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Ann LeBlanc

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Writer, Editor, Woodworker. www.annleblanc.com
Stories in Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons, Apparition Lit. ⚧️

Debut novella: THE TRANSITIVE PROPERTIES OF CHEESE (2024, Neon Hemlock).

Editor of EMBODIED EXEGESIS, transfem cyberpunk anthology

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some have said Wrath Goddess Sing killed several other retellings during a wild rampaging aristeia that culminated in the death of Hector, which is why there's still no retelling entitled HECTOR THE HORSE-TAMER.

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R.B. Lemberg (they/them)'s avatar R.B. Lemberg (they/them) @rblemberg.bsky.social
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YOKE OF STARS (aka my fish communism novella) is releasing on July 16, 2024.

I've been off social media because of the state of my health.

If you feel like spreading the word about the book, I'd much appreciate it.

tachyonpublications.com/product/yoke...

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“Residuals” by Jess Levine A woman with a threat-assessment AI stuck in her head, and a therapist genuinely trying to help despite the overbearing horrors of the healthcare systems.

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“My Robot Body” by Meghan Hyland This story is for anyone who longs to abandon their flesh to become a perfect mobile laboratory, forever trundling across the gray dunes of the moon. A perfect distillation of the way dysphoria and gig work can grind down your soul.

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“My Robot Body” by Meghan Hyland This story is for anyone who longs to abandon their flesh to become a perfect mobile laboratory, forever trundling across the gray dunes of the moon. A perfect distillation of the way dysphoria and gig work can grind down your soul.

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“A Canyon of Blood for the Normalest Man Alive”
by Palimrya

The weirdest and grossest story in the anthology. Impossible to describe.

It’s like NAKED LUNCH had a nasty baby with early cyberspace-heavy cyberpunk.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...

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“A Canyon of Blood for the Normalest Man Alive”
by Palimrya

The weirdest and grossest story in the anthology. Impossible to describe.

It’s like NAKED LUNCH had a nasty baby with early cyberspace-heavy cyberpunk.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...

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Ann LeBlanc's avatar Ann LeBlanc @robotleblanc.bsky.social
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I enjoyed Roadwarden quite a bit. An interesting structure and very atmospheric writing. Have you played Citizen Sleeper? Easily some of the best cyberpunk writing I've read recently, and the creator is trans. I haven't finished it, but Norco is an interesting surreal Louisiana narrative game.

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Maria Dong (LIAR, DREAMER, THIEF out now!)'s avatar Maria Dong (LIAR, DREAMER, THIEF out now!) @mariadongwrites.bsky.social
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And there's a giveaway!!!!

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Ann LeBlanc's avatar Ann LeBlanc @robotleblanc.bsky.social
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“Each of Us is All of Us” by @ttmaddenwrites.bsky.social

A story that inhabits the strange awareness of how things are simultaneously fantastic and terrible for trans people right now.

If you're scared for the future, this is the story that acknowledges your fear and gives you a hug.

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P. H. Low (preorder THESE DEATHLESS SHORES 9 July '24!)'s avatar P. H. Low (preorder THESE DEATHLESS SHORES 9 July '24!) @lowph.bsky.social
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these deathless shores is out today! (almost) everywhere books are sold ~ deepest thanks to everyone who helped make this happen 💚

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Next up we have a poem by @rykaaoki.bsky.social, “The Woman of Water Dreams”, originally published in Why Dust Shall Never Settle Upon This Soul (2015) by Biyuti Press.

I love the way this poem mixes linear algebra, queer death, food, and the indefinable meaning of trans lives.

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Next up we have a poem by @rykaaoki.bsky.social, “The Woman of Water Dreams”, originally published in Why Dust Shall Never Settle Upon This Soul (2015) by Biyuti Press.

I love the way this poem mixes linear algebra, queer death, food, and the indefinable meaning of trans lives.

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North Continent Ribbon was a great time for me -- sometimes you want lesbian swordfights and loyalty kink and sometimes you want Bureaucrat Stumped By Malfunctioning Public Bus and fortunately this collection can encompass both. excited that it's now up for preorder!

