Writer, knitter, gamer, cat person. Pronouns ne/nem/nir (they/them is fine if you're not used to neopronouns). Autistic psychopath, agender/genderqueer, aro/ace, disabled. Profile pic courtesy of my void floof Salmiakki
This is an encouraging sort of message to read when you're firmly in the "screaming stubbornly into the void" stage of sharing your writing. 😄
Autumn Wolff | Lesbian Author & NarratorNew authors, a word of advice, if I may? Don't spend too much time trying to hit a viral book moment. They're unpredictable. The best way to grow your audience, in my experience, is one dedicated fan who loves what you do at a time. It's also easier on your noggin.
This wanted to be WAY longer than 1k words. 😆 Semi-related, "Vital Pontificating" is my new band name. leeronheywood.substack.com/p/happy-hoar... #writing #fiction #microfiction #fantasy #cosy
Happy Hoard, Happy LifeIt always snowed on the mountain. Always. Until one day it didn’t…leeronheywood.substack.comI'm never sure how detailed descriptions should be for body horror. Like, "nothing is scarier", but you have to give the reader SOMETHING, y'know? leeronheywood.substack.com/p/an-enticin... #writing #fiction #microfiction #fantasy #horror
An Enticing Unwitting Violet DoomThe meteorite painted the night sky a dazzling violet, shining like a gift from the heavens. But what it carried was death incarnate.leeronheywood.substack.comI suspect many IRL jobs have scripts for "We're concerned by HOW calmly and effectively you're doing your work...". And that targets of it who are subsequently found mentally stable are invaluable in those workplaces. leeronheywood.substack.com/p/anomalical... #writing #fiction #microfiction #scifi
Anomalical Managerial ConcernAs I unseal the double doors I’m hit with a dissonant wash of cheap bleach and expensive cologne. Great. There goes any hope of getting off work early today…leeronheywood.substack.comNow, I'm not saying this WASN'T the best solution, but I think if it was, that calls for sitting down and really thinking about your life, imaginary person I just created. leeronheywood.substack.com/p/a-simple-m... #writing #fiction #microfiction #urbanFantasy
A Simple Masquerade Turns InterestingHanna is tired of being nagged about getting a boyfriend, so decided to use her skills to concoct a front. What could go wrong…leeronheywood.substack.comAfter yesterday's story being so heavy I decided to put a question mark on the "world ending" aspect of this prompt. You can assume everyone dies horribly if you like. Or you can assume it all works out fine. leeronheywood.substack.com/p/facing-the... #writing #fiction #microfiction #urbanFantasy
Facing The Cold With A Friend And A BucketWhen Laura had answered the volunteer call, she’d told them she could host a SMALL dragon. Turns out their definition of “small” differed from hers… but she was glad of the company.leeronheywood.substack.comWriting is a funny thing - partway through describing a group undergoing public mourning, you go "Wait, need to look up German folk music to figure out what instrument to mention". ...Annnd back to the mourning! leeronheywood.substack.com/p/a-mind-sha... #writing #fiction #microfiction #fantasy
A Mind Shattered, A Heart Sacrificed, A Legacy CherishedIt was a sorrowful sight indeed, the once proud and noble dragon Walpurg chained to the stone pillars of the Roost he had called home for so long…leeronheywood.substack.comLife advice: be VERY CAUTIOUS about letting someone recruit you for their student project... especially when they're studying magic. leeronheywood.substack.com/p/a-wish-gon... #writing #fiction #microfiction #fantasy
A Wish Gone Whickered-ly Awry“Are you sure you need all this?” Wishy peers at the bags I’m loading onto the cart, tilting his head in what I assume is draconic puzzlement.leeronheywood.substack.comThis is one of those stories where I had trouble choosing a "tone" category because while the story itself is cosy, I feel like there are very worrying implications in it. 😅 open.substack.com/pub/leeronhe... #writing #fiction #microfiction #fantasy
A Small Knife And A Friendly BreathThe woods had never seemed so dark before. Ian shivered and tugged his coat tighter. Was it getting late? Or was he wandering too deep?open.substack.comImagine you've been at work for like ten thousand years and it turns out monkeys have become a Whole Thing. You would have soooo many questions for everyone. open.substack.com/pub/leeronhe... #writing #fiction #microfiction #fantasy
A Spire Of Magic And DreamsNobody knew whether the spire had always been there, for there was no record of anyone venturing so far into the ocean…open.substack.comSo, I immediately assumed that merfolk would do this kinda... live-birth tadpole thing. But the person I bounced this story off (my mom, bless her) was baffled by this idea. Does it make sense to anyone else? 😅 open.substack.com/pub/leeronhe... #writing #fiction #microfiction #urbanFantasy
An Unexpected Piscine Flood Victim“DAAAAD!!” Molly’s squeal cut the unusual silence, sounding both excited and horrified. “THERE’S A CRYING FISH!”open.substack.comI swear, every decently-sized group has at least one of these people, and while having TWO can be three times as annoying, if you're lucky they at least distract each other. 😂 open.substack.com/pub/leeronhe... #writing #fiction #microfiction #urbanFantasy
Horticultural TensionsEveryone knew the village Flower Show was a FRIENDLY competition. Lizzie and Dom would be the first to tell you so. And the last people anyone would believe.open.substack.comFeeling very alone right now. 😢
Helen 🏳️⚧️✊🏻💕The email from Amnesty International UK is even more gaslighting than their public statement… 😖 Including ‘gender critical’ transphobic tropes such as “rolling back women’s hard won rights” and treating trans people with “dignity”! F*ck them!!! 😖😣 Donation cancelled.
Um. I'm not sure where I was going with this one. 😅 My brain fog is currently bad. Which while an annoying way to round off Disability Pride Month *is* painfully fitting... open.substack.com/pub/leeronhe... #writing #fiction #microfiction #scifi #disabilityPride
Lost In Chronological TransitAt first, the discovery that time travel only worked forwards was seen as a massive disappointment…open.substack.comThis was another story where I sat down to write something jolly and fluffy and then the simmering background rage grabbed my keyboard. 😅 open.substack.com/pub/leeronhe... #writing #fiction #microfiction #scifi #disabilityPride
The Burden Of Personhood Until Proven OtherwiseIf only someone in the NovaCorp Robotics legal team was inclined to consider disability law, the whole mess might have been avoided. Or perhaps not.open.substack.comAfter I developed a debilitating chronic health issue all those fantasy tropes of "overuse this power and Consequences Happen" just kinda hit different, y'know? open.substack.com/pub/leeronhe... #writing #fiction #microfiction #fantasy #disabilityPride
An Inescapable TeacherIt amuses me how, even now, they’re baffled by my success with this dangerous magic. Assuming that I mastered it IN SPITE OF my body’s weakness…open.substack.com