Irette Y Patterson
@irette.bsky.social
Writer. Gardener. Lover of theatre. Amateur bird watcher. I know way too much about baking cookies. Words in FIYAH, Strange Horizons, and other places. www.iretteypatterson.com
First marigold blooms of the season.
June 22, 2025 at 4:05 AM
First marigold blooms of the season.
Update - Yukon Gold potatoes. According to the information that came with the seed potatoes, they should be ready to harvest the first week in May. I don’t see any signs of them slowing down, though. No yellow leaves or flowers. Oh well. There’s nothing to do but wait.
April 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Update - Yukon Gold potatoes. According to the information that came with the seed potatoes, they should be ready to harvest the first week in May. I don’t see any signs of them slowing down, though. No yellow leaves or flowers. Oh well. There’s nothing to do but wait.
First bloom of the season - roses and irises.
April 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
First bloom of the season - roses and irises.
Found the Dollar Tree location with an excellent seed selection. My regular store was picked over. And look - my favorite cuke variety was available- Marketmore 76.
April 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Found the Dollar Tree location with an excellent seed selection. My regular store was picked over. And look - my favorite cuke variety was available- Marketmore 76.
Collards have graduated to the big garden right ahead of the rain. I experimented with placing the smaller Alabama Blue between the Green Glaze. I might end up moving it, though. I think those Green Glaze collards will jump.
April 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Collards have graduated to the big garden right ahead of the rain. I experimented with placing the smaller Alabama Blue between the Green Glaze. I might end up moving it, though. I think those Green Glaze collards will jump.
Just sent 6 collard seedlings home with my sister, 2 of the following - Big Daddy Greasy, Green Glaze McCormack’s, and Alabama Blue. She said hers weren’t growing well. Alas, no pictures.
April 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Just sent 6 collard seedlings home with my sister, 2 of the following - Big Daddy Greasy, Green Glaze McCormack’s, and Alabama Blue. She said hers weren’t growing well. Alas, no pictures.
First seedling gift of the season is a go! Collards for a colleague.
April 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
First seedling gift of the season is a go! Collards for a colleague.
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Strange Horizons will have 3 FICTION SUBMISSION WINDOWS in 2025.
General
April 16th
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Novelette (10k to 18k words)
June 4th
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Indigenous Authors
November 3rd
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April 16th
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Novelette (10k to 18k words)
June 4th
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Indigenous Authors
November 3rd
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March 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Strange Horizons will have 3 FICTION SUBMISSION WINDOWS in 2025.
General
April 16th
with a 1,000 story cap
Novelette (10k to 18k words)
June 4th
with a 300 story cap
Indigenous Authors
November 3rd
with a 500 story cap
Submission windows will begin at 9am UTC and end when we reach the cap.
General
April 16th
with a 1,000 story cap
Novelette (10k to 18k words)
June 4th
with a 300 story cap
Indigenous Authors
November 3rd
with a 500 story cap
Submission windows will begin at 9am UTC and end when we reach the cap.
Pictures from my New Orleans trip.
March 31, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Pictures from my New Orleans trip.
Irish potato grow bag experiment update - 30 days. Yukon Gold and Irish Cobbler. USDA zone 8a
March 31, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Irish potato grow bag experiment update - 30 days. Yukon Gold and Irish Cobbler. USDA zone 8a
The collard green seedlings are growing y’all! Green Glaze on the left. Alabama Blue on the right.
March 31, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The collard green seedlings are growing y’all! Green Glaze on the left. Alabama Blue on the right.
I carefully planted some carrot seeds. I bet if I threw some on the ground they’d do better 😂.
March 19, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I carefully planted some carrot seeds. I bet if I threw some on the ground they’d do better 😂.
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Well, Publishers Weekly likes THE PAYBACK. “As their scheme unfolds, Cauley burnishes her page-turner with shrewd commentary on the debt burden placed on first-generation college students. It’s a knockout.” www.publishersweekly.com/9781668075531
The Payback by Kashana Cauley
A 30-something woman strikes back against her draconian student loan servicer in Cauley’s raucous latest (after The Survivalists...
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March 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Well, Publishers Weekly likes THE PAYBACK. “As their scheme unfolds, Cauley burnishes her page-turner with shrewd commentary on the debt burden placed on first-generation college students. It’s a knockout.” www.publishersweekly.com/9781668075531
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Congrats to the BSFA Awards 2024 Shortlist
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BSFA Awards 2024 Shortlist
The British Science Fiction Association today announced the shortlist of nominees for the BSFA Awards for work published in 2024. The BSFA Awards have been presented annually since 1970. They are v…
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March 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Congrats to the BSFA Awards 2024 Shortlist
Congrats @fionamoore.bsky.social
@aptshadow.bsky.social
@oliverklangmead.bsky.social
@wtalabi.bsky.social
@aliettedebodard.com
@hawkwinglb.bsky.social
@abigailnussbaum.bsky.social
and all the finalists!!
