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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 15h

WE FUNDED!! AHH! Thank you, everyone!!! Now, with about 24 hours left, any additional monies means I CAN BUY MORE TIME LOOP STORIES. 👀⏳ (And subs will open in two weeks!) www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

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OPPORTUNITY WINDOW: An Anthology of Time Loop Stories

Deja vu doesn't begin to cover it... OPPORTUNITY WINDOW will bring you a book of brand new time loop stories (and maybe some you've seen before) from across the SFFH genres!

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 14h

Twin Cities folks! Come out to Red Wing MN this weekend. Leaves are entering peak color & the Friends of the Library are hosting a big book sale! Thursday the 1st: 10am-5pm Friday the 2nd: 10am-5pm Saturday the 3rd: $2 bag sale 10am-2pm

Fall 2026 book sale

In the Foot room

Thursday the 1st: 10am-5pm
Friday the 2nd: 10am-5pm
Saturday the 3rd: $2 bag sale 10am-2pm

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Pedaling Professor @pedalingprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Mississippi River is so dang beautiful.

Fall colors cover a gorge wall above a river with rowing teams on it

A moody scene with a foggy river and railroad bridge

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Three years ago, we left Omaha. It turned into a story about forced migration, queer fear and resilience, and the shittiness of breaking your foot while you’re trying to move. I am very grateful that Minnesota welcomed us. This story has a happy ending. reactormag.com/this-is-not-...

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This Is Not My Timeline - Reactor

A queer couple escapes persecution by buying a home in an almost identical dimension.

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C @notmiddlec.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It is grumpy bird day, everyone. #hummingbirds #birds #autumn

A ruby throated hummingbird with 2 specks of red on its throat is about to fly off a pod.

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Sometimes I read through those spam emails that are doing a "deep analysis" of my themes in Lighthouse or First Bright Thing. Because as a professor, good LORD AI is bad at this. It is like nails on a chalkboard, but reminds me that robots have limits. Like understanding a metaphor.

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I’m gonna be completely honest. When this movie comes out I’m going to love it and it will be my whole personality for 10-12 months.

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Pip Wren @lollibeepop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A joyous fat bear week to all 🐻

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I've realized that most of my wardrobe is made of Hannukah/Christmas themed stuff and bookstore stuff from when I'm touring, because that's when I get free clothes. Wow. Adulthood is great.

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Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Heads up, Bookworms: There will likely be💀supply chain issues💀 this holiday season. So if there are specific books you have your heart set on for holiday gifting, I strongly suggest you buy/order them ahead of time (✨like now✨) rather than waiting until November/December.

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Me: here is a picture of my dog looking at an orange. Insta bot: We love this book! DM us for more info on how to find readers!

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I was reading a short story recently and it was about all the different attempts in different multiverses for this person to forgive themself for something ... and I got pulled away from my computer and didn't get very far and now I can't find it. Any ideas?

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Found this old picture of me working on a book in my old writing room. This is what most of writing looks like. Sitting alone, planning and plotting and hoping it all works.

Brown haired woman sitting writing on a dry erase board

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It’s neat that we live in a world of almost endless beauty and wonder, and it’s even neater that the very best view can be found in my living room.

A black and white dog on a green couch, taken at an angle that shows him basically trying to climb inside my skin. He has his paws wrapped around my arm, and I’m cradling the side of his head. He looks very serious.

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I love learning about people’s hyperfixations. The more niche and involved the better. A movie no one’s heard of from 1996? A specific type of stamp? One dude who changed the way we wrap candy in the 1800s? Please tell me your most specific obsession and info dump on me.

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Could they not get ahold of the other 29 percent?

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Jess Gofton @jessgofton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"This Is Not My Timeline" by @jrdawson.bsky.social in @reactorsff.bsky.social Melancholy but beautiful, like so many of my favourite short stories are. Reading this one hurt. reactormag.com/this-is-not-...

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This Is Not My Timeline - Reactor

A queer couple escapes persecution by buying a home in an almost identical dimension.

