CL Hellisen
@clhellisen.bsky.social
Stories in F&SF, Strange Horizons, Apex, Tor, Shimmer, BCS.
Repped by Caro Clarke
The Shape of Monsters out now! https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Shape-of-Monsters-Audiobook/B0FGDJ5X1M
https://clhellisenlanding.carrd.co/
They/them, Scotland
Repped by Caro Clarke
The Shape of Monsters out now! https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Shape-of-Monsters-Audiobook/B0FGDJ5X1M
https://clhellisenlanding.carrd.co/
They/them, Scotland
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CL Hellisen
@clhellisen.bsky.social
· Jul 7
Godskin
Sometimes among the fish and crabs, we trawl squid and octopus, or little sharks, all added to the pots. Sometimes it’s a fish person, a thing we cut free and do not talk of, pretend we never saw. …
strangehorizons.com
If you'd like to read my World Fantasy Award shortlisted story Godskin, then amble on over to @strangehorizons.bsky.social ...
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Every so often I read someone saying "I had a conversation with ChatGPT—" and the urge to reach through the screen and beat them with a haddock intensifies.
You might as well say, "I had a conversation with the autocorrect function on my phone."
Nothing is talking to you, you are deranged.
You might as well say, "I had a conversation with the autocorrect function on my phone."
Nothing is talking to you, you are deranged.
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Every so often I read someone saying "I had a conversation with ChatGPT—" and the urge to reach through the screen and beat them with a haddock intensifies.
You might as well say, "I had a conversation with the autocorrect function on my phone."
Nothing is talking to you, you are deranged.
You might as well say, "I had a conversation with the autocorrect function on my phone."
Nothing is talking to you, you are deranged.
When the weirdo bots get hold of a totally unrelated post and try link it to their politcal grifting...
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
When the weirdo bots get hold of a totally unrelated post and try link it to their politcal grifting...
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🚨COVER REVEAL🚨
For the final time in 2025, feast your eyes on a new Northodox cover!
Sequel to the incredible The Executioner's Blade, The Executioner's Price by Andrew Knighton is coming 27th November!
Do not miss this!
Preorders and details here:
share.google/byM73OhMI6c5...
For the final time in 2025, feast your eyes on a new Northodox cover!
Sequel to the incredible The Executioner's Blade, The Executioner's Price by Andrew Knighton is coming 27th November!
Do not miss this!
Preorders and details here:
share.google/byM73OhMI6c5...
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
🚨COVER REVEAL🚨
For the final time in 2025, feast your eyes on a new Northodox cover!
Sequel to the incredible The Executioner's Blade, The Executioner's Price by Andrew Knighton is coming 27th November!
Do not miss this!
Preorders and details here:
share.google/byM73OhMI6c5...
For the final time in 2025, feast your eyes on a new Northodox cover!
Sequel to the incredible The Executioner's Blade, The Executioner's Price by Andrew Knighton is coming 27th November!
Do not miss this!
Preorders and details here:
share.google/byM73OhMI6c5...
Finally feeling a lot more confident with my skate sharpening!
I definitely made some errors to start, but now I know what to look out for before I sharpen, so that I don't make the issue worse instead of fixing it.
My goal of sharpening skates for a living draws closer.... 🙃🤣
I definitely made some errors to start, but now I know what to look out for before I sharpen, so that I don't make the issue worse instead of fixing it.
My goal of sharpening skates for a living draws closer.... 🙃🤣
November 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Finally feeling a lot more confident with my skate sharpening!
I definitely made some errors to start, but now I know what to look out for before I sharpen, so that I don't make the issue worse instead of fixing it.
My goal of sharpening skates for a living draws closer.... 🙃🤣
I definitely made some errors to start, but now I know what to look out for before I sharpen, so that I don't make the issue worse instead of fixing it.
My goal of sharpening skates for a living draws closer.... 🙃🤣
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One must imagine Sir Anthony Gormley happy...
November 9, 2025 at 4:56 PM
One must imagine Sir Anthony Gormley happy...
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Good Morning Blue Sky! Hope you’re all ok? Today after being a little unwell I am planning to finish the excellent The Salt Oracle by Lorraine Wilson. What Are you reading at the moment?
November 9, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Good Morning Blue Sky! Hope you’re all ok? Today after being a little unwell I am planning to finish the excellent The Salt Oracle by Lorraine Wilson. What Are you reading at the moment?
