Dale Stromberg
@stromberg.bsky.social
Castigator of texts and poor devil of letters.
Debut high fantasy novel Mæj pub’d 2024 by @traumbooks.bsky.social. My paperbricks: https://mybook.to/strombergish
Quiet immigrant. Oya-baka. Regular fugly. S-class awkward. He/him.
Debut high fantasy novel Mæj pub’d 2024 by @traumbooks.bsky.social. My paperbricks: https://mybook.to/strombergish
Quiet immigrant. Oya-baka. Regular fugly. S-class awkward. He/him.
Pinned
Dale Stromberg
@stromberg.bsky.social
· Oct 22
MÆJ is 1 year old.
Happy birthday to my preposterous wyrdforsaken novel.
“Unsparingly detailed, rich in history, culture, exotic customs and languages, and every other seasoning possible for the highest of high-fantasy writing.”
—Adrian Howell, author of the Psionic Pentalogy
traumbooks.com/maej/
Happy birthday to my preposterous wyrdforsaken novel.
“Unsparingly detailed, rich in history, culture, exotic customs and languages, and every other seasoning possible for the highest of high-fantasy writing.”
—Adrian Howell, author of the Psionic Pentalogy
traumbooks.com/maej/
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$763 LEFT for $1133 rent.
linktr.ee/torqu111
This could lit afford a much needed car, but its going to scumlord instead. 😩
Bills due, no food security. 3 days in forced withdrawal from bloodclotting med, SSRI running out. Doc needed ASAP.
HOME *NEEDS* PROF. CLEANING...
INSPECTION IS NEXT MONTH! 💥
linktr.ee/torqu111
This could lit afford a much needed car, but its going to scumlord instead. 😩
Bills due, no food security. 3 days in forced withdrawal from bloodclotting med, SSRI running out. Doc needed ASAP.
HOME *NEEDS* PROF. CLEANING...
INSPECTION IS NEXT MONTH! 💥
November 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
$763 LEFT for $1133 rent.
linktr.ee/torqu111
This could lit afford a much needed car, but its going to scumlord instead. 😩
Bills due, no food security. 3 days in forced withdrawal from bloodclotting med, SSRI running out. Doc needed ASAP.
HOME *NEEDS* PROF. CLEANING...
INSPECTION IS NEXT MONTH! 💥
linktr.ee/torqu111
This could lit afford a much needed car, but its going to scumlord instead. 😩
Bills due, no food security. 3 days in forced withdrawal from bloodclotting med, SSRI running out. Doc needed ASAP.
HOME *NEEDS* PROF. CLEANING...
INSPECTION IS NEXT MONTH! 💥
Why is it that countries with unbridled capitalism are less pleasant places to be than countries which bust out the bridle PUZZLING
November 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Why is it that countries with unbridled capitalism are less pleasant places to be than countries which bust out the bridle PUZZLING
“If this genre formed out of the need to describe the indescribable, what happens when the genre of surrealism itself becomes codified? When it develops its own tropes?”
This piece articulates something that's been niggling me as well.
clereviewofbooks.com/marvelous-wr...
This piece articulates something that's been niggling me as well.
clereviewofbooks.com/marvelous-wr...
Marvelous Writing: The Sentence Will Save the Form - Cleveland Review of Books
To squabble over genre would be to take away from the very potent delight of these kinds of tales: a capacity to traverse an enormous affective range, to play lightly at the surface of life and to sin...
clereviewofbooks.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM
“If this genre formed out of the need to describe the indescribable, what happens when the genre of surrealism itself becomes codified? When it develops its own tropes?”
This piece articulates something that's been niggling me as well.
clereviewofbooks.com/marvelous-wr...
This piece articulates something that's been niggling me as well.
clereviewofbooks.com/marvelous-wr...
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It cost 0$ to share a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale.
Get 10% off using code BIBIPINSSALEWEEK on almost everything in my store!! Ends Dec 5th at 11:59PM MST. I rarely have sales.
Store: Bibipins.com
Get 10% off using code BIBIPINSSALEWEEK on almost everything in my store!! Ends Dec 5th at 11:59PM MST. I rarely have sales.
Store: Bibipins.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
It cost 0$ to share a Black disabled queer small business! It could lead to my next sale.
Get 10% off using code BIBIPINSSALEWEEK on almost everything in my store!! Ends Dec 5th at 11:59PM MST. I rarely have sales.
Store: Bibipins.com
Get 10% off using code BIBIPINSSALEWEEK on almost everything in my store!! Ends Dec 5th at 11:59PM MST. I rarely have sales.
Store: Bibipins.com
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When we share our story, we’re asking for one thing: to be seen.
And the truth is: ignoring us isn’t neutrality, it’s a silent form of resentment that borders on hatred.
So if you don’t hate us, why ignore us?
Every donation even the smallest says: I see you, and I won’t leave you alone.🙏🏻🤍🤝🏻
And the truth is: ignoring us isn’t neutrality, it’s a silent form of resentment that borders on hatred.
So if you don’t hate us, why ignore us?
Every donation even the smallest says: I see you, and I won’t leave you alone.🙏🏻🤍🤝🏻
November 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
When we share our story, we’re asking for one thing: to be seen.
And the truth is: ignoring us isn’t neutrality, it’s a silent form of resentment that borders on hatred.
So if you don’t hate us, why ignore us?
Every donation even the smallest says: I see you, and I won’t leave you alone.🙏🏻🤍🤝🏻
And the truth is: ignoring us isn’t neutrality, it’s a silent form of resentment that borders on hatred.
So if you don’t hate us, why ignore us?
Every donation even the smallest says: I see you, and I won’t leave you alone.🙏🏻🤍🤝🏻
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Mohammad Nashwan was a civil engineer, now he's trying to keep his kids out of the rain and cold, and find food to feed them - please help him if you can:
chuffed.org/project/1574...
chuffed.org/project/1574...
November 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Mohammad Nashwan was a civil engineer, now he's trying to keep his kids out of the rain and cold, and find food to feed them - please help him if you can:
chuffed.org/project/1574...
chuffed.org/project/1574...
Hard agree.
"Everything fantasy should be." 🎇🐙💥Thanks for reviewing DEMON ENGINE by Marten Norr!!! If you haven't checked this one out yet, the audio book is especially fantastic.
traumbooks.com/demon-engine/
traumbooks.com/demon-engine/
November 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Hard agree.
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I imagine most of the people trying to claim that stealing indie ebooks is leftism simply have never had to worry about paying rent or for groceries but sorry, your desire for free luxury goods is outweighed by the material needs of their creators
November 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I imagine most of the people trying to claim that stealing indie ebooks is leftism simply have never had to worry about paying rent or for groceries but sorry, your desire for free luxury goods is outweighed by the material needs of their creators
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🎇🎇Everyone, it's HAPPENING!!!🎇🎇 We are so incredibly thrilled to work with Never Angeline Nørth and have her be part of our palm-sized library! The unpredictably beautiful BLACK HOLE SCIENCE IS FILLED WITH APOLOGIES is now open for pre-order!
ITCH: tinyurl.com/mwwemk25
PAYHIP: payhip.com/b/hnqQw
ITCH: tinyurl.com/mwwemk25
PAYHIP: payhip.com/b/hnqQw
November 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
🎇🎇Everyone, it's HAPPENING!!!🎇🎇 We are so incredibly thrilled to work with Never Angeline Nørth and have her be part of our palm-sized library! The unpredictably beautiful BLACK HOLE SCIENCE IS FILLED WITH APOLOGIES is now open for pre-order!
ITCH: tinyurl.com/mwwemk25
PAYHIP: payhip.com/b/hnqQw
ITCH: tinyurl.com/mwwemk25
PAYHIP: payhip.com/b/hnqQw
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I newslettered.
“If life is a cloud, and a story is a face in the cloud, then a storyteller is one who feels compelled to stare at the cloud until they find a face.”
dalestromberg.substack.com/p/the-seldom...
#booksky #author #speclit #specfic #fantasylit #sffh
“If life is a cloud, and a story is a face in the cloud, then a storyteller is one who feels compelled to stare at the cloud until they find a face.”
dalestromberg.substack.com/p/the-seldom...
