Ana Gardner 🦔💗💜💙
@whataremetaphor
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speculative short fiction author, anxiety hedgehog, researcher of things. trouble with metaphors. she/her.
Joined August 2017
Shout-out to all the spouses and partners out there enabling their loved one to pursue their writing by shouldering household responsibilities, taking the kids out, reading and critiquing, and above all -- validating. You are awesome. 💜
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The newest issue of @sfpoetry's Eye to the Telescope is here! As guest editor, I had the pleasure of selecting these twenty fungi-themed delights, from some of the best talent of contemporary speculative poetry. Please feast your eyes here: https://t.co/69pjDw4Zux 🍄🍄🍄🍄🍄
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i pity whoever tries to analyze my browsing patterns and does not know i click on things by accident at least 50% of the time on the bright side, that's likely why I got an ad for an axe-throwing class, a heretofore unsuspected passion of mine
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this is very cool!! ty for providing more context and info
@whataremetaphor This is my informal research proposal. I do not require any personal info and the full of what is shared with me is up to the writer’s discretion. Participants will have full confidentiality and upon receiving the letter I will be removing any potentially identifying info.
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attended story time at local kids' library today, left after 45 mins thinking I want to donate all my money to public libraries 😅 that place was amazing!! esp to a desperate mom on a weather-alert Feb weekend when everything is closed/canceled. ty awesome library.
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Cast of Wonders 518: Simons, Far and Near (Staff Picks 2022) by @whataremetaphor narrated by Tanja Milojevic produced by @audiojeremy - this is @chesneycat 's Staff Pick story for 2022! https://t.co/11NaHHNG9C CW: character death, radiation sickness
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"weird (and wonderful)" also describes said grandfather very accurately ;)!
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quick question to those of you who eat figs on the regular... how much is your tongue supposed to tingle/burn after eating them??
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Our no-fee contest for emerging artists starts soon! If you do #fantasyart #sffart #scifiart or #HorrorArt we would love to see your portfolio! Cash prizes, awesome judges, and open to anyone in the world. Check it out: https://t.co/a622w4DOQz
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I hate this push that if you haven’t had Covid that means either you may be immune or you’ve totally had it without realizing, when in reality there are many people basically giving up our social and professional lives so that we don’t give up living, because Covid would be BAD.
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Adult shock mindset: omg no one knows what they're doing. It was only a matter of time before I figured it out, I guess
Impostor syndrome: “I don't know what I'm doing. It's only a matter of time until everyone finds out." Growth mindset: "I don't know what I'm doing yet. It's only a matter of time until I figure it out." The highest form of self-confidence is believing in your ability to learn.
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my math prof who scolded me for bungling the Fourier problem on the final is VINDICATED
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@yilinwriter @itsamia @jolantru Thanks to your generosity, we have two out of three special issues for next year funded! Our final special issue stretch goal is for an issue on CHILDBEARING IN SFF. We have two and a half more days to reach it! https://t.co/g3JEPwZ28g
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Me: I DO NOT KNOW how I caught the flu??? Haven't seen humans unmasked in months???? this is a poirot-worthy mystery???? Toddler: [trots over to me, climbs on my lap, and sneezes in my mouth] Mom: I think you can cancel the call to Poirot
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Help keep the Cast in Costume, and replace the lime lights when Spaceship borrows them for “siense” experiments! Our Patreon gives you access to our special Discord server, and you can get premium content and swag! https://t.co/q9RNHKsze0
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i mean, remembering those time-travel episodes that always showcased some sort of monumental societal meltdown mid-21st century, i think we're exactly on track here, timeline-wise [sob]
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And this means we are now in SPECIAL ISSUE territory. From 16K to 18.2K, all funds will go towards a CARIBBEAN SF special issue for 2023, guest-edited by @sillysyntax and @Marika_Writes_ . If you want to make this issue a reality, here's how:
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BCS Patreon has fallen below the monthly goal we need to pay our authors SFWA rate and our first readers a worthy honorarium. Sometimes folks need to lower or pause their support; we totally understand. But <1% of our readership donates or supports. https://t.co/f1CkYfEOyp 1/2
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creating an online fantasy magazine & podcast
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