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Marie Vibbert

@reasie.bsky.social

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Hugo and Nebula nominated author with over 90 works in print, computer programmer, weirdo from Cleveland. Class-conscious science fiction. Unionize the world.

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Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · Sep 10

Time for a new pin-able post. I just can't get enough of these two covers!
https://www.marievibbert.com/novels/

Book cover for Galactic Hellcats by Marie Vibbert next to book cover for Andrei and the Hellcats, both featuring golden age style art of space babes
Orange box at the bottom reads "Look at my gorgeous babies! More info on my website: https://marievibbert.com/novels "

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Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 13h

This weekend I am going to the Literary Youngstown Fall Fest, where I will be on a panel discussing writing while struggling financially.

My evil twin will also be representing me at the Stow Book Fair Saturday, if you're in Stow and want to get one of my books!
events.smfpl.org/event/13848616

Fall for the Book Author Fair

The Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library invites you to our second annual Fall for the Book Author Fair! Meet featured local authors and shop for books or merchandise in the...

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Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 14h

To really understand the horror of how much rejection I've experienced, think of the seven years or so of record-keeping I lost, all before my first sale! I estimate at least another thousand rejections there.

Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 15h

"At SFWA, we believe that artists and creators deserve the freedom to express themselves without fear of being cut off from the tools they need to earn a living. Payment processing systems should not determine creator outcomes..."
Countersigned!
The threat: www.gamedeveloper.com/business/the...

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Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 16h

I used to use a sql database on my laptop, then the laptop died and I used a spreadsheet. Now I use the submission grinder to keep track. I'm at 1,297 rejections since 2014. 71 this year!

That's just short stories. I keep track of novels and poetry separately.

Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 17h

waaaah rejection morning.

But it wasn't as cold as forecasted for my bike ride, and I've sent the wee story out again.

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Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 1d

Dog woke up at 5am this morning and was very insistent so I walked her at 6am. This did not convince her to let me sleep another hour.

Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 1d

A periodic post you can respond to if you followed me and I missed following you back.

Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 1d

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Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 1d

Hello, Tuesday...

yes, I'll hold.

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Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 2d

My story "Cheaper to Replace" which originally appeared in Clarkesworld has been reprinted in China's Science Fiction World magazine, with art!

Drawing of a boy lying on a dining table with blueprints and tools, a woman stands over him, pointing, and a younder woman looks on. Text below reads in English "Cheaper to Replace" followed by Chinese characters presumably saying the same and by Marie Vibbert and the translator's name. I don't know Chinese. sorry.
This is a page from Science Fiction World Magazine

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Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 2d

I use my cell phone more when I'm depressed. I was very down last week and my usage went up. This weekend, I was doing better, and I left the thing on my desk.

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Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 4d

Dear self: stop picking up every free thing at a convention just because it is free.

You do NOT need all these stickers and bookmarks.

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Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 4d

Housecleaning, for me, and I imagine many other people, is a sort of archeological discovery of abandoned projects.
"Oh, yes, I was going to glue this, that's why it's here with the glue and a clamp. And oh dear, I bought this for armor repair, I should put it away. And oh..."

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Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 5d

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Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 5d

I am awkward when communicating with humans.

We're all awkward. Why is that? You'd think our awkwardness would occasionally align into seamless communication, like... statistically.

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 5d

We're each of us alone, to be sure. What can you do but hold your hand out in the dark?

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Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 6d

I didn't say it was a lot, but it's what I have recorded. It's very hard to find paying poetry markets, and I only submit to those.

Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you so much!

Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 6d

This poem was submitted 7 places since 2023, garnering 7 form rejections before this submission. Honestly, it's a very weird poem, rife with my love of playing with punctuation, and I'm just floored someone took it. :D

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Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 6d

Delighted to announce that my poem "A New Grammar for Atlantis" was shortlisted for the very grandly named Brilliant Poetry Prize. You can read all ten listed poems here: https://www.thebrilliantpoetry.com/2025

photo by Christina Ramirez for the algo.