Dee Richards
@deerichards.bsky.social
Feminist writer working in horror & memoir. Getting MFA in Creative Non-fiction; HFA, Metalhead; queer in all connotations of the word.
deerichardswrites.medium.com
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This is the mayor of the largest city in New Jersey, who was just last week offering vocal and unflinching support for trans people and calling out Democrats for cowardice and inaction.
This is fucking horrifying.
This is fucking horrifying.
HAPPENING NOW: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was just taken into custody while protesting outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention center
May 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This is the mayor of the largest city in New Jersey, who was just last week offering vocal and unflinching support for trans people and calling out Democrats for cowardice and inaction.
This is fucking horrifying.
This is fucking horrifying.
Whoever said that authors need alcohol to write well clearly never tried insomnia with COVID.
May 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Whoever said that authors need alcohol to write well clearly never tried insomnia with COVID.
Saw a fascist at the grocery store today. It's cool how they can just walk around without getting punched in the face now. 🤬
April 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Saw a fascist at the grocery store today. It's cool how they can just walk around without getting punched in the face now. 🤬
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April 17, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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The UK supreme court today ruled that the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act refer to biological sex.
Trump's Executive Order 14168, issued on 20 January, similarly proclaims to be ‘Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government’.
Judith Butler: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Trump's Executive Order 14168, issued on 20 January, similarly proclaims to be ‘Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government’.
Judith Butler: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Judith Butler · This Is Wrong: Executive Order 14168
When diversity, equity and inclusion become ‘threats’ to the order of society, progressive politics in general is...
www.lrb.co.uk
April 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
The UK supreme court today ruled that the terms ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ in the Equality Act refer to biological sex.
Trump's Executive Order 14168, issued on 20 January, similarly proclaims to be ‘Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government’.
Judith Butler: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Trump's Executive Order 14168, issued on 20 January, similarly proclaims to be ‘Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government’.
Judith Butler: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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The Amy MacRae Award celebrates excellence in short memoir (max. 2000 words). We are looking for "gravity, clarity of purpose, originality, spark, artistry ... something that makes it shimmer or stay with us, a quality that lifts it into the realm of art." brevity.wordpress.com/2025/04/07/s...
Send Us Your Personal Essays!
Call for Submissions – The International Amy MacRae Award for Memoir By Alison Wearing In May 2019, a small group of women met at a writing retreat in the south of France. Among them was a sparklin…
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April 7, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The Amy MacRae Award celebrates excellence in short memoir (max. 2000 words). We are looking for "gravity, clarity of purpose, originality, spark, artistry ... something that makes it shimmer or stay with us, a quality that lifts it into the realm of art." brevity.wordpress.com/2025/04/07/s...
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The State of the Horror Address 2025: As the World Burns.
Writing fearlessly. A call to arms. There's a lot to celebrate, and there's still important work to be done.
Writing fearlessly. A call to arms. There's a lot to celebrate, and there's still important work to be done.
The State of the Horror Address 2025: As the World Burns
Horror has hit the big time. Everyone wants a piece of the pie. Writers, artists, Hollywood studios, independent films. It’s everywhere. As the world burns, people turn to fictional nightmares to k…
www.thisishorror.co.uk
April 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The State of the Horror Address 2025: As the World Burns.
Writing fearlessly. A call to arms. There's a lot to celebrate, and there's still important work to be done.
Writing fearlessly. A call to arms. There's a lot to celebrate, and there's still important work to be done.
Check out my new feminist thriller, "Drive," about escaping an abuser - only on Medium for a limited time!
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Drive
A feminist thriller about escaping an abuser.
deerichardswrites.medium.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Check out my new feminist thriller, "Drive," about escaping an abuser - only on Medium for a limited time!
deerichardswrites.medium.com/drive-46ca3a...
deerichardswrites.medium.com/drive-46ca3a...
I've never been so rewarded with my economic withdrawal efforts as I am in seeing this graph. Sustained withdrawal is happening!!!
March 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I've never been so rewarded with my economic withdrawal efforts as I am in seeing this graph. Sustained withdrawal is happening!!!
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‘When authoritarians promise a return to an imaginary past, they stoke a furious nostalgia in those who have no better way to understand what is actually undermining their sense of a durable and meaningful future.’
Judith Butler on Executive Order 14168: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Judith Butler on Executive Order 14168: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Judith Butler · This Is Wrong
We need a better understanding of the fears exploited by authoritarians: who is this ‘migrant’, so dangerous they...
www.lrb.co.uk
March 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
‘When authoritarians promise a return to an imaginary past, they stoke a furious nostalgia in those who have no better way to understand what is actually undermining their sense of a durable and meaningful future.’
Judith Butler on Executive Order 14168: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Judith Butler on Executive Order 14168: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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One more week to send in your microfiction, poetry, and nonfiction! Remember, you can submit one piece per theme--so, up to six pieces total during this open call. I pay 10 cents per word for accepted pieces.
