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@andrewintheclouds.bsky.social

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Create. Investigate. Celebrate. Writer, Producer, & friend of Muppets Pitter Patty Finds Another Day, 2022 Escape Pod Flash Fiction Contest Winner,2019 BFF Author of the Year, #ViableParadise 23

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · Aug 27

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In Conversation: A Visit to Hornytown

YouTube video by Atthis Arts

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 2d

Querying question:

My recent novella (out in 2026) received rave reviews from Hugo winning reviewers. Should I attach links or snippets even though I'd likely be querying a different project?

Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 2d

Recognized.

Congratulations.

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Liana Brooks @lianabrooks.bsky.social · 2d

Congrats to all the Ignyte winners! I've loved all of these that I've read. The ones I've missed are going to the top of my TBR pile.

#Books #AmReading #BookSky 📚

The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 3d

Oh, hello

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 2d

Recognized!

Congratulations.

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Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls @trollbreath.com · 2d

Please join us in celebrating Indigenous People's Day.

americanindian.si.edu/nk360/inform...

Native Knowledge 360°—Unlearning Columbus Day Myths: Celebrating Indigenous Peoples' Day

NK360° Helpful Handouts: Guidance on Common Questions provide a brief introduction to teachers about important topics regarding Native American life, cultures, and communities. Native Life and Food: F...

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 3d

My concentration or drive is flurblugeoned, too, offering you your own advice.

Breathe.

It'll come back. You got this.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 3d

AI fact checked.

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 3d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 3d

"The chancellor approved it"

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 3d

I fixed a dishwasher. Thanks Professor Youtube🔧🔧🔧

Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 4d

Oh no!

Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 5d

It can only be a viable paradise if there are no kings.

Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 5d

They changed the tools and layout of my website builder again. I don't know what I'm doing!
(pauses)
Did I ever know what I was doing?
That's besides the point!

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It's Helga Again @helgaastrophysics.bsky.social · 5d

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🚨: This is a real image of an alien world forming around a star
Astronomers have captured an image of a small planet forming within the dusty disc surrounding a distant star.
The still-forming planet is carving out a gap in the dusty disc as it orbits the star.

Here, read more: t.co/punRFXwuCs

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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 5d

On Spec has long deserved recognition for best semiprozine at the Hugo Awards, but has never even made the ballot because it's Canadian and most Hugo voters are U.S.-based.

2026 will be your final opportunity to nominate an institution that has been an incubator for so much talent.

On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 5d

With our new issue, we are making the sad announcement that this will be the final year for On Spec. See www.onspec.ca for details.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 7d

I love the way that ‪@authorizedmusings.bsky.social‬
supports artists. She deserves our attention.

Jen Donohue @authorizedmusings.bsky.social · 7d

My next out is October 31, can anybody help here??

Margaret A-Spelle 🎃 @margaretadelle.bsky.social · 7d

Any indie authors got new books coming out this November or December?

The new releases challenge will be the hardest part of HRCYED, I swear. 😅

#booksky #HRYCED

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 8d

Go someplace that will inspire a story. That should satisfy the devil on your shoulder.

Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 9d

Happy Birthday @shaunduke.net

Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 9d

Me: Cookies? Why you no share?

Me: Sad.

Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 9d

Fair. My example probably stems from what I’m thinking about today.

Mom had a fall at 6 this morning and I’m doing all I can. I don’t really want advice, but I sympathize with well wishers trying to help.

Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 9d

That's such a hard instinct to suppress. That instinct to help is powerful.

You're right, of course, but figuring out the moment and exercising restraint when someone is hurting can be hard.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 10d

Mom had a fall at 6 this morning. Waiting for the verdict.

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Courtney Floyd @courtney-floyd.com · 10d

HIGHER MAGIC is out in two (2!) more days!

Today’s snippet may or may not be related to yesterday’s… you’ll have to read to find out.

yankeebookshop.com/preorder-hig...

A quote graphic with a moon and the skull from HIGHER MAGIC’s cover featuring text that reads: HIGHER MAGIC
His laugh was a fragile thing.
"It wasn't all bad. It's nice to get confirmation, sometimes, about what's important. I don't know about you, but I'm great at lying to myself." I risked a glance back up at him, very deliberately not thinking about two of the cards Chuck had drawn.
The lovers and the knight of cups.
OUT IN 2 DAYS.

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 10d

She slew the knight and she's coming for us next!

Casey Blair @caseyblair.bsky.social · 10d

she's armed

Calico with her front paws drapes over inflatable toy sword.

Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 10d

Happy birthday. May your day be as beautifully composed as one of your photographs.

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emma burnett @slashnburnett.bsky.social · 17d

'25 Peppercorns' is out now with @mythaxis.bsky.social.

This has been a particularly difficult story for me to publish, both personally and in finding a good home for it. It is deeply personal, but it's also political.

mythaxis.co.uk/issue-43/25-...

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Andrew Hiller @andrewintheclouds.bsky.social · 10d

What a weird thing to say.