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Author & Librarian 📖 Novice Poet 🎶 Lover of all things Horror 😱 Animal Friend & Pet Mom 🐈🐢🐦🐕 INFJ ♠ She/her 💙 IG: Instagram.com/sidellwrites

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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
humanrightsartmovement.org/store/p/soli... I wrote "through Good’s eyes (Death did not sanction this)" in reaction to the murder of Renee Good. This was a painful poem to write, but these words needed to be put on paper. SOLIDARITY: A CELEBRATION OF ACTIVISM, RENEWAL, AND THE NATURAL WORLD
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"SOLIDARITY: A Celebration of Activism" - IHRAM Press Anthology — International Human Rights Art Movement
Solidarity: A Celebration of Activism, Renewal, and the Natural World weaves together literary expressions and poetry that showcase the power of joy and community. Join the International Human Rights ...
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I'm happy to share that I have 2 pebbles (tiny poems) appearing in the latest issue of petrichor! "boat ditty" & "vignettes" Many thanks to petrichor for giving these works a home 😺 petrichormag.com/31-pebbles-v...
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#31 – Pebbles vol. 7 – petrichor
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thank you, Sylvia!! 😸
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I've been honored with a Best of the Net nomination 🥰 Details forthcoming...
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Poem acceptance! What a lovely way to start the work day. Hoping this positive news heralds a chaos-free day at the library. 🧘‍♀️
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Poem acceptance 🤩🤩🤩
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Story acceptance 🤩 Submission #3065 has been accepted for publication! More details to come!
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I’m happy to share that I have a poem appearing in the latest issue of SpecPoVerse! Thank you to the editors for giving “the mocking bird” a home 💫 specpoverse.org/vol-2%2C-iss...
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SF & F Poetry Assn @sfpoetry.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of one of our own, Science Fiction Poetry Association Grandmaster, David Kopaska-Merkel. What a profound loss. Our hearts go out to his friends and family.
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
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Neon Hemlock @neonhemlock.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
We hit the stretch goal, so we'll be doing at least two of these babies 📚
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Neon Hemlock @neonhemlock.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
whew okay i'm gonna lie down on the floor now so grateful for all 203 of you, plus authors and the folks signal boosting and otherwise pouring into neon hemlock
CONGRATULATIONS! 	
	You did it. You and 203 backers are making this happen. 	
	
	
The Neon Hemlock Novella Series | Volume Seven
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brucebethke.bsky.social @brucebethke.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Today on Stupefying Stories: answers to a pile of questions from the virtual mailbag. stupefyingstories.blogspot.com/2026/08/stat...
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Status Update • 24 August 2026
It’s the last week of August already ? There’s a lot going on here; a lot on my mind. Nonetheless my inbox is overflowing with questions a...
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
You know you're a nature nerd when you get so excited to see pileated woodpecker you spill coffee all over your work clothes 🤦‍♀️
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Fun first: it's a double contributor copy day!
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
If I suffer an unnatural death, please let it be from petting somebody cute...
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
A new horror drabble has dropped! 🔥🦸☠️ You can read “Flameout” here: blackharepress.com/blogs/dark-m...
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Flameout by C.L. Sidell
Smoke tingles my nose from miles away. Somewhere, a structure is burning. I soar over darkened streets, heading east till I spot flames licking the sky. Alight in the yard. Barely a minute to spare. A...
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I’m a week late, but… I’m excited to share that “Splendor Shots” won Anomaly’s June drabble contest! It’s been a rough year, and I’m grateful for every little piece of good news that comes my way :0) I hope you’ll enjoy this tiny tale: www.patreon.com/AnomalySF/po...
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June Drabble Contest Winner: Splendor Shots by C. L. Sidell | Anomaly
We sidle up to the counter at Charma. "Four shots of Splendor," Petra says. The bartender pours the fuchsia-colored drinks – a concoction of
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Thanks Alan! 😸
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Poem acceptance 😸
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I'm delighted to share that my little story "Web of Sorrows" is now available to read at The Orange & Bee. 🩵 open.substack.com/pub/theorang...
