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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

One day left at ConSYDeration, I’ll share some pics of Fri/ Sat:

S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

OMG Sydney thank you for coming to ConSYDeration’s Ghostly Gala tonight, it was so full tons of people were standing in the back! And the next two days will be even better! I’ll attach some pics

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

ConSYDeration takes place in the ‘backyard’ of Old Government House, Parramatta. See the map below. The entrance to the grounds is via Federal Avenue to the south (purple arrows). Check in here and get your con ID. For more information visit: scribes.com.au/consyderation-venue

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Are you coming to ConSYDeration this weekend? Have you got merch for your books/ zines/ photocopied poems/ stickers that you’d like to share? We will have a table dedicated to sharing stuff, bring it on in! scribes.com.au/consyderatio...

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

here are some of the inspiring voices that will be participating in Sydney’s inaugural Spec Fic focused Writercon, 11-13 September. Tickets available on Sydney Fringe. Please share! sydneyfringe.com/events/consy...

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Friday 11 September. See you there? scribes.com.au/consyderatio...

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Sydney Speculative Scribes has made the Good Living section of the Sydney Morning Herald, if you haven’t booked your workshops, you had better jump on it soon! scribes.com.au/consyderatio...

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Wow, just went to the Portals Sci Fi and Fantasy exhibit in Singapore and it was totally worth it. I’ll put some photos below… It ends 2 September and frankly I would have flown up from Australia just for it if I had known…

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Coming to ConSYDeration? Why not sign up for a workshop with these talented writers! For tickets visit scribes.com.au/consyderatio... 11-13 September, Old Government House, Parramatta, Sydney Guest of Honor: Siang Lu, Miles Franklin-award winning author of Ghost Cities. See you there?

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

found these on the Guardian app :(

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Tickets are now available for ConSYDeration, a writer con focused on the intersection of speculative and literary fiction in Sydney. 11-13 September. Please share widely! scribes.com.au/consyderatio...

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Hey, I have a poem in the August issue of @penumbricmag.bsky.social , why don’t you go read it? I promise it’s good!

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Sydney (and Australia) writer peeps: we're trying our hand at putting on a con for speculative fiction writers. Tickets will be live soon. scribes.com.au/consyderation/ Please share.

Fantasy background with the following information on top: Sydney Speculative Scribes and Westwords present Consyderation, a collision of the speculative and the literary. 11-13 September 2026, Old Government House, Parramatta. https://scribes.com.au/consyderation

Image of Siang Lu on a black background with grey buildings. Text reads: Consyd Guest of Honour: Siang Lu. Miles Franklin Award-winning author of Ghost Cities.

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Fireflies are the magic still present in America.

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Hi, my name is Stephanie and I have a gong fu tea problem…

image of many small packets of tea on a tea tray

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Sydney writing royalty at Twisted Fictions, how many writers do you recognize in the pictures? 2 points per correct author…

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Twisted Fictions happening now at the Shakespeare Hotel in Sydney, why aren’t you here?

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Hey Sydney peeps, don’t forget that Twisted Fictions is happening Monday at 6pm at the Shakespeare Hotel, with some great readers! No RSVP needed… (not my event but I’ll be there!)

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

It was an excellent tea sesh…

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

five years ago today we were in hotel quarantine in Australia, wow those were some wild times. families received visitors like this photo and would call up to talk on cell phones. I still remember how sad this family looked.

family on the pavement outside a hotel looking up at someone in hotel quarantine.

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Sydney Speculative Scribes upcoming events. Let me know if you want more info.

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Are you a writer of sci fi, fantasy, horror, alternate history, magical realism or pretty much anything with a premise that doesn’t exist in our world? Why don’t you come write with us at our focused writing session next week in Parramatta? Contact me for details. Check us out at scribes.com.au

image of a laptop, someone is writing on it, and a notebook with a pair of glasses resting on it.

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

this is not my food posting account but I have to give a shoutout to legit homefood Turkish restaurant Anatolia Gozleme in Melbourne. Get the mixed plate. You’re welcome.

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Tomorrow (Sunday) at Westwords, Parramatta! Come along to listen to emerging speculative fiction writers and maybe meet your writing tribe! Special Reader: Yxavel Magno Diño will read from her work. Let me know if you can make it!

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Apparently I am Steph AF, it has a nice ring…

A takeaway coffee cup with Steph AF written on the lid

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Feeling quite proud to have qualified for Associate Membership to SFWA after five years of writing. I don’t know how far I will get in my lifetime but I feel like I have passed a threshold and it’s really meaningful to me to belong to a professional organization like this.

Acceptance letter for my application to SFWA

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Here’s a squeaky duck, just in case you needed a lift… (sound is loud, fair warning)

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Here’s a random video of rain in Tokyo at night…

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Dr. Norman Swan is live on the free Curiosity Stage (bay 24) at the Sydney Writers’ Festival right now. He’s quite a funny guy. Come on down, don’t mind the rain! #sydneywritersfestival

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Live session in Spanish at the Sydney Writers’ Festival with @mariana-enriqueze.bsky.social and Luke Stegemann, check out her short stories asap!!

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Next time I attend the Wayward Wormhole, my carry-on bag will be so much lighter. The large pile at the back is the amount of glucose monitoring consumables that I brought last year. The teeny pile in the front is the equivalent in the newly released G7 sensor. More books! #dexcom

A photo of six weeks worth of Dexcom G6 sensors behind a collection of Dexcom G7 sensors for six weeks

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Look at me all hosting a gong fu tea session at Chaistea in Sydney #gongfutea #tea #gongfucha #drinkteamakefriends

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Got my first issue of Star*Line in the mail today… so excited to crack into it…

The Winter 2025 issue of Star Line with a woman holding a carnivorous plants on a green background.

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

I’ll be away from social media from Jan 1 to focus on writing. Wish me luck!

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Penultimate sunrise at the Wayward Wormhole…

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Positive Pickle is exhausted! We are in the final days of the Wayward Wormhole and Pickle is looking forward to a day alone as we all road trip to Tombstone AZ for the day…

A stuffed pickle lies on the kitchen table, exhausted.

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Look out! A lone positive pickle has broken free from the herd and claimed the chocolate! #waywardwormhole

A stuffed pickle toy is claiming a bowl of Hershey’s Kisses.

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Meanwhile back at the ranch…. (I’ve been waiting decades to use that phrase appropriately) the emotional support pickles and positive potatoes are ready for lectures by C. C. Finlay and Donald Maass… just another day at the #waywardwormhole

Knitted potatoes and pickles in wine glasses

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

View from this year’s Wayward Wormhole in New Mexico.

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

Coming soon in paperback and ebook: seven emerging writers, one collection of short stories. Join us on our journey?

“Coming soon: A deck of tales for you, each one a door to a world. Shuffle the pages. Choose a story, and play along.”

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S.L.Johnson @sljohnson.bsky.social · 26/09/2024

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,208,081!

A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #1,208,081, S.L.Johnson ‪@sljohnson.bsky.social‬, joined on Sep 25, 2023"

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