Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author
@kristygardner.bsky.social
Bi writer & reader of much SFF ★ THE STARS IN THEIR EYES ★ THE DARKEST STARS ★ THE STARS INSIDE US ★ She/Her 🏳️🌈🖤🌟
https://kristygardner.com/links
https://kristygardner.com/links
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I'm a bi author who writes sci-fi and horror stories about disaster queers who adventure through space, time, and emotional maelstroms, exploring what home and identity really mean.
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#sapphicbooks #sff
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#sapphicbooks #sff
Weekly WIP update: Deep into Act 3 of my sapphic time travel thriller and I'm so wrought with tension, I don't know if it's because I'm THIS CLOSE to finishing, or it I'm just that good of a writer. 🤣
Week: 14
Sessions: 2
Words: 3342
WIP Total: 86,248
#writingcommunity #amwriting #sff
Week: 14
Sessions: 2
Words: 3342
WIP Total: 86,248
#writingcommunity #amwriting #sff
November 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Weekly WIP update: Deep into Act 3 of my sapphic time travel thriller and I'm so wrought with tension, I don't know if it's because I'm THIS CLOSE to finishing, or it I'm just that good of a writer. 🤣
Week: 14
Sessions: 2
Words: 3342
WIP Total: 86,248
#writingcommunity #amwriting #sff
Week: 14
Sessions: 2
Words: 3342
WIP Total: 86,248
#writingcommunity #amwriting #sff
Aliens are real. Pass it on. 👽
November 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Aliens are real. Pass it on. 👽
My publisher just told me my apocalypse book is 99¢ on Kobo rn, which feels free. If you want a queer survival story with messy feelings, feral hope, and a bi disaster trying not to die in the woods, this one’s for you.
Get it: kristygardner.com/links
🌈📚 🌎📚 💙🪐📚 💙📚 🌈🚀💫
#sapphicbooks #sff
Get it: kristygardner.com/links
🌈📚 🌎📚 💙🪐📚 💙📚 🌈🚀💫
#sapphicbooks #sff
November 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
My publisher just told me my apocalypse book is 99¢ on Kobo rn, which feels free. If you want a queer survival story with messy feelings, feral hope, and a bi disaster trying not to die in the woods, this one’s for you.
Get it: kristygardner.com/links
🌈📚 🌎📚 💙🪐📚 💙📚 🌈🚀💫
#sapphicbooks #sff
Get it: kristygardner.com/links
🌈📚 🌎📚 💙🪐📚 💙📚 🌈🚀💫
#sapphicbooks #sff
Weekly WIP update: Thought I was rounding up Act 2 last week, but had to add a chapter to get our time traveling sapphic from Point B to C. Only 5.5 chapters to go (assuming the characters do as they're told).
Week: 13
Sessions: 3
Words: 9303
WIP Total: 82,906
#writingcommunity #amwriting #sff
Week: 13
Sessions: 3
Words: 9303
WIP Total: 82,906
#writingcommunity #amwriting #sff
November 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Weekly WIP update: Thought I was rounding up Act 2 last week, but had to add a chapter to get our time traveling sapphic from Point B to C. Only 5.5 chapters to go (assuming the characters do as they're told).
Week: 13
Sessions: 3
Words: 9303
WIP Total: 82,906
#writingcommunity #amwriting #sff
Week: 13
Sessions: 3
Words: 9303
WIP Total: 82,906
#writingcommunity #amwriting #sff
Weekly WIP update: Been quiet around here lately, investing as much (limited) creative energy as I can to complete draft 1 done before December. Finished chapter 18 this morning. Eight to go!
Week: 11
Sessions: 4
Words: 4882
WIP Total: 70,412
🌈🚀💫
#writingcommunity #amwriting #sff
Week: 11
Sessions: 4
Words: 4882
WIP Total: 70,412
🌈🚀💫
#writingcommunity #amwriting #sff
November 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Weekly WIP update: Been quiet around here lately, investing as much (limited) creative energy as I can to complete draft 1 done before December. Finished chapter 18 this morning. Eight to go!
