Lora Gray
@loragray.bsky.social
Writer/Artist/Dancer. Published in F&SF, Uncanny, Strange Horizons and other lovely places. CW16. SFWA. They/Them.
https://www.lora-gray.com/
https://www.lora-gray.com/
Convincing you to read my short story with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
(“Tasseography” in @crayfishmag.bsky.social )
(“Tasseography” in @crayfishmag.bsky.social )
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Convincing you to read my short story with the first sentence. Share yours if you want.
(“Tasseography” in @crayfishmag.bsky.social )
(“Tasseography” in @crayfishmag.bsky.social )
Photos from our backyard this morning. I can’t remember the last time flowers + fall leaves + snow happened.
🌸❄️🍁
🌸❄️🍁
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Photos from our backyard this morning. I can’t remember the last time flowers + fall leaves + snow happened.
🌸❄️🍁
🌸❄️🍁
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Free Fiction Friday features A Dragon or a Flower or a Boy
by Lora Gray
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by Lora Gray
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A Dragon or a Flower or a Boy - Trollbreath Magazine
A Dragon or a Flower or a Boy
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November 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Free Fiction Friday features A Dragon or a Flower or a Boy
by Lora Gray
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by Lora Gray
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Just a little magic from today’s hike. 😊
November 2, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Just a little magic from today’s hike. 😊
Super excited that my poem, “My Love Wails in the Mending” is now out in Strange Horizons!
My Love Wails in the Mending
by Lora Gray @loragray.bsky.social
"her bones wailing low,
her wind in them willows
like a storm a-gathering"
Link ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
#poetry #speculativepoetry #specpo #sff
by Lora Gray @loragray.bsky.social
"her bones wailing low,
her wind in them willows
like a storm a-gathering"
Link ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...
#poetry #speculativepoetry #specpo #sff
October 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Super excited that my poem, “My Love Wails in the Mending” is now out in Strange Horizons!
Publishing news!
My short story, "Tasseography," is now out and free to read in the latest issue of @crayfishmag.bsky.social (Guest edited by the amazing Isaiah Hunt) :)
www.crayfishmag.com/lora-gray-ta...
My short story, "Tasseography," is now out and free to read in the latest issue of @crayfishmag.bsky.social (Guest edited by the amazing Isaiah Hunt) :)
www.crayfishmag.com/lora-gray-ta...
LORA GRAY TASSEOGRAPHY — CrayfishMag
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October 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Publishing news!
My short story, "Tasseography," is now out and free to read in the latest issue of @crayfishmag.bsky.social (Guest edited by the amazing Isaiah Hunt) :)
www.crayfishmag.com/lora-gray-ta...
My short story, "Tasseography," is now out and free to read in the latest issue of @crayfishmag.bsky.social (Guest edited by the amazing Isaiah Hunt) :)
www.crayfishmag.com/lora-gray-ta...
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"Your Birdsong Pleading" by @loragray.bsky.social now free to read online!
"So, why, sister, are you here, with your milky feathers, your downy breast, your songbird pleading for more time, more love, more sameness?"
plotthoundmag.com/your-birdson...
"So, why, sister, are you here, with your milky feathers, your downy breast, your songbird pleading for more time, more love, more sameness?"
plotthoundmag.com/your-birdson...
”Your Birdsong Pleading” by Lora Gray – Plott Hound Magazine
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October 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
"Your Birdsong Pleading" by @loragray.bsky.social now free to read online!
"So, why, sister, are you here, with your milky feathers, your downy breast, your songbird pleading for more time, more love, more sameness?"
plotthoundmag.com/your-birdson...
"So, why, sister, are you here, with your milky feathers, your downy breast, your songbird pleading for more time, more love, more sameness?"
plotthoundmag.com/your-birdson...
Guess who’s writing horror poetry to AFI’s “Behind the Clock” on repeat?
September 30, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Guess who’s writing horror poetry to AFI’s “Behind the Clock” on repeat?
Jon Lasser, an amazing writer and dear friend, passed yesterday. I’m so glad I was able to spend time with him last month and tell him how much he meant to me while he was still here.
Which is to say don’t wait to tell your friends how wonderful they are. And big hugs to everyone mourning rn.
Which is to say don’t wait to tell your friends how wonderful they are. And big hugs to everyone mourning rn.
