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Caroline M. Yoachim
@carolinemyoachim.bsky.social
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SFF writer. Ignyte Award winner!!! Hugo, Locus, World Fantasy, Eugie, Sturgeon & Nebula finalist. Stories in BCS, Lightspeed, Clarkesworld & F&SF. Interviewer at Uncanny Magazine. Biracial. She/her.
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Caroline M. Yoachim @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social · 8d
Eligibility post time! Catching up on your 2025 reading? I had a couple things out that I'd love for you to read:

My short story "Unfinished Architectures of the Human-Fae War" appeared in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social

www.uncannymagazine.com/article/unfi...
Unfinished Architectures of the Human-Fae War - Uncanny Magazine
Kestrel House  There have been portals to the Fae realm for at least as long as humans have had fairy tales, but the first one deliberately engineered by humans was opened in an abandoned amusement pa...
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Photos from today's walk (thread). Salvia with raindrops.

#photography #FlowerReport #purple #PNW #garden #nature #flowers #BloomScrolling
Closeup of a tiny purple flower, in profile such that it looks like an open crab pincer. The top of the flower is dotted with water droplets, and on the right side of the image delicate yellow-green leaves surround the bloom.
November 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Anyone have favorite modern short stories that play with the format of text on the page? Thinking things like "STET" by @sarahgailey.bsky.social and "We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read" by @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social

Working on a HS literature unit.
November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Chickadee, digital pencil.
Grayscale digital pencil sketch of a chickadee mostly in profile but with head turned slightly toward the viewer. With a bit of attitude, because chickadees have a bit of attitude. The bird is on a black background with a white circle in the upper left, slightly blurred, and assorted blurry plants in the background and around the bird. In the lower right, initials CMY.
November 20, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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"Drop it" is an important command for dogs...

... and Pupper is super disappointed that even after years of trying to teach it to me, I still haven't learned to put my lunch on the ground and walk away.
In the foreground, in focus, a plate with wedges of pita and slices of cucumbers. Farther back, slightly blurry, a medium sized yellow-brown dog, sitting on the kitchen floor, staring at me intently.
November 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Today's #writing goal is 10 words on the #WIP.* Posting here for accountability.

*on the WIP that I am supposed to be working on, not the one that I've been working on the last couple days in the name of productive procrastination.
November 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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And a burst of color for your feed: a flower that dreams of becoming fire #bloomscrolling

#photography #FlowerReport #garden #PNW #nature #flowers
A flower, starting to bloom but not yet open, with spiky green leaves at the base and delicate bright orange petals that glow like flames.
November 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Lots of lovely small birds on yesterday's walk (thread). Sparrow, about to take off.

#photography #BirdOfTheDay #Sparrow #nature #wildlife #BirdSky #PNW #birds
A small brown bird with darker crown and wings and paler breast, perched on a gnarled branch, poised to take off.
November 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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From today's walk: flower, fence #BloomScrolling

#photography #dahlia #FlowerReport #PNW #garden #nature #flowers
A yellow dahlia in bloom fills the center of the image. The dahlia has long thin petals, and a roughly round shape. Behind the dahlia, a blurry wood-lattice fence against a dark background creates a grid effect.
November 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Also on today's walk: hummingbird (blep) about to take off, wings slightly blurred.

#photography #BirdOfTheDay #blurry #PNW #nature #wildlife #hummingbird #BirdPhotography #birds
Closeup of a small greenish hummingbird, perched on a thin branch. The bird is in profile, with head stretched forward and beak very slightly open with a tiny bit of tongue visible at the tip. The bird is preparing to take off and there is a slight blur as it raises its wings. Softly blurred background.
November 19, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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From today's walk: flower, fence #BloomScrolling

#photography #dahlia #FlowerReport #PNW #garden #nature #flowers
A yellow dahlia in bloom fills the center of the image. The dahlia has long thin petals, and a roughly round shape. Behind the dahlia, a blurry wood-lattice fence against a dark background creates a grid effect.
November 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Today in #writing research: negative space in art

Bonus: I stumbled across some cool art by Tang Yau Hoong

shop.tangyauhoong.com/product/flyi...
Flying Fox
Museum-quality posters produced on thick matte paper. Printed with multicolour, water-based inkjet printing technique that yields brilliant prints...
shop.tangyauhoong.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Wrote 500 words on the #WIP, acquired an almond pinwheel pastry. #writing #yum
Closeup of a round, flakey pastry topped with toasted almonds and powdered sugar, on a white plate.
November 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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It's true! Nightmare Magazine will open to subs in January! Check out the schedule below for dates & times; read the guidelines for more specifics.
And yes, as ever, each writer can make one submission to each category: short story, flash, poetry, CNF.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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A burst of color for your Monday: lawn daisy #BloomScrolling

