Love пирожки and борщ!

“Upon revisiting it, many of us felt that <The Last Crusade> has held up better than any other in the Indiana Jones saga; surpassing even the original”—ABSOLUTELY. Thank you! I’ve been saying this for years, but people always write it off as ramblings of a Connery fanboy :)

That’s the way. We need to raise the quality bar—though for that to happen, publishers need to stop being money whor … sorry, stop focusing solely on profit for a moment and return to their original mission.

To shape the public’s taste, rather than pander to people’s worst reading tendencies.

Means the world to me. I’m happy the layered structure worked! I tried letting the private and the political occupy the same room—I'm an émigré too, so there’s a lot of private grief in this one, but also first-hand (unfortunately) observations of propaganda & nationalism …

Thank you so much, dear Myna--could not have happened without your support! (and that of Electric Sheep)

Thank you so much, dear Patty! Fingers crossed for the Nebs!

Lois, I can't tell you how happy I am every time I hear from you!

Thank you so much!!

I'm cheering for you, Joe! ¡Salud! 🥂

I'm love with your prose AND your poetry, Jennifer 🫶

I don't think I visit them nearly enough 🫶

A wonderful story!

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Right back at ya, Anthony!

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If you want to read my flash "Jimmy. Fucking. Bang" you can go to South Florida Poetry Review & scroll down!

Thank you so much, dear Myna! Would not have been possible without your support!

An absolutely mindblowing story, Nadia. Thank _you_ for it.

Thank you, Yare! If you’d like to read “Through the Machine” you can find it here: www.pacornell.com/2025-awards-...

Thank you so much, Yari! if you’re interested in reading “The Cold Burning Light of Her,” find it in Lightspeed www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-...

I'm grateful to have been part of the process! It's a beautiful book.

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Thank YOU, dear Beth! And BTW, the final version of Cottage / A House Between Sea and Sky is right there at the top of my TBR.

Lettie, your prose is in my heart and you are in my prayers.

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Thank you so much! And @balticon.bsky.social got the Compton Crook Award nomination exactly right for this one...
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I loved in 2025 (for your awards consideration):

POETRY

“The World To Come” @jenniferhudak.bsky.social

MIDDLE GRADE

AJ Torres and the Treasure of Captain Grayshark @labyrinthrat.bsky.social

I loved in 2025 (for your awards consideration)

STORIES

“When You Think No One Can See You” @lettie-prell.bsky.social
“The Basilisk Painting” @anthonyeichenlaub.com
“Artful Felicitations” @darusha.ca
“So Deep, So Wide” by Michelle Muenzler
“Last Dam Standing” @historyneverwas.bsky.social