Jessie Roy
@jessieroywrites.bsky.social
SFF writer, dungeon master, professional lurker. VP 2024. Check me out at www.jessieroy.com
I have my own arrows now!!!! time to sprinkle them allll over a bunch of targets 🏹🎯
(And then time to clean the kitchen counter. I swear that mess wasn't there before I took the photo.)
(And then time to clean the kitchen counter. I swear that mess wasn't there before I took the photo.)
November 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I have my own arrows now!!!! time to sprinkle them allll over a bunch of targets 🏹🎯
(And then time to clean the kitchen counter. I swear that mess wasn't there before I took the photo.)
(And then time to clean the kitchen counter. I swear that mess wasn't there before I took the photo.)
I'm off to the local outdoor archery range to help with maintenance and it is a GORGEOUS day for it, wow. will try to take pics when I get there 🏹🎯
November 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I'm off to the local outdoor archery range to help with maintenance and it is a GORGEOUS day for it, wow. will try to take pics when I get there 🏹🎯
had tickets to the Warriors game last night! cannot stop thinking about the end of fourth quarter when Curry went up to the free throw line and beckoned like "come on, guys, turn it up," and the whole building ROARED
October 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
had tickets to the Warriors game last night! cannot stop thinking about the end of fourth quarter when Curry went up to the free throw line and beckoned like "come on, guys, turn it up," and the whole building ROARED
Setting up play dates is exhausting. I am way too introverted to run my social life *and* the social lives of two children *and* do a bunch of school volunteer stuff, but it all feels necessary... x_x
October 7, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Setting up play dates is exhausting. I am way too introverted to run my social life *and* the social lives of two children *and* do a bunch of school volunteer stuff, but it all feels necessary... x_x
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WE'RE LIVE! AND WE ARE SO EXCITED! Back now to support a new magazine of speculative fiction by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists! Snag some amazing rewards, including discounted subscriptions! Support queer art! And help us SMASH DAY ONE!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
September 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
WE'RE LIVE! AND WE ARE SO EXCITED! Back now to support a new magazine of speculative fiction by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists! Snag some amazing rewards, including discounted subscriptions! Support queer art! And help us SMASH DAY ONE!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
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Stories of resistance, rupture, and rebirth from Rich Larson and Su J. Sokol.
There's a week left on the Kickstarter and they're so close to funding.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fla...
There's a week left on the Kickstarter and they're so close to funding.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fla...
Invisible Line, Five Points, & The Sky Didn’t Load Today
Stories of resistance, rupture, and rebirth
www.kickstarter.com
August 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Stories of resistance, rupture, and rebirth from Rich Larson and Su J. Sokol.
There's a week left on the Kickstarter and they're so close to funding.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fla...
There's a week left on the Kickstarter and they're so close to funding.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/fla...
apparently my parents are pretty excited about First Short Story! Dad said he meant to stick the cake full of mini cocktail swords, but the store had run out ⚔️🩷
July 7, 2025 at 5:55 AM
apparently my parents are pretty excited about First Short Story! Dad said he meant to stick the cake full of mini cocktail swords, but the store had run out ⚔️🩷
12:43 am. patiently waiting for my neighbors to finish fireworks so i can sleep.
July 5, 2025 at 7:43 AM
12:43 am. patiently waiting for my neighbors to finish fireworks so i can sleep.
Saw a sandwich board advertisement for the Tilden merry-go-round. It lured in a kid but the AI faces creeped her out and she ran away again. Really don't think that's what they were going for
July 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Saw a sandwich board advertisement for the Tilden merry-go-round. It lured in a kid but the AI faces creeped her out and she ran away again. Really don't think that's what they were going for
...I'm supposed to be writing, which is why I'm now designing a version of Res Arcana where all the wizards are evil 💀
I'm supposed to be writing, which is why I'm now playing four concurrent games of Res Arcana
July 1, 2025 at 3:41 AM
...I'm supposed to be writing, which is why I'm now designing a version of Res Arcana where all the wizards are evil 💀
I'm so excited for all of you!!
Notifications have just gone out for the 2025 Viable Paradise workshop! Congratulations/condolences to all!
If you applied and have not received an email, please reach out to contact@viableparadise.com
If you applied and have not received an email, please reach out to contact@viableparadise.com
July 1, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I'm so excited for all of you!!
I'm supposed to be writing, which is why I'm now playing four concurrent games of Res Arcana
June 30, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I'm supposed to be writing, which is why I'm now playing four concurrent games of Res Arcana
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New story day! I'm so excited to share "A Recipe for the Day Alban Kills the King," out now from Orion's Belt! This is a story about coming home at the end of the adventure—a story about pain and grief and love and also (most importantly?) really good soup.
www.orions-belt.net/archives/a-r...
www.orions-belt.net/archives/a-r...
June 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
New story day! I'm so excited to share "A Recipe for the Day Alban Kills the King," out now from Orion's Belt! This is a story about coming home at the end of the adventure—a story about pain and grief and love and also (most importantly?) really good soup.
www.orions-belt.net/archives/a-r...
www.orions-belt.net/archives/a-r...
