Tonja Reynolds
@tonjamreynolds.bsky.social
Fiction writer. Words in Still: The Journal, Streetlight Magazine, 100 Word Story, and elsewhere. Writing historical and literary fiction. Rep’d by Amy Collins.
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This past year, I have been reading gobs of novels and short story collections published by small presses. I nominated three for inclusion in 100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025. If you shared your novel with me, thanks! I enjoyed reading all of them.
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October 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
This past year, I have been reading gobs of novels and short story collections published by small presses. I nominated three for inclusion in 100 Notable Small Press Books of 2025. If you shared your novel with me, thanks! I enjoyed reading all of them.
#100SmallPress
#100SmallPress
My TBR to start the month…
August 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
My TBR to start the month…
First bean pod of the year! I forget what I planted where. This is either black bean or red.
I have been tending to my garden every day. Sunlight is so good for the mood!
I have been tending to my garden every day. Sunlight is so good for the mood!
July 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
First bean pod of the year! I forget what I planted where. This is either black bean or red.
I have been tending to my garden every day. Sunlight is so good for the mood!
I have been tending to my garden every day. Sunlight is so good for the mood!
Baby bunny loose in the suburbs wandered onto our lawn today. The owner says the bunny *wants* to roam free. So this was not an escape or a mistake or an accident. I am so upset. (Also, I am very allergic to bunnies.) We are in the process of finding a home for this cutie…
June 29, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Baby bunny loose in the suburbs wandered onto our lawn today. The owner says the bunny *wants* to roam free. So this was not an escape or a mistake or an accident. I am so upset. (Also, I am very allergic to bunnies.) We are in the process of finding a home for this cutie…
Peaceful protest in my red state - red town - red city. 1500 turned out (and as many cicadas).
June 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Peaceful protest in my red state - red town - red city. 1500 turned out (and as many cicadas).
My garden isn’t as pretty…
June 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
My garden isn’t as pretty…
Black blossomed flowers from the garden store!
June 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Black blossomed flowers from the garden store!
Some interesting research today… I need to decide on the medicinal plants my character might use in the early 1900s to help another character recover after indulging in opioids and alcohol.
This book is great. I have online resources too.
#HistoricalFiction
#Writing
#Research
This book is great. I have online resources too.
#HistoricalFiction
#Writing
#Research
April 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Some interesting research today… I need to decide on the medicinal plants my character might use in the early 1900s to help another character recover after indulging in opioids and alcohol.
This book is great. I have online resources too.
#HistoricalFiction
#Writing
#Research
This book is great. I have online resources too.
#HistoricalFiction
#Writing
#Research
I’m behind on posting reviews. Will post one by one, but these are all fantastic reads.
The Mesmerist
The Sleeping Land
Streets of Nashville
I’ll Come to You
Pearl
The Berry Pickers
The Instrumentalist
More later!
#Booksky
The Mesmerist
The Sleeping Land
Streets of Nashville
I’ll Come to You
Pearl
The Berry Pickers
The Instrumentalist
More later!
#Booksky
March 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I’m behind on posting reviews. Will post one by one, but these are all fantastic reads.
The Mesmerist
The Sleeping Land
Streets of Nashville
I’ll Come to You
Pearl
The Berry Pickers
The Instrumentalist
More later!
#Booksky
The Mesmerist
The Sleeping Land
Streets of Nashville
I’ll Come to You
Pearl
The Berry Pickers
The Instrumentalist
More later!
#Booksky
Are you all reading this? The Sleeping Land by Ella Alexander. Fantastic writing and storytelling. Very surprising. Wonderfully complex characterization of a dysfunctional group of coworkers. Recommend 100%.
Also, readable font. Thank you, Unnamed Press, for not hurting my eyes.
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Also, readable font. Thank you, Unnamed Press, for not hurting my eyes.
#Booksky
March 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Are you all reading this? The Sleeping Land by Ella Alexander. Fantastic writing and storytelling. Very surprising. Wonderfully complex characterization of a dysfunctional group of coworkers. Recommend 100%.
Also, readable font. Thank you, Unnamed Press, for not hurting my eyes.
#Booksky
Also, readable font. Thank you, Unnamed Press, for not hurting my eyes.
#Booksky
I am reading Amanda Peters’ short story collection, Waiting for the Long Night Moon. Heartbreaking and just perfectly done. Huge fan of her work. Recommend 100%.
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March 9, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I am reading Amanda Peters’ short story collection, Waiting for the Long Night Moon. Heartbreaking and just perfectly done. Huge fan of her work. Recommend 100%.
#BookSky
#BookSky
I started reading The Mesmerist by Caroline Woods this week. Engaging, well written historical fiction set in 1894 Minneapolis. Someone is attacking the women. Recommend.
