Sara K Ellis
@skateellis.bsky.social
She/her. Words in Analog, Fusion Fragment and Shoreline of Infinity. Forthcoming in F & SF. Lambda Lit Fellow 2011. Milford '17 & '22. SFWA. Codex. 日本語もOK. Comics, food, film and fic. Debut novelist—If the Stars Are Lit from Luna Press.
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Sara K Ellis
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· Apr 15
This might just be the best Tuesday ever. Happy Book Birthday and a massive thank you to @lunapress.bsky.social for giving this story a home and for your patience through this journey, and to the amazing @tarabush.bsky.social for this dazzling cover! #bookbirthday
Graphics by @bookcravings01
Graphics by @bookcravings01
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Omar El Akkad's One Day, Everyone will have Always Been Against This has won the National Book Award. This is a deserving, necessary win. His words need to be on all of our minds and in all of our hearts.
"When it mattered, who sided with justice and who sided with power?"
"When it mattered, who sided with justice and who sided with power?"
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Omar El Akkad's One Day, Everyone will have Always Been Against This has won the National Book Award. This is a deserving, necessary win. His words need to be on all of our minds and in all of our hearts.
"When it mattered, who sided with justice and who sided with power?"
"When it mattered, who sided with justice and who sided with power?"
I don’t really get writer’s block, but I do have lulls in excitement for which long walks to angsty music are an instant fix.
Q3: What helped you get out of writer’s block? Is this a strategy you’ve used consistently, or do you need to take a different approach every time? #WeeknightWriters #FirstDraftFall
November 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I don’t really get writer’s block, but I do have lulls in excitement for which long walks to angsty music are an instant fix.
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Proud of Vince and the #Pluribus team on this incredible accomplishment 🙂
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Vince Gilligan’s ‘Pluribus’ Sets Record For Biggest Apple TV Drama Series Launch
Pluribus, from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, broke the record previously held by Severance Season 2 for the biggest global drama series launch.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Proud of Vince and the #Pluribus team on this incredible accomplishment 🙂
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It’s a sad day for time travel.
November 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
It’s a sad day for time travel.
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Book news! Publishing October 2026, COLLECTIVE presents a group of essays by leading editors on the art of editing (and curating) anthologies. Just look at the cumulative experience behind this one - everything you've ever wanted to know about putting an anthology together!
It gives us great pleasure to introduce Collective: The Collaborative Art of Anthologies edited by @dancoxon.bsky.social and Pete W Sutton! Find out more about the project and the amazing contributors in our post! 💙
Collective: The Collaborative Art of Anthologies
Is it is with great pleasure that we welcome to the Luna Family, the editors and authors of Collective: The Collaborative Art of Anthologies, edited by Dan Coxon and Pete W Sutton.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Book news! Publishing October 2026, COLLECTIVE presents a group of essays by leading editors on the art of editing (and curating) anthologies. Just look at the cumulative experience behind this one - everything you've ever wanted to know about putting an anthology together!
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Massive fire in Oita has burned more than 170 buildings so far | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
Massive fire in Oita has burned more than 170 buildings so far | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Firefighters have been battling an extensive fire in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Prefectural authorities say more than 170 houses and other buildings have been burned and a man in his 70s has...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Massive fire in Oita has burned more than 170 buildings so far | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/...
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#sketchbookdiary about some powerful television we’ve seen this week - the first three episodes of #pluribus and the first four of #hurricanekatrinaraceagainsttime
November 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
#sketchbookdiary about some powerful television we’ve seen this week - the first three episodes of #pluribus and the first four of #hurricanekatrinaraceagainsttime
Things About Being a Writer in Japan #1. If the Stars Are Lit is the debut speculative mystery by Sara K Ellis, exploring the implications of AI, memory, and loss. Cover by Tara Bush. Order now! www.lunapresspublishing.com/novels
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November 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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New Review - let’s start the week with some excellent fantasy Scotland 1745 and two women finally able to share their secrets. I strongly recommend Daughters of Nicnevin by @shonak.bsky.social out now! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/11...