I think my timeline is trying to tell me something....
November 9, 2025 at 6:42 AM
I think my timeline is trying to tell me something....
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Fox Wisdom
2" x 2" ink and watercolor on paper
prints: www.inprnt.com/gallery/mxmo...
for sale: ko-fi.com/s/04affb04e9
2" x 2" ink and watercolor on paper
prints: www.inprnt.com/gallery/mxmo...
for sale: ko-fi.com/s/04affb04e9
November 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Fox Wisdom
2" x 2" ink and watercolor on paper
prints: www.inprnt.com/gallery/mxmo...
for sale: ko-fi.com/s/04affb04e9
2" x 2" ink and watercolor on paper
prints: www.inprnt.com/gallery/mxmo...
for sale: ko-fi.com/s/04affb04e9
Tidal mud on the firth of forth by torryburn
The river silver and pale gold, the western shore caught in light and misted clouds
The river silver and pale gold, the western shore caught in light and misted clouds
November 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Tidal mud on the firth of forth by torryburn
The river silver and pale gold, the western shore caught in light and misted clouds
The river silver and pale gold, the western shore caught in light and misted clouds
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Ok I had to go find the clip bc this is the energy I will be bringing when anyone ever asks me if I use this ugly nonsense
x: www.instagram.com/reel/DQun5Qr...
x: www.instagram.com/reel/DQun5Qr...
November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Ok I had to go find the clip bc this is the energy I will be bringing when anyone ever asks me if I use this ugly nonsense
x: www.instagram.com/reel/DQun5Qr...
x: www.instagram.com/reel/DQun5Qr...
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If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”
June 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”
A grotesquerie of a gothic house novel, rooted in the physical and intellectual repulsiveness of humanity.
I enjoyed it, with the caveat that it is intentionally repetitive, and TW for sexual assault and disordered eating.
Reading it felt like being trapped in a starve binge purge cycle.
I enjoyed it, with the caveat that it is intentionally repetitive, and TW for sexual assault and disordered eating.
Reading it felt like being trapped in a starve binge purge cycle.
November 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
A grotesquerie of a gothic house novel, rooted in the physical and intellectual repulsiveness of humanity.
I enjoyed it, with the caveat that it is intentionally repetitive, and TW for sexual assault and disordered eating.
Reading it felt like being trapped in a starve binge purge cycle.
I enjoyed it, with the caveat that it is intentionally repetitive, and TW for sexual assault and disordered eating.
Reading it felt like being trapped in a starve binge purge cycle.
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A quick reminder that i have a weirdish dark fantasy novel available on Audible.
And, despite the shocked Pikachu reviews about being woke cannibal erotica, it is a) queer and b) not a YA ;)
Listen to The Shape of Monsters by C L Hellisen on Audible. www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FGDJ5X1...
And, despite the shocked Pikachu reviews about being woke cannibal erotica, it is a) queer and b) not a YA ;)
Listen to The Shape of Monsters by C L Hellisen on Audible. www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FGDJ5X1...
Audible
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www.audible.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A quick reminder that i have a weirdish dark fantasy novel available on Audible.
And, despite the shocked Pikachu reviews about being woke cannibal erotica, it is a) queer and b) not a YA ;)
Listen to The Shape of Monsters by C L Hellisen on Audible. www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FGDJ5X1...
And, despite the shocked Pikachu reviews about being woke cannibal erotica, it is a) queer and b) not a YA ;)
Listen to The Shape of Monsters by C L Hellisen on Audible. www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FGDJ5X1...
Hah yes this.
Some of the books I loved as a teen have really not held up, while others did and are clearly excellent.
But there were books I was also just not ready to read, and my opinions on them were a waste of space.
Some of the books I loved as a teen have really not held up, while others did and are clearly excellent.
But there were books I was also just not ready to read, and my opinions on them were a waste of space.
November 8, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Hah yes this.
Some of the books I loved as a teen have really not held up, while others did and are clearly excellent.
But there were books I was also just not ready to read, and my opinions on them were a waste of space.
Some of the books I loved as a teen have really not held up, while others did and are clearly excellent.
But there were books I was also just not ready to read, and my opinions on them were a waste of space.
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Greetings unto the new followers and welcome.
I'm happy to engage in conversations here but alas cannot follow everyone back.
If you're looking for my fiction, I have many shorts and novels (some free online) under both CL Hellisen and Cat Hellisen.