September 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Jon Lasser, an amazing writer and dear friend, passed yesterday. I’m so glad I was able to spend time with him last month and tell him how much he meant to me while he was still here.
Which is to say don’t wait to tell your friends how wonderful they are. And big hugs to everyone mourning rn.
Which is to say don’t wait to tell your friends how wonderful they are. And big hugs to everyone mourning rn.
My poem, “Your Birdsong Pleading,” is now out in Plott Hound Magazine!
Plott Hound issue 2 is now live!
Buy individual issue or annual subscription to access this latest menagerie:
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Buy individual issue or annual subscription to access this latest menagerie:
plotthoundmag.com/issues/
September 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
My poem, “Your Birdsong Pleading,” is now out in Plott Hound Magazine!
This year’s Patreon chapbooks have arrived!!!
Every year I compile the original stories and poems I post monthly there into a chapbook, (I also create the cover art 😊).
If you want to support me, and possibly get a chapbook for yourself, you can find more info at:
www.patreon.com/c/loragray
Every year I compile the original stories and poems I post monthly there into a chapbook, (I also create the cover art 😊).
If you want to support me, and possibly get a chapbook for yourself, you can find more info at:
www.patreon.com/c/loragray
September 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This year’s Patreon chapbooks have arrived!!!
Every year I compile the original stories and poems I post monthly there into a chapbook, (I also create the cover art 😊).
If you want to support me, and possibly get a chapbook for yourself, you can find more info at:
www.patreon.com/c/loragray
Every year I compile the original stories and poems I post monthly there into a chapbook, (I also create the cover art 😊).
If you want to support me, and possibly get a chapbook for yourself, you can find more info at:
www.patreon.com/c/loragray
Yesterday’s flea market adventure landed me a new friend. His name is Walter. Walter is currently masquerading as a mid-century, West German alarm clock. Walter also enjoys sleeping in and lazy, late summer afternoons.
I love Walter.
🐢⏰💚
I love Walter.
🐢⏰💚
September 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Yesterday’s flea market adventure landed me a new friend. His name is Walter. Walter is currently masquerading as a mid-century, West German alarm clock. Walter also enjoys sleeping in and lazy, late summer afternoons.
I love Walter.
🐢⏰💚
I love Walter.
🐢⏰💚
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Hellllooooo from the static! It is fundraising season for many spec mags out there. We are doing things a little differently with a small gofundme to help us into 2026.
We are already at $2 and just need a little boost to help us to our goal of $2400 👻
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We are already at $2 and just need a little boost to help us to our goal of $2400 👻
www.gofundme.com/f/support-th...
Donate to Support The Cosmic Background's Diverse Voices, organized by Sam Asher
For two years, The Cosmic Background has been the world's premier venue for f… Sam Asher needs your support for Support The Cosmic Background's Diverse Voices
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September 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Hellllooooo from the static! It is fundraising season for many spec mags out there. We are doing things a little differently with a small gofundme to help us into 2026.
We are already at $2 and just need a little boost to help us to our goal of $2400 👻
www.gofundme.com/f/support-th...
We are already at $2 and just need a little boost to help us to our goal of $2400 👻
www.gofundme.com/f/support-th...
My poem, “A Dragon or a Flower or a Boy,” is in the latest issue of Trollbreath Magazine! 😍
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Issue 5, Fall 2025 - Trollbreath Magazine
Issue 5, Fall 2025 Fiction La Forêt de Fontainebleu, Les Chasseurs, Le Renard by Aimee Ogden The Water Dragons of Harney County by B. Morris Allen The Machines are Hungry by Maressa Voss Gracie ...
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September 1, 2025 at 4:24 AM
My poem, “A Dragon or a Flower or a Boy,” is in the latest issue of Trollbreath Magazine! 😍
@trollbreathmag.bsky.social
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In case anybody needs cheering up. Baby goat county fair photo from a few weeks ago. 😊
August 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
In case anybody needs cheering up. Baby goat county fair photo from a few weeks ago. 😊
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If you loved that poetry was at WorldCon this year, please visit poetryhugo.com and learn about our goal to ratify the poetry Hugo award for years to come so it can be REALLY REALLY PERMANENT.
Poets are here and we want to make you fall in love with words again 🥰
Poets are here and we want to make you fall in love with words again 🥰
Speculative Poetry Initiative
What Are the Hugo Awards and Who Can Participate?