Daughters of Nicnevin — Runalong The Shelves
I would like to thank Flame Tree Press for an advance copy of this novel in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher – Flame Tree Press Published – Out Now Price – £20 hardback £4.95 e...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:23 AM
New Review - let’s start the week with some excellent fantasy Scotland 1745 and two women finally able to share their secrets. I strongly recommend Daughters of Nicnevin by @shonak.bsky.social out now! www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2025/11...
This is epic!!
YOU GUYS WANNA SEE SOMETHING CURSED???? HOW ABOUT NEON GENESIS LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS HOCKEY?????
November 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM
This is epic!!
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Thank you, soil bacterium.
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
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November 16, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Thank you, soil bacterium.
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A whale caught in crab nets is fighting for her life on the Oregon Coast near Yachats, with so many people rushing there before official help arrives at dawn. The whale is vocalizing distress, asking for help. It's devastating. We have to find a way to stop entanglements. Unconscionable.
November 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
A whale caught in crab nets is fighting for her life on the Oregon Coast near Yachats, with so many people rushing there before official help arrives at dawn. The whale is vocalizing distress, asking for help. It's devastating. We have to find a way to stop entanglements. Unconscionable.
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Bursaries for writers of colour to attend the Milford Writers Workshop next year are now open. I seriously cannot recommend the experience enough. Apply here: www.milfordsf.co.uk/bursaries.htm @milfordsff.bsky.social
Milford Bursaries for Writers of Colour
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November 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Bursaries for writers of colour to attend the Milford Writers Workshop next year are now open. I seriously cannot recommend the experience enough. Apply here: www.milfordsf.co.uk/bursaries.htm @milfordsff.bsky.social
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APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN for the Milford Bursaries:
Funded Places for SF Writers of Colour September 2026!!
We have two bursaries available.
Apply before 30 Nov. All necessary info here: www.milfordsf.co.uk/bursaries.htm
Funded Places for SF Writers of Colour September 2026!!
We have two bursaries available.
Apply before 30 Nov. All necessary info here: www.milfordsf.co.uk/bursaries.htm
Milford Bursaries for Writers of Colour
www.milfordsf.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN for the Milford Bursaries:
Funded Places for SF Writers of Colour September 2026!!
We have two bursaries available.
Apply before 30 Nov. All necessary info here: www.milfordsf.co.uk/bursaries.htm
Funded Places for SF Writers of Colour September 2026!!
We have two bursaries available.
Apply before 30 Nov. All necessary info here: www.milfordsf.co.uk/bursaries.htm
Capitalist meltdown as a snack.
November 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Capitalist meltdown as a snack.
I never feel more envious of the Japanese language than when trying to convey a sound without defaulting to the usual clangs, bangs, and thunks.
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I never feel more envious of the Japanese language than when trying to convey a sound without defaulting to the usual clangs, bangs, and thunks.
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Pre-order Luna Novella 2026! In This City, Where it rains by
@lyndseycroal.bsky.social In an alternative Edinburgh, Maggie is haunted by ghosts that only appear in the rain - and it always rains in this city. ☔︎
www.lunapresspublishing.com/lunanovella
@lyndseycroal.bsky.social In an alternative Edinburgh, Maggie is haunted by ghosts that only appear in the rain - and it always rains in this city. ☔︎
www.lunapresspublishing.com/lunanovella
November 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Pre-order Luna Novella 2026! In This City, Where it rains by
@lyndseycroal.bsky.social In an alternative Edinburgh, Maggie is haunted by ghosts that only appear in the rain - and it always rains in this city. ☔︎
www.lunapresspublishing.com/lunanovella
@lyndseycroal.bsky.social In an alternative Edinburgh, Maggie is haunted by ghosts that only appear in the rain - and it always rains in this city. ☔︎
www.lunapresspublishing.com/lunanovella
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"Small acts of kindness and service can change the world. Sometime it all comes down to helping one person, and letting those actions ripple from there." You can read the full blog by @dmbeucler.bsky.social on @scalzi.com The Big Idea 💙
The Big Idea: D. M. Beucler
Small acts of kindness may not always seem like they change the world, but they certainly change the world of whoever you’re helping. Author D. M. Beucler discusses how acts of kindness are a…
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October 10, 2025 at 7:39 AM
"Small acts of kindness and service can change the world. Sometime it all comes down to helping one person, and letting those actions ripple from there." You can read the full blog by @dmbeucler.bsky.social on @scalzi.com The Big Idea 💙
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I harvested some persimmons. I’m going to peel them and dry them to make hoshigaki.
