNightWrite A2. The main economic disparity in my dino story (as I call it) is what level of safety any set of individuals may have. And those who have electricity, and therefore electricity can bring, and those who do not.

I try to approach economies from different angles in different stories.

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Oh, I often have whole chapters dedicated to US healthcare system commentary. Worthwhile!

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Lol. JP is definitely an inspiration but I'm working hard that the most that can be said is that!

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#LateNightWrite A1. Yes and no. Lately, many of the communities I write specifically discourage greed, selfishness, and economic disparity.
Sometimes I address it more directly.

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Hello #LateNightWrite!

I'm Adria, writer of SFF/H in short and long form! My current WiP is an adult SF in a dystopian near-future where dinosaurs roam the Earth, and also we do polycule love stories.

Best place ever is tough! Possilby Skellig Michael was the coolest.

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I have made some writer friends that stuck from in-person writing conferences, like Surrey International Writers Conference. Are you able to attend in-person conferences?

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I haven't had an in-person writing group since the early 2000s, for reasons. I have been lucky in the past few years finding CPs and writer friends online. We tried to get a writing retreat together, but it fell apart.

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I'm sorry. I was rejected last year and also found it unexpectedly crushing. I hope you're able to find your community soon! Are you looking for mostly in-person?

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Have you listened to my story, "Submerged," published one year ago at Manawaker Flash Fiction podcast?

DB Droege did a great job narrating this 250ish-word story.
Go have a listen! (And subscribe to the podcast if you want to hear very short stories!

www.manawaker.com/podcast/subm...

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Have you read?

Rose Loaded Gun by Akis Linardos at Wyld Flash

The voice in this is fantastic! A dystopian setting and making sure this next relationship doesn't fail.

wyldblood.com/rose-loaded-...

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A conversation on our Discord has prompted me to say again: remember, y'all, what really sells books is not the author talking about their work, but *readers* talking about it. Word of mouth drives far more sales than advertising or any other engine. So if you loved a book, tell your friends!

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I think I'm getting the same one over and over.

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I was scrolling to see if anyone suggested Mujadara. Amazing lentil dish!

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I know some of those authors! Congrats! Can't wait to read your stories!

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LateNightWrite A3. In the flash, there's a daughter who is most apathetic about the things happening with time. In the novel - hmm, I don't think anyone of the main cast is. There are those in the background who are.

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