Week: 11
Sessions: 4
Words: 4882
WIP Total: 70,412
🌈🚀💫
#writingcommunity #amwriting #sff
Week: 11
Sessions: 4
Words: 4882
WIP Total: 70,412
🌈🚀💫
#writingcommunity #amwriting #sff
Boo! 🎃 I wrote a free YA horror story for you for Halloween.
Not all family keepsakes are heirlooms, some are downright evil... get your copy of The Daughter: kristygardner.com/the-daughter/
Happy spookiest day of spooky days to all who celebrate! 🖤
#booksky #horror #happyhalloween #spookybooks
Not all family keepsakes are heirlooms, some are downright evil... get your copy of The Daughter: kristygardner.com/the-daughter/
Happy spookiest day of spooky days to all who celebrate! 🖤
#booksky #horror #happyhalloween #spookybooks
October 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Boo! 🎃 I wrote a free YA horror story for you for Halloween.
Not all family keepsakes are heirlooms, some are downright evil... get your copy of The Daughter: kristygardner.com/the-daughter/
Happy spookiest day of spooky days to all who celebrate! 🖤
#booksky #horror #happyhalloween #spookybooks
Not all family keepsakes are heirlooms, some are downright evil... get your copy of The Daughter: kristygardner.com/the-daughter/
Happy spookiest day of spooky days to all who celebrate! 🖤
#booksky #horror #happyhalloween #spookybooks
October 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Weekly WIP update: Went backwards this week - that's a kick. But I needed to rework one of the time travel threads and the story is better for it. Like they say, every kick is a boost!
Sessions: 4
Words: 2887
WIP Total: 63,042
🌈🚀💫
#writingcommunity #amwriting #sff
Sessions: 4
Words: 2887
WIP Total: 63,042
🌈🚀💫
#writingcommunity #amwriting #sff
October 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Weekly WIP update: Went backwards this week - that's a kick. But I needed to rework one of the time travel threads and the story is better for it. Like they say, every kick is a boost!
Sessions: 4
Words: 2887
WIP Total: 63,042
🌈🚀💫
#writingcommunity #amwriting #sff
Sessions: 4
Words: 2887
WIP Total: 63,042
🌈🚀💫
#writingcommunity #amwriting #sff
Painted a thing today. Didn't hate it. Might share it once it dries.
October 20, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Painted a thing today. Didn't hate it. Might share it once it dries.
Book nerd alert! 🚨 Stopped by @bookwarehouse.bsky.social and found my #sapphicbooks on the shelf - now signed, cozy, and ready to ruin your feelings (in the best possible way). It still feels wild to see them on shelves. 🚀✨️
Shop local, support indie booksellers #Vancouver✌️
Shop local, support indie booksellers #Vancouver✌️
October 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Book nerd alert! 🚨 Stopped by @bookwarehouse.bsky.social and found my #sapphicbooks on the shelf - now signed, cozy, and ready to ruin your feelings (in the best possible way). It still feels wild to see them on shelves. 🚀✨️
Shop local, support indie booksellers #Vancouver✌️
Shop local, support indie booksellers #Vancouver✌️
October 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Fall Out Boy is the best.
October 18, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Fall Out Boy is the best.
Weekly WIP update: had one of those moments when the magic of the universe sparks, and I managed to connect a few time travel threads that were threatening to unravel the whole plot.
Sessions: 2
Words: 5997
WIP Total: 63,679
Yay writing ✨️🚀
#writingcommunity #amwriting #sff
Sessions: 2
Words: 5997
WIP Total: 63,679
Yay writing ✨️🚀
#writingcommunity #amwriting #sff
October 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Weekly WIP update: had one of those moments when the magic of the universe sparks, and I managed to connect a few time travel threads that were threatening to unravel the whole plot.
Sessions: 2
Words: 5997
WIP Total: 63,679
Yay writing ✨️🚀
#writingcommunity #amwriting #sff
Sessions: 2
Words: 5997
WIP Total: 63,679
Yay writing ✨️🚀
#writingcommunity #amwriting #sff
Fellow creative, it's okay to make mistakes and to let people see them. We're human, not robots (thank god).
#writingcommunity #creativity
#writingcommunity #creativity
October 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Fellow creative, it's okay to make mistakes and to let people see them. We're human, not robots (thank god).
#writingcommunity #creativity
#writingcommunity #creativity
Why is there sports all over my writer feed. I'm writing a strongly worded letter to .... someone.
October 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Why is there sports all over my writer feed. I'm writing a strongly worded letter to .... someone.
Wait. Wut.
October 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Wait. Wut.
What would you do if your found family was lightyears away and one questionable decision from total disaster? Solo-traveler Audrey came for R&R, but got a crash course in friendship, self love, and the messy magic of belonging.
SPACE BETWEEN WORLDS x LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS
#Dvpit #LGBT #SF
SPACE BETWEEN WORLDS x LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS
#Dvpit #LGBT #SF
October 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
WINTER'S ORBIT x LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS
When solo-traveler Audrey signs up for the first vacation to an alien planet, she expects Mai Tais and R&R. Instead, she finds chaos: quirky aliens, perilous terrain, and a found family that will break her heart and put it back together.
#dvpit #sf #lgbt
When solo-traveler Audrey signs up for the first vacation to an alien planet, she expects Mai Tais and R&R. Instead, she finds chaos: quirky aliens, perilous terrain, and a found family that will break her heart and put it back together.
#dvpit #sf #lgbt
October 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Audrey Tully wins a golden ticket on the first all-inclusive trip to an alien world. When nothing goes affording to plan, she must navigate perilous terrain, rely on the kindness of strangers, and trust herself if she's to get her new found family's butts back to Earth.
#dvpit #A #SF #LGBT
#dvpit #A #SF #LGBT
October 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE x MONK & ROBOT
She boarded our first shuttle to an alien planet seeking privacy, peace, zero drama. Instead, she crash-landed into a surreal world, messy feels, and the most chaotic love-you-whether-you-like-it-or-not found family in the galaxy.
#DVPit #A #SF #OWN
She boarded our first shuttle to an alien planet seeking privacy, peace, zero drama. Instead, she crash-landed into a surreal world, messy feels, and the most chaotic love-you-whether-you-like-it-or-not found family in the galaxy.
#DVPit #A #SF #OWN
October 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Today I turned 45, which launched my 45 Things list. Over the next year, I'll pull a thing each week and do it until the jar is empty. This is meant to curate more joy and adventure in my life. First up: paint naked... Yikes.
#45things #creativelife #writingcommunity
#45things #creativelife #writingcommunity
October 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Today I turned 45, which launched my 45 Things list. Over the next year, I'll pull a thing each week and do it until the jar is empty. This is meant to curate more joy and adventure in my life. First up: paint naked... Yikes.
#45things #creativelife #writingcommunity
#45things #creativelife #writingcommunity
As a Libra, pick your own poke is basically my worst nightmare.
October 4, 2025 at 8:24 PM
As a Libra, pick your own poke is basically my worst nightmare.
Weekly WIP update: Slogging through the mushy middle of my sapphic time travel book. The buzz of a new WIP has faded, but I'm showing up each day, whether I want to or not.
Sessions: 5
Words: 8107
WIP Total: 50,030
My characters are basically the boss of me now. 👻✨️
#writingcommunity #amwriting
Sessions: 5
Words: 8107
WIP Total: 50,030
My characters are basically the boss of me now. 👻✨️
#writingcommunity #amwriting
October 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Weekly WIP update: Slogging through the mushy middle of my sapphic time travel book. The buzz of a new WIP has faded, but I'm showing up each day, whether I want to or not.
Sessions: 5
Words: 8107
WIP Total: 50,030
My characters are basically the boss of me now. 👻✨️
#writingcommunity #amwriting
Sessions: 5
Words: 8107
WIP Total: 50,030
My characters are basically the boss of me now. 👻✨️
#writingcommunity #amwriting
I've entered my glam skirt with an oversized tee era. ✨️
October 3, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I've entered my glam skirt with an oversized tee era. ✨️
Gods bless the women who stand on the frontlines of healthcare, who protect our right to make choices about our own bodies, our autonomy, and our safety. You are angels. I know it can't be easy, but I see you, and I am grateful. 💕
October 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Gods bless the women who stand on the frontlines of healthcare, who protect our right to make choices about our own bodies, our autonomy, and our safety. You are angels. I know it can't be easy, but I see you, and I am grateful. 💕