I love how perfectly your advice worked out! Moral of the story: always listen to MR, MR is always right
"Oops! All Swords" by the wonderful @jessieroywrites.bsky.social is out now at @podcastle.org, and let me just say: I LOVE THIS STORY. I LOVE IT SO MUCH. I read the first draft at VP and said "please send this to PodCastle pleasepleasepleaseplease" and, well. Now you can read it! Go read it! ⚔️
PodCastle 897: Oops! All Swords - PodCastle
Oops! All Swords by Jessie Roy Blackness, and a ringing in your ears, and the smell of ozone, frankincense, woodsmoke. Something’s happened. An accident. A magical accident. But you’re conscious, an...
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June 27, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I love how perfectly your advice worked out! Moral of the story: always listen to MR, MR is always right
My story came out while I was in the Sierras, but I listened as soon as I got home, and I am DELIGHTED. The PodCastle team did amazing work bringing my little guys to life. Go listen!!
#PC897: Oops! All Swords by Jessie Roy. Read by Kyle Akers. A #PodCastleOriginal! Rated PG-13. Content warnings for repeated violent death and strong language throughout.
podcastle.org/2025/06/24/p...
podcastle.org/2025/06/24/p...
June 27, 2025 at 3:35 AM
My story came out while I was in the Sierras, but I listened as soon as I got home, and I am DELIGHTED. The PodCastle team did amazing work bringing my little guys to life. Go listen!!
Found this in the garden! I think it might be a slime mold? I didn't think they came in "clear" but I can't imagine what else it might be.
June 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Found this in the garden! I think it might be a slime mold? I didn't think they came in "clear" but I can't imagine what else it might be.
yesssss the local bakery has 🏳️🌈 and 🏳️⚧️ colored shortbread cookies again!!!!
June 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
yesssss the local bakery has 🏳️🌈 and 🏳️⚧️ colored shortbread cookies again!!!!
i just realized that you can use Javascript to automatically set a website's theme based on time of day, and now I *really* want to give my site sunrise colors at 6 am. It'd be so confusing for visitors but it'd be prettyyyyyy~
June 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
i just realized that you can use Javascript to automatically set a website's theme based on time of day, and now I *really* want to give my site sunrise colors at 6 am. It'd be so confusing for visitors but it'd be prettyyyyyy~
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I’m in this issue of Small Wonders with a tender little sci-fi story all about the radical power of queer love and community! Online in a couple of weeks—but you can (and should) snag the whole issue now!
June issues of @clarkesworldmagazine.com, Forever, and @smallwondersmag.com have arrived! weightlessbooks.com/2025/06/
June 3, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I’m in this issue of Small Wonders with a tender little sci-fi story all about the radical power of queer love and community! Online in a couple of weeks—but you can (and should) snag the whole issue now!
currently listening to Peppa Pig audio episodes with my daughter and practicing the regional accents for future D&D sessions. i am a genius. a genius with an excellent Miss Rabbit impression
June 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
currently listening to Peppa Pig audio episodes with my daughter and practicing the regional accents for future D&D sessions. i am a genius. a genius with an excellent Miss Rabbit impression
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LAST CHANCE!
Today is the last day to reach our fundraising goal & we can use all the help we can get!!
Be the reason that the Locus lights stay on! Help us out at igg.me/at/locusmag2025. We are so grateful for your support!
Fundraiser link in bio #sff #scifi #fantasy #books
Today is the last day to reach our fundraising goal & we can use all the help we can get!!
Be the reason that the Locus lights stay on! Help us out at igg.me/at/locusmag2025. We are so grateful for your support!
Fundraiser link in bio #sff #scifi #fantasy #books
June 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
LAST CHANCE!
Today is the last day to reach our fundraising goal & we can use all the help we can get!!
Be the reason that the Locus lights stay on! Help us out at igg.me/at/locusmag2025. We are so grateful for your support!
Fundraiser link in bio #sff #scifi #fantasy #books
Today is the last day to reach our fundraising goal & we can use all the help we can get!!
Be the reason that the Locus lights stay on! Help us out at igg.me/at/locusmag2025. We are so grateful for your support!
Fundraiser link in bio #sff #scifi #fantasy #books
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I just got a random message through my website’s contact form from someone who liked a story and now an entirely mediocre day is a day I’m going to be thinking about for months 😭😭😭 If you’ve ever thought about sending a writer a note about a story… you absolutely should do that. Please do that.
May 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I just got a random message through my website’s contact form from someone who liked a story and now an entirely mediocre day is a day I’m going to be thinking about for months 😭😭😭 If you’ve ever thought about sending a writer a note about a story… you absolutely should do that. Please do that.
god I love the way toddlers talk. they're like "I've got a vocabulary of five hundred words but BY GOD I am going to make myself understood." and they do! sometimes that means describing a honeydew as a "big juice egg" but they totally do!
May 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
god I love the way toddlers talk. they're like "I've got a vocabulary of five hundred words but BY GOD I am going to make myself understood." and they do! sometimes that means describing a honeydew as a "big juice egg" but they totally do!
Currently making a detailed to-do list for the next ten days. Gotta clean the house, host a party, buy a dress, read a bunch of slush, prep a D&D session, and for some reason write a short story? why did I put all these things so close together???
May 28, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Currently making a detailed to-do list for the next ten days. Gotta clean the house, host a party, buy a dress, read a bunch of slush, prep a D&D session, and for some reason write a short story? why did I put all these things so close together???
Anybody need some luck today? I find four-leafed clovers in this patch pretty regularly, but this guy's new.
May 27, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Anybody need some luck today? I find four-leafed clovers in this patch pretty regularly, but this guy's new.