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A. P. Howell
@aphowell.com
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SF/F/H writer. SFWA, Codex. She/her. Stories online and in anthologies.

Web: aphowell.com
Mastodon: https://wandering.shop/@aphowell
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Oops, my WordPress connection to Bluesky broke. So now I will have to type this post to let you know about the Cozy Equinox bundle. (My short story "Shared Space" is part of the sale.) itch.io/b/3282/cozy-...
Spring/Autumn Equinox Cozy itch.io Bundle. Image of a heart-shaped teacup and saucer sitting in a patch of sunlight beside lacy curtains.
September 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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post a random picture or else everything will go bad in September:
A spider in its web, paying a lot of attention to an unfortunate insect.
September 1, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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Book bundle chock full of short stuff, on sale now.

itch.io/b/3231/small...
Promotional image featuring all of the book covers, plus a starfield. Small is Magical. Itch.io bundle for short stories & novellas. 36 books for only $36. August 17 - 21.
August 19, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Am I doing this right, @authorizedmusings.bsky.social?
An old Kobo ereader with a black-and-white cover image of Burn Up in Victory by Jennifer R. Donohue, with a handsaw arched above, sitting on a brown zero gravity chair.
August 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Oh, yeah, should put the soft-launched link here, too: conjured.ink
Logo in black-and-white, with a hand-drawn and -lettered look, depicting a quill, bottle of magical-looking ink, and the words Conjured Ink.
August 2, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Satchi!
DVD cover of the anime series Dennou Coil, featuring two young girls being chased by a reddish jelly-bean shaped device with big, flat hands and a smiley face.
July 8, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Science fiction book bundle alert! I've got a couple short stories in this one. 🪐📚 itch.io/b/3144/scien...
Promotional image with a starfield as background to a set of book covers. Science Fiction itch.io eBook Bundle. 29 ebooks for $23.20 (normally $105, save 78%). July 8 - 12. tinyurl.com/SFitch01.
July 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Distract yourself from triskaidekaphobia with a good book! #booksky 🌈📚

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Itch.io Indie Book Spotlight Pride Month Bundle. June 1st - June 30th. Rainbow text is framed by the covers of the included books.
June 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Psst. Want some queer books?

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Promotional image for the Itch.io Indie Book Spotlight Pride Month Bundle, June 1st - June 30th, incorporating cover images of the included books.
June 6, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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The Indie Spotlight Pride Bundle is live! 18 books for $27.
itch.io/b/3049/indie...
Promotional image for the bundle, specifying the June 1 - 30 dates and displaying the covers of all the included books.
May 31, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Last chance for the Mental Health Awareness Month bundles (there are four; I'm in this one). In keeping with the original idea behind the bundles, I'll be donating what I make.

itch.io/b/2997/scifi...
Promotional image featuring covers of the 11 books offered for $13.75 in the Sci-Fi & Fantasy (without spice) bundle.
May 31, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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Last chance for the Strong Women in Speculative Fiction bundles. itch.io/b/3023/stron...
Purple and pink background with 26 book covers. (One of them is for my story "When Mastered, a Graceful Accomplishment.") White text reads: Strong Women in Speculative Fiction Itch.io eBook Bundles. 2 bundles of 13 ebooks. $16.25 each.
May 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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You survived hump day! Why not celebrate with a short story about cubicle life? With just a dash more magic than can be found in most cubicles.

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Cover of Shared Space by A. P. Howell. Text is rendered in a bold black Courier font, over a stylized image of a cubicle farm.
May 21, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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"Farm Boy" is a 1,000 word short story about prophecies and power. You can read it for free online or pick up a print copy of Baubles From Bones at the publishers' Etsy shop. www.baublesfrombones.com/farm-boy.html 3/5
Cover of Baubles From Bones Issue 3. Two travelers pause, in the medium distance, to regard a small village on a steep hillside. They are on a stony path stretching into the foreground, winding around a green hill; they are in shadow while the distant hillside is fully illuminated. The sky is blue and filled with clouds. Art by Lucas Kurz.
December 16, 2024 at 7:07 PM
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"Adamere in Swan" is an 8,600 word novelette about light space crime and unexpected camping. You can pick up a copy of ParSec from the publisher's website. pspublishing.co.uk/parsec-digit... 2/5
Cover of ParSec Issue 12, featuring a large blue crystalline/organic object, observed by a small figure in a space suit. Art by Jim Burns.
December 16, 2024 at 7:07 PM
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Rectangular graphic with a peach and gray watercolor-style border, with greenery at the upper left and lower right corners, and lightly calligraphic text reading: A. P. Howell 2024 Award Eligibility. "Adamere in Swan." Novelette, 8,600 words. ParSec Issue 12. "Farm Boy." Short Story, 1,000 words. Baubles From Bones Issue 3. aphowell.com.
December 16, 2024 at 7:07 PM
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date yourself by showing a picture of your first computer
Photo of an Apple IIc. By Bilby, CC BY 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
November 18, 2024 at 10:58 PM
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Follower #420, know that my kid appreciates you. (Me, too. But Kid #2 thought 420 was *hysterical* long before knowing why.)
Screenshot of my profile, showing 420 followers.
October 22, 2024 at 1:25 AM
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Since this is the random thing we're all posting, I'm a Bluesky elder.
Bluesky-generated image indicating that I am user #463,386, among the first 10% of users, and a Certified Bluesky Elder.
September 16, 2024 at 10:50 PM
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My color alignment is apparently true neutral.
A background fades from green to blue. A black line wanders across the screen, indicating where folks perceive the boundary between the colors; it is bisected by a vertical line indicating my results. The caption reads: Your boundary is at hue 174, just like the population median. You're a true neutral.
September 3, 2024 at 6:17 PM
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Bookmail arrived! Including a book from The Future! (The Wings Upon Her Back theoretically doesn't come out until 4/23, but I shall finish it before then. Bwa ha ha!)
A stack of books on a stone-topped table: The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed, Someone You Can Build A Nest In by John Wiswell, and The Wings Upon Her Back by Samantha Mills.
April 4, 2024 at 10:22 PM
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tell me where you were born using just one image of food
A bag of salt potatoes.
January 24, 2024 at 8:40 PM
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Legolas from Lord of the Rings, captioned "You have my bow."
January 15, 2024 at 10:12 PM
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The Kandyman from "The Happiness Patrol" episode of Doctor Who: A janky-looking android costume with a head made of tiny blue spheres, eyes resembling swirling peppermints, and foil mimicking facial hair.
January 5, 2024 at 4:39 PM
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Underland Arcana Deck Three dropped this month. It's a nice looking book from @underlandpress.bsky.social, and I'm pleased to have my short story "Lakeside" nestled in the table of contents. You, too, can add a copy for your bookshelf: www.underlandpress.com/arcanadeck03...
My left hand holding a copy of Underland Arcana Deck Three, outside in natural sunlight. The cover is white, with a flight of keys rendered in black ink, with the occasional splash of red. The all point toward a large central lock reading "Deck Three."
November 29, 2023 at 7:25 PM