Cislyn Smith
@cislyn.bsky.social
Writer, editor, crafty person. Frequently covered in cat hair, often wearing many hats. Dream Foundry, Flights of Foundry, Small Wonders Magazine
Seven total weeks in Florida is a lot. There’s a time distortion field here that makes it feel like too little and too much at the same time. Or maybe that’s just grief. I dunno.
November 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Seven total weeks in Florida is a lot. There’s a time distortion field here that makes it feel like too little and too much at the same time. Or maybe that’s just grief. I dunno.
I got you to 399! Also, thank you for the reminder. Things have been asbolutely bananas in my life, so that was a timely reminder.
November 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I got you to 399! Also, thank you for the reminder. Things have been asbolutely bananas in my life, so that was a timely reminder.
This is in addition to the three gallon bags of memory cards and usb sticks. Kids don’t let your parents grow up to be photographers 😫
November 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This is in addition to the three gallon bags of memory cards and usb sticks. Kids don’t let your parents grow up to be photographers 😫
And then there's "Hot" for all your draconic needs today:
Features: a jerk in a coffee shop, dragons, one curse
strangehorizons.com/poetry/hot/
Features: a jerk in a coffee shop, dragons, one curse
strangehorizons.com/poetry/hot/
Hot
The dragon orders an iced caramel mocha, / tapping her foot impatiently / while she waits in line.
strangehorizons.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
And then there's "Hot" for all your draconic needs today:
Features: a jerk in a coffee shop, dragons, one curse
strangehorizons.com/poetry/hot/
Features: a jerk in a coffee shop, dragons, one curse
strangehorizons.com/poetry/hot/
Next up is a quick little spooky poem, Roommate in The Deadlands:
Features: ghosts, bad roommates
psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
Features: ghosts, bad roommates
psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
Roommate, by Cislyn Smith - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
the ghost screams twenty-three minutes before your alarmmakes the towels musty dampall the damn timeshe shatters your favorite mugand hides […]
psychopomp.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Next up is a quick little spooky poem, Roommate in The Deadlands:
Features: ghosts, bad roommates
psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
Features: ghosts, bad roommates
psychopomp.com/deadlands/is...
I’m afraid I can’t recommend my technique (six weeks of exhaustion and stress)
October 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I’m afraid I can’t recommend my technique (six weeks of exhaustion and stress)
That was my dad. I’m less inclined myself but I do want it to be saved.
October 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
That was my dad. I’m less inclined myself but I do want it to be saved.
I’m not inclined to get rid of them - I just don’t know what to DO with them. I’ve now learned a lot about problems my dad observed on an army base in the early 70s and his thoughts about how to improve communication 😅
October 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I’m not inclined to get rid of them - I just don’t know what to DO with them. I’ve now learned a lot about problems my dad observed on an army base in the early 70s and his thoughts about how to improve communication 😅
Big tendon in particular is SUCH a racket!
October 17, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Big tendon in particular is SUCH a racket!