M. R. Robinson
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M. R. Robinson
@mruthrobinson.bsky.social
MR, she/her. writer, teacher, tired · reader at Diabolical Plots · Clarion West ‘25 · VP2024 · SFWA · Codex · words at BCS, Small Wonders, Haven Spec, elsewhere · co-founder of @othersidespec.bsky.social 🪐 🗡️ 🌈

https://m-r-robinson.com
Lastly, I'll add that it's my second (and final) year of eligibility for the Astounding Award for Best New Writer.

I have five more stories out this year and more coming soon! If you’ve enjoyed any of my work in 2025, I hope you’ll consider checking out the rest too: m-r-robinson.com/fiction/ (4/4)
November 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
"Lucinda Espinosa's Twenty-Seventh Death" (4900 words, sci-fi) is a lot of things: a space western, a queer love story, a tragedy you can't outrun in this or any universe. Published by @fusionfragment.bsky.social, rec'd by Locus, named a must-read by Reactor. (3/4)

www.fusionfragment.com/issue-24/
November 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
“Handsomest Gentlest” (2100 words, fantasy) is an ode to my boy. It’s also a story about grief and ghosts and the goodness of animals and the power of gentleness. If you've ever loved a dog, I think you'll like this story, published by @havenspec.bsky.social. (2/4)

www.havenspec.com/handsomest-g...
November 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Okay, okay, I give in, it’s 2025 awards eligibility time! I still have December stories coming, which means I cannot yet bring myself to make an extra-fancy graphic or a full long thread, but… until then, I hope you’ll consider reading some of my stories! Will link a couple favorites in the 🧵 (1/4)
November 13, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Out today! Super excited to share a new essay with you: “The Duchess Who Invented Science Fiction,” a silly and sincere ode to my beloved Margaret Cavendish, a 17th-century duchess who teaches us to 1. think speculatively and 2. wear ridiculous outfits.

compellingsciencefiction.com/posts/the-du...
November 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Convincing you to read my short story with the first sentence. Share yours... because I am behind on my 2025 reading, and I need allll the reading recs!

(If you like stories about grief, ghosts, and exceptionally good dogs, you can read "Handsomest Gentlest" here: www.havenspec.com/handsomest-g...)
November 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Signed my second story contract of the week! This one is a bleak horror-satire about the political and personal agonies of working in higher ed right now. (No time to celebrate: I have 300 papers to grade, and four fellowship deadlines, and I lost a lot of time this week to a shooting hoax, and—) 🫠
November 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Huge congratulations to the mayor-elect from… my wife.
November 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
November 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Happy Halloween to one and all 🎃 🦌
November 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Me writing this story, me submitting this story, me talking about this story:
October 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The problem here is that my current draft looks like this and my dogs look like this.
October 30, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Excellent taste in skeleton onesies 🙂‍↕️
October 27, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Tomorrow I return to the classroom after a two-year non-teaching fellowship.
October 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Today is my ELEVEN YEAR anniversary!!! These photos were taken in February 2015, our first Valentine’s Day. We were 19. I am the luckiest person in the world to love and be loved by this woman. I am even luckier that she was willing to go out with me when I had that particular haircut.
October 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
NOT EVEN A LITTLE SCARY
October 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It’s our first zero-backer day… BUT we’re only thirteen backers away from our final backer goal! (And $604 away from unlocking nonfiction.) If you 1. can’t stand me and 2. love queer art, there’s never been a better time to support @othersidespec.bsky.social!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
October 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Ah, well. At least past me did a great job with the title.
October 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Huge thanks to past me for all the support. Really appreciate it.
October 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I failed to capture a photo of the leaf-hat moment, but here is a photo of Wilf many autumns ago, just because everyone deserves to start their day with an autumnal dog.
October 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
With everything else going on this week… I have also been renovating my parents’ bathroom. Please enjoy this before and (almost, there’s a little more to do) after.
October 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Having a very “I owe my life to a teenaged barista” kind of week.
October 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I told the @othersidespec.bsky.social Discord that Winnie and Wilf could have whipped cream if we hit $3000 on day one. If we hit $9000 today (only $40 away!) I’ve vowed to introduce them to Cheez Whiz. Support queer art, but also… support Winnie and Wilf.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...
September 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Dinner of champions at the end of the best day in a long, long time. 141% funded on Day 1. If you backed us, thank you. If you shared the link, thank you. And if you just patiently endured our excited posting… thank you, too. We couldn’t do it without you, othersiders.
September 30, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Me waiting for the Appointed Time.
September 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM