Neon SFF and gaudy boots. Pub'd in Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons, Escape Pod, &etc. TTRPG forthcoming from Gameswell. She/her. #vp23; James White Award shortlist. stories @ https://sarahpauling.com/https://bsky.app/profile/sarahpauling.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarahpauling.bsky.social/post/3mtyqnrjz5k2qtim curry too????26 Aug 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:k7zo3ezbbidc2ffdrlvbjple/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyqnrjz5k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarahpauling.bsky.social/post/3mtmpqgwsm224i am halfway through the gone world by tom sweterlitsch and it's so good?? how is it so good. love when science fiction and cosmic horror become indistinguishable genres21 Aug 2026 21:36 +0000at://did:plc:k7zo3ezbbidc2ffdrlvbjple/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmpqgwsm224https://bsky.app/profile/sarahpauling.bsky.social/post/3mth4gacpcs2j"alice is missing" is sooooo good btw. the timed clue reveals alone rock (as does the timer playlist), and that's not even considering the main hook of silent text communication https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysOOFIOAy7A [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Aug 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:k7zo3ezbbidc2ffdrlvbjple/app.bsky.feed.post/3mth4gacpcs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarahpauling.bsky.social/post/3mtc5dcw3lk2jreally good idea to pick a partner with different but complimentary annoying nerd traits. that way you can both explain coffeeshop AUs to them at 12am AND receive science articles titled “If The Universe Were A Computer” sans context during the work day17 Aug 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:k7zo3ezbbidc2ffdrlvbjple/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtc5dcw3lk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarahpauling.bsky.social/post/3mt5bi6vye22ufor absolutely no reason at all, does anybody have recs for very good mystery-centered or detective TTRPGs? I'm already honed in on Alice is Missing, Brindlewood Bay, Gumshoe, Monster of the Week, Psychic Trash Detectives15 Aug 2026 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:k7zo3ezbbidc2ffdrlvbjple/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5bi6vye22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarahpauling.bsky.social/post/3mswcbynrhk2clove eating a whole bag of sour skittles and absolutely SANDING my mouth. inner cheeks in tatters. it’s like rug burn …typed all that out and realized maybe should have prefaced w/ “is this normal?”12 Aug 2026 23:36 +0000at://did:plc:k7zo3ezbbidc2ffdrlvbjple/app.bsky.feed.post/3mswcbynrhk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/sarahpauling.bsky.social/post/3msw4yqen3s2bWe can deduce from this photo that I did correctly embarrass my sister w/ my wedding toast12 Aug 2026 22:02 +0000at://did:plc:k7zo3ezbbidc2ffdrlvbjple/app.bsky.feed.post/3msw4yqen3s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarahpauling.bsky.social/post/3ms7bjqj4i22sme tricking people into playtesting a ttrpg [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Aug 2026 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:k7zo3ezbbidc2ffdrlvbjple/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7bjqj4i22shttps://bsky.app/profile/sarahpauling.bsky.social/post/3ms4n45v6y22lThe other cat always paws sadly at the door, jealous, except she refuses to wear a harness. she just thinks we’re being cruel [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Aug 2026 18:41 +0000at://did:plc:k7zo3ezbbidc2ffdrlvbjple/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms4n45v6y22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarahpauling.bsky.social/post/3ms32kp35lk2pHe’s being enriched02 Aug 2026 03:36 +0000at://did:plc:k7zo3ezbbidc2ffdrlvbjple/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms32kp35lk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/sarahpauling.bsky.social/post/3mrxhf3aiw225love when a VERY specific contest or anthology call allows one of the concepts from my interminably long and underutilized writing ideas list to finally cohere. and the idea is from 201731 Jul 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:k7zo3ezbbidc2ffdrlvbjple/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxhf3aiw225https://bsky.app/profile/sarahpauling.bsky.social/post/3mrkr2r2l3s2fthis is one of those jokes where i marvel at the specific synaptic pathways that brought concepts A and B together somehow every time i see it [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jul 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:k7zo3ezbbidc2ffdrlvbjple/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkr2r2l3s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sarahpauling.bsky.social/post/3mr6fowyczs2oi wish nerds still passed around AMVs like we used to. yes they still EXIST but where is the cultural PASSION21 Jul 2026 18:08 +0000at://did:plc:k7zo3ezbbidc2ffdrlvbjple/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6fowyczs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/sarahpauling.bsky.social/post/3mqxip34goc2fi play clerics so often that this time i've been playing a bard conwoman PRETENDING to be a cleric and nobody at the table thought twice. like there goes sarah, cleric-ing again made a fake character sheet and everything19 Jul 2026 00:13 +0000at://did:plc:k7zo3ezbbidc2ffdrlvbjple/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqxip34goc2f