Sheldon Costa
@sheldoncosta.bsky.social
Writer and miniaturist.
THE GREAT WORK forthcoming from Quirk Books
Conjunctions | Georgia Review | Electric Literature | Michigan Quarterly | Swamp Pink
He/him
https://www.sheldoncosta.com/
THE GREAT WORK forthcoming from Quirk Books
Conjunctions | Georgia Review | Electric Literature | Michigan Quarterly | Swamp Pink
He/him
https://www.sheldoncosta.com/
Northern lights book photo
November 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Northern lights book photo
How am I celebrating the launch of my book, you ask? Same as any author: by admiring the tiny diorama I made depicting a scene from the first chapter:
November 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
How am I celebrating the launch of my book, you ask? Same as any author: by admiring the tiny diorama I made depicting a scene from the first chapter:
And, of course, these words from @kellylink.bsky.social. This blurb was particularly precious to me, because I probably wouldn't have become a writer if a friend hadn't slipped me "Magic for Beginners" ten years ago. Truly a dream come true!
November 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
And, of course, these words from @kellylink.bsky.social. This blurb was particularly precious to me, because I probably wouldn't have become a writer if a friend hadn't slipped me "Magic for Beginners" ten years ago. Truly a dream come true!
And @iamjameskennedy.bsky.social , my fellow Quirker, for his kind words!
November 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
And @iamjameskennedy.bsky.social , my fellow Quirker, for his kind words!
With special thanks for @planetoffinks.bsky.social, master of all things spooky and strange, for this killer blurb!
November 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
With special thanks for @planetoffinks.bsky.social, master of all things spooky and strange, for this killer blurb!
Yeah, it’s called writing a novel
June 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Yeah, it’s called writing a novel
Time to brush up on my bartering skills
April 3, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Time to brush up on my bartering skills
A frustrating reminder from Pynchon that the right has always been like this:
March 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
A frustrating reminder from Pynchon that the right has always been like this:
One of the benefits of living in the country is that when I DO head into town I feel entirely justified in stocking up at the little used book store
March 22, 2025 at 8:52 PM
One of the benefits of living in the country is that when I DO head into town I feel entirely justified in stocking up at the little used book store
“I swear I’m gonna start this project once I get a new alembic.”
March 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
“I swear I’m gonna start this project once I get a new alembic.”
He’s putting the HOP in hoplite! (I am not losing my mind)
March 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
He’s putting the HOP in hoplite! (I am not losing my mind)
Fighting the Bad Feelings by making little scenes out of trash and old toys
January 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Fighting the Bad Feelings by making little scenes out of trash and old toys
Current reaction to 2025
January 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Current reaction to 2025
Reading partner
December 23, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Reading partner
Where have the literary men gone? They are on the couch, editing a manuscript with their elderly cat.
December 10, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Where have the literary men gone? They are on the couch, editing a manuscript with their elderly cat.
I have a supernatural western coming out next year about the ecological devastation of the frontier! (and giant salamanders 👀)
December 4, 2024 at 3:17 PM
I have a supernatural western coming out next year about the ecological devastation of the frontier! (and giant salamanders 👀)
Incredible to me that a show that leaned this heavily on Imagine Dragons still managed to be one of the greatest pieces of visual media I've ever experienced
December 3, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Incredible to me that a show that leaned this heavily on Imagine Dragons still managed to be one of the greatest pieces of visual media I've ever experienced
My ancestors crying out in admiration as they watch me consume more sugar in a single afternoon than they ate in their entire lives
December 1, 2024 at 6:41 PM
My ancestors crying out in admiration as they watch me consume more sugar in a single afternoon than they ate in their entire lives
One can only hope!
November 30, 2024 at 3:31 PM
One can only hope!
Not gonna lie this feels a lot less fun this year
November 28, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Not gonna lie this feels a lot less fun this year
me in my echo chamber
November 24, 2024 at 5:34 PM
me in my echo chamber
Many great things about moving to the Missouri countryside but so far my favorite is encountering both possums and armadillos IN MY BACKYARD
November 19, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Many great things about moving to the Missouri countryside but so far my favorite is encountering both possums and armadillos IN MY BACKYARD