Kate Montgomery
@katemontgomery.bsky.social
Lawful tired. Long COVID-disabled crafter, medievalist, SFF/romance writer, avid reader, researcher, copy-editor.
They/she.
Occasionally also found at @KateEMontgomery@wandering.shop
They/she.
Occasionally also found at @KateEMontgomery@wandering.shop
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It's awards season! I have two short stories I'm most proud of this year.
If you only read one thing of mine, make it "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything", a piece Locus called a "sharp satire" which should give you lols and catharsis. www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
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If you only read one thing of mine, make it "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything", a piece Locus called a "sharp satire" which should give you lols and catharsis. www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
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DP FICTION #123B: “Laser Eyes Ain’t Everything” by Effie Seiberg – Diabolical Plots
www.diabolicalplots.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
It's awards season! I have two short stories I'm most proud of this year.
If you only read one thing of mine, make it "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything", a piece Locus called a "sharp satire" which should give you lols and catharsis. www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
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If you only read one thing of mine, make it "Laser Eyes Ain't Everything", a piece Locus called a "sharp satire" which should give you lols and catharsis. www.diabolicalplots.com/dp-fiction-1...
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2025 AWARDS ELIGIBILITY POST
Y'all, it's time. And while I had a record number of publications this year (the Disney Essays, reprints, multiple short stories), I wanted to focus on two specific stories. (1)
Y'all, it's time. And while I had a record number of publications this year (the Disney Essays, reprints, multiple short stories), I wanted to focus on two specific stories. (1)
November 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
2025 AWARDS ELIGIBILITY POST
Y'all, it's time. And while I had a record number of publications this year (the Disney Essays, reprints, multiple short stories), I wanted to focus on two specific stories. (1)
Y'all, it's time. And while I had a record number of publications this year (the Disney Essays, reprints, multiple short stories), I wanted to focus on two specific stories. (1)
Fuck yeah, NYC.
Still heartened by Mamdani’s win, and loving hearing about all the other places where hate did not prevail.
Let’s ride this wave of good feeling, engrave it into our hearts so we remember how it feels to win.
And let’s get back to work.
Still heartened by Mamdani’s win, and loving hearing about all the other places where hate did not prevail.
Let’s ride this wave of good feeling, engrave it into our hearts so we remember how it feels to win.
And let’s get back to work.
November 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Fuck yeah, NYC.
Still heartened by Mamdani’s win, and loving hearing about all the other places where hate did not prevail.
Let’s ride this wave of good feeling, engrave it into our hearts so we remember how it feels to win.
And let’s get back to work.
Still heartened by Mamdani’s win, and loving hearing about all the other places where hate did not prevail.
Let’s ride this wave of good feeling, engrave it into our hearts so we remember how it feels to win.
And let’s get back to work.
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TODAY ONLY! Cheddar Luck Next Time, my cheesy cozy mystery w/ an autistic lead, is on sale for $.99/£.99!
Please, please spread the word!
US promo link: amzn.to/43ajEjr
Canada: www.amazon.ca/Cheddar-Luck...
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Cheddar-Luck...
Also at B&N & Apple!
Please, please spread the word!
US promo link: amzn.to/43ajEjr
Canada: www.amazon.ca/Cheddar-Luck...
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Cheddar-Luck...
Also at B&N & Apple!
November 2, 2025 at 2:24 PM
TODAY ONLY! Cheddar Luck Next Time, my cheesy cozy mystery w/ an autistic lead, is on sale for $.99/£.99!
Please, please spread the word!
US promo link: amzn.to/43ajEjr
Canada: www.amazon.ca/Cheddar-Luck...
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Cheddar-Luck...
Also at B&N & Apple!
Please, please spread the word!
US promo link: amzn.to/43ajEjr
Canada: www.amazon.ca/Cheddar-Luck...
UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Cheddar-Luck...
Also at B&N & Apple!
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I am finding some replies way after they were written, and I suspect strongly I've not feen finding some at all.
