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D. A. Raymond
@thelargestduck.bsky.social
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Writer and musician based in ATL. Trident enthusiast. I don't post much on here.

www.daraymond.com

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My second Ele story is live! A young, untested warrior fresh to the wild streets of New Crezbron finds herself caught between right and wrong on a night where the line between the two is blurred . . .
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Yay! After a very long time I have published a short story!

And you can read it for free at Swords and Sorcery Magazine right now!!! The November issue is out and mine is one of four new stories available for your reading pleasure! Please have a look.
Swords & Sorcery Magazine
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December 1, 2025 at 12:44 AM
My second Ele story is live! A young, untested warrior fresh to the wild streets of New Crezbron finds herself caught between right and wrong on a night where the line between the two is blurred . . .
November 30, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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curtissandsm.bsky.social
Issue 166 of S&SM, November 2025, is now live with four new stories for your reading pleasure!
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Swords & Sorcery Magazine
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November 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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curtissandsm.bsky.social
"We Have to Go Back" by Nathan Long
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We Have to Go Back – Swords & Sorcery Magazine
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November 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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curtissandsm.bsky.social
"A New Justice in Town" by David K. Mitchell
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A New Justice In Town – Swords & Sorcery Magazine
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November 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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curtissandsm.bsky.social
"Guard Duty at Pink House" by D. A. Raymond
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Guard Duty at Pink House – Swords & Sorcery Magazine
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November 30, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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valerievaldes.bsky.social
I have the best Magic UB idea, who is ready?

KPop Demon Hunters

and

bring back banding
November 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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clairezagorski.bsky.social
Have 24 seconds of a blissed-out duck, you deserve it.
November 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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perseidprophecies.bsky.social
Sometimes all you need is a connection to home.
When Ele spots the blue skin of another anthozoa, she seeks them out. Who she finds isn't what she expected, but will the old man Bardo prove to be what she needs?
Read "The Old Man of the Sea" by @thelargestduck.bsky.social in this quarter's issue!
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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If you're interested in a slice-of-life fantasy story about a paladin wanting to reconnect with her heritage, I have the story for you!
October 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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obrackenbury.bsky.social
Ah, that thing in fiction where the characters have to be idiots for the plot to work, except I'm listening to a podcast or reading an article and it's "The speaker has to have huge gaps in their critical thinking to get to what they want, which is the rant."
October 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Really liked this book when I read it earlier this year. Glad to see it's getting the recognition it deserves
lambdaliterary.org Lambda Literary @lambdaliterary.org · Oct 4
🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction: Metal From Heaven by August Clarke! 🎉🎉🎉 @sapphomancer.bsky.social @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards
October 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to the 2025 Lambda Literary Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Speculative Fiction: Metal From Heaven by August Clarke! 🎉🎉🎉 @sapphomancer.bsky.social @erewhonbooks.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
#Lammys2025 #LammyAwards
October 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
If you're interested in a slice-of-life fantasy story about a paladin wanting to reconnect with her heritage, I have the story for you!
October 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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perseidprophecies.bsky.social
Issue 7: Autumn 2025 is now live!
Featuring stories by:

Thomas White
Nathan Batchelor
@jeanniemarschall.bsky.social
@thelargestduck.bsky.social
@erinrcullen.bsky.social
M.C. Scmidt
Edgar Allen Poe
Sam Kean

Read it free at perseidprophecies.ca

#sciencefiction #scifi #fantasy #horror #shortstory
Latest Issue - Perseid Prophecies
Issue 7: Autumn 2025 Fiction SUPPORT PUBLIC TRANSIT! by Thomas White The Decimationist by Nathan Batchelor River Daughter by Jeannie Marschall The Old Man of the Sea by D. A. Raymond asdfghjklkjhgfdsa...
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October 1, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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I’m in this issue with the debut of my S&S protagonist, Ele Koralli! (Though this story features no swords or sorceries.) Available now for Patrons of Perseid Prophecies and available for everyone on Oct. 1!
September 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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perseidprophecies.bsky.social
Autumn has arrived!
And that means Issue 7 of Perseid Prophecies drops tomorrow!

#scifi #sff #sciencefiction #fantasy #indiemagazine #indiezine #shortstories
September 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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minillajovovich.bsky.social
Zeynep ain't much for talking. Kawtar wants to be heard *at all costs*.

At the demon-haunted barrier between our world and the outer dark, they found each other.

How it started: swordsandsorcerymagazine.com/loves-red-bl...

How it's going: swordsandsorcerymagazine.com/the-dream-qu...
A line art drawing of a high femme princess leaning against a marble pillar, with a tall butch warrior in leather armor leaning over her. They gaze at each other lovingly.
September 30, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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perseidprophecies.bsky.social
Issue 7: Autumn 2025 is complete and ready to go!
It releases on October 1st, Acolytes and higher can get it early through our Patreon!

www.patreon.com/c/perseidpro...

#sff #sciencefiction #fantasy #horror #weirdfiction #indiemagazine #ezine #indiezine
Get more from Perseid Prophecies on Patreon
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September 24, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I’m in this issue with the debut of my S&S protagonist, Ele Koralli! (Though this story features no swords or sorceries.) Available now for Patrons of Perseid Prophecies and available for everyone on Oct. 1!
September 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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ndrew.bsky.social
the political policy cure for “male loneliness” is

- more time to hang with the fellas (4 day work week)

- more money to spend with the fellas (higher wages)

- more things to do with the fellas (taxing the rich and building 3rd spaces)
September 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Sometimes you do shots with your friend for their birthday. Sometimes you eat spicy-ass peppers and sober up for your friend’s birthday. I will not be taking questions.
September 14, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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aardwyrm.bsky.social
think we've reached the inevitable point in genre book discourse when i just need everyone to read things they enjoy instead of reading things they hate to get mad at. but the fact that this happens every time points to a fundamental problem with... discoverability? but also willingness to engage
September 1, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Nothing to see here. Move along.
Screenshot: Death Stairs • Join Rich Yanizeski • 16h I'm sure everyone is fine... Got off the subway in Georgia to see this inviting escalator. (I chose the stairs) Photo shows an escalator in a subway with what look like blood splatters on the steps
August 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM