Fran Wilde
@franwilde.bsky.social
Author & Battle Poet (she/her) hoarder of pens and journals. Teacher. novels, poetry, short fiction, shenanigans
More at https://www.patreon.com/franwilde & http://franwilde.net
More at https://www.patreon.com/franwilde & http://franwilde.net
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December’s giftable What I Love & Where I’ll Be is up at the patreoblog for all subscribers!
Contains details on December’s 2 free write-in sessions, goal/intention setting workshops, & a list of nifty gifty things.
Not signed up yet? Come on over & check it out!
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Contains details on December’s 2 free write-in sessions, goal/intention setting workshops, & a list of nifty gifty things.
Not signed up yet? Come on over & check it out!
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This was such a fun conversation with @shaunduke.net and @skiffyandfanty.com ! Check it out and A PHILOSOPHY OF THIEVES too, before they escape!
It's #podcast time, y'all!
Delicious heists, messy pasts, and subterfuge galore, oh my! @shaunduke.net is joined by @franwilde.bsky.social for an interview about A Philosophy of Thieves, cross genre writing, and more!
Audio/Video: skiffyandfanty.com/p...
Thanks for listening!
Delicious heists, messy pasts, and subterfuge galore, oh my! @shaunduke.net is joined by @franwilde.bsky.social for an interview about A Philosophy of Thieves, cross genre writing, and more!
Audio/Video: skiffyandfanty.com/p...
Thanks for listening!
December 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This was such a fun conversation with @shaunduke.net and @skiffyandfanty.com ! Check it out and A PHILOSOPHY OF THIEVES too, before they escape!
Thank you so much, Nicole!
I spent a good chunk of my Christmas binging A Philosophy of Thieves by @franwilde.bsky.social! HIGHLY recommend to any lover of great heists, complex families (biological and found), and interesting social questions through the lens of speculative fiction. I couldn't put it down!
December 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Thank you so much, Nicole!
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Full story is now free to read!
A.T. Greenblatt’s “Adventures on the Omega Train at Night,” (April 2025)
SMT 2025 Holiday Storyflod Part 1
As is our tradition, for this holiday season, we’ve selected a few favorite stories from the first half or so of our fourth year to share — unlocked — with readers far and wide.
www.sundaymorningtransport.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Full story is now free to read!
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It's both a thrill & an honor that my short story "Mail-Order Magic" was selected to be part of the @morningtransport.bsky.social Holiday Storyflod this year! Find it linked here along with the other amazing chosen stories: www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/smt-2025-h...
SMT 2025 Holiday Storyflod Part 1
As is our tradition, for this holiday season, we’ve selected a few favorite stories from the first half or so of our fourth year to share — unlocked — with readers far and wide.
www.sundaymorningtransport.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It's both a thrill & an honor that my short story "Mail-Order Magic" was selected to be part of the @morningtransport.bsky.social Holiday Storyflod this year! Find it linked here along with the other amazing chosen stories: www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/smt-2025-h...
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My short story That’s Our Time, is free to read in The Sunday Morning Transport over the holidays.
It’s about a “chrono-therapist” who helps kids that have stopped aging, because their parents refuse to let go.
❤️ open.substack.com/pub/thetrans...
It’s about a “chrono-therapist” who helps kids that have stopped aging, because their parents refuse to let go.
❤️ open.substack.com/pub/thetrans...
SMT 2025 Holiday Storyflod Part 1
As is our tradition, for this holiday season, we’ve selected a few favorite stories from the first half or so of our fourth year to share — unlocked — with readers far and wide.
open.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
My short story That’s Our Time, is free to read in The Sunday Morning Transport over the holidays.
It’s about a “chrono-therapist” who helps kids that have stopped aging, because their parents refuse to let go.
❤️ open.substack.com/pub/thetrans...
It’s about a “chrono-therapist” who helps kids that have stopped aging, because their parents refuse to let go.
❤️ open.substack.com/pub/thetrans...
