trying to post more on here, so here’s a post from my insta: favorite (unedited) paragraphs from mayfly, my SF novel!
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emerging SFF author & playwright writing queer MCS & robots 🤖 mfa candidate at Hollins University🌲 fiction editor @mgliterary.bsky.social 🌙 insta: _morganchampinewriter_ x: _morganchampine
![Mini Playlist
"When will you understand that there is no escaping me? My love, I will make a monster of you, too, soon enough."
Depicts five images of playlist-looking songs with their titles, artists, lengths, and excerpts from their lyrics.
The World is not Enough - Garbage (3:56)
“The world is not enough /
But it is such a perfect place
to start, my love”
“No one ever died from wanting too much”
Paralysis Ghosts (4:53) - Telenova & Telenoir
“Oh, where's your God, now that your signal's been obscured? [...]
I wanna feel that I am real when I'm alone”
Blue - Billie Eilish (5:44)
“You were born reaching for your mother's hands /
Victim of your father's plans to rule the world”
Flawless - The Neighbourhood (3:52)
“You're a doll, you are flawless / But I just can't wait for love to destroy us / I just can't wait for love”
Red Sex (Re Strung) - Vessel (6:05)
Instrumental
To the right of this is a playlist interface song icon labeled "Crimson Idol". Below that is a Spotify code to the longer playlist.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5frabelw2sfchgen7tmjls2x/bafkreicpndwhgdy2cgxvwv33poq74ie2sdnhvojpzdplzgzldlgwccjd6q)
![Romantic neon pink and a starry background: Excerpt. “Those are pre-set…” Jayro warned as Anora toggled a series of switches at the nav computer and began actively moving data streams around the screen.
“Pre-set for scans for //stationary objects//. You pick out your nav programs like you pick out your paint schemes?”
Jayro felt annoyance rising up in him again. The cockpit was his domain. Never mind that he agreed with her about the deco. “It took Fish weeks to get those programs running!”
“Look, unless you want to meet an asteroid face to face, shut the hells up and let me work.” Anora frowned as she watched some data return from the program. “Call engineering.”
“Gladly.” Jayro opened the channel on his wrist communicator.
“Yeah?” Fish’s voice responded.
“The new navigator is having trouble with her—” Jayro broke off as Anora grabbed his forearm and yanked his wrist in front of her own face, causing his chair to whirl towards her.
“What are your pre-sets accounting for?" [...]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qvy3kymbkgduclmlgsh2m6g7/bafkreiboz3dhgw4nm5k6l4fgyjln5k6qxt4hy563y5m7sb7kpwfun5tapy)
