Fiction, Nonfiction, and Everything In Betweenhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanmarieward.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanmarieward.bsky.social/post/3mltfblap2k2wConsidering my redhaired granddad was from Abruzzi, this explains so much about my respect and fondness for snakes. Especially if you dive a little deeper into regional history & its ancient goddess, Angita, who may or may not have been Medea herself. :D https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/snake-ritual-cocullo-italy14 May 2026 17:55 +0000at://did:plc:zvg2bqzonfmchnfb4ppa6dzn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltfblap2k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanmarieward.bsky.social/post/3mlrnx6664s2rRESISTANCE is available for pre-order from @ianrandalstrock.bsky.social and Fantastic Books. Reserve your copy TODAY! https://www.fantasticbooks.biz/product-page/resistance-edited-by-ian-randal-strock14 May 2026 01:25 +0000at://did:plc:zvg2bqzonfmchnfb4ppa6dzn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrnx6664s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanmarieward.bsky.social/post/3mlreypk54s2uDo you like stories about dogs? Does your heart hurt when you see strays? Check out @especbooks.bsky.social's #AHeartForHounds and help us help the puppers! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/e-specbooks/a-heart-for-hounds PS, it's a project @kickstarter.com loves! #Kickstarter13 May 2026 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:zvg2bqzonfmchnfb4ppa6dzn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlreypk54s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanmarieward.bsky.social/post/3mljz3yyg5c24Time to howl! Do you care about the doggos? @especbooks.bsky.social has started a new project in their #LibraryForACause series with stories & info about dog rescue. Check out #AHeartForHounds & help us help them! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/e-specbooks/a-heart-for-hounds @Kickstarter #Kickstarter11 May 2026 00:24 +0000at://did:plc:zvg2bqzonfmchnfb4ppa6dzn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljz3yyg5c24https://bsky.app/profile/jeanmarieward.bsky.social/post/3mlhthjaatk2xFINALLY, a Broadway show I actually want to see. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57-DTIveSmA10 May 2026 03:37 +0000at://did:plc:zvg2bqzonfmchnfb4ppa6dzn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhthjaatk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanmarieward.bsky.social/post/3ml2zajl7c22bI'm so proud to have my short fiction, "The Sultan's Bath," featured in RESISTANCE, a 17 author SFF #antho from #FantasticBooks releasing May 26. Profits will be donated to the ACLU and ProPublica. Support them by making some #GoodTrouble--and read! Thank you! https://www.fantasticbooks.biz/product-page/resistance-edited-by-ian-randal-strock05 May 2026 01:16 +0000at://did:plc:zvg2bqzonfmchnfb4ppa6dzn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2zajl7c22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanmarieward.bsky.social/post/3mklzsyyozs2tJoin Jack Cullen, Thom DeSimone, John French, @ginikoch.bsky.social, Jennifer Swartz-Levine, & host @jeanneadams.bsky.social for a chat about their Favorite Fictional Private Investigators on Con-tinual Convention's The Panel Room. #mystery #PI https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1EeoKSDQ1z/29 Apr 2026 02:17 +0000at://did:plc:zvg2bqzonfmchnfb4ppa6dzn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklzsyyozs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanmarieward.bsky.social/post/3mkltd2eztk2zAs a lifelong knitter, this warms the cockles of my heart. Hopefully, this NYT article on Grace's cardigan in PROJECT HAIL MARY comes through without a paywall. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/28/style/project-hail-mary-sweater-ryan-gosling.html?unlocked_article_code=1.elA.00Xz.gQOg58eGVV8d&smid=url-share29 Apr 2026 00:20 +0000at://did:plc:zvg2bqzonfmchnfb4ppa6dzn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkltd2eztk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanmarieward.bsky.social/post/3mjrzom7ljk22Look who's on CrimeReads - @randeedawn.com ! https://crimereads.com/how-the-cozy-genre-took-over-the-world/ Congratulations and three cheers!18 Apr 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:zvg2bqzonfmchnfb4ppa6dzn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjrzom7ljk22https://bsky.app/profile/jeanmarieward.bsky.social/post/3mjry2de7mk2aForget Pablo Escobar, what about the #hippos in Wales? Under a castle, no less! https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/archaeology/wogan-cavern-pembroke-castle-hippo-b2959061.html #archaeology18 Apr 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:zvg2bqzonfmchnfb4ppa6dzn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjry2de7mk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanmarieward.bsky.social/post/3mi7gvxqdec2dLAST CALL for the @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social #antho #kickstarter featuring stories about #shifters who AREN'T #wolves. Don't let this one escape! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/znb/were-229 Mar 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:zvg2bqzonfmchnfb4ppa6dzn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7gvxqdec2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanmarieward.bsky.social/post/3mi5pabpzns27So many rewards. So much great fiction! So little time! The #kickstarter for the @joshuapalmatier.bsky.social #antho WERE-2, featuring stories about #shifters who AREN'T wolves, by some of your fave writers (& me!) ENDS NOON SUNDAY! Reserve yours NOW https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/znb/were-228 Mar 2026 22:40 +0000at://did:plc:zvg2bqzonfmchnfb4ppa6dzn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi5pabpzns27