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Catherine Tavares

@cjtavares.bsky.social
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SFFH Author | Winner-Apex Reader's Choice Award | SFWA & Codex Member | Bibliophilic ghost haunting libraries | she/her Work forth/in Apex, The Dark, Heartlines, Small Wonders, Flash Point SF & more Links: catherinetavares.com/links

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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 1h
Question for fountain pen community: I am cleaning my nib before I put in the new cartridge. The instructions said to just plop it in some lukewarm water, which I did. How long do I leave it there? Until the water runs clear? And then how do I dry it? Just air dry for a day or so?
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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 5h
Perfection! No notes! Come read another awesome poem from @jenniferhudak.bsky.social!
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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 6h
Friends, my fountain pen ran out of ink so I visited a store to look at new inks. I get it now. The inks... ...I need them.
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Apex Magazine and Book Company @apexmag.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Apex Magazine 2027 Kickstarter is ALIIIVE! 🎉🎉🎉 we have short story critiques, backer-exclusive anthologies, fresh new merch (which you can check out below) and more, PLUS a brand new Q&A with @lightspeedmagazine.com and @nightmare-magazine.com! ⬇️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/ape...
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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hi, I'm open for sensitivity reads rn. I can read for queer characters, disability (focuses in CPTSD, hypermobility, Long Covid, OCD, Anxiety), and progressive/reform Judaism. Please DM me for more information if you're interested in working together.
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Mari Ness, writer of things @mariness.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"The Bargain" is loosely connected to some of my previous stories which appeared in Reckoning, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and Lackingtons. You can read it for free here: kaleidotrope.net/autumn-2026/...
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'The Bargain' by Mari Ness
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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A Halloween surprise for UK readers! My UK publisher has made THE DRAGON HAS COME COMPLAINTS only 99p for a limited time. Do you need a cantankerous dragon in your life?
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The Dragon Has Some Complaints: A Cozy Novel Of Friendship, Found Family and Dragons By The Award-Winning Author
The Dragon Has Some Complaints: A Cozy Novel Of Friendship, Found Family and Dragons By The Award-Winning Author eBook : Wiswell, John: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This week I'm moving my website host, registrar, & newsletter. I think I have all my ducks in a row, so the transition should be smooth and quick. But, should any duck escape the line, there might be some downtime for my website. Hopefully not. I like to think me and the ducks are friends.
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Andi @andiwrites.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I wrote a book-full of words on dyspraxia in adults, full of ideas, tips and tricks, and rants about transport. Now I'm serialising it on Patreon. You can read and support here: patreon.com/untanglingli...
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Untangling Life by Andi C. Buchanan — words!
Get more from Untangling Life by Andi C. Buchanan on Patreon. words!. Support Untangling Life by Andi C. Buchanan and get exclusive access to their work.
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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🎉🎉🎉
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Amman Sabet @ammansabet.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Just a reminder that Phano is opening tomorrow for submissions! www.phano.com/submissions
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Phano
Phano delivers wondrous, thought-provoking content about the future to the questioning masses—beautiful stories, essays, interviews, reviews and art to make sense of our world in constant change. We w...
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Effie Seiberg @effies.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's my birthday! My birthday wish is for you to share your favorite work from this year and I'll boost it. Here's mine, "The Metamorphosis". Becoming disabled might feel like Kafkaesque horror, but there's a beautiful path to acceptance and a good life. Also there's sloths. gavagai.com/posts/3894
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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 29/09/2026
hey all!!! this Wednesday, which is tomorrow, i'll be at @storyhour.bsky.social with @megelison.bsky.social !!!! holy carps!!! you know you wanna attend this one. free author readings online, to refill the creative well! 7pm Pacific, 10pm Eastern youtube.com/@storyhour2020
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Story Hour
Every week, an hour of speculative fiction short stories, narrated by the authors. From horror to weird to hard SF and everything in between; from newly published authors to seasoned pros and multiple...
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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wow. Really amazing writeup on my collection The Astronaut Among the Flowers in The Horror Review. Check it out: www.horrorreview.com/book-review-... @starsandsabers.bsky.social
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Book Review: THE ASTRONAUT AMONG THE FLOWERS
The Astronaut Among the Flowers and Other Stories P.A. Cornell Stars and Sabers Publishing (August 18, 2026) Reviewed by Andrew Byers I ran across P.A. Cornell recently in Of Dread, Decay, and Doom…
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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My cozy mystery Cheddar Luck Next Time is on sale in the UK & US through October 4th! 1.99 for Amazon ebook. Autistic (like me) lead character! Oodles of cheese! Chonky orange cat! Sequel out in February! amzn.to/3ZlFfnR [promo link]
A green book cover is bold against a red background. Amazon Kindle deal for Cheddar Luck Next Time $1.99 limited time offer: 28 September- 4 October 2026.
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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
SO CLOSE!!! Back the project, get awesome stories. Your future self will thank you!
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Jordan Kurella @jordankurella.com · 27/09/2026
hey all!!! got my contributor copy of "Your Body is a Fever Dream" from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social !!!! you can pre-order this amazing book of trans body horror too! click the link: bookshop.org/beta-search?...
the book "Your Body is a Fever Dream" on a table full of stickersmy story "All Her Rows of Teeth" in the book "Your Body is a Fever Dream" on a table full of stickers
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Erik Grove @erikgrove.com · 26/09/2026
We were promised jetpacks and instead we got emails. So many emails. Emails that follow you and judge you and hunger. Oh, they hunger. The emails are inside me now. help
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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
OMG MY HEART!!! You must read this story. It is beauty manifested on the page.
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KONAMI @konamina.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
SILENT HILL: Townfall is out now on PS5, Steam and Epic Game Store. Simon Ordell is called back to the island of St. Amelia to "put things right," encountering a town lying quiet beneath a heavy fog, seemingly abandoned but not at rest. konami.com/games/silent... #SILENTHILL #Townfall
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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Got my covid and flu jabs today. 💪💉
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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Let's get some disabled joy in this season! Darned fine essay.
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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It me! If you enjoyed some of my disability panels at FoF, may I also recommend my latest essay: "Here and Happy" where I talk about the need for disabled characters (and people) to take up joyous space in our stories and lives.
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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Missed Flights of Foundry? No worries. I got you.
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Flights of Foundry 2026 Round Up!
Everything I got up to over the weekend!
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Finn McLellan @saranadosfiction.com · 21/09/2026
Panel is @spacevalkyries.bsky.social, @ravenoak.bsky.social, and @cjtavares.bsky.social as moderator
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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
REMINDER: we are in the final hours to sign up to my newsletter and receive the paper fortune teller version of my story. If you enjoy mixed media fiction, horror, and childhood nostalgia gone wrong, you can subscribe to my newsletter for free and get this with your FoF Round Up post!
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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Soon... (and by soon, I mean at 5pm PDT at Flights of Foundry!)
Screenshot of my Steam Resident Evil games. From left to right: Resident Evil, Resident Evil 0, Resident Evil 2, Resident Evil NemesisStack of all my physical Resident Evil games as well as the novels. From top to bottom:

Novels:
Code: Veronica
Nemesis
Underworld
City of the Dead
Caliban Cove
The Umbrella Conspiracy
Zero Hour

Games:
Resident Evil Requiem
Resident Evil Village Gold Edition
Resident Evil 7 Gold Edition
Resident Evil 4 Collector's Edition
Resident Evil 4 Remake
Resident Evil 4 Original
Resident Evil 3 Remake
Resident Evil 2 Remake
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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This was such a great panel. It was one of the best conversations I have ever had and gave me a lot that I will be thinking about for a long time as I keep writing. Thank you so much to my fellow panelists and to everyone who attended. 💛
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Rue Sparks (They/Them) @ruesparks.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Disability Futurisms panel for @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social is in 2.5 hours! We'll chat about Disability Futurism (ofc,) writing/reading worlds that center disability, disabled astronauts, and more @ravenoak.bsky.social @risawolf.bsky.social @cjtavares.bsky.social @howsweetthewords.bsky.social

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FLIGHTS OF FOUNDRY: GLOBAL VIRTUAL CONFERENCE, Fri Sep 18th to Mon Sep 21, flights-of-foundry.org


9-20, 5:00 PM EDT: Disability Futurisms 
When disabled people envision a future that includes them, it embraces more than just a single individual's needs. In this panel, disabled writers discuss viewpoints that challenge traditional SFF perspectives.


with Catherine Tavares, Raven Oak, Rue Sparks, V. Astor Solomon, & Risa Wolf
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Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
My novel DEATH OF THE AUTHOR 🤖🇳🇬🇺🇸🦿✍🏾💨 🏆 Winner of an NAACP Image Award, Locus Award and Libby Award. Finalist for a Hugo, Nebula, Ohio Book Award, Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and Glass Bell Award. It's good to pause and note these things at once. Onward.
Death of the Author and Rusted Robots book covers
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Flights of Foundry @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Coming up at 1pm CDT / 18:00 UTC: 👑 The State of Traditional Publishing: Diana M. Pho Interview 📖 Motherhood in SFF 💜Finding Hope Through Creativity 🎮 Game Jam Co-working #FlightsOfFoundry
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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
TODAY!!!
A graphic with a large blue "Flights of Foundry" logo with black winged beings behind curly yellow text on the upper left, and informational text on a colorful decorational block on the rest of the image. The text reads:

FLIGHTS OF FOUNDRY: GLOBAL VIRTUAL CONFERENCE, Fri Sep 18th to Mon Sep 21, flights-of-foundry.org

9-20, 5:00 PM EDT: Disability Futurisms 
When disabled people envision a future that includes them, it embraces more than just a single individual's needs. In this panel, disabled writers discuss viewpoints that challenge traditional SFF perspectives.