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Author me had several works emerge in 2025 for your consideration!
* “Red, Right, Returning” in MiT/Candlewick’s STARSTUFF
* “We Are Here To Discover” in Proxima Kosmos
* A CATALOG OF STORMS : Selected Short Fiction (Fairwood Press)
* A PHILOSOPHY OF THIEVES (Erewhon)
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* “Red, Right, Returning” in MiT/Candlewick’s STARSTUFF
* “We Are Here To Discover” in Proxima Kosmos
* A CATALOG OF STORMS : Selected Short Fiction (Fairwood Press)
* A PHILOSOPHY OF THIEVES (Erewhon)
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November 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Author me had several works emerge in 2025 for your consideration!
* “Red, Right, Returning” in MiT/Candlewick’s STARSTUFF
* “We Are Here To Discover” in Proxima Kosmos
* A CATALOG OF STORMS : Selected Short Fiction (Fairwood Press)
* A PHILOSOPHY OF THIEVES (Erewhon)
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* “Red, Right, Returning” in MiT/Candlewick’s STARSTUFF
* “We Are Here To Discover” in Proxima Kosmos
* A CATALOG OF STORMS : Selected Short Fiction (Fairwood Press)
* A PHILOSOPHY OF THIEVES (Erewhon)
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Just a beautiful remembrance that may make you weep. This Minnesota legislator murdered just six months ago—can you believe it?—with her husband and dog was clearly such an incredible person
I met Melissa Hortman in October of 2024. She was smart and kind. I heard about her murder in a LA hotel room and it dropped me to my knees. So I went to Minnesota and talked to her kids, parents, and friends. This is not true crime, this is Melissa in real life. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Melissa Hortman Died in a Shocking Act of Political Violence. This Is the Story of Her Life
Melissa Hortman died in a shocking act of political violence. This is her story
www.rollingstone.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Just a beautiful remembrance that may make you weep. This Minnesota legislator murdered just six months ago—can you believe it?—with her husband and dog was clearly such an incredible person
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My 2025 @clarkesworldmagazine.com Interviews!🤖
Simon Stålenhag & Ed Finn and Joey Eschrich
R.T. Ester & K.A. Teryna
Ken Liu & Rich Larson
Thomas Ha & Martin Cahill
Fran Wilde & Brenda Cooper
Annalee Newitz & Allison King
clarkesworldmagazine.com
Simon Stålenhag & Ed Finn and Joey Eschrich
R.T. Ester & K.A. Teryna
Ken Liu & Rich Larson
Thomas Ha & Martin Cahill
Fran Wilde & Brenda Cooper
Annalee Newitz & Allison King
clarkesworldmagazine.com
Issue 231
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.
clarkesworldmagazine.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:22 PM
My 2025 @clarkesworldmagazine.com Interviews!🤖
Simon Stålenhag & Ed Finn and Joey Eschrich
R.T. Ester & K.A. Teryna
Ken Liu & Rich Larson
Thomas Ha & Martin Cahill
Fran Wilde & Brenda Cooper
Annalee Newitz & Allison King
clarkesworldmagazine.com
Simon Stålenhag & Ed Finn and Joey Eschrich
R.T. Ester & K.A. Teryna
Ken Liu & Rich Larson
Thomas Ha & Martin Cahill
Fran Wilde & Brenda Cooper
Annalee Newitz & Allison King
clarkesworldmagazine.com
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I just gave my 20yo a rundown of the day's news, and he said, "It's all so dumb, it's hard to take seriously and so it's hard to fight. We'd be better at fighting smarter authoritarians!"
"We'd be better at fighting smarter authoritarians" is going to stick with me.
"We'd be better at fighting smarter authoritarians" is going to stick with me.
December 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I just gave my 20yo a rundown of the day's news, and he said, "It's all so dumb, it's hard to take seriously and so it's hard to fight. We'd be better at fighting smarter authoritarians!"
"We'd be better at fighting smarter authoritarians" is going to stick with me.
