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F. Anne Fischer, Author🇵🇸🇺🇦☮️ 💙❤️🖤
@refractedcreative.bsky.social
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Writer of urban fantasy, cozy mysteries, memoir, and the occasional story about little old ladies doing their thing. Biochemist by day. #ActuallyAutistic. She/her.
www.refractedcreative.com
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I added another fun little fairytale to my website. Check it out, and leave a comment if you want :)

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Red and green rocking dragon sitting in front of a yellow screen with a Chinese dragon drawn on it. A pair of socks with images of the Mona Lisa sit on its back
November 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Agatha says "Don't be silly. Every day is National Cat Day"

#NationalCatDay
Close-up of mostly white cat with orange and black markings around the face. Cat is sitting on human's stomach looking very disdainful.
October 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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Goodnight, Skybirds

May your views be stunning
Photography looking across the mountains, with a tall rock formation in the central foreground, and blue sky with white clouds
October 13, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Goodnight, Skybirds

May your travels be filled with inspiration
Night image of gothic cathedral with multiple spires illuminated on either side, rising over the buildings in a square
October 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Adding more flash fiction to my website. Here's a story about a cat with attitude who gets in over her head while experimenting with the experiments

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Photo of the side of a cat's head. Cat is white with green eyes and orange and black markings. There is a notebook open behind the cat.
September 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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It's such a shame when you have to spend your miserable, hot, humid weekend on the sofa in front of the AC unit doing research for your book...

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Picture of a book titled "Jane Austen's Letters Fourth Edition, Collected and Edited by Deirdre Le Faye". The cover has a sky blue background, with the title in dark blue capital letters and the editorship in red calligraphy. Two figures in regency era dresses are drawn underneath, one standing in a cream dress with red necklace and hat with a large feather, and the other seated on a red chair in a gold dress, wearing a bonnet with a blue ribbon
August 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Good morning, Skybirds

I'm never going to make it as an artist, but happy birthday to me 🤣
Chalk drawing of a two layer birthday cake with four candles
August 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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A malevolent fairy meets its match in a universal household problem solver...

It Fixes Everything

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A hammer, wrench, yellow handled pliers and roll of duct tape sit on a wood floor in the middle of a salt circle. The head of the wrench lays over the end of the hammer, with the pliers below and the duct tape to the right.
August 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Me, on a gelding named Kate. Second week learning to trot - didn't feel like I was going to be launched into the stratosphere today, so... improvement? 🐎
Woman in a green jacket and blue helmet sitting on an appaloosa gelding
August 3, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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Ooh, a new milestone. I approved my first ever comment on my website. Everything up to this point has been spam! Check out one of my favorite little pieces of flash fiction - The Family Crypt (link in comments)
Image of the front of a stone crypt with rows of star shaped openings inside of raised circles. A small rusted padlock holds the two sides of the door together. Image taken by author in Montmartre cemetery.
July 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Adding to my collection of period inappropriate possessions, because I would have had way more fun if I'd been born in a different era

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hand holding longsword with green handle and pointing it towards a stuffed rocking dragon and a yellowish room screen with a Chinese dragon painted on it
June 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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Every historical fantasy writer should have their own sword 😍

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Sword with green hilt laying on wooden deck next to black scabbard
June 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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I've been in grad school hell for far too long, but I did finally get around to adding one new story to my website!

Dragon Train - A legendary dragon must adapt to the modern world.

Inspired by the mascot of my adopted city :)
A crocodile wearing a red and white striped plastic sweater hangs from the concrete ceiling
May 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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This person shares my opinion of screamy signage
Typed sign reading ! Warning! (in red) followed by "Take care about everybody's health" "Don't be selfish and remember that your colleague is not supposed to clean up after you" "Don't make your colleagues angry because of the mess you left in lab". At the bottom is a handwritten note saying "but I want to make them angry"
May 16, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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If you insist...

#proofofcat
Mostly white cat with orange and black spots curled up on owner's lap, which is covered by a gold and rust coloured blanket
November 16, 2024 at 10:30 AM
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If you came here from the Twitter writing community you probably already know, but if you don't...

This guy is a predator. Block him immediately.

#writingcommunity
Screen shot of davewestfall.bsky.social 's page
November 12, 2024 at 9:08 PM
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The level of sophistication of the scientific equipment I work with ranges from electron microscope to...
Screwdriver with clear handle, and an orange cap on the end, sitting on a counter top
November 12, 2024 at 10:12 AM
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Good morning, Skybirds

I have things to do today, but it's not looking like I'm going to do them any time soon.
Mostly white cat with orange and black spots sleeping on tan and rust coloured blanket on owner's lap
November 10, 2024 at 7:30 AM
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Slightly unusual venue for a best of Broadway concert. Also, not sure why we've imported the Olomouc orchestra when we've got a perfectly good orchestra of our own. But it's a pretty place to spend an hour.
Interior of a gothic style church with white vaulted ceiling and pillars. The front of the church is lit with candles
October 19, 2024 at 5:42 PM
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So, what sort of critter has invaded my sample? I originally said elephant, but it has no tusks.
(this is magnified about 10k times, btw)
black and white image from an electron microscope with an object that looks like a four legged animal with a long nose
October 8, 2024 at 6:34 PM
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I may never make a living as a poet, but I do have fun with it.

Here's a little piece I wrote for a prompt

Dragon vs. Troll - A Multi-meter Fight for the Knoll

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Image of brown head and neck of dragon with its mouth open, silhouetted against a blue sky with white clouds
October 2, 2024 at 4:37 PM
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Ever had a friend who insisted on setting you up for a blind date, and just WOULD NOT take no for an answer?

The Art of Ghosting is a perfect little flash fiction piece for people with overly persistent friends 😉

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Two coffee cups sit on a wooden table in front of a window in a dark room
September 26, 2024 at 5:29 PM
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The Family Crypt is one of my favorite pieces of flash fiction that I've written :)

It's super short, but delightfully creepy...

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Close up of a crypt door with star shaped opening inside raised circles. The door is locked with a thin chain closed by a small padlock.
September 23, 2024 at 5:29 PM
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One more poem added back during my ongoing website reconstruction 😁

Where the Land Meets the Sea - a nice little poem about two friends (who happen to be dead) discussing their preference for land vs. water. Link in comments.
September 19, 2024 at 7:34 PM
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When you're a writer on a work retreat, and you find this in the yard...

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Axe lodged in a chopping block
September 10, 2024 at 2:27 PM