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Web of sorrrows
Issue ten: fiction by CL Sidell
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Thank you, Rick 😺
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Submission #3067 has been accepted for publication! Grateful for a little sunshine 🌞
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I would like to share that “suicide hill” has been published by Zoetic Press. As someone who has been directly impacted by suicide, this piece is personal to me. And I’m honored that Zoetic Press chose to give it a home. It is available to read here: www.zoeticpress.com/an-23-death-...
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AN 23 Death Becomes Them — Zoetic Press
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
A triple hold notice! What a Saturday! 🤩
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Shocked Cat Kitty
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
My newest drabble is out! blackharepress.com/blogs/dark-m...
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The Beast Within by C. L. Sidell
Mother barely escaped with her life. Father died several months later. Unlocking the laboratory door, I locate the time chamber. Punch in the keypad code. Heart racing, I set the dials to the date I’v...
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Today marks 20 years in the library field. Maybe that's why I woke up exhausted... 🧟‍♀️
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I’m excited to share that it’s a 2-for-1 publication day! Poem #2 “nocturne: a hex” – many thanks to Luke at Just Keep Up Magazine for giving this spooky piece a place to haunt! It is now available to read at www.justkeepupmagazine.com/nocturne-a-h...
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nocturne: a hex by Crystal Sidell — Just Keep Up Magazine
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
I’m excited to share that it’s a 2-for-1 publication day! Poem #1: “a cosmic love story” – my gratitude goes out to the editors at NewMyths for choosing to include this magical golden shovel, now available to read at sites.google.com/newmyths.com...
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NewMyths.com Issue #75 - a cosmic love story
a cosmic love story Poem by Crystal Sidell “Even when I'm dead, I'll swim through the Earth, like a mermaid of the soil, just to be next to your bones.” – Jeffrey McDaniel, “The Archipelago of Ki...
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Thank you, Sylvia!!! 😸
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Or a short story/poem!!
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
😍😍😍
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Ohhh... a new drabble acceptance! It feels like an eternity since I've had one published. The Beast Within will be appearing in Dark Moments. Stay tuned! (As if the title doesn't give it away, it's definitely 80s horror inspired 😏)
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Poki the Hamster's Evil Grin Meme
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Repetition is on sale! 🤩
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
The chronic fatigue is kicking my butt this week. I don't even have the fuel to write. 😵‍💫
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Car Fuel Gauge Running Low
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Discovered I somehow managed to submit an incomplete poem (accidentally cut off the final 6 lines)... to multiple journals. I can't even 🤦‍♀️
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Pudgy Penguin Says OOPS!
ALT: Pudgy Penguin Says OOPS!
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Hugs 💚💚💚
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The only part of my life that doesn't 100% suck right now is my writing life. And I'm trying so hard to remind myself that this is something to be grateful for 🌻
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Thank you, Sylvia!!! 😸
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
I'm excited to share that “on becoming a constellation” will be appearing in this year's Dwarf Star anthology 😸 This poem originally appeared in SpecPoVerse and is available to read here: specpoverse.org/vol-1%2C-iss...
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Feeling only a little overwhelmed today...
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Dog Tucking Itself into Bed
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Last morning in Costa Rica, two ladies in my group purchased a copy of Repetition. I’m surprised & touched & just so grateful for their support. I hope Sharon & Angela enjoy Marche's story!
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Waiting for our flight home... and I found this! The airport equivalent of a free little library 🥰
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Curious looking creatures lurking at the breakfast bar this morning...
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Yesterday was our last official tour day... and we saw crocs!!! Today, we're relaxing in San Jose for my birthday. Tomorrow, the journey home begins...
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
There are only a few days left to vote! Repetition is currently in 13th place 😸 allauthor.com/cover-of-the...
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Vote for Repetition in Book Cover Competition May
Vote for Repetition, and help Crystal Sidell, Dead Fox Publishing, , to win the cover of the month competition May - allauthor
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C🐢r🐊y🦎s🌾t🐸a🐍l @sidellwrites.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Repetition is currently in 17th place!!! For those of you who enjoy participating in fun contests... Round 3 voting is under way! Only the top 24 books will make it to the next round. If you haven't voted yet, now's the time! 😸 allauthor.com/cover-of-the...
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Vote for Repetition in Book Cover Competition May
Vote for Repetition, and help Crystal Sidell, Dead Fox Publishing, , to win the cover of the month competition May - allauthor
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