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It's an interview with the vampire ... novelist!
Not only did ALL THE HEARTS YOU EAT get a starred review in Publishers Weekly, but I got to interview with PW too, talking about queer horror, vampires, and the novel itself, coming Oct 15th from Titan Books! 🫀
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

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My cyberpunk cheese-heist novella, THE TRANSITIVE PROPERTIES OF CHEESE, is coming out at the beginning of September! (Neon Hemlock)

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that is my favorite part of any high fantasy. I love how Tolkein's prose is full to bursting with love for plants/nature I want to read high fantasy like that, or really anything where the author's hyperfixation shines through (high fantasy moby dick whale facts would be amazing)

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I'll be there! Only tip I have is that the outdoor patio area is a really nice space to relax/decompress while also being able to chat with people. Much better vibe than the bar imo.

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Like, if you read Yoon Ha Lee, or China Mieville, it's obviously. weird from the start, but with Wolfe, you think you're reading a normal-ish dark fantasy, but as you read, you keep going, wait, hold on, WHAT? and the double takes keep escalating as you progress. if that makes sense.

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One thing I admire about Gene Wolfe is. the ability to make the weirdness come at you from an unexpected angle, like an assassin sneaking up from behind.

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Let’s hang out in Baltimore on 7/10 at 7pm. Four rad folks reading at Current Space: ✨ Tyrese Coleman ✨ Izzy Wasserstein ✨ Rahne Alexander ✨ Craig L Gidney Plus vending from us, Riddle’s Tea Shoppe, The House Handcrafted, and Tarot by Soleil.

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I regret to inform you that there are ghosts everywhere. There is no escaping them. And if you read Why Didn't You Just Leave, the hauntings will not cease even after you close the book.

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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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Neon Hemlock currently has pre-orders open for 3 queer speculative anthologies.

Including EMBODIED EXEGESIS, an anthology of weird cyberpunk written by transfem authors,

and WE'RE HERE: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction of 2023

www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...

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I’m so thrilled to have this story in this anthology! It’s cyberpunk stripped down to the rivets.

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I'm really happy I was able to include several literary pieces in the anthology, including yours, Catherine Kim's, and Coyote Dembicki's.

Also I love the resonance between your story and @rykaaoki.bsky.social's poem, "The Woman of Water Dreams"

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"Labelscar" by @adeniro.bsky.social, Embodied Exegesis

A trans mom has her debt injected beneath her skin by a chaser.

A haunting literary exploration of debt, trans motherhood, and awful warehouse jobs. This is one of those stories that will stick in your head and make you cry days after reading.

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"Labelscar" by @adeniro.bsky.social, Embodied Exegesis

A trans mom has her debt injected beneath her skin by a chaser.

A haunting literary exploration of debt, trans motherhood, and awful warehouse jobs. This is one of those stories that will stick in your head and make you cry days after reading.

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Just so you know: The SPACEFUNK anthology is a "Project We Love" on Kickstarter. Could be a project you love on your bookshelf if you lay a proper tithe on it. Just saying.

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It's not out yet, but pre-orders are open for Embodied Exegesis, an anthology of weird cyberpunk stories written by transfem authors! (and two of the authors in Bound in Flesh are in there too!)

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"Right to Remain" by Riley Tao What if your mom was a streamer? What if your mom wouldn’t stop streaming to attend your dad’s funeral? What if her followers sucked, and hated you? The most unsettling story I’ve read about internet hate mobs and corporate-owned deadnames.

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"Right to Remain" by Riley Tao What if your mom was a streamer? What if your mom wouldn’t stop streaming to attend your dad’s funeral? What if her followers sucked, and hated you? The most unsettling story I’ve read about internet hate mobs and corporate-owned deadnames.

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this article is incredible! Has me flashing back to being diagnosed as gay in middle school for eating a chicken drumstick though now I regret not putting a Cheese-That-Makes-You-Trans in my novella. Ah well, there's always the sequel!

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