"We'd be better at fighting smarter authoritarians" is going to stick with me.
A lord of the rings cover band called My Precioussssss
A lord of the rings cover band called Rivendel Amitri
A lord of the rings cover band called Wet Legolas
December 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
A lord of the rings cover band called My Precioussssss
Tonight’s the final free-for-all write in of 2025 for subscribers!
December’s giftable What I Love & Where I’ll Be is up at the patreoblog for all subscribers!
Contains details on December’s 2 free write-in sessions, goal/intention setting workshops, & a list of nifty gifty things.
Not signed up yet? Come on over & check it out!
www.patreon.com/posts/144927...
Contains details on December’s 2 free write-in sessions, goal/intention setting workshops, & a list of nifty gifty things.
Not signed up yet? Come on over & check it out!
www.patreon.com/posts/144927...
December 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Tonight’s the final free-for-all write in of 2025 for subscribers!
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I have a spreadsheet full of ideas, so many I will probably be dead before I finish.
You are not out of ideas. They just want you to think you are.
We are made of ideas. They’re made of plagiarism.
We are made of ideas. They’re made of plagiarism.
December 17, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I have a spreadsheet full of ideas, so many I will probably be dead before I finish.
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I have a folder called Random Ideas where I jot down pitches and loglines that pop up. Occasionally, one meets the moment and turns into a full book.
Related, the Random Idea of "Voyager comes home during DS9 s6" turned into THE PHOTONIC EFFECT, now on Netgalley: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
Related, the Random Idea of "Voyager comes home during DS9 s6" turned into THE PHOTONIC EFFECT, now on Netgalley: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
You are not out of ideas. They just want you to think you are.
We are made of ideas. They’re made of plagiarism.
We are made of ideas. They’re made of plagiarism.
December 17, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I have a folder called Random Ideas where I jot down pitches and loglines that pop up. Occasionally, one meets the moment and turns into a full book.
Related, the Random Idea of "Voyager comes home during DS9 s6" turned into THE PHOTONIC EFFECT, now on Netgalley: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
Related, the Random Idea of "Voyager comes home during DS9 s6" turned into THE PHOTONIC EFFECT, now on Netgalley: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
You are not out of ideas. They just want you to think you are.
We are made of ideas. They’re made of plagiarism.
We are made of ideas. They’re made of plagiarism.
America, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. But what if AI is the way to restart the world’s idea machine?
We’re running out of good ideas. AI might be how we find new ones.
What if the best use of AI is restarting the world’s idea machine?
www.vox.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
You are not out of ideas. They just want you to think you are.
We are made of ideas. They’re made of plagiarism.
We are made of ideas. They’re made of plagiarism.
If you are not on @drownedworld.bsky.social ‘s holiday card list, I am sad for you. It is pure analog joy.
December 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
If you are not on @drownedworld.bsky.social ‘s holiday card list, I am sad for you. It is pure analog joy.
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This is the phenomenon that inspired my story "Mail-Order Magic"!
www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/mail-order...
www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/mail-order...
“For ecologists, the Covid-19 pandemic represented a remarkable natural experiment, an opportunity to study what wild animals did when humans stayed home, en masse. During what has become known as the “anthropause,” mountain lions crept closer to cities and sea turtles ventured closer to shore”
How the Pandemic Lockdowns Changed a Songbird’s Beak
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This is the phenomenon that inspired my story "Mail-Order Magic"!
www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/mail-order...
www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/mail-order...
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There's still plenty o' time to drop your information in here! Each year's eligibility post ends up with a really high clickthrough rate -- it's worth your time to make sure people know where to find your work!
At the end of each year I publish a community roundup of awards-eligible work for folks to check out! Go add your information so I can put you on the list for 2026.
2026 Community Awards Eligibility Roundup
It's the time of year when I ask folks to share their awards eligibility with me! Send us your information using this form. We'll round up all the eligibility information people chose to share and wil...
forms.gle
December 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
There's still plenty o' time to drop your information in here! Each year's eligibility post ends up with a really high clickthrough rate -- it's worth your time to make sure people know where to find your work!
