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Just wrote one of those "This is probably better as a chapter than a short story" type things. Fuck.

Picked up one of those hard rejections today - Savage Realms has declined to pick up the fourth part of "A Gentleman of Blades." I respect the editor's decision, even if I disagree with it. My goal was to always combine the four parts together and self-publish it anyway.

The rejections will continue until the writing improves.

Don’t know about you but I’m planning on a pretty chill Tuesday evening in my basement , watching the election results while weightlifting to excess, drinking a gallon of bourbon, and panic-texting my existential dread to pals.

open graves are much like multiple choice tests just close your eyes and pick one

Richard Kadrey Firstly, big astral hugs. Secondly, be gentle on yourself. It is lemon-fucking difficult navigating the new territory of fear and despair. Hope is never foolish - even if it does have a tendency to do us in - and it is not the item to be dropped from the inventory right now.

A little bit closer now...

Thank for doing this, Ivy! It meant a lot that you read my collection and reached out to do this interview. This was fun! 🖤

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