Gabrielle Bleu
@gabriellebleu.bsky.social
Author, bird enthusiast, swordsperson. Find my SFF short stories at https://gabriellebleu.com/
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Gabrielle Bleu
@gabriellebleu.bsky.social
· May 29
I write luminous science fiction and fantasy. When not writing, I watch birds, admire lichens, and play the accordion. In my writing I like to explore the boundaries of time, monsters and myth, and the concept of cats.
Find my writing here: gabriellebleu.com
Find my writing here: gabriellebleu.com
MS Word's autocorrect feature sucks so bad now. It keeps recommending me complete nonsense sentence structures. I typed the phrase "white knuckling my steering wheel" and it suggested I change it to "knuckling my steering wheel white." That's nothing. That's a nothing phrase.
January 5, 2026 at 2:49 AM
MS Word's autocorrect feature sucks so bad now. It keeps recommending me complete nonsense sentence structures. I typed the phrase "white knuckling my steering wheel" and it suggested I change it to "knuckling my steering wheel white." That's nothing. That's a nothing phrase.
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It's the first anniversary! Last December, @xraylitmag.bsky.social published my sad Santa #flashfiction Lone Wolves. These two Santas inspired the #Santa in the #magicalrealism story.
xraylitmag.com/lone-wolves-...
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December 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
It's the first anniversary! Last December, @xraylitmag.bsky.social published my sad Santa #flashfiction Lone Wolves. These two Santas inspired the #Santa in the #magicalrealism story.
xraylitmag.com/lone-wolves-...
xraylitmag.com/lone-wolves-...
This week I've been working on closing tabs that I've had open literally all year.
So! Finally read "The Wretched of Middle-Earth: An Orkish Manifesto" by Charles W. Mills
"The reality is that Tolkien is re-fighting not World War II but the Crusades." (p. 14) is an outlook-altering sentence.
So! Finally read "The Wretched of Middle-Earth: An Orkish Manifesto" by Charles W. Mills
"The reality is that Tolkien is re-fighting not World War II but the Crusades." (p. 14) is an outlook-altering sentence.
January 1, 2026 at 1:13 AM
This week I've been working on closing tabs that I've had open literally all year.
So! Finally read "The Wretched of Middle-Earth: An Orkish Manifesto" by Charles W. Mills
"The reality is that Tolkien is re-fighting not World War II but the Crusades." (p. 14) is an outlook-altering sentence.
So! Finally read "The Wretched of Middle-Earth: An Orkish Manifesto" by Charles W. Mills
"The reality is that Tolkien is re-fighting not World War II but the Crusades." (p. 14) is an outlook-altering sentence.
My cartographical sci-fi story “Mapping the Well” is now available to read in Solstitia Issue 4!
A stellar cartographer finds her efforts at mapping the stars and the space between them stymied by a mythical alien beast that lives in those very spaces between.
A stellar cartographer finds her efforts at mapping the stars and the space between them stymied by a mythical alien beast that lives in those very spaces between.
The new issue of #Solstitia is out today, with short stories, art, and poetry focusing on the theme of “dragon hoards”
Our supporters on Patreon get it free, but you can buy it here: fiction-fans-shop.fourthwall.com/products/sol...
#booksky 💙📚
Our supporters on Patreon get it free, but you can buy it here: fiction-fans-shop.fourthwall.com/products/sol...
#booksky 💙📚
Solstitia Issue 4
A twice-yearly zine that celebrates all things genre.
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December 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
My cartographical sci-fi story “Mapping the Well” is now available to read in Solstitia Issue 4!
A stellar cartographer finds her efforts at mapping the stars and the space between them stymied by a mythical alien beast that lives in those very spaces between.
A stellar cartographer finds her efforts at mapping the stars and the space between them stymied by a mythical alien beast that lives in those very spaces between.
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call your reps. find 'em here: reps.fyi
Tomorrow, the House of Representatives will vote on a bill that bans gender-affirming medical care for any transgender person under 18, and threatens any medical professional providing this care to youth with 10 years in prison.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Tell Congress to protect trans youth and vote NO.
Protect Trans Care Now
As wave after wave of extreme measures to criminalize and strip trans people of rights and safety continue, tell Congress to act.
action.aclu.org
December 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
call your reps. find 'em here: reps.fyi
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My second adventure as a narrator is out. It was nerxciting again.
Thank you @susankayequinn.bsky.social for giving me this beautiful story to read!
And thank you @reckoningmag.bsky.social for adding me to your cast of narrators!
Thank you @susankayequinn.bsky.social for giving me this beautiful story to read!
And thank you @reckoningmag.bsky.social for adding me to your cast of narrators!
aaahhhh!! I'm so excited for this to be out!
I love Anna's narration (there's also a text free to read online) and this story is one I point people to often as a way to see what #solarpunk can do 😍
I love Anna's narration (there's also a text free to read online) and this story is one I point people to often as a way to see what #solarpunk can do 😍
New podcast episode! "It's in the Blood", @susankayequinn.bsky.social's story of guerilla pharmacological research and distribution from Reckoning 8, is narrated by @annapele.eu and produced by audio editor Aaron Kling: reckoning.press/podcast-epis...
December 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
My second adventure as a narrator is out. It was nerxciting again.
Thank you @susankayequinn.bsky.social for giving me this beautiful story to read!
And thank you @reckoningmag.bsky.social for adding me to your cast of narrators!
Thank you @susankayequinn.bsky.social for giving me this beautiful story to read!
And thank you @reckoningmag.bsky.social for adding me to your cast of narrators!
Punishment Park (1971) is incredible for how clear eyed it is and devastating that the issues in America that it’s commenting on have just continued and continued and continued. Great and upsetting watch
December 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Punishment Park (1971) is incredible for how clear eyed it is and devastating that the issues in America that it’s commenting on have just continued and continued and continued. Great and upsetting watch
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📚 On me pose souvent la question alors c'est parti pour les recos livres qui parlent de Moyen Âge pour les débutant.e.s, sélection totalement pas objective, partie 1 !
November 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
📚 On me pose souvent la question alors c'est parti pour les recos livres qui parlent de Moyen Âge pour les débutant.e.s, sélection totalement pas objective, partie 1 !
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🛸p erhaps a reintroduction type post?
Night Shades is a speculative fiction magazine publishing flash (500 words max) 4 times a month.
🛸 pro pay (min. $0.13/word)
🛸fast response
🛸sim subs ok
🛸 no rights
Opening again Dec 26
www.nightshadesmag.com
Night Shades is a speculative fiction magazine publishing flash (500 words max) 4 times a month.
🛸 pro pay (min. $0.13/word)
🛸fast response
🛸sim subs ok
🛸 no rights
Opening again Dec 26
www.nightshadesmag.com
Night Shades
Night Shades is a short speculative fiction magazine.
www.nightshadesmag.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
🛸p erhaps a reintroduction type post?
Night Shades is a speculative fiction magazine publishing flash (500 words max) 4 times a month.
🛸 pro pay (min. $0.13/word)
🛸fast response
🛸sim subs ok
🛸 no rights
Opening again Dec 26
www.nightshadesmag.com
Night Shades is a speculative fiction magazine publishing flash (500 words max) 4 times a month.
🛸 pro pay (min. $0.13/word)
🛸fast response
🛸sim subs ok
🛸 no rights
Opening again Dec 26
www.nightshadesmag.com
The night cycle in Dragon's Dogma 2 lasts 1 billion years and daylight gameplay is approximately .02 seconds long
November 24, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The night cycle in Dragon's Dogma 2 lasts 1 billion years and daylight gameplay is approximately .02 seconds long
Idk if it’s just my eyes continue to deteriorate year after year, or if after a long break I can’t parse game visuals anymore, or if there’s something up w/ the graphics, but anything happening on screen in Dragons Dogma 2 is almost completely illegible to me. is That a goblin or a bush or a shadow?