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Congrats @fionamoore.bsky.social
@aptshadow.bsky.social
@oliverklangmead.bsky.social
@wtalabi.bsky.social
@aliettedebodard.com
@hawkwinglb.bsky.social
@abigailnussbaum.bsky.social
and all the finalists!!
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✨✨ HIRING!! Please share 🙏
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I’m looking for a part-time, contract Publisher’s Assistant for April-June.
Deets:
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⏳ 10-12 hours/month
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March 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
✨✨ HIRING!! Please share 🙏
I’m looking for a part-time, contract Publisher’s Assistant for April-June.
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💸 $21 CAD/hour
⏳ 10-12 hours/month
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You’ll support me on balancing Augur Society & writing priorities!
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I’m looking for a part-time, contract Publisher’s Assistant for April-June.
Deets:
💸 $21 CAD/hour
⏳ 10-12 hours/month
🍁 Remote in Canada
You’ll support me on balancing Augur Society & writing priorities!
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The 2024 Nebula Awards ballot has been announced by SFWA. Congratulations to the finalists!
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2024 Nebula Awards Ballot
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) has released the finalists for the 2024 Nebula Awards. Novel Sleeping Worlds Have No Memory, Yaroslav Barsukov (Caezik SF & Fantasy) a…
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March 13, 2025 at 2:34 AM
The 2024 Nebula Awards ballot has been announced by SFWA. Congratulations to the finalists!
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Our ✨March 2025 issue✨ is ready at last!
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PodCastle is OPEN to general submissions until 31 March!
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PodCastle is OPEN to general submissions until 31 March!
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This week’s short story “Legacy” is a 3,907 word historical fantasy about grandmothers and granddaughters and what it means to feel safe in an insecure world.
TW - This story takes place during the Atlanta Child Murders in the late 1970s/early 1980s.
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TW - This story takes place during the Atlanta Child Murders in the late 1970s/early 1980s.
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March 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This week’s short story “Legacy” is a 3,907 word historical fantasy about grandmothers and granddaughters and what it means to feel safe in an insecure world.
TW - This story takes place during the Atlanta Child Murders in the late 1970s/early 1980s.
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TW - This story takes place during the Atlanta Child Murders in the late 1970s/early 1980s.
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Hooray! My new cozy fantasy short story "Mail-Order Magic" is out now and free to read at @morningtransport.bsky.social : www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/mail-order...
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Mail Order Magic
March comes to you with Sunday Morning Transport stories by Stephanie Burgis, Eric Smith, Sarena Ulibarri, and Leah Cypess.
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March 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Hooray! My new cozy fantasy short story "Mail-Order Magic" is out now and free to read at @morningtransport.bsky.social : www.sundaymorningtransport.com/p/mail-order...
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
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Dammit @jrdawson.bsky.social "Six People to Revise You" in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social issue 62 made me ugly cry.
You should go read it.
You should go read it.
March 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Dammit @jrdawson.bsky.social "Six People to Revise You" in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social issue 62 made me ugly cry.
You should go read it.
You should go read it.
Uh, anyone watching #ParadiseHulu over here? Because that last episode had me stressed.
Also, they finally show the people getting left behind when the chosen few selected to save the human race leave.
Also, they finally show the people getting left behind when the chosen few selected to save the human race leave.
February 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Uh, anyone watching #ParadiseHulu over here? Because that last episode had me stressed.
Also, they finally show the people getting left behind when the chosen few selected to save the human race leave.
Also, they finally show the people getting left behind when the chosen few selected to save the human race leave.
Milk jug greenhouse update. Collards seedlings planted Christmas morning. They sprouted when they got ready.
February 26, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Milk jug greenhouse update. Collards seedlings planted Christmas morning. They sprouted when they got ready.
For the past couple of mornings, I woke up knowing exactly what l wanted to write. And then there was this morning. Just me and the blank screen looking back at me 🤣.
February 26, 2025 at 2:10 AM
For the past couple of mornings, I woke up knowing exactly what l wanted to write. And then there was this morning. Just me and the blank screen looking back at me 🤣.
My short story "Winning" is available to read for free on my website through March 1, 2025.
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Weekly Short Story – Winning | Irette Y. Patterson
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February 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
My short story "Winning" is available to read for free on my website through March 1, 2025.
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