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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I walked into a restaurant tonight and received not one, not two, but three “ma’am”’s…. We’re not in our 30’s anymore, Dorothy. 🧹 🌪️

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The joys of marketing the books that are already out, querying my sapphic sci-fi thriller, and starting to write a new project - all at the same time. I love this author life AND which is the priority??? #writingcommunity #amwriting

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It’s such a weird thing about food. We create these beautiful little artifacts, full of culture and memory and care, we consume them immediately, and eventually shit them out. An ephemeral moment in time, that becomes part of us, then disappears.

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I woke up at 4am. It was not by choice. So I wrote a new letter on creativity. It goes out (for free) tomorrow. Don’t miss it: KristyGardner.com/newsletter #creativelife #writingcommunity

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Despite the bloom of AI slop available right now, there’s also a metric shit ton of incredible books, and shows, and film, and other art. I can’t keep up with it all and while it causes me a little anxiety that I’m missing out, I fucking love it. #writingcommunity #creativelife

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Fuck capitalism. But also pls buy my books. 🌈📚 🌎📚 💙🪐📚 💙📚 🌈🚀💫 #writingcommunity #sapphicbooks #sff

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

For the first time ever, took myself on a solo bikepacking adventure. 2 nights, 2 days, alone in the woods… kind of. Mostly. And I only cried a little I love this planet we get to call home.

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I don’t talk about it a lot bc I want my page to be a space for love & creative joy, but in case anyone was wondering… Abolish ICE Fuck AI Pro queer & trans rights Free Palestine Climate change is real Vaccines work All land is stolen land Sex work is work All bodies are beautiful Love is love

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

My free monthly newsletter comes out tomorrow! 💫 I’ve been thinking a lot about creativity and fun - you don’t want to miss it: KristyGardner.com/newsletter (it’ll be fun, i promise.) #writingcommunity #makebadart

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I just stumbled into a place where everyone is reading physical books at the bar or writing on their laptops or drinking iced coffees and talking about how much they love love and Queen is playing and I am OBSESSED.

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Okay but how does Netflix find the talking heads that they do…?? Am watching the Manson docuseries (because yay murder show) and I’m floored at the people they’ve curated to tell the story.

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

The days of doomscrolling make me miss the BBS era with dial up modems and locally hosted chat rooms. A tight-knit gang of internet weirdos - that’s my vibe. #writingcommunity

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Today I rode 50kms and 600 meters of elevation, but not before I turned my ass around halfway up the climb I had planned because HOLY FUCK IT’S HOT OUT. This is your friendly reminder that it’s perfectly acceptable to quit or change direction if the thing makes you feel like you wanna puke.

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

At some point I became the kind of woman whose exciting Friday night plans include going to a yin yoga class, picking up fresh strawberries for the morning, and cozying up with a good book. I’m not upset about it.

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Fact: every single book is like learning the whole process over again. #writingcommunity

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Gravel riding is basically my whole personality now. It’s like hiking, but faster, and I’m surrounded by trees and magical PNW fairies. Tell me that’s not awesome.

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Only two more chapters to go until the final draft of my sapphic time travel thriller is complete! Who wants to bet me a coffee I’ll finish by tomorrow?? Spoiler alert: just trying to get a free coffee but can ya blame a gal? Tomorrow, I celebrate! #writingcommunity #amalmostquerying

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Sapphic time travel final draft update: 19,425 words revised. That’s 5 chapters, which brings us to the Oh Dear God This Will Never End midpoint. 13 chapters down, 13 more to go. The end of the month is rushing up like wild fire. Wish me luck! #writingcommunity #amwriting

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

She might ruin both of them, but at least she’s trying. 🌈🥀 If you like your #sapphicbooks with heartbreak, horror, and hope, this queer sci-fi trilogy is for you. 💖 The Stars In Their Eyes 💜 The Darkest Stars 💙 The Stars Inside Us Available now: KristyGardner.com/books 🌈📚 🌎📚 💙🪐📚 💙📚 🌈🚀💫

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Therapist told me to enjoy the gifts of my hard work. It’s easy to forget how far I’ve come, or that I’m in a place that 5-year ago me wouldn’t believe. My author journey doesn’t look like what I expected, but it’s mine and I’m grateful for the ppl, opps, and readers in my life. #writingcommunity

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Hey CANADA! The Stars In Their Eyes ebook is only 0.99 from now until Jul 2. If sapphic love at the end of the world, dark and twisty plot twists you won’t see coming, and just a touch of horror is your thing, the Broken Stars trilogy is for you. 🌈📚 🌎📚 💙🪐📚 💙📚 🌈🚀💫 #sapphicbooks #sff #pridebooks

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I’m in my podcast & crochet era. Aka: I’m 800 years old.

