Jamie M. Boyd

Writer. Mother. Recovering Journalist. Words in Strange Horizons, Heartlines Spec & more. aka Jamie Malernee. SFWA. Codex.

[Jamie M. Boyd @JmeBoyd]

I’m thrilled to announce (and simultaneously resisting the urge to change into a wolf and run through a deep, dark forest howling) that my weird fantasy story “The Wilding Year” is out now in Strange Horizons. 🦇👾🐶🦁🫏🦜🐞🐺🐠

https://t.co/06cobA3tE6

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Making my way through the new December issue of Luna Station Quarterly! 👀🥰👇

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Congrats @lunaquarterly writers:
Asa West
Sarah Magaharan
KJ Chien
Fija Callaghan
Emma Schmid
Elly McFadden
Atalandi Evripidou
@architamittra
Karen L. Kobylarz
@LavaKobylarz
Diana Deverell
Elizabeth Davis
@gemmakchurch
Hannah Birss
@chloelynnwriter
Marlaina Cockcroft

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Favorite Speculative Novels/Novellas I Read in 2024:

Someone You Can Build a Nest In by @Wiswell
The Saint of Bright Doors by @_vajra
Whoever You Are, Honey by Olivia Gatwood
Rose/House by @ArkadyMartine
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr.

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I once asked the amazing Margaret Atwood what the hardest part of writing was for her. Rejection, she said.
Just a reminder we all deal with it, even our idols. And why no this repost is not because I got 2 rejections this weekend. 😂 More on that talk:
https://t.co/AXxE1S44ht

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If you unsubscribed to the Washington Post or are just concerned abt our country consider donating that $ to @HaitianTimes_. The editor was swatted for their Springfield coverage. She’s an amazing journalist & former colleague of mine who deserves better.
https://t.co/ICkwD5eRdp

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What a beautiful, heartbreaking story. 🔭💔🌜🌊

[Apparition Lit @ApparitionLit]

Free to read online today!

ISSUE 28: HARBINGER
Short Story "Our Last Evening in a Moon-Struck City" by Madeehah Reza

https://t.co/fbZDHer8Tk

@madeehahwrites

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ALL OF THEM were categorized as literary!

I love *both* categories and I love even more when boundaries between categories blur.

I imagine PM defines these somewhat differently than, say, a bookstore. Anyone know? Also congrats to those authors making those sales!

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I’m always fascinated by what fiction is categorized as “literary” and what is marketed as SFF/genre. So here’s a fun quiz: Which of the following deals were listed under the literary category in Publishers Marketplace, *not* under sci-fi/fantasy/or horror categories ...

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The story of a woman who becomes convinced she was one of King Solomon’s 700 wives in a past life.

The answer ….. ?

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Gruesome yet heartwarming. Hilarious yet deep.

I finished Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell over the weekend and can attest it’s as good as everyone says. Get on the cozy, spooky bandwagon, my friends!

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Hope all in Milton's path are able to evacuate & stay safe. As an ex-reporter it's surreal to be home rn, a weird mix of relief & regret I won’t be covering the storm. Gratitude to 1st responders. Respect to journalists esp those at my old papers Tampa Bay Times & Sun-Sentinel.

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Thought I’d be tired from the marathon of panels I attended for @FlightofFoundry but instead I was weirdly productive & inspired & have so many amazing book recs I think this account will just be me reading them & telling you guys what I think until the end of time. Sound good?

[Dylan Raines @RainesOfEarth]

Mind blowing to see two hurricanes, #HurricaneJohn on the left (west coast of Mexico), and #HurricaneHelene (Big Bend region of Florida) on the right, both making landfall at nearly the same time. #Helene #John

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Not an easy thing to do ...

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@leverus Nyxia by Scott Reintgen. It's a very similar concept (teens in space, deadly competition to survive) but with a more diverse cast (POC, strong female characters), and it's part of a series, so if he likes it, there is more to sink his teeth into.

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Today I learned ...

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Man, the ending on this story. 💀
Great work by Constantine Singer.

"A hapless ministry student encounters a man who now doubts that whatever power has been alerting him to imminent suicides so he can prevent them is truly benevolent."

https://t.co/JaMGAxW1eN