November 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Idk if it’s just my eyes continue to deteriorate year after year, or if after a long break I can’t parse game visuals anymore, or if there’s something up w/ the graphics, but anything happening on screen in Dragons Dogma 2 is almost completely illegible to me. is That a goblin or a bush or a shadow?
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In light of the astronomical increases for my health insurance next year, I thought it would be a good time to encourage people to subscribe. (A few hundred should cover it. Sigh.)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
In light of the astronomical increases for my health insurance next year, I thought it would be a good time to encourage people to subscribe. (A few hundred should cover it. Sigh.)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
Really really loved Marie Vibbert's "At the Library of Teeth" in @nightshadesmag.bsky.social. Incredible story about leaving childhood and the voids left behind.
Basically every sentence made me stop and savor it.
www.nightshadesmag.com/at-the-libra...
Basically every sentence made me stop and savor it.
www.nightshadesmag.com/at-the-libra...
At the Library of Teeth
by Marie Vibbert
At the library of teeth, you will find a truth you had forgotten. Begin in the comfortable colors of the children’s room. Comb through bicuspids like lentils and molars like castings...
www.nightshadesmag.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Really really loved Marie Vibbert's "At the Library of Teeth" in @nightshadesmag.bsky.social. Incredible story about leaving childhood and the voids left behind.
Basically every sentence made me stop and savor it.
www.nightshadesmag.com/at-the-libra...
Basically every sentence made me stop and savor it.
www.nightshadesmag.com/at-the-libra...
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I usually share a new Palestinian account every day but today I am going to do a thread of people I’ve already verified impacted by the recent flooding in Gaza. If you can help any of these families- many who lost everything again- please do. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/14/m...
Heavy rainfall floods the camps of displaced Palestinians in Gaza | CNN
Displaced Palestinians in Gaza woke up Friday morning to inches of water flooding their tents, after heavy rainfall overnight left their shelters and belongings soaked with no way to dry them out.
edition.cnn.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:10 AM
I usually share a new Palestinian account every day but today I am going to do a thread of people I’ve already verified impacted by the recent flooding in Gaza. If you can help any of these families- many who lost everything again- please do. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/14/m...
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Wooo new record set! Thanks to all of you who grabbed a copy of FF this year, we've now had 1,092 unique downloads so far in 2025. Thank you, readers!
We are exactly four (4!) downloads away from setting a new FF annual record* for most downloads! It's a perfect time to grab yourself a free download of FF#26!
www.fusionfragment.com/issue-26/
(*I mean we're way ahead if I include Saros, but I still wanna beat the FF-only record)
www.fusionfragment.com/issue-26/
(*I mean we're way ahead if I include Saros, but I still wanna beat the FF-only record)
Issue #26
“A Treatise of Significance to Uyo Above” by Nkereuwem Albert: the city above and the city below / spirit bots / revolution”A White Day Comes” by A.D. Sui: solar destruction…
www.fusionfragment.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Wooo new record set! Thanks to all of you who grabbed a copy of FF this year, we've now had 1,092 unique downloads so far in 2025. Thank you, readers!
Finished reading Samanta Schweblin's "Fever Dream" today....immediately want to re-read it, what a good book.
The worms....the mole...the horses...
The worms....the mole...the horses...
November 9, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Finished reading Samanta Schweblin's "Fever Dream" today....immediately want to re-read it, what a good book.
The worms....the mole...the horses...
The worms....the mole...the horses...
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Our general submission window is now open!
We want stories and poetry with a strong voice and a sense of adventure, stuff that makes us feel things, stuff that lets us use our hearts and our brains and leaves us wanting more!
