Laura D
@lduerr.bsky.social
Writer, hoarder of hobbies, book gremlin, cocktail witch // SFWA, Codex, Futurescapes '21 // https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheEmbroideryBard // lauraduerr.wordpress.com // she/her
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Laura D
@lduerr.bsky.social
· Jul 1
July 2026 - Flash Fiction Online
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New story out today! Some deep-sea SF horror that found a home in @flashfictiononline.bsky.social July issue 🪸 My story unlocks next week but you can buy the full issue today if you have $4 to support a great publication:
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can’t think of a better example of AI being mostly a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist
also it can’t help when this is your user base
also it can’t help when this is your user base
October 6, 2026 at 5:28 PM
can’t think of a better example of AI being mostly a solution to a problem that doesn’t exist
also it can’t help when this is your user base
also it can’t help when this is your user base
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Elsa Lanchester was the daughter of a socialist firebrand and a posh woman who ran away with him to become a left-wing vegetarian who refused to marry on principle, and who also once worked as a secretary to Karl Marx’s daughter…
I was invited to participate because of my success in getting Lanchester's 1983 memoir republished – with a new introduction by @marawilson.bsky.social, no less! It had languished out of print for decades.
www.chicagoreviewpress.com/elsa-lanches...
www.chicagoreviewpress.com/elsa-lanches...
Elsa Lanchester, Herself | Chicago Review Press
Being known as "The Bride of Frankenstein" is an unusual form of fame, but for Elsa Lanchester the unusual came naturally.
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October 6, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Elsa Lanchester was the daughter of a socialist firebrand and a posh woman who ran away with him to become a left-wing vegetarian who refused to marry on principle, and who also once worked as a secretary to Karl Marx’s daughter…
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My beautiful Evolution babies...you've returned...
September 24, 2026 at 5:32 PM
My beautiful Evolution babies...you've returned...
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OKAY FINE YOU CAN HAVE A CHURU
September 19, 2026 at 2:54 PM
OKAY FINE YOU CAN HAVE A CHURU
"What fresh hell is this," I mutter to myself as I open this app for the first time in a couple days. I expect more AI discourse, perhaps another tariff or a body of water for Google Maps to rename. Instead the first thing I see is the FBI director indignantly defending bestiality.
September 15, 2026 at 2:39 PM
"What fresh hell is this," I mutter to myself as I open this app for the first time in a couple days. I expect more AI discourse, perhaps another tariff or a body of water for Google Maps to rename. Instead the first thing I see is the FBI director indignantly defending bestiality.
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August 25, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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hey just making sure everyone knows tom hardy put out a rap album where he does the “"now is the winter of our discontent” monologue from richard III in the bane voice on one of the tracks. okay have a good weekend
August 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM
hey just making sure everyone knows tom hardy put out a rap album where he does the “"now is the winter of our discontent” monologue from richard III in the bane voice on one of the tracks. okay have a good weekend
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I really cannot think of a greater honor than to have the Muppets say this about you upon your passing
August 26, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I really cannot think of a greater honor than to have the Muppets say this about you upon your passing
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We need to guard Cher
if you are a gay icon STAY INSIDE!!! it’s DANGEROUS OUT HERE!!!!!
August 26, 2026 at 6:08 PM
We need to guard Cher
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the literal opposite of the point I was trying to make, tbh! I don't give a shit. they can't consolidate power with 33% of this country unless we all give up. fuck those losers, let's fucking go.
August 17, 2026 at 8:58 PM
the literal opposite of the point I was trying to make, tbh! I don't give a shit. they can't consolidate power with 33% of this country unless we all give up. fuck those losers, let's fucking go.
Time for some emotional support mac and cheese
August 13, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Time for some emotional support mac and cheese
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Oh the feeling of coming home from a practically off-grid vacation and learning that Infantino has been having a terrible week. Delicious.
August 4, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Oh the feeling of coming home from a practically off-grid vacation and learning that Infantino has been having a terrible week. Delicious.
