Raima Larter
@raimalarter.bsky.social
Writer & Scientist. Nonfiction Editor @utopiascifi.bsky.social Author of 3 novels, 2 collections & 1 nonfiction science book. Websites https://raimalarter.com/, raima.substack.com, https://writing.exchange/@raimalarter In Denver & loving it!
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Raima Larter
@raimalarter.bsky.social
· Jun 17
Publication Day!
raimalarter.blogspot.com
Publication Day! My new book, Silver Rush, a novella set in the 1850s western US, is out today! Find links to purchase it on my blog (see below) and thank you in advance for leaving a review.
#amwriting #historicalfiction #BookSky
#amwriting #historicalfiction #BookSky
Another good #writing day for my #nanowrimo project -> 2252 words so far today, which brings me within about 750 words of where I should be. It's a lot closer than I've been for about 10 days. Catching up! And the story is cooking now, too. 😀
#amwriting #scifi #sff
#amwriting #scifi #sff
November 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Another good #writing day for my #nanowrimo project -> 2252 words so far today, which brings me within about 750 words of where I should be. It's a lot closer than I've been for about 10 days. Catching up! And the story is cooking now, too. 😀
#amwriting #scifi #sff
#amwriting #scifi #sff
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Wild graphic on front page of WSJ.
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Wild graphic on front page of WSJ.
Local Arlington story, but this is the US House that's getting involved.
DEVELOPING: House Judiciary Committee chair launches inquiry into Arlington’s top prosecutor | ARLnow.com
The chair of the House Judiciary Committee is challenging Arlington's top prosecutor over a case involving a local activist critical of the Trump administration. Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) sent a le...
www.arlnow.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Local Arlington story, but this is the US House that's getting involved.
Amazing but true - I need to think about getting out early for my run to beat the heat. On Nov. 14!
🌤️ Another warm, dry day, with a high in the mid-70s in Denver (record: 79°), a good 20° above average. A few high clouds and a bit of a breeze, otherwise quiet.
🌥️A bit cooler this weekend, with mountain snow returning Sunday and a few Denver showers late Sunday night.
#COwx
🌥️A bit cooler this weekend, with mountain snow returning Sunday and a few Denver showers late Sunday night.
#COwx
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Amazing but true - I need to think about getting out early for my run to beat the heat. On Nov. 14!
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Thank you, Twisted Tongue Press, for publishing my contrapuntal #poem "Untold" in conversation with #ZoraNealeHurston 's Their Eyes Were Watching God about Blackness and silence and communication and understanding across the ages
twistedtonguepress.com/poetry/untold/
twistedtonguepress.com/poetry/untold/
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Thank you, Twisted Tongue Press, for publishing my contrapuntal #poem "Untold" in conversation with #ZoraNealeHurston 's Their Eyes Were Watching God about Blackness and silence and communication and understanding across the ages
twistedtonguepress.com/poetry/untold/
twistedtonguepress.com/poetry/untold/
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Sit down for this one. Transgressive and good.
Flash fiction "Tough Guys" by Myna Chang
“She shoves my tie aside, taps a button mid-chest with the blade, tap tap tap. Who is this bitch? She’s grinning again, all teeth, and she smells like copper, like old pennies…”
www.bloodhoneylit.com/fiction/toug...
“She shoves my tie aside, taps a button mid-chest with the blade, tap tap tap. Who is this bitch? She’s grinning again, all teeth, and she smells like copper, like old pennies…”
www.bloodhoneylit.com/fiction/toug...
November 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Sit down for this one. Transgressive and good.
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NSF is open again!
A few comments:
*Please be patient.
During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails.
*Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th.
*POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.
A few comments:
*Please be patient.
During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails.
*Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th.
*POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
NSF is open again!
A few comments:
*Please be patient.
During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails.
*Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th.
*POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.
A few comments:
*Please be patient.
During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails.
*Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th.
*POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.
Been doing several 15 minute writing sprints today and just passed 20,000 words in my #nanowrimo project - I'm about a day behind where I should be, but hope to catch up soon. The story finally seems to be catching fire.
#writing #amwriting #sff #scifi
#writing #amwriting #sff #scifi
November 13, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Been doing several 15 minute writing sprints today and just passed 20,000 words in my #nanowrimo project - I'm about a day behind where I should be, but hope to catch up soon. The story finally seems to be catching fire.
#writing #amwriting #sff #scifi
#writing #amwriting #sff #scifi
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This is tonight at 8PM EST! Come and enjoy some fantastic spec poetry 🐑
I'll be reading "there are no taxis for the dead" and a few more.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
I'll be reading "there are no taxis for the dead" and a few more.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This is tonight at 8PM EST! Come and enjoy some fantastic spec poetry 🐑
I'll be reading "there are no taxis for the dead" and a few more.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
I'll be reading "there are no taxis for the dead" and a few more.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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One last bite at the apple for 2025!
A Little Weird Goes a Long Way
Wed, Dec 3
#onlineclass w/ @charlottelit.bsky.social
Member discounts & some need-based scholarships available
Generate new ideas from unusual sources to #write 4 strange new stories!
charlottelit.configio.com/pd/605/a-lit...
A Little Weird Goes a Long Way
Wed, Dec 3
#onlineclass w/ @charlottelit.bsky.social
Member discounts & some need-based scholarships available
Generate new ideas from unusual sources to #write 4 strange new stories!
charlottelit.configio.com/pd/605/a-lit...
A Little Weird Goes a Long Way
Write compelling speculative fiction without the creation of a whole new world.
charlottelit.configio.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
One last bite at the apple for 2025!
A Little Weird Goes a Long Way
Wed, Dec 3
#onlineclass w/ @charlottelit.bsky.social
Member discounts & some need-based scholarships available
Generate new ideas from unusual sources to #write 4 strange new stories!
charlottelit.configio.com/pd/605/a-lit...
A Little Weird Goes a Long Way
Wed, Dec 3
#onlineclass w/ @charlottelit.bsky.social
Member discounts & some need-based scholarships available
Generate new ideas from unusual sources to #write 4 strange new stories!
charlottelit.configio.com/pd/605/a-lit...
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It appears there's another chance to see the aurora borealis over Colorado tonight, but tonight's chance is more conditional for two reasons:
1) Cloud cover may mess it up. Less cloud cover east of Denver.
2) The timing of the next CME. Best chance appears closer to sunset tonight (5-8p).
#COwx
1) Cloud cover may mess it up. Less cloud cover east of Denver.
2) The timing of the next CME. Best chance appears closer to sunset tonight (5-8p).
#COwx
November 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It appears there's another chance to see the aurora borealis over Colorado tonight, but tonight's chance is more conditional for two reasons:
1) Cloud cover may mess it up. Less cloud cover east of Denver.
2) The timing of the next CME. Best chance appears closer to sunset tonight (5-8p).
#COwx
1) Cloud cover may mess it up. Less cloud cover east of Denver.
2) The timing of the next CME. Best chance appears closer to sunset tonight (5-8p).
#COwx
The northern lights are very visible tonight in Denver. Stunning!
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 AM
The northern lights are very visible tonight in Denver. Stunning!
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New pinned post: My debut collection of short stories, The House of Illusionists, is now officially out.
vanessafogg.com?page_id=1020
vanessafogg.com?page_id=1020
The House of Illusionists – Vanessa Fogg, Writer
vanessafogg.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
New pinned post: My debut collection of short stories, The House of Illusionists, is now officially out.
vanessafogg.com?page_id=1020
vanessafogg.com?page_id=1020
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I'm beyond thrilled to share that SISTERS IN SCIENCE has been nominated for the #GoodreadsChoiceAwards! 🎉 This means the world to me because it's decided by readers. ❤️💙 Voting is now open, and I'd be so grateful for your support! Voting for round one ends Sunday, Nov 23.
November 11, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I'm beyond thrilled to share that SISTERS IN SCIENCE has been nominated for the #GoodreadsChoiceAwards! 🎉 This means the world to me because it's decided by readers. ❤️💙 Voting is now open, and I'd be so grateful for your support! Voting for round one ends Sunday, Nov 23.
Well, I managed about 780 words on my nanowrimo project today - and am behind the curve, but I have 14,500 words total so far! Happy with the progress I've made and still really hoping to reach 50k by the end of the month. Just gotta keep writing...
