Fay Irwin (pen name)
fantasyscience.bsky.social
Fay Irwin (pen name)
@fantasyscience.bsky.social
Chemist by day, fantasy writer by night. My past includes stints as a legal secretary, martial arts instructor, and rock'n'roll clarinettist.
Over 50 publications to date, but they're all in science journals.
She/her
Thanks! Now I just need to turn it into a book!
November 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Tai is so adorable. Love this!
November 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Is it possible to base an entire book on a pun? We'll find out...
November 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Thanks! I feel like I'm finally putting my PhD in chemistry to good use.

(Kidding.)
November 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The title says WITHOUT committing murder. Is it false advertising???!
November 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Go, Sylvester!
November 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
It's all a metaphor for OCD. 🔥
November 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Haven't gotten there yet, but can I guess: laid?
November 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I repeat: I love this for you.

I also repeat: Squee!!
November 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
So adorable. Yet frightening. Love it.
November 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Woohoo! I love checking science facts. Except when don't know the answer, which is common. Then I hate checking science facts.

But I want to read HAT regardless.
November 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Entertaining myself is my primary reason for doing most things. I hope you get super famous and sell morel merch. 100% would buy.
November 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This sounds so sweet. And that character art... holy multi-talented, batman.
November 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The moodboard is gorgeous, and the pitch is🔥
Want to read.
November 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Poor, deluded Sylvester. He needs a reality check and all the hugs.
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"I'm agented. It's no big deal."

(Seriously, I love this for you so much. Squee!)
November 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
How long until Smoochpit revisions are done? (I know, I know, they've barely started. But this book needs to be OUT THERE.)
November 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
This is amazing.
November 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM