Lauren P. Burka writes queer and kinky science fiction and fantasy stories. Her tarot cards told her that she would never hold down a normal job, at least not for long. In her free time she pursues doomed affairs with Oxford commas. In Lauren’s next life, she'd like to be Brian Molko's guitar.
Brooklyn based Cis male he/his. Working in software sales. Comfortable but not super rich. Grew up in Singapore. Old school usenet, the LJ, then BirdHellSite. Old school DND player. Dad. Home cooking. Art deco. Polyam. Queer. Comfortably middle-aged, working on old.
~ Sci-fi & solarpunk author
~ Reader & book blogger — SFF by women, trans & enby authors
~ Learning about game writing
~ Ex-nomad
~ On & off climate activist
~ ADHDer
~ She/her
Children’s author (THE HOUSE AT THE EDGE OF MAGIC series, BBC THE REPAIR SHOP STORIES)
Screenwriter
Producer at Sword & Fiddle Productions.
Writing Magazine columnist
Co-founder & judge for Writing Magazine Children's Book Prize
I run workshops/courses and offer free opportunities to writers.
Latest book: THE CHRISTMAS DOLL (REPAIR SHOP STORIES, Walker 2022)
Next book: THE BOOKSHOP AT THE BACK OF BEYOND (Walker, Jan 2023)
https://booklink.walker.co.uk/the-bookshop-at-the-back-of-the-beyond/
Automation and aerospace engineer.
Aromantic, asexual, and non-binary.
Moving my Mastodon account to @ktempestbradford! I'm migrating, so if you followed me here you should automatically start following me over there.
#SFF #writer, #hardingfele player, #wildlife #tracker, #librarian, #nature nerd. SFWA, Codex. Back Shakespeare Adjacent on Kickstarter, coming in 2026 from 2 Jokes Publishing! She/her.
Him/He. Bi.
Burned out collecting mounts in WoW; still happy to get though!
books (reading), books (writing), D&D, trans-voice podcasts, patient safety, UK, he/they
🇬🇧🇮🇪:bisexual_flag: Rarely serious, but seriously believes everyone has a right to be who they really are.
" Hilarious Idiot " - Tatchester Chronicle
" More 'response ponce' than 'reply guy' " - Blefuscu Bugle
" Not funny " - El Dorado Enquirer
Avi is me, mid-aged white guy with short blondish hair and glasses in a checked shirt and fleece.
Header is camp British comedian Frankie Howerd going "Ooo!"
#NeuroDivergent #ADHD #Tech #Cooking #Making #Fixer #RightToRepair #DIY #UK #NoBot
Cifi, fantasía y una mijitilla de terror. No distingo cómic de novela gráfica. Me engancho a videojuegos.
Doy clases de ELE y escamondo textos. ¡Por pluscu y subjun!
#edición #corrección #traducción #lingüística #ELE #escritura #lectura #español #fedi22
I write stories inspired by Palestinian folklore. Pushcart nominee, Best New Weird Award, Ignyte x2, Locus, and Lammy finalist. SFWA, CSFFA, Codex, Clarion West '25.
Words in sundry places. Art alt:
@Pekkuvaeltaja
(she/her)
🏳️🌈 ♿️✡️ Tzedakah is a praxis. ~ If you don’t mind, why don’t you mind? ~ Comfort the afflicted, afflict the comfortable.
#Mazeldon
#Pittsburgh
#BlackMastodon
#BLM
#Disability
#DisabilityJustice
#LGBTQ
#LandBack
#IndigenousJustice
#WaterIsLife
#ACAB
#Liberation
#Radicalized
#Angry
Header photo description: the skyline of Pittsburgh, PA in the early morning hours with the sun rising on the horizon. Photo by Dave DiCello.
Freelance writer. SF+F author. Occasional comics scribe. Rearranging words for a living since 2013.
he/him
NASA scientist ⎸ Python hacker ⎸ science fiction and science fact ⎸ /ʃɔːn/ /ˈkɛli/ ⎸ Also jokes
Kari, a.k.a. Angry Kem, draws comics, writes novels, plays far too many musical instruments, marks papers, takes pictures of every bird, and avoids life. All the bird shots are her own. She/her.
SFF author | ADHD bisaster 🏳️🌈 | she/her | nerd | cat mom | elder millennial | blogger | spoonie | legal services attorney
No tolerance for TERFism, racism, fascism, or abuse.
None of us are free until all of us are free.
Header: 5 panels—a winged person; a field of stars; an armored person, head tipped back; an ornate arched window; a bridge w/a planet looming in a dark sky.
Profile pic: white person with glasses, short dark hair, bright lipstick, & slight smile in 3/4 headshot.