I thought it was me. I was about to go undo all my mutes.
I thought it was me. I was about to go undo all my mutes.
Like now I have to go through my own timeline to each one of my own posts and scroll to the end and click “show more replies” simply so I can make sure I don’t miss any replies? Why would I want this @pfrazee.com ?
November 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I am finding some replies way after they were written, and I suspect strongly I've not feen finding some at all.
I thought it was me. I was about to go undo all my mutes.
I thought it was me. I was about to go undo all my mutes.
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Swear her in. Release the Epstein Files.
October 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Swear her in. Release the Epstein Files.
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you do not have to be king
you do not have to make your knees
into trunkless legs of stone
looking upon your works and despairing
you only have to let the level sands surround your body
boundless and bare
announcing your place
in the antique landscape of things
you do not have to make your knees
into trunkless legs of stone
looking upon your works and despairing
you only have to let the level sands surround your body
boundless and bare
announcing your place
in the antique landscape of things
This is just to say
I have gazed upon
your works
That were in
an antique land
And that by
your shattered visage
You meant to inspire
despair
Forgive me
they were vast
and trunkless
I have gazed upon
your works
That were in
an antique land
And that by
your shattered visage
You meant to inspire
despair
Forgive me
they were vast
and trunkless
my name is Oz
and wen the stone
is broke to bits
and all alone
i lie in sand
it stretches bare
you read my words
you pls despair
and wen the stone
is broke to bits
and all alone
i lie in sand
it stretches bare
you read my words
you pls despair
October 30, 2025 at 9:43 PM
you do not have to be king
you do not have to make your knees
into trunkless legs of stone
looking upon your works and despairing
you only have to let the level sands surround your body
boundless and bare
announcing your place
in the antique landscape of things
you do not have to make your knees
into trunkless legs of stone
looking upon your works and despairing
you only have to let the level sands surround your body
boundless and bare
announcing your place
in the antique landscape of things
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James T Kirk: ...To seek out new life and new civilizations,
To boldly go where no man has gone before
Eowyn, sighing wearily: Alright, strap in bitches. We're doing this shit again.
To boldly go where no man has gone before
Eowyn, sighing wearily: Alright, strap in bitches. We're doing this shit again.
October 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
James T Kirk: ...To seek out new life and new civilizations,
To boldly go where no man has gone before
Eowyn, sighing wearily: Alright, strap in bitches. We're doing this shit again.
To boldly go where no man has gone before
Eowyn, sighing wearily: Alright, strap in bitches. We're doing this shit again.
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Back with another awesome blurb for my forthcoming novelette (Cover reveal and pre-order links coming very soon). Thanks so much for your kind words @jordankurella.com! 🥹
October 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Back with another awesome blurb for my forthcoming novelette (Cover reveal and pre-order links coming very soon). Thanks so much for your kind words @jordankurella.com! 🥹
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We are at $370 raised so far and the query critiques are sold out!! That's 3700 meals provided!
I joined @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social 's fundraiser and am offering an advanced query class plus a recording of a Query 101 class to anyone who donates $20 or more.
Plus two very rare opportunities for a query critique
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Plus two very rare opportunities for a query critique
Please repost.
teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participants...
October 30, 2025 at 5:54 PM
We are at $370 raised so far and the query critiques are sold out!! That's 3700 meals provided!
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Exciting news! I've been working all year on a vertigo arts project in collaboration with others in academia, physical therapy, puppetry, and dance. Now the first part is out: I'm running a creative writing workshop for people who are directly or indirectly affected by vertigo. >
October 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Exciting news! I've been working all year on a vertigo arts project in collaboration with others in academia, physical therapy, puppetry, and dance. Now the first part is out: I'm running a creative writing workshop for people who are directly or indirectly affected by vertigo. >
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LAST WEEK! If you enjoyed A House Between Sea and Sky, it's a great time to grab ebooks of my other recent fantasies from 47North at Amazon! A Thousand Recipes for Revenge & A Feast for Starving Stone are $2.49 each in US & Canada!
Book 1: amzn.to/3H7sZ0Y
Book 2: amzn.to/3L2uzCU
[promo links]
Book 1: amzn.to/3H7sZ0Y
Book 2: amzn.to/3L2uzCU
[promo links]
October 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
LAST WEEK! If you enjoyed A House Between Sea and Sky, it's a great time to grab ebooks of my other recent fantasies from 47North at Amazon! A Thousand Recipes for Revenge & A Feast for Starving Stone are $2.49 each in US & Canada!
Book 1: amzn.to/3H7sZ0Y
Book 2: amzn.to/3L2uzCU
[promo links]
Book 1: amzn.to/3H7sZ0Y
Book 2: amzn.to/3L2uzCU
[promo links]
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it's so tidy that every single problem in american society up to and including car dependence is directly traceable to racism. monocausal-ass dystopia.
October 15, 2025 at 12:59 PM
it's so tidy that every single problem in american society up to and including car dependence is directly traceable to racism. monocausal-ass dystopia.
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Historians of Black dance/music, help me! It just today dawned on me that tap and rap have A LOT in common...are there scholars of the decline of one and the rise of the other? Because the Cotton Club greats were alive at the dawn of hiphop and I feel sure there were influences going back and forth.
October 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Historians of Black dance/music, help me! It just today dawned on me that tap and rap have A LOT in common...are there scholars of the decline of one and the rise of the other? Because the Cotton Club greats were alive at the dawn of hiphop and I feel sure there were influences going back and forth.
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I'm doing an AMA on r/Fantasy today. Please drop by and ask questions! I'll be answering throughout the day.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I'm doing an AMA on r/Fantasy today. Please drop by and ask questions! I'll be answering throughout the day.
www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/co...
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"A beautiful read aided by Kurella’s skilled and poetical use of language. This is a story I strongly recommend."
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New Review - a Mountain challenges Death but not quite as you think - a gorgeous novella awaits in The Death of Mountains by @kurellian.bsky.social out now and strongly recommended! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/9/...
The Death of Mountains by Jordan Kurella — Runalong The Shelves
I would like to thank the author for a copy of this novella in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher – Lethe Press Published – Out Now Price – £8.27 paperback £3.00 ebook The lat...
www.runalongtheshelves.net
September 25, 2025 at 6:30 AM
"A beautiful read aided by Kurella’s skilled and poetical use of language. This is a story I strongly recommend."
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It will definitely be hand-sewn, at least my part of it, because sewing machines are too damn loud.
(h/t Ysabet)
The revolution will be hand-spun
(h/t Ysabet)
The revolution will be hand-spun
The revolution will be hand-spun
Craft as a degrowth practice
www.sufficiencywellbeing.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
It will definitely be hand-sewn, at least my part of it, because sewing machines are too damn loud.
(h/t Ysabet)
The revolution will be hand-spun
(h/t Ysabet)
The revolution will be hand-spun
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We are so thrilled to announce another book coming from us next year: A DUBIOUS CLAMOR by @marissalingen.bsky.social! We were delighted by the unusual characters and we think you’re going to love them!
September 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
We are so thrilled to announce another book coming from us next year: A DUBIOUS CLAMOR by @marissalingen.bsky.social! We were delighted by the unusual characters and we think you’re going to love them!
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Spellcasting On is out now!
Cosy sapphic romance with yarn 🧶 and magic ✨.
Available now on all the usual platforms:
buy.bookfunnel.com/psfdv1soqy
Cosy sapphic romance with yarn 🧶 and magic ✨.
Available now on all the usual platforms:
buy.bookfunnel.com/psfdv1soqy
September 16, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Spellcasting On is out now!
Cosy sapphic romance with yarn 🧶 and magic ✨.
Available now on all the usual platforms:
buy.bookfunnel.com/psfdv1soqy
Cosy sapphic romance with yarn 🧶 and magic ✨.
Available now on all the usual platforms:
buy.bookfunnel.com/psfdv1soqy
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gosh, what a wonderful thing to see when i wake up. if you want to listen to Premee (you do), you can get THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS at this link here:
September 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
gosh, what a wonderful thing to see when i wake up. if you want to listen to Premee (you do), you can get THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS at this link here:
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Hi friends!
Things are really tight. I had to graduate from a manual chair with power assist to a fully powered chair due to my illness, which means my beloved Colours chair needs to find a new home. It’s powered by the Yamaha NaviOne system, which is fabulous.
Please share.
Things are really tight. I had to graduate from a manual chair with power assist to a fully powered chair due to my illness, which means my beloved Colours chair needs to find a new home. It’s powered by the Yamaha NaviOne system, which is fabulous.
Please share.
www.ebay.com
September 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Hi friends!
Things are really tight. I had to graduate from a manual chair with power assist to a fully powered chair due to my illness, which means my beloved Colours chair needs to find a new home. It’s powered by the Yamaha NaviOne system, which is fabulous.
Please share.
Things are really tight. I had to graduate from a manual chair with power assist to a fully powered chair due to my illness, which means my beloved Colours chair needs to find a new home. It’s powered by the Yamaha NaviOne system, which is fabulous.
Please share.
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Ahhhh the North American ARCs for Enchanting the Fae Queen are here, & they are GORGEOUS. I love @wingbuffet.bsky.social's perfect cover art, @lesleyaworrell.bsky.social 's cover design, &all the perfect details of page layout inside (with huge thanks to my wonderful editor @erikatsang.bsky.social)!
September 12, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Ahhhh the North American ARCs for Enchanting the Fae Queen are here, & they are GORGEOUS. I love @wingbuffet.bsky.social's perfect cover art, @lesleyaworrell.bsky.social 's cover design, &all the perfect details of page layout inside (with huge thanks to my wonderful editor @erikatsang.bsky.social)!
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Time to remind people about the Commercial Pattern Archive — it doesn’t have instructions and search is a bear but there’s two hundred years’ worth of clothing patterns in here including all the big names new and old:
copa.apps.uri.edu
copa.apps.uri.edu
September 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Time to remind people about the Commercial Pattern Archive — it doesn’t have instructions and search is a bear but there’s two hundred years’ worth of clothing patterns in here including all the big names new and old:
copa.apps.uri.edu
copa.apps.uri.edu
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Hey, the Unbound for Gaza fundraiser is here, starting September 25th.
www.32auctions.com/unboundforga...
The auction raises money for charities operating in Gaza. There are a LOT of super-cool items, many of which would be AMAZING holiday gifts for book nerds.
www.32auctions.com/unboundforga...
The auction raises money for charities operating in Gaza. There are a LOT of super-cool items, many of which would be AMAZING holiday gifts for book nerds.
Unbound for Gaza
Silent auction 'Unbound for Gaza' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
September 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Hey, the Unbound for Gaza fundraiser is here, starting September 25th.
www.32auctions.com/unboundforga...
The auction raises money for charities operating in Gaza. There are a LOT of super-cool items, many of which would be AMAZING holiday gifts for book nerds.
www.32auctions.com/unboundforga...
The auction raises money for charities operating in Gaza. There are a LOT of super-cool items, many of which would be AMAZING holiday gifts for book nerds.
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Of course, if you haven't already read the first novella in this series, A Marriage of Undead Inconvenience, you can scoop that up now in either ebook or paperback: books2read.com/UndeadInconvenience
Available now at your favorite digital store!
A Marriage of Undead Inconvenience: A Cozy-Spooky Historical Fantasy Rom-Com by Stephanie Burgis
books2read.com
September 11, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Of course, if you haven't already read the first novella in this series, A Marriage of Undead Inconvenience, you can scoop that up now in either ebook or paperback: books2read.com/UndeadInconvenience