Allison Mulder
@amulderwrites.bsky.social
SFFH author with shorts in Escape Pod, Fireside Fiction, & more.
Somewhere in the middle of the Venn diagram of silly and scary. Dabbler in too many hobbies. ND. She/her.
https://allisonmulder.wordpress.com/welcome/what-i-write/
Somewhere in the middle of the Venn diagram of silly and scary. Dabbler in too many hobbies. ND. She/her.
https://allisonmulder.wordpress.com/welcome/what-i-write/
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Lotsa folks have been making their eligibility posts recently.
I, TOO, have Eligibility!
Here are the original short stories I've published in 2025, a few free-to-read links to follow.
I, TOO, have Eligibility!
Here are the original short stories I've published in 2025, a few free-to-read links to follow.
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This movie fucking slaps
Treasure Planet was released 23 years ago today... and literally takes us off in this magnificent shot. ✨
November 27, 2025 at 10:33 PM
This movie fucking slaps
My family is doing Thanksgiving tomorrow, so I have had a sleepy, glum, solitary day. Won't get the good, good food until tomorrow. Didn't watch the parade with the littles...
I did read a bunch of short fic though, and get my dishes done, and have a little nap.
Perhaps I'll try to Bake something.
I did read a bunch of short fic though, and get my dishes done, and have a little nap.
Perhaps I'll try to Bake something.
November 27, 2025 at 11:18 PM
My family is doing Thanksgiving tomorrow, so I have had a sleepy, glum, solitary day. Won't get the good, good food until tomorrow. Didn't watch the parade with the littles...
I did read a bunch of short fic though, and get my dishes done, and have a little nap.
Perhaps I'll try to Bake something.
I did read a bunch of short fic though, and get my dishes done, and have a little nap.
Perhaps I'll try to Bake something.
@kristinaten.bsky.social finally had a chance to read Bunny Ears and loved it! So many "camp" memories, and that Ending. *eyes emoji*
November 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
@kristinaten.bsky.social finally had a chance to read Bunny Ears and loved it! So many "camp" memories, and that Ending. *eyes emoji*
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Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
November 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Okay, the crowd going nuts like someone just scored a touchdown at the Super Bowl all *through* the KDH performance is a hell of a thing to see hear/see:
@aimeeogdenwrites.com Just listened to "The Versions of Yourself That You're Better Off Without" and wanted to say that I really enjoyed it! :)
November 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
@aimeeogdenwrites.com Just listened to "The Versions of Yourself That You're Better Off Without" and wanted to say that I really enjoyed it! :)
Made the snack crackers I have brought to many family gatherings, to the delight of one nephew in particular.
But I was ILL-EQUIPPED and had to make em DIFFERENT and I think I am going to get one of those toddler "Polite But Disappointed" silences...
But I was ILL-EQUIPPED and had to make em DIFFERENT and I think I am going to get one of those toddler "Polite But Disappointed" silences...
November 27, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Made the snack crackers I have brought to many family gatherings, to the delight of one nephew in particular.
But I was ILL-EQUIPPED and had to make em DIFFERENT and I think I am going to get one of those toddler "Polite But Disappointed" silences...
But I was ILL-EQUIPPED and had to make em DIFFERENT and I think I am going to get one of those toddler "Polite But Disappointed" silences...
I've probably mentioned before, but when I read an excerpt of my story for the college lit mag I worked on, and Advisor made sure to tell me that Theater Prof in the crowd mouthed "Wow" to himself.
Like, how's brain gonna try to downplay that when it wasn't even directly TO me?
Like, how's brain gonna try to downplay that when it wasn't even directly TO me?
What is the best compliment you ever received? Putting aside whether or not you believed it.
November 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I've probably mentioned before, but when I read an excerpt of my story for the college lit mag I worked on, and Advisor made sure to tell me that Theater Prof in the crowd mouthed "Wow" to himself.
Like, how's brain gonna try to downplay that when it wasn't even directly TO me?
Like, how's brain gonna try to downplay that when it wasn't even directly TO me?
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be the bigolas dickolas you wish to see in the world.
FWIW: Mention books you like or you think others might like. You never know what'll happen:
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
I saw The Sad Bastard Cookbook here so I mentioned it on Masto (in a "in case you need this" sense). It kinda went viral (1K shares). It jumped to a high ranking on Amazon and then they got media attention.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
be the bigolas dickolas you wish to see in the world.
Just had one of those moments where you wake up, sleepily jot down the perfect thing to solve all your plot problems, go back to sleep, then realize it's total nonsense dreck when you wake. Hahaha, so funny, those moments.
...
I was, unfortunately, awake and alert the whole time for this one, but
...
I was, unfortunately, awake and alert the whole time for this one, but
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Just had one of those moments where you wake up, sleepily jot down the perfect thing to solve all your plot problems, go back to sleep, then realize it's total nonsense dreck when you wake. Hahaha, so funny, those moments.
...
I was, unfortunately, awake and alert the whole time for this one, but
...
I was, unfortunately, awake and alert the whole time for this one, but
Guillermo del Toro's *throws dart at Childhood Nostalgia board, accidentally hits a movie* Fern Gully.
...
Wait. WaIT. WAIT!!!
...
Wait. WaIT. WAIT!!!
Guillermo del Toro's The Magic School Bus
Guillermo del Toro’s Blues Clues
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Guillermo del Toro's *throws dart at Childhood Nostalgia board, accidentally hits a movie* Fern Gully.
...
Wait. WaIT. WAIT!!!
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Wait. WaIT. WAIT!!!
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I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
I see some book piracy discourse, and, to make a positive argument in favor of buying books, your marginal ability to influence what books get published and support the careers of writers you like is massive compared to most other forms of media.
November 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.
"These old-school 3D effects are so hokey," I laugh good-naturedly while driving as the wind blows autumnal leaves directly at my windshield.
November 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"These old-school 3D effects are so hokey," I laugh good-naturedly while driving as the wind blows autumnal leaves directly at my windshield.
Me: Self, don't do it.
Also Me: *staring into Day Job Teams*
Me: They don't KNOW you yet. You don't know if they Nerd yet.
Also Me: *slowly typing* Hey kids, what's for dinner--
Me: N O
Also Me: *staring into Day Job Teams*
Me: They don't KNOW you yet. You don't know if they Nerd yet.
Also Me: *slowly typing* Hey kids, what's for dinner--
Me: N O
November 25, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Me: Self, don't do it.
Also Me: *staring into Day Job Teams*
Me: They don't KNOW you yet. You don't know if they Nerd yet.
Also Me: *slowly typing* Hey kids, what's for dinner--
Me: N O
Also Me: *staring into Day Job Teams*
Me: They don't KNOW you yet. You don't know if they Nerd yet.
Also Me: *slowly typing* Hey kids, what's for dinner--
Me: N O
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Re: previous post - People who steal art of any kind are assholes, full stop. If *you* deserve to be paid for your labor, so do I - and so does everybody else; this means writers, visual artists, musicians, and every other category of People Who Make Things.
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Re: previous post - People who steal art of any kind are assholes, full stop. If *you* deserve to be paid for your labor, so do I - and so does everybody else; this means writers, visual artists, musicians, and every other category of People Who Make Things.
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This is an older article I still link to all the time because it continues to be so relevant. electricliterature.com/taylor-swift...
November 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
This is an older article I still link to all the time because it continues to be so relevant. electricliterature.com/taylor-swift...
OH RIGHT, forgot to announce--
Story sale! My sci-fi short "Aloud Like Animals" is scheduled to appear in the Spring 2026 issue of @thecoloredlens.bsky.social !
It features two friends, part of a hivemind-type species, who find a means to be alone with their own thoughts for the very first time...
Story sale! My sci-fi short "Aloud Like Animals" is scheduled to appear in the Spring 2026 issue of @thecoloredlens.bsky.social !
It features two friends, part of a hivemind-type species, who find a means to be alone with their own thoughts for the very first time...
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 AM
OH RIGHT, forgot to announce--
Story sale! My sci-fi short "Aloud Like Animals" is scheduled to appear in the Spring 2026 issue of @thecoloredlens.bsky.social !
It features two friends, part of a hivemind-type species, who find a means to be alone with their own thoughts for the very first time...
Story sale! My sci-fi short "Aloud Like Animals" is scheduled to appear in the Spring 2026 issue of @thecoloredlens.bsky.social !
It features two friends, part of a hivemind-type species, who find a means to be alone with their own thoughts for the very first time...
"Begin the extraction, Doctor."
*dumps the remains of my bubble tea into a bowl so I can rescue the strawberry popping boba from beneath ice cubes I'm too impatient to melt*
*dumps the remains of my bubble tea into a bowl so I can rescue the strawberry popping boba from beneath ice cubes I'm too impatient to melt*
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
"Begin the extraction, Doctor."
*dumps the remains of my bubble tea into a bowl so I can rescue the strawberry popping boba from beneath ice cubes I'm too impatient to melt*
*dumps the remains of my bubble tea into a bowl so I can rescue the strawberry popping boba from beneath ice cubes I'm too impatient to melt*
Plunked my food into New Day Job microwave and set it, happily turning away to make my tea.
But they were all of them deceived
For another button was crafted. The timer, with no heat functioning at all...
But they were all of them deceived
For another button was crafted. The timer, with no heat functioning at all...
November 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Plunked my food into New Day Job microwave and set it, happily turning away to make my tea.
But they were all of them deceived
For another button was crafted. The timer, with no heat functioning at all...
But they were all of them deceived
For another button was crafted. The timer, with no heat functioning at all...
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“People who cared about ghosts didn’t *carry* them. People who dripped with ghost-luck seemed to forget the sources had ever been human at all.”
“The number of times someone caught me sleeping with my pillowcase stuffed full of ghosts…”
Wonderful and whimsical short story 👻
“The number of times someone caught me sleeping with my pillowcase stuffed full of ghosts…”
Wonderful and whimsical short story 👻
My longest new story released this year, "Who Could Feel Haunted with Luck in Their Pocket?" at @trollbreathmag.bsky.social is about a woman who accidentally exposes the ghostly source of all her estranged family's luck... (5,600 words).
Who Could Feel Haunted with Luck in Their Pocket? - Trollbreath Magazine
Who Could Feel Haunted with Luck in Their Pocket?
magazine.trollbreath.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 AM
“People who cared about ghosts didn’t *carry* them. People who dripped with ghost-luck seemed to forget the sources had ever been human at all.”
“The number of times someone caught me sleeping with my pillowcase stuffed full of ghosts…”
Wonderful and whimsical short story 👻
“The number of times someone caught me sleeping with my pillowcase stuffed full of ghosts…”
Wonderful and whimsical short story 👻
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There is no way you can guess how the thread that ends in this instant classic begins.
The damned in hell are not more powerful for the fact that the fires do not consume them; it is part and parcel of their torment.
November 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
There is no way you can guess how the thread that ends in this instant classic begins.
*breathes in that Fresh New Submission Manager smell*
This is a scheduled post for anyone awake at midnight ET (very likely not our co-founders) to check our submissions guidelines. Perhaps a certain Moksha link at the bottom is now active, and perhaps certain Moksha forms are now open to submissions 👀
othersidespec.com/guidelines/
othersidespec.com/guidelines/
Submission Guidelines - OTHERSIDE
Submission guidelines for fiction and poetry submissions to OTHERSIDE, including opening dates and how to submit.
othersidespec.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:41 AM
*breathes in that Fresh New Submission Manager smell*
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Read The Deadlands and support independent publishing!
Here's my cover for this beautiful issue full of great stories.
Oil pastel with digital colour
Here's my cover for this beautiful issue full of great stories.
Oil pastel with digital colour
November 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Read The Deadlands and support independent publishing!
Here's my cover for this beautiful issue full of great stories.
Oil pastel with digital colour
Here's my cover for this beautiful issue full of great stories.
Oil pastel with digital colour
Have arrived ten minutes early for the birthday party festivities for my local writers' place.
Normally I would just head in from when the doors unlock and leave when they're shutting down the building, but this is a SPECIAL EVENT.
And someone in the neighboring car is Waiting in her vehicle.
Normally I would just head in from when the doors unlock and leave when they're shutting down the building, but this is a SPECIAL EVENT.
And someone in the neighboring car is Waiting in her vehicle.
a man wearing a suit and tie is standing in a field of yellow flowers
Alt: Monk in his traditional suit and tie is standing in a field of yellow flowers, looking at his watch.
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Have arrived ten minutes early for the birthday party festivities for my local writers' place.
Normally I would just head in from when the doors unlock and leave when they're shutting down the building, but this is a SPECIAL EVENT.
And someone in the neighboring car is Waiting in her vehicle.
Normally I would just head in from when the doors unlock and leave when they're shutting down the building, but this is a SPECIAL EVENT.
And someone in the neighboring car is Waiting in her vehicle.
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We are asking YOU and 1 million people to give $10 to protect and preserve 1,400 acres of wild lands on West Galveston Island.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I know there’s a lot going on but if you have any money to spare, please consider protecting a vital wetland area, or share this link.
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Mom's a writer so it was on the radar.
Saw a Gordon Korman library visit when I was 8.
Read The School Story by Andrew Clements where two twelve-year-olds try to get books published.
Thought, "oh, neat, I'll just start writing with an aim toward publication nOw."
Saw a Gordon Korman library visit when I was 8.
Read The School Story by Andrew Clements where two twelve-year-olds try to get books published.
Thought, "oh, neat, I'll just start writing with an aim toward publication nOw."
November 23, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Mom's a writer so it was on the radar.
Saw a Gordon Korman library visit when I was 8.
Read The School Story by Andrew Clements where two twelve-year-olds try to get books published.
Thought, "oh, neat, I'll just start writing with an aim toward publication nOw."
Saw a Gordon Korman library visit when I was 8.
Read The School Story by Andrew Clements where two twelve-year-olds try to get books published.
Thought, "oh, neat, I'll just start writing with an aim toward publication nOw."