They develop an incredibly rich sweetness.
They develop an incredibly rich sweetness.
November 14, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I harvested some persimmons. I’m going to peel them and dry them to make hoshigaki.
They develop an incredibly rich sweetness.
They develop an incredibly rich sweetness.
I love this. I remember being 🤯 by a documentary in which scientists knapped a Neanderthal tool. They estimated that the process must have taken months, not because they were unintelligent but because it had multiple functions.
Many people are curious about knapping. Here's a video I show my students.
There are heaps of videos out there, but they are very North American (there's the rest of the world to consider!) or focused on the 'fancy' stuff. 🧪 🏺
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyuz...
There are heaps of videos out there, but they are very North American (there's the rest of the world to consider!) or focused on the 'fancy' stuff. 🧪 🏺
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyuz...
November 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I love this. I remember being 🤯 by a documentary in which scientists knapped a Neanderthal tool. They estimated that the process must have taken months, not because they were unintelligent but because it had multiple functions.
“‘Angry lesbian’ would typically be a term I use to describe a poorly executed trope or stocktype, but here? Here it works and wholly lands. This is one earned angry lesbian. She’s also, crucially, not beyond reproach.”
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Well I’m Already Obsessed With ‘Pluribus’
If you've ever read Stephen King's The Stand or consumed similar literature and media about a viral outbreak that ends human life as we know it and thought to yourself "this is good but could use a le...
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November 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
“‘Angry lesbian’ would typically be a term I use to describe a poorly executed trope or stocktype, but here? Here it works and wholly lands. This is one earned angry lesbian. She’s also, crucially, not beyond reproach.”
www.autostraddle.com/pluribus-les...
www.autostraddle.com/pluribus-les...
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Short fiction writers, please read this and equip yourselves to make informed choices about the contracts you sign. 💔💪
On August 12, 1971, 16-year-old me mailed the first story I ever wrote off on its first submission to my dream market, F&SF. My tale was quickly rejected. On July 17th, 2025, I finally sold a story to that magazine. Here's why I felt I had to withdraw that story. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
November 13, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Short fiction writers, please read this and equip yourselves to make informed choices about the contracts you sign. 💔💪
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Scott is the second person I know to have had to withdraw a story from one of this group of magazines due to their new contract issues. Depressing but important for writers to know about Asimov’s, Analog, and the Magazine of F&SF (all of which have editors who are NOT to blame for the new model).
On August 12, 1971, 16-year-old me mailed the first story I ever wrote off on its first submission to my dream market, F&SF. My tale was quickly rejected. On July 17th, 2025, I finally sold a story to that magazine. Here's why I felt I had to withdraw that story. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
November 13, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Scott is the second person I know to have had to withdraw a story from one of this group of magazines due to their new contract issues. Depressing but important for writers to know about Asimov’s, Analog, and the Magazine of F&SF (all of which have editors who are NOT to blame for the new model).
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Pre-order Luna Novella 2026! All That Is in the Earth by
@aknighton.bsky.social When Clifford crash lands on the planet of Abaddon, he might as well be dead 🪐
www.lunapresspublishing.com/lunanovella
@aknighton.bsky.social When Clifford crash lands on the planet of Abaddon, he might as well be dead 🪐
www.lunapresspublishing.com/lunanovella
November 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Pre-order Luna Novella 2026! All That Is in the Earth by
@aknighton.bsky.social When Clifford crash lands on the planet of Abaddon, he might as well be dead 🪐
www.lunapresspublishing.com/lunanovella
@aknighton.bsky.social When Clifford crash lands on the planet of Abaddon, he might as well be dead 🪐
www.lunapresspublishing.com/lunanovella