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Chloe Zhao's THE TIGER IS OUT, coming 2028
July 28, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Chloe Zhao's THE TIGER IS OUT, coming 2028
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If you want to read a book and your library doesn’t have it, it is truly a massive favor to an author to request that the library acquire it. It really and truly is
July 24, 2026 at 4:12 AM
If you want to read a book and your library doesn’t have it, it is truly a massive favor to an author to request that the library acquire it. It really and truly is
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I also think a lot of people genuinely don’t know what a significant percentage of book sales *tend to be from libraries*
Libraries PAY MONEY FOR BOOKS
Libraries PAY MONEY FOR BOOKS
Someone said to me, "I'm sorry but I got your book from a library." Nobody should ever apologise for that. You read my book! That's brilliant! I grew up hanging out in libraries and the idea of a world without them fills me with dread. Without libraries, authors, like readers, will only suffer.
July 24, 2026 at 4:11 AM
I also think a lot of people genuinely don’t know what a significant percentage of book sales *tend to be from libraries*
Libraries PAY MONEY FOR BOOKS
Libraries PAY MONEY FOR BOOKS
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good article and, crucially, a good list at the end of cookware/kitchenware lines that are still quality (and family owned)
July 21, 2026 at 1:14 AM
good article and, crucially, a good list at the end of cookware/kitchenware lines that are still quality (and family owned)
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good time to share the guide to making your own Corsi-Rosenthal box! clean your air and protect yourself from wildfire smoke, airborne viruses, allergens, and so on. get your friends together and build some for people in your community, too. cleanaircrew.org/box-fan-filt...
DIY box fan filters – Corsi-Rosenthal box - Clean Air Crew
Also known as a Corsi-Rosenthal box, this DIY method of building your own air filter with MERV13 furnace filters and a box fan are an easy and cost-effective way to help clear indoor air from airborne...
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July 16, 2026 at 5:08 AM
good time to share the guide to making your own Corsi-Rosenthal box! clean your air and protect yourself from wildfire smoke, airborne viruses, allergens, and so on. get your friends together and build some for people in your community, too. cleanaircrew.org/box-fan-filt...
Thorns last year: it's Trinity's first game back, she should have a goal as a treat 🥰
Thorns this year: Colorado native Wilson scores the opener in Denver; team categorically refuses to let Heaps score
Thorns this year: Colorado native Wilson scores the opener in Denver; team categorically refuses to let Heaps score
July 18, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Thorns last year: it's Trinity's first game back, she should have a goal as a treat 🥰
Thorns this year: Colorado native Wilson scores the opener in Denver; team categorically refuses to let Heaps score
Thorns this year: Colorado native Wilson scores the opener in Denver; team categorically refuses to let Heaps score
Super excited to potentially be on a Seattle ferry while that pilot is still flying a plane.
Reader, I checked and checked again, and this is Secretary Hegseth’s actual account
July 16, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Super excited to potentially be on a Seattle ferry while that pilot is still flying a plane.
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AI discourse is taking up too much oxygen (in addition to water) in writer spaces and it's bumming me right the fuck out.
What is a delightful/weird/delightfully weird story you've read this year? Include read/purchase links. Get some humans paid.
What is a delightful/weird/delightfully weird story you've read this year? Include read/purchase links. Get some humans paid.
July 15, 2026 at 9:52 PM
AI discourse is taking up too much oxygen (in addition to water) in writer spaces and it's bumming me right the fuck out.
What is a delightful/weird/delightfully weird story you've read this year? Include read/purchase links. Get some humans paid.
What is a delightful/weird/delightfully weird story you've read this year? Include read/purchase links. Get some humans paid.
Don't you just love a nice public comment period?
Holy COW. Text analysis of comments on the OMB rule: overwhelming opposition, overwhelmingly not form letters. (But 9 in 10 comments supporting the rule ARE form responses, LOL)
Whatever happens next, folks have stepped up.
Whatever happens next, folks have stepped up.
July 13, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Don't you just love a nice public comment period?
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“A Perfect Light” by Laura Duerr is a bottom depths, barnacle-scraping, can’t-trust-what-you-see-in-the-sea horror story. Check it out!
@lduerr.bsky.social
#writingcommunity #flashfiction #horror #sciencefiction
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July 2026 - Flash Fiction Online
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July 12, 2026 at 8:37 PM
“A Perfect Light” by Laura Duerr is a bottom depths, barnacle-scraping, can’t-trust-what-you-see-in-the-sea horror story. Check it out!
@lduerr.bsky.social
#writingcommunity #flashfiction #horror #sciencefiction
flashfictiononline.com/issues/july-...
@lduerr.bsky.social
#writingcommunity #flashfiction #horror #sciencefiction
flashfictiononline.com/issues/july-...