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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

HAH one never published alone…

Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

BIG PUBLISHING ANNOUNCEMENT* I'm starting a publishing house called Only Fan Press. Because I will be the only one doing everything. I'll write all the books. And edit. And format. And covers. And marketing and distribution and, why not, printing and binding too. *not really everything here is a lie

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Our latest #BraveNewGirls antho is out now! Smart is the new superpower in this collection of short stories about tech-savvy girls in sci-fi worlds. Proceeds from sales are donated to the Society of Women Engineers! books2read.com/bravenewgirls9

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NeoParadoxa @neoparadoxa.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

The camera doesn’t lie… but it does hold secrets. The same goes for ruthless scientists looking for truth from unsanctioned sources. Beware the innocent students that get in their way. Get Found Footage by Mary Fan buff.ly/sQWwj3r @astralcolt.bsky.social #MantisMan #cryptids @dmcphail.bsky.social

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

OMG what is wrong with you 😂😂😂😂😂 Also damn I haven’t thought about Rollercoaster Tycoon in ages! I used to spent way too much time playing that

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Been meaning to dive into the other stories in this anthology for a minute… excited to revisit the Phenomenons!

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Unplugging from the world tonight 📖

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Just proofed my stories for PRISM! Can’t wait to share this 1980s retro spy thriller with y’all!

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Been a minute since I made this shape on static trapeze 🎪

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

So excited for this anthology!!!

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Me doing aerials Eska getting brushed 🤝 “What other side???”

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Haha yeah I’ve definitely started a spin on lyra thinking it was moderate… then regretted my choices but it’s too late to do anything 😅

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Haha fair enough… I don’t love spinning on lyra either… I always get dizzy 😅. I feel like on silks you can’t actually go that fast because of all that fabric

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Dang revisiting a fantasy world you first started building over a decade ago is hard… There’s all this mythology that I’m sure I could’ve rattled off back then but now I feel like I’m studying a history of places I made up 😅

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Cozy cabin getaway for the long weekend 🧙

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Thank you so much!! ❤️❤️❤️

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Having tried pole all of twice I feel like it’s somehow similar and different at once… like fundamentals such as inverts and knee hooks are similar but of course one is a pole and the other is fabric? lol pole is so much harder IMO… I need fluffy fabric to lie around in 😁

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

I’ve got the sequel outlined and everything — it’s been outlined since… oh heck, I don’t remember. Lemme start by rereading this thing to see if I even remember what it’s about…

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

They say being a writer means giving yourself homework for the rest of your life… So here I am, thinking about completing an assignment I first set for myself in 2014… or was it 2013? Anyway, I finally published Windborn in 2020 and I’ve been meaning to get back to that world ever since.

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Normally I’d be writing a triumphant “OMG it’s finished” post upon completing a short story but this one is so late it’s more like “ugh, finally!” Still, writing 2 9k-10k word short stories in 1 month ain’t bad… and now I’m deadline free!

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Out of sorts because I was gonna work on one short story but turns out I don’t have what I need for that, so I should just work on a different project… but my creative brain was still in the first one and I can’t seem to make it switch 😫

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Played TKTS roulette and ended up seeing a play I otherwise wouldn’t have known about (because I’m woefully ignorant about these kinds of things), and I loved it! Retrograde is a sharp and witty play about a meeting between Sidney Poitier, a “good liberal” writer, and a cutthroat studio exec

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 02/04/2025

I may be tired and a little hoarse, but as I said again and again on the Senate floor, this is a moment where we cannot afford to be silent, when we must speak up.

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

🃏 John Rogers, co-creator and executive producer of Leverage, has written and directed episodes of the series, as well as scripted films like American Outlaws, The Core, Catwoman, and Transformers. He also co-created the Jaime Reyes version of Blue Beetle for DC Comics.

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

🖖 Dayton Ward, a former Marine and software developer, is a New York Times bestselling author known for his Star Trek novels and novellas, with contributions to anthologies and magazines like Famous Monsters of Filmland and StarTrek.com.

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

🚀 Keith R.A. DeCandido, a Scribe Awards Grandmaster (2009), is a prolific author of tie-in works for Star Trek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Supernatural, as well as original series like Dragon Precinct and The Adventures of Bram Gold.

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

🎭 Paul Kupperberg is a prolific writer and the author of Life With Archie: The Married Life Magazine for Archie Comics, which earned nominations for a 2012 Eisner Award for Best Publication for Young Adults and a 2013 Harvey Award for Best Graphic Album Previously Published.

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Did someone say STRETCH? 😉 We’ve hit our initial Kickstarter goal for PRISM, a collection of spy thriller tales, but we’ve got some amazing stretch goal authors waiting in the wings! Let’s invite them to the party, shall we? 😁 www.kickstarter.com/projects/pri...

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Spent the weekend at #AWP25, where I spoke on a panel with Andrew K Hoe and Frankie Huang on positionality in publishing — a complex topic with no easy answers. Also listened in on some panels and talks, including Roxane Gay’s keynote

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Been in Middle Earth the past few weeks 🧝🏻‍♀️

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Alternate cover for THE GREEN HORNET AND KATO: DETROIT NOIR CITY unlocked! With 30ish hours to go, can we unlock our final stretch goal: an extra story from the creator of Thrawn himself, Timothy Zahn? Check out our campaign! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre...

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

I was sweeping the snow off the hot tub cover…

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

What passes for lyrics in this score… can you tell what we’re signing? 🧝🏻‍♀️

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Worn out from a weekend in Vermont… gonna chill by continuing my rewatch of the entire Miyagi-verse. So far I’ve rewatched the original Karate Kid and the first 2 seasons of Cobra Kai… now it’s time to watch Karate Kid 2… why this order? No reason, just felt like it…

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Back on the slopes! Been a minute…

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Vermont trip means lots of chews for Miss Eska 🐺

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Christian Angeles @xnangeles.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

The Beat is this year’s MoCCA fest media partner and I’ll be leading the team’s media coverage along with my boss @comixace.bsky.social It’s an honor to work with such a prestigious institution in the indie comics space. Follow for interviews, reveals & more! www.comicsbeat.com/the-society-...

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The Society of Illustrators hosts MoCCA Week with special exhibits & free admission

The Society of Illustrators announces that MoCCA Fest will be followed by MoCCA. Week featuring free admission and extended exhibitions.

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Dammit now I'm out of Cobra Kai episodes forever 😭 Guess I have no choice but to rewatch the whole Miyagi-verse 😁

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Less than $1000 to go before we hit our first stretch goal: interior illustrations!! Check out the Kickstarter for THE GREEN HORNET AND CATO: DETROIT NOIR CITY: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gre...

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Green Hornet Epic Anthology-Timothy Zahn & Kevin J Anderson

Follow the exploits of the Green Hornet and Kato in this anthology featuring top writers in sci-fi and fantasy.

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Eska bouncing through snow deeper than she is tall 🐺

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Mary Fan @astralcolt.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

COMBAT MONSTERS is out now!! This anthology re-imagined World War II battles with supernatural creatures. My story, “The Night the Moon Burned,” takes place in China in 1938 and features a qilin — a Chinese unicorn. Check it out! www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0D7...

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