SF/F writer and your cat’s #1 fan ldoxford.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/ldoxford.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ldoxford.bsky.social/post/3mwwp2n75ak2gMy work-in-progress placed 2nd in the CRAFT 2026 First Chapters Contest! It’s a cli-fi Western set in the desert once called the Pacific Ocean. Excited to share when it’s up in November. https://www.craftliterary.com/craft-first-chapters-contest-2026/03 Oct 2026 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:7jydaxe3qdqz732giwidj3us/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwwp2n75ak2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ldoxford.bsky.social/post/3mw33v5ndcs2aMind(s) blown [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Sep 2026 01:41 +0000at://did:plc:7jydaxe3qdqz732giwidj3us/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw33v5ndcs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ldoxford.bsky.social/post/3mulii6f7k22rThis movie is such a joy. Please do yourself a favor and go see it in theaters. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Sep 2026 03:18 +0000at://did:plc:7jydaxe3qdqz732giwidj3us/app.bsky.feed.post/3mulii6f7k22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ldoxford.bsky.social/post/3mtoufywaks2rHe wanted to write a story like mama 🥰22 Aug 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:7jydaxe3qdqz732giwidj3us/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtoufywaks2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ldoxford.bsky.social/post/3msthqqrugk2qMy first real grown-up apartment had a goose statue in the lobby that the elderly landlady would dress in seasonal garb. Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, St Patrick’s Day. The building was “Live Love Laugh,” that is literally who I wrote checks to [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Aug 2026 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:7jydaxe3qdqz732giwidj3us/app.bsky.feed.post/3msthqqrugk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ldoxford.bsky.social/post/3mqwnizaaqc2xThrilled and honestly still shocked to report I’ve been accepted to this year’s @viableparadise.bsky.social workshop. Will I regret watching Widow’s Bay before traveling to a New England island and discussing science fiction/fantasy/horror for a week? Let’s find out!18 Jul 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:7jydaxe3qdqz732giwidj3us/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqwnizaaqc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ldoxford.bsky.social/post/3mn6gzxmst22zExcited to share my latest story, published in Electric Spec: “Ms. McCrae’s Metaphysical Cleaning Agency.” The (lovely) editors called it “cozy supernatural” and I couldn’t agree more https://electricspec.com/Volume21/Issue2/oxford.html31 May 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:7jydaxe3qdqz732giwidj3us/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn6gzxmst22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/ldoxford.bsky.social/post/3lxdu2ox37k2o1000%. There are studies that show this! I always notice a different (often better) outcome when writing by hand. And the students I tutor clearly retain the information better. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2025 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:7jydaxe3qdqz732giwidj3us/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxdu2ox37k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ldoxford.bsky.social/post/3lkdwwto5js2tCall Schumer. Tell him what you think. (202) 224-654214 Mar 2025 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:7jydaxe3qdqz732giwidj3us/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkdwwto5js2t