Ignyte Award-Nominated Writer/Editor LP Kindred
@lpkindred.bsky.social
Citizen of the Wildeeps! Writer Editor Podcaster TeachingArtisr of Speculative Fiction! Words in Apex, Fiyah, Anathema, Prismatic, Escape Pod, PodCastle. Ghost Class/Clarion c/o 2030-2022. Just Keep Writing co-host. Art Institute Chicago BFAW c/o 2027.
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Looked up and realized my flight to Seattle for @seattlein2025.org and @concurrentseattle.bsky.social are in just a week.
I've heard I'm all right live so I'm sharing my con schedule and I'm hoping to connect with folks!
I've heard I'm all right live so I'm sharing my con schedule and I'm hoping to connect with folks!
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Archita is 78% to her goal but donations have slowed (none for 3 days). Much gratitude to everyone who's given so far. She's in desperate need, and would be very grateful for any help. I know things are difficult for everyone right now, even shares help to get more eyes on the fundraiser:
Fellow Calcuttan writer/editor Archita Mittra is in desperate need of financial help. She recently lost her father, her home was damaged in the recent rains, & her mother's in hospital. They don't have insurance, & she's a freelancer. I can vouch for her. Please share widely & donate:
Donate to Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives, organized by tehseen baweja
Hey Everyone! My name is Tehseen and I publish an online magazine called T… tehseen baweja needs your support for Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives
www.gofundme.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Archita is 78% to her goal but donations have slowed (none for 3 days). Much gratitude to everyone who's given so far. She's in desperate need, and would be very grateful for any help. I know things are difficult for everyone right now, even shares help to get more eyes on the fundraiser:
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This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This deal to reopen the government is fucking disgraceful.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Tens of millions will lose their healthcare. Trump will be emboldened.
This is exactly what’s wrong with Democratic Party leadership and why we need more people in Congress who will actually hold the line.
Guess who's lil sis got a collection announcement st thr apex of spooky season!?!?
Mine!
Yes, I'm making this about me because her debut debuted on my birthday, stealing Thunder but, if I am anything, I'm a gracious older brother.
Checkout the announcement for @olivasthewriter.bsky.social debut
Mine!
Yes, I'm making this about me because her debut debuted on my birthday, stealing Thunder but, if I am anything, I'm a gracious older brother.
Checkout the announcement for @olivasthewriter.bsky.social debut
We have a special Halloween announcement:
Lanternfish Press is thrilled to announce the acquisition of the first short story collection by M.M. Olivas, Sangronas And Other Things With Teeth, for publication in Spring-Summer 2027.
Learn more: lanternfishpress.com/news/2025/10...
Lanternfish Press is thrilled to announce the acquisition of the first short story collection by M.M. Olivas, Sangronas And Other Things With Teeth, for publication in Spring-Summer 2027.
Learn more: lanternfishpress.com/news/2025/10...
Acquisition: Short story collection by Ignyte finalist M.M. Olivas — Lanternfish Press
Lanternfish Press is thrilled to announce the acquisition of the first short story collection by M.M. Olivas, Sangronas And Other Things With Teeth , for publication in Spring-Summer 2027.
lanternfishpress.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Guess who's lil sis got a collection announcement st thr apex of spooky season!?!?
Mine!
Yes, I'm making this about me because her debut debuted on my birthday, stealing Thunder but, if I am anything, I'm a gracious older brother.
Checkout the announcement for @olivasthewriter.bsky.social debut
Mine!
Yes, I'm making this about me because her debut debuted on my birthday, stealing Thunder but, if I am anything, I'm a gracious older brother.
Checkout the announcement for @olivasthewriter.bsky.social debut
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We have a special Halloween announcement:
Lanternfish Press is thrilled to announce the acquisition of the first short story collection by M.M. Olivas, Sangronas And Other Things With Teeth, for publication in Spring-Summer 2027.
Learn more: lanternfishpress.com/news/2025/10...
Lanternfish Press is thrilled to announce the acquisition of the first short story collection by M.M. Olivas, Sangronas And Other Things With Teeth, for publication in Spring-Summer 2027.
Learn more: lanternfishpress.com/news/2025/10...
Acquisition: Short story collection by Ignyte finalist M.M. Olivas — Lanternfish Press
Lanternfish Press is thrilled to announce the acquisition of the first short story collection by M.M. Olivas, Sangronas And Other Things With Teeth , for publication in Spring-Summer 2027.
lanternfishpress.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
We have a special Halloween announcement:
Lanternfish Press is thrilled to announce the acquisition of the first short story collection by M.M. Olivas, Sangronas And Other Things With Teeth, for publication in Spring-Summer 2027.
Learn more: lanternfishpress.com/news/2025/10...
Lanternfish Press is thrilled to announce the acquisition of the first short story collection by M.M. Olivas, Sangronas And Other Things With Teeth, for publication in Spring-Summer 2027.
Learn more: lanternfishpress.com/news/2025/10...
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Me, on my death bed, “fetch me my dying gown!”
October 19, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Me, on my death bed, “fetch me my dying gown!”
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OUR CRIMSON CAGE (F/F/F horror erotic novella)
A Polish retelling of Carmilla coming Q1 2026
🩸 Perverted marriage rituals & corrupted motherhood
🩸 Fuck, marry, kill
🩸 Blood as metaphor & medium
🩸 Red wings (iykyk)
🩸 Polish Catholicism, ritual, & folklore
#sludgepit #toxicyuri #H #E #WIP
A Polish retelling of Carmilla coming Q1 2026
🩸 Perverted marriage rituals & corrupted motherhood
🩸 Fuck, marry, kill
🩸 Blood as metaphor & medium
🩸 Red wings (iykyk)
🩸 Polish Catholicism, ritual, & folklore
#sludgepit #toxicyuri #H #E #WIP
October 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
OUR CRIMSON CAGE (F/F/F horror erotic novella)
A Polish retelling of Carmilla coming Q1 2026
🩸 Perverted marriage rituals & corrupted motherhood
🩸 Fuck, marry, kill
🩸 Blood as metaphor & medium
🩸 Red wings (iykyk)
🩸 Polish Catholicism, ritual, & folklore
#sludgepit #toxicyuri #H #E #WIP
A Polish retelling of Carmilla coming Q1 2026
🩸 Perverted marriage rituals & corrupted motherhood
🩸 Fuck, marry, kill
🩸 Blood as metaphor & medium
🩸 Red wings (iykyk)
🩸 Polish Catholicism, ritual, & folklore
#sludgepit #toxicyuri #H #E #WIP
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Tennis sits at the overlap of 1910s period-appropriate sports and sports I'm a fan of for narrative tension
THE FEALTY OF MONSTERS is a grimdark political fantasy illustrated by @sorenhaxan.bsky.social
📚 books2read.com/TheFealtyofM...
Direct: payhip.com/b/W3kP2
[ #booksky | #yaoi | #yuri ]
THE FEALTY OF MONSTERS is a grimdark political fantasy illustrated by @sorenhaxan.bsky.social
📚 books2read.com/TheFealtyofM...
Direct: payhip.com/b/W3kP2
[ #booksky | #yaoi | #yuri ]
October 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Tennis sits at the overlap of 1910s period-appropriate sports and sports I'm a fan of for narrative tension
THE FEALTY OF MONSTERS is a grimdark political fantasy illustrated by @sorenhaxan.bsky.social
📚 books2read.com/TheFealtyofM...
Direct: payhip.com/b/W3kP2
[ #booksky | #yaoi | #yuri ]
THE FEALTY OF MONSTERS is a grimdark political fantasy illustrated by @sorenhaxan.bsky.social
📚 books2read.com/TheFealtyofM...
Direct: payhip.com/b/W3kP2
[ #booksky | #yaoi | #yuri ]
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Question for thr Academics: when you attend conferences, do you include panels on your CVs?
October 15, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Question for thr Academics: when you attend conferences, do you include panels on your CVs?
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this is especially true for indies for whom things like sending free physical copies - ARCs or otherwise - is very cost prohibitive so if you own those books, it helps to show them off
Word of mouth is important to a book's success. So, if you'd like to see the authors who wrote your favourite stories commissioned to write more, please keep talking about all the #books you love.
October 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
this is especially true for indies for whom things like sending free physical copies - ARCs or otherwise - is very cost prohibitive so if you own those books, it helps to show them off
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want to improve your manuscript, including not hurting marginalized communities you're not a part of but want to shed light on?
i'm your person! hit me up!
i'm your person! hit me up!
corrected list--
my expertise includes:
•Black Womanhood and the Black experience in America/Caribbean
•depression/heads meds/CPTSD/schizophrenia
•drug/alcohol abuse & addiction
•poverty
•sex work
•Queerness
genres i cover:
•Speculative Fiction inc horror
•romance inc dark and romantasy
& more!
my expertise includes:
•Black Womanhood and the Black experience in America/Caribbean
•depression/heads meds/CPTSD/schizophrenia
•drug/alcohol abuse & addiction
•poverty
•sex work
•Queerness
genres i cover:
•Speculative Fiction inc horror
•romance inc dark and romantasy
& more!
hey, did you know I do preliminary edits (making sure the story makes sense, suggestions for strength and continuity, etc.) as well as sensitivity reading?
if not, I do!
if you're looking for feedback from an award-winning author, I'm your person! Just reply to this post and we can discuss.
if not, I do!
if you're looking for feedback from an award-winning author, I'm your person! Just reply to this post and we can discuss.
October 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
want to improve your manuscript, including not hurting marginalized communities you're not a part of but want to shed light on?
i'm your person! hit me up!
i'm your person! hit me up!
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This is what they've done.
In Portland, an ambulance was summoned to the ICE office to treat an injured protester (not clear how he was injured). But when the patient was loaded inside, ICE officers refused to let the ambulance leave and threatened to shoot the ambulance driver: www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...
Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver
Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.
www.wweek.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:51 AM
This is what they've done.
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ICYMI, my horror short 'You Will Survive This Night' (1st pub COME JOIN US BY THE FIRE s2, Nightfire), now free to read as a reprint. A woman in her 30s is dragged to a late night winter house party in the poshest part of Kolkata & regrets it even more than expected. Here be monsters, mundane & not:
October 13, 2025 at 3:57 PM
ICYMI, my horror short 'You Will Survive This Night' (1st pub COME JOIN US BY THE FIRE s2, Nightfire), now free to read as a reprint. A woman in her 30s is dragged to a late night winter house party in the poshest part of Kolkata & regrets it even more than expected. Here be monsters, mundane & not:
Overworked and underpaid agents are the bottleneck protecting overworked and underpaid editors and the quest for writing that adheres to a recognizable formula clouds people's ability to register novelty, let alone genius.
Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat
October 14, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Overworked and underpaid agents are the bottleneck protecting overworked and underpaid editors and the quest for writing that adheres to a recognizable formula clouds people's ability to register novelty, let alone genius.
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I just don't know how you see a story like this and think "yes, this is exactly the kind of technology I want in the classroom."
Two families are suing AI companies after they say chatbots contributed to their children's suicides.
‘He would be here if not for ChatGPT': Grieving parents sue AI companies
It has become a trusted companion for millions of teens. But it’s not a person. It’s an algorithm powered by artificial intelligence – one that’s trained to generate human-like responses. And some fea...
www.nbcwashington.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:08 AM
I just don't know how you see a story like this and think "yes, this is exactly the kind of technology I want in the classroom."
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Please share & give to help 19 yo Hosam's family survive the aftermath of 2 yrs of Israel's genocidal famine & destruction of Gaza. They're starving, homeless, & have nothing, & are in urgent need of funds for food, supplies, healthcare, shelter (no donations for 5 days):
October 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Please share & give to help 19 yo Hosam's family survive the aftermath of 2 yrs of Israel's genocidal famine & destruction of Gaza. They're starving, homeless, & have nothing, & are in urgent need of funds for food, supplies, healthcare, shelter (no donations for 5 days):
Shoutout to lil sis @olivasthewriter.bsky.social who was nominated for her first @theignyteawards.bsky.social award this year, for her novelette SANGRONAS which appeared in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social! Our mutual sibling @shingai-be-like.bsky.social won but you should honestly
October 13, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Shoutout to lil sis @olivasthewriter.bsky.social who was nominated for her first @theignyteawards.bsky.social award this year, for her novelette SANGRONAS which appeared in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social! Our mutual sibling @shingai-be-like.bsky.social won but you should honestly
And for anyone curious, 2x @theignyteawards.bsky.social winner, @shingai-be-like.bsky.social has a novel on chill, a novel in progress, and a collection about which they are able to chat.
Shout out to lil sis @shingai-be-like.bsky.social for her Ignyte Award Winning novelette WE WHO WILL NOT DIE from @psychopomp.com.. I believe this is her second @theignyteawards.bsky.social.
@shingai-be-like.bsky.social wins the #2025IgnyteAwards in Outstanding Novelette for WE WHO WILL NOT DIE
psychopomp.com/we-who-will-...
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October 13, 2025 at 1:52 AM
And for anyone curious, 2x @theignyteawards.bsky.social winner, @shingai-be-like.bsky.social has a novel on chill, a novel in progress, and a collection about which they are able to chat.
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The beloved Saleh Al-Jafarawi has been murdered. We are absolutely devastated. For 2 years he reported on the genocide of his people, just for him to be murdered during the ‘ceasefire’
October 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The beloved Saleh Al-Jafarawi has been murdered. We are absolutely devastated. For 2 years he reported on the genocide of his people, just for him to be murdered during the ‘ceasefire’
Shout out to lil sis @shingai-be-like.bsky.social for her Ignyte Award Winning novelette WE WHO WILL NOT DIE from @psychopomp.com.. I believe this is her second @theignyteawards.bsky.social.
@shingai-be-like.bsky.social wins the #2025IgnyteAwards in Outstanding Novelette for WE WHO WILL NOT DIE
psychopomp.com/we-who-will-...
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psychopomp.com/we-who-will-...
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October 12, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Shout out to lil sis @shingai-be-like.bsky.social for her Ignyte Award Winning novelette WE WHO WILL NOT DIE from @psychopomp.com.. I believe this is her second @theignyteawards.bsky.social.
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"Wear a cool, interesting outfit. Black and white. Take a cool picture and just live your dream. Be your unique, interesting self. I think Diane would be really happy."
😭😭😭😭
don't forget the hat. 🥹
😭😭😭😭
don't forget the hat. 🥹
Reese Witherspoon on Diane Keaton hiring her as a fresh-faced girl from Nashville. #RIP
October 12, 2025 at 8:00 AM
"Wear a cool, interesting outfit. Black and white. Take a cool picture and just live your dream. Be your unique, interesting self. I think Diane would be really happy."
😭😭😭😭
don't forget the hat. 🥹
😭😭😭😭
don't forget the hat. 🥹
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Money's been dunny but I finally contributed to @thecosmicbgr.bsky.social @gofundme.com for 2025.
Just a reminder that they're less than $300 from their goal. We need venues which service flash fiction at $.10 per word because flash and weird are as important as shorts and novels.
Please help.
Just a reminder that they're less than $300 from their goal. We need venues which service flash fiction at $.10 per word because flash and weird are as important as shorts and novels.
Please help.
Hellllooooo from the static! It is fundraising season for many spec mags out there. We are doing things a little differently with a small gofundme to help us into 2026.
We are already at $2 and just need a little boost to help us to our goal of $2400 👻
www.gofundme.com/f/support-th...
We are already at $2 and just need a little boost to help us to our goal of $2400 👻
www.gofundme.com/f/support-th...
Donate to Support The Cosmic Background's Diverse Voices, organized by Sam Asher
For two years, The Cosmic Background has been the world's premier venue for f… Sam Asher needs your support for Support The Cosmic Background's Diverse Voices
www.gofundme.com
September 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Money's been dunny but I finally contributed to @thecosmicbgr.bsky.social @gofundme.com for 2025.
Just a reminder that they're less than $300 from their goal. We need venues which service flash fiction at $.10 per word because flash and weird are as important as shorts and novels.
Please help.
Just a reminder that they're less than $300 from their goal. We need venues which service flash fiction at $.10 per word because flash and weird are as important as shorts and novels.
Please help.