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M.K. Hutchins
@mkhutchins.bsky.social
Author of fantasy & science fiction. Once-archaeologist. Baker of bread. Player of board games. Gardener. linktr.ee/mkhutchins
Really nice review of "Beneath the Unreal Gardens of the Virtual Villa" in Locus! locusmag.com/2025/05/esca...
Escape Pod, Cast of Wonders, and Strange Horizons: Reviews by Charles Payseur
Escape Pod 12/19/24 Cast of Wonders 12/22/24 Strange Horizons 1/20/25 Reaching back briefly to last year, Escape Pod rang in the holidays with Craig Church’s ‘‘The Bargain of Death and Saint Nicho­…
locusmag.com
May 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
For anyone who could use a dose of cozy, low-key, happy storytelling: all four episodes of Pokemon Concierge are free on Youtube until the 9th. Plotlines include "Oh no! The magikarp that is bad at swimming has lost its floatie!"

I love it SO MUCH.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMup...
I’m Haru, the New Concierge! [FULL EPISODE] 📺 | Pokémon Concierge Episode 1
YouTube video by The Official Pokémon YouTube channel
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March 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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5 stars to "Beneath the Unreal Gardens of the Virtual Villa” by M.K. Hutchins @mkhutchins.bsky.social published at @castofwonders.org www.castofwonders.org/2024/12/cast...
February 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
In case you missed it at Christmas time! It's a YA sci-fi retelling of Bluebeard, one of the fairy tales least likely to ever get a Disney adaptation.

‪Cast of Wonders 618: Beneath the unreal gardens of the virtual villa by @mkhutchins.bsky.social narrated by
@darthj.uno produced by @jeremycarter42.bsky.social

www.castofwonders.org/2024/12/cast...

Our final original fiction for 2024!
January 30, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Every book in the Kitchen & Kingdoms trilogy is on sale! www.amazon.com/dp/B0BRDK1BC...
November 29, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Happy Halloween!

(Bookstack art made by some awesome librarian near me. Librarians are the best.) #bookshelf #library
October 31, 2024 at 5:17 PM
The interplay between the text and the pictures here was so much fun. It was like "Rosie's Walk" by Pat Hutchinson mashed up with Hiyao Miyazaki's "Castle in the Sky." Loved it.
October 3, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Look what just came out in paperback!
September 4, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Just finished reading ONE QUARTER VILLIAN by Cori Cooper and it was good times, recommend, fairy tale trope fun: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
Amazon.com: One-Quarter Villain eBook : Cooper, Cori: Kindle Store
One-Quarter Villain - Kindle edition by Cooper, Cori. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading...
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July 15, 2024 at 6:45 PM
WIP setting. I love getting out into nature.
July 2, 2024 at 2:40 PM
I absolutely love that instead of copy-paste-put-in-Zelda-as-protag, this is a game where they thought about Zelda as the Triforce of Wisdom and gave her her own very cool engineering kind of gameplay.

Also really happy to see more in this art style!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=94RT...
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom – Announcement Trailer – Nintendo Switch
It's up to Princess Zelda to save Hyrule in a brand-new The Legend of Zelda story. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom launches September 26th on Nintendo Switch! Visit Nintendo.com for more info: https://www.nintendo.com/us/ Subscribe for more Nintendo fun: https://goo.gl/HYYsot Follow Nintendo of America X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NintendoAmerica Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nintendoamerica Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/nintendo
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June 18, 2024 at 8:05 PM
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We are open to reprint flash fiction now! Check out our guidelines and submit here:

smallwondersmag.com/...
Submission Guidelines - Small Wonders
Small Wonders is looking for original flash fiction (1,000 words or fewer), reprint flash fiction, original poems, and reprint art.
smallwondersmag.com
June 10, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Wrapped up a three-year-long campaign with these guys! There was a surprising amount of salt farming and turning people into hedgehogs. I love writing stories to share, but there's also something special about a TTRPG—a collaborative storytelling process meant just for the people in the room.
June 5, 2024 at 5:07 PM
No idea if I'll ever build this, but the heart-shaped tile printed as a Korok mask is so freakin' precious: www.lego.com/en-us/produc...
Great Deku Tree 2-in-1 77092 | LEGO® The Legend of Zelda™ | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop US
2-in-1 rebuildable merch gift for adults, with 4 minifigures
www.lego.com
May 28, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Pokemon: Horizons is the only kids show I know with modern characters who casually, happily distance/virtual/homeschool.

I came for the cute Sprigatito and they're dropping "Oh I've always done distance because I think better in the woods" and NO ONE tells Roy he has to sit in a chair to learn. 💚
May 22, 2024 at 8:20 PM
The lil snails won! Will become a LEGO GWP! ideas.lego.com/challenges/9...
The Autumn Snails
ideas.lego.com
May 16, 2024 at 9:31 PM
This is both amazing worldbuilding and so lyrical and poetic, go read:
I have a new story out today and I am so excited to share it with you!!!!

I wrote this story with the deliberate goal of making your brain do a thing that human brains really do not do. Give it a try and let me teach you a whole new way to read?

www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/we-w...
Editor's Note: This story, "We Will Teach You How to Read | We Will Teach You How to Read" is one of the most amazing stories I've ever read. I urge everyone to read it, & I'm so excited to finally share it with you all. —John Joseph Adams lightspeedmagazine.com/HowToRead
May 9, 2024 at 2:29 PM
How so cute??? And only 250 pieces??? ideas.lego.com/challenges/9...
The Autumn Snails
ideas.lego.com
May 2, 2024 at 3:18 AM
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OPEN AUDITIONS for narrators! We're expanding our roster of voice actors with open auditions April 15-30. All the details at the submission portal here: escapeartists.moksha.io/publication/...
April 15, 2024 at 7:33 PM
LEGO, absolutely rocking #AutismAcceptanceMonth here including new initiatives to make stores more sensory-friendly: www.lego.com/en-gb/aboutu...
sensory inclusion - About Us - LEGO.com
sensory inclusion
www.lego.com
April 11, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Finally jumped on the sprayed edges hype and had a little fun. It reminded me of painting trim, but without a nail gun and caulk. #sprayededgesbooks
March 26, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Me in August: Why am I stressed about reading books printed this year? Books don't have an expiration date! I can read things from last year; it's okay.

Me at Nebula Nominations Time: AAAAHHH. Why is most of the kidlit I read from last year? Why?!?

And so the cycle continues...
March 1, 2024 at 4:54 PM
LTUE was fantastic. Friends introduced me to new friends, I met amazing people on the panels I was on, and I went to fantastic classes. I also only remembered to take one picture, so, uh, goals for next year.
February 22, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Excited for LTUE42!
February 13, 2024 at 10:12 PM