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Submission Calls
ZINE SUBMISSION CALL (OPEN TO ALL WRITERS MARCH 7TH THROUGH 21ST)This March, we’ll be accepting submissions both for our third zine bundle and a special zine to go with the release of D. Matt…
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March 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
One more week to send in your microfiction, poetry, and nonfiction! Remember, you can submit one piece per theme--so, up to six pieces total during this open call. I pay 10 cents per word for accepted pieces.
cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...
cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...
The #1 thing I hear most about eating healthy is that it is too expensive. I'm challenging that claim in my recent post on The Neurodiverse Gastronome. Check it out!
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35 Healthy, Full-Size Servings for $35 from Aldi (with meal plan & shopping list)
A simple, inexpensive meal-plan with shopping list for only about $35 from Aldi
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March 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The #1 thing I hear most about eating healthy is that it is too expensive. I'm challenging that claim in my recent post on The Neurodiverse Gastronome. Check it out!
medium.com/the-neurodiv...
medium.com/the-neurodiv...
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Our fiction contest is open. Grand prize is $1000 and publication in the spring 2026 print edition.
Submit by end of day on 3/16, and we'll respond to your submission within 2 weeks (no extra charge for expedited response).
See the link below for details:
buff.ly/49L54AL ⠀ ⠀
#writingcommunity
Submit by end of day on 3/16, and we'll respond to your submission within 2 weeks (no extra charge for expedited response).
See the link below for details:
buff.ly/49L54AL ⠀ ⠀
#writingcommunity
March 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Our fiction contest is open. Grand prize is $1000 and publication in the spring 2026 print edition.
Submit by end of day on 3/16, and we'll respond to your submission within 2 weeks (no extra charge for expedited response).
See the link below for details:
buff.ly/49L54AL ⠀ ⠀
#writingcommunity
Submit by end of day on 3/16, and we'll respond to your submission within 2 weeks (no extra charge for expedited response).
See the link below for details:
buff.ly/49L54AL ⠀ ⠀
#writingcommunity
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@lailalalami.com on why people fear real-life dystopia but love dystopian fiction.
Why We Fear Real-Life Dystopia but Love Dystopian Fiction
If you spend any time on social media, you’re likely to have noticed a nearly palpable fear of the future. “What stage of dystopia is this?” people will ask, usually in response to a news item abou…
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March 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
@lailalalami.com on why people fear real-life dystopia but love dystopian fiction.
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Last minute reading for the Hugo Awards?
Try the short story "Marginalia" by Mary Robinette Kowal! @maryrobinettekowal.com
It came in 1st place in the Uncanny Readers' Poll!
You can read it here!
buff.ly/uM8kEsa
Try the short story "Marginalia" by Mary Robinette Kowal! @maryrobinettekowal.com
It came in 1st place in the Uncanny Readers' Poll!
You can read it here!
buff.ly/uM8kEsa
March 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Last minute reading for the Hugo Awards?
Try the short story "Marginalia" by Mary Robinette Kowal! @maryrobinettekowal.com
It came in 1st place in the Uncanny Readers' Poll!
You can read it here!
buff.ly/uM8kEsa
Try the short story "Marginalia" by Mary Robinette Kowal! @maryrobinettekowal.com
It came in 1st place in the Uncanny Readers' Poll!
You can read it here!
buff.ly/uM8kEsa
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2024 Nebula Awards Ballot locusmag.com/2025/03...
2024 Nebula Awards Ballot
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) has released the finalists for the 2024 Nebula Awards via YouTube video. Novel Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory, Yaroslav Barsukov (Caezik S…
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March 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
2024 Nebula Awards Ballot locusmag.com/2025/03...
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New for @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social, my review of an impressive work of reportage on Myanmar (so well done it’s hard to believe it is a debut book), focuses largely on the 2010s but very relevant for understanding the current situation there as well lareviewofbooks.org/article/hope...
Hope and Disillusionment | Los Angeles Review of Books
Jeffrey Wasserstrom reviews Clare Hammond’s “On the Shadow Tracks: A Journey Through Occupied Myanmar.”
lareviewofbooks.org
March 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
New for @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social, my review of an impressive work of reportage on Myanmar (so well done it’s hard to believe it is a debut book), focuses largely on the 2010s but very relevant for understanding the current situation there as well lareviewofbooks.org/article/hope...
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"...the heritage of horror is in all those really short cautionary tales that are passed down between people."
Sky Davis interviews @lucyrosecreates.bsky.social about The Lamb (@harperbooks.bsky.social).
➡️ buff.ly/oIRjMMn
Sky Davis interviews @lucyrosecreates.bsky.social about The Lamb (@harperbooks.bsky.social).
➡️ buff.ly/oIRjMMn
March 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
"...the heritage of horror is in all those really short cautionary tales that are passed down between people."
Sky Davis interviews @lucyrosecreates.bsky.social about The Lamb (@harperbooks.bsky.social).
