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In today's featured Editor Pick: Outside her bunker, poisoned rain eats away at the remaining world; inside, Jean struggles to hold on to a much brighter world. It's On a Hillside Overlooking Water by Liz J. Bradley.

Cover card for On a Hillside Overlooking Water by Liz J. Bradley on Gavagai.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 27/09/2026

We squeezed in a quick trip to the American Writers Museum before the airport this morning. I wish I’d given it more time! Fun museum—highly recommended! americanwritersmuseum.org Homepage In the heart of downtown Chicago, the American Writers Museum celebrates all genres of writing

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 27/09/2026

Currently watching: The Dark Knight — 2008 · Movie Watching this on my last night in Chicago since so much of it was filmed here. And Heath Ledger’s performance really was great! Read on Gavagai

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 23/09/2026

Excellent piece this morning on Gavagai! Immerse yourself in some melancholy with an unsettling edge #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #scifi #speclit

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 22/09/2026

Just started really fleshing this out and writing a few scenes. Getting my notes together from Washington, DC, Barcelona and Chicago where the story takes place. Very different vibe than _This is a Place of Endings_, but some common threads, too. Excited to get into it! Read on Gavagai

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 11/09/2026

Somber, lush and beautiful new piece up on Gavagai by Samara Auman #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #specfiction #fantasy #weird

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 09/09/2026

Unsettling new piece from Allison Mulder up on Gavagai this morning. You can tell we’re heading into The Season! #WritingCommunity #horror #SpecFic #WriterSky

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 04/09/2026

Closing out the Gavagai week with some steampunk from JC Wildy! Happy Friday!

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 02/09/2026

New story up on Gavagai by Atara Blake! Keep your fork, there's pie! #WritingCommunity #horror #WriterSky #specfic

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 02/09/2026

This piece in Wired (paywalled, but worth reading) highlights the perils of automated AI detection in publishing. Tech bros trying to solve tech bro problems. Or at least make some cash on the way there www.wired.com/story/pangra...

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Pangram Has Emerged as the Gold Standard of AI Detection. Should You Trust It?

Meet the AI police who can make or break careers—in publishing and beyond.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 26/08/2026

Merc Fenn Wolfmoor goes noir in a new story on Gavagai. Check it out!

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Gavagai @gavagai.com · 26/08/2026

Do yourself a favor and check these pieces out! They’re so good!

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 23/08/2026

Callie and I hit the National Book Festival today jn DC. So many books and - more importantly - so many book lovers! We couldn’t stay to see the discussion with Johnny Compton and Nick Cutter. Silvia Moreno-Garcia was there signing and Martin Scorsese was giving a talk but it was super crowded

The crowd at the National Book Festival.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 19/08/2026

Excellent piece from Meagan Regina Thomas on Gavagai this morning! #WritingCommunity #scifi #specfic #WriterSky

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Joe Koch @horrorsong.blog · 11/08/2026

For the treeshifters (you know who you are)

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 31/07/2026

I got some strong reactions to a piece I wrote a couple of months ago recommending that writers maintain version histories of work to show evolution over time as "proof" of organic growth. I still think it's the best option to avoid more scenarios like this www.thebookseller.com/news/genius-...

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‘Genius’ novel sold in six and seven-figure deals at auction pulled over suspected AI use

A crime novel has been pulled from sale by an agent after securing major six- and seven-figure deals in the US and the UK due to AI allegations.

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korpisworld @kwkorpi.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I appreciate confidence, but every goose walks around like it pays property taxes

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 31/07/2026

Bitter Tea is a short but poignant piece by Christine Hanolsy up on Gavagai this morning! #fantasy #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #scifi #specfic

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Risa Wolf / Killerpuppytails @risawolf.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

My story "Wiggle All Happy" is live on @gavagai.com ! It's a story abt loss and what grief might look like, from the other side of the veil. Read it here: gavagai.com/posts/6097 CN for animal death offscreen.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 24/06/2026

New apocalyptic sci-fi piece up on Gavagai from Y.M. Pang. Check it out! #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #horror #scifi #speclit

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 21/06/2026

We've got a wonderfully weird one for today's Surreal Sunday with found code and disembodied consciousnesses. It's a lot for a weekend, I know! #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #horror #scifi #speclit

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 19/06/2026

My novel is officially on sub. Wonderful and terrifying.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 16/06/2026

We're back from summer break! New piece from Kelsey Hutton up on Gavagai! #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #specfic #writing

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 13/06/2026

A few pics from our trip to Spain. There is so much story fodder from this trip I don't even know where to start. I'll probably dig into a few novels set in Barcelona to see what other writers' takes have been. The last pic is from the Primavera festival (The Cure was playing here).

Casa Milà (La Pedrera), a Gaudí building.

Basílica de la Sagrada Família, Gaudis magnum opus.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 08/06/2026

Spending a few days in Barcelona and heading to Bilbao tomorrow. This is such an amazing place. Only downside has been the ubiquity of jamón, which for me has the unique risk of anaphylaxis. But it’s not too hard to sidestep that porky bullet.

Famous skull and dagger at Pont del Bisbe.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 31/05/2026

New story up on Gavagai - slightly meta for us writers who can get all too familiar with rejection #SpecFic #sff #SpecLit #SciFiLit #BookSky #WritingCommunity #Writersky #scifi #horror

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Gavagai @gavagai.com · 30/05/2026

We're opening applications for volunteer editorial readers at Gavagai! If you love discovering new voices, thinking critically about fiction, and contributing to a growing literary community, we'd love to hear from you. More details and application information available here: gavagai.com/careers

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 29/05/2026

Great new piece on Gavagai by @vivianmliu.bsky.social - check it out!

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 26/05/2026

This cat was deep black when she arrived at our house. She’s gotten progressively more orange as though bleached. Maybe it’s like a summer thing for her. Beach fur #CatsOfBluesky

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 25/05/2026

Built a new couch ramp for Weeze today. Experimenting with the best non-slip fabric to upholster it. I like this pic because she looks like a product shill going “oh my god I can’t believe how EASY it is to get down!” We’ll get it permanently upholstered tomorrow #DogsOfBluesky

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 24/05/2026

New story up on Gavagai. Paintings and pianos—what's not to love?

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 23/05/2026

It’s a rainy day here. Going to spend some indoor time getting the metal shop in order to do some new pieces and catching up on reading this pm.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 23/05/2026

What are these cats doing henhsmnenemanms m

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Michelle Hauck @michelle4laughs.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I had to sign this one! @timhoelscherauthor.com's story is one of those tales that unsettle you, stick with, and you go to sleep thinking about! Can't wait to disturb editors with this epic horror!

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 19/05/2026

So excited to get this out there!

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 19/05/2026

Thrilled to announce that I’ve signed with @michelle4laughs.bsky.social at @stormliterary.bsky.social to bring my adult horror novel THIS IS A PLACE OF ENDINGS to readers. I knew finding the right agent would be a long journey, but I couldn’t imagine a more rewarding end than to work with Michelle!

Agented anniouncement for Tim Hoelscher.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 19/05/2026

New story on Gavagai! Hop on over there and soak up some spaceship tragedy! #SpecFic #sff #SpecLit #SciFiLit #BookSky #WritingCommunity #Writersky #scifi

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Emerald Ash Borer Network @emeraldashborer.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

It's Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week! EAB has killed hundreds of millions of ash trees across North America and cost billions of dollars in damage. Stay tuned during #EABAwarenessWeek for resources on detection and management. Learn more at: emeraldashborer.info #InvasiveSpecies #Entomology 🧪🌍🍁

Infographic featuring a map of North America with the EAB-affected states and provinces highlighted. The orange title says, "Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week. May 17th-23, 2026." The caption underneath says, "Emerald ash borer (EAB) is an invasive beetle (Agrilus planipennis) from Asia, first discovered in N. America near Detroit in 2002. EAB has since spread to 38 states and 6 Canadian provinces as of 2026, killing hundreds of millions of ash trees in its path."

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 17/05/2026

Getting curious about who this big dope is #CatsOfBluesky

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 16/05/2026

Also in #caturday news: I’ve been trying to get this new stray arrival to trust me by sitting out with her while she eats. A little more progress every day. A week ago she never would have let me get this close. Now she will give me a sniff before running.

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