Lettie Prell
@lettie-prell.bsky.social
Science fiction & fantasy writer. Stories in Analog, Clarkesworld, Tordotcom, Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy, etc. SFWA/Codex. Foodie and cat lover. Active in League of Women Voters. She/her. http://www.lettieprell.com.
Getting some writing in before No Kings on Saturday. Also taking a free introductory Barre class, b/c trying something new, getting some exercise accountability, and being with people bring me joy.
October 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Getting some writing in before No Kings on Saturday. Also taking a free introductory Barre class, b/c trying something new, getting some exercise accountability, and being with people bring me joy.
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Guess who got to do a little unboxing tonight :)
Wicked pumped to get to hold The Writhing, Verdant End!!!
It’s an eco horror split anthology with me, @ericraglin1992.bsky.social, and @tiffmorris.bsky.social in it :)
Wicked pumped to get to hold The Writhing, Verdant End!!!
It’s an eco horror split anthology with me, @ericraglin1992.bsky.social, and @tiffmorris.bsky.social in it :)
October 16, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Guess who got to do a little unboxing tonight :)
Wicked pumped to get to hold The Writhing, Verdant End!!!
It’s an eco horror split anthology with me, @ericraglin1992.bsky.social, and @tiffmorris.bsky.social in it :)
Wicked pumped to get to hold The Writhing, Verdant End!!!
It’s an eco horror split anthology with me, @ericraglin1992.bsky.social, and @tiffmorris.bsky.social in it :)
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October 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Right!
I finished drafting a new story just now!
a female basketball player wears a jersey that says ever on it
Alt: Basketball great Caitlin Clark celebrates on court, pumping both arms. She’s wearing an Indiana Fever jersey, number 22.
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October 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I finished drafting a new story just now!
I’ll clean the house when I’m done writing this story, and not before! ::shakes fist at reflection in mirror::
October 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I’ll clean the house when I’m done writing this story, and not before! ::shakes fist at reflection in mirror::
I’m writing a new story this weekend. You?
October 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I’m writing a new story this weekend. You?
My people. I’m engaged in my senses and dreaming of stories. Yes, I’ve experienced loss and I’m also alive rn, so that’s what I’m doing. You do it, too. All the love.
September 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
My people. I’m engaged in my senses and dreaming of stories. Yes, I’ve experienced loss and I’m also alive rn, so that’s what I’m doing. You do it, too. All the love.
Gearing up for #WorldCon Seattle. Yes, I’m on the program. Yes, someone close to me died earlier this year. At some point, we choose life; we do the life-affirming things. I got this.
July 25, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Gearing up for #WorldCon Seattle. Yes, I’m on the program. Yes, someone close to me died earlier this year. At some point, we choose life; we do the life-affirming things. I got this.
Visiting family includes Lily the cat. She is shy but we have tamed each other.
July 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Visiting family includes Lily the cat. She is shy but we have tamed each other.
Some of the birds I came across on my walk along a wooded bike trail in Greenwood Park, Des Moines this morning. Love the Merlin Bird app.
July 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Some of the birds I came across on my walk along a wooded bike trail in Greenwood Park, Des Moines this morning. Love the Merlin Bird app.
I think I just became a birder. Send help.
June 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I think I just became a birder. Send help.
It’s that time of year when the Hugo Award reading packet ensures I have great sf/f reading material for more than a month.
May 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
It’s that time of year when the Hugo Award reading packet ensures I have great sf/f reading material for more than a month.
While cleaning up saved links in my laptop, I ran across one called “Mason’s apartment”. It took me a few seconds to realize, oh, that’s where one of my characters lives.
It’s a one-bedroom in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago, and has a boho vibe.
Hope I sell that novel.
It’s a one-bedroom in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago, and has a boho vibe.
Hope I sell that novel.
May 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
While cleaning up saved links in my laptop, I ran across one called “Mason’s apartment”. It took me a few seconds to realize, oh, that’s where one of my characters lives.
It’s a one-bedroom in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago, and has a boho vibe.
Hope I sell that novel.
It’s a one-bedroom in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago, and has a boho vibe.
Hope I sell that novel.
I wrote a micro fiction piece today. That might not sound like much, but my spouse died in March, so writing this was an achievement.
May 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I wrote a micro fiction piece today. That might not sound like much, but my spouse died in March, so writing this was an achievement.
Rainy night. Watching Murderbot.
May 19, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Rainy night. Watching Murderbot.
Me, writing a short story:
a woman in a black dress is dancing in front of a window in a bedroom
Alt: a woman in a black dress is dancing across a room, happy and carefree.
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May 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Me, writing a short story:
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At long last, the April issues (yes, plural!) of Worlds of Possibility are here! Featuring work by @the-lettersea.com, @spencerorey.bsky.social, @ayidashonibar.bsky.social, @lettie-prell.bsky.social, @keyanbowes.bsky.social and many more!
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Introducing the April 2025 Issues of Worlds of Possibility
This issue is special, as it’s actually two issues releasing at the same time!
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May 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
At long last, the April issues (yes, plural!) of Worlds of Possibility are here! Featuring work by @the-lettersea.com, @spencerorey.bsky.social, @ayidashonibar.bsky.social, @lettie-prell.bsky.social, @keyanbowes.bsky.social and many more!
www.juliarios.com/introducing-...
www.juliarios.com/introducing-...
Idk how I did it, but I managed to lose my box cutter, which I had in my actual hand before setting it down to take a phone call from my cousin. Poof! Gone.
May 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Idk how I did it, but I managed to lose my box cutter, which I had in my actual hand before setting it down to take a phone call from my cousin. Poof! Gone.
I wrote a letter to the editor of my paper this morning. #AmWriting is writing.
May 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I wrote a letter to the editor of my paper this morning. #AmWriting is writing.
My story, “When You Think No One Can See You” is the sneak peek for subscribers to Worlds of Possibility. www.juliarios.com
OMG Julia!
Julia Rios, writer, editor, narrator, podcaster. The OMG Julia Podcast explores creative lives and processes. Worlds of Possibility collects stories and poems.
www.juliarios.com
May 3, 2025 at 1:34 PM
My story, “When You Think No One Can See You” is the sneak peek for subscribers to Worlds of Possibility. www.juliarios.com
Happy May Day. Here’s a shot of a lily of the valley in my yard.
May 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Happy May Day. Here’s a shot of a lily of the valley in my yard.
Through grief, simple life-affirming acts: feeding the cats, smelling lilac blooms in my backyard, making a paella with artichokes.
April 27, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Through grief, simple life-affirming acts: feeding the cats, smelling lilac blooms in my backyard, making a paella with artichokes.
There’s nothing cozier than listening to the sound of rain while one sits writing. #AmWriting
April 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
There’s nothing cozier than listening to the sound of rain while one sits writing. #AmWriting
Why am I so freaking tired after supper? Oh right. Grief. Yet also, what a beautiful day it was, and is.
April 21, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Why am I so freaking tired after supper? Oh right. Grief. Yet also, what a beautiful day it was, and is.
There is grief, and also now, cooking. I was tired of others feeding me. Today I made baba ganoush and froze some of it.
April 20, 2025 at 8:26 PM
There is grief, and also now, cooking. I was tired of others feeding me. Today I made baba ganoush and froze some of it.