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The fun part of the revision process where your editor hands back the line edits and uncovers a bunch of wtf moments from your own childhood. 🎉

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Yes. She just wanted to find a home and publish a book and adopt dogs and see the world, and I’ve done all that. I have to remember this when I get down on myself.

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

HOW DID I GO 39 YEARS NOT KNOWING WHO THE PROFESSOR WAS IN LION WITCH AND THE WARDROBE NO ONE TOLD ME EXCUSE ME WHAT.

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Aslan Roar

Alt: Aslan Roars Huh

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Had a procedure today. Recovering. But it went well!

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Marissa Lingen @marissalingen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

IT'S TODAY!!! My fantasy novella, A DUBIOUS CLAMOR, is out today! From here on out, if you suddenly have the urge to read about harpies, opinionated weapons, and a bunch of misfits fighting the fash, you can just DO THAT! Order direct or from bookstores: hornedlarkpress.com/product/a-du...

Happy author Marissa Lingen, a long-haired white woman, holds up a copy of her book, A DUBIOUS CLAMOR

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Looking for something to read? This is my short story that came out this May. reactormag.com/this-is-not-...

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This Is Not My Timeline - Reactor

A queer couple escapes persecution by buying a home in an almost identical dimension.

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Rachel Gutin @rachelgutin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

New year, new story day! This story is the vibe I want all of us to carry into the new Jewish year. And for anyone in NYC who was annoyed by this morning’s rain, it was clearly my story’s fault. Enjoy!

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Updates. Yes, I made it home. Yes, I'm still sick. Yes, I should be doing more social media right now but I have no spoons. My spoon is too small.

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Been in and out of the emergency vet with the artist known as Chestnut all weekend. He ain’t doing great and this sucks less than two months after we lost Gurty.

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

If you’re new here after the Hugos and wondering what else I’ve got out there, here’s one story I’m really proud of.

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Today is a weird day. It’s 9/11. Thirteen years ago, we buried my grandma. And sixteen years ago, I met my wife for the first time. And twenty-five years ago, … you know. Just a weird day.

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I have now been to all 50 states. Name a state and I’ll tell you a story that ranges from innocuous and boring to wacky.

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Just watched this effing amazing indie thriller. One DID system did most of the filmmaking, writing, acting, etc. IT IS SO FREAKING GOOD AND YOU GOTTA WATCH IT RIGHT NOW. youtu.be/Hklm35EU9Vs?...

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Unity | A Feature Length Thriller

YouTube video by The Entropy System

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José Pablo Iriarte @labyrinthrat.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Happy birthday to @jrdawson.bsky.social, the author of two of my absolute favorite books, THE FIRST BRIGHT THING and THE LIGHTHOUSE AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD. You should give yourself a gift and check their work out! bookshop.org/beta-search?...

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

It’s my birthday so I went to the Grand Canyon for sunrise.

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

First, MASSIVE congratulations to Thomas Ha for his Hugo win. His short story, “In My Country,” is FANTASTIC and one of my favorite stories of 2025. I wanted to finally share my rebel loon dress for the awards ceremony. Necklace is @midnightxartist . And the speech explaining why this dress.

A pretty blue mockingjay dress with red boots and blue hair

Wow. Thank you. This is a literal dream come true. I wrote this story because I wanted to see how I fit into the world, and give myself permission to show up as myself. The fact that so many people resonated with that journey, found themselves in Liz, it goes to show how none of us are alone, even if we feel like it. All of us are worthy. All of us are enough.
            Thank you first and foremost to my beautiful wife, Jessie. To my parents and my grandma and my sweet sweet dog Paddington, and thank you to Uncanny Magazine for believing so much in this story. Thank you to my agent, Stevie Finegan. Thank you to the speculative fiction community, especially the queer and disabled readers and writers who have lifted not only me but all of us up. A special thank you to Ryka, John, and Effie, for your kindness and your friendship and lyour stubborn belief that I could do this. To all the other short story nominees, for writing such beautiful work that was needed in this time of all the fears and scars and pains that they wrote about, AI, ableism, fascism, apocalypse, identity.
            And I don’t think it’s a coincidence that all the stories this year were strong meditations on the uncertain times we live in. We need to understand and to talk about and to act on the horrors surrounding us. Tonight, I’m dressed as the rebel loon symbol to represent my city of Minneapolis. In the past year, there have been terrible things, lives ripped apart, and it’s still going on as we sit in this arena tonight.
A few days ago, someone at the convention asked me, “Do you think there’s hope?”
            And yes, I do. Because there has to be. And because we as a community are desperately writing about it. Keep writing. Keep hoping. As one of my favorite authors, Suzanne Collins, wrote, “Hope, it is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective. A lot of hope is dangerous.”
            Fellow writers, be dangerous.

