Jennifer Hudak
@jenniferhudak.bsky.social
Nebula-nominated writer of SFF, drinker of tea. Aging mermaid far from her natural habitat. SFWA/Codex/VP2022. She/her
Pinned
Written on the Subway Walls
For February, The Sunday Morning Transport brings you stories by Jennifer Hudak, John Chu, Carrie Vaughn, and Marie Brennan.
www.sundaymorningtransport.com
Wanna read some stories?
Here's a 🧵 of my 2025 publications so far...
1) "Written on the Subway Walls" in @morningtransport.bsky.social : resistance in the face of systemic oppression, from the pov of the old Erie Canal bed in Rochester NY
www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/written-on...
Here's a 🧵 of my 2025 publications so far...
1) "Written on the Subway Walls" in @morningtransport.bsky.social : resistance in the face of systemic oppression, from the pov of the old Erie Canal bed in Rochester NY
www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/written-on...
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My review of ECO24, edited by @marissavu.bsky.social ! historythatneverwas.com/2025/11/19/r...
History That Never Was » Review of ECO24: The Year’s Best Speculative Ecofiction
historythatneverwas.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
My review of ECO24, edited by @marissavu.bsky.social ! historythatneverwas.com/2025/11/19/r...
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One day it won't be a perennial reminder. But that's not today.
If 'yeah but he's FAT' is anywhere in your commentary about the current President of the US, he will never see that. But every single fat friend you have will.
If 'yeah but he's FAT' is anywhere in your commentary about the current President of the US, he will never see that. But every single fat friend you have will.
November 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
One day it won't be a perennial reminder. But that's not today.
If 'yeah but he's FAT' is anywhere in your commentary about the current President of the US, he will never see that. But every single fat friend you have will.
If 'yeah but he's FAT' is anywhere in your commentary about the current President of the US, he will never see that. But every single fat friend you have will.
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Please help @lpkindred.bsky.social stay in school in these difficult times. He's a great person who's had a rough go and deserves all the good things.
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
Donate to Keep LP in School Spring 2026, organized by LP Kindred
Hey y'all,
I'm LP Kindred, a Chicagoan-Angeleno writer/editor/teaching artist/culture work… LP Kindred needs your support for Keep LP in School Spring 2026
www.gofundme.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Please help @lpkindred.bsky.social stay in school in these difficult times. He's a great person who's had a rough go and deserves all the good things.
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-lp-in...
THIS. I never know what the hell my stories are about until I’m partway through actually writing them. It’s the work that makes it what it is. You’re building it bit by bit.
most of the time, the idea isn't even *the* idea halfway through drafting the thing because the idea has sprouted its own wings and is now telling you to go into a different direction, and all the plotting and planning has to start all over again.
the idea is not all that counts. the idea is nothing at all until it has been lassooed, corralled, mutated, shuffled, blended with other ideas, and then expressed over the medium of however many thousand words that you have selected and arranged as best you can. the idea is a promise, not a book.
November 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
THIS. I never know what the hell my stories are about until I’m partway through actually writing them. It’s the work that makes it what it is. You’re building it bit by bit.
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With the shutdown, I had forgotten that it's Puerto Rican Heritage Month. Great month to sell a story about Puerto Rico in @typebarmagazine.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
With the shutdown, I had forgotten that it's Puerto Rican Heritage Month. Great month to sell a story about Puerto Rico in @typebarmagazine.bsky.social
YAY!!! I'm so delighted that my story "The Colonists" appears in this gorgeous book along with stories by @renanbernardo.com @osahon4545.bsky.social @emlinden.bsky.social @anovelescape.bsky.social and many others!