#photography #nature #ColorADay #PinkMon #garden #flowers
Closeup of a tiny flower with delicate pink petals and a bright yellow center. A small number of pink petals are folded into the center, which disrupts the radial symmetry. Softly blurred green background.
November 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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30 minutes in the pool. #exercise #victory
November 17, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association has announced @nkjemisin.bsky.social as the 42nd recipient of the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award. Congratulations!!
SFWA Names N.K. Jemisin the 42nd Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master - Reactor
The Broken Earth trilogy author joins a prestigious group of past recipients.
reactormag.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Brownie o’clock!
Glass dish with brownie, ice cream, and chocolate sauce.
November 17, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨

Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
N. K. Jemisin: SFWA's 42nd Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award recipient.
November 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Unlikely to make it out with my camera today, so here's a favorite of mine from the archives: FEED ME

#photography #BirdOfTheDay #BeakOpen #PNW #nature #wildlife #BirdSky #BirdPhotography #birds
A trio of young barn swallows on a dock with wings spread wide and beaks open. An adult barn swallow is feeding the baby bird in the front of the trio, such that the adult bird's head is half way inside the baby bird's beak (in order to stuff an insect in there).
November 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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A podcast of my story "Disassembling Light", originally published in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social is up on It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton!!!

This isn't even a career milestone I knew to want, but my nerd's heart is so full!!
Screenshot of podcast page for It’s Storytime with Wil Wheaton. The most recent story is displayed: "Disassembling Light" by Kel Coleman, posted 1 day ago
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Come join me and some very cool people at The Twisted Spine this Wednesday in Brooklyn!
November 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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ICYMI (for the weekend crowd...)

Science fiction with magic-wielding Fae...
or fantasy with futuristic tech?

(yes)

If you haven't yet, I'd love for you to read my @uncannymagazine.bsky.social story from earlier this year!
uncannymagazine.bsky.social Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 7d
Reading 2025 fiction?

Try the short story "Unfinished Architectures of the Human-Fae War" by Caroline M. Yoachim @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social!

You can read it here!

buff.ly/qpwUkej
The cover for Uncanny Magazine Issue 64, “Barbershops of the Floating City" by Grace P. Fong: A woman stands facing the viewer, her qipao is a light blue color with flower designs in a darker shade of blue. Her long, black hair trails elegantly behind her while she holds a pair of scissors close to her chest. Behind there is a shadow that looks in the opposite direction, as if she is looking down at the city depicted below. At the top is a sun that crowns the two figures and bathes the entire picture in light. The quote reads: "There have been portals to the Fae realm for at least as long as humans have had fairy tales, but the first one deliberately engineered by humans was opened in an abandoned amusement park thirty-five miles northeast of Antiphony."
November 15, 2025 at 8:36 PM
carolinemyoachim.bsky.social
ICYMI (for the weekend crowd...)

Science fiction with magic-wielding Fae...
or fantasy with futuristic tech?

(yes)

If you haven't yet, I'd love for you to read my @uncannymagazine.bsky.social story from earlier this year!
uncannymagazine.bsky.social Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 7d
Reading 2025 fiction?

Try the short story "Unfinished Architectures of the Human-Fae War" by Caroline M. Yoachim @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social!

You can read it here!

buff.ly/qpwUkej
The cover for Uncanny Magazine Issue 64, “Barbershops of the Floating City" by Grace P. Fong: A woman stands facing the viewer, her qipao is a light blue color with flower designs in a darker shade of blue. Her long, black hair trails elegantly behind her while she holds a pair of scissors close to her chest. Behind there is a shadow that looks in the opposite direction, as if she is looking down at the city depicted below. At the top is a sun that crowns the two figures and bathes the entire picture in light. The quote reads: "There have been portals to the Fae realm for at least as long as humans have had fairy tales, but the first one deliberately engineered by humans was opened in an abandoned amusement park thirty-five miles northeast of Antiphony."
November 15, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Bird break! A shot from the archives, because today has been *a day*

Swans, taking off.

#photography #BirdOfTheDay #swans #FlyDay #BirdSky #PNW #nature #wildlife #birds
Three swans running across the surface of a lake with wings spread wide and necks stretched forward. There are splashes of white spray kicked up where the swans feet hit the surface of the water.
November 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
carolinemyoachim.bsky.social
Science fiction with magic-wielding Fae...
or fantasy with futuristic tech?

(yes)

If you haven't yet, I'd love for you to read my @uncannymagazine.bsky.social story from earlier this year!
uncannymagazine.bsky.social Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 7d
Reading 2025 fiction?

Try the short story "Unfinished Architectures of the Human-Fae War" by Caroline M. Yoachim @carolinemyoachim.bsky.social!

You can read it here!

buff.ly/qpwUkej
The cover for Uncanny Magazine Issue 64, “Barbershops of the Floating City" by Grace P. Fong: A woman stands facing the viewer, her qipao is a light blue color with flower designs in a darker shade of blue. Her long, black hair trails elegantly behind her while she holds a pair of scissors close to her chest. Behind there is a shadow that looks in the opposite direction, as if she is looking down at the city depicted below. At the top is a sun that crowns the two figures and bathes the entire picture in light. The quote reads: "There have been portals to the Fae realm for at least as long as humans have had fairy tales, but the first one deliberately engineered by humans was opened in an abandoned amusement park thirty-five miles northeast of Antiphony."
November 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM