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dave ring

@davering.bsky.social

writer. publisher at Neon Hemlock. anthologist. co-editor of Baffling. shirley jackson award winner. lambda, locus & ignyte award finalist. he/him.

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dave ring @davering.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Check out these and the rest of the Neon Hemlock catalogue over here: www.neonhemlock.com/books (fwiw I liked them all but Somewhere but nowhere was my fav and the one I'll get a bottle of)

Samples alongside their book pairings!

Sublimity with A Necessary Chaos. Somewhere but nowhere with No Such Thing as Duty. Lovely and a little twisted with Hybrid Heart. Disfruta with The Dead Withheld.

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dave ring @davering.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Lovely and a little twisted has a confectionary veneer with a patchouli musk at the center of it that makes me entertain the sweetness for a lot longer than I normally would. Book pairing: HYBRID HEART by Iori Kusano. Rei is also more than her candy-coated shell, even as she cultivates sweetness.

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dave ring @davering.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Somewhere but nowhere was the highlight for me from this set. Kinda masculine but light, with a whisper of does-things-with-his-hands and a warm leather jacket. Book pairing: NO SUCH THING AS DUTY by @larazontally.bsky.social. This is for Willy, not Walter obviously. Earthy but a bit posh.

Just like the last image, with the four boxes revealed within the lore discovery set, but the box for "somewhere but nowhere" is popped up a bit.

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dave ring @davering.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Sublimity was really light, and the "warm skin" note is really the highlight for me, along with a hint of coconut. Reminds me of late afternoon after swimming, sand in my hair, sunset. Pairing: The opening scene from A NECESSARY CHAOS by @brentclambert.bsky.social. Handsome boys at a nude beach.

The Lore Perfume discovery set, where the cardboard over-lay is pulled back to reveal four small white cardboard boxes, sort of like an advent calendar.

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dave ring @davering.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

I recently experienced the Lore Perfume discovery set...some nice notes here! (A small perfume review, wherein I also pair each scent to a @neonhemlock.bsky.social novella)

A box with four scents described on a green background, on a handkerchief background.

Scents: Subliminity, Somewhere but nowhere. Lovely and a little twisted. Disfruta. Says "everything is possible" on the bottom.

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dave ring @davering.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

graphic design is my passion…let’s hang out at can*con

dave’s schedule
friday publishers party
saturday 10am new gothic 4pm short kings
sunday 1pm environmental storytelling in games

all against a strange maple leaf background

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dave ring @davering.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Very grateful for the hugo nom love 💗

Chart of hugo award long list for best editor, short form…includes note saying “dave ring needed 1.35 more points to get on the ballot”

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dave ring @davering.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

I'll be at Balticon this coming weekend. Doing some paneling and perhaps some lobby gaming if anyone is up for it. Come say hi!

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dave ring @davering.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

I have two "donations" up for grabs in the @locusmag.bsky.social fundraiser. One is a just a "chat" about whatever you might want to talk about. And there's also a short story critique (linked below). If you wanna to snag either, click here to check it out: igg.me/at/locusmag2...

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dave ring @davering.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Issues of Baffling are over here: www.bafflingmag.com Three issues out in 2024 and a fourth coming tomorrow.

Snapshots of three issues of baffling magazine, lists of authors in a font too small to read, moody slivers of the covers

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dave ring @davering.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Personal eligibility post for 2024 is brief!

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