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emma burnett
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Doctor of food. Writer of stories.
Neurospicy. Kind of a lot.

Slush reader @flashfictiononline.bsky.social.

Science&fiction: https://emmaburnett.uk

Drabble&micro markets list: https://emmaburnett.uk/drabble-micro-markets
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The artwork for Ex Partum was done by my mother, Ellen Burnett. She is a truly amazing artist, whose artwork leaves me wanting to simultaneously cry and sigh in satisfaction.

You should check out her other work: ellenburnett.com
‘In which she considered options’ - artwork by Ellen Burnett. A composite collage piece using mixed media, primarily in black, but with a distinct, pink triangle.
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Herself anodyne came out in @northerngravy.bsky.social

Whatever card you pull, you can still decide your future.
Ft. fate, capitalism, quiet rage, and some really excellent words

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A bedspread with four old-world looking cards next to a bundle of sage in a bowl.
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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It’s that time of year when everyone goes ‘Omg I gotta tell everyone all the things they can nominate me for’ and then sits around wondering if anyone actually will.

Feel free to nominate my stories for a Hugo, Nebula, Stoker, BSFA, Pulitzer, Nobel… But, equally, I’m thrilled if you just read them.
A pictogram with six stories that are eligible for the 2025 awards season. It reads: emma burnett | 2025 award eligibility Short stories: Bone-eater earth, Uncharted Magazine 25 Peppercorns, Mythaxis Magazine Spirit alembic keeper, Uncharted magazine Flash fiction: Instructions for rewilding the wasteland, Radon Journal Herself Anodyne, Northern Gravy Translucent katabasis, Factor Four Magazine
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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I assume you need these little fluffnuggets in your Sunday scrolls.
Two kittens - one ginger, the other tortoiseshell - are half-dozing on an absurdly fluffy pink cat bed. He’s sprawled and towards the front of the frame; she’s lounging like a little godlet on his back legs.
November 23, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Tricky day yesterday. Nebula was ill, and we were at tue vet’s twice because of dehydration. Nighttime was touch and go.

This morning, it’s like nothing ever happened. Sunshine is absolutely thrilled to have his bouncy, happy sister back to full steam.

Kittens, amirite.

#kittens #cats
November 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Plot twist ft. kitten assists

#kittens #cats #writingcommunity
Ginger kitten sitting on a knee, looking at a laptop screen. Another kitten is tucked behind the laptop, getting ready to pounce. This in no way helped the onward progress of the story being written. A perfect tortoiseshell kitten is asleep upside down on a lap, her feet in the sky, her tail curled up, not a care in the world. There is a laptop on the other side of her, and maybe some work is getting done, but it really seems a stretch.
November 20, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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Morning folks! Kitten update: bravery is increasing. Nebula would sell her soul for an under-the-chin scritch. Sunshine is the shape of a ripe pear.

I’m placing them between 5-6 weeks. So you all have another week or two of photos before they go to forever home(s).
A ginger kitten is biffing a tortoiseshell kitten. His paw is in her face, her mouth is wide open. The chaos is palpable. A ginger kitten is biffing a tortoiseshell kitten. His paw is in her face, her mouth is on his neck. They are possibly tiny cat vampires. Two kittens - one ginger, one tortoiseshell - are eating kitten mush food from the same plate. There is a second plate in front of them, and yes, they could be eating from that. But they aren’t. Because, kittens.
November 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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Update: melt my heart, whydoncha
Little tortoiseshell kitten lying upside down on a fluffy pillow, and being oh-so-cute. Little ginger kitten tucked behind a fluffy cushion, looking out at the world, like, huh?
November 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Good morning from the kitten room! Here’re some Nebula & Sunshine photos to get your day going right.

Everyone is putting on weight, and they have increased in bravery and playfulness. Sunshine just made a brrp sound, and Nebula did an accidental forward roll whilst playing. Yaaay!
A six week old ginger kitten lies splayed on top of his tortoiseshell sibling. She’s looking at a ball, he’s looking at the camera. They are heartmeltingly adorable. A six week old ginger kitten lies splayed on top of his tortoiseshell sibling. They’re both looking at the camera. They are heartmeltingly adorable. A six week old ginger kitten lies splayed on top of his tortoiseshell sibling. She’s looking up, and his eyes are half shut. They are heartmeltingly adorable.
November 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Ok, have done a check and Sunshine is deffo a boy. Which is the expected outcome. He seems entirely unbothered by this factoid.
Little ginger kitten sitting in a corner behind a stuffed bed. He has wide eyes and a pink nose, and is looking beautiful but a little nervous.
November 18, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Update: chaos monkeys
November 17, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Update: we’ve got names!
I’d like to introduce Nebula and Sunshine.

Nebula is up from 380g to 440g and settling into housecat life as if she were designed for it.

Sunshine is still a little wary of us, but is also manically curious. So I expect he’ll come around. He weighs in at a stonking 505g.
Tiny kittens cuddled up together in a fluffy cat nest. One is a tortoiseshell, one is a ginger. The tortie is giving the ginger a proper good face lick, and he doesn’t look overly pleased about it.
November 17, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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Update: and then there were two!

This ginger boy was found today (brother, from the same place). He’s been checked over, fed, and they’ve been reintroduced. Now happily biffing each other in the face.
Two kittens - one ginger, the other tortoiseshell - nestled together in a fluffy cat cave. They both have big round eyes, and NGL, the ginger boy looks pretty chuffed with himself. Two kittens - one ginger, the other tortoiseshell - nestled together in a fluffy cat cave. He is sniffing her toe beans, as you do. Two kittens - one ginger, the other tortoiseshell - nestled together in a fluffy cat cave. The tortie is luxuriously stretching; the ginger is yawning. They’re both deeply adorable.
November 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Update: she’s still unbelievably adorable.
Tiny tortoiseshell kitten asleep on a lap. Her snoot is collapsed down onto the black fabric. Her ears are very tufty and her toebeans are very perfect.
November 16, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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New kitten journey begins
5 week old tortoiseshell kitten curled up asleep on a fluffy grey blanket.
November 16, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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Convincing you to read my short story with the first few sentences. Share yours, because sharing is caring!

Bone-eater Earth dismantles techbros in @unchartedmag.bsky.social
www.unchartedmag.com/stories/bone...
A snapshot of a story, with an image of hospital beds at the top. Yellow & white text reads: UNCHARTED HUMOR THRILLER + MYSTERY Bone-Eater Earth BY EMMA BURNETT I lose my finger during the private flight back from Japan. It isn't the whole finger, of course, just the bone. When I drugged myself into oblivion at the start of the flight, it was totally fine. When the designer-uniformed flight attendant woke me, it was a jelly sack.
November 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Ok, I only just remembered to check my burner email and it turns out someone is on the other end. Andy, from b2bcontactslist (an actual website) replied offering this. Am fishing for more details, because hey, let's keep them wanting me more.
Email (mostly black text on white background) that reads: Hello Burna, Caroline from our marketing team forwarded your details. I am in the Business Development Team and would be more than happy to continue this conversation with you. We can deliver you a total of 2,000 verified contacts from World Fantasy Convention 2025. Contact record includes: Contact name, contact title, company name, telephone, email and web address. Data Guarantee and Replacement Policy: • All contacts will be verified prior to delivery and will guarantee 95% email deliverability on all records. • We would replace all hard bounces with valid deliverable contacts. • All contacts come with specific email address and No junk emails like sales@ or contact@ etc. List Delivery Format: MS Excel or CSV format, within 2 to 3 business days. • Total number of attendee contacts: 2,000 • Regular Cost: £500 • Discounted Cost: £290 GBP Awaiting for your positive response to send the order copy. Regards, Andy Smith Business Development Manager Email: andy.smith@b2bcontactslist.com B2B Contacts List. WWW.B2BCONTACTSLIST.COM
November 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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It actually hurt to do this.
Email that reads: Burna Etall to caroline.marra HI THERE CAROLINE, I\M DEFINITLEY INTERETSTED. PLEASE SEND LIST AND PRICE THANK YOU. BURNA
November 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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I also checked the email address, but the validity checker was confused. It's an email that won't reply to me, but also isn't a free account or disposable, and also isn't safe.
Fake person, real email?
Website that runs validity checks on emails, reads: Enter any email address to check its validity. You’ll never know unless you give it a shot! caroline.marra@eventslistpro.com Result Details: Unknown Free: false Is this a business email address, or is it associated with a free email provider? Disposable: false Is this a temporary or disposable email address intended for short-term use? Accept All: false Is this a catch-all address that receives all emails sent to the domain, regardless of the recipient? Role: false Is this a role-based email address (e.g., info@, support@) commonly managed by a group rather than an individual? Safe to Send: false Is this email address verified as valid and safe to send messages to? Typo: n/a Could there be a typo or misspelling in this email address?
November 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Just got this email following World Fantasy Con, offering to sell me all attendee emails. Whilst I love replying to a scam (will drop links below), this one is a little more concerning. There are very few typos & the info is accurate. Not the usual.

@worldfantasy2025.bsky.social
Email (mostly just black text on white background) that reads: World Fantasy Convention 2025 Visitors List Hi, I hope you're doing well. I’m reaching out to see if you’d be interested in the Visitor List. Event: World Fantasy Convention 2025 Date: 30 Oct - 02 Nov 2025 Place: Brighton, UK Visitors: 2,000 If this is something you're interested in, I’d be happy to provide pricing and further details. Best regards, Caroline Marra | Business Analyst This is a commercial message. To stop receiving emails from us, [click here to Unsubscribe].
November 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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Today’s creative writing, ft punctuation
November 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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World Fantasy Con, bringing writers together.

Co-crafting stories, looking cute. Or, at least, @phokion.bsky.social is.
Two people sitting at a table facing each other, each with a laptop. It could be that they’re working on a novella, or it could be that they’re checking their emails.
November 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Packed and ready for World Fantasy Con.
Shifty-looking black cat sitting in a fully-loaded, open suitcase. He wasn’t invited, but I guess he’s coming anyway.
October 30, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Writing assist.

#cat #writingcommunity #nobutwhy
Ginger cat sitting on a lap, licking one of his feet. Behind him, and just out of reach, is a computer and some notebooks. He has quite lot of whiskers, and no respect for personal space.
October 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Mr Kitten has gone to the catnip field in the sky.

He should be remembered as the grumpiest, roundest, gassiest, snoriest, clawiest, most ridiculous old man. We loved him dearly.
A beautiful stripy cat lies on a stone patio in the sun, with a blade of plantain grass between his toebeans. He is looking off into the middle distance, like the semi-professional model he was.
October 3, 2025 at 10:09 AM