Peppermint Waffles
@hollylynwalrath.bsky.social
Writer. Poet. Editor. Nerd. Managing Editor Interstellar Flight Press. Author of NUMINOUS STONES, THE SMALLEST OF BONES, GLIMMERGLASS GIRL. She/They
Website: www.Hlwalrath.com
Website: www.Hlwalrath.com
Pinned
Erasure of Wind in the Willows. The poem reads:
Wayfarers
The others always
depart
we miss them
the land
the air
the waterside
a stream
a field
the great sea of
love
Wayfarers
The others always
depart
we miss them
the land
the air
the waterside
a stream
a field
the great sea of
love
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How Much It Costs to Run a Literary Journal – 2025
Radon Journal is a not-for-profit science fiction publisher committed to transparency. This is our yearly public financial thread. We also want to show aspiring editors the true costs of running a semi-pro journal. #writingcommunity (1/10)
Radon Journal is a not-for-profit science fiction publisher committed to transparency. This is our yearly public financial thread. We also want to show aspiring editors the true costs of running a semi-pro journal. #writingcommunity (1/10)
November 17, 2025 at 12:50 AM
How Much It Costs to Run a Literary Journal – 2025
Radon Journal is a not-for-profit science fiction publisher committed to transparency. This is our yearly public financial thread. We also want to show aspiring editors the true costs of running a semi-pro journal. #writingcommunity (1/10)
Radon Journal is a not-for-profit science fiction publisher committed to transparency. This is our yearly public financial thread. We also want to show aspiring editors the true costs of running a semi-pro journal. #writingcommunity (1/10)
Some days I think my COVID brain fog is gone and then I can’t remember…the name of any restaurants I’ve ever been to
November 15, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Some days I think my COVID brain fog is gone and then I can’t remember…the name of any restaurants I’ve ever been to
Crying at the Zinefest…it’s my brand 😭
So many people have told me how they are on SNAP and appreciate my SNAP zine.
So many people have told me how they are on SNAP and appreciate my SNAP zine.
November 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Crying at the Zinefest…it’s my brand 😭
So many people have told me how they are on SNAP and appreciate my SNAP zine.
So many people have told me how they are on SNAP and appreciate my SNAP zine.
Erasure of Dickens A CHRISTMAS CAROL 1843
November 15, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Erasure of Dickens A CHRISTMAS CAROL 1843
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Everyone else is doing their awards nomination posts, so I guess I should do mine before I forget what I even wrote this year... 😅
Poetry has been a big deal for me, so considering any of my @seattlein2025.org poems for a Rhysling, or Con-Verse for a Best Related Work Hugo, would rock my world!
Poetry has been a big deal for me, so considering any of my @seattlein2025.org poems for a Rhysling, or Con-Verse for a Best Related Work Hugo, would rock my world!
November 15, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Everyone else is doing their awards nomination posts, so I guess I should do mine before I forget what I even wrote this year... 😅
Poetry has been a big deal for me, so considering any of my @seattlein2025.org poems for a Rhysling, or Con-Verse for a Best Related Work Hugo, would rock my world!
Poetry has been a big deal for me, so considering any of my @seattlein2025.org poems for a Rhysling, or Con-Verse for a Best Related Work Hugo, would rock my world!
Are these the hands of a zinester?
November 15, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Are these the hands of a zinester?
I will have 4 packs of these Charles Dickens blackout poem holiday cards at Houston’s Zinefest tomorrow!
November 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I will have 4 packs of these Charles Dickens blackout poem holiday cards at Houston’s Zinefest tomorrow!
My totally normal workspace
November 14, 2025 at 3:17 AM
My totally normal workspace
Guess the timely topic of my latest radical left zine
Hoping to get my act together and finish this for Zinefest
Hoping to get my act together and finish this for Zinefest
November 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Guess the timely topic of my latest radical left zine
Hoping to get my act together and finish this for Zinefest
Hoping to get my act together and finish this for Zinefest
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My 2026 workshop schedule is LIVE! Includes two new workshops all focused on using visual art for inspiration. Learn how to observe like an artist to enhance your writing with detail, focus, and other artistic techniques. www.hlwalrath.com/wo...
