More good news! Sold "Migration" to Kaleidotrope, slated for Winter 2028. This is my story in first personal plural POV, and I'm happy to find it a home. #unicornisle #sff #writerslife #amwriting
August 7, 2026 at 11:35 PM
More good news! Sold "Migration" to Kaleidotrope, slated for Winter 2028. This is my story in first personal plural POV, and I'm happy to find it a home. #unicornisle #sff #writerslife #amwriting
Just finished an untitled story about young teleporters in a post-apocalyptic world who stumble across an abandoned hotel they can't just shift into. #amwriting #writerslife #sff #fantasy #unicornisle
November 25, 2024 at 3:46 AM
Just finished an untitled story about young teleporters in a post-apocalyptic world who stumble across an abandoned hotel they can't just shift into. #amwriting #writerslife #sff #fantasy #unicornisle
Check it out! My story "Hidden Meaning" is now out in the latest issue of Kaleidotrope (kaleidotrope.net)
Warning: narrator is a bit of a jerk. #unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife #amwriting
Warning: narrator is a bit of a jerk. #unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife #amwriting
“The Diamond Mountain” by Helen De Cruz
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January 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Check it out! My story "Hidden Meaning" is now out in the latest issue of Kaleidotrope (kaleidotrope.net)
Warning: narrator is a bit of a jerk. #unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife #amwriting
Warning: narrator is a bit of a jerk. #unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife #amwriting
June 26, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I have a ridiculous amount of editing in works:
Subs Queue #1: A Muddle Of Masks
Subs Queue #2: Watershed
Long Form Queue: Nesting Instinct
Pre-Crit Pass: Darkness and Summer
Not to mentionI'm prepping to dive into my novel, Undertaking Chances. #writerslife #unicornisle
Subs Queue #1: A Muddle Of Masks
Subs Queue #2: Watershed
Long Form Queue: Nesting Instinct
Pre-Crit Pass: Darkness and Summer
Not to mentionI'm prepping to dive into my novel, Undertaking Chances. #writerslife #unicornisle
May 6, 2026 at 6:50 PM
I have a ridiculous amount of editing in works:
Subs Queue #1: A Muddle Of Masks
Subs Queue #2: Watershed
Long Form Queue: Nesting Instinct
Pre-Crit Pass: Darkness and Summer
Not to mentionI'm prepping to dive into my novel, Undertaking Chances. #writerslife #unicornisle
Subs Queue #1: A Muddle Of Masks
Subs Queue #2: Watershed
Long Form Queue: Nesting Instinct
Pre-Crit Pass: Darkness and Summer
Not to mentionI'm prepping to dive into my novel, Undertaking Chances. #writerslife #unicornisle
Just realized one of the hardest parts of querying Surgeburnt is going to be coming up with a succinct log line. #unicornisle #writerslife #sff #fantasy #amwriting
March 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Just realized one of the hardest parts of querying Surgeburnt is going to be coming up with a succinct log line. #unicornisle #writerslife #sff #fantasy #amwriting
Current highlight of revising my face-to-face agent pitch: I had to change the word "enigmatic" because after several rehearsals, I couldn't get it out without stuttering. Sheesh. #unicornisle #writerslife
May 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Current highlight of revising my face-to-face agent pitch: I had to change the word "enigmatic" because after several rehearsals, I couldn't get it out without stuttering. Sheesh. #unicornisle #writerslife
I've now written two flash fiction stories in the form of a comment thread on a spell (recipe) blog. Was too entertaining a concept to only use once.
... but the titles of these stories, daaang.
#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #amwriting #writerslife
... but the titles of these stories, daaang.
#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #amwriting #writerslife
March 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I've now written two flash fiction stories in the form of a comment thread on a spell (recipe) blog. Was too entertaining a concept to only use once.
... but the titles of these stories, daaang.
#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #amwriting #writerslife
... but the titles of these stories, daaang.
#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #amwriting #writerslife
Going to take a break from baking all the things and have a laugh this weekend. Join me!
#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife
#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife
December 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Going to take a break from baking all the things and have a laugh this weekend. Join me!
#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife
#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife
Aaaaand ... Aurealis has just purchased my story "Harmony In Ninths" for appearance sometime in the middle of 2025. (... how are we to 2025 already?!) Watch this space.
#unicornisle #fantasy #sff #writerslife #amwriting
#unicornisle #fantasy #sff #writerslife #amwriting
December 15, 2024 at 3:24 AM
Aaaaand ... Aurealis has just purchased my story "Harmony In Ninths" for appearance sometime in the middle of 2025. (... how are we to 2025 already?!) Watch this space.
#unicornisle #fantasy #sff #writerslife #amwriting
#unicornisle #fantasy #sff #writerslife #amwriting
Two disparate things make a story:
The FWO monthly prompt is "write a story involving robbery during a journey."
I've had a bug in my brain recently that I want to write about a fantasy world undergoing its own form of Prohibition.
Combine the two, and ...
#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #amwriting
The FWO monthly prompt is "write a story involving robbery during a journey."
I've had a bug in my brain recently that I want to write about a fantasy world undergoing its own form of Prohibition.
Combine the two, and ...
#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #amwriting
August 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Two disparate things make a story:
The FWO monthly prompt is "write a story involving robbery during a journey."
I've had a bug in my brain recently that I want to write about a fantasy world undergoing its own form of Prohibition.
Combine the two, and ...
#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #amwriting
The FWO monthly prompt is "write a story involving robbery during a journey."
I've had a bug in my brain recently that I want to write about a fantasy world undergoing its own form of Prohibition.
Combine the two, and ...
#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #amwriting
One of my least favorite personal writing quirks:
I can't start a story without a title.
Been brainstorming for hours. Nothing seems quite right.
Sigh. #unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife #amwriting
I can't start a story without a title.
Been brainstorming for hours. Nothing seems quite right.
Sigh. #unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife #amwriting
September 2, 2025 at 10:52 AM
One of my least favorite personal writing quirks:
I can't start a story without a title.
Been brainstorming for hours. Nothing seems quite right.
Sigh. #unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife #amwriting
I can't start a story without a title.
Been brainstorming for hours. Nothing seems quite right.
Sigh. #unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife #amwriting
Me yesterday: great, I know what my next novel project is!
Me this morning: oh, look at all these posts about Fatecraft, and a dicemaker and a clockworker really did make interesting protagonists ...
Me now: I am confused again.
#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife
Me this morning: oh, look at all these posts about Fatecraft, and a dicemaker and a clockworker really did make interesting protagonists ...
Me now: I am confused again.
#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife
July 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Me yesterday: great, I know what my next novel project is!
Me this morning: oh, look at all these posts about Fatecraft, and a dicemaker and a clockworker really did make interesting protagonists ...
Me now: I am confused again.
#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife
Me this morning: oh, look at all these posts about Fatecraft, and a dicemaker and a clockworker really did make interesting protagonists ...
Me now: I am confused again.
#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife
That moment where you've been going along writing a story and having a blast with it ... and you suddenly realize it's a wreck and might end up on the scrap heap. Oof. #unicornisle #writerslife #amwriting
August 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
That moment where you've been going along writing a story and having a blast with it ... and you suddenly realize it's a wreck and might end up on the scrap heap. Oof. #unicornisle #writerslife #amwriting
Ending 2025 on a nice note: just sold "The Heat of Battle" to Worldstone Publishing's Summer of Scifi & Fantasy: Volume 5! Look for it ... in ... the summer.
Looking forward to it! #unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife #amwriting
Looking forward to it! #unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife #amwriting
December 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Ending 2025 on a nice note: just sold "The Heat of Battle" to Worldstone Publishing's Summer of Scifi & Fantasy: Volume 5! Look for it ... in ... the summer.
Looking forward to it! #unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife #amwriting
Looking forward to it! #unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife #amwriting
Woke up this morning realizing my quirky little zombie novel actually *is* long enough to query.
But I already have my next query project in line.
I ... I don't know.
Argh. #unicornisle #sff #writerslife
But I already have my next query project in line.
I ... I don't know.
Argh. #unicornisle #sff #writerslife
July 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Woke up this morning realizing my quirky little zombie novel actually *is* long enough to query.
But I already have my next query project in line.
I ... I don't know.
Argh. #unicornisle #sff #writerslife
But I already have my next query project in line.
I ... I don't know.
Argh. #unicornisle #sff #writerslife
The good news about the current novel project is I've clocked around 20k words.
The bad news is, I'm maybe two-thirds of the way to the point I wanted to be at 25k ...
#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife #amwriting
The bad news is, I'm maybe two-thirds of the way to the point I wanted to be at 25k ...
#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife #amwriting
November 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The good news about the current novel project is I've clocked around 20k words.
The bad news is, I'm maybe two-thirds of the way to the point I wanted to be at 25k ...
#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife #amwriting
The bad news is, I'm maybe two-thirds of the way to the point I wanted to be at 25k ...
#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife #amwriting
Current favorite line in WIP: It broke bones inside her that had no substance.
#unicornisle #sff #writerslife #amwriting
#unicornisle #sff #writerslife #amwriting
July 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Current favorite line in WIP: It broke bones inside her that had no substance.
#unicornisle #sff #writerslife #amwriting
#unicornisle #sff #writerslife #amwriting
I have this weird quirk of writing short stories where light and warmth are the antagonists and the protagonists are seeking darkness and cold.
This makes more sense to my brain, I guess?
It even shows up in the images I use in a lot of my stories. #unicornisle #writerslife #fantasy #amwriting
This makes more sense to my brain, I guess?
It even shows up in the images I use in a lot of my stories. #unicornisle #writerslife #fantasy #amwriting
May 21, 2026 at 10:45 AM
I have this weird quirk of writing short stories where light and warmth are the antagonists and the protagonists are seeking darkness and cold.
This makes more sense to my brain, I guess?
It even shows up in the images I use in a lot of my stories. #unicornisle #writerslife #fantasy #amwriting
This makes more sense to my brain, I guess?
It even shows up in the images I use in a lot of my stories. #unicornisle #writerslife #fantasy #amwriting
Live and in color! Want to support some incredible stories (including mine)? Check out Worldstone's kickstarter:
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#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife
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#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife
A Summer of Sci-Fi & Fantasy: Vol 5 (Short Story Anthology)
We're back again (and bigger than ever) with our much-loved anthology! Packed to the brim with undeniable fantasy and science fiction!
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May 6, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Live and in color! Want to support some incredible stories (including mine)? Check out Worldstone's kickstarter:
kickstarter.com/projects/sci...
#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife
kickstarter.com/projects/sci...
#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife
This is what sounds like a great idea when you're on pain meds:
Include the phrase "I used dragon drop editing" in my Surgeburnt query letter.
Carry on. #unicornisle #writerslife #sff #fantasy
Include the phrase "I used dragon drop editing" in my Surgeburnt query letter.
Carry on. #unicornisle #writerslife #sff #fantasy
March 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
This is what sounds like a great idea when you're on pain meds:
Include the phrase "I used dragon drop editing" in my Surgeburnt query letter.
Carry on. #unicornisle #writerslife #sff #fantasy
Include the phrase "I used dragon drop editing" in my Surgeburnt query letter.
Carry on. #unicornisle #writerslife #sff #fantasy
My story "Music Appreciation" is out now in The Fifth Di...! The second tale involving hapless rhythmist Dossian.
Check out the issue:
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#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife #amwriting
Check out the issue:
hiraethsffh.com/product-page...
#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife #amwriting
FIFTH DI... December 2024 | Hiraeth Publishing
FeaturesArticle: Speculative Fiction and Cultural Identity by Yuliia VeretaWho’s Who Short StoriesThe Hydrogen Barrier by Gustavo BondoniOn Board the U.S.S. Somoza by Alan Ira GordonSky Shrieks by Dav...
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December 15, 2024 at 3:21 AM
My story "Music Appreciation" is out now in The Fifth Di...! The second tale involving hapless rhythmist Dossian.
Check out the issue:
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#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife #amwriting
Check out the issue:
hiraethsffh.com/product-page...
#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife #amwriting
It's out! Shelter of Daylight just released, including my "Peace of Mind," the story of an apprentice in mind magic on the run.
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#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife #amwriting
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#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife #amwriting
SHELTER OF DAYLIGHT May 2026 | Hiraeth Publishing
Shelter of Daylight features uplifting stories and poems in the genres of science fiction and fantasy. Although some may start out down, they all finish in the sunlight at the end.NovelettesOur Voices...
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May 14, 2026 at 10:29 AM
It's out! Shelter of Daylight just released, including my "Peace of Mind," the story of an apprentice in mind magic on the run.
hiraethsffh.com/product-page/shelter-of-daylight-may-2026
#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife #amwriting
hiraethsffh.com/product-page/shelter-of-daylight-may-2026
#unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife #amwriting
Just sold "The Butterfly Effect" to the third issue of In Another Time magazine! (inanothertimemagaz.wixsite.com/in-another-t...) Look for it in June. #unicornisle #sff #fantasy #amwriting
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March 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Just sold "The Butterfly Effect" to the third issue of In Another Time magazine! (inanothertimemagaz.wixsite.com/in-another-t...) Look for it in June. #unicornisle #sff #fantasy #amwriting
Opening 2026 the right way: just sold "Peace of Mind" to Shelter of Daylight, publication spring 2026! An apprentice of mind magics takes up with a traders' caravan and struggles with the idea of family and trust. #unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife
January 3, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Opening 2026 the right way: just sold "Peace of Mind" to Shelter of Daylight, publication spring 2026! An apprentice of mind magics takes up with a traders' caravan and struggles with the idea of family and trust. #unicornisle #sff #fantasy #writerslife