im a doctor ahhh 🥹🥹 got hooded for my PhD in astrophysics today it’s so unreal!!

Submissions are open. Send me your finest speculative fiction. I'm hungry for your magic, your innovation and your absurdity. barebonespublishing.in/2025/05/29/cal… 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑩𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝑩𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑭𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 will be published by Bare Bones Publishing in early 2026.

Thrilled to discover that my micro has made the shortlist of Kaleidoscopic Quill: An Inspiring Butterfly Anthology! Huge thanks to Demi Michelle 🦋 and Andie Smith🤍🦋 Congratulations to all other selected writers as well 🎉

TWO acceptances in one week?! Both from extremely awesome places??!

Lovely to have this poetry showcase published this weekend!

A little teary-eyed from this wonderful review of Mix-Mix from Scott over trampset 😭

I guess I’m officially a master of mathematics or something now

My butterfly short story “They Fluttered Away” was just shortlisted for the Kaleidoscopic Quill anthology by Wild Ink Publishing ☺️

AHHH! I made the shortlist!! 😱 This piece has a lot to do with motherhood and its impact on my life. It’s as vulnerable as I’ve been in a piece of writing, and as scary as it was to share that part of myself, I hope you all get to read it. ❤️

Where are you at in your WIP? I just hit 18k

Aw a year ago today I got my first full request and a year later I have an agent I love 🥹

Picture on the left, one year ago today, just about to lose my hair for the first time from chemo. Picture on the right, last week in Portugal. I love my new crazy curly hair so much. My reward for all the shit. #fuckcancer

I am beating Multiple Sclerosis, after 12 years living with this terrifying illness. I am regenerating myelin, and my MS is not advancing. I am beating it.

My first ever anthology submission ‘Becoming’ has made the🦋 #shortlist 🦋 this news couldn’t have come at a better time ❤️✨ wishing everyone the best of luck Demi Michelle 🦋 Andie Smith Wild Ink Publishing #writingcommunity

Possibly the most important writer question I’ll ever make. I have a dog in this project (lie I have seven) that I CANNOT come up with a name for. Any ideas it’s driving me mad This is what she looks like, promise she won’t die but she needs a name cos she’s a good girl.

Last few days on the supermarket shelves for my pocket novel The Sweetest Thing. Found it in its own little The People's Friend holder in Asda! Had a lovely weekend celebrating with family 🥰 #WritingCommmunity

✨🕯️need some good news this week🕯️✨

not for nothing but also the community around HAD is the best. v v grateful for all the cool people I’ve met through pubbing or reading or running calls for HAD stuff

Thank you to everyone who submitted to our Novel Excerpt Contest! We’re honored to read your work and can’t wait to dive into your stories. You can expect a status update within 12-14 weeks from the close of the contest. 📖 🖤

the first response i got for my querying project was a full request ??!?!?!?! AHHHHHH?????!!?!