FYI the pharmacist jabbed me without any questions! Protect yourself, friends.
Chinese American short fiction writer in Fantasy, Cast of Wonders, Apex, Small Wonders & more WenWenWrites.com She/her. Codex, SFWA, Viable Paradise 2025. Fast talker from the Bronx. Picture of Snow White from Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall
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FYI the pharmacist jabbed me without any questions! Protect yourself, friends.
Got my covid shot this morning as a pharmacist was telling someone else that they're seeing a covid spike.
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/broo... so many pigeons. City migration, immigration, to live an earth span apart.
"The Case Against Raven Mail" is Locus recommended! Buy the special two issues of Worlds of Possibility here www.patreon.com/juliarios/sh...
In Texas, it seems we'll never get a AUS HOU DFW rail. Too lucrative flights for Southwest.
Oh good, someone else found that bit weird AF.
I learned to move slow enough to capture a picture.
so thrilled to see @muteddragon.bsky.social’s “to kiss the chrysanthemum moon,” which i selected for @interstellarflight.bsky.social, reprinted in @smallwondersmag.com 💖 i knew i wanted this one when it made me weep.
I was so thrilled when I heard you had such a response for that story.
I appreciate when people get my name right and checking my name tag is great! Much better than calling me another name!
My latest story is up. Chinese drought goddess vs. Guy with an Asian fetish singaporeunbound.org/suspect-jour...
I was able to book a covid vax at the cvs for next Friday. I answered yes to "Do you have a condition that puts you at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 virus?" And it didn't ask what condition.
I love that your dress matches the cover!
This sums up short story life.
PLEASE SHARE! Writers! Uncanny Magazine is OPEN to Short Story Submissions from August 25 to September 8! We can't wait to read your stories!!! buff.ly/xB0IZOX
I assume you had feelings on fountain pens flirting.
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I read an article about a family that had their robot vacuum hacked and the hacker shouted slurs at them. So no.
Love a hero who's like "I gotta remember to be afraid of the hot AF witch queen." Also, crow friends!
I'm launching a newsletter buttondown.com/wenwenwrites I make no promises on how often or the quality of the content. But useful in case I drop off this site. You can use that link to subscribe.
Ping whenever you need a boost or chat or squee!
you are an amazing cheerleader!
oh the name story made some other writer ppl misty eyed in a contest. but the goal is definitely cause some tears for guest editor.
aw thank you! but also, wait, when did i make her cry?
what would you do if your child, who swam in your womb waters, could not swim in your home waters, would never hear the song of the sirens?
Hi, got the email.
when the editor asked for a new title and I let my crit group read it, one person was like 'oh it's Mulan!' 'yes i know, now about a new title??'
Inspirations for this story: Chinese legend Mulan, bronze dog statues with shiny noses, the opposite of my myopia, Disney movie Mulan, archery class from college. Did I mention Mulan?
📣 applications are open for periplus, a mentorship collective serving writers of color! 📣 if you’re looking for mentorship & more community & you’re a writer of color, you can find more info below. this will be the sixth year our collective is active docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I've never gotten red envelopes money in food. Also, that's a thin stack for a bribe...
Nominations are amazing when sometimes it feela like shouting into the void. Thank you!
Pro: I'd learn all stranger's family secrets. $100k Con: what kinda family can afford this? prolly gonna experience some racism.
I was imagining this in a historical c drama tavern. Careful, sip your tea.
For award ceremonies, they could try what several podcasts do for their credits: people say their own names and titles.
The second Worlds of Possibility Anthology is alllllll poetry, and you can get the ebook free through August 20th! www.juliarios.com/worlds-of-po...
Ghost Story by Julian Thompson, girl befriends the ghost of Roxy Cray, a serving girl who died of a botched abortion in 1818.
Story #8 in FF#25 in "Shells" by @czwrites.bsky.social. Cynthia's thoughtful story explores ethics, class, and exploitation as Andy is convinced to do some off-the-books body-swapping, just to make ends meet. www.fusionfragment.com/issue-25/
Thank you for writing it! It was very 'oh this isn't a just-me/my fam experience.'
If I have to explain to you why it's a bad idea to use a machine that makes shit up 15-80% of the time AND destroys the environment AND contributes to rising fascism and genocide AND puts brilliant skillful creatives out of work by stealing their work, then we're already speaking different languages
read this yesterday and had a nightmare about family so to say it touched a nerve--it cut so close.
Me: why are my nails so yellow? Me, hours earlier: hell yea, gotta cut up these 12 ripe mangos.
Goddamn, I don't want to be in this picture.
PLEASE REPOST! WRITERS! Uncanny Magazine will be open to Short Story Submissions from August 25 to September 8! Uncanny Magazine will be open to Poetry Submissions from August 9 to August 26. WE WANT TO SEE YOUR SHINY WORDS! buff.ly/9AyStcb
www.juliarios.com/introducing-...
First time a story of mine got a shout out in @locusmag.bsky.social (recommended story!) and Alex Brown's Must Read Speculative Fiction on @reactorsff.bsky.social. Check out Worlds of Possibility, April, editor @omgjulia.bsky.social
What a cultural excavation! Spouse and I will still quote things to each other, "here go, hell come."
