Lisa Short
@lisashortauthor.com
Texas-born, Kansas-bred, Maryland-resident writer of fantasy, science fiction and horror. Member SFWA and HWA and Taos Toolbox '24 grad. Writing at lisashortauthor.com
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If you ever feel like you aren't reading enough cool, interesting, and diverse writing, just start a zine and open up submissions. I don't read as many novels or magazines as I used to, but I'm reading way more than I ever have before and loving every second.
October 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
If you ever feel like you aren't reading enough cool, interesting, and diverse writing, just start a zine and open up submissions. I don't read as many novels or magazines as I used to, but I'm reading way more than I ever have before and loving every second.
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heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
October 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
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Also... I don't know if you heard... but we published our first novella today. https://foofaraw.press/the-bodies-by-d-h-parish/
The Bodies by D.H. Parish
a 46-page print novella
foofaraw.press
October 23, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Also... I don't know if you heard... but we published our first novella today. https://foofaraw.press/the-bodies-by-d-h-parish/
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It was a time travel story that featured twins swapping places for some reason even though they were both from our time and not the target time so who would even know which was which anyway and why would it matter.
Look, I was 6, okay.
Look, I was 6, okay.
I was thinking about early writing recently and I'm curious—short fiction writers: what is the earliest short story you remember finishing that wasn't for a school project or anything?
October 21, 2025 at 12:15 PM
It was a time travel story that featured twins swapping places for some reason even though they were both from our time and not the target time so who would even know which was which anyway and why would it matter.
Look, I was 6, okay.
Look, I was 6, okay.
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This is not a debate. I share this to remind parents and children, and to protect them from suffering.
One consequence of the resistance to established science is the way it forces scientists and journalists to re-prove and remind people of what is true. NPR has a story noting why measles are a big deal: It's one of the most contagious diseases on Earth. loom.ly/WMZO9pw
As the Texas outbreak grows, how contagious is measles, really?
Vaccination eliminated measles from the U.S. 25 years ago. But it can still spread in pockets where vaccination rates are low, like the west Texas county with a current outbreak. Here's how fast.
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March 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
This is not a debate. I share this to remind parents and children, and to protect them from suffering.
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Fox News reported that JD Vance had to move to an “undisclosed location” due to protests at the Vermont resort where he’s skiing this weekend. For inflicting misery on the world and here at home in America, this is exactly the energy that should greet Vance wherever he goes for the rest of his days.
March 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Fox News reported that JD Vance had to move to an “undisclosed location” due to protests at the Vermont resort where he’s skiing this weekend. For inflicting misery on the world and here at home in America, this is exactly the energy that should greet Vance wherever he goes for the rest of his days.
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This will be a good time !!!
#DEIWASHINGTON
#DEIWASHINGTON
February 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
This will be a good time !!!
#DEIWASHINGTON
#DEIWASHINGTON
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My lovelies, I love helping people in need, but I'm not donating to a random link spammed to me on social media. There's way too many fakes and frauds. If you're supporting a charity and want my support: post about it and invite me to check out your info. Everyone else gets blocked.
February 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
My lovelies, I love helping people in need, but I'm not donating to a random link spammed to me on social media. There's way too many fakes and frauds. If you're supporting a charity and want my support: post about it and invite me to check out your info. Everyone else gets blocked.
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REMINDER MY BOOK LAUNCH PARTY IS COMING UP THIS SATURDAAAAY MARCH 1 (I hope people show up, although I will not be insulted if it is just me and Michael Kelly having a chat and eating some snaqs)
www.eventbrite.ca/e/premee-moh...
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Premee Mohamed: One Message Remains Book Launch
Join us for a book launch with award-winning author Premee Mohamed for her new book, One Message Remains.
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February 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
REMINDER MY BOOK LAUNCH PARTY IS COMING UP THIS SATURDAAAAY MARCH 1 (I hope people show up, although I will not be insulted if it is just me and Michael Kelly having a chat and eating some snaqs)
www.eventbrite.ca/e/premee-moh...
www.eventbrite.ca/e/premee-moh...
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By the way, this is one of the issues where you might be able to make some headway with GOP reps if you live in a rural district. It has always been the heavily red rural districts that stopped them from destroying USPS in the past. Reps know their constituents depend on USPS.
February 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
By the way, this is one of the issues where you might be able to make some headway with GOP reps if you live in a rural district. It has always been the heavily red rural districts that stopped them from destroying USPS in the past. Reps know their constituents depend on USPS.
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“There were marches, of course, a lot of women and some men. But they were smaller than you might have thought.”
—Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
—Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
February 8, 2025 at 11:31 PM
“There were marches, of course, a lot of women and some men. But they were smaller than you might have thought.”
—Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
—Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
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A gay guy, a Black man, and a woman walk into a flight deck— that’s not the beginning of a joke, but just a regular day at work! There was so much DEI on this plane that we could hardly get in the air. Luckily my limp wrists were able to wrestle the heavy jet back to the ground 💅🏼
February 2, 2025 at 1:19 AM
A gay guy, a Black man, and a woman walk into a flight deck— that’s not the beginning of a joke, but just a regular day at work! There was so much DEI on this plane that we could hardly get in the air. Luckily my limp wrists were able to wrestle the heavy jet back to the ground 💅🏼
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Our featured author this week is Yaroslav Barsukov! We're excited to check out some of his short stories, as well as his novel, SLEEPING WORLDS HAVE NO MEMORY!
Read along with us!
@barsukov.com
Read along with us!
@barsukov.com
Yaroslav Barsukov
Writer's Home
www.barsukov.com
February 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Our featured author this week is Yaroslav Barsukov! We're excited to check out some of his short stories, as well as his novel, SLEEPING WORLDS HAVE NO MEMORY!
Read along with us!
@barsukov.com
Read along with us!
@barsukov.com
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Writing is very hopeful because you'll be like:
I don't know if people will like this book.
I don't know if the industry will exist in 2 years.
I'm not sure North America will be functional in 6 months
And still finishing writing the book to go on sub anyway.
Hope springs eternal! 🖤
I don't know if people will like this book.
I don't know if the industry will exist in 2 years.
I'm not sure North America will be functional in 6 months
And still finishing writing the book to go on sub anyway.
Hope springs eternal! 🖤
February 6, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Writing is very hopeful because you'll be like:
I don't know if people will like this book.
I don't know if the industry will exist in 2 years.
I'm not sure North America will be functional in 6 months
And still finishing writing the book to go on sub anyway.
Hope springs eternal! 🖤
I don't know if people will like this book.
I don't know if the industry will exist in 2 years.
I'm not sure North America will be functional in 6 months
And still finishing writing the book to go on sub anyway.
Hope springs eternal! 🖤
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The thing about the evil regime is that it's also incompetent.
January 24, 2025 at 6:43 AM
The thing about the evil regime is that it's also incompetent.
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Not to brag but the review by my AirBnB host called me an "ideal guest" because "she was hardly here and the time that she spent here was like she was not here", in case you were wondering what my best quality is
January 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Not to brag but the review by my AirBnB host called me an "ideal guest" because "she was hardly here and the time that she spent here was like she was not here", in case you were wondering what my best quality is
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I am taking my own advice and continuing to talk about my work. Believe me, the strangeness of self-promotion endures with impressive tenacity. Regardless, I am deeply excited to share The Martian Contingency with you on March 18, and I hope you'll preorder a copy.
January 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I am taking my own advice and continuing to talk about my work. Believe me, the strangeness of self-promotion endures with impressive tenacity. Regardless, I am deeply excited to share The Martian Contingency with you on March 18, and I hope you'll preorder a copy.
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January 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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