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August 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
If you loved that poetry was at WorldCon this year, please visit poetryhugo.com and learn about our goal to ratify the poetry Hugo award for years to come so it can be REALLY REALLY PERMANENT.
Poets are here and we want to make you fall in love with words again 🥰
Poets are here and we want to make you fall in love with words again 🥰
I didn’t realize how badly I needed Worldcon. Sharing the past few days with some of my very dearest friends, finally connecting in-person with folks I’ve known online for years, and meeting new/inspiring people was a joy. It’s been a rough year, but tonight my heart is so freaking full.
August 18, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I didn’t realize how badly I needed Worldcon. Sharing the past few days with some of my very dearest friends, finally connecting in-person with folks I’ve known online for years, and meeting new/inspiring people was a joy. It’s been a rough year, but tonight my heart is so freaking full.
Congrats all of the Hugo winners!
August 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Congrats all of the Hugo winners!
Seattle, I am in you!
I’ll be at Worldcon through Saturday night and I’m already having such a fun time. Feel free to say hey if you catch me. :)
I’ll be at Worldcon through Saturday night and I’m already having such a fun time. Feel free to say hey if you catch me. :)
August 15, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Seattle, I am in you!
I’ll be at Worldcon through Saturday night and I’m already having such a fun time. Feel free to say hey if you catch me. :)
I’ll be at Worldcon through Saturday night and I’m already having such a fun time. Feel free to say hey if you catch me. :)
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Ariel-bait vibe #6: romance, rot
Example story: "The Imitation Sea" by @loragray.bsky.social in Shimmer (and also reprinted in FF#4!)
www.fusionfragment.com/issue-4/
Example story: "The Imitation Sea" by @loragray.bsky.social in Shimmer (and also reprinted in FF#4!)
www.fusionfragment.com/issue-4/
Issue #4
“Getaway” by Jennifer Hudak: eating disorders / disembodiment / vacations “In a Village Without Dogs” by Eileen Gunnell Lee: Romani diaspora / exile ships / racism “Sailing to Byzantium” …
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August 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Ariel-bait vibe #6: romance, rot
Example story: "The Imitation Sea" by @loragray.bsky.social in Shimmer (and also reprinted in FF#4!)
www.fusionfragment.com/issue-4/
Example story: "The Imitation Sea" by @loragray.bsky.social in Shimmer (and also reprinted in FF#4!)
www.fusionfragment.com/issue-4/
My Patreon, (where I post all kinds of original writing and art), turns 5 this year!
To celebrate, I'm holding a special contest for my followers. You don't have to have a paid subscription for this one, (though of course if you want to support me, that’s an option, too :) )
www.patreon.com/loragray
To celebrate, I'm holding a special contest for my followers. You don't have to have a paid subscription for this one, (though of course if you want to support me, that’s an option, too :) )
www.patreon.com/loragray
Get more from Lora Gray on Patreon
speculative fiction, poetry and art
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August 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
My Patreon, (where I post all kinds of original writing and art), turns 5 this year!
To celebrate, I'm holding a special contest for my followers. You don't have to have a paid subscription for this one, (though of course if you want to support me, that’s an option, too :) )
www.patreon.com/loragray
To celebrate, I'm holding a special contest for my followers. You don't have to have a paid subscription for this one, (though of course if you want to support me, that’s an option, too :) )
www.patreon.com/loragray
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ICYMI, WE NEED YOUR HELP, SPACE UNICORNS! The Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns! Kickstarter is 83% funded with 9 days to go! Please push us over that finish line so we can make another year of your Uncanny Magazine! buff.ly/d6biJJf
July 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
ICYMI, WE NEED YOUR HELP, SPACE UNICORNS! The Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns! Kickstarter is 83% funded with 9 days to go! Please push us over that finish line so we can make another year of your Uncanny Magazine! buff.ly/d6biJJf
Today’s blood labs + teaching my morning yoga class have absolutely taken me out. But I have a nap under my belt. Caffeine on the horizon. And a novella to tackle.
Wish me luck!
Wish me luck!
July 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Today’s blood labs + teaching my morning yoga class have absolutely taken me out. But I have a nap under my belt. Caffeine on the horizon. And a novella to tackle.
Wish me luck!
Wish me luck!
This is genius. I, too, am dead.
July 14, 2025 at 6:27 PM
This is genius. I, too, am dead.