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Maggie Slater
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(she/her) writer of speculative fiction / hoarder of cheap notebooks
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Better late than never! I finally posted the last (but not least!) interview with fellow HOPE: The Thing with Feathers contributor Erin Darrow!

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THREE QUESTIONS: Erin Darrow
In the lead-up to the release of Hope: The Thing with Feathers, I’m going to be posting mini-interviews with my fellow ToC-mates! You can pre-order Hope: The Thing with Feathers here. In a dy…
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August 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Hey! The interview I did with the excellent Benjamin Gorman and editor B. Morris Allen (and fellow contributors Lisa Fransson and Louie Sullivan, whom I've also interviewed on my site!) is now live!
notapipe.bsky.social Not a Pipe Publishing Ink-Corporated LLC @notapipe.bsky.social · Jul 30
On this episode, @benjamingorman.bsky.social gabs with @bmorrisallen.com , @maggiedotwrites.bsky.social , Lisa Fransson, and Louie Sullivan, authors of HOPE: THE THING WITH FEATHERS, a new anthology from @metaphorosis.com .
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July 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Just put up the second-to-last interview with HOPE: The Thing With Feathers contributor Jade Scardham!

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THREE QUESTIONS: Jade Scardham
In the lead-up to the release of Hope: The Thing with Feathers, I’m going to be posting mini-interviews with my fellow ToC-mates! You can pre-order Hope: The Thing with Feathers here. The fly…
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July 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Just put up my latest interview with HOPE contributor H.L. Fullerton! "When an Angel Molts" is an emotional cry of empathy in a world with far too little of it.

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THREE QUESTIONS: H.L. Fullerton
In the lead-up to the release of Hope: The Thing with Feathers, I’m going to be posting mini-interviews with my fellow ToC-mates! You can pre-order Hope: The Thing with Feathers here. Stunnin…
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July 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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This was so much fun! Thanks so much to @notapipe.bsky.social for putting this together!
July 24, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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New interview up with HOPE contributor Frances Pauli! Her beautiful story "A Touch of the Wind" is an insightful meditation on what it means to be truly free and unbound.

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THREE QUESTIONS: Frances Pauli
In the lead-up to the release of Hope: The Thing with Feathers, I’m going to be posting mini-interviews with my fellow ToC-mates! You can pre-order Hope: The Thing with Feathers here. In &#82…
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July 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Just put up a new interview with co-contributor Gabrielle Contelmo about her beautiful story, "What We Had Left," in HOPE: The Thing With Feathers.

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THREE QUESTIONS: Gabrielle Contelmo
In the lead-up to the release of Hope: The Thing with Feathers, I’m going to be posting mini-interviews with my fellow ToC-mates! You can pre-order Hope: The Thing with Feathers here. “…
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July 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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New interview up with Chloe Smith, author of "The Letter Writers" in HOPE: The Thing with Feathers. This story will charm anyone who has a soft spot for Italo Calvino's INVISIBLE CITIES or Hayao Miyazaki's surreal magic in SPIRITED AWAY.

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THREE QUESTIONS: Chloe Smith
In the lead-up to the release of Hope: The Thing with Feathers, I’m going to be posting mini-interviews with my fellow ToC-mates! You can pre-order Hope: The Thing with Feathers here. In &#82…
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July 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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New interview with co-contributor Anna Orridge up! Check out her story "The Lay-by-rinth" in HOPE: The Thing With Feathers anthology! This sweet story will be right up your alley if you're into hope-punk and non-binary romance.

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THREE QUESTIONS: Anna Orridge
In the lead-up to the release of Hope: The Thing with Feathers, I’m going to be posting mini-interviews with my fellow ToC-mates! You can pre-order Hope: The Thing with Feathers here. “The La…
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July 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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New Friday Flash up on Substack! This one’s rather dark, isn’t it?

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FRIDAY FLASH: Domestic Black Holes (690)
All she wanted was a couple hours to herself...
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July 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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My interview with fellow HOPE: The Thing With Feathers contributor, Lisa Fransson, is now up on the blog! You'll like her story if you love crows and have ever wanted a meet cute with a gentle-spirited mountain man.

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THREE QUESTIONS: Lisa Fransson
In the lead-up to the release of Hope: The Thing with Feathers, I’m going to be posting mini-interviews with my fellow ToC-mates! You can pre-order Hope: The Thing with Feathers here. “For Al…
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July 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Hey! My creepy grief story about tombstones is out! :D
July 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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@maggiedotwrites.bsky.social's HOPE anthology interview with Louie Sullivan

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THREE QUESTIONS: Louie Sullivan
In the lead-up to the release of Hope: The Thing with Feathers, I’m going to be posting mini-interviews with my fellow ToC-mates! You can pre-order Hope: The Thing with Feathers here. “…
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June 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Just put up a mini-interview with Rachel Ayers, fellow HOPE: The Thing with Feathers contributor! Her story "Queen of Crows" would be perfect for you if you enjoy Angela Carter's dark fairytales mixed with Miyazaki-esque characters and world-building.

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THREE QUESTIONS: Rachel Ayers
In the lead-up to the release of Hope: The Thing with Feathers, I’m going to be posting mini-interviews with my fellow ToC-mates! You can pre-order Hope: The Thing with Feathers here. “…
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June 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Just posted a new interview for HOPE: The Thing with Feathers, featuring author and editor B. Morris Allen!

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THREE QUESTIONS: B. Morris Allen
In the lead-up to the release of Hope: The Thing with Feathers, I’m going to be posting mini-interviews with my fellow ToC-mates! You can pre-order Hope: The Thing with Feathers here. “A Bird…
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June 24, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Got a chance to talk to fellow HOPE: The Thing With Feathers (from Plant Based Press) contributor Martin Westlake! Loved his story "Going Home," about a scientist recruited to investigate a mysterious shard from the Tunguska meteor region.

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Cover for Hope: The Thing With Feathers anthology - Blue and red and orange swirls like feathers.
June 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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My irreverent superhero on her period story "Any Day But Today..." is out now as an audio reprint at StarShipSofa! It's read by the fabulous @hardrockhope.bsky.social and they do an AMAZING job capturing K.C.'s snarkiness and Terachno's worminess! 😃 So fun!

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StarShipSofa 757 Maggie Slater | StarShipSofa
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June 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Oooo, my sentient bread story, "Gluten Breath" is now up at The Core Review! This story is for you if you like realism mixed with absurdity, are sick of diet-in-disguise wellness culture, and/or you just really like bread!

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May 31, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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I got a chance to talk with Lincoln Michel about his new book about sci-fi writers, toxic group dynamics, and space opera, METALLIC REALMS!

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METALLIC REALMS: An Interview with Author Lincoln Michel!
I’m a sucker for metafiction that incorporates footnotes and faux academic rhetoric, so when I first heard about Lincoln Michel’s Metallic Realms, I knew I needed to check it out. Metalli…
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May 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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This is a great list--and a reminder that just because something doesn't have a five-star/100% rating doesn't mean it isn't a freaking fantastic fit for you!
April 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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last year @nobordersbooks.bsky.social sent 600+ books to Rikers; this year our book drive is for teens who are incarcerated in Brooklyn. please purchase a book if you can—most of these are requested titles, and a $7 Goosebumps book would mean A LOT to a kid in detention bookshop.org/wishlists/70...
BOOK DRIVE FOR INCARCERATED YOUTH No Borders is partnering with a local librarian to bring requested books to youths ages 12-18 who are incarcerated at Crossroads Juvenile Center in Brooklyn. To help, you can: • Buy books from our Bookshop.org registry • Donate funds to The Rolling Library • Donate gently used paperback young adult novels, manga, and comics wishlist: tinyurl.com/2025bookdrive donate funds: tinyurl.com/tridonate contact: nobordersbooks@proton.me
April 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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This one is a lot of fun!
thelincoln.bsky.social Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · Feb 13
Well, sure: new novel coming out in a few months. Cosmic adventure. Depressed artists. Weird aliens. Interpersonal writing group drama. Etc. 🚀😭👾✍️🥴🌌

Info and preordering here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/Metall...
February 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Ooo, I just discovered 5CALLS.ORG, which will tell you 1) Who your representatives in Congress are (Senators and Reps), 2) what their phone numbers are, and 3) Give you a script for calling them about a number of issues concerning you! For someone with scrambly-brains this is great!

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5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
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February 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Really loving Spencer R. Scott's newsletter, As If We Were Staying. This one especially hit home between the ribs.

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Once You Get the Message, Hang Up the Phone
An exploration of social media's shortcomings in enacting material change.
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February 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Doing some light sketches while watching FLY on Hulu.
February 1, 2025 at 3:21 AM