S.L.Johnson
@sljohnson.bsky.social
American writer living in Sydney. Speculative fiction and poetry. Type 1 diabetes. Former editor at Novel Slices. Obsessed with Zines.
My pandemic scrapbook is free on Amazon for a few days. It reads best on a tablet or phone. Give it a go? Could be fun for your commute to work today?
Note: because this chapbook is so image-heavy, it looks best on phones and tablets
US Store: a.co/d/fGhYfDC
Australia Store: amzn.asia/d/4bXnmEs
Note: because this chapbook is so image-heavy, it looks best on phones and tablets
US Store: a.co/d/fGhYfDC
Australia Store: amzn.asia/d/4bXnmEs
Amazon.com
a.co
September 12, 2025 at 10:37 PM
My pandemic scrapbook is free on Amazon for a few days. It reads best on a tablet or phone. Give it a go? Could be fun for your commute to work today?
Note: because this chapbook is so image-heavy, it looks best on phones and tablets
US Store: a.co/d/fGhYfDC
Australia Store: amzn.asia/d/4bXnmEs
Note: because this chapbook is so image-heavy, it looks best on phones and tablets
US Store: a.co/d/fGhYfDC
Australia Store: amzn.asia/d/4bXnmEs
Holy Toledo, I put a digital #zine of images and #poetry about my pandemic experience in #sanfrancisco on Amazon kindle just for kicks and not only did someone read it but they gave me a legit 4 star review, I am so pleased someone out there read it! www.amazon.com/San-Francisc...
From San Francisco to Sydney: A Pandemic Scrapbook of Poetry and Images
From San Francisco to Sydney: A Pandemic Scrapbook of Poetry and Images
www.amazon.com
September 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Holy Toledo, I put a digital #zine of images and #poetry about my pandemic experience in #sanfrancisco on Amazon kindle just for kicks and not only did someone read it but they gave me a legit 4 star review, I am so pleased someone out there read it! www.amazon.com/San-Francisc...
Apparently I am Steph AF, it has a nice ring…
July 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Apparently I am Steph AF, it has a nice ring…
Schrödinger’s restaurant?
July 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Schrödinger’s restaurant?
Reposted by S.L.Johnson
Are You A Speculative Poet? Would you love to see a Hugo Award for Poetry?
The Speculative Poetry Initiative is a group of poets and writers interested in creating a Hugo Award for Speculative Poetry. Come join us!
www.poetryhugo.com
#sfpoetry #poetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
The Speculative Poetry Initiative is a group of poets and writers interested in creating a Hugo Award for Speculative Poetry. Come join us!
www.poetryhugo.com
#sfpoetry #poetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
Speculative Poetry Initiative
What Are the Hugo Awards and Who Can Participate?
www.poetryhugo.com
June 4, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Are You A Speculative Poet? Would you love to see a Hugo Award for Poetry?
The Speculative Poetry Initiative is a group of poets and writers interested in creating a Hugo Award for Speculative Poetry. Come join us!
www.poetryhugo.com
#sfpoetry #poetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
The Speculative Poetry Initiative is a group of poets and writers interested in creating a Hugo Award for Speculative Poetry. Come join us!
www.poetryhugo.com
#sfpoetry #poetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity
Reposted by S.L.Johnson
This week on Planetside…
“Poetry in Print: Shaping Your Own Chapbook” by Wendy Van Camp guides poets through title, tone, order, and intention. Learn how to create yours at www.sfwa.org/2025/07/22/p...
Part of SPECULATIVE POETICS. @indigoskye.bsky.social
“Poetry in Print: Shaping Your Own Chapbook” by Wendy Van Camp guides poets through title, tone, order, and intention. Learn how to create yours at www.sfwa.org/2025/07/22/p...