🌼🌒🌓🌔 HAPPY ECO EQUINOX 🌖🌗🌘🌼
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: THE YEAR'S BEST SPECULATIVE ECOFICTION has been released into the world! We are honored to share these author's stories with you, and look forward to continuing the legacy of ECO for many years to come. 🍄💜 👽🖤
Order ECO24: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
November 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
YAY!!! I'm so delighted that my story "The Colonists" appears in this gorgeous book along with stories by @renanbernardo.com @osahon4545.bsky.social @emlinden.bsky.social @anovelescape.bsky.social and many others!
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I edited a PLAYABLE ADVENTURE! This anthology - THE MUDDY GOOSE GUIDE TO THE WEIRD NORTHWEST -, features work highlighting REAL NW PLACES from 24 wonderful Oregon and Washington based creators and includes a cover that can be played as a board game! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-muddy-...
November 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I edited a PLAYABLE ADVENTURE! This anthology - THE MUDDY GOOSE GUIDE TO THE WEIRD NORTHWEST -, features work highlighting REAL NW PLACES from 24 wonderful Oregon and Washington based creators and includes a cover that can be played as a board game! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-muddy-...
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It's true! Nightmare Magazine will open to subs in January! Check out the schedule below for dates & times; read the guidelines for more specifics.
And yes, as ever, each writer can make one submission to each category: short story, flash, poetry, CNF.
adamant.moksha.io/publication/...
And yes, as ever, each writer can make one submission to each category: short story, flash, poetry, CNF.
adamant.moksha.io/publication/...
Moksha
adamant.moksha.io
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
It's true! Nightmare Magazine will open to subs in January! Check out the schedule below for dates & times; read the guidelines for more specifics.
And yes, as ever, each writer can make one submission to each category: short story, flash, poetry, CNF.
adamant.moksha.io/publication/...
And yes, as ever, each writer can make one submission to each category: short story, flash, poetry, CNF.
adamant.moksha.io/publication/...
I give you
THE GARBAGE PLATE
(aka Trash Plate, Junkyard Plate, Rubbish Plate, just Plate, or--at my favorite vegan restaurant, Compost Plate.)
THE GARBAGE PLATE
(aka Trash Plate, Junkyard Plate, Rubbish Plate, just Plate, or--at my favorite vegan restaurant, Compost Plate.)
November 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I give you
THE GARBAGE PLATE
(aka Trash Plate, Junkyard Plate, Rubbish Plate, just Plate, or--at my favorite vegan restaurant, Compost Plate.)
THE GARBAGE PLATE
(aka Trash Plate, Junkyard Plate, Rubbish Plate, just Plate, or--at my favorite vegan restaurant, Compost Plate.)
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Happy book birthday to ECO24 by @apexmag.bsky.social! Among the wonderful ecofiction of @anovelescape.bsky.social, @jenniferhudak.bsky.social, @genni.bsky.social, and others, it contains my piece "The Plasticity of Being".
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
ECO24: The Year's Best Speculative Ecofiction
"A triumph. 23 stellar tales offering creative and varied takes on the book's themes. Every entry is equal parts thought-provoking, insightful, and impactful." —Publishers Weekly Starred Review A must...
www.apexbookcompany.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Happy book birthday to ECO24 by @apexmag.bsky.social! Among the wonderful ecofiction of @anovelescape.bsky.social, @jenniferhudak.bsky.social, @genni.bsky.social, and others, it contains my piece "The Plasticity of Being".
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
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Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman
www.scottedelman.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
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It's Straith's awards eligibility post for 2025!!
I'm putting forward two of the three stories I had published this year for your consideration. I'd love especially if you'd consider "Fishwife" for the Aurora Award for Short Fiction, since it's my mémère story 💜
I'm putting forward two of the three stories I had published this year for your consideration. I'd love especially if you'd consider "Fishwife" for the Aurora Award for Short Fiction, since it's my mémère story 💜
November 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It's Straith's awards eligibility post for 2025!!