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Effie Seiberg @effies.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Are you at @laworldcon.bsky.social ? Join me and 4 of the other Hugo nominees for Best Short Story at our 1:30pm Pacific time virtual panel on... you guessed it, short stories! @jrdawson.bsky.social @tiatashiro.bsky.social @samtasticbooks.com @isabel.kim I can't wait for our discussion!

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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Good morning (again, again) — a few more #timeloop short story recs to get you (re)started today! "Marley and Marley" by @jrdawson.bsky.social (and if you get the Muppet Christmas Carol song stuck in your head it is NOT my fault) is a delightful story and I love it: escapepod.org/2020/01/09/e...

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Escape Pod 714: Marley and Marley | Escape Pod

I never wanted to turn out like her. When I met her, I was twelve. There was no one else to take care of me. Before she showed up, she was preceded by this man in a pinstriped suit. A harbinger.

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I have made it to North Dakota for the first time in my life.

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Let’s play the game of “will my Hugo dress actually get here before I leave because its delivery is currently scheduled for the exact hour and day I leave although I paid extra for overnight shipping two days ago.”

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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

IT’S MY BOOK BIRTHDAY! 🥳 Thank you to everyone who’s pre-ordered this book. If you haven’t yet, I’m not mad. Here’s the order links just in case: www.starsandsabers.com/books/the-as...

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I wrote an essay about constructing the afterlife in LIGHTHOUSE. And how we as humans have written about it with kindness for centuries. This essay was a big and fun undertaking, and it was made easier by @cxorlando.bsky.social 💜. Also, there are a lot of dogs.

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

TURNED IN THE MANUSCRIPT TO MY AGENT. I DID IT. HAD THE 2026 FROM HELL AND I STILL HIT THE DEADLINE. pictured: me busting into @steviefinegan.bsky.social 's inbox with exclamation marks and caps lock in the subject line.

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Kool Aid Man Bursts In: Oh Yeah!

Alt: Kool Aid Man Bursts In: Oh Yeah!

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

My new WIP is due to my agent tomorrow (hurrah, Stevie, I am hitting my deadline hooray!). Here are some thoughts on Deadline Eve. This book is really good. It's a testament to Minneapolis. To all of us who have been betrayed and hurt by our childhood. I am very very excited.

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

And here’s the PM report! So excited.

PM report for The Midnight Clock by JR Dawson with candle image in back

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Oh wow what a beautiful review. Thank you so much @summerhanford.bsky.social for making me cry good tears.

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

My acceptance speech for last night’s win at @goldencrownls.bsky.social . This one is for my sweet boy.

Picture of pad and lighthouse. We did it buddy we won a Goldie

Thank you so much for this honor, and I am so sorry I couldn't be here tonight. Unfortunately, this summer, one of its dearest characters, Gurty, crossed the rainbow bridge, and I am holding my family tight as we navigate the big life experience of grief. Gurty's name in real life was Paddington, and he was a very kind, very loving, very good boy, and I am more than grateful that those who read this book know him and his heart. He taught me how to give of myself and love life, even when things look dark. I dedicate this award to him, my sweet boy, my little guardian. Dogs are on both sides.

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J.R. Dawson @jrdawson.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

HOORAY! Lighthouse won a Goldie tonight at @goldencrownls.bsky.social !!!!! We did it, Gurty!

Fantasy the lighthouse at the edge of the world jr Dawson

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