Tim Hoelscher

19 May

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!

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Happy to announce that my poem “precious cache” is forthcoming as an Editor Pick in Gavagai! @gavagai.com If you like dragons and books, take a gander when it drops!

Currently listening: Silver Soul — Beach House Listen on YouTube Read on Gavagai

We went and picked up 7 new hens released from a factory farm in North Carolina last night. They seem pretty happy. There were 17k altogether so 7 isn’t really a drop in the bucket but still. The others are headed to a processing plant on the eastern shore for pet food. Pets gotta eat too I suppose

Another wonderfully melancholy one today on Gavagai - it's the Holes That Hold the Dead by Dana Marie Vickerson. Can you tell it's October yet? #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #horror #SpecFic #stories

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In today's Editor Pick: A woman brings her son back to the Maine town where she grew up. Along a ruined shoreline laden with memories of better summers, it's a homecoming that offers little comfort. It's The Holes that Hold the Dead by Dana Marie Vickerson. Read it for free at gavagai.com

New litfic piece up on Gavagai by Giulia Cassarà! Check it out! #WritingCommunity #WriterSky #LiteraryFiction #LitFic

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In today's featured Editor Pick: The words are familiar. The rituals less so. Back in Romania to bury her grandfather, Elena struggles with what is expected of her and what she actually feels. It's Tiny Gods by Giulia Cassarà. Read it for free at gavagai.com

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Currently listening: Slomo — Slowdive Listen on YouTube Read on Gavagai

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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.

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! https://americanwritersmuseum.org Homepage In the heart of downtown Chicago, the American Writers Museum celebrates all genres of writing

through interactive exhibits and programming. Visit today! The American Writers Museum Read on Gavagai

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

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

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In today's featured Editor Pick: The ghosts of dead planets begin appearing in the sky, awakening a strange ache in Leigh. But holding on to a feeling is hard when even entire worlds can slip away. It's Deja Vécu by AM Sutter. Read it for free at gavagai.com

22 Sept

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

22 Sept

Love this one from Abigail!

🍬 Abigail Kemske 🍬@abigailkemske.bsky.social

🍁Happy Autumnal Equinox! 🍁 Here is my most seasonally appropriate #horror from earlier this year for your reading pleasure today. 🍂 Maybe be careful when you're hanging out with the trees. 👁️

11 Sept

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

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In today's featured Editor Pick: What does spring mean when the person you love is no longer there to see it? A lush and unsettling story of grief and a world that insists on continuing to grow around us and despite us. It's Moss-Made by Samara Auman. Read it for free at gavagai.com

9 Sept

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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In today's featured Editor Pick: Gabrielle has a Safe Husband, an Unsafe Husband, a Safe Dog and an Unsafe Dog. Keeping them straight is manageable, provided nothing disrupts the routine. It's I Promise You're Safe with Me by Allison Mulder. Read it for free at gavagai.com

4 Sept

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

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In today's featured Editor Pick: In Lederpool, every choice has already been calculated. When Elisbeth Fitzjoy challenges the machine that governs the city’s future, even asking the question may carry consequences. It's The Chosen Paths We Take by JC Wildy. Read it for free at gavagai.com

2 Sept

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

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In today's featured Editor Pick: Barbara’s life is measured in polished floors and meals served on time. For the tri-county fair, she decides to make something no one will ever forget. It's Blue Ribbons for Barbara by Atara Blake. Read it for free at gavagai.com

wired.comPangram 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.

2 Sept

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...

26 Aug

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

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In today's featured Editor Pick: Vinny has made a lifetime of mistakes. In a city of chill rain and colder blood, one promise is still worth keeping. It's Can't Rain All the Time by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor. Read it for free at gavagai.com

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api.gavagai.comA Cat of Constant SorrowCharlie has no money, no train ticket, nowhere to go, and a broken tail, but his spirits have never been higher. He’s getting out of Chicago, putting it all behind him. He’d secreted himself into the ...