I'm putting forward two of the three stories I had published this year for your consideration. I'd love especially if you'd consider "Fishwife" for the Aurora Award for Short Fiction, since it's my mémère story 💜
I'm putting forward two of the three stories I had published this year for your consideration. I'd love especially if you'd consider "Fishwife" for the Aurora Award for Short Fiction, since it's my mémère story 💜
WANT
Ferris Bueller's Day Out
Now serving 20 year sentence for securities fraud, Ferris Bueller is granted a day parole to attend the funeral of his mother. After sneaking away from the probation officer (Julian Coutts) who is supposed to monitor his whereabouts, Bueller has a series of wacky adventures
Now serving 20 year sentence for securities fraud, Ferris Bueller is granted a day parole to attend the funeral of his mother. After sneaking away from the probation officer (Julian Coutts) who is supposed to monitor his whereabouts, Bueller has a series of wacky adventures
a man wearing a grey sweatshirt with the letter a on the front
Alt: FErris Bueller makes a face.
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
WANT
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This is about the only new fiction I have out this year!
I’ve reread this a few times since it got bought, and it still manages to surprise me. (I wrote this??! Jesus. 🤐)
If you’ve lived with unkindness your whole life, being free from it is … not uncomplicated, to say the least. 😬
I’ve reread this a few times since it got bought, and it still manages to surprise me. (I wrote this??! Jesus. 🤐)
If you’ve lived with unkindness your whole life, being free from it is … not uncomplicated, to say the least. 😬
Reading 2025 fiction?
Try the short story "The Best Way to Survive a Tiger Attack" by A. W. Prihandita @awprihandita.bsky.social!
You can read it here!
buff.ly/0PYHysG
Try the short story "The Best Way to Survive a Tiger Attack" by A. W. Prihandita @awprihandita.bsky.social!
You can read it here!
buff.ly/0PYHysG
November 17, 2025 at 7:28 PM
This is about the only new fiction I have out this year!
I’ve reread this a few times since it got bought, and it still manages to surprise me. (I wrote this??! Jesus. 🤐)
If you’ve lived with unkindness your whole life, being free from it is … not uncomplicated, to say the least. 😬
I’ve reread this a few times since it got bought, and it still manages to surprise me. (I wrote this??! Jesus. 🤐)
If you’ve lived with unkindness your whole life, being free from it is … not uncomplicated, to say the least. 😬
This was a really fun event! I hope we get to do it again; virtual conferences are great!
😱 I can't believe we're wrapping up our first-ever #Quasar!
But from @jenniferhudak.bsky.social's soothing meditation to talking horror with @hwany.org, to a deep-dive into nailing public events & working with bookstores & libraries, what an abundance of riches made possible by YOU. 😍
#SFWAStrong!
But from @jenniferhudak.bsky.social's soothing meditation to talking horror with @hwany.org, to a deep-dive into nailing public events & working with bookstores & libraries, what an abundance of riches made possible by YOU. 😍
#SFWAStrong!
November 17, 2025 at 1:33 AM
This was a really fun event! I hope we get to do it again; virtual conferences are great!
Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the ULP strike
November 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Post a bird to support @sbworkersunited.org and warn your followers not to buy Starbucks for the duration of the ULP strike
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EE! I'm an editor, and we're open for submissions! Send 'em in hot!
https://www.marievibbert.com/im-an-editor/
https://www.marievibbert.com/im-an-editor/
November 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
EE! I'm an editor, and we're open for submissions! Send 'em in hot!
https://www.marievibbert.com/im-an-editor/
https://www.marievibbert.com/im-an-editor/
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In just a few hours our programming for Quasar kicks off, and we couldn't be more excited.
Launching our first-ever Fall Online Nebula Event was no easy feat, but it is always a privilege to bring brilliant creators together.
Thank you to everyone who made Quasar possible.
1pm PST! See you soon!
Launching our first-ever Fall Online Nebula Event was no easy feat, but it is always a privilege to bring brilliant creators together.
Thank you to everyone who made Quasar possible.
1pm PST! See you soon!
November 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
In just a few hours our programming for Quasar kicks off, and we couldn't be more excited.