November 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
My 2026 workshop schedule is LIVE! Includes two new workshops all focused on using visual art for inspiration. Learn how to observe like an artist to enhance your writing with detail, focus, and other artistic techniques. www.hlwalrath.com/wo...
Erasures for the erasure gods
November 12, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Erasures for the erasure gods
My 2026 workshop schedule is LIVE! Includes two new workshops all focused on using visual art for inspiration. Learn how to observe like an artist to enhance your writing with detail, focus, and other artistic techniques. www.hlwalrath.com/wo...
November 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
My 2026 workshop schedule is LIVE! Includes two new workshops all focused on using visual art for inspiration. Learn how to observe like an artist to enhance your writing with detail, focus, and other artistic techniques. www.hlwalrath.com/wo...
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....I mean, yes, I'm part of this, so BIAS ALERT, but also, I think everyone else in this group is awesome.
This event is happening tomorrow! Readings by Hugo Award winning and nominated poets with Electric Sheep. us02web.zoom.us/meet...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Electric Sheep Reading Series - Poetry Edition!. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Guest Host: Holly Lyn Walrath, Speculative Poetry Initiative
Guest of Honor: Marie Brennan, 2025 Hugo Winner for Best Poem
Readers:
Brian U. Garrison, SFPA President
Ai Jiang, Hugo Nominee
Oliver K. Langmead, Hugo Nominee
Angela Liu, Hugo Nominee
Mari Ness, Hugo Nominee
Brandon O’Brien, Poet Laureate 2025 WorldCon
us02web.zoom.us
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
....I mean, yes, I'm part of this, so BIAS ALERT, but also, I think everyone else in this group is awesome.
This event is happening tomorrow! Readings by Hugo Award winning and nominated poets with Electric Sheep. us02web.zoom.us/meet...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Electric Sheep Reading Series - Poetry Edition!. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Guest Host: Holly Lyn Walrath, Speculative Poetry Initiative
Guest of Honor: Marie Brennan, 2025 Hugo Winner for Best Poem
Readers:
Brian U. Garrison, SFPA President
Ai Jiang, Hugo Nominee
Oliver K. Langmead, Hugo Nominee
Angela Liu, Hugo Nominee
Mari Ness, Hugo Nominee
Brandon O’Brien, Poet Laureate 2025 WorldCon
us02web.zoom.us
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This event is happening tomorrow! Readings by Hugo Award winning and nominated poets with Electric Sheep. us02web.zoom.us/meet...
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A favorite from @angelvleal.bsky.social for Speculative Sundays (poetry readings)
"All the peaches I ate falling in love.
The animal knows me better
than a policeman."
strangehorizons.com/poetry/wildl...
"All the peaches I ate falling in love.
The animal knows me better
than a policeman."
strangehorizons.com/poetry/wildl...
Wildlife and Rainforests Inside My Father
an animal is growing // a rainforest between my ribs.
strangehorizons.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:48 AM
A favorite from @angelvleal.bsky.social for Speculative Sundays (poetry readings)
"All the peaches I ate falling in love.
The animal knows me better
than a policeman."
strangehorizons.com/poetry/wildl...
"All the peaches I ate falling in love.
The animal knows me better
than a policeman."
strangehorizons.com/poetry/wildl...
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Five Years of The Art of Flash Fiction: Reflections, a Prompt, and a Special Offer 💙 open.substack.com/pub/artoffla...
Five Years of The Art of Flash Fiction: Some Reflections, a Prompt & a Special Offer
Reflection in the closet doors of my study.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Five Years of The Art of Flash Fiction: Reflections, a Prompt, and a Special Offer 💙 open.substack.com/pub/artoffla...
Reminder that you are capable of leveling up as a writer. I get authors all the time who make huge improvements on their work. It's a delight as an editor when one of my authors absolutely nails a revision.
It may seem hard and a struggle but you can improve.
It may seem hard and a struggle but you can improve.
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Reminder that you are capable of leveling up as a writer. I get authors all the time who make huge improvements on their work. It's a delight as an editor when one of my authors absolutely nails a revision.
It may seem hard and a struggle but you can improve.
It may seem hard and a struggle but you can improve.
It’s a bad day when both mom AND the two dogs are sick.
Nothing to do but cuddle it out.
Nothing to do but cuddle it out.
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It’s a bad day when both mom AND the two dogs are sick.
Nothing to do but cuddle it out.
Nothing to do but cuddle it out.
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At Interstellar Flight Mag, Priya Sridhar explores how to worldbuild for today's writer. "Stories need scaffolding, not structure. A first draft supports a narrative with the bare minimum and builds on it." magazine.interstella...
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
At Interstellar Flight Mag, Priya Sridhar explores how to worldbuild for today's writer. "Stories need scaffolding, not structure. A first draft supports a narrative with the bare minimum and builds on it." magazine.interstella...
I have in my possession… Little Debbie Christmas Tree donuts.
They are sublime. 🤌
They are sublime. 🤌
November 8, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I have in my possession… Little Debbie Christmas Tree donuts.
They are sublime. 🤌
They are sublime. 🤌
Whenever I get sort of disillusioned with the world of small press publishing, my volunteers do something absolutely magical and helpful, and I just sit here teary-eyed at the love for books that the @interstellarflight.bsky.social community has.
November 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Whenever I get sort of disillusioned with the world of small press publishing, my volunteers do something absolutely magical and helpful, and I just sit here teary-eyed at the love for books that the @interstellarflight.bsky.social community has.
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My main contract gig is being cut, and my family responsibilities are less demanding than a few years ago. So please get in touch if you know of writing/editing/research/workshop positions, any hours, ideally remote or Ottawa. Extra points for good causes. I know it's rough out there for everyone.
November 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
My main contract gig is being cut, and my family responsibilities are less demanding than a few years ago. So please get in touch if you know of writing/editing/research/workshop positions, any hours, ideally remote or Ottawa. Extra points for good causes. I know it's rough out there for everyone.
I am sharing the GoFundMe for one of our dedicated @interstellarflight.bsky.social writers, Archita, who is also looking for freelance writing opportunities. She would make a fantastic sensitivity reader if you need one. www.gofundme.com/f/help-archi...
Donate to Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives, organized by tehseen baweja
Hey Everyone! My name is Tehseen and I publish an online magazine called T… tehseen baweja needs your support for Help Archita and Her Mom Rebuild Their Lives
www.gofundme.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I am sharing the GoFundMe for one of our dedicated @interstellarflight.bsky.social writers, Archita, who is also looking for freelance writing opportunities. She would make a fantastic sensitivity reader if you need one. www.gofundme.com/f/help-archi...
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To paraphrase Umberto Eco: treat your library like a medicine cabinet. Your stack of unreadable should be broad and diverse so that it always has the exact book you need for the moment.
November 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
To paraphrase Umberto Eco: treat your library like a medicine cabinet. Your stack of unreadable should be broad and diverse so that it always has the exact book you need for the moment.
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My unread book pile is where I hoard all my treasures. The books I've kept but not yet read are promises to myself so the longer I hold a book the better I'm expecting it to be. A treat for when I really need it. I've whittled it down to 4 and they're books I'll most likely keep.
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
My unread book pile is where I hoard all my treasures. The books I've kept but not yet read are promises to myself so the longer I hold a book the better I'm expecting it to be. A treat for when I really need it. I've whittled it down to 4 and they're books I'll most likely keep.