Raima Larter
@raimalarter.bsky.social
Writer & Scientist. Nonfiction Editor @utopiascifi.bsky.social Author of 4 novels, 2 collections & 1 nonfiction science book. Websites https://raimalarter.com/, raima.substack.com, https://writing.exchange/@raimalarter In Denver & loving it!
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Raima Larter
@raimalarter.bsky.social
· Jun 17
Publication Day!
raimalarter.blogspot.com
Publication Day! My new book, Silver Rush, a novella set in the 1850s western US, is out today! Find links to purchase it on my blog (see below) and thank you in advance for leaving a review.
#amwriting #historicalfiction #BookSky
#amwriting #historicalfiction #BookSky
I am 1182 words from finishing #nanowrimo - and I would love to be done a day early, but I just don't know if I can squeeze out that many more today. Even if I write that amount, I'm still not at the end of the story...so this will go into December! Just not at quite the same speed.
#amwriting #sff
#amwriting #sff
November 29, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I am 1182 words from finishing #nanowrimo - and I would love to be done a day early, but I just don't know if I can squeeze out that many more today. Even if I write that amount, I'm still not at the end of the story...so this will go into December! Just not at quite the same speed.
#amwriting #sff
#amwriting #sff
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My people, I was hoping for more.
November 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
My people, I was hoping for more.
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It’s officially Denver’s first snow of the season!
A whopping 0.2” at DIA = we’re on the board. First measurable snow since April 18 (225 days).
❄️ 2nd-latest first snow of the season (12/10/21).
❄️ 225 snowless days = T-3rd-longest snowless on record for Denver.
#COwx
A whopping 0.2” at DIA = we’re on the board. First measurable snow since April 18 (225 days).
❄️ 2nd-latest first snow of the season (12/10/21).
❄️ 225 snowless days = T-3rd-longest snowless on record for Denver.
#COwx
November 29, 2025 at 2:51 PM
It’s officially Denver’s first snow of the season!
A whopping 0.2” at DIA = we’re on the board. First measurable snow since April 18 (225 days).
❄️ 2nd-latest first snow of the season (12/10/21).
❄️ 225 snowless days = T-3rd-longest snowless on record for Denver.
#COwx
A whopping 0.2” at DIA = we’re on the board. First measurable snow since April 18 (225 days).
❄️ 2nd-latest first snow of the season (12/10/21).
❄️ 225 snowless days = T-3rd-longest snowless on record for Denver.
#COwx
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Chill Subs is running their third annual best lit mag awards. If you like the kind of stuff we do here at Utopia Science Fiction Magazine, we'd really appreciate your vote. Voting closes Dec 7. #sciencefiction #positivity
www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
Best Lit Mag Awards - Chill Subs
Welcome to Chill Subs' 3rd annual Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards! Vote for your favorite literary magazines and celebrate the publications that make our community thrive.
www.chillsubs.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Chill Subs is running their third annual best lit mag awards. If you like the kind of stuff we do here at Utopia Science Fiction Magazine, we'd really appreciate your vote. Voting closes Dec 7. #sciencefiction #positivity
www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Big Horn Sheep
Grizzly Bear(s)
Bald Eagle(s)
Moose (lots)
Antelope (a huge herd)
Big Horn Sheep
Grizzly Bear(s)
Bald Eagle(s)
Moose (lots)
Antelope (a huge herd)
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
African wild dog
Elephant
Lion
Chincoteague pony
Thresher shark
African wild dog
Elephant
Lion
Chincoteague pony
Thresher shark
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Seal
Sea lion
Blue whale
Bald eagle
Y2K-era NYC tech bro
Seal
Sea lion
Blue whale
Bald eagle
Y2K-era NYC tech bro
November 29, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Big Horn Sheep
Grizzly Bear(s)
Bald Eagle(s)
Moose (lots)
Antelope (a huge herd)
Big Horn Sheep
Grizzly Bear(s)
Bald Eagle(s)
Moose (lots)
Antelope (a huge herd)
We might get our first snow tomorrow in Denver...then again, we might not. At least the snow in the mountains is helping the snowpack. Good news for next year's water.
Worth noting that any snow that falls tonight will probably stick on roads…will have some slick spots, even if totals are unimpressive.
Slick spots late tonight/tomorrow morning.
And of course, the mountains will be tough driving tonight and tomorrow morning.
#COwx
Slick spots late tonight/tomorrow morning.
And of course, the mountains will be tough driving tonight and tomorrow morning.
#COwx
Top Colorado weather headlines, in order:
1) Mountain snow: good hit 6p-6a, 3-10” along/north of I-70.
2) Denver cold: coldest air so far this fall. Highs near freezing both days.
3) Denver snow: Trace-2” (most closer to a trace) tonight. More light snow Sunday PM.
#COwx
1) Mountain snow: good hit 6p-6a, 3-10” along/north of I-70.
2) Denver cold: coldest air so far this fall. Highs near freezing both days.
3) Denver snow: Trace-2” (most closer to a trace) tonight. More light snow Sunday PM.
#COwx
November 29, 2025 at 1:17 AM
We might get our first snow tomorrow in Denver...then again, we might not. At least the snow in the mountains is helping the snowpack. Good news for next year's water.
Did a bunch of short #writing sprints today to get caught up after falling behind yesterday (due to cooking and running in the turkey trot). I'm now 3275 words from the #nanowrimo goal of 50k. It would be nice to finish early! Not sure I can do it, but I might try.
#scifi #sff #amwriting
#scifi #sff #amwriting
November 29, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Did a bunch of short #writing sprints today to get caught up after falling behind yesterday (due to cooking and running in the turkey trot). I'm now 3275 words from the #nanowrimo goal of 50k. It would be nice to finish early! Not sure I can do it, but I might try.
#scifi #sff #amwriting
#scifi #sff #amwriting
Did the neighborhood Turkey Trot today for the first time in several years. Very fun and I improved my time from the last 5k!
#running #Thanksgiving
#running #Thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Did the neighborhood Turkey Trot today for the first time in several years. Very fun and I improved my time from the last 5k!
#running #Thanksgiving
#running #Thanksgiving
Ugh. 17th and I? Stood on that corner so many times.
NEW: DC's Metropolitan Police Dept says it has one suspect in custody after a shooting at 17th and I, near the White House.
AP reports that two members of the National Guard were shot, which DHS sec Kristi Noem confirms in a tweet.
Jeff Mason of Reuters reports that the White House is on lockdown.
AP reports that two members of the National Guard were shot, which DHS sec Kristi Noem confirms in a tweet.
Jeff Mason of Reuters reports that the White House is on lockdown.
November 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Ugh. 17th and I? Stood on that corner so many times.
Wow, how awesome is this?! Just voted for this. Congrats, Olivia!
AAAAAAAHHHH! I'm overjoyed to see that SISTERS IN SCIENCE had made it to the final round of the #GoodreadsChoiceAwards #goodreads readers: I cannot thank you enough. I hope you'll consider voting for me again. The final voting round ends November 30.
November 26, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Wow, how awesome is this?! Just voted for this. Congrats, Olivia!
Oh boy...what's happening now? 😟
Breaking news: At least three people were shot near the White House, including two National Guardsmen. Their conditions are currently unknown.
Follow live updates:
Follow live updates:
Live updates: 2 National Guard members shot in D.C. near White House
Three gunshot victims were taken to the hospital after the shooting in downtown Washington.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Oh boy...what's happening now? 😟
Alternating writing sprints with making pie today. Also picked up my race packet for the Turkey Trot. It's a good thing I'm getting some good sleep this week, since I think I'm going to need it. So glad I don't also have to deal with travel hassles, like so many of you are doing!
#writing #nanowrimo
#writing #nanowrimo
November 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Alternating writing sprints with making pie today. Also picked up my race packet for the Turkey Trot. It's a good thing I'm getting some good sleep this week, since I think I'm going to need it. So glad I don't also have to deal with travel hassles, like so many of you are doing!
#writing #nanowrimo
#writing #nanowrimo
Reached 40,151 words for my #nanowrimo project today - less than 10K to go! The story is moving along at a good pace, too, so as long as Thanksgiving doesn't derail me, I should be able to make it.
#writing #amwriting #scifi #sff
#writing #amwriting #scifi #sff
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Reached 40,151 words for my #nanowrimo project today - less than 10K to go! The story is moving along at a good pace, too, so as long as Thanksgiving doesn't derail me, I should be able to make it.
#writing #amwriting #scifi #sff
#writing #amwriting #scifi #sff
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The 7 day count down to our Alien Celebrations issue has begun. It's our art special with profits donated to charity, so we're very excited to share it. It's also your last chance to get our latest issue before it becomes an old one #sciencefiction
www.utopiasciencefiction.com
www.utopiasciencefiction.com
HOME | Utopia Science Fiction Magazine
Science Fiction Magazine dedicated to publishing quality short stories, poems, scientific articles which reflect optimism in the future.
www.utopiasciencefiction.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The 7 day count down to our Alien Celebrations issue has begun. It's our art special with profits donated to charity, so we're very excited to share it. It's also your last chance to get our latest issue before it becomes an old one #sciencefiction
www.utopiasciencefiction.com
www.utopiasciencefiction.com
I'm keeping up with #nanowrimo, but only barely - just 22 words ahead of par tonight. But, I wrote 1646 words today, which I honestly didn't expect to be able to do. Just one more week of this, and no idea what's going to happen in this story tomorrow.
#writing #amwriting #scifi #sff
#writing #amwriting #scifi #sff
November 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I'm keeping up with #nanowrimo, but only barely - just 22 words ahead of par tonight. But, I wrote 1646 words today, which I honestly didn't expect to be able to do. Just one more week of this, and no idea what's going to happen in this story tomorrow.
