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Nate Searle
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Writer of fantasy and sci-fi. Classic video game enthusiast. 2024 Claymore Award Finalist. Futurescapes 2025 participant.

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Nate Searle @natesearle.bsky.social · Aug 6
Excited to share that I’ve been accepted into the Futurescapes Writing Workshop! Looking forward to working with Fran Wilde and an incredible group of writers and faculty! @futurescapesww.bsky.social
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Choose 20 retro games that stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days.

Day 19: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2

#retrogameschallenge #gamechallenge #videogames #retrogaming #retrogames #playstation #psx
September 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Choose 20 retro games that stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days.

Day 18: Chrono Trigger

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September 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Choose 20 retro games that stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days.

Day 17: Spyro the Dragon

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September 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Choose 20 retro games that stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days.

Day 16: Final Fantasy XII

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September 3, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Choose 20 retro games that stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days.

Day 15: Conker’s Pocket Tales

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September 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Choose 20 retro games that stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days.

Day 12: Shenmue

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August 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Choose 20 retro games that stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days.

Day 11: Mario Kart 64

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August 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Choose 20 retro games that stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days.

Day 10: Sonic the Hedgehog 2

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August 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Choose 20 retro games that stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days.

Day 8: Final Fantasy IX

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August 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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I'm really enjoying Andrzej Sapkowski's, "The Last Wish." Might be my favorite book I've read so far this year. The dialogue is excellent, and the episodic nature of the story reminds me of Hans Bemmann's "The Stone and the Flute." I'd love to write something with this structure someday. #booksky
August 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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retro-warden.bsky.social
Choose 20 retro games that stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days.

Day 7: The House of the Dead 2

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August 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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retro-warden.bsky.social
Choose 20 retro games that stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days.

Day 6: Fable

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August 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Choose 20 retro games that stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days.

Day 5: Xenogears

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August 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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retro-warden.bsky.social
Choose 20 retro games that stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days.

Day 4: Pokemon Gold

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August 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Choose 20 retro games that stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days.

Day 3: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

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August 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Choose 20 retro games that stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days.

Day 2: Breath of Fire IV

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August 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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For the next few weeks I’ll feature one retro game per day that’s special to me. Join in with #retrogameschallenge and the text: “Choose 20 retro games that stayed with you or influenced you. One per day for 20 days.”

Away we go!

Day 1

#gamechallenge #videogames #retrogaming #retrogames
August 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Excited to share that I’ve been accepted into the Futurescapes Writing Workshop! Looking forward to working with Fran Wilde and an incredible group of writers and faculty! @futurescapesww.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Cursed with the nine-tailed fox spirit, Mina is one soul away from achieving godhood—but after meeting a brilliant yet quirky grad student, she questions her goal for immortality. But the fox has been waiting patiently, and it won't let anything stand in its way.

🦊 #Questpit #W #A #PR #H #R 🖤
3 by 3 grid of pictures: a woman covering half of her face; a couple kissing in the snow; dokkaebi; a woman under cherry blossoms; a pink lotus flower; a woman with yellow eyes; a woman in the rain; a woman with red on her face and hands; a hand with claws Gumiho. Adult paranormal romance Pitch: Cursed with the nine-tailed fox spirit, Mina is one soul away from achieving godhood—but after meeting a brilliant yet quirky grad student, she questions her goal for immortality. But the fox has been waiting patiently, and it won't let anything stand in its way. Comp titles: Such Sharp Teeth x Nine Tailed. Tropes and themes: reluctant villain, Korean folklore set in modern day, dangerous attraction, Forbidden and slow-burn romance, dark secrets, cinnamon roll mmc, ticking time bomb
February 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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NETTLE & BONE x CAMP DAMASCUS

Girl meets boy. Girl meets monsters. Girl has to save the town. Sometimes what you don't know can kill you in BLUDEYE BEACH.

🫂Found Family
👧Character driven
💕Slow burn romance
👻Monster menagerie

#QuestPit #Q #F #H #A
A collage of six images and a few text bubbles. The images are: 1) a smiling girl with big red X's over her eyes 2) A view from inside a cave looking out at the ocean. 3) A cliff overlooking the ocean. 4) A distant view of a road through trees. 5) The silhouette of a girl standing in front of a bright green light. 6) A black and white image of a hand covered in unidentified black substance, with the word help written over it. The first text box reads "Something is wrong in" and leads to a big word graphic over the entire poster reading "Bludeye Beach". The other text bubbles read "Is something out there", "Never walk home alone at night", and "Cat, Manny, Milo...what do they know?" Collage of six picrew cartoon looking characters. 1) an excited girl with curly brown hair and glasses holding a book, with the name Edie in front. 2) a gloomy looking boy with the name Milo in front. 3) a grinning boy with sunglasses and wavy hair, with the name Manny in front. 4) a purple haired girl sticking out her tongue and holding up a peace sign with the name Viola in front. 5) a reserved looking girl with the name Cat in front. 6) a stern looking girl with the name Alexandra in front.
February 12, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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EVA EVERGREEN, SEMI-MAGICAL WITCH x HOMEWARD BOUND

When Echo the dog’s best friend and owner—12-year-old Ema—is caught doing magic, he must travel across a country where magic is reviled to save her from witch hunters before her execution. #questpit #Q #F #MG
A collage of colorful images: A dog's face, resembling a husky; the drawing of a girl with medium-length black hair; the silhouette of a samurai standing in a dark forest; a dirt road cutting through a sunny green meadow; a drawing of three witches in the woods; a bright patch of colorful stones on the ground; a city with Japanese architecture by the sea with a setting sun in the background.
February 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Lonely Jane has mood-affecting weather abilities, Corwin’s an anxious new kid. Both could use a friend. When Jane’s shady landlord threatens eviction because of her, she has to control her emotions, but how can she when she’s majorly crushing on Corwin?!

#2025Pit #MG #Con #RomCom #SPF #DIS
January 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Grim are immortal.
Auri knows this.
But when one shows up to take her father's soul, she cuts him a deal. If he spares her father, she'll find him what he wants: a way to die. Now Auri has a week and a day to kill this immortal (who she's definitely not falling for).
🐈‍⬛ #A #F #RF #2025Pit 🐈‍⬛
A collage of 4 images, all black and white. A crow in a winter tree, an autumn leaf, a river of stars in the sky, and a woman underwater.
January 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
natesearle.bsky.social
EVA EVERGREEN, SEMI-MAGICAL WITCH x HOMEWARD BOUND

When Echo the dog’s best friend and owner—12-year-old Ema—is caught doing magic, he must travel across the country to save her from witch hunters before her execution. #2025Pit #Q #F #MG
A collage of colorful images: A dog's face, resembling a husky; the drawing of a girl with medium-length black hair; the silhouette of a samurai standing in a dark forest; a dirt road cutting through a sunny green meadow; a drawing of three witches in the woods; a bright patch of colorful stones on the ground; a city with Japanese architecture by the sea with a setting sun in the background.
January 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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smallpitch.org
The #SmallPitch pitch submission window opens soon, so let's go over some reminders.

First, you can view all the guidelines on our website at www.smallpitch.org. Please read them carefully! There's also an FAQ and a list of participating publishers.

Now, onto the key information.
#SmallPitch, the big pitch event for small presses
www.smallpitch.org
January 26, 2025 at 3:24 AM