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celia winter 🦋

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☆ she/her ☆ award winning knitter ☆ sffh author ☆ member of codex ☆ bisexual disaster ☆ neurodivergent disaster ☆ disaster ☆ only here sporadically ☆ ☆ rep: @keiralekseii.bsky.social @ azantian ☆ https://linktr.ee/crossingwinter

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celia winter 🦋 @crossingwinter.bsky.social · May 29

My unicorn flash piece, "This, too, is magic," is out now in @plotthoundmag.bsky.social ! Huge thanks to @thaisibir.bsky.social for bringing this story out into the world.

Friendship is magic, motherfuckers. I hope you'll check it out!

✨ plotthoundmag.com/issues/
✨ Art by www.kristy-serpa.com

A unicorn reflected in a crying eye.

Art commissioned from https://www.kristy-serpa.com/ for "This, too, is magic" in the first issue of Plott Hound Magazine.

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E.M. Anderson | the author too hot for BlueSky @elizmanderson.com · 21h

and here's a static cover reveal post for people who want to skip the book trailer and/or hate videos! cover art by Lucy Rose

THE LORD OF THE WOOD releases in July 2026, from @hanoversquarepress.bsky.social! #author

preorder now: gatheringvolumes.com/item/44euZQq...

the cover of E.M. Anderson's The Lord of the Wood, framed in gold with gold flowers against a dark teal background around the edges. The cover is teal with a stag of flowers and foliage growing from a twisted tree with flowers growing around it and black ooze dripping from a branch overhead. the title "The Lord of the Wood" is in large white serif text to the left, with foliage growing through the letters closest to the tree, and the author "E.M. Anderson" is in all-caps yellow text at the bottom. the tagline, in smaller yellow text, reads, "Even a beastly woodland protector needs saving..."

"When lonely clockmaker Arthur Throckmorton loses his way in an enchanted forest, he meets the hero of his childhood bedtime stories: the Lord of the Wood. But instead of the mythical figure of his dreams, the Lord of the Wood is a grim man turning into a beast and losing power over a dying forest. If they can’t save the forest before he becomes a beast completely, Arthur will lose the man he's falling for—and never see his family again." Text is in a textbox against a murky image of a forest, with the cover of E.M. Anderson's The Lord of the Wood below the text, all against a dark teal background with gold curlicues in the corners.

The cover of E.M. Anderson's The Lord of the Wood on a dark teal background with golden leaves overhead, surrounded by yellow text reading: plant magic; sentient forest trying to oops! murder people; intensely homoerotic shaving scene; the one who heard the stories and the one who was in the stories; hopeless romantic who's clueless about his own sexuality; Beauty & the Beast inspired by not a retelling; dual-POV brother/sister; love interest turning slowly into a beast; wound-tending.

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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 3d

To celebrate 200 total patrons, we're giving away a 6-month Patreon subscription, including Discord access & Issue 1 of OTHERSIDE in 2026!

Winner will be drawn on Monday! (We'll choose a bonus winner from free patrons, so be sure to sign up.) To enter, repost & reply with a favorite queer read.

Get more from OTHERSIDE on Patreon

a magazine of the queer fantastic.

patreon.com

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celia winter 🦋 @crossingwinter.bsky.social · 6d

oooh!!

celia winter 🦋 @crossingwinter.bsky.social · 6d

yessss love this

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celia winter 🦋 @crossingwinter.bsky.social · 6d

Oh fuck yeah

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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 9d

YOU ALL DID IT! WE HIT OUR REPRINT STRETCH GOAL! Our next stretch goal is MORE ART!! This is so much more than we dared hope possible so thank you 💜

Beyond more art we also have nonfiction followed by an additional reprint per issue!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

Over a hazy purple background, there's the header "stretch goals." Five goals, of $6900, $8300, $9700, $11000, $12000 are now illuminated in rainbow with a picture of an open lock next to them. The remaining goals of $13000 (More Art!) and $14000 (Nonfiction) and $15000 (+1 Reprints!) show a closed lock next to them.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 11d

Discord customer service data breach leaks user info and scanned photo IDs

An “unauthorized party” may have accessed the names of users, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and more.

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celia winter 🦋 @crossingwinter.bsky.social · 11d

The vet told me that my cats were his best behaved patients today is this what your kid getting an a on their report card feels like?

celia winter 🦋 @crossingwinter.bsky.social · 13d

may you all be sealed in the book of life

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 13d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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celia winter 🦋 @crossingwinter.bsky.social · 13d

Another month, another #Writing12in12 Update! (How is it October? This doesn't seem fair.)

I wrote a flash piece that I'm hoping to edit today actually! I like the premise and vibe a lot so I wanna see if I can make it sing a little bit more!

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Apex Magazine (is funding for 2026!) 🎉 @apexmag.bsky.social · 13d

HAPPY KICKSTARTER DAY!! 🎉🎉🎉

Kick(start) the first day of Spooky Month with us and come check out the cool stuff we've got planned for you!! 🎃✨

👽 www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...

two skeletons are shaking hands in a cemetery .

Alt: spooky scary skeletons silly symphony dance

media.tenor.com

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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 13d

This is the second time our co-founders have woken up to a STRETCH GOAL HIT!! You hit our $9,700 goal overnight—that means ISSUE 7 IS FUNDED! We are now ONLY ONE STRETCH GOAL AWAY FROM YEAR 2 FULLY FUNDED!!

AND spot our next revealed stretch goal? 👀

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

Over a hazy purple background, there's the header "stretch goals." The first three goals, of $6900, $8300, and $9700 are now illuminated in rainbow with a picture of an open lock next to them. The remaining goals of $11000 (Issue 8) and $12000 (Reprints!) and $13000 (More Art!) show a closed lock next to them.

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ash vale @ashvalewrites.bsky.social · 14d

127 dollars and my cat can get turnt

ash vale @ashvalewrites.bsky.social · 14d

we're about 500 dollars away from the next stretch goal...if we can hit it in the next 12 hours, I'll take a video of Bean on catnip

A very large and fluffy cat. She's brown, white and black, and has a really silly look on her face.

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M. R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 14d

I told the @othersidespec.bsky.social Discord that Winnie and Wilf could have whipped cream if we hit $3000 on day one. If we hit $9000 today (only $40 away!) I’ve vowed to introduce them to Cheez Whiz. Support queer art, but also… support Winnie and Wilf.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

A black and white dog in a green field with his head in a cup of whipped cream. He looks moderately dignified, given the circumstances.

A different black and white dog in a green field with her head in a cup of whipped cream. She looks like a completely undignified goblin.

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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 14d

Our co-founders went to sleep and woke up to ANOTHER STRETCH GOAL HIT! Thank you so so much—that's Issue 6 funded WHICH IS HALF OF YEAR 2 FUNDED!! AND it's only Day 2!? Let's see how far into our stretch goals we can go. We added a new one to the list 👀

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

Over a hazy purple background, there's the header "stretch goals." The first two goals, of $6900 $8300, are now illuminated in rainbow with a picture of an open lock next to it. The remaining goals of $9700, $11000 and $12000 show a closed lock next to them.

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Christine Hanolsy (she/her) @christinehanolsy.com · 14d

Things are still going strong over at the Otherside Kickstarter!! If you missed Day 1, Day 2 is still a great day to throw some love at a new queer science fiction, fantasy, and horror magazine - whether that’s a pledge or a share. Let’s go! 💜

OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 14d

AND AND not only did we hit a big stretch goal overnight, we ALSO hit our 150 backer goal! AND a generous donor helped add another goal to our backer goals—which means even more words/issue for 2026!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

Info for our Backer Goals! 50 and 100 Backers are unlocked and 150 now as well! With 200 backers below over a blurred version of OTHERSIDE banner art in purple, with a blurred floating fantastical head on the right. The backdrop for the two unlocked goals is now rainbow.

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Ash Huang @ashsmash.bsky.social · 27d

"To save face, turn away from the sun. Turn away from the spatter of cold rain against the cheek…" www.nightmare-magazine.com/fiction/safe... Out today for everyone in @nightmare-magazine.com

Safe Face - Nightmare Magazine

To save face, turn away from the sun. Turn away from the spatter of cold rain against the cheek, away from the hard light of the moon at its roundest, away from the snow-flecked wind, away from the ba...

www.nightmare-magazine.com

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Diabolical Plots @diabolicalplots.com · 15d

HONK!

a cartoon of a duck wearing sunglasses and the words deal with it

Alt: a cartoon of a terrible goose wearing sunglasses and the words "deal with it"

media.tenor.com

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celia winter 🦋 @crossingwinter.bsky.social · 15d

i 100% would get them even though i don't have a car

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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 15d

It hasn't even been 2 hours from the LAST post about reaching backer goals but WE'VE HIT 100 BACKERS!! THAT'S ANOTHER 1000 WORDS/ISSUE!!

We're also VERY close to reaching our base funding goal. As in LESS THAN $700 TO GET FUNDED!! Help us get there? 👀

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

Info for our Backer Goals! 50 Backers is unlocked and 100 now as well! With 150 backers below over a blurred version of OTHERSIDE banner art in purple, with a blurred floating fantastical head on the right. The backdrop for the two unlocked goals is now rainbow.

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celia winter 🦋 @crossingwinter.bsky.social · 15d

an otherside kickstarter bumpersticker that reads: "honk if you love materially supporting 2slgbtquia+ art in the face of censorship and relentless hostility"

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OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 15d

HI YES WE JUST PASSED $2,000 IN 30 MINUTES?!? THANK YOU SO SO MUCH?????? WE'RE ABOUT 37% FUNDED!!!!

AND if we get 6 more backers we unlock 1000 more words per issue due to a lovely anonymous donation!

OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 15d

WE'RE LIVE! AND WE ARE SO EXCITED! Back now to support a new magazine of speculative fiction by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and artists! Snag some amazing rewards, including discounted subscriptions! Support queer art! And help us SMASH DAY ONE!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hyb...

OTHERSIDE Kickstarter art. Text says OTHERSIDE Kickstarter LIVE NOW! over our purple and banner art with the Wanderer, a small figure on floating rocks, on the right.

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celia winter 🦋 @crossingwinter.bsky.social · 15d

I can't express how excited I am about this project. Check out their kickstarter and help make dreams come true!

OTHERSIDE - Kickstarter is LIVE! @othersidespec.bsky.social · 15d

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Lauren Shippen @laurenshippen.com · 18d

book editing is going well, why do you ask

A screenshot from Scrivener that reads: CHAPTER 6 - rewrite literally all of this but good this time

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