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Laura Kincaid

@thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social
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She/Her. Wannabe Word Wizard. MA in Writing Rowan & Columbia Pub, 2020. (opinions own). laurakincaidmusings.wordpress.com/e…

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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'd say I'm in my fantasy book reading era...but I'm always in my fantasy era 🧚🏼‍♀️🦄🗡️🧜🏼‍♀️
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is going to be my Joker
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Past me: had insomnia and placed a bunch of holds on @libbyapp.com Current me: *they all came in at the same time*
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Novel Nymphs Reading
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
✨ #EditorForHire ✨ I am a children's book editor looking for her next chapter! Please reach out if you need a collaborative, resilient editor. You can hire me for freelance on Reedsy: reedsy.com/kincaid-laura #booksky #kidsbooks #childrenspublishing #kidlit #freelanceeditor #writingcommunity
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Unemployed thought of the week: I should become a book binding apprentice.
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
My feelings on The Odessey (dir. Christopher Nolan)
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Just read Queen of Hell by @janstinchcomb.bsky.social I need a whole novel of this. Where is the movie??? #litmag #shortfiction #sff www.bourbonpenn.com/issue/38/que...
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Jan Stinchcomb > Queen of Hell > Bourbon Penn
Jenn Ryan is in trouble. She’s in The Times today, dressed like Chris MacNeil from that disgusting exorcist movie. She must have scoured the thrift shops to find the clothes people wore back East in t...
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eshpur @eshpur.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
✣ Medieval Jimothy ✣
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Ethan M. Aldridge @ethanmaldridge.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
New cryptid
An illustration of Jimothy, a new cryptid (or possibly a raccoon with short spine syndrom), done in a woodcut style. Text below it reads "Behold, Jimothy"
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
My bf (while driving): Do you remember what exit we took last time? Me (a #passengerprincess): I get in the car. I see trees. I see roads. We listen to music. We arrive.
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I would like all book reviews written from different animal POVs now. An Ant Reads Ayn Rand by K.A. Hughes in @orionmagazine.bsky.social is funny & striking orionmagazine.org/article/an-a...
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An Ant Reads Ayn Rand - Orion Magazine
A mighty micro-story
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Reading Spring Flight by @kevlin.bsky.social was like eating the perfect piece of candy. So tiny! So sweet! Left me savoring the moment. Great short fiction @fabulistmag.bsky.social fabulistmagazine.com/spring-flight/
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
"I never see you at the club" Ok? I never see you reading about medieval charcoal production instead of actually writing.
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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Junicorn Day 1: Ancient #junicorn #kaseyart
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
I love it when people see my binoculars and stop me to tell me about a bird they saw up the trail #birding #birdingsky
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Honored to have worked on such a special book like THE MEMORY CAKE. Congrats to Caroline, Jennifer, and the Holiday House Team 🎂🎆🎂 #christopheraward #kidlit #picturebooks
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
TIL on @ologies.bsky.social that nudibranchs can steal the venomous stingers of their food and use them as their own defense. Nudibranchs = Kirby
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
2026 reading so far
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I couldn't stop reading the last paragraph over and over. @tacobellquarterly.org The Migrating Eel I Met on His Way to the Sargasso Sea By @emanderson.bsky.social tacobellquarterly.org/the-migratin...
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The Migrating Eel I Met on His Way to the Sargasso Sea
By Evan Michael Anderson The first time I ever had sex was a Craigslist hookup against the side of a dumpster behind a Taco Bell in Gentilly. He was just passing through on his way to the Bermuda T…
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Brain: you're 29, let's ruminate on the future and how everything's changing again including you Me: Okay fine, I'll watch Kiki's Delivery Service again. Feel better? Brain: Better.
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kotaline jones @kotalinejones.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Happy book birthday to THE COURT CHARADE!! Again, so honored for the chance to bring this light and airy fairytale from Kerascoet and Flore Vesco to a US audience. Serine and Leon captured the whole team’s hearts, and we hope US readers love them as much as we do.
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
A win is a win!!! #firefly
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Here's the obligatory #AWP haul! #awp2026
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Everything I read about Sinners makes me love it more. Also got some good reading recs from this piece. reactormag.com/beyond-afrof...