#writing #amwriting #scifi #sff
#writing #amwriting #scifi #sff
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since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
The malwarebytes Google opting-your-emails-into-ai-training thing is not true. The post is based on one bad tweet.
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
I know anti-tech lamenting is a Bluesky core principle, but please use the same judgement you would for any other clickbait.
www.theverge.com/news/826902/...
Google denies ‘misleading’ reports of Gmail using your emails to train AI
Google says “we do not use your Gmail content for training our Gemini AI model.”
www.theverge.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
since the "google is now training gemini on your email contents" thing keeps bumping around here: it's _not happening_. I say this not to defend google but because I know a lot of people that have broken their filtering and made their lives much more annoying from sheer misinformation.
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Over on Whatever today I confirm that, indeed, all those emails authors and other writers are getting promising access to readers and book clubs and such are 100% scams, share all the scam emails I got just this morning, and note why they are all awful and bad:
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/11/22/y...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/11/22/y...
Yes, All Those Author Services and Book Club Emails Are Fake, and No, Don’t Send Them Any Money
If you’re an author, or honestly if you just happen to be standing near an author these days, then you have probably seen a flood of emails in the past couple of months promising you that who…
whatever.scalzi.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Over on Whatever today I confirm that, indeed, all those emails authors and other writers are getting promising access to readers and book clubs and such are 100% scams, share all the scam emails I got just this morning, and note why they are all awful and bad:
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/11/22/y...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/11/22/y...
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AHHH! Shoutouts make me feel all wibbly!!! Go discover some Diabolical Stories here: thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com/Market/Stori...!
November 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
AHHH! Shoutouts make me feel all wibbly!!! Go discover some Diabolical Stories here: thegrinder.diabolicalplots.com/Market/Stori...!
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Report on my #nanowrimo progress - took a little break from the actual novel I'm working on to write a blog post. Now...back to #writing. #amwriting #scifi #sff
Another Novel?
raimalarter.blogspot.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Report on my #nanowrimo progress - took a little break from the actual novel I'm working on to write a blog post. Now...back to #writing. #amwriting #scifi #sff
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Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene announces she's resigning from her House seat "with my last day being January 5, 2026."
November 22, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene announces she's resigning from her House seat "with my last day being January 5, 2026."
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This is very sad news, but I am glad to see that The Deadlands will continue.
Read this and then: support the zines and publishers you love. It is tough, rough times for small publishers and zines. Do what you can to help them continue their good work.
Read this and then: support the zines and publishers you love. It is tough, rough times for small publishers and zines. Do what you can to help them continue their good work.
a post about Psychopomp in 2026
please read and share
thank you very much
please read and share
thank you very much
what's next for Psychopomp - PSYCHOPOMP.COM
what to expect from Psychopomp (and The Deadlands and Fantasy Magazine) in 2026.
psychopomp.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This is very sad news, but I am glad to see that The Deadlands will continue.
Read this and then: support the zines and publishers you love. It is tough, rough times for small publishers and zines. Do what you can to help them continue their good work.
Read this and then: support the zines and publishers you love. It is tough, rough times for small publishers and zines. Do what you can to help them continue their good work.
Report on my #nanowrimo progress - took a little break from the actual novel I'm working on to write a blog post. Now...back to #writing. #amwriting #scifi #sff
Another Novel?
raimalarter.blogspot.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Report on my #nanowrimo progress - took a little break from the actual novel I'm working on to write a blog post. Now...back to #writing. #amwriting #scifi #sff
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Another round of badges and a helpful reminder. Remember to back up your novel!
Make sure your work is saved before going to NaNo2.org to collect your badges.
Make sure your work is saved before going to NaNo2.org to collect your badges.
November 19, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Another round of badges and a helpful reminder. Remember to back up your novel!
Make sure your work is saved before going to NaNo2.org to collect your badges.
Make sure your work is saved before going to NaNo2.org to collect your badges.
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Joint Statement from Goodlander, Slotkin, Kelly, Crow, Deluzio, and Houlahan
November 20, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Joint Statement from Goodlander, Slotkin, Kelly, Crow, Deluzio, and Houlahan
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A giant impact between proto-Earth and a planet called Theia produced the Moon. Hopp et al. use isotopic measurements of lunar samples and cosmochemical modelling to show that Theia formed in the inner Solar System, probably closer to the Sun than Earth. ☄️ #planetsci
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The Moon-forming impactor Theia originated from the inner Solar System
The Moon formed from a giant impact of a planetary body, called Theia, with proto-Earth. It is unknown whether Theia formed in the inner or outer Solar System. We measured iron isotopes in lunar sampl...
www.science.org
November 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
A giant impact between proto-Earth and a planet called Theia produced the Moon. Hopp et al. use isotopic measurements of lunar samples and cosmochemical modelling to show that Theia formed in the inner Solar System, probably closer to the Sun than Earth. ☄️ #planetsci
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...