Beth Dawkins
@bethwrites.bsky.social
She/her. Writes speculative fiction.
Writing and then switched over to my main screen, to check my inbox. I then, accidentally, close the internet browser. MY TABS!!!!!!!!! 😦
September 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Writing and then switched over to my main screen, to check my inbox. I then, accidentally, close the internet browser. MY TABS!!!!!!!!! 😦
I never got to shout out how much fun I had at Worldcon. I came home with a bit of crud, and before I could get over that my kiddo came down with HF&M. He then shared it with me. We are all good now.
September 3, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I never got to shout out how much fun I had at Worldcon. I came home with a bit of crud, and before I could get over that my kiddo came down with HF&M. He then shared it with me. We are all good now.
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STORYTIME! Yes, we are a little behind on uplifting the latest stories we've published but that just means we can REMIND YOU THEY ARE AWESOME!
Check out "Burn it Down" by Beth Dawkins @bethwrites.bsky.social :
www.thecosmicbackground.com/stories/beth...
Check out "Burn it Down" by Beth Dawkins @bethwrites.bsky.social :
www.thecosmicbackground.com/stories/beth...
June 24, 2025 at 4:19 AM
STORYTIME! Yes, we are a little behind on uplifting the latest stories we've published but that just means we can REMIND YOU THEY ARE AWESOME!
Check out "Burn it Down" by Beth Dawkins @bethwrites.bsky.social :
www.thecosmicbackground.com/stories/beth...
Check out "Burn it Down" by Beth Dawkins @bethwrites.bsky.social :
www.thecosmicbackground.com/stories/beth...
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OK, now we have FIVE HOURS and $4,190 to go!
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April 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
OK, now we have FIVE HOURS and $4,190 to go!
By pledge, by signal boost, by carrier pigeon, please help us get there!
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By pledge, by signal boost, by carrier pigeon, please help us get there!
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Loved this story!
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Clarkesworld Magazine - Science Fiction & Fantasy
Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast. This page: Mindtrips by Tlotlo Tsamaase
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April 1, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Loved this story!
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Welcome to The Map of Lost Places. Join @Bethwrites.bsky.social in "Three Ways to Break You."
Location: Monroe, Georgia
Population: 15,673
Dangers: The city doesn’t like to let people leave. Not safe for time travelers or the cursed people raised there.
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Location: Monroe, Georgia
Population: 15,673
Dangers: The city doesn’t like to let people leave. Not safe for time travelers or the cursed people raised there.
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
The Map of Lost Places
An anthology travel guide to hauntings and the haunted, to lands with their own power, and to the communities that spring from these strange realms.
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March 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Welcome to The Map of Lost Places. Join @Bethwrites.bsky.social in "Three Ways to Break You."
Location: Monroe, Georgia
Population: 15,673
Dangers: The city doesn’t like to let people leave. Not safe for time travelers or the cursed people raised there.
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
Location: Monroe, Georgia
Population: 15,673
Dangers: The city doesn’t like to let people leave. Not safe for time travelers or the cursed people raised there.
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
I'm always catching up on reading but just finished @fugazulero.bsky.social's story in BCS last month and loved it. www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...
Beneath Ceaseless Skies - The Village of the Sleeping Dead by Blue Guldal
West, then north, I tell them. There’s a whole dead settlement there. Twenty-three people in total, no kids. We were the ones who found them, five years ago. Fırat speculates that a health detention w...
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March 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I'm always catching up on reading but just finished @fugazulero.bsky.social's story in BCS last month and loved it. www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/the-...
I’ve decided to read romance in February. Maybe the HEAs will kill the stress eating doom. So far, I’m in love with the dialogue. The wit and sass! 💚
February 11, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I’ve decided to read romance in February. Maybe the HEAs will kill the stress eating doom. So far, I’m in love with the dialogue. The wit and sass! 💚
"I broke the curse, right before they shot me." ✨
February 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
"I broke the curse, right before they shot me." ✨
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@thecosmicbgr.bsky.social has such a fun fucking story for you today by @bethwrites.bsky.social.
www.thecosmicbackground.com/stories/beth...
If you want more like this, back our Kickstarter! 20% to go with 4 days left.
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Beth Dawkins -- Burn it Down
Samantha poured tea into a cup for Snuggles, and then one for each of her “guests.” That included me. Water rushed out of the pot and spilled onto the plastic table.
The sound of her pouring burrowed...
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January 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
@thecosmicbgr.bsky.social has such a fun fucking story for you today by @bethwrites.bsky.social.
www.thecosmicbackground.com/stories/beth...
If you want more like this, back our Kickstarter! 20% to go with 4 days left.
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If you want more like this, back our Kickstarter! 20% to go with 4 days left.
