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c. c. rayne (is writing)
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author of all things weird, wonderful, & queer ✨️ words in The Deeps, The Razor, Strange Horizons, and more 🌊 ccraynewrites.carrd.co
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c. c. rayne (is writing) @ccrayne.bsky.social · May 20
I've gone ahead and made an author landing page, to collate some information about me and my writing! if you'd like to read more of my work, or get in contact with me professionally, please feel free to take a look at ccraynewrites.carrd.co ✨️💖
ccrayne.bsky.social
I had the pleasure of writing about one of my all-time favorite video games for Sidequest - a game that shaped how I view narratives, characters, and consequences, and taught me quite a bit about myself in the process to boot. Please enjoy! ☄️👽💉
sidequestzone.bsky.social Sidequest @sidequestzone.bsky.social · 10d
"But [the past] is out of your hands; it happens before the gameplay ever starts. The only thing you actually control is what you will do moving forwards—and these choices set up who you want your Morgan Yu to be." — C. C. Rayne

Read more: sidequest.zone/2025/11/03/w...
Who Are Yu?: Prey and The Power of Self-Determination - Sidequest
C. C. Rayne examines themes of monstrosity, identity, and gender in Prey, and the impact of their relationship with protagonist Morgan Yu.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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leppeppel.bsky.social
Since it's #Halloween, trick-or-treat yourself to this story about a haunted house, co-authored by the fantastically creative @ccrayne.bsky.social. 👻
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Held Barely at Bay — Icebreakers Lit
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October 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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ccrayne.bsky.social
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! I am delighted to be the guest editor for the 59th issue of Eye to the Telescope, which is seeking speculative poetry (sci-fi, fantasy, horror, etc) on the theme of "Immortality." This is a paid call, open from today through January 15th, 2026. Submissions link below.
September 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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sfpoetry.bsky.social
Announcing the 2025 Rhysling Award Finalists!

The Rhysling jury has selected 50 short poems and 25 long poems from the longlist of nominees, each of which will appear this year's Rhysling Anthology.

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May 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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lcvonhessen.bsky.social
My new baby kittens have a pricy vet follow-up in a few weeks, my old-man cat still needs his various prescriptions, AND my rent is going up in November, so book revenue is increasingly important nowadays! Please consider ordering a copy or leaving a review somewhere online 🤞
lcvonhessen.bsky.social LC von Hessen 𓆙 💀 @lcvonhessen.bsky.social · Jun 13
R E M I N D E R that my debut horror/dark SFF/weird fiction collection Spiritus Ex Machina is available in ebook and paperback versions via Grimscribe Press (there was also a sold-out hardcover). Proceeds are mostly going towards my elderly cat's medical needs
September 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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devinmadson.bsky.social
is my birthday!🎉

this year around the sun has been awful in many ways, but wonderful in others. i wrote the equivalent of three books, had surgery for my PMDD, finished my degree, got obsessed with tennis, and realised i’m trans and started hormones!

would love for y’all to check out my books!👇🏻
September 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
ccrayne.bsky.social
This is just so incredibly good. Entrancing, emotional, bittersweet and beautiful with prose that cuts like a knife. Amazing.
prioryruins.bsky.social gwendolyn maia hicks @prioryruins.bsky.social · Sep 16
“It’s Charli’s Body, You’re Just Living In It” is my ode to fraught queer friendships, portal fantasies, and trying to mend what you can in a wounded world.

Now free to read in @heartlines-spec.com:

www.heartlines-spec.com/its-charlis-...
It's Charli's Body, You're Just Living In It
It's Charli's Body, You're Just Living In It by Gwendolyn Maia Hicks
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September 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
ccrayne.bsky.social
Oh, this is excellent. I absolutely love this. Wow.
September 18, 2025 at 9:39 PM
ccrayne.bsky.social
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS! I am delighted to be the guest editor for the 59th issue of Eye to the Telescope, which is seeking speculative poetry (sci-fi, fantasy, horror, etc) on the theme of "Immortality." This is a paid call, open from today through January 15th, 2026. Submissions link below.
September 18, 2025 at 12:21 AM
ccrayne.bsky.social
I've gone ahead and made an author landing page, to collate some information about me and my writing! if you'd like to read more of my work, or get in contact with me professionally, please feel free to take a look at ccraynewrites.carrd.co ✨️💖
May 20, 2025 at 4:55 AM
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en-gendered.bsky.social
this is shaping up beautifully so please keep them coming
one week! until the inbox is closing we want more.... artwork cis people stop self rejecting, you also have genders essays & cnf we'd love more self reflection what have you got? send your grief, joys, & rage rants on gender to engenderedlit@gmail.com
May 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
ccrayne.bsky.social
i'm in this!! it was phenomenally fun to work on, and the finished product is going to be full of SO much incredible work. go check it out! 👀✨️😈
annalisejensen.bsky.social Annalise @annalisejensen.bsky.social · Apr 30
“Dark Fairies” 
LIVE NOW ON KICKSTARTER!

A 200+ page  fully coloured artbook and anthology of comics, short stories and illustrations about dark fairies and queer desire.

Over 40 artists and 12 writers!
May 1, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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en-gendered.bsky.social
new look, new format
en*gendered is open until may 15th
en*gendered essays poetry cnf fiction art the inbox is open between now and May 15th for work that speaks to en•genderment in this moment. we want your anger, your defiance, your joy, and your grief. engenderedlit@gmail.com requests for anonymity are welcome & honoured
April 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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jsbetula.bsky.social
i’ve never been more excited for an 11-hour bus ride in my LIFE! i’ve been following @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social for a long time, and i’m so delighted to have an “excuse” to make the trip! can’t wait to meet y’all 🥹
strangewildspress.bsky.social Strange Wilds Press - BOREAL is here! @strangewildspress.bsky.social · Mar 20
And, our wonderful friends at @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social will be hosting Jon Gauthier, Sarah Musnicky, @vincentwest.bsky.social and @jsbetula.bsky.social on April 19th!

Please come out and support these amazing authors at some of these events and add them to your calendars!
March 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
ccrayne.bsky.social
this is an absolutely glorious book - full of heart and warmth and humor and slowly growing joy. I read it all in one sitting and had the time of my life. you most CERTAINLY want to get yourself a copy 🌱💛
alexandrarowland.bsky.social Alexandra Rowland @alexandrarowland.bsky.social · Mar 17
YIELD UNDER GREAT PERSUASION has been out for six months! If you are looking for a cozy, queer romantasy that will make you cry and hug your tired, bruised heart, this is the book for you!
March 20, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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ajwhiteauthor.bsky.social
🪱⛓️COVER REVEAL⛓️🪱

the cover of my adult debut w/ @sagapressbooks.bsky.social, YOU WERENT MEANT TO BE HUMAN, about a mute, autistic trans man forced into an unwanted pregnancy, is LIVE!

Includes an exclusive excerpt ✨

Cover by Druscilla Adeline!

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Alien Invasion Horror Novel ‘You Weren’t Meant to Be Human’ Cover Reveal and Excerpt [Exclusive]
Award-winning YA author Andrew Joseph White (Hell Followed With Us) is making a chilling adult novel debut with You Weren’t Meant to Be Human, described as “Alien meets Midsommar.”  Bloody Disgusting ...
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March 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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neonhemlock.bsky.social
New crowdfund for the next novella series coming soon!

Click through to be notified when we go live later this month:

www.kickstarter.com/projects/dav...
The Neon Hemlock logo on a glitchy background with almost bisexual lighting. Fancy text on the bottom heralding volume six of our novella series.
March 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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kithbooks.bsky.social
YOU ARE NOT YOUR BONES
& Lesser Misfortunes
Alice Scott's first short story collection is coming April 2nd.
These eight queer, trans, and disabled specfic stories are rife with defiance. Our people are rising. We have always been.
Pre-orders are open NOW
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You Are Not Your Bone & Lesser Misfortunes Alice Scott Volo, the main character of the titular story, stands in front of a window, the light of a full moon revealing their bones. the cover image is set in a square of dark teal that reads New from Alice Scott April 2nd Pre-orders are open “Stas, what did you do?” “I told you,” Stas said, looking up at his sister with a perfectly calm expression. He’d find out later that his eyes also glowed, the normally brown irises ringed in purple light, reflective and catlike in the dark. The fire had gone out in the time since Tatiana left and, without the crackle in the hearth, the library was as quiet as the grave. “I chose myself this time.” - Spite Or More Human in the grave “So. Mr. Pacey, I’m here to offer you an opportunity. I can let you continue on the…trajectory you’re currently on, and who knows? Maybe you manage to grab the window frame and stop your fall, though it would be quite impressive for a man as drunk as you. So. You could keep going with your life, however short that may be, or you can join me and become the thing that lurks in the dark, if you so desire. You’ll have access to places you could never imagine." - The Killing of Christian Pacey on a square of dark teal with the moon from the front cover in the charger, we see the following text: Two scientists plan a coffee date with decidedly mixed results… A precocious young man turns to forbidden magic to medicate his chronic illness… One resurrection man contends with the most important body of all… All this and more can be found in YOU ARE NOT YOUR BONES and Lesser Misfortunes. Gathering Alice Scott’s first seven short stories from across various magazines and anthologies, this collection is rife with the weird, the wild, and of course, the queer. It also includes the titular story—never before published—as a treat to readers picking up this volume.                            Come, be fortunate enough to get lost in a story
March 8, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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allyscottauthor.bsky.social
Hey my birthday means it’s officially one year of Practical Man’s Guide!! One year ago @kithbooks.bsky.social took a chance on my weird Edwardian bitchtwink and have been a dream to work with ever since!
And while you’re here, you should preorder my next book with them in the link below!
My cat sniffing a copy of THE PRACTICAL MAN’S GUIDE TO CHEATING DEATH
March 12, 2025 at 8:16 PM