So frustrating that people take advantage of others' hopes and dreams. 😡

A woman in a fortune teller costume standing between a man in a saint Nicholas costume and a person in a reindeer costume.

Last pic from #nwc48. Had a wonderful time and can't wait to do it again. Thanks for having me, Seattle!

Poet dressed in fortune teller costume with jingly coin wrap and beaded scarf.

Day 3 digs for #NWC48. The beaded scarf was handmade for me by my mother. 😃

Today you can find me at 12 at The Poetry Workshop and 7 at The Poetry Deathmatch. Come write and be judged (in a good way)!

A few from yesterday's #nwc48 activities yesterday. Lots of fun!

Dresses up poet

Dressed up poet.

Fainting poet

Day 2 Norwescon 48. Catch my autograph session at 3 and reading at 7.

Nevermore.

#nwc48 #poetry #costume

I have to start paying attention to Bluesky. I'm like a month late sharing this!

A woman sitting at a table with a microphone looks askance at the photographer. She is wearing a purple Norwescon lanyard, a raven pendant and a brown shirt, and sitting behind a name plate that says Larina Warnock.

Larina Warnock grins at the audience from a panelist's seat before a poetry event. She gestures with both hands.

At "Reading Other People's Poetry" on the first day of Norwescon with @docnock.bsky.social on the panel. #NWC48

Hidden Villains: Duos With a lead story by the award-winning Nicole Givens Kurtz, Hidden Villains: Duos is a multi-genre anthology

I just backed Hidden Villains: Duos on @kickstarter.com and I have a story in it! I'm pretty stoked for this anthology. www.kickstarter.com/projects/ink...

An old looking skull lays on a cement path covered lightly in brown leaves.

did you know that right now, we're only a partial skeleton? we're not fully funded, and so we're missing some critical bones.

this is truth

and sadly not sustainable

help us be a full skeleton?

patreon 🖤 www.patreon.com/c/the_deadla...

our coin fundraiser 💀 psychopomp.com/the-deadland...

Larina's Lit Lounge, Issue 26 cover. See the issue at larinawriters.substack.com

Larina's Lit Lounge Larina's Lit Lounge is a biweekly newsletter about chronic illness and the creative process. Each issue includes a writing prompt and an opportunity for authors and poets to submit their responses for...

Larina's Lit Lounge is now on Duotrope and accepting submissions via Duosoma. Please make sure you're responding to one of the newsletter prompts when you submit! #writinglife

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Second Best A story for paid subscribers

A little ghost story. #fiction #writinglife

larinawrites.substack.com/p/second-best

Long descriptions or minimalism? Lots of character backstory or very little? Flowery words with lots of metaphor or straightforward, concrete language? Etc.

Two Boston Terriers and a ball in a yard.

I don't know, either. Here are two more dogs.

Larina's Lit Lounge Issue 25 What do I get with a paid subscription?

New issue. New writing prompt (it's a paying market!) and my three rules for using reader feedback in revision. #writing open.substack.com/pub/larinawr...

The address to target is:

Disney-ABC Home Entertainment and Television Distribution
500 S. Buena Vista St.
Burbank, CA 91521-3515

One dog snarling at another dog over a ball

If the word "Mine" had a face, it would like Beluga with a ball.

Read the 2025 Rhysling Anthology and a couple chapters of The Sword of Shannara which I decided to reread after 20 years. It holds up. Mostly.

Moth on a flower bush

Because sometimes looking up is all there is.

Recently had one of my short stories picked up for publication! If you want to check it out (need a free reader subscription to do so) check out the link below!

www.darkharbormagazine.com/my-little-desert-oasis/

Thanks @darkharbormagazine.bsky.social

You're right! I pulled him off the shelf this morning. 😃

I think I need an emotional support alpaca. Or an emotional support wombat. Maybe an emotional support sloth. An army of emotional support bunnies.

@docnock.bsky.social school fundraiser?

Thanks for joining us "in Hell"! Super glad you didn't catch on fire! (Also, thanks for signing my husband's book.)

Fellow writers: What's your dream mag to be published in? I have 2. For speculative work, Strange Horizons. For literary work, The Missouri Review. Why these two? No idea. But I keep submitting and keep hoping! #writinglife #publishing

Shortwave Publishing presents The Extra Launch Party, hosted by Alan Lastufka and Alec Shane. Featuring Annie Neugebauer, Clay McLeod Chapman, Tanya Pell, Sean Patrick Hopkins, and Patricia Santomasso. The evening will feature a Q&A with the author, a special sneak peek at book 2 (The Other), and a live reading from the audiobook narrators!

Join us live on Wed, Sept. 10th for THE EXTRA Launch Party!

Author @annieneugebauer.bsky.social with special guests:
- @claymcleod.bsky.social
- @tanyapell.bsky.social
- @seanpatrickhopkins.bsky.social
- @psantomasso.bsky.social

Tickets are FREE (limit of 90) here:
shortwavepublishing.com/tickets

Image of dog close to screen. Larina's Lit Lounge Issue 23. larinawrites.substack.com

In which I talk about my autoimmune disease adventures, review a non-writing related app, and of course, provide a writing prompt with an invitation to submit for $20 to you or your favorite non-discriminatory charity! #writinglife #disability

It's a Guns N Roses sorta morning.

Frozen shoulder is rough. Give yourself grace and patience as you rebuild.

I read before bed and I almost get annoyed by a really good book because it proves all the sleep hygienists right--you really shouldn't read in bed!