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#Books
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December 31, 2024 at 4:27 AM
I started reading The Mesmerist by Caroline Woods this week. Engaging, well written historical fiction set in 1894 Minneapolis. Someone is attacking the women. Recommend.
#HistFic
#HistoricalFiction
#Books
#BookSky 📚💙
#HistFic
#HistoricalFiction
#Books
#BookSky 📚💙
I started a good book last night. Pearl by Sian Hughes. (I tried and failed to add the accent on the A.) Three chapters in, and I am certain this will be among my favorites.
#Booksky 📚💙
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December 26, 2024 at 3:43 PM
I started a good book last night. Pearl by Sian Hughes. (I tried and failed to add the accent on the A.) Three chapters in, and I am certain this will be among my favorites.
#Booksky 📚💙
#Booksky 📚💙
Daisy is sleeping until everything is nicer.
November 15, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Daisy is sleeping until everything is nicer.
A wonderful opportunity for short story writers. Two winners this time. Deadline is June 15.
#WritingCommunity #ShortStories
#WritingCommunity #ShortStories
June 11, 2024 at 1:52 PM
A wonderful opportunity for short story writers. Two winners this time. Deadline is June 15.
#WritingCommunity #ShortStories
#WritingCommunity #ShortStories
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Starting a new book today. House of Cotton by Monica Brashears. 20 minutes in on the audiobook, and I am sold. Great example of character/voice-driven fiction.
Starting a new book today. House of Cotton by Monica Brashears. 20 minutes in on the audiobook, and I am sold. Great example of character/voice-driven fiction.
June 4, 2024 at 4:55 PM
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Starting a new book today. House of Cotton by Monica Brashears. 20 minutes in on the audiobook, and I am sold. Great example of character/voice-driven fiction.
Starting a new book today. House of Cotton by Monica Brashears. 20 minutes in on the audiobook, and I am sold. Great example of character/voice-driven fiction.
I am way behind schedule on my TBR. Finishing the digital ARC of The Incorrigibles by Meredith Jaeger. Dual timeline historical fiction. Loving the timeline in the women’s section of San Quentin in the late 1800s.
#BookSky 📚💙
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June 3, 2024 at 3:18 PM
I am way behind schedule on my TBR. Finishing the digital ARC of The Incorrigibles by Meredith Jaeger. Dual timeline historical fiction. Loving the timeline in the women’s section of San Quentin in the late 1800s.
#BookSky 📚💙
#BookSky 📚💙
Super chill rescue dog.
March 21, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Super chill rescue dog.
I finished my writing work for the day. Rewarding myself now with a few hours reading Ron Rash's The Caretaker. Great example of 3rd person with multiple POV characters done seamlessly. Gorgeous writing. Big tension. I cannot wait to see what happens next.
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February 25, 2024 at 7:05 PM
If you see this, post a book you've read more than once.
The Birds of Opulence by Crystal Wilkinson.
The Birds of Opulence by Crystal Wilkinson.
February 21, 2024 at 6:07 PM
If you see this, post a book you've read more than once.
The Birds of Opulence by Crystal Wilkinson.
The Birds of Opulence by Crystal Wilkinson.
I just started reading The Safety of Small Things: Poems by Jane Hicks.
It’s lovely and accessible and heartbreaking. Recommend.
It’s lovely and accessible and heartbreaking. Recommend.
February 8, 2024 at 10:49 PM
I just started reading The Safety of Small Things: Poems by Jane Hicks.
It’s lovely and accessible and heartbreaking. Recommend.
It’s lovely and accessible and heartbreaking. Recommend.
So I looked up Nietzsche to make sure I didn't misspell his name. Look at that mustache! I've been researching Victorian-era mustaches, and this is a really nice example of what was in style. I'm for sure going to slap this mustache on one of my side-characters.
February 7, 2024 at 7:29 PM
So I looked up Nietzsche to make sure I didn't misspell his name. Look at that mustache! I've been researching Victorian-era mustaches, and this is a really nice example of what was in style. I'm for sure going to slap this mustache on one of my side-characters.
We did a tour of Music Hall in Cincinnati today. A research trip for my novel. I had questions about how it looked when it was first built in the late 1800s. I collected gobs of info. Our tour guide was fantastic. (Ceiling of the main hall in the picture. Fancy.)
#AmWriting #HistoricalFiction
#AmWriting #HistoricalFiction
November 12, 2023 at 1:37 AM
We did a tour of Music Hall in Cincinnati today. A research trip for my novel. I had questions about how it looked when it was first built in the late 1800s. I collected gobs of info. Our tour guide was fantastic. (Ceiling of the main hall in the picture. Fancy.)
#AmWriting #HistoricalFiction
#AmWriting #HistoricalFiction