I'm happy to engage in conversations here but alas cannot follow everyone back.
If you're looking for my fiction, I have many shorts and novels (some free online) under both CL Hellisen and Cat Hellisen.
two ice skaters on a rink with a sign that says pyr
Alt: Shoma Uno being pushed around the ice by Misha Ge (I think lol)
media.tenor.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Greetings unto the new followers and welcome.
I'm happy to engage in conversations here but alas cannot follow everyone back.
If you're looking for my fiction, I have many shorts and novels (some free online) under both CL Hellisen and Cat Hellisen.
I'm happy to engage in conversations here but alas cannot follow everyone back.
If you're looking for my fiction, I have many shorts and novels (some free online) under both CL Hellisen and Cat Hellisen.
A quick reminder that i have a weirdish dark fantasy novel available on Audible.
And, despite the shocked Pikachu reviews about being woke cannibal erotica, it is a) queer and b) not a YA ;)
Listen to The Shape of Monsters by C L Hellisen on Audible. www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FGDJ5X1...
And, despite the shocked Pikachu reviews about being woke cannibal erotica, it is a) queer and b) not a YA ;)
Listen to The Shape of Monsters by C L Hellisen on Audible. www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FGDJ5X1...
Audible
Try Audible free for 30 days! Start listening to best-selling audiobooks, exclusive Originals, and free podcasts with the Audible app.
www.audible.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A quick reminder that i have a weirdish dark fantasy novel available on Audible.
And, despite the shocked Pikachu reviews about being woke cannibal erotica, it is a) queer and b) not a YA ;)
Listen to The Shape of Monsters by C L Hellisen on Audible. www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FGDJ5X1...
And, despite the shocked Pikachu reviews about being woke cannibal erotica, it is a) queer and b) not a YA ;)
Listen to The Shape of Monsters by C L Hellisen on Audible. www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FGDJ5X1...
I'm going to be weeping like a sad baby when Kaori Sakamoto skates her final competitive skate.
A sobbing mess lmty
A sobbing mess lmty
November 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
I'm going to be weeping like a sad baby when Kaori Sakamoto skates her final competitive skate.
A sobbing mess lmty
A sobbing mess lmty
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The brilliant Francesca Barbini of @lunapress.bsky.social joins us this week to talk about founding the award-winning small press, how she holds her own against the larger publishers, and how a smaller press can help authors.
Watch now on YouTube: youtu.be/1umATPV1Cj8
Or listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone
Watch now on YouTube: youtu.be/1umATPV1Cj8
Or listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone
November 7, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The brilliant Francesca Barbini of @lunapress.bsky.social joins us this week to talk about founding the award-winning small press, how she holds her own against the larger publishers, and how a smaller press can help authors.
Watch now on YouTube: youtu.be/1umATPV1Cj8
Or listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone
Watch now on YouTube: youtu.be/1umATPV1Cj8
Or listen: linktr.ee/ukpageone
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Out now in paperback is this gorgeous story of magic, digital ghosts, communities and even a cat - I strongly recommend All The Ghosts In The Forest by @rainewilson.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2024/12...
We Are All Ghosts In The Forest by Lorraine Wilson — Runalong The Shelves
I would like to thank Solaris for an advance copy of this novel in exchange for a fair and honest review Publisher - Solaris Published - Out Now Price - £18.99 hardback £7.99 Kindle eBook ...
www.runalongtheshelves.net
November 7, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Out now in paperback is this gorgeous story of magic, digital ghosts, communities and even a cat - I strongly recommend All The Ghosts In The Forest by @rainewilson.bsky.social www.runalongtheshelves.net/blog/2024/12...
The women have been menning this nhk.
Much splat
Much splat
November 7, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The women have been menning this nhk.
Much splat
Much splat
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
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Welcome to Tair House, a house that remembers in a city that forgets...🏚🖤
Pre-order Luna Novella 2026! In This City, Where it rains by
@lyndseycroal.bsky.social In an alternative Edinburgh, Maggie is haunted by ghosts that only appear in the rain - and it always rains in this city. ☔︎
www.lunapresspublishing.com/lunanovella
@lyndseycroal.bsky.social In an alternative Edinburgh, Maggie is haunted by ghosts that only appear in the rain - and it always rains in this city. ☔︎
www.lunapresspublishing.com/lunanovella
November 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Welcome to Tair House, a house that remembers in a city that forgets...🏚🖤