John Eric Vona
@writeallalong.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, father to insane fairy folk, wrangler of teenaged madness, scribbler of dreams, lister of lists
Memory… that is the work of storytellers. It is the paint and it is the canvas.
January 10, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Memory… that is the work of storytellers. It is the paint and it is the canvas.
Not that anyone’s asking but…
I’ve read enough Asimov, Clarke, an Heinlein to conclude that while they were all sexist, all trying to be progressive about race and failing, Heinlein was the only real writer among them. Asimov was a scientist, Clarke a dreamer, and Heinlein a true storyteller.
I’ve read enough Asimov, Clarke, an Heinlein to conclude that while they were all sexist, all trying to be progressive about race and failing, Heinlein was the only real writer among them. Asimov was a scientist, Clarke a dreamer, and Heinlein a true storyteller.
January 1, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Not that anyone’s asking but…
I’ve read enough Asimov, Clarke, an Heinlein to conclude that while they were all sexist, all trying to be progressive about race and failing, Heinlein was the only real writer among them. Asimov was a scientist, Clarke a dreamer, and Heinlein a true storyteller.
I’ve read enough Asimov, Clarke, an Heinlein to conclude that while they were all sexist, all trying to be progressive about race and failing, Heinlein was the only real writer among them. Asimov was a scientist, Clarke a dreamer, and Heinlein a true storyteller.
Me: YES! I finally collected all the champions!
Supercell: introducing…
Supercell: introducing…
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Me: YES! I finally collected all the champions!
Supercell: introducing…
Supercell: introducing…
68 must be having real middle-child syndrome
September 29, 2025 at 2:24 AM
68 must be having real middle-child syndrome
Stranded on a moon where electrical power is impossible, pursued by giants, and threatened by human colonists stranded a century ago, Sanika allies herself with aliens that live in near silence. Impeded by selective mutism, she must find a way home, or make this world into one.
#posterpit #ya #sf
#posterpit #ya #sf
August 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Stranded on a moon where electrical power is impossible, pursued by giants, and threatened by human colonists stranded a century ago, Sanika allies herself with aliens that live in near silence. Impeded by selective mutism, she must find a way home, or make this world into one.
#posterpit #ya #sf
#posterpit #ya #sf
My picks for Best Novel and Best Short Story from the #hugoawards tonight
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Write All Along Picks Some Hugos
Literature is not a competition... but sometimes it's fun to take sides.
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August 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
My picks for Best Novel and Best Short Story from the #hugoawards tonight
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Proportional representation would end gerrymandering altogether and break the two party system.
August 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Proportional representation would end gerrymandering altogether and break the two party system.
I’ve read 4/6 of both the novel and short story Hugo nominees. I’ve got 3 weeks till the awards, but preplanning begins Friday 😬
July 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
I’ve read 4/6 of both the novel and short story Hugo nominees. I’ve got 3 weeks till the awards, but preplanning begins Friday 😬
Go home, wordle. You’re drunk
July 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Go home, wordle. You’re drunk
Why’s that guy ravaging the paint swatches?
Don’t mind him, he’s just a teacher.
Don’t mind him, he’s just a teacher.
July 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Why’s that guy ravaging the paint swatches?
Don’t mind him, he’s just a teacher.
Don’t mind him, he’s just a teacher.
I just got a rejection letter, while I was dealing with a rejection letter. 😩
July 14, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I just got a rejection letter, while I was dealing with a rejection letter. 😩
“Out of Draconia” by @almaalexander.bsky.social in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social is a masterful work of efficient world building and a mesmerizing fantasy story told at a human scale. Already recommended it to several friends and I think I’ll listen to it again with my kids next time we’re in the car
July 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
“Out of Draconia” by @almaalexander.bsky.social in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social is a masterful work of efficient world building and a mesmerizing fantasy story told at a human scale. Already recommended it to several friends and I think I’ll listen to it again with my kids next time we’re in the car
I’m one book away from finishing all the Hugo nominated novels
July 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I’m one book away from finishing all the Hugo nominated novels
My friend Thomas absolutely crushed it with this short story. Beware of clowns near cliffs, everyone.
love how this interview turned out. doing these behind-the-scenes Q&As about how a story came to be has become one of my fave aspects of doing Short Story, Long.
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A Short Interview + "bonus material" w/ Thomas Mixon
"Bonus material" for Mixon's short story, “National Dish,” published on Tuesday, 7/2.
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July 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
My friend Thomas absolutely crushed it with this short story. Beware of clowns near cliffs, everyone.
A Prayer for Owen Meany. The ‘80s reflecting on the ‘60s and still so true today.
July 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
A Prayer for Owen Meany. The ‘80s reflecting on the ‘60s and still so true today.
The majority of my typos just sound like I have an Irish accent
July 4, 2025 at 3:11 AM
The majority of my typos just sound like I have an Irish accent
I’m hoping to find a way to teach this story. What a brilliant idea and a well-deserved award
🎊 And the Nebula for Best Short Story goes to... "Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole" by @isabel.kim (@clarkesworldmagazine.com). Congratulations!!! #Nebulas2025 🥳🥳🥳
June 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I’m hoping to find a way to teach this story. What a brilliant idea and a well-deserved award
And now for a game of which door/corner did I abandon my shoes by/in
June 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
And now for a game of which door/corner did I abandon my shoes by/in
June 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Just found out a literacy study conducted through my classes will be featured in an academic journal. Love collaborating on stuff like this
May 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Just found out a literacy study conducted through my classes will be featured in an academic journal. Love collaborating on stuff like this
In the moments leading up to creative writing semester exam: an impromptu dance party, a ceremonial rock-paper-scissor match, and some sort of chain high-five thing. What a good bunch of kids. 😊
May 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
In the moments leading up to creative writing semester exam: an impromptu dance party, a ceremonial rock-paper-scissor match, and some sort of chain high-five thing. What a good bunch of kids. 😊
An absolutely unhinged cover of my favorite novel 😳🙈
May 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
An absolutely unhinged cover of my favorite novel 😳🙈
10 minutes into a family DnD game and the 12 y/o has done 4 lines of coke and started a bar fight
May 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
10 minutes into a family DnD game and the 12 y/o has done 4 lines of coke and started a bar fight
We have taken to calling, the sandhill cranes our “neighbors” as in “oh look, our neighbors are in our garden” or “I can’t hear you because the neighbors are screaming to each other”
May 5, 2025 at 10:51 AM
We have taken to calling, the sandhill cranes our “neighbors” as in “oh look, our neighbors are in our garden” or “I can’t hear you because the neighbors are screaming to each other”
The route I take to bring my youngest to school involves a street called Tobacco Rd. Whenever we turn onto it, she makes sure the windows are rolled up and then tries to hold her breath.
April 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The route I take to bring my youngest to school involves a street called Tobacco Rd. Whenever we turn onto it, she makes sure the windows are rolled up and then tries to hold her breath.