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Beyond Afrofuturism: Sinners, the Great Migration, and Rust Belt Gothik - Reactor
"Sinners" is a particular kind of story about migration, spirituality, and Black speculative survival skills
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
10/10 Recommend proofreading your cover letters and resumes by reading it aloud in a funny accent.
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Kasey Gifford @kaseygifford.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Wow. youtu.be/QQn9TfXkzTk?...
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Kindred Spirits Teaser Trailer
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ivyteas @ivyteas.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
requiem for vanished birdsong
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Every time I think "that's enough mothman prints..."
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Reading Nov🍁 to Dec❄️
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
I'm playing the Scriptorium demo by @yazagames.com AND IT IS A DELIGHT!!!
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Diana Castillo | Author/Illustrator @dianaacastle.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I loved working with Laura and can't wait to see what lucky publishing house snaps her up 🎉
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Hello! I am a children's book editor looking for her next chapter! Please reach out if you need a collaborative, resilient editor. #childrenspublishing #workinginpublishing #kidlit #booksky #kidsbooks
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weird medieval guys @weirdmedieval.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
im so glad i was a yuri on ice fangirl when i was 16 bc all my normie friends are getting oneshotted by heated rivalry but i was thankfully inoculated against ice yaoi
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
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a baby is crying while being held by a woman in a crowd .
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
God this series is a bright spot in every way!
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Tova Seltzer @talovala.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Looking forward to tuning into this remotely tomorrow!
Ice Out of New York People's Assembly. Saturday, January 31 at 9:30 am. The people's forum, 320 west 37th street, NYC. Sign up at iceoutofny.org.
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
If I had a nickel for every time TWO books I've worked on were in Best Of Year Lists I'd have TWO NICKELS, but it's weird it happened TWICE. #kidslit #editorlife #graphicnovels #gnrt
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Kelly Thompson @kellythompson.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Seems relevant. From Absolute Wonder Woman #3.
Comic book drawing of Absolute Wonder Woman head on facing the viewer, with big blue eyes full of compassion, talking to the citizens of Gateway City. Art by Hayden Sherman and Jordie Bellaire. Words by me. Lettering by Becca Carey.
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
I just called my reps with @5calls.org, you should too: 5calls.org
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5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Life Goal Achieved: having my favorite #podcast read out my comment at the end of an episode. Everyone should listen to @weirdmedieval.bsky.social podcast to hear about the state of William the Conquerer/Harold Godwinson fanfiction, among other fun #medievalhistory
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Just read a #scifi story about birds that made me feel things. More Than Feathers by @phoebebarton.bsky.social from @kaleidotrope.bsky.social kaleidotrope.net/winter-2026/...
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“More Than Feathers” by Phoebe Barton
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
So excited for this comic by @cracklewink.bsky.social magical girl meets robots let's gooooo
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Me at work right now 👀 #editorlife #kidlit #publishing
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Namrata Agarwal @namrataag.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Sweet news! The Mithai Box Is Not Empty is now available as a signed copy at Books of Wonder in NYC! 💛 @booksofwonder.bsky.social If you’re in the city, stop by this magical bookstore to grab your signed copy. #TheMithaiBoxIsNotEmpty #BooksOfWonder #SignedBook #KidLit #PictureBook #IndianSweets
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
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a cat is typing on a keyboard with the words hacker voice i 'm in below it
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Trying to send a very exciting work email and outlook is crashing out #publishing #editorlife
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
July 🎇 through October 🎃 reading #iamreading
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
#AbsoluteWonderWoman by @kellythompson.bsky.social & @cleanlined.bsky.social has me in such a mythology choke hold that I'm reading this now too #dccomics
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Namrata Agarwal @namrataag.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
✨ And we launched it! ✨ I’m thrilled to share that The Mithai Box Is Not Empty is officially out in the world! @parvati_pillai @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social @HolidayHouseBks #writingcommunity #sweets #sharing
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Laura Kincaid @thewizardofwaffles.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY 🎂 to @namrataag.bsky.social & illustrator Parvati Pillai ⭐"rich narrative, this book covers an important but underrepresented Indian tradition of gifting mithai boxes, making it a necessary purchase or read"-SLJ "A sweet story that speaks to the joys of sharing"-Kirkus
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