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If you'll be out and about in Toronto on the September 26th/27th weekend, come visit me in Indie Alley! I plan to be there both days and will begin with copies of all six of my available titles, for sale while supplies last, or just come say hello and have a chat.

https://toronto.thewordonthestreet.ca/

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If you are a bookseller or librarian who orders from Ingram and is interested in a novella, please check out Their Village, Their Fortress - republished this past July 10th via Ingram Spark.

You can browse its currently searchable retail availability here:

https://books2read.com/their-village-their-fortress

Or check out similar information for all my titles here:

https://dylanmadeley.com/where-to-find-my-work/

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If you are a bookseller or librarian who orders from Ingram, please check out The Redemption of Jarek - republished this past July 10th via Ingram Spark.

You can browse its currently searchable retail availability here:

https://books2read.com/the-redemption-of-jarek

Or check out similar information for all my titles here:

https://dylanmadeley.com/where-to-find-my-work/

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There's a pop-up window on my website, sophiajanehayden.com, where you can get a link to a PDF of The Story of Rockit by joining my email list. It's a short children's tale. Rockit is an adorable Australian herder pup with big dreams of herding cattle like her famous grandfather, Mick. But when she is adopted into a California home, she's met with two mean cats and a couple of elderly, very slow-moving tortoises, Herman and his wife, Morticia, in the backyard. It seems her dreams of being a herder have been dashed. But are they? Wise old Herman, who has lived for 105 years, tells Rockit never to give up on her dreams. #story #shortStory #storytelling #scribesAndMakers #mastodon #bookstodon #bookTok #wednesday #writingCommunity #writing #writer #writers #kids #childrensbooks #stories #cartoons #cartoon #tales #tale #animal #readingCommunity #readersofmastodon #reading #readers #fun #cute #cuteanimals #cuteanimal #sweet #dog #dogs #tortoise #catNews #cat #authorLife #authors #author #authorsOfMastodon #email #website

A highly amusing alternate history/fantasy story. You think our current government is bad? See what dark arts Thomas Jefferson attempted.

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https://calendaroffools.com/stories/for-the-rectitude-of-our-intentions-stephen-kotowych/

More 2025 short fiction: this one reimagines the life of Alan Turing if he crossed into the fairy world and had a life long affair there. Gorgeous prose. Structured only by the events of Turing's life. Strongly recommended.

https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fiction/because-i-held-his-name-like-a-key/

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Okay, I'm back to catching up on 2025 short fiction reading. Zach Shephard's "From Darkness, Awake" ran in this anthology about Circe and has her taking on a drug lord in present-day Miami. I thought the blending of myth with crime fiction was creative.

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https://www.amazon.com/Circe-Ancient-Greek-Tales-Immortals/dp/1804179639/ref=sr_1_2?crid=345L158GO39X1&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.neVMf1RdlwOiDitq1M2yJnAOGYkVJZhyElpQq1f6O4ikP3yfnL-slOTWMsAV9qDeO3s6CbuY_CaOuzSos9_Jc-QFtJELxqgbNY4EaFuPQNeKAUU8ynxpDR1qew9WIgGocesxl7EMOjD4lFItEUk2dzaxiSaU66NrEf_lT-lG4YBuhy0VOoH7x4YncuXIGSYYONkCbT-xThlRW-wgkN6qBPY_nJVdvE6WtTj8NjOnTSg.O-dcZfXcuYx9mfLiTSLiBEIW5U0Lv0MwNU2k-LFeLI0&dib_tag=se&keywords=circe+anthology&qid=1767485635&sprefix=circe+anthology%2Caps%2C135&sr=8-2

Our fearless editor-in-chief, Jules Octavian, reflects on a life well-lived, the spaces in-between, and planting trees without expecting shade.

https://countyfencemagazine.com/how-do-you-live/

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One last #ShortStory to write about before I call it a weekend: this one is not my usual cup of tea, but it's oddness and strangeness appealed to me. It's beautiful.

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http://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/fiction/arachnomorphosis/

More reading of Codexian 2024 output: Andrea Goyan's "All My Mother Is" is a touching portrait of a mother-daughter relationship in the face of dementia. The fantasy tropes worked well with the material. Strongly recommended.

https://smallwondersmag.com/piece/all-my-mother-is/

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More Codex 2024 reading, this one from my friend and critique partner Sam Pisciotta. In "House of the Hidden Moon," two worlds bump up against each other. In one, an alcoholic mother has died and left the house to her son. In a second, a ghost and fairies stand in for a family that might have been. It's sad and disturbing, yet beautiful. Strongly recommended.
https://www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/house-of-the-hidden-moon/
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E.M. Linden's eco-fantasy story in Strange Horizons, "A Cure for Solastalgia," envisions a young woman who can un-do development and comments on rebellion of kids against conservative, capitalist parents. Surprises and twists abound--strongly recommended.

http://strangehorizons.com/fiction/a-cure-for-solastalgia/

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Jennifer Hudak's "The Witch Trap" uses braided narrative to give the reader an academic history of witchcraft as well as narratives skipping through time and characters. It works well. I was completely swept up and captivated by it. Strongly recommended.

https://smallbeerpress.com/lcrw/2024/09/01/lady-churchills-rosebud-wristlet-no-48/

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The latest from a press that has published a couple of my stories recently. This looks very good. I know a lot of people in the table of contents--you won't go wrong with this one if you enjoy speculative fiction.

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1146079317527909&set=a.454423286693519

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Applications to become a mentor for the second year of WriteHive's Mentorship Program are STILL OPEN (but close soon)!
We’re looking for #authors & editors from all #publishing paths & genres to guide next years’ crew of #writers
If you have the time & energy to volunteer, don’t self-reject!
Mention this post and apply at: https://forms.gle/AUoGPjjGkcvXxmW37

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Applications to become a mentor for the second year of WriteHive's Mentorship Program are OPEN!
We’re looking for authors/editors from traditional, small-press, & self-published #publishing paths across genres to help guide next years’ crew of aspiring authors. If you have the time & energy to volunteer, we’d love to have you apply.

Don’t self-reject! https://forms.gle/AUoGPjjGkcvXxmW37

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I've done short #fiction collections, but today is my solo debut! #DRECK is a new #dreampunk #novella exploring the #tech of today through my own peculiar #PhilipKDick-esque lens. Thanks to #JeffNoon for the blurb!

https://t.co/r1pJmOQXiG

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28 Words That Don’t Exist in the English Language: The Power & Beauty of Untranslatable Words | Princely H. Glorious: https://medium.com/swap-language/28-words-that-dont-exist-in-english-you-ll-wish-they-did-e200ef1c3ae2.

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Australian authors: Guess what opens for applications today? The EMDG Grant program! Have you ever applied for a creative, SME or book marketing grant before? I've been working with Amra Pajalic on a new course all about how to successfully find & apply.

https://annafeatherstone.com/grants-for-australian-writers-for-writing-and-creative-projects-book-marketing-author-business/

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