#booksky #author #speclit #specfic #fantasylit #sffh
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I newslettered.
“If life is a cloud, and a story is a face in the cloud, then a storyteller is one who feels compelled to stare at the cloud until they find a face.”
dalestromberg.substack.com/p/the-seldom...
#booksky #author #speclit #specfic #fantasylit #sffh
“If life is a cloud, and a story is a face in the cloud, then a storyteller is one who feels compelled to stare at the cloud until they find a face.”
dalestromberg.substack.com/p/the-seldom...
#booksky #author #speclit #specfic #fantasylit #sffh
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What, now cannons can't be slutty?
November 26, 2025 at 9:57 AM
What, now cannons can't be slutty?
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Here I am, Ahmad Johar, returning once again with an important new goal.
Just as you stood by me before, I now need your support to help me travel and begin a safe and dignified life outside Gaza for me and Samar.
YOUR SUPPORT = OUR NEW LIFE 🕊🍉
Donate here & add joy to our day↪
《 bit.ly/483RUjk 》
Just as you stood by me before, I now need your support to help me travel and begin a safe and dignified life outside Gaza for me and Samar.
YOUR SUPPORT = OUR NEW LIFE 🕊🍉
Donate here & add joy to our day↪
《 bit.ly/483RUjk 》
Help Ahmad & Samar escape the war & build a safe, dignified future
Hi, I'm helping my dear friends Ahmad and Samar who are seeking your support to build a secure and stable future for themselves. Please read their story and donate!
chuffed.org
November 26, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Here I am, Ahmad Johar, returning once again with an important new goal.
Just as you stood by me before, I now need your support to help me travel and begin a safe and dignified life outside Gaza for me and Samar.
YOUR SUPPORT = OUR NEW LIFE 🕊🍉
Donate here & add joy to our day↪
《 bit.ly/483RUjk 》
Just as you stood by me before, I now need your support to help me travel and begin a safe and dignified life outside Gaza for me and Samar.
YOUR SUPPORT = OUR NEW LIFE 🕊🍉
Donate here & add joy to our day↪
《 bit.ly/483RUjk 》
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Our newest, BLACK HOLE SCIENCE IS FILLED WITH APOLOGIES by @never.horse , is coming out in Jan, so we've reopened orders for all the little books! If you've been eyeing one/some of them, it's a great chance to mix and match 👀
ITCH: traumbooks.itch.io/the-little-b...
PAYHIP: payhip.com/b/EV3Kq
ITCH: traumbooks.itch.io/the-little-b...
PAYHIP: payhip.com/b/EV3Kq
November 26, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Our newest, BLACK HOLE SCIENCE IS FILLED WITH APOLOGIES by @never.horse , is coming out in Jan, so we've reopened orders for all the little books! If you've been eyeing one/some of them, it's a great chance to mix and match 👀
ITCH: traumbooks.itch.io/the-little-b...
PAYHIP: payhip.com/b/EV3Kq
ITCH: traumbooks.itch.io/the-little-b...
PAYHIP: payhip.com/b/EV3Kq
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Our NOVEMBER ISSUE is hot off the press. ✨
WORDS by @srirachachang.bsky.social, Chloe Alberta, @dianezinna.bsky.social, & Stella Wong.
ART by Danielle Shandiin Emerson.
PLUS A.D. Lauren-Abunassar interviews @jessemechanic.bsky.social.
buff.ly/PLKRM5J
WORDS by @srirachachang.bsky.social, Chloe Alberta, @dianezinna.bsky.social, & Stella Wong.
ART by Danielle Shandiin Emerson.
PLUS A.D. Lauren-Abunassar interviews @jessemechanic.bsky.social.
buff.ly/PLKRM5J
November 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Our NOVEMBER ISSUE is hot off the press. ✨
WORDS by @srirachachang.bsky.social, Chloe Alberta, @dianezinna.bsky.social, & Stella Wong.
ART by Danielle Shandiin Emerson.
PLUS A.D. Lauren-Abunassar interviews @jessemechanic.bsky.social.
buff.ly/PLKRM5J
WORDS by @srirachachang.bsky.social, Chloe Alberta, @dianezinna.bsky.social, & Stella Wong.
