Over a background of books, photos of the four authors with the words, "Multi-Author Event. Mary Robinette Kowal, the Lady Astronaut Series. dave ring, The Hidden Ones. Geoff Habiger, Dr. Gnoll and Unspeakable. Marie Parks, Flightless. Thursday, April 23 at 5:30 PM MT. Books on the Bosque, 6261 Riverside Plaza Lane NW, Suite A-2, Albuquerque, NM 87120."

I will be giving a reading and signing books at @booksonthebosque.bsky.social in Albuquerque, NM along with @davering.bsky.social @marieparks.bsky.social and @tangentgeoff.bsky.social on Thursday, April 23 at 5:30 PM. The next day, we're off to teach at Sandia Starforgers: starforgers.com

I'll be reading at Old Major in Baltimore tomorrow with some cool folks at Tomorrow Will Be Worse...gotta decide what to read still.

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Over a background of books, the photos of Mary Robinette Kowal (The Lady Astronaut series), dave ring (The Hidden Ones), Geoff Habiger (Dr. Gnoll, Unsleakable), and Marie Parks (Flightless) for a multi-author event at Books on the Bosque, Thursday, April 23 at 5:30 PM MT. The address is also printed: 6261 Riverside Plaza Lane NW, Suite A-2, Albuquerque, NM 87120.

Friends in Albuquerque, I will be reading and signing at @booksonthebosque.bsky.social along with @davering.bsky.social @marieparks.bsky.social and @tangentgeoff.bsky.social on Thursday, April 23 at 5:30. Mark your calendar. www.booksonthebosque.com/events-page

Samples alongside their book pairings! Sublimity with A Necessary Chaos. Somewhere but nowhere with No Such Thing as Duty. Lovely and a little twisted with Hybrid Heart. Disfruta with The Dead Withheld.

Check out these and the rest of the Neon Hemlock catalogue over here: www.neonhemlock.com/books

(fwiw I liked them all but Somewhere but nowhere was my fav and the one I'll get a bottle of)

The Discovery Set A wardrobe of new realities, the Discovery Set includes LORE's four Eau de parfums.

Disfruta is sweet and punchy without being saccharine and has a citrus bite.

Book Pairing: THE DEAD WITHHELD by @ldlewiswrites.blacksky.app. Not for Dizzy of course, but for Carmen. Fruity and a little scary, like she'd suck the life out of anyone but you.

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Lovely and a little twisted has a confectionary veneer with a patchouli musk at the center of it that makes me entertain the sweetness for a lot longer than I normally would.

Book pairing: HYBRID HEART by Iori Kusano. Rei is also more than her candy-coated shell, even as she cultivates sweetness.

Just like the last image, with the four boxes revealed within the lore discovery set, but the box for "somewhere but nowhere" is popped up a bit.

Somewhere but nowhere was the highlight for me from this set. Kinda masculine but light, with a whisper of does-things-with-his-hands and a warm leather jacket.

Book pairing: NO SUCH THING AS DUTY by @larazontally.bsky.social. This is for Willy, not Walter obviously. Earthy but a bit posh.

The Lore Perfume discovery set, where the cardboard over-lay is pulled back to reveal four small white cardboard boxes, sort of like an advent calendar.

Sublimity was really light, and the "warm skin" note is really the highlight for me, along with a hint of coconut. Reminds me of late afternoon after swimming, sand in my hair, sunset.

Pairing: The opening scene from A NECESSARY CHAOS by @brentclambert.bsky.social. Handsome boys at a nude beach.

A box with four scents described on a green background, on a handkerchief background. Scents: Subliminity, Somewhere but nowhere. Lovely and a little twisted. Disfruta. Says "everything is possible" on the bottom.

I recently experienced the Lore Perfume discovery set...some nice notes here!

(A small perfume review, wherein I also pair each scent to a @neonhemlock.bsky.social novella)

"Game Design as a Literary Practice": AWP Recap and Reflections At AWP 2026, TTRPG writers gathered to discuss game design, creative writing, and the process of creating unique stories and experiences.

My fave #AWP26 sesh was Prose, Poetry & Play: Game Design as a Literary Practice w/ @natmesnard.bsky.social, @brigittewinter.bsky.social, Erin Roberts, @sharangbiswas.bsky.social, @davering.bsky.social. I wrote a recap at @punishedbacklog.bsky.social: punishedbacklog.com/prose-poetry...

Our panel Prose, Poetry, and Play: Game Design as a Literary Practice at #AWP26 was amazing yesterday, with brilliant insights from @natmesnard.bsky.social @sharangbiswas.bsky.social @brigittewinter.bsky.social @nirele.bsky.social @davering.bsky.social! If you attended, let us know your takeaways ✨

Was chatting about this with @davering.bsky.social re: SHATTER THE SUN and I know there could be some WORLD-SHATTERING pics with this book, I just know it!

Prose, Poetry and Play: Game Design as Literary Practice The thriving world of narrative games is a site of rich literary possibility, offering up tools and opportunities for publication that expand notions of genre and inspire the invention of new storytelling forms. In this panel, writers who have also published tabletop “story games,” story-rich video games, and interactive fiction will explore the practice and the potential of writing games. Is there a narrative games canon? How might a writer of “traditional” prose find pathways into games? What stories are best told through interactive, collaborative experiences of play? Moderator: Nat Mesnard Panelists: Sharang Biswas, Erin Roberts, Dave Ring, Brigitte Winter

Next week will be my first time at the AWP Conference!

I’ll be on a panel about games & literature with @natmesnard.bsky.social, @davering.bsky.social, @nirele.bsky.social, & @brigittewinter.bsky.social!

What Elegant Stars Queer Tales of Impossible Style, a fashionable space opera anthology.

but then projects like WHAT ELEGANT STARS come along, and i think--hot damn. *this* is why speculative fiction exists. (kinda. it exists for lots of other reasons, including that it's fun going "what if xyz" happened. but, you know what i mean.)

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Vibes are:

📑 Brat protag
📑 Remixed Irish lore
📑 You've been ~married to your ~husband for a long time but you are not very good at it
📑 urban fantasy that mostly takes place on the sides of various hills

The Hidden Ones Unlock the secrets of the Hidden Ones dave ring and experience the fading myths of Eire. Come and delve into ancient tales! 🌌

My novella THE HIDDEN ONES is for sale over at @rebelsatori.bsky.social right now. It's just $8 for the print copy, plus if you use code ANALOG it will take off another.... $0.80? I have a feeling the code is more useful for full price titles.

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matt you continue to be the most powerful sorceror in the land, lizaveta notwithstanding

A watercolor illustration inspired by illuminated manuscripts, featuring a ttrpg party in a Last Supper style pose at the Buca di Beppo Pope Room Table where all of the decor has been swapped out to character-relevant paraphernalia. The border features various menu items.

A poster style digital ttrpg party illustration where each character is framed by the windows of a gothic mansion.

Two ttrpg party illustrations for @davering.bsky.social and friends! Two different settings, two different vibes, two different mediums, two and a half years apart.

(Most recent on the left, props to anyone who can say what restaurant they're at ;D )

Coming soon: What Elegant Stars Queer Tales of Impossible Style

Watch this space. 🚀🪡

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Over a photo of the Sandia Mountains, the words, "Sandia Starforgers Writers Retreat and Workshop, April 24-27, 2026, Albuquerque, NM, Starforgers.com." Then there are the photos and names of Charlie Jane Anders, Mary Robinette Kowal, dave ring, Geoff Habiger, Marie Parks, Darling Heart, and Alexandria Valentine.

Only 6 tickets remain for Sandia Starforgers SFF Writers Retreat, an intimate retreat in New Mexico in April: starforgers.com. I'll be joined by @charliejane.bsky.social @tangentgeoff.bsky.social @marieparks.bsky.social (in-person) and @davering.bsky.social @harrietshouse.bsky.social (virtually).

Interview: Juli Riddle chats with Athar Fikry | Neon Hemlock Press Get more from Neon Hemlock Press on Patreon

Here's an interview between @aunjuli.bsky.social & Athar Fikry about the theme issue on "timefuckery."

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50% off ebooks the world SALE kinda half-assed and barely visible use code UGHFINE

📚 50% off ebooks because capitalism i guess
use code UGHFINE
or you could just buy them! up to you 📚

www.neonhemlock.com/ebooks

The Hidden Ones Unlock the secrets of the Hidden Ones dave ring and experience the fading myths of Eire. Come and delve into ancient tales! 🌌

looks like my novella is for sale over at Rebel Satori.

maybe check it out if you enjoy queer urban fantasy, wildly misconstrued irish mythology and/or brattish protagonists?

rebelsatori.com/product/the-...

Oh hey this dropped when I wasn't looking!

"A Reckoning of Queens" is a SILK AND STEEL-inspired fantasy short story with origami magic, unusual rules of succession, and a dreadful dead king. Delighted for it to have found a home at SWORDS AND SORCERY.

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oh that’s beautiful

someone please remind me to sit forward next time you see me slouching on a panel. looks like i fell asleep behind the wheel back there.

dave’s schedule friday publishers party saturday 10am new gothic 4pm short kings sunday 1pm environmental storytelling in games all against a strange maple leaf background

graphic design is my passion…let’s hang out at can*con

Thank you so much for creating this, Kate!

The hour approacheth!!

CATS ALIVE IT IS ONE WEEK TO CAN*CON!

First of all, apologies for the relative silence from this account as we have been dealing with Certain Matters, although the Rumours of a Goblin Rebellion are at best Exaggerated and Scurrilous.