Launching our first-ever Fall Online Nebula Event was no easy feat, but it is always a privilege to bring brilliant creators together.
Thank you to everyone who made Quasar possible.
1pm PST! See you soon!
Launching our first-ever Fall Online Nebula Event was no easy feat, but it is always a privilege to bring brilliant creators together.
Thank you to everyone who made Quasar possible.
1pm PST! See you soon!
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I'd dropped the price of all my shawls by at least 25% so they're all under $50 through December 15. Also made up a lower price weight class for the cheaper items.
#crochet
jkathleencheney.storenvy.com
#crochet
jkathleencheney.storenvy.com
J. Kathleen Cheney
Stop here to pick up some shawls made by J. Kathleen Cheney (selling these so I can buy more yarn!)
jkathleencheney.storenvy.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I'd dropped the price of all my shawls by at least 25% so they're all under $50 through December 15. Also made up a lower price weight class for the cheaper items.
#crochet
jkathleencheney.storenvy.com
#crochet
jkathleencheney.storenvy.com
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Rejoice, sophont observers, for a new original story is upon us: "Baron Quits The Payloaders" by @renanbernardo.com. Because while space is mostly emptiness, a lot of what isn't emptiness is !!ROCK!!
Escape Pod 1019: Baron Quits The Payloaders
This story starts with a gig. Half a million people from all corners of the galaxy, hands in the air, heads banging to our vibrant noise. You probably saw the venue on some feed already.
escapepod.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Rejoice, sophont observers, for a new original story is upon us: "Baron Quits The Payloaders" by @renanbernardo.com. Because while space is mostly emptiness, a lot of what isn't emptiness is !!ROCK!!
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Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
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I'll get a proper post up but... this is my award-eligible short story for 2025! 🥳 It is short and weird and a bit desperate, and encapsulated my feelings at the start of this lamentable year. Enjoy??
Reading 2025 fiction?
Try the short story "10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days" by Samantha Mills @samtasticbooks.com!
You can read it here!
buff.ly/K5QCsYb
Try the short story "10 Visions of the Future; or, Self-Care for the End of Days" by Samantha Mills @samtasticbooks.com!
You can read it here!
buff.ly/K5QCsYb
November 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I'll get a proper post up but... this is my award-eligible short story for 2025! 🥳 It is short and weird and a bit desperate, and encapsulated my feelings at the start of this lamentable year. Enjoy??
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Lastly, I'll add that it's my second (and final) year of eligibility for the Astounding Award for Best New Writer.
I have five more stories out this year and more coming soon! If you’ve enjoyed any of my work in 2025, I hope you’ll consider checking out the rest too: m-r-robinson.com/fiction/ (4/4)
I have five more stories out this year and more coming soon! If you’ve enjoyed any of my work in 2025, I hope you’ll consider checking out the rest too: m-r-robinson.com/fiction/ (4/4)
November 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Lastly, I'll add that it's my second (and final) year of eligibility for the Astounding Award for Best New Writer.
I have five more stories out this year and more coming soon! If you’ve enjoyed any of my work in 2025, I hope you’ll consider checking out the rest too: m-r-robinson.com/fiction/ (4/4)
I have five more stories out this year and more coming soon! If you’ve enjoyed any of my work in 2025, I hope you’ll consider checking out the rest too: m-r-robinson.com/fiction/ (4/4)
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Okay, okay, I give in, it’s 2025 awards eligibility time! I still have December stories coming, which means I cannot yet bring myself to make an extra-fancy graphic or a full long thread, but… until then, I hope you’ll consider reading some of my stories! Will link a couple favorites in the 🧵 (1/4)
November 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Okay, okay, I give in, it’s 2025 awards eligibility time! I still have December stories coming, which means I cannot yet bring myself to make an extra-fancy graphic or a full long thread, but… until then, I hope you’ll consider reading some of my stories! Will link a couple favorites in the 🧵 (1/4)