My third novel, HERO COME HOME, officially has a cover! Preorderable from the usual places us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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@sarahpinsker.bsky.socialReposted by @charmcityspec.bsky.socialChatting before @charmcityspec.bsky.social we had the sudden realization that the conversation included three @clarionwest.bsky.social grads and one instructor/hanger-on. Rutendo Chidzodzo, Justin C. Key, Carolyn Ives Gilman all looking lovely in the Ivy Bookshop garden.
@wiswell.bsky.socialReposted by @charmcityspec.bsky.socialDid you ever wonder what the dragons are thinking in all those dragon rider novels? Well I wrote a story about exactly that. One curmudgeonly dragon has snuck into the academy and has to keep his identity secret. That means pretending to be tame. No matter how much he wants to devour his rider.
@charmcityspec.bsky.socialJoin us when Justin C. Key uncorks his new novel, a sci-fi medical thriller, at this Friday's Charm City Spec! He reads live with an all-star lineup of authors: James Simmons, Mary G. Thompson, Rutendo Chidzondo, and Riley Black. Don't miss them!
@charmcityspec.bsky.socialwhere she was the recipient of Ocean Vuong's Rose Fellowship. Her work has been supported by Clarion West, Tin House, Sewanee’s Writers Conference, and Kimbilio. Rutendo is currently working on a speculative short story collection about immigration and hauntings.
@charmcityspec.bsky.socialRutendo Chidzodzo is a Zimbabwean Afrosurrealist writer. She graduated with a BA in Creative Writing & Film Studies, and received the 2020 Ladies' Literary Club Award and the Paul Engle Memorial Prize for Creative Writing. She earned her MFA in Fiction at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst,
@charmcityspec.bsky.socialCome out and hear the talented and accomplished Rutendo Chidzodzo on her Charm City Spec debut! Admission is free, and everyone is welcome!
@charmcityspec.bsky.social"A tech-nesting doll of nightmares, harkening back to the best of Michael Crichton while wholly Thompson's own horror show." —Clay McLeod Chapman
@charmcityspec.bsky.socialCome join us this Friday, September 25th, when Mary G. Thompson reads live from her new novel, Precious Children, along with a full program of authors: Justin C. Key Riley Black Rutendo Chidzodzo James Simmons
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@charmcityspec.bsky.socialJames Simmons wrote the second and third draft of his first novel A Ghost Among Magnolias at the Djerassi Resident Artist Program in the winter of 2022. He is trained as an performer/ playwright and holds an MFA in Theater from Sarah Lawrence College.
@charmcityspec.bsky.socialJames Simmons reads Charm City Spec! 6pm Friday September 25th at the Ivy Bookshop, on the patio. All are welcome!
@charmcityspec.bsky.socialThanks for touching up the graphic!
@johnpicacio.bsky.socialReposted by @charmcityspec.bsky.socialBaltimore Homies: Mark your calendars for @charmcityspec.bsky.social’s September 25th author extravaganza featuring @marygthompson.bsky.social @justinkey.bsky.social @restingdinoface.bsky.social and more at The Ivy Bookshop. cc: @sarahpinsker.bsky.social @nottenst.bsky.social @capclave.bsky.social
@scottedelman.bsky.socialReposted by @charmcityspec.bsky.socialICYMI: Eating the Fantastic's Worldcon Donut Divertissment episode went live this morning. Eavesdrop and learn about Ursula K. Le Guin’s reply when asked if she was an anarchist, how hanging out in the halls can often be the most fun of all — plus much more. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
@charmcityspec.bsky.socialFull house of talented writers eager to slip their sumptuous words into your ears! Come out and give us a listen, you won't regret it! Friday September 25th, 6pm at The Ivy Bookshop! All are welcome!
@charmcityspec.bsky.socialCCS alumna and fantasist @ph-low.com teaching an online class next month—well sure this will be thought-provoking and fun!
@charmcityspec.bsky.socialWanted to wish CCS alumnus @alansmale.bsky.social congratulations on his winning the Sideward Alternate History Award for his story "Caesar at Sea", in the SKULL x Bones #pirate anthology! Congratulations to all the folks at Zombies Need Brains, especially editors David B. Coe & Joshua Palmatier!