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Mike Strickland @stricklandia.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

THE END OF THE WORLD CLUB Upmarket/Book Club Fiction 77K "If Matt Dinniman wrote The Fault in Our Stars" Harley, a fatalistic young man with cancer, finds a family—and a reason to live—through a D&D campaign. 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 found family ❤️ romance 🎲⚔️ D&D ♿ char w/disabilities & disease #F #SP #Q #NA #Bluepit

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Michael T. Kuester @michaeltkuester.com · 08/07/2026

Get ready to get spooky (and maybe a little stabby).

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Kathleen Powell @kathleen-powell.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I’m so pleased to announce my first local book signing is just two weeks away! Come meet me at the Springfield Barnes & Noble on July 18 to get your very own signed copy of Writers of the Future Volume 42! #WOTF42 #NewAuthor #BookSigning #fantasy #sciencefiction

Book Signing: Kathleen Powell, author of “Saffron and Marigolds.” Saturday, July 18, 1-5 p.m., at Barnes & Noble, 3055 South Glenstone, Springfield, MO.

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Thomas K Slee @thomaskslee.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

THREAT VECTOR, a Crichton-style cyberthriller but with, y'know, realistic female characters. Set in Melbourne, Australia. #UnhingedPit #Q #T

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Michael T. Kuester @michaeltkuester.com · 25/06/2026

This gorgeous illustration accomplishes two things: 1. teases the climactic scene of SEVEN DAYS ON SAMARKAND 2. proves I can't draw Scientists vs. alien dinosaurs! #unhingedpit #A #Q #SF

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Mike Strickland @stricklandia.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

THE END OF THE WORLD CLUB “The Fault in Our Stars,” but if Gary Gygax wrote it 77k upmarket book club w/ fantasy vibes #UnhingedPit #NA #Q #foundfamily #romance #D&D #didyoumeanitwhenyousaidyouwantgenreblends

Google search bar displaying the following list of searches: how do I get my affairs in order, how to play dungeons & dragons, how can I tell if someone is into me, how well does chemotherapy treat leukemia, how to make a saving throw versus the undead, how to get over someone’s death, how to be a good dungeon master, how to write an end of life letter, how to live with cancer, how do I tell her that I love her

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Mike Strickland @stricklandia.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

"SIP & SHOP" THIS SUNDAY: Come out to Deep Roots Winery in Golden, Colorado, where I'll be signing and selling books 11 AM - 3 PM. 📚🍷 Try some wines, buy some books.

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Michael T. Kuester @michaeltkuester.com · 25/05/2026

We're back! If you're in the Cincinnati area, stop by Tome Books and Novelteas in Anderson Township this Saturday to meet an award-winning author and illustrator, and get your signed copy of Writers of the Future Vol. 42! #WritersoftheFuture #WOTF42

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Mike Strickland @stricklandia.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

BOOKS & BEER! 📚🍺 If you're in the area, come meet me and other local authors — and buy some books! — this Saturday, 3-8 PM, at Loveland Aleworks in Loveland, CO. ❤️ Spread the word!

Brewery book fair, Saturday, May 16, 3 to 8 PM. Meet writers of the future winner Mike Strickland. Loveland aleworks, 118 W. 4th St. in Loveland Colorado

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Mike Strickland @stricklandia.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

99¢ ebook sale! 📕 WRITERS OF THE FUTURE VOL. 42, containing my cyberpunk love story "As Long as You Both Shall Live," is currently on sale for 99¢ (ebook) on Amazon! 15 stories and full-color illustrations: what a deal!

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Kathleen Powell @kathleen-powell.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

@jnsidari.bsky.social !!! Our dragon stories made it to #1!! Huge thank you to everyone who has been reading! ☺️

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Kathleen Powell @kathleen-powell.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Writers of the Future Volume 42 is out today!! Get ready for dragons, VR, wild escapes, time travel, spaceships, ghost dogs, and everything in between. And it’s out in audiobook format, too! #WOTF42 #WritersoftheFuture #newbook #NewRelease 💙📚🐉🚀🤖

Writers of the Future Volume 42, featuring a dragon cover by artist Ciruelo.

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Michael T. Kuester @michaeltkuester.com · 29/04/2026

An agent’s guide to SEVEN DAYS ON SAMARKAND: Five thousand colonists seek to coexist with an alien biosphere. But Randall Holmes knows nature can’t be negotiated with, especially on a planet populated by alien dinosaurs. #QuestPit #A #SF #Q

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Kathleen Powell @kathleen-powell.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

And it’s already hit #1 in Science Fiction Anthologies! Congratulations to @stricklandia.bsky.social , @michaeltkuester.com , @thomas-eggenberger.bsky.social , @mightyshst.bsky.social , our sci-fi writers, for getting us there! My friendly dragon and I will keep after the fantasy charts. :)

Amazon Hot New Releases page, featuring L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 42 at no. 1 on the New Releases in Science Fiction Anthologies page.

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Thomas R. Eggenberger (Author) @thomas-eggenberger.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

A dog post as a first post seems like a good way to go. Meet Brady, Barker at all the Things and Crown Prince of Dammit I Told You All Food Is Mine

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