ART by Danielle Shandiin Emerson.
PLUS A.D. Lauren-Abunassar interviews @jessemechanic.bsky.social.
buff.ly/PLKRM5J
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somehow it's "hoarding" when I keep my old tech as long as possible and resent forced obsolescence
but not "hoarding" when billionaires and tech companies suck up all the money and burn though the planet in search of endless growth
but not "hoarding" when billionaires and tech companies suck up all the money and burn though the planet in search of endless growth
stupid young people, stop buying a new phone every year if you don't want to be broke. wait no, not like that.
November 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
somehow it's "hoarding" when I keep my old tech as long as possible and resent forced obsolescence
but not "hoarding" when billionaires and tech companies suck up all the money and burn though the planet in search of endless growth
but not "hoarding" when billionaires and tech companies suck up all the money and burn though the planet in search of endless growth
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Hey, Idaho! This will be important to look to as Meta finishes building a 1 million square foot data center in Kuna, Idaho. Are you okay with poisoning the land and water for Facebook?
Everyone knows data centers use a ton of water.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
AI’s water problem is worse than we thought
A new investigation reveals how Amazon is amplifying Oregon’s nitrate pollution crisis.
heated.world
November 26, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Hey, Idaho! This will be important to look to as Meta finishes building a 1 million square foot data center in Kuna, Idaho. Are you okay with poisoning the land and water for Facebook?
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After everything we have gone through the pain and the loss I am left with nothing but determination. I want to rise again with my family from beneath the rubble of this devastation, to rebuild what was broken inside us before what was destroyed arouhttps gofund.me/18dbc792f
Together to Save a Displaced Family in Gaza, organized by Alejandra Baiz
My name is Alejandra, from Puerto Rico and I am creating this fund campaign… Alejandra Baiz necesita tu apoyo para Together to Save a Displaced Family in Gaza
gofund.me
November 22, 2025 at 8:28 AM
After everything we have gone through the pain and the loss I am left with nothing but determination. I want to rise again with my family from beneath the rubble of this devastation, to rebuild what was broken inside us before what was destroyed arouhttps gofund.me/18dbc792f
I newslettered.
“If life is a cloud, and a story is a face in the cloud, then a storyteller is one who feels compelled to stare at the cloud until they find a face.”
dalestromberg.substack.com/p/the-seldom...
#booksky #author #speclit #specfic #fantasylit #sffh
“If life is a cloud, and a story is a face in the cloud, then a storyteller is one who feels compelled to stare at the cloud until they find a face.”
dalestromberg.substack.com/p/the-seldom...
#booksky #author #speclit #specfic #fantasylit #sffh
November 25, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I newslettered.
“If life is a cloud, and a story is a face in the cloud, then a storyteller is one who feels compelled to stare at the cloud until they find a face.”
dalestromberg.substack.com/p/the-seldom...
#booksky #author #speclit #specfic #fantasylit #sffh
“If life is a cloud, and a story is a face in the cloud, then a storyteller is one who feels compelled to stare at the cloud until they find a face.”
dalestromberg.substack.com/p/the-seldom...
#booksky #author #speclit #specfic #fantasylit #sffh
Obscure weirdo solidarity 🤝
Here's what I published in 2025, should you be the sort of person who nominates obscure Canadian weirdo authors for awards of any sort.
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Obscure weirdo solidarity 🤝
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1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
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"This novella absolutely sucked me in." Always a good time to grab this story by @flameswallower.bsky.social , and we're again offering special print copies, to be shipped in January.👀
traumbooks.com/corrupted-ve...
Paper copy: payhip.com/b/EV3Kq
traumbooks.com/corrupted-ve...
Paper copy: payhip.com/b/EV3Kq
November 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
"This novella absolutely sucked me in." Always a good time to grab this story by @flameswallower.bsky.social , and we're again offering special print copies, to be shipped in January.👀
traumbooks.com/corrupted-ve...
Paper copy: payhip.com/b/EV3Kq
traumbooks.com/corrupted-ve...
Paper copy: payhip.com/b/EV3Kq