Allison Mulder
@amulderwrites.bsky.social
SFFH author with shorts in Escape Pod, Fireside Fiction, & more.
Somewhere in the middle of the Venn diagram of silly and scary. Dabbler in too many hobbies. ND. She/her.
https://allisonmulder.wordpress.com/welcome/what-i-write/
Somewhere in the middle of the Venn diagram of silly and scary. Dabbler in too many hobbies. ND. She/her.
https://allisonmulder.wordpress.com/welcome/what-i-write/
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Lotsa folks have been making their eligibility posts recently.
I, TOO, have Eligibility!
Here are the original short stories I've published in 2025, a few free-to-read links to follow.
I, TOO, have Eligibility!
Here are the original short stories I've published in 2025, a few free-to-read links to follow.
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Lotsa folks have been making their eligibility posts recently.
I, TOO, have Eligibility!
Here are the original short stories I've published in 2025, a few free-to-read links to follow.
I, TOO, have Eligibility!
Here are the original short stories I've published in 2025, a few free-to-read links to follow.
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Lotsa folks have been making their eligibility posts recently.
I, TOO, have Eligibility!
Here are the original short stories I've published in 2025, a few free-to-read links to follow.
I, TOO, have Eligibility!
Here are the original short stories I've published in 2025, a few free-to-read links to follow.
Reposted by Allison Mulder
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Lotsa folks have been making their eligibility posts recently.
I, TOO, have Eligibility!
Here are the original short stories I've published in 2025, a few free-to-read links to follow.
I, TOO, have Eligibility!
Here are the original short stories I've published in 2025, a few free-to-read links to follow.
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Lotsa folks have been making their eligibility posts recently.
I, TOO, have Eligibility!
Here are the original short stories I've published in 2025, a few free-to-read links to follow.
I, TOO, have Eligibility!
Here are the original short stories I've published in 2025, a few free-to-read links to follow.
Happy to be at New Day Job!
With a former coworker or two!
Doing what the people crave: a host of Training Modules!
With a former coworker or two!
Doing what the people crave: a host of Training Modules!
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Happy to be at New Day Job!
With a former coworker or two!
Doing what the people crave: a host of Training Modules!
With a former coworker or two!
Doing what the people crave: a host of Training Modules!
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Our new issue is out now! Grab single issues here: https://bit.ly/484Awe6
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Our new issue is out now! Grab single issues here: https://bit.ly/484Awe6
"Cold today!" I reflected, finally rising from bed.
"A bit chilly," I mused, drifting to living room and taking up a weighted blanket.
"Certainly a smidge frigid," I concluded, burrowing deeper under the blanket on my living room floor.
"A bit chilly," I mused, drifting to living room and taking up a weighted blanket.
"Certainly a smidge frigid," I concluded, burrowing deeper under the blanket on my living room floor.
November 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
"Cold today!" I reflected, finally rising from bed.
"A bit chilly," I mused, drifting to living room and taking up a weighted blanket.
"Certainly a smidge frigid," I concluded, burrowing deeper under the blanket on my living room floor.
"A bit chilly," I mused, drifting to living room and taking up a weighted blanket.
"Certainly a smidge frigid," I concluded, burrowing deeper under the blanket on my living room floor.
Just got back from seeing Frankenstein with friends at a cute little theater and really enjoyed!
November 9, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Just got back from seeing Frankenstein with friends at a cute little theater and really enjoyed!
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CPL is an absolute palace to the people and these proposed cuts are abominable. Artificial austerity. Chicago folks, read this, check the links to bug the mayor and your alders—this can be fought and won.
The People Want to Read: on the massive budget cuts proposed for Chicago Public Library. What's at stake and what you can do, whether or not you live in Chicago.
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
buttondown.com/wellsourced/...
The People Want To Read: On Massive Budget Cuts Proposed in Chicago
If passed, Chicago Public Library will lose half their budget for acquiring new books and materials.
buttondown.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM
CPL is an absolute palace to the people and these proposed cuts are abominable. Artificial austerity. Chicago folks, read this, check the links to bug the mayor and your alders—this can be fought and won.
One thing about watching Jasmine in the latest season of GBBO is that she reminds me of a college dorm-mate who had alopecia (and also just a similar-seeming personality / smile).
We didn't interact a ton, but I will always remember one moment in particular...
We didn't interact a ton, but I will always remember one moment in particular...
November 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
One thing about watching Jasmine in the latest season of GBBO is that she reminds me of a college dorm-mate who had alopecia (and also just a similar-seeming personality / smile).
We didn't interact a ton, but I will always remember one moment in particular...
We didn't interact a ton, but I will always remember one moment in particular...
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Bluesky readers, I need books please. Here are authors I love. Can you recommend anyone similar?
Fantasy: T Kingfisher, VE Schwab, Katherine Addison
SciFi: Becky Chambers, Martha Wells, Ann Leckie
Romance: KJ Charles, Cat Sebastian, Courtney Milan
Here’s an enchanting scene to say thank you!
Fantasy: T Kingfisher, VE Schwab, Katherine Addison
SciFi: Becky Chambers, Martha Wells, Ann Leckie
Romance: KJ Charles, Cat Sebastian, Courtney Milan
Here’s an enchanting scene to say thank you!
November 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Bluesky readers, I need books please. Here are authors I love. Can you recommend anyone similar?
Fantasy: T Kingfisher, VE Schwab, Katherine Addison
SciFi: Becky Chambers, Martha Wells, Ann Leckie
Romance: KJ Charles, Cat Sebastian, Courtney Milan
Here’s an enchanting scene to say thank you!
Fantasy: T Kingfisher, VE Schwab, Katherine Addison
SciFi: Becky Chambers, Martha Wells, Ann Leckie
Romance: KJ Charles, Cat Sebastian, Courtney Milan
Here’s an enchanting scene to say thank you!
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People are doing year wrap-ups already (give December a chance, people!) buuuut I'm curious -- What's the thing that's most dear to you that you've published this year and why?
November 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
People are doing year wrap-ups already (give December a chance, people!) buuuut I'm curious -- What's the thing that's most dear to you that you've published this year and why?
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Reposting because, and I say this with love, some of you are going to see this and go “oh shit, I need to check my bottle” and then immediately forget about it so if this could affect you, go check right now before you even scroll to the next post, I mean it.
As a headsup for anyone on Vyvanse, you should go check your lot numbers.
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
www.health.com/adhd-medicat...
FDA Announces Nationwide Recall of ADHD Medication—Check Your Cabinets Now
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries has recalled several lots lisdexamfetamine dimesylate capsules, a generic form of Vyvanse, after testing found they failed to dissolve properly.
www.health.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Reposting because, and I say this with love, some of you are going to see this and go “oh shit, I need to check my bottle” and then immediately forget about it so if this could affect you, go check right now before you even scroll to the next post, I mean it.
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I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.
November 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I've seen this go by a few times on TikTok now and I have to say, I love this idea. We need a way to convince people to keep running even if they don't win, maybe building the loss into it as a troll move is the secret.
After picking through Halloween / Fall clearance stuff to do some reorganizing, I have decided to embrace the aesthetic I seem to be forming in my kitchen:
"Here, It's Always Autumn / Soup Season."
"Here, It's Always Autumn / Soup Season."
November 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
After picking through Halloween / Fall clearance stuff to do some reorganizing, I have decided to embrace the aesthetic I seem to be forming in my kitchen:
"Here, It's Always Autumn / Soup Season."
"Here, It's Always Autumn / Soup Season."
Oh hey, a certain someone*'s campaign--
*slot in your local / disfavored politician as appropriate.
*slot in your local / disfavored politician as appropriate.
November 5, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Oh hey, a certain someone*'s campaign--
*slot in your local / disfavored politician as appropriate.
*slot in your local / disfavored politician as appropriate.
CHAMBER versions of new Florence + the Machine??
Florence! Florence!
You're ALREADY in all my fantasy novel playlists,, you SPOIL us.
Florence! Florence!
You're ALREADY in all my fantasy novel playlists,, you SPOIL us.
November 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
CHAMBER versions of new Florence + the Machine??
Florence! Florence!
You're ALREADY in all my fantasy novel playlists,, you SPOIL us.
Florence! Florence!
You're ALREADY in all my fantasy novel playlists,, you SPOIL us.
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Mamdani: "We believe in standing up for those we love. Whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many Black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job ... your struggle is ours too."