#writing #amwriting #scifi #sff
#writing #amwriting #scifi #sff
November 11, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Well, I managed about 780 words on my nanowrimo project today - and am behind the curve, but I have 14,500 words total so far! Happy with the progress I've made and still really hoping to reach 50k by the end of the month. Just gotta keep writing...
#writing #amwriting #scifi #sff
#writing #amwriting #scifi #sff
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Utopia Science Fiction Magazine is on the lookout for your weirdest writing and art! #sciencefiction
open.substack.com/pub/utopiasc...
open.substack.com/pub/utopiasc...
Weird Science Fiction Submission Call
Submit before 01/01/2026
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Utopia Science Fiction Magazine is on the lookout for your weirdest writing and art! #sciencefiction
open.substack.com/pub/utopiasc...
open.substack.com/pub/utopiasc...
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Honored to be included.
Here is our shortlist for the SLF's 2025 Older Writers Grant! All of these talented writers were hand-selected by one of our jurors to be a finalist.
You can see the announcement on our website here: speculativeliterature.org/2025/11/03/s...
You can see the announcement on our website here: speculativeliterature.org/2025/11/03/s...
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Honored to be included.
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ALERT⚡⚡
Electric Sheep Reading Series – SpecPo Hugo Edition!
November 12
8 pm (US Eastern)
Guest Host: Holly Lyn Walrath
Guest of Honor: Marie Brennan, 2025 Hugo Winner for Best Poem
Readers:
Brian U. Garrison
Ai Jiang
Oliver K. Langmead
Angela Liu
Mari Ness
Brandon O’Brien, Poet Laureate 2025 WorldCon
November 12
8 pm (US Eastern)
Guest Host: Holly Lyn Walrath
Guest of Honor: Marie Brennan, 2025 Hugo Winner for Best Poem
Readers:
Brian U. Garrison
Ai Jiang
Oliver K. Langmead
Angela Liu
Mari Ness
Brandon O’Brien, Poet Laureate 2025 WorldCon
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
ALERT⚡⚡
As I suspected, the flight delays and cancellations would cause someone to cave soon...and it looks like it's the democrats. Of course. Ugh.
BREAKING: Deal to end government shutdown in reach
Deal to end government shutdown in reach
At least 10 Senate Democrats are expected to support a key procedural motion.
www.axios.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
As I suspected, the flight delays and cancellations would cause someone to cave soon...and it looks like it's the democrats. Of course. Ugh.
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Heads up!
We're back to rolling terms for everything, so send us what you've got for Gone Lawn: fiction (no length limit), prose poetry, novel excerpts (≤200 words), cover art, other media!
gonelawn.net/journal/glj_...
We're back to rolling terms for everything, so send us what you've got for Gone Lawn: fiction (no length limit), prose poetry, novel excerpts (≤200 words), cover art, other media!
gonelawn.net/journal/glj_...
Gone Lawn : Submission Guidelines
gonelawn.net
November 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Heads up!
We're back to rolling terms for everything, so send us what you've got for Gone Lawn: fiction (no length limit), prose poetry, novel excerpts (≤200 words), cover art, other media!
gonelawn.net/journal/glj_...
We're back to rolling terms for everything, so send us what you've got for Gone Lawn: fiction (no length limit), prose poetry, novel excerpts (≤200 words), cover art, other media!
gonelawn.net/journal/glj_...
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One of my all-time favorites from @theonion.com... #caturday
November 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
One of my all-time favorites from @theonion.com... #caturday
November 7, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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If you wrote an SF/F/H story that was published in 2025 (or read a story that you thought was great), tell me about it in this thread!
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
November 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
If you wrote an SF/F/H story that was published in 2025 (or read a story that you thought was great), tell me about it in this thread!
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
Authors, also send your story to me here: johnjosephadams.com/basff-submis... (Please read the guidelines before submitting.)
Looks like my flight out of DCA to Denver yesterday was just in the knick of time. We did have a delay, probably due to air traffic control staffing issues, but at least our flight made it out.
November 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Looks like my flight out of DCA to Denver yesterday was just in the knick of time. We did have a delay, probably due to air traffic control staffing issues, but at least our flight made it out.