Louis Evans
@louisevanswrite
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Stories: @NatureFutures, @Analog_SF, @TTApress 's Interzone, @escapepodcast and more. Alum of @BAHFest, @CliterarySalon. he/him. SFWA. @ClarionWest plague year
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Joined March 2016
hey friends! the seasons are turning. the days are lengthening. that's right. It's time for a 2021 PUBLICATION ROUND UP THREAD. This year so far, I had sixteen (16!!!) stories published for the very first time, with three more at least coming before NYE!
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look at this gorgeous paperback from my classmate @Kerstin__Hall !
“Gut-churning, wonderful, and strange—a fantasy that knows where the bodies are buried.”—Max Gladstone, author of This Is How You Lose the Time War Star Eater by @Kerstin__Hall is now available in paperback!
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my producers are telling me it's "Anson Mount" and, 1) sorry mr. Mount and 2) Columbo episodes only get better if you misspell the actor's name, i don't make the rules!
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q: so wait if it's literally the same car does it take place in the same universe as original COLUMBO? a: yeah it's vaguely implied that Peter Falk Lt. Columbo is Natasha Lyonne Lt. Columbo's like. second cousin. but it doesn't dwell on that. q: probably for the best
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q: okay that rules but also like, eases into camp, so how do you point to Lt. Columbo's "fish out of water" vibe? a: no smartphone. she has a pager. q: yesssssssss
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q: how do you update the car? a: you don't. it's the same fuckin car. q: holy shit
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q: what else? a: Lt. Columbo is always talking about Mrs. Columbo but you can never tell if Mrs. Columbo means her wife or her mom q: that fuckin rules
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a: yes, thank you q: any other fabulous ideas? a: yeah, totally. a: obviously Lyonne is still smoking a cigar q: not vaping? a: i thought vaping, but it's gotta be a cigar
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a: Zach Quinto as a Tesla-driving crypto-bro who poisons his co-fraudster. Sonequa Martin-Green as a movie star who offs her slimy agent. Anton Mount as a wealthy playboy who drowns his half-brother q: this is amazing
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a: what are the best episodes of Columbo? q + a, together: when the murderer is played by an actor from Star Trek a: exactly a: there are MULTIPLE Star Trek properties airing today
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@nlyonne q: what an amazing idea a: thank you q: but who would play the murderers? a: i'm glad you asked . . .
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Clarion West application season will be coming up soon! I did the workshop this past June and July, and greatly appreciated it. If you are thinking about applying, DM me and I will be happy to openly and honestly answer any questions you have about the workshop, app, etc.!
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an incredible honor to have my "Tomorrow Is Another Day" alongside works from @BrentCLambert @AiJiang_ @JeremySzal @izzyxen @ronagirl @teffeau @lethophobe @HSchofieldFic @CJugendstil @JD_Harlock @doctorow @singingtotigers @ChrisRMuscato @cz_writes!!
That lineup! @pheebs_w's anthology "Fighting for the Future: #Cyberpunk and #Solarpunk Tales" @BrentCLambert @AiJiang_ @JeremySzal @izzyxen @louisevanswrite @ronagirl @teffeau @lethophobe @HSchofieldFic @CJugendstil @JD_Harlock @doctorow @singingtotigers @ChrisRMuscato @cz_writes
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@ClowderofTwo recommends “The Planned Obsolescence of the Human Body” by @ahendrikseliu from @FusionFragment and “And I Will Make Thy Name Great” by @louisevanswrite from @CastOfWonders. Read more short fiction recommendations
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Black Cat Weekly 4/9/22, 4/15/22 Fusion Fragment 5/22 Cast of Wonders 5/22 I’m starting out this month reaching all the way back to April with two issues of Black Cat Weekly. Though primarily a rep…
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thinking of coining an expression for when a horrible old idea has been given a fresh coat of paint for a new era: "same vomit, different mouth"
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still thinking about how SNL's "Meet Your Second Wife" is a perfect piece of speculative fiction: https://t.co/fB0BUzDvdF
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I am in desperate need of a self-administered good-vibes infusion. Tell me some good news in the replies so I can say "mazel tov!" to you!
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all I can tell from this is like. Hugo Gernsback no, Charlotte Bronte yes. this contains no information! tell me about Vonnegut! about Atwood! about Saunders! Let me into the vibe! I got the range, coach, just SHOW ME WHERE ON THE FIELD YOU WANT ME TO STAND
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but like, "we like it . . . but we don't like it" is incredibly useless. Gimme some benchmarks! "Machado yes, Poe no" would be enormously precise and useful in choosing what to submit.
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