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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

October has historically been my luckiest month for querying. So let's go!

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Deliciously unhinged! I love it 😂

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I love this take! I only write poetry when I feel at least mildly feral and entirely emotionally untethered. Then I feel exposed 😅

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Now and again I remember Documentary Now! chuckle and revisit the months I was hyperfixated on Bill Hader's brand of comedy. Then I realize I still have one whole season of Barry left to watch! Then I forget to watch hahaha. But now I've discovered Hader is directing a horror movie!?! Bring. It. On.

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Maybe I should write the sequel to the shelved manuscript, purely for the sake of reading it myself... Such a shame I'm a pragmatist T_T

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Writing Pain Point: The closer you get to the ending, the more it exposes the tiny cracks where the characters' wants and needs are not 100% crystal clear T_T [Funny that Lucifer, the master of probing others, is one of the least self-aware characters on the block, hahaha]

Lucifer Morningstar staring at the camera asking "Tell me, what do you truly desire?"

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Reading graphic novels as my "light" summer reads, so here are three all-time favorites of mine: "Morgane" by Kansara & Fert (French). Not sure what translations exist out there (sorry!), but look how stunning! Feels like it belongs alongside Angela Carter's stories ^^

Morgana wearing a crown and pulling excalibur from the stone. Blue and dark pink palette.

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Much of re-educating myself emotionally as a grown up woman has been reframing relationships in the shows I loved back then (and actually still love). I feel so much of the "Love takes work" paradigm in media has been ignoring the part of "who exactly has to do the work"...

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Uncanny Magazine @uncannymagazine.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

PLEASE SHARE! Writers! Uncanny Magazine will be open for short story submissions from August 24 to September 7! WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOUR AMAZING, HUMAN-WRITTEN STORIES! www.uncannymagazine.com/submissions/

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

It's been six months since my story "Wintering" came out in Lost Balloon: lost-balloon.com/2026/02/11/w... It is one of my most mellow pieces, though not entirely painless. If you read "Love for the Artist" in Strange Pilgrims and enjoyed it, maybe you will like this one too?

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Wintering by Divya Kernan

My neighbor shouldn’t live on his own. Not once in the four weeks since I moved in, have I seen a soul enter his apartment—no friend, no family, no girl—and yet, the boy cannot be older than sevent…

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Write sober, edit drunk—did I get that wrong? ><

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Build a pinhole projector to watch the eclipse. Decide it's too small. Build a bigger one. Rage for 5 minutes that it's not working. Realize there's a tree in front of the sun 😅 #TellMeYoureChaoticGoodWithoutTellingMeYoureChaoticGood

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

The relief of going back to a WIP after a pause and finding lines that make me grin or rub my hands like a cartoon villain... If past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior, well, maybe I can do this: finish that dang book! Come, girl, just remember how to write hahaha.

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Coming up with a random piece of tiny magic for a sequel book I may *not* write in two or three years is such a delightful feeling hahaha.

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Today's #SFFChat and its focus on diseases and infections reminded me of an old discussion with a friend: if scientists or sorcerers created a disease that only killed "bad people", would the creators die? Feels like a mind twister to be found in @afterdinnerconversation.com maybe?

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black. Big fan of Holly Black in general 😀

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

#SFFChat Intro: Hi there! I'm Divya, chaotic good SFF writer with disjointed passions and too many thoughts. Favorites are hard to pick, but most recently I had a blast with Ikezu Ishi (RPG).

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

As a huge fan of Alexander Skarsgård (The East! Murderbot!) passing through a gas station often triggers fond memories of his scene in Zoolander hahaha. Looking forward to Wicker!

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I am buzzing with excitement: my new flash piece "Third Date" is out in PseudoPod! Listen to it or read it here:

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Every now and then, I wish Colin Firth had played Chéri in his youth. Then he would have gifted us the perfect embodied trifecta of male characters: Valmont, Chéri and Darcy.

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Gentle chaos and reading intent ^^

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Gently dozing off with a friend's manuscript in hand, while laundry dries on the line and the sun bathes cornfields. Have I stepped into a cosy summer slice of life or at last unlocked cottage witch mode ><?

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Every once in a while, I think of "What Of This Goldfish Would You Wish?" by E. Keret. It is by far my favorite take on the three wishes tale. Such precise subversion of expectations to reveal the warmest core!

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

The absolute thrill of creating a new *Secret Project* file... [Sorry current WIP, I'll be back]

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Thrilled to have my story "Love for the Artist" out in Strange Pilgrims: www.strangepilgrims.com/p/love-for-t...

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Love for the Artist by Divya Kernan

"I own a man. I don’t fuck him—" | Flash Fiction #8

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Writing speculative fiction, a lot of my effort goes into providing enough details for the reader to happily suspend disbelief. Funnily, I've noticed that it is always the elements directly lifted from reality that people challenge most. I guess life is often stranger than fiction?

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

For a girl who eats up dramatic storytelling, days that start with quiet narratives only to devolve into unhinged laughter are the ultimate, flavorful experience. What is one to do but embrace one's absolute delight in horrific chaos? 😅

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

The half of my desk that lets me pretend for just a lick of a second I am a serious person. [Posting as a reward for meeting my daily goal]

Desk with writing books piled to the right, computer to the left, and various notebooks and items lying around.

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Personal objective: Finish Novel #3 before July 14 Quest level: Impossible (like all good goals) Protocol: Ignore all distractions Side Quest: Maintain human form (hahaha as if)

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Saw this exhilarating urban art show today: We Are [Still] Here. What moved me most was how some of the contemporary pieces were hidden within the historical collection. It made for a sweet treasure hunt.

A modern porcelain winged shoe on a deflated basketball, underneath a historical desk adorned with a traditional statue.

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

As I grew up devouring a large number of regency romance novels among my first english reads, odd turns of phrases are part of my linguistic idiosyncrasies ↓

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Belatedly getting myself "Platform Decay" by Martha Wells 😁 So excited to go back to that universe!

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Got my first acceptance of the year last night (thank you Summer Solstice?)... and gosh, am I excited for this story to get out into the world so very soon!

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Pushing through to finish the current novel, whilst another story tries to colonize your whole mind, dropping new plot twists in your lap every other moment, is a heroine's journey

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

How I fancy myself after one hour and a half of fencing practice:

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Spending several hours to figure out a character's "original wound" only to realize, damn, it's that one toxic misbelief you thought you personally defeated years ago... but sure enough, here it is again 😅

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

When your GM texts you, you're going to need your teddy for the grand finale of the campaign... 😱

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

1012 words for #1000wordsofsummer fueled by a shameless amount of looping Pacific Rim OST. Dirty draft but it exists!

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Today felt like pulling teeth but still got to 1056 words of climax! Only thanks to #1000wordsofsummer: a little accountability goes a long way.

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Started #1000wordsofsummer two days late, but with a joyful heart and a sense of possibilities. Today's reason to hit the target resonated deeply: "to create new opportunities." Got to 1010 words for the first time in months 😊

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

When Brain gets too loud, playing Tetris feels surprisingly like a manual reboot. Glad to have that option 😅

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PseudoPod 🎙️ @pseudopod.org · 28/05/2026

Our Anthologies and Collections call is still open. We’ve seen several amazing Collections – we’re a bit lighter on anthologies. Are you a publisher with a 2026 anthology lurking around the place? We’d love to see it! We’ll feed it and pet it and everything. Send us the whole book – link below 👇

Screenshot of PseudoPod Moksha portal explaining the submission requirements for the Anthologies and Collections call. See link in next post for more.

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Got so engrossed with my story today, I almost left the house wearing slippers. That, or I need to eat more protein

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

The urge to write the new shiny project instead of finishing up the main WIP 😬... Well, let's make drafting time a reward for each significant edit

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Jami Attenberg @jamiattenberg.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

I'm just one person trying to compete in a busy algorithm but still hoping to remind you that 1000 Words of Summer starts this coming Saturday, May 30. Our ninth year of writing 1000 Words a day alongside thousands of other people for two weeks straight. 1000wordsofsummer.substack.com/about

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About - CRAFT TALK

CRAFT TALK is a weekly newsletter about writing, creativity and productivity from author Jami Attenberg. This is also the home of #1000wordsofsummer, where, once a year, we write 1000 words a day toge...

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Slightly meta craft thought: what if the gap between romance and love lies in the difference between storytelling and conversation?

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HAD @havehashad.com · 20/05/2026

Pop-Up Submission Call!! In... 6 hours. Submissions will be open for one hour tonight/tomorrow morning (?), Wednesday, May 20, from 4am-5am ET (so, 1am-2am PT, and a more convenient hour for those of you outside the US). havehashad.submittable.com/submit/35651...

spontaneous Tuesday night/Wednesday morning call
Ends on Wed, May 20, 2026 5:00 AM (in 6 hours)
Submissions will be open tonight/this morning, Wednesday, May 20, from 4am-5am ET (so, 1am-2am PT, and a more convenient hour for those of you outside the US).

No submission cap, so no race against each other, but only open for an hour, and that hour is... kinda inconvenient. You have to a) see this announcement in the first place!, and b) either stay up late, wake up early, or be one of our international peeps.

500 word max
only submit one piece; if micros or poems, two are ok
open to all genre
no theme

If you're reading this, you probably have a pretty good idea of what I/HAD like, but some stuff that jumps to my mind:

long single sentence pieces, single paragraph blocks of texts (prose poems, I guess you could just say), longass lists, crazy long titles (used to be more common on HAD, we've gotten away from them a bit, would be fun to see some more again), funny stuff that makes me laugh, stuff that makes me laugh and then punches me in my emotions, sexy stuff that makes me blush, stuff that makes me go "huh??", stuff I'm not sure I "get" but that gets inside my brain...

Going to try to respond to everyone throughout Tuesday, but we'll see how many come in during this hour!

Thanks.

💀💀💀

Aaron

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Divya Kernan @divyakernan.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Every so often, I remember the Blaschka Glass Flowers and how eerily real they appear. Looking at them, you can almost feel the softness of the petals under your fingers. No wonder I built a whole magic system around them :D www.hmnh.harvard.edu/glass-flowers

hmnh.harvard.edu

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