Part of SPECULATIVE POETICS. @indigoskye.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This week on Planetside…
“Poetry in Print: Shaping Your Own Chapbook” by Wendy Van Camp guides poets through title, tone, order, and intention. Learn how to create yours at www.sfwa.org/2025/07/22/p...
Part of SPECULATIVE POETICS. @indigoskye.bsky.social
“Poetry in Print: Shaping Your Own Chapbook” by Wendy Van Camp guides poets through title, tone, order, and intention. Learn how to create yours at www.sfwa.org/2025/07/22/p...
Part of SPECULATIVE POETICS. @indigoskye.bsky.social
Hey everyone: If you're in Sydney, and if you're a speculative fiction writer, there's still some spaces left for various sessions at our Speculative Writing in Focus at Chatswood Library. Can I also ask y'all to share this widely? RSVP here: libraries.willoughby.nsw.gov.au/Events-and-p...
Willoughby Literary Festival
Set over two weekends in July, the Willoughby Literary Festival is a celebration of books, creativity and the joy of storytelling.
libraries.willoughby.nsw.gov.au
July 21, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Hey everyone: If you're in Sydney, and if you're a speculative fiction writer, there's still some spaces left for various sessions at our Speculative Writing in Focus at Chatswood Library. Can I also ask y'all to share this widely? RSVP here: libraries.willoughby.nsw.gov.au/Events-and-p...
Feeling quite proud to have qualified for Associate Membership to SFWA after five years of writing. I don’t know how far I will get in my lifetime but I feel like I have passed a threshold and it’s really meaningful to me to belong to a professional organization like this.
July 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Feeling quite proud to have qualified for Associate Membership to SFWA after five years of writing. I don’t know how far I will get in my lifetime but I feel like I have passed a threshold and it’s really meaningful to me to belong to a professional organization like this.
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I enjoyed this poem, not only because of the Star Trek TOS references but that was part of it
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
Study for Belief with Lines from “Star Trek: The Original Series”
We’re being pulled toward the center of the zone of darkness. Kenosis required, emptying the self of self. Neil deGrasse Tyson: we are a speck on a speck on a speck on a speck. The heart of the wise i...
www.poetryfoundation.org
July 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I enjoyed this poem, not only because of the Star Trek TOS references but that was part of it
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
If you live in Sydney, and you are a writer, don’t miss the Willoughby literary festival: libraries.willoughby.nsw.gov.au/Events-and-p...
#sydney #australiawriters
#sydney #australiawriters
Willoughby Literary Festival
Set over two weekends in July, the Willoughby Literary Festival is a celebration of books, creativity and the joy of storytelling.
libraries.willoughby.nsw.gov.au
July 15, 2025 at 6:37 AM
If you live in Sydney, and you are a writer, don’t miss the Willoughby literary festival: libraries.willoughby.nsw.gov.au/Events-and-p...
#sydney #australiawriters
#sydney #australiawriters
Here’s a squeaky duck, just in case you needed a lift… (sound is loud, fair warning)
July 15, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Here’s a squeaky duck, just in case you needed a lift… (sound is loud, fair warning)
Here’s a random video of rain in Tokyo at night…
July 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Here’s a random video of rain in Tokyo at night…
Hey Sydney writers, did you know there’s a specfic open mic happening tomorrow? RSVP here: events.humanitix.com/sydney-specu...
Sydney Speculative Scribes July Open Mic - in partnership with WestWords
Get tickets on Humanitix - Sydney Speculative Scribes July Open Mic - in partnership with WestWords . WestWords Western Sydney Centre for Writing, 41 Hunter St, Parramatta NSW 2150, Australia. Sunday ...
events.humanitix.com
July 12, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Hey Sydney writers, did you know there’s a specfic open mic happening tomorrow? RSVP here: events.humanitix.com/sydney-specu...
Reposted by S.L.Johnson
"go indie" is the new "pull yourself up by your bootstraps"
July 2, 2025 at 8:47 PM
"go indie" is the new "pull yourself up by your bootstraps"
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Creativity is labor. Full stop.
May 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Creativity is labor. Full stop.
Remember me? I'm the person that managed to get a story published with Banksia Journal with a protagonist who happens to be diabetic. Guess what! I've got another t1d story out in the wild! Read it for free here: thecrosstimbers.online/current-issu...
#t1d #diabetes #t1dlookslikeme
#t1d #diabetes #t1dlookslikeme
Current Issue
thecrosstimbers.online
June 25, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Remember me? I'm the person that managed to get a story published with Banksia Journal with a protagonist who happens to be diabetic. Guess what! I've got another t1d story out in the wild! Read it for free here: thecrosstimbers.online/current-issu...
#t1d #diabetes #t1dlookslikeme
#t1d #diabetes #t1dlookslikeme
Reposted by S.L.Johnson
Disabled people aren’t “choosing” to be sick.
They can’t “try harder” to be well.
It’s not about how hard we fight or whether we want it bad enough.
Disability is not a moral failing.
Many of us were just like you, until we weren’t.
Its one of the only minority groups you can join at any time
They can’t “try harder” to be well.
It’s not about how hard we fight or whether we want it bad enough.
Disability is not a moral failing.
Many of us were just like you, until we weren’t.
Its one of the only minority groups you can join at any time
June 21, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Disabled people aren’t “choosing” to be sick.
They can’t “try harder” to be well.
It’s not about how hard we fight or whether we want it bad enough.
Disability is not a moral failing.
Many of us were just like you, until we weren’t.
Its one of the only minority groups you can join at any time
They can’t “try harder” to be well.
It’s not about how hard we fight or whether we want it bad enough.
Disability is not a moral failing.
Many of us were just like you, until we weren’t.
Its one of the only minority groups you can join at any time
Reposted by S.L.Johnson
Submissions Grinder is an essential tool for short story subs. So handy, and the more people who use it, the more everyone benefits from the data.
Submission Grinder mentioned across multiple Nebulas panels. A very valuable resource!
June 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Submissions Grinder is an essential tool for short story subs. So handy, and the more people who use it, the more everyone benefits from the data.
On 26 July Chatswood Library will be hosting a full day of spec fic craft sessions as part of the Willoughby Literary Festival. If you are writing in this space and live in Sydney, we want to see you there! libraries.willoughby.nsw.gov.au/Events-and-p...
Willoughby Literary Festival
Set over two weekends in July, the Willoughby Literary Festival will be a celebration of books, creativity and the joy of storytelling.
libraries.willoughby.nsw.gov.au
June 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
On 26 July Chatswood Library will be hosting a full day of spec fic craft sessions as part of the Willoughby Literary Festival. If you are writing in this space and live in Sydney, we want to see you there! libraries.willoughby.nsw.gov.au/Events-and-p...
Dr. Norman Swan is live on the free Curiosity Stage (bay 24) at the Sydney Writers’ Festival right now. He’s quite a funny guy. Come on down, don’t mind the rain! #sydneywritersfestival
May 23, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Dr. Norman Swan is live on the free Curiosity Stage (bay 24) at the Sydney Writers’ Festival right now. He’s quite a funny guy. Come on down, don’t mind the rain! #sydneywritersfestival
Did I hear you say you can't make it to the Sydney Writers' Festival this year? Consider grabbing a live stream day-pass! www.swf.org.au/program/swf-...
SWF Livestream
www.swf.org.au
May 22, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Did I hear you say you can't make it to the Sydney Writers' Festival this year? Consider grabbing a live stream day-pass! www.swf.org.au/program/swf-...
Live session in Spanish at the Sydney Writers’ Festival with @mariana-enriqueze.bsky.social and Luke Stegemann, check out her short stories asap!!
May 21, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Live session in Spanish at the Sydney Writers’ Festival with @mariana-enriqueze.bsky.social and Luke Stegemann, check out her short stories asap!!