➡️ buff.ly/oIRjMMn
Sky Davis interviews @lucyrosecreates.bsky.social about The Lamb (@harperbooks.bsky.social).
➡️ buff.ly/oIRjMMn
How I expect rejection letters to read:
Dear Idiot,
Your work is a mockery of writing, and has no place in our program. Every year we get too many applications, and must turn down gifted writers. You are not one of them; you should be embarrassed.
May your writing journey end,
Lord of Writing
Dear Idiot,
Your work is a mockery of writing, and has no place in our program. Every year we get too many applications, and must turn down gifted writers. You are not one of them; you should be embarrassed.
May your writing journey end,
Lord of Writing
March 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
How I expect rejection letters to read:
Dear Idiot,
Your work is a mockery of writing, and has no place in our program. Every year we get too many applications, and must turn down gifted writers. You are not one of them; you should be embarrassed.
May your writing journey end,
Lord of Writing
Dear Idiot,
Your work is a mockery of writing, and has no place in our program. Every year we get too many applications, and must turn down gifted writers. You are not one of them; you should be embarrassed.
May your writing journey end,
Lord of Writing
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This week’s guest is Wendy N. Wagner, EIC of Nightmare Magazine!
We’ll sample stories from Nightmare and dig into Wendy’s writing. Lots of great stuff in store!
Read along with us!
@wnwagner.bsky.social @nightmare-magazine.com
We’ll sample stories from Nightmare and dig into Wendy’s writing. Lots of great stuff in store!
Read along with us!
@wnwagner.bsky.social @nightmare-magazine.com
Nightmare Magazine
Horror & Dark Fantasy Fiction
www.nightmare-magazine.com
March 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This week’s guest is Wendy N. Wagner, EIC of Nightmare Magazine!
We’ll sample stories from Nightmare and dig into Wendy’s writing. Lots of great stuff in store!
Read along with us!
@wnwagner.bsky.social @nightmare-magazine.com
We’ll sample stories from Nightmare and dig into Wendy’s writing. Lots of great stuff in store!
Read along with us!
@wnwagner.bsky.social @nightmare-magazine.com
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March 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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For the estimated 5.29 million Black migrants living in the United States, the risk of detention and deportation is particularly high because many Black American communities already face intense scrutiny by law enforcement.
For Black Immigrants, a Second Trump Term Hits Different
Experts say that for the estimated 5.29 million Black migrants living in the United States, the risk of detention and deportation is particularly high.
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March 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
For the estimated 5.29 million Black migrants living in the United States, the risk of detention and deportation is particularly high because many Black American communities already face intense scrutiny by law enforcement.
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I will be talking about the writing community & hope to see you there! 🥰
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Speaker highlight:
Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos, the EIC of Raw Lit, is a Breton writer, teacher, mother, nature & music lover, foodie, and dreamer. Her work has been widely published.
Catch Delphine at our FREE online event on March 22nd!
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Delphine Gauthier-Georgakopoulos, the EIC of Raw Lit, is a Breton writer, teacher, mother, nature & music lover, foodie, and dreamer. Her work has been widely published.
Catch Delphine at our FREE online event on March 22nd!
www.creativecommunitysessions.com/p/get-your-t...
Get your FREE ticket for our March 22nd event!
Six brilliant writers, six great talks!
www.creativecommunitysessions.com
March 8, 2025 at 9:59 AM
I will be talking about the writing community & hope to see you there! 🥰
creativecommunitysessions.com/p/get-your-t...
creativecommunitysessions.com/p/get-your-t...
A very satisfying end to my journey...
Check out my new blog post, "A Bitter Epilogue," on Medium. Read with caution, there's a lot of swearing and calling out of the gatekeeping in the publishing and MFA systems.
deerichardswrites.medium.com/personal-ref...
Check out my new blog post, "A Bitter Epilogue," on Medium. Read with caution, there's a lot of swearing and calling out of the gatekeeping in the publishing and MFA systems.
deerichardswrites.medium.com/personal-ref...
Personal Reflection: A Bitter Epilogue
I need a miracle. Not one that comes with hard work and dedication; nor one that takes years of effort and intention to get to come true…
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March 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A very satisfying end to my journey...
Check out my new blog post, "A Bitter Epilogue," on Medium. Read with caution, there's a lot of swearing and calling out of the gatekeeping in the publishing and MFA systems.
deerichardswrites.medium.com/personal-ref...
Check out my new blog post, "A Bitter Epilogue," on Medium. Read with caution, there's a lot of swearing and calling out of the gatekeeping in the publishing and MFA systems.
deerichardswrites.medium.com/personal-ref...
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If you're boycotting Amazon, a reminder that Ghost Flower and its sequel are both available as ebooks on Itch.
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March 7, 2025 at 8:57 PM
If you're boycotting Amazon, a reminder that Ghost Flower and its sequel are both available as ebooks on Itch.
jessicaconwell.itch.io/
jessicaconwell.itch.io/