Erin.Fay.Writes

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A writer who wants to find community and a stronger sense of pride in their work. Loves animals, cheese, and characters who make the reader wonder what the hell is even happening.

Sci-fi, speculative fiction, fantasy, and the like.

Profile picture alt text: A white person with glasses and short hair in front of a bookcase.

PronounsThey/Them
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Current WIPGrief Necromancer Novel
It was an emergency,
it was the emergency,
it was the emergency
because it was our emergency,
but that was before
that was back
when they still pretended to care
about words like we and our
so now you are alone
with your emergency
just like everyone else.
"I've always felt like I don't fit," the young woman said.
"Fit where?" the witch said.
"In..." The young person gestured at their whole body. "Can you ..?"
"I can't make you fit what you have. I can make what you have fit you."
"Really?"
"It worked for me."
The young man smiled.
#MicroFiction #SmallStories #TootFic #TransVisibilityDay

My note to myself:

If my brain won't focus on writing, if my legs won't quiet enough to sit, if I spend all day moving and shaking 'cause I can't be still, the day is not wasted. I'm still a writer.

All my free time doesn't have to be spent writing. I don't need complete control over my brain all the time. My body has needs too.

I'm still a #writer.

#Neurospicy #WritingLife #TheresAlwaysTomorrow

Due to a new Tennessee law limiting drag performances, many drag artists, as well as trans, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming musicians, worry about their prospects in Nashville and beyond. https://t.co/3yTVcQuTar

‘I cried for a long time’: Black hair stylist’s dream crushed by racist neighbor

https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/21/north-carolina-racism-stylist-driven-from-her-land-white-neighbor

‘I cried for a long time’: Black hair stylist’s dream crushed by racist neighbor

Angel Pittman says her dream to create a mobile hair salon was thwarted when a neighbor harassed her with racist comments and vandalized her buses

The Guardian
If your favorite local gaming convention is in a state with a "drag show" ban, it's likely that even transgender GMs running a game can be arrested for putting on a "drag performance." There are always kids present at conventions.

"Phoenix stares for a full minute, counting out the seconds, before deciding their imagination must have absorbed all their morning coffee. Nothing stirs in the house. The window curtain hangs still. The snow partially covering the facade, undoubtedly made taller by the wind, is untouched by human or warmth-seeking animal."

From my #WIP #ShortStory involving a (haunted?) house and a potential first-time home buyer. #AmWriting #Writing

#Relax, step back
Unwind your mind
Just let the present be
Forget about your worries
Give all your stress to me
As much as that sounds positive
I wish I were that free
My body calmed, my mind roves on
A busy, restless, sea #Vss365
"...aaand... #sleep!"
Her eyes closed, her head nodded, and the hypnotist felt a familiar surge of adrenaline. He had never tired of this feeling of absolute power over another person. Now... what to make her do? The audience were rapt. He turned to them and said, "Baaaaa!"
The woman looked up. "It appears the wolf has become the sheep," she said, turning to the audience, who had murder in their eyes. "Now, what shall we make him do?"
#vss365

Working on a short story today!

First bit:

Weather is too fickle a beast to affect Phoenix's lifelong plans.

Phoenix does not need to wonder whether purchasing a house falls under the category of lifelong plans. Anything involving savings accounts, comparative land value, and hour-long conversations with people who use phrases like "fixed-rate mortgages" casually is more important than thirty-four inches of snow.

#ShortStory #AmWriting #Horror

We'll see how this goes!