26 Aug

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

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I joined the pilot author tip program @gavagai.com Excited to have this feature available! At this time any tips will go to cat vet bills. My eligible stories: 🐈‍⬛A Cat of Constant Sorrow: api.gavagai.com/share/posts/... 🫖Brewed Tea on Cold Desert Nights: api.gavagai.com/share/posts/...

23 Aug

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

19 Aug

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

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In today's Editor Pick: A routine retrieval mission becomes anything but when a team uncovers a relic built to record a soldier’s final memories; the voice waiting inside has been calling for a very long time. It's The Ghost Frequency by Meagan Regina Thomas. Read it for free at gavagai.com

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Joe Koch

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11 Aug

For the treeshifters (you know who you are)

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In today's featured Editor Pick: After a long winter alone, a man returns to the island that has always felt more intimate than any human relationship. Among its toppled trees and exposed roots, something seems to recognize him. It's Take Him by Joe Koch. Read it for free at gavagai.com

11 Aug

Fantastic story by Joe Koch @horrorsong.blog up on Gavagai this morning. So good! #WriterSky #fantasy #horror #specfic #WritingCommunity

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thebookseller.com‘Genius’ novel sold in six and seven-figure deals at auction pulled over suspected AI useA 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.

31 July

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-...

31 July

The piece: gavagai.com/posts/4642

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31 July

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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In today's featured Editor Pick: She has orchestrated every detail of their final conversation. Except the ache of actually having it. It's Bitter Tea by Christine Hanolsy. read it for free at gavagai.com

28 July

New story from Rachel A. on Gavagai! #WritingCommunity #reading #scifi #SpecFic #WriterSky

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The cargo is tea. The destination is a glittering city. Between them lies a desert filled with heat and strange visions. It's Brewed Tea on Cold Desert Nights by Rachel A. Read it for free at gavagai.com

duotrope.comListing of the DayToday's listing of the day is: Gavagai #WritingCommunity

25 July

So kind of @duotrope.com!

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23 July

Excellent new piece by @hanmarin.bsky.social up on Gavagai this morning! #WritingCommunity #WriterSky #horror #specfic

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In today's featured Editor Pick: Some monuments are built from memory. Others demand a higher price. It's Age Cannot Wither Her by H. Marin. Read it for free at gavagai.com

21 July

New story up on Gavagai!

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In today's featured Editor Pick: On the evening she meets her father for the first time, an unexpected conversation gives her the courage to step through the door. It's Eddie's Ink by Hannah Noreen Gamble. Read it for free at gavagai.com

24 June

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

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In today's featured Editor Pick: At the end of the world, one scientist looks to the stars while the other turns her attention back toward Earth. It's Last Ones on This Earth by Y.M. Pang! Read it for free at gavagai.com

21 June

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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In today's Surreal Sunday Editor Pick, code does more than execute instructions; it preserves traces of the people who wrote it and the dark choices they made. It's Perpetual Death by Tash J. Sutter. Read it for free at gavagai.com

19 June

My novel is officially on sub. Wonderful and terrifying.

18 June

Terrific new story up today from @crossingwinter.bsky.social - check it out! #WriterSky #WritingCommunity #specfic #fiction

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In today's Editor Pick: By day, Sylana offers teas and salves. By night, she feeds the earth one drop at a time. It's The Making and Unmaking of a Witch by Celia Winter! Read it for free at gavagai.com

16 June

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

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In today's Editor Pick: In 17th-century Delft, a boy raised among artists and merchants discovers that the most vivid forms of expression are not always made with paint. It's The Veil by Kelsey Hutton! Read it for free at gavagai.com

13 June

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).

8 June

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.

31 May

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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In today's Surreal Sunday Editor Pick: Rejections have a way of getting under a writer's skin. One struggling author discovers that some opportunities arrive with far more strings attached than expected. It's Obituary of the Writer by Brandon Case! Read it for free at gavagai.com

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30 May

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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29 May

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

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In today's featured Editor Pick: A bittersweet and magical piece that examines the difference between being loved and believing you deserve it. It's Witness to Bad things by Vivian M. Liu. Read it for free at gavagai.com

26 May

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

25 May

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