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

This weekend I met a reader who told me EVERYONE should read my queer sci-fi books and that she hoped they blow up. I agree, dear reader. I agree. 🌈📚 🌎📚 💙🪐📚 💙📚 🌈🚀💫 #sapphicbooks #sff

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Call me old fashioned, but I love a good ambiguous ending.

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

A few weeks ago, I did something terrifying: I handed my 7th novel, a work-in-progress, to a bunch of strangers. 🌈📚 🌎📚 💙🪐📚 💙📚 🌈🚀💫 #sapphicbooks #writingcommunity

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

You know what’s wild? You can literally write whatever you want. The first book I wrote was a cookbook. The next three were post-apocalyptic bi sci-fi. The next, a quirky lgbtqia+ sci-fi adventure. And my latest is a sapphic time travel thriller. We get to make this shit up! #writingcommunity

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Yes! Join us TONIGHT at 6:30pm at Book Warehouse on West Broadway! Fight to the death! Buy some books! Get em signed! Nerd out with us! #vancouver #yvt #booklaunch #vancouverevents

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Beta reader feedback is coming in. I AM NOT OKAY. 😭💕

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I love writing a synopsis. I love writing a synopsis. I love writing a synopsis. I love writing a synopsis. I love writing a synopsis. #amwriting #writingcommunity

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

To celebrate Canada Book Day, my publisher made THE STARS IN THEIR EYES (ebook) 0.99 in Canada for TODAY ONLY. When Calay’s girlfriend goes missing in the alien apocalypse, she’ll do anything to find her. Literally anything. books2read.com/broken1UBL 🌈📚 🌎📚 💙🪐📚 💙📚 🌈🚀💫 #sapphicbooks #booksky #sff

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Six years ago I started writing a quirky queer sci-fi adventure book about a woman who wins an all inclusive vacation to an alien planet and nothing goes according to plan. Alas, she’s died in the query trenches. It sucks; it’s okay. Now we get back to the spookier stuff. 🖤 #writingcommunity #sff

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Heyyy! If you’re in #Vancouver, hang out with @realjacksonford.bsky.social, @andypeloquinauthor.bsky.social & myself to celebrate Jackson’s new action-packed book, SISTERS OF THE LIZARD. ✨🦎🔥 We got book stuff AND are pitting monsters against monsters (this is gonna be a riot). See you there! 🌎📚

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

There’s something about pairing an Emily Dickinson quote next to one from Back to the Future that brings me such joy. #writingcommunity #sff

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I’ve spent the entire day eating homemade chicken noodle soup, napping, and watching dinosaur documentaries. I’m not sorry.

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

The face of an unshowered (and slightly sick) writer who just finished her third draft. 🎉☕️ I cheat on D3 and don’t do a full review. Mostly I try to make sense of the notes I’ve scrawled over the last few months to restructure a scene or delete errant ef-bombs. #writingcommunity #amwriting

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

D2 Revision Update: she DONE. 🎉 Week: 10 Sessions: 3 Chapters: 5 Words: 20,046 Total: 105,378 Next up: the super fun task of going through five pages of notes I made while drafting and maybe try to cut about 5000 words. Wish me luck. #amwriting #writingcommunity

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Meanwhile at the cafe… The guy sitting next to me has random barn yard animal noises coming from his computer every fifteen seconds or so. I love bovine as much as the next person (more, perhaps), but can’t a gal edit her sapphic time travel thriller in peace? #amwriting #writingcommunity

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

The world is a lot rn. Consider this your invitation to tune it out for a hot minute and tune back in to yourself. Get The Quiet Creative Roadmap & 30-day Don’t F*cking Lose Yourself Challenge for free 🩷 kristygardner.com/quiet-creati... #writingcommunity #creativeprocess

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Just watched the premier of Survivor, season 50. I will never not love this show.

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

D2 Revision Update: Wow. Not sure what I was thinking with Chapter 20 - what a dumpster fire of hot garbage. Plot holes, logical fallacies, what even is words? 🌈🚀💫 Week: 9 Sessions: 5 Chapters: 7 Words: 30,011 Total: 85,332 #amwriting #writingcommunity

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Reader’s reviews of your work are none of your business but when you slide into my DMs to tell me my bi book isn’t gay enough, you make it my business. Love is love in all forms and shapes and shades of the rainbow. Shame on you ma’am. #writingcommunity #bibooks

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Is there anything worse than realizing you turned the wrong burner on and your pan is still cold, or at best, room temp? My onions are not impressed.

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Kristy Gardner - Queer Sci-Fi & Horror Author @kristygardner.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

I laughed. I cried. I cringed in abject horror. It’s rare a book gives me all the feels these days. 10/10 recommend.

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