November 5, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Mamdani: "We believe in standing up for those we love. Whether you are an immigrant, a member of the trans community, one of the many Black women that Donald Trump has fired from a federal job ... your struggle is ours too."
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Big day for people who care about other people
November 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Big day for people who care about other people
The inverse of doomscrolling where you like every post you see with the euphoria and goodwill of Scrooge at the end of A Christmas Carol.
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The inverse of doomscrolling where you like every post you see with the euphoria and goodwill of Scrooge at the end of A Christmas Carol.
Me: Alright, time to fill this "Crow nest" with shiny trinkets! Bits and bobs worth more or less nothing, yet somehow appealing, gathered rather mindlessly for years and stuck wherever they will...fit...
Me: *falls silent, pawing through craft storage with enough contents to make a dozen of these*
Me: *falls silent, pawing through craft storage with enough contents to make a dozen of these*
November 5, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Me: Alright, time to fill this "Crow nest" with shiny trinkets! Bits and bobs worth more or less nothing, yet somehow appealing, gathered rather mindlessly for years and stuck wherever they will...fit...
Me: *falls silent, pawing through craft storage with enough contents to make a dozen of these*
Me: *falls silent, pawing through craft storage with enough contents to make a dozen of these*
Sometimes Adult Life looks like waiting to display all my most precious identity verification documents to new employer when all I wanna do is get back to the bird nest craft I am In the Midst of (to make my bedroom look more like I have little crow friends, OBVIOUSLY).
November 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Sometimes Adult Life looks like waiting to display all my most precious identity verification documents to new employer when all I wanna do is get back to the bird nest craft I am In the Midst of (to make my bedroom look more like I have little crow friends, OBVIOUSLY).
While we wait for trees to grow, we raise some tall poles and towers. We build bird houses and ledges, perfect for bird nests.
We hope the interstellar crows might take notice--they're always good friends to have, bringing treasures and shiny satellite debris across the void.
Only if they want to.
We hope the interstellar crows might take notice--they're always good friends to have, bringing treasures and shiny satellite debris across the void.
Only if they want to.
When terraforming an asteroid, you have a blank slate to build a tiny new world. Later, low-income orbital housing will be built here, or community homes for interplanetary travel, but first you have control. What flora and fauna do you coax to life on this rock?
#TinyTalesTuesday #WritingPrompt
#TinyTalesTuesday #WritingPrompt
November 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
While we wait for trees to grow, we raise some tall poles and towers. We build bird houses and ledges, perfect for bird nests.
We hope the interstellar crows might take notice--they're always good friends to have, bringing treasures and shiny satellite debris across the void.
Only if they want to.
We hope the interstellar crows might take notice--they're always good friends to have, bringing treasures and shiny satellite debris across the void.
Only if they want to.
*watching Interior Design Masters* wow, they keep getting snippets of some real bangers for the background music. Some quality songs...
...
Or... I'm... Old, now.
...
Or... I'm... Old, now.
November 3, 2025 at 8:26 PM
*watching Interior Design Masters* wow, they keep getting snippets of some real bangers for the background music. Some quality songs...
...
Or... I'm... Old, now.
...
Or... I'm... Old, now.
Me: *pinching nose* So as I learned why some things in air fryer get weighted or wrapped in foil, you detected nothing.
Overly Touchy Smoke Alarm That Goes Off Constantly: all seems well to me, boss.
Me:
Smoke Detector:
Neighbor's Smoke Detector, Somewhere in the Distance: *chirp*
Overly Touchy Smoke Alarm That Goes Off Constantly: all seems well to me, boss.
Me:
Smoke Detector:
Neighbor's Smoke Detector, Somewhere in the Distance: *chirp*
November 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Me: *pinching nose* So as I learned why some things in air fryer get weighted or wrapped in foil, you detected nothing.
Overly Touchy Smoke Alarm That Goes Off Constantly: all seems well to me, boss.
Me:
Smoke Detector:
Neighbor's Smoke Detector, Somewhere in the Distance: *chirp*
Overly Touchy Smoke Alarm That Goes Off Constantly: all seems well to me, boss.
Me:
Smoke Detector:
Neighbor's Smoke Detector, Somewhere in the Distance: *chirp*