Anna Madden
@brokenswanquill.bsky.social
She/her | Codex | Rhsyling Award-nom poet | ✍️ in Haven Spec, Star*Line, Orion's Belt, Apex, PodCastle, Metaphorosis, PseudoPod, Small Wonders, Plott Hound, & more
I love cutting bouquets for myself from my own garden 💐
November 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I love cutting bouquets for myself from my own garden 💐
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Missing you, No Matter Where I Am by @brokenswanquill.bsky.social has all the yearning of a Celine song and the hope of a good tarot spread
Coming soon to paid subscribers Nov 30th!
Coming soon to paid subscribers Nov 30th!
November 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Missing you, No Matter Where I Am by @brokenswanquill.bsky.social has all the yearning of a Celine song and the hope of a good tarot spread
Coming soon to paid subscribers Nov 30th!
Coming soon to paid subscribers Nov 30th!
A couple glass feathers I made as gifts 🪶 🪟 I wrapped them and send them to their true homes, only to find they'd broken in transit.
November 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
A couple glass feathers I made as gifts 🪶 🪟 I wrapped them and send them to their true homes, only to find they'd broken in transit.
Scepter'd Isle blooming in my garden 🌹
November 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Scepter'd Isle blooming in my garden 🌹
The Book House in St. Louis. It's one of my favorites 📚
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The Book House in St. Louis. It's one of my favorites 📚
A little cyberpunk story of mine based on Stephanie St. Clair, published by the wonderful @apparitionlit.com and free to read on their website!
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November 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
A little cyberpunk story of mine based on Stephanie St. Clair, published by the wonderful @apparitionlit.com and free to read on their website!
🎶💉👑🤝
🎶💉👑🤝
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There's just 9 DAYS LEFT to submit your flash fiction! November's contest theme is CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE. You have until the 30th to submit! 🐱🧶
also, PSA 📢 Our flash fiction contest will be on a holiday hiatus in December, but we'll be returning in January! ❄️
www.patreon.com/posts/novemb...
also, PSA 📢 Our flash fiction contest will be on a holiday hiatus in December, but we'll be returning in January! ❄️
www.patreon.com/posts/novemb...
a cat laying on a blanket in front of a fireplace .
Alt: A grey and white medium-hair cat sleeping belly-up on a large pillow in front of a fireplace.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
There's just 9 DAYS LEFT to submit your flash fiction! November's contest theme is CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE. You have until the 30th to submit! 🐱🧶
also, PSA 📢 Our flash fiction contest will be on a holiday hiatus in December, but we'll be returning in January! ❄️
www.patreon.com/posts/novemb...
also, PSA 📢 Our flash fiction contest will be on a holiday hiatus in December, but we'll be returning in January! ❄️
www.patreon.com/posts/novemb...
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What does the ECO series have in common with pears and plums? They all grow back stronger every spring 🍐✨
THANK YOU SO MUCH for supporting ECO24! Don't forget to grab your copy of the first in the ECO series, and watch your bookshelf grow year after year 🌱📚💚
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
THANK YOU SO MUCH for supporting ECO24! Don't forget to grab your copy of the first in the ECO series, and watch your bookshelf grow year after year 🌱📚💚
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
November 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
What does the ECO series have in common with pears and plums? They all grow back stronger every spring 🍐✨
THANK YOU SO MUCH for supporting ECO24! Don't forget to grab your copy of the first in the ECO series, and watch your bookshelf grow year after year 🌱📚💚
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
THANK YOU SO MUCH for supporting ECO24! Don't forget to grab your copy of the first in the ECO series, and watch your bookshelf grow year after year 🌱📚💚
www.apexbookcompany.com/products/eco...
I made sure to grab some more ranunculus bulbs the other day, because they're my favorite springtime flower 🌷
November 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I made sure to grab some more ranunculus bulbs the other day, because they're my favorite springtime flower 🌷
The Last Bookstore in LA 📚
November 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The Last Bookstore in LA 📚
McKinney Falls State Park. I had a nice solo reflective hike here after ArmadilloCon 🥾
November 20, 2025 at 12:23 AM
McKinney Falls State Park. I had a nice solo reflective hike here after ArmadilloCon 🥾
Good book, good snack. Win-win!
November 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Good book, good snack. Win-win!
Can you outrun your own death, winging close, even as it sings out to you?
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November 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Can you outrun your own death, winging close, even as it sings out to you?
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This is Old Baldy. A bald cypress tree that's estimated to be over 500 years old 🌳
November 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
This is Old Baldy. A bald cypress tree that's estimated to be over 500 years old 🌳
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Taking Submissions: Stone’s Throw - Dec 2025
🗓 Dec 1–3, 2025 | 💰 $25
Theme: Noir on the theme of dreams
Send 1–2K word dark fiction or crime noir to RHP Press. One story wins publication + $25, later featured in an annual anthology.
🔗 horrortree.com/taking-submi...
#WritingCommunity #Noir
🗓 Dec 1–3, 2025 | 💰 $25
Theme: Noir on the theme of dreams
Send 1–2K word dark fiction or crime noir to RHP Press. One story wins publication + $25, later featured in an annual anthology.
🔗 horrortree.com/taking-submi...
#WritingCommunity #Noir
November 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Taking Submissions: Stone’s Throw - Dec 2025
🗓 Dec 1–3, 2025 | 💰 $25
Theme: Noir on the theme of dreams
Send 1–2K word dark fiction or crime noir to RHP Press. One story wins publication + $25, later featured in an annual anthology.
🔗 horrortree.com/taking-submi...
#WritingCommunity #Noir
🗓 Dec 1–3, 2025 | 💰 $25
Theme: Noir on the theme of dreams
Send 1–2K word dark fiction or crime noir to RHP Press. One story wins publication + $25, later featured in an annual anthology.
🔗 horrortree.com/taking-submi...
#WritingCommunity #Noir
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Writers, the age-old question:
Do you spell it GRAY or GREY?
Do you spell it GRAY or GREY?
November 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Writers, the age-old question:
Do you spell it GRAY or GREY?
Do you spell it GRAY or GREY?
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ICYMI 🔮 Violet Lichen's first fiction novella, THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR, is available for preorder at a 30% discount! A surreal folk horror inspired by Russian fairytales, solar storms, and the secrets we keep buried underground 🌌☀️ Cover reveal coming soon!
We're thrilled to announce that preorders for Violet Lichen's first novella are LIVE! Welcome to the world of @ivygrimes.bsky.social folk horror, THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR 🔮🪆🌌
Full Announcement HERE: www.apexbookcompany.com/blogs/frontp...
Preorder HERE: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
Full Announcement HERE: www.apexbookcompany.com/blogs/frontp...
Preorder HERE: www.apexbookcompany.com/products/the...
November 4, 2025 at 4:10 PM
ICYMI 🔮 Violet Lichen's first fiction novella, THE CELLAR BELOW THE CELLAR, is available for preorder at a 30% discount! A surreal folk horror inspired by Russian fairytales, solar storms, and the secrets we keep buried underground 🌌☀️ Cover reveal coming soon!
"Grown From an Alder-Wolf's Skull" is a story about sisterhood, magic, green thumbs, and a wolf’s skull capable of hunting love as if it were prey.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"Grown From an Alder-Wolf's Skull" is a story about sisterhood, magic, green thumbs, and a wolf’s skull capable of hunting love as if it were prey.
🌷💐🌳🐺
🌷💐🌳🐺
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I was still in bed
when Monday Morning said
"Wake up, sleepyhead."
when Monday Morning said
"Wake up, sleepyhead."
November 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I was still in bed
when Monday Morning said
"Wake up, sleepyhead."
when Monday Morning said
"Wake up, sleepyhead."
My walks haven't been this green in awhile. Here's to memories of the spring 🌿💚
October 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
My walks haven't been this green in awhile. Here's to memories of the spring 🌿💚
Nature-y issues are my vibe!! I have a little poem included called "Missing You, No Matter Where I Am" 🐦⬛🌒🌳🕯️ It's about how you can feel homesick and lost even if you're somewhere magical.
It's Issue 9 and we're feeling fine! It might even be our first nature-y issue, there's zombies, sheep, all types of flora, and the slow decay of time.
Issue 9 releases on November 30, $18CAD/year or join for free and get everything sent to your inbox 📬
Thank you to our newest contributors! 🫀
Issue 9 releases on November 30, $18CAD/year or join for free and get everything sent to your inbox 📬
Thank you to our newest contributors! 🫀
October 28, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Nature-y issues are my vibe!! I have a little poem included called "Missing You, No Matter Where I Am" 🐦⬛🌒🌳🕯️ It's about how you can feel homesick and lost even if you're somewhere magical.
This was an interesting looking read. Had some real weight to it too 📖
October 27, 2025 at 12:14 AM
This was an interesting looking read. Had some real weight to it too 📖
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there should also be a couple copies of this at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social
HONEYEATER, a haunted subtropical tale, is now out!
Order through your favourite bookstore or:
USA: torpublishinggroup.com/honeyeater/
Australia: panmacmillan.com.au/9781761562303/
Order through your favourite bookstore or:
USA: torpublishinggroup.com/honeyeater/
Australia: panmacmillan.com.au/9781761562303/
October 22, 2025 at 6:57 AM
there should also be a couple copies of this at @worldfantasy2025.bsky.social