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Jason Hussong @jasonhussong.bsky.social · 20h

This is huge! If you've been thinking about applying to #VCFA, here's a great opportunity for incoming #WCYA students. An amazing program. I'm learning tons, and so thankful for all of the shared wisdom and connections. #kidlit #amwriting

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Jason Hussong @jasonhussong.bsky.social · 4d

Lovey or stuffy, as others are saying, though I nicknamed my blanket "Bloppy" when I was a little Minneapolis area guy.

Jason Hussong @jasonhussong.bsky.social · 7d

Loved this book. #amreading

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 7d

Katherine Rundell’s middle grade fantasy Impossible Creatures takes to the skies with Disney 🐉

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Disney Plans to Turn Katherine Rundell’s Impossible Creatures Into Its Next Big Fantasy Franchise - Reactor

The company closed a seven-figure deal with Rundell to adapt the middle grade series.

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Lynn Baldwin @lynnbaldwinwrites.bsky.social · 10d

“Every NO is a breadcrumb leading you to a YES.” @ecfeinberg.bsky.social at @SCBWIOhioNorth #kidlit

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Jason Hussong @jasonhussong.bsky.social · 9d

Love the pic! School is at CalArts north of LA now. A great facility for the residency programs #VCFA runs all at once. Love going there for #kidlit. #amwriting

Jerry Piatt @watercolor-wannabe.bsky.social · 27d

Loose line and wash of VCFA College Hall in Montpelier, VT. (The college has actually moved in recent years. I think it's in Colorado now)
#art #watercolor #watercolour

A watercolor painting of the old 'College Hall' at Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier, Vermont.

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Jason Hussong @jasonhussong.bsky.social · 10d

Yay! So excited to read Sunward when on holiday break from school. #amreading #VCFA

Amal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 10d

Ottawa! We’re privileged to have @willalex.bsky.social among us! He’s at Perfect Books signing his adult debut SUNWARD until 3PM! Swing by & say hello!

Will Alexander, a bearded man with glasses and wearing a black flat cap and a dark plum coloured button-down, sits at a table in a bookstore peeking mischievously over copies of his new book SUNWARD.

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Jason Hussong @jasonhussong.bsky.social · 10d

Kinda my strategy in a nutshell. Or on a chessboard. Either, really.

Chess.com @chess.com · 10d

Opening tips:
- pawn(s) out to control center
- develop horses and bishops
- castle (magic move)
- do whatever looks fun

Jason Hussong @jasonhussong.bsky.social · 10d

This gives the #mnwild a chance to see what they have in Jesper, let him grow a bit into the roll. Not rush him. So no way are they trading him as a result of Gus extending unless he tanks in the regular season.

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Jason Hussong @jasonhussong.bsky.social · 13d

#amwriting and #amquerying friends!

Silly Goose Press @sillygoosepress.bsky.social · 13d

HONK HONK COUPLE HOURS LEFT!

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Silly Goose Press Submission Manager

Honklo, Goose! Welcome to The Pond!Submissions for SGP6 will be open September 1-30, 2025! Here are the guidelines:- Use standard formatting (i.e., 12 pt font, 1 inch margins, some sort of serif/sans ...

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Jason Hussong @jasonhussong.bsky.social · 20d

It arrived! Excited to read Sunward by @willalex.bsky.social. Had to wait for the local shop to order it for me, so a little delayed from the release date. But...yay! 🎉🎊🎉 #amreading #SFF #scifi

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Jason Hussong @jasonhussong.bsky.social · 21d

Pretty sure that was 1993, because I was at that show too!

Jason Hussong @jasonhussong.bsky.social · 21d

Kind of a crazy thing my wife just shared with me from the James Webb Space Telescope Facebook page. #science #astronomy

Jason Hussong @jasonhussong.bsky.social · 23d

My friend just sent me a copy of a book she published. So excited to read this! The drafts were amazing. Congratulations, Katherine! a.co/d/i5EItfI #amreading #kidlit #sff

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Silly Goose Press @sillygoosepress.bsky.social · 25d

HONK HOOONK

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Jason Hussong @jasonhussong.bsky.social · 27d

Jason Hussong @jasonhussong.bsky.social · 28d

Happy book birthday, @willalex.bsky.social! Excited for my copy to arrive at my local bookstore. #amreading

Saga Press Books @sagapressbooks.bsky.social · 28d

Happy book birthday to SUNWARD, a cozy scifi adventure by award-winning writer William Alexander (@willalex.bsky.social)! 🎉

SUNWARD follows a planetary courier training adolescent androids in a solar system grappling with interplanetary conflict after a devastating explosion on Earth’s moon.

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 28d

Behold:

www.usatoday.com/story/entert...

New 'Murderbot' book promises 'family road trip from hell': See the cover

"Murderbot" fans are in for a treat with Martha Wells' eighth book "Platform Decay." The author shares what she's excited for readers to see.

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Jason Hussong @jasonhussong.bsky.social · 29d

Got mine on order through my local bookstore. #amreading

William Alexander @willalex.bsky.social · 29d

🎶 The world is still consumed in flame,
but I must joyfully proclaim:

Tomorrow you'll discover
what my novel SUNWARD has in store!

One more dawn.
One more day.
ONE DAY MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE...🎶

William Alexander @willalex.bsky.social · Sep 9

🎶One week more.
Another seven days remain my friends,
until the lengthy wait for SUNWARD ends.
What secrets do these pages hold?
What lunacy will soon unfold?
One week more...🎶

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Jason Hussong @jasonhussong.bsky.social · 29d

Is there a video of this somewhere to share, please?

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Jason Hussong @jasonhussong.bsky.social · Sep 14

Jason Hussong @jasonhussong.bsky.social · Sep 11

If KK97 is traded, where might he want to go - thinking on his NTC - and what might the Wild expect to get in a return from some of these possible teams?

Jason Hussong @jasonhussong.bsky.social · Sep 10

🤔🤔🤔 #amwriting

Silly Goose Press @sillygoosepress.bsky.social · Sep 6

Happy honkin weekend send us ur words 🪿🪿🪿 sillygoosepress.submittable.com/submit

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Jason Hussong @jasonhussong.bsky.social · Sep 10

a man in a suit and tie is sitting in front of a sign that says ' chicago auto '

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is sitting in front of a sign that says ' chicago auto '

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Jason Hussong @jasonhussong.bsky.social · Sep 9

Dear Santa, would it be a bother to come a little early with this one on your sleigh? #amreading

William Alexander @willalex.bsky.social · Sep 9

🎶One week more.
Another seven days remain my friends,
until the lengthy wait for SUNWARD ends.
What secrets do these pages hold?
What lunacy will soon unfold?
One week more...🎶

A stack of several copies of SUNWARD stand in a stylish way. The cover sports a gorgeous illustration of the sun and the moon by Owen Gent.

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