In summary: 1. Something that is effectively eliminating jobs (AI) and causing more climate change problems, 2. Is putting more of a burden on the average consumer, especially those who are in lower income brackets, 3. Who have to suffer environmentally as a result. wapo.st/4kY7C2k
When the dog swings around doing a bagel move so he's touching your butt with his butt When you see a buddy from across the way and they wave Snug socks When a friend asks for a rec and the first thing you suggest is met with "perfect!"
Dog farted and then jumped away from the couch, leaving me in this cloud. 🤢
Trollbreath Magazine now costs less! We've reduced subscription types to 1: Ebook. For $5 an issue or $20 a year (4 issues), you'll have full access to all stories and poems when an issue drops, plus you can download PDF/EPUB versions! magazine.trollbreath.com/membership-c...
SURPRISE! We couldn't wait until next week—our Kickstarter pre-launch page is live right now!!! Sign up to be the first to know when it launches in October, and please spread the word and tell a friend! Every sign-up makes a huge difference. We are officially one step closer to OTHERSIDE!
That's a superpower!
Important info for everyone attending SDCC or any large event in the US right now to know! Good on the Beat for making it central to their coverage of this year's con! www.comicsbeat.com/sdcc-25-what...
sounds like you have a powerful voice, and that leaves an authentic impression on readers. (i also go dark, so pfft.)
👀 We know we said we'd be open in the Fall... But Augur Magazine and @talesfeathers.bsky.social subs are opening on AUGUST 1!!! Peep the subs guidelines ✨ now ✨ 🔗 Link for more info: augursociety.org/submissions/
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Hi Fam! We are currently looking for a few new associate editors to join the team - PARTICULARLY interested in people from minority groups, non western cultures(so we don’t miss those absolute bangers coming in from lack of cultural understanding ;) ) and of course young adults to keep us current!
You chat for 15 mins in breakout rooms and then write again until top of the hour. That's it! Really! No pressure.
I was the guest author last week! You say hi, ask what pplnare working on and they raise their virtual hands and popcorn it around and at the 15 min mark, you write until top of the hour. Then
I wrote another satire bc I'm the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor and I have strong feelings about camps: An Automated Phone Tree for Your Brand New Alligator-Themed Detention Center (That Is Definitely Not A Concentration Camp) Content Warning: totally a concentration camp 1/13
The male gaze had some ppl upset over the green M&M. A green dot!
Are the claws rubber banded at least?
I'm going to be in Small Wonders for a fifth time with a reprint of my retelling of farsighted Mulan with zombies.
The Drabblecast is seeking a Black female narrator for an upcoming episode. If you are interested, please drop us an email at submissions@drabblecast.org with NARRATOR in the subject line and a little about yourself, including any links to your website or other narration. This is a paid role.
@somtoihezue.bsky.social !
i've been chewing on this essay for a long time ~ deeply grateful to @ruadanbooks.bsky.social for giving it a home and to @mariahaskins.com for her careful editing 💚 ruadanbooks.com/missing-myth...
My first log into SG was because someone said 'congrats, did you log it in SG?' A couple stories were accept on first try because I can write to market pretty well for short and incredible luck. But also some calls are so specific, maybe they do trunk. Maybe people retitle it for next venue?
Between bed and wall at the headboard?
This is just to say that @diabolicalplots.com is one of those quietly standup people in the writing sphere doing the good work, not only by maintaining the Submission Grinder itself but in keeping an eye out for publications that, accidentally or otherwise, are not doing right by their authors.
Wow what a throwback
Aaah, thank you! Your good luck worked. I didn't expect to get a whole community.
Hey, it's Fantasy Friday!✨ So excited to share: Corporate Policy by @edenroyce.bsky.social "Hope you had a good weekend. Just a quick note to ask if it’s an issue that an employee has called out of her shift because she says she’s possessed." Free to read here 💖 psychopomp.com/fantasy/issu...
Thank you!
Thank you! I'm sure my feedback will improve with time. It was like everyone brought their own angle which was neat!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you! I'm excited!
Thank you!
Thank you! Aaah!
Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
Trying to not let my personality become "Sinners stan" but ya know...
🤣 they gotta send those slack invites soon..
See you there! Collective 'aaahh' all round
Thank you for reading!
Congrats! See you there!
😅🧋! I would have considered it bad luck to celebrate that early!
Fork but wow a spoon would make more sense
Congrats! Looking forward to your stories too!
Congratulations and same! I smashed that Yes RSVP so fast. No backsies. See you there!
Congrats! And same! Also haunted placenta...👀
Congrats! Looking forward to meeting you there! There sure were a lot of links if the email didn't say what I thought it said.
Congrats and same!
Congratulations! Excited to meet you!
Aaah, me too! I think it'll feel real once I get into the slack lol
I got in #VP2025! This was my third application (wait listed last year). Aah!
This story is in Small Wonders "Best of Year One" anthology! Appreciate the love this red riding hood retelling has gotten.
I’m so fucking tired of hearing about tax cuts man. Tax me at 50% if it means I get free healthcare, free public transportation with high speed rail, free universal pre k and school lunches, and free college tuition. I want to live in an actual society. Not hoard money like a selfish cunt.
Every cut that the government makes to social services is effectively a tax on women. Because they're the ones who will be expected to fill in the gaps.
Contributor copies! Worse than a Wolf is reprinted in Flame Tree Publishing's Were Wolf anthology. A previous version was originally published at Cast of Wonders.