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I’ll be at World Fantasy this afternoon. I look forward to seeing you beautiful people! I also have a reading and panel on Friday.
October 17, 2024 at 1:04 PM
I’ll be at World Fantasy this afternoon. I look forward to seeing you beautiful people! I also have a reading and panel on Friday.
Ants. 🐜 Last year we found them in August and last night I discovered them behind the bed, coming from the baseboard and getting onto the bed. If I defeat them today it’s still going to be nightmare fuel. 🙃
August 28, 2024 at 12:17 PM
Ants. 🐜 Last year we found them in August and last night I discovered them behind the bed, coming from the baseboard and getting onto the bed. If I defeat them today it’s still going to be nightmare fuel. 🙃
I rarely get nervous while submitting short fiction anymore. I did sweat bullets over a contracted story. My fears have been eased, and I hope I get to do it again! <3
March 14, 2024 at 8:10 PM
I rarely get nervous while submitting short fiction anymore. I did sweat bullets over a contracted story. My fears have been eased, and I hope I get to do it again! <3
It’s 3am and my toddler woke me up. I can’t go back to sleep. I want coffee. I’m going to be a mess for the rest of the day. I will now take a dramatic bow and exit.
January 23, 2024 at 8:25 AM
It’s 3am and my toddler woke me up. I can’t go back to sleep. I want coffee. I’m going to be a mess for the rest of the day. I will now take a dramatic bow and exit.
December 31, 2023 at 11:59 AM
My contributor copy came in today!!! The artwork inside is amazing!!
December 5, 2023 at 5:07 PM
My contributor copy came in today!!! The artwork inside is amazing!!
I will finish this draft! I will finish- Oh, what's that?
November 26, 2023 at 12:19 PM
I will finish this draft! I will finish- Oh, what's that?
I don't want to work/write. I want to sit in my comfy chair and read all day. 😢
November 24, 2023 at 1:32 PM
I don't want to work/write. I want to sit in my comfy chair and read all day. 😢
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Loved hearing @bethwrites.bsky.social read from “Small Dreams and Hopes” yesterday at World Fantasy! Check it out from @apexmag.bsky.social.
Small Hopes and Dreams - Apex Magazine
There are two kinds of people; those who go over the wall, and those who stay behind. No one who goes over the wall is heard from again.
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October 28, 2023 at 5:43 PM
Loved hearing @bethwrites.bsky.social read from “Small Dreams and Hopes” yesterday at World Fantasy! Check it out from @apexmag.bsky.social.
Strange things my kid says, “stay here. I’m going to say bad words in there.” (Meaning in the other room.)
“Let’s play a game of littles.” I have no clue what game it is.
Halloween edition: “will you come haunt me?” (He could be saying hunt)
“Let’s play a game of littles.” I have no clue what game it is.
Halloween edition: “will you come haunt me?” (He could be saying hunt)
October 7, 2023 at 3:17 PM
Strange things my kid says, “stay here. I’m going to say bad words in there.” (Meaning in the other room.)
“Let’s play a game of littles.” I have no clue what game it is.
Halloween edition: “will you come haunt me?” (He could be saying hunt)
“Let’s play a game of littles.” I have no clue what game it is.
Halloween edition: “will you come haunt me?” (He could be saying hunt)
I logged 1500(ish) words this morning and time flew by. That doesn’t happen a lot anymore but damn it feels good!!
September 22, 2023 at 12:09 PM
I logged 1500(ish) words this morning and time flew by. That doesn’t happen a lot anymore but damn it feels good!!
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Apex Magazine subscription drive update: 13 AMAZING people subscribed to Apex yesterday, bringing us to 78 new subscribers total. Plus 7 new Patreon patrons, means we are at 85 total. Only 15 more until we hit a third of our total goal! Subscribe to Apex here: apex-magazine.com/product/apex...
September 14, 2023 at 2:50 PM
Apex Magazine subscription drive update: 13 AMAZING people subscribed to Apex yesterday, bringing us to 78 new subscribers total. Plus 7 new Patreon patrons, means we are at 85 total. Only 15 more until we hit a third of our total goal! Subscribe to Apex here: apex-magazine.com/product/apex...
My reading taste is all over the place: I went from historical fiction, romcom, to hard sf last month. When they said writers should read widely, I understood the assignment.
September 8, 2023 at 2:15 AM
My reading taste is all over the place: I went from historical fiction, romcom, to hard sf last month. When they said writers should read widely, I understood the assignment.
In Athens there used to be a book store that had a ton of old sf novels with these amazing covers. Most had plastic sleeves. I miss that place. I think it was more of a collection than a store.
August 31, 2023 at 1:11 PM
In Athens there used to be a book store that had a ton of old sf novels with these amazing covers. Most had plastic sleeves. I miss that place. I think it was more of a collection than a store.