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Heartbreaking and horrifying to go to bed reading about the mass shooting at Brown University and wake up to read about the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach. Thinking of the victims, their loved ones, and those affected by the hate that drove these attacks.
December 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Heartbreaking and horrifying to go to bed reading about the mass shooting at Brown University and wake up to read about the mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach. Thinking of the victims, their loved ones, and those affected by the hate that drove these attacks.
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OK folks, this year I have one (1) short story eligible for Hugo & Nebula award nomination, and this is the first time I am remembering to actually do an #awardeligibility post. :-) Please think of "Large Emotional Models" when you fill out your noms. (Read free at SMT!)
December 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
OK folks, this year I have one (1) short story eligible for Hugo & Nebula award nomination, and this is the first time I am remembering to actually do an #awardeligibility post. :-) Please think of "Large Emotional Models" when you fill out your noms. (Read free at SMT!)
Hello Northeast Corridor Amtrak! Philly & PSFS, I’ll see you soon!
December 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Hello Northeast Corridor Amtrak! Philly & PSFS, I’ll see you soon!
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ICYMI!
I'm relaunching Dominion of the Fallen in the US with @awfulagent.bsky.social
Magnificent covers by @fringe-element.net
Deliciously gothic atmosphere, queer characters from across the world, and high intrigue--in a Paris wrecked by magical cataclysms
March 10th, 2026!
awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-h...
Magnificent covers by @fringe-element.net
Deliciously gothic atmosphere, queer characters from across the world, and high intrigue--in a Paris wrecked by magical cataclysms
March 10th, 2026!
awfulagent.com/ebooks/the-h...
December 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
ICYMI!
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This is a great novel, one of my favorites of 2025.
Do you read @franwilde.bsky.social ?
@ecbatan.bsky.social does!
And so do I
Do you read @franwilde.bsky.social ?
@ecbatan.bsky.social does!
And so do I
A review of Fran Wilde's very find new novel A PHILSOPHY OF THIEVES: richhorton314252.substack.com/p/a-caper-bu...
A Caper, but Much More
A Philosophy of Thieves, by Fran Wilde
richhorton314252.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:54 AM
This is a great novel, one of my favorites of 2025.
Do you read @franwilde.bsky.social ?
@ecbatan.bsky.social does!
And so do I
Do you read @franwilde.bsky.social ?
@ecbatan.bsky.social does!
And so do I
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Just a reminder that when Nightmare Magazine opens to subs again in January, we are VERY EAGER to read your dark creative nonfiction! We're the place to send that creepy list or micro research project about something awful.
adamant.moksha.io/publication/...
adamant.moksha.io/publication/...
Moksha
adamant.moksha.io
December 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Just a reminder that when Nightmare Magazine opens to subs again in January, we are VERY EAGER to read your dark creative nonfiction! We're the place to send that creepy list or micro research project about something awful.
adamant.moksha.io/publication/...
adamant.moksha.io/publication/...
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I'm getting so sick of having to find alternatives to alternatives. At least I still have my name on my website and a host I like. I guess we just need to bring back web rings.
December 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I'm getting so sick of having to find alternatives to alternatives. At least I still have my name on my website and a host I like. I guess we just need to bring back web rings.
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(screams myself hoarse)
This one is so much. It's SO MUCH, you don't even know!
This one is so much. It's SO MUCH, you don't even know!
Announcing a BRAND NEW Gilded Age fantasy of ballrooms, bargains, and bloodshed from the one and only @nghivo.bsky.social!! The Scarlet Ball commences October 2026 🩸
Announcing The Scarlet Ball by Nghi Vo - Reactor
A Gilded Age fantasy of ballrooms and bloodshed, arriving October 2026
reactormag.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
(screams myself hoarse)
This one is so much. It's SO MUCH, you don't even know!
This one is so much. It's SO MUCH, you don't even know!