For our full guidelines and schedule, visit:
www.havenspec.com/submit/
We want stories and poetry with a strong voice and a sense of adventure, stuff that makes us feel things, stuff that lets us use our hearts and our brains and leaves us wanting more!
For our full guidelines and schedule, visit:
www.havenspec.com/submit/
November 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Our general submission window is now open!
We want stories and poetry with a strong voice and a sense of adventure, stuff that makes us feel things, stuff that lets us use our hearts and our brains and leaves us wanting more!
For our full guidelines and schedule, visit:
www.havenspec.com/submit/
We want stories and poetry with a strong voice and a sense of adventure, stuff that makes us feel things, stuff that lets us use our hearts and our brains and leaves us wanting more!
For our full guidelines and schedule, visit:
www.havenspec.com/submit/
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The submissions for our Winter Issue have opened!
SUBMISSION Link: sffsouthasia.moksha.io/publication/...
Good luck, wonderful writers.
🔮- #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction
SUBMISSION Link: sffsouthasia.moksha.io/publication/...
Good luck, wonderful writers.
🔮- #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction
November 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The submissions for our Winter Issue have opened!
SUBMISSION Link: sffsouthasia.moksha.io/publication/...
Good luck, wonderful writers.
🔮- #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction
SUBMISSION Link: sffsouthasia.moksha.io/publication/...
Good luck, wonderful writers.
🔮- #SouthAsian #SpeculativeFiction
If you’re looking for a bit of spookiness and a quick read today, check out my 100 word story “Miocene Mortal.” A witch and a necromancer meet each other in magical battle.
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100 Word Project - Tooth | Manawaker Studio
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October 31, 2025 at 6:33 PM
If you’re looking for a bit of spookiness and a quick read today, check out my 100 word story “Miocene Mortal.” A witch and a necromancer meet each other in magical battle.
www.patreon.com/posts/100-wo...
www.patreon.com/posts/100-wo...
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I've been told that this 2019 fundraiser for Miss Major started after her stroke is where anyone who might want to contribute to the expenses of her family in the immediate future should contribute: fundly.com/missmajor - It will stay open for the time being.
Click here to support Miss Major's Monthly Fundraising Circle by Friends of Miss Major
After Miss Major's 2019 stroke, donations go to continuing her rehab + her retirement fund, in addition to helping care for Asiah, the baby she and Beck ...
fundly.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I've been told that this 2019 fundraiser for Miss Major started after her stroke is where anyone who might want to contribute to the expenses of her family in the immediate future should contribute: fundly.com/missmajor - It will stay open for the time being.
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The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.
Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.
Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.
October 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.
Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.
Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.
Silverfish found in cabinet.
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 13, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Silverfish found in cabinet.
Working from home today (a rare treat) and heard Sandhill Cranes outside my window. Rushed to look and sure enough a flock of them was circling above the park next door (a rare treat).
Incredible!!
Imagine the birds I could see if I worked from home every day. Pitching this to my boss right now.
Incredible!!
Imagine the birds I could see if I worked from home every day. Pitching this to my boss right now.
October 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Working from home today (a rare treat) and heard Sandhill Cranes outside my window. Rushed to look and sure enough a flock of them was circling above the park next door (a rare treat).
Incredible!!
Imagine the birds I could see if I worked from home every day. Pitching this to my boss right now.
Incredible!!
Imagine the birds I could see if I worked from home every day. Pitching this to my boss right now.
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All author copies, KS pledges, and preorders for "Mmeory" are now in the mail. Don't forget we have a Goodreads page if you want to leave a review (www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...) and, if you still want a copy of the book, visit out catalog (aanpress.com/aanorder.htm...)
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October 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
All author copies, KS pledges, and preorders for "Mmeory" are now in the mail. Don't forget we have a Goodreads page if you want to leave a review (www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...) and, if you still want a copy of the book, visit out catalog (aanpress.com/aanorder.htm...)