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John Eric Vona @writeallalong.bsky.social · 17d

68 must be having real middle-child syndrome

John Eric Vona @writeallalong.bsky.social · Aug 16

Stranded on a moon where electrical power is impossible, pursued by giants, and threatened by human colonists stranded a century ago, Sanika allies herself with aliens that live in near silence. Impeded by selective mutism, she must find a way home, or make this world into one.
#posterpit #ya #sf

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John Eric Vona @writeallalong.bsky.social · Aug 16

My picks for Best Novel and Best Short Story from the #hugoawards tonight

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Write All Along Picks Some Hugos

Literature is not a competition... but sometimes it's fun to take sides.

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John Eric Vona @writeallalong.bsky.social · Aug 10

Proportional representation would end gerrymandering altogether and break the two party system.

John Eric Vona @writeallalong.bsky.social · Jul 30

I’ve read 4/6 of both the novel and short story Hugo nominees. I’ve got 3 weeks till the awards, but preplanning begins Friday 😬

John Eric Vona @writeallalong.bsky.social · Jul 25

Go home, wordle. You’re drunk

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John Eric Vona @writeallalong.bsky.social · Jul 19

Why’s that guy ravaging the paint swatches?
Don’t mind him, he’s just a teacher.

John Eric Vona @writeallalong.bsky.social · Jul 14

I just got a rejection letter, while I was dealing with a rejection letter. 😩

John Eric Vona @writeallalong.bsky.social · Jul 11

I am very thankful to have read it!

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John Eric Vona @writeallalong.bsky.social · Jul 11

“Out of Draconia” by @almaalexander.bsky.social in @bcsmagazine.bsky.social is a masterful work of efficient world building and a mesmerizing fantasy story told at a human scale. Already recommended it to several friends and I think I’ll listen to it again with my kids next time we’re in the car

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John Eric Vona @writeallalong.bsky.social · Jul 11

Very helpful!

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John Eric Vona @writeallalong.bsky.social · Jul 10

I’m one book away from finishing all the Hugo nominated novels

John Eric Vona @writeallalong.bsky.social · Jul 9

Darmok and Jallad at Duneagra

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John Eric Vona @writeallalong.bsky.social · Jul 8

My friend Thomas absolutely crushed it with this short story. Beware of clowns near cliffs, everyone.

Aaron Burch @aaronburch.bsky.social · Jul 8

love how this interview turned out. doing these behind-the-scenes Q&As about how a story came to be has become one of my fave aspects of doing Short Story, Long.

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A Short Interview + "bonus material" w/ Thomas Mixon

"Bonus material" for Mixon's short story, “National Dish,” published on Tuesday, 7/2.

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John Eric Vona @writeallalong.bsky.social · Jul 8

A Prayer for Owen Meany. The ‘80s reflecting on the ‘60s and still so true today.

John Eric Vona @writeallalong.bsky.social · Jul 8

You’re on a roll!

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John Eric Vona @writeallalong.bsky.social · Jul 4

The majority of my typos just sound like I have an Irish accent

John Eric Vona @writeallalong.bsky.social · Jun 8

I’m hoping to find a way to teach this story. What a brilliant idea and a well-deserved award

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association @sfwa.bsky.social · Jun 8

🎊 And the Nebula for Best Short Story goes to... "Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole" by @isabel.kim (@clarkesworldmagazine.com). Congratulations!!! #Nebulas2025 🥳🥳🥳

John Eric Vona @writeallalong.bsky.social · Jun 8

And now for a game of which door/corner did I abandon my shoes by/in

John Eric Vona @writeallalong.bsky.social · Jun 7

Just dropped a new blog. Short story summer is underway!

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John Eric Vona @writeallalong.bsky.social · May 31

Just found out a literacy study conducted through my classes will be featured in an academic journal. Love collaborating on stuff like this

John Eric Vona @writeallalong.bsky.social · May 29

In the moments leading up to creative writing semester exam: an impromptu dance party, a ceremonial rock-paper-scissor match, and some sort of chain high-five thing. What a good bunch of kids. 😊

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John Eric Vona @writeallalong.bsky.social · May 17

An absolutely unhinged cover of my favorite novel 😳🙈

Zac Thompson @zacthompson.bsky.social · May 16

bring back more covers with creepy little guys

John Eric Vona @writeallalong.bsky.social · May 10

10 minutes into a family DnD game and the 12 y/o has done 4 lines of coke and started a bar fight

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John Eric Vona @writeallalong.bsky.social · May 5

We have taken to calling, the sandhill cranes our “neighbors” as in “oh look, our neighbors are in our garden” or “I can’t hear you because the neighbors are screaming to each other”