with Catherine Tavares, Raven Oak, Rue Sparks, V. Astor Solomon, & Risa Wolf
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Flights of Foundry @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It's true! All it takes is a registration! flights-of-foundry.org/registration/
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Registration – Flights of Foundry
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Avery Delany @softfutures.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It's just gone 12am here but aughhhhwhwhwjwjwj it was well worth sticking around for the disability rep in SFFH panel @spacevalkyries.bsky.social + @ravenoak.bsky.social were DELIGHTFUL panellists & it was lovely to see @cjtavares.bsky.social be such a well prepared, thoughtful and enthusiastic mod
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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Had an excellent chat with @spacevalkyries.bsky.social and @ravenoak.bsky.social in the Disability Rep panel for @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social. Remember: if you missed it, you can access the recording, and the chat log is there as well for all the many awesome reading recs!
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Elis Montgomery @elismontgomery.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
[ᵛᶦᵈᵉᵒ ᵍᵃᵐᵉ ʷᵃˡᵏᵗʰʳᵒᵘᵍʰ ʷᶦᵏᶦ ʰᵒʳʳᵒʳ] Press X to enter the Unmarked Castle Press [ʳᵉᵈᵃᶜᵗᵉᵈ, ⁿᵒᵗ ᵛᵉʳᶦᶠᶦᵉᵈ] to make it out alive
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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is in ONE HOUR! Come join us!
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Allison Thai @thaisibir.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I love this. Grace is such a great character for her courage. Some people don't give her enough grace for that. 🥁
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Now I am become Jeff, the destroyer of Whorls @trollbreath.com · 19/09/2026
Just a reminder if you're attending Flights of Foundry this weekend, Catherine has organized a Resident Evil fan meetup Sunday at 8:00 PM EDT (12:00 AM UTC)
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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Wrapping up my first day of FoF and it was a blast! Learned a ton, took way too many notes, and had a lot of fun hanging out with some awesome folks. Can't wait for tomorrow!
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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Y'all, the Mixed Media panel at @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social was SO MUCH FUN!!! I had such a great time chatting with @kaidelmas.bsky.social @gtkorbin.bsky.social and @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social Thank you everyone! If you missed it, the recording is up for registered attendees right now!
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Malina @iridescentwords.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Just enjoyed a great talk on experimental forms with @gtkorbin.bsky.social, @cjtavares.bsky.social, @kaidelmas.bsky.social and @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social with lots of reading recs. Part of Flights of Foundry @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social, happening now!
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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This is in ~30 minutes!!! Come join us!
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Kai Delmas @kaidelmas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I'll be at the virtual conference @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social today and on Sunday. First up, let's talk found footage, mixed media, and experimental formats with @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social, @cjtavares.bsky.social, and @gtkorbin.bsky.social. 😁🙌
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val - V.M. Ayala 🏳️‍🌈 @spacevalkyries.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
hi yes I'm VERY honored to, well, be the Audiovisual Nonfiction Guest of Honor this year at @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social ✨ find me MANY places this weekend—the con is fully virtual!! I've got a keynote, panels, and a TTRPG worldbuilding game for y'all!! I'll break it all down in the thread below 🧵
Information text for my Flights of Foundry schedule over a blurred space background. Text says: Where to find me at Flights of Foundry; I'm a guest of honor for A/V nonfiction!! Friday, September 18: 3pm Eastern: Keynote. 6pm Eastern: Queer Joy? In this economy? YES. 8pm Eastern: Indie TTRPGS.Information text for my Flights of Foundry schedule over a blurred space background. Text says: Saturday, September 19: 11am Eastern: Chill-n-chat with me!! spots available. 6pm Eastern: Disability Rep in SFFH. 7pm Eastern: OTHERSIDE chill-n-chat. 9pm Eastern: You're here! Now what? - Making the Most of Conferences.Information text for my Flights of Foundry schedule over a blurred space background. Text says: Sunday, September 20: 4pm Eastern: You Can Just DO That? Launching a Magazine. 5pm Eastern: Giant Robots. 7pm Eastern: Let's Play A Land Once Magic Together - TTRPG gaming session. Come hang out with me this weekend!! It's my first guest of honor experience!!
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Flights of Foundry @flightsoffoundry.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Meet this year's Flights of Foundry's Guests of Honour!
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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
TOMORROW!!!
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Emmie Christie @emmiechristie33.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
New week, new author thread! This week I'm so excited to review Jennifer Hudak! @jenniferhudak.bsky.social 1. “A Promise” | WYSR Review @apparitionlit.com A ghost tries to keep a promise she made to her son. inkfoundry.net/review/why-y...
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Anna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
In a tough spot. We’re doing all we can to get to the next handhold, but my body has decided to act like a petulant expensive child. Things I need (COVID shot, MCAS friendly food) are taking a backseat to visa fees. I know things are hard all over, but so appreciate any help. ko-fi.com/elyssiabooks
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Support Anna and Jason
Support Anna and Jason
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Brian McNett @bmcnett.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Katherine Kerr is in need of help.
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Donate to Give Kit a little help with life and taxes!, organized by Diane Osborne
Katharine "Kit" Kerr, long-time author of SF&F, has been wielding her pen fo… Diane Osborne needs your support for Give Kit a little help with life and taxes!
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