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Maria Haskins
@mariahaskins.com
Swedish-Canadian SFFH writer. Editor at Ruadán Books. Part of Many Worlds. She/her. Work in Best Horror of the Year, Lightspeed, Deadlands & more. 📚: WOLVES & GIRLS+SIX DREAMS ABOUT THE TRAIN🔗 http://linktr.ee/MariaHaskins Rep: Eric Showers.
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I write speculative fiction (fantasy, science fiction, horror & points in-between), and I also write reviews & essays.

My short fiction is available in two short story collections:

🛤️ SIX DREAMS ABOUT THE TRAIN: mariahaskins.com/six-dreams-a...

🐺 WOLVES & GIRLS: mariahaskins.com/wolves-and-g...
Six Dreams About the Train and Other Stories
Available now! Buy Six Dreams About the Train and Other Stories: Paperback & ebook from JournalStone Paperback & ebook from Amazon  Paperback & ebook from Indiebound / B&N…
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November 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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how to move to the delta quadrant
November 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Thrilled to post that PSYCHOPOMP & CIRCUMSTANCE has made NPR's list of Books We Love!

It's one of over 300 books handpicked by NPR staffers and trusted critics. See the full list here:

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Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Today Psychopomp & Circumstance hits UK shelves!

A Southern Gothic with family secrets, Gullah funeral traditions, a beautifully strange house & a sprinkling of magic. In hardcover, eBook, & audio.

Thank you to the phenomenal @csecooney.bsky.social for these lovely words.

#booksky #Blackbooksky
November 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Ouch. True, though.

“Alliances are built on common values and a common threat perception. Trump shares nether of those with us and I would argue he doesn’t share it with most Europeans.”
- Jacob Kaarsbo, former chief analyst at the Danish defence intelligence agency.
Denmark sets up ‘night watch’ to monitor Trump after Greenland row
US president’s threat to seize territory prompts intelligence briefings reminiscent of Game of Thrones patrol
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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He is risen
November 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Well I'm sure they learned their lesson and would never invade Afghanistan again.
Nov. 27, 1925: The USSR invades Afghanistan to try to seize an island in the Amu Darya River on their border, which the Kremlin says bandits have been using as a base. The Soviet force of 340 is repelled after four days of fighting. Low-level conflict will persist for 3 months.
November 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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I’ve got an article out in the Star today about the Thomas King issue:
November 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Read this issue last night from start to finish. Surreal, beautiful, unsettling, wrenching, and just SO MANY FEELS.
November 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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3LBE Issue 46 debuts today with new original short fiction of weird, wonder, and horror by K.S. Walker, Brian Evenson, Nadia Bulkin, Corey Farrenkopf, Premee Mohamed, and Katie McIvor. Read three stories online, buy the full ebook, or become a patron subscriber. www.3lobedmag.com/issue46/
November 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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A message for Unbound authors
UNBOUND AUTHORS: Leftover copies of your books in the UK (MacMillan) warehouse will be pulped within the next week or two. DM me for a link to the warehouse stock list and contacts.

If you have no dosh, another publisher (Wilton Sq) is willing to buy the books & distribute on a 50/50 profit split
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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If writing is so easy why do people argue that they can’t do it without the pablumatic verbiage extruder

And if it’s so difficult then why do people think it’s not labour and writers are not workers
November 27, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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This is possibly my favorite product answer yet:

Q: Will this deodorizing spray get rid of dead animal smell?
A: Yes, but you need to remove the dead animal or you will need to keep applying it.
November 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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"Imagine you stole all of the intellectual property in the world. And you're using it to help people write middling emails and make revenge porn about women, and also children. And you're powering this plagiarism and non-consensual porn machine by eating up what's left of humanity's carbon budget."
How to explain AI to your family this holiday season | CNN Business
Politics, football and movies are among the many topics that tend to come up around Thanksgiving. In 2025, a new question may arise at the table: Why the heck is everyone talking about AI, and what sh...
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November 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Kiki's Delivery Service. That movie is a gentle, wise miracle.
What movie are you most thankful for? (not necessarily your favorite!)
November 27, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
My latest What to Read column is an inside job, all about Ruadán's Books. Buy a great book and you can also help support the Greater Boston Food Bank. ❤️
Deep dive into our catalog with this month's column from @mariahaskins.com!

🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/wtrruadan

Join our Readers Against Hunger initiative: we're donating 50% of the profits on our book sales through 12/23 to @gr8bosfoodbank.bsky.social.

#BookSky #HorrorSky
November 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Deep dive into our catalog with this month's column from @mariahaskins.com!

🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/wtrruadan

Join our Readers Against Hunger initiative: we're donating 50% of the profits on our book sales through 12/23 to @gr8bosfoodbank.bsky.social.

#BookSky #HorrorSky
November 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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A great loss for our novella ecosystem. I have loved each and every Psychopomp novella that I have read and made drinks for them too. Sorry to see this end, hopeful to see it reemerge some day.
November 23, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Spring in the City, 16 new dark urban fantasy tales, is out 12/2!

🌸 links.ruadanbooks.com/spring

Grab a copy & be part of the donation we're building for @gr8bosfoodbank.bsky.social.

(We're donating 50% of all profits on our books sold through 12/23!)

#BookSky #shortstories #urbanfantasy #TBR
November 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Check out the must-read short fiction of October 2025 if you:

- are a short fiction author
- love reading short stories
- could not be located at 12:35 AM on Wednesday, April 4th, in 1945
Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: October 2025 - Reactor
This month's short